When sun and warmth attract people: Escalating pressure on Spain's drylands
Martí-Talavera, J.;Olcina, J.;Ibáñez, J.;Cintas, J.;Gallardo, F.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.
Journal of Arid Environments
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105706
Persistence and turnover of soil organic carbon in global drylands
Wang, H.;Maestre, F.T.;Lu, N.;Zhao, G.;Zhang, Y.;Asensio, S.;Bramble, D.S.E.;Chen, W.;Dippold, M.A.;Eldridge, D.J.;Gaitán, J.J.;García-Gómez, M.;Gozalo, B.;Gross, N.;Guirado, E.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Mendoza, B.J.;Ochoa, V.;Plaza, C.;Saiz, H.;Schrumpf, M.;Sierra, C.A.;Tangarife-Escobar, A.;Valencia, E.;von Fromm, S.F.;Wang, C.;Wang, K.;Wang, Y.;Zaehle, S.;Fu, B.;Trumbore, S.;Huang, J.
Nature Communications
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70623-9
A global atlas of soil microbial genetic resources exposes protection shortfalls
Fan, K.;Sáez-Sandino, T.;Maestre, F.T.;Chu, H.;Eldridge, D.J.;Gallardo, A.;Ma, B.;Xu, J.;Zhao, Y.;Xiong, C.;Guirado, E.;Gross, N.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Ochoa, V.;García-Gómez, M.;Valencia, E.;Gaitán, J.J.;Asensio, S.;Mendoza, B.J.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Gózalo, B.;Wang, J.;Liang, J.;Travers, S.K.;Fraser, L.H.;Singh, J.;Fajardo, A.;Mora, J.P.;Espinosa, C.I.;Gusmán-Montalván, E.;Valkó, O.;Deák, B.;Zaady, E.;Boldgiv, B.;Erdenetsetseg, B.;Blaum, N.;Geissler, K.;Wang, L.;Maggs-Kölling, G.;Marais, E.;Liancourt, P.;Durán, J.;Rodríguez, A.;Nunes, A.;Branquinho, C.;le Roux, P.C.;Louw, M.A.;Linstädter, A.;Siebert, F.;Makhalanyane, T.;Nair, G.R.;Ruppert, J.;Swemmer, A.;Moreno, G.;Vivas, M.;Pueyo, Y.;Foronda, A.;Rey, P.J.;Manzaneda, A.;Bowker, M.;Darrouzet-Nardi, A.;Throop, H.L.;de los Ríos, A.;Pastor, J.L.B.;Unuk Nahberger, T.;Grebenc, T.;Berdugo, M.;Plaza, C.;Rey, A.;Hart, S.C.;Alfaro, F.;Abades, S.;Neuhauser, S.;Williams, M.A.;Berhe, A.A.;Montesinos, D.;Macek, P.;Laanisto, L.;Muñoz-Rojas, M.;Román, R.;Rodriguez Lozano, B.;Singh, B.K.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.
Nature Sustainability
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01914-8
Aridity-related differences in soil elemental ratios reshape microbial functional traits across global biomes
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Nature Communications
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73215-9
Plant diversity enhances ecosystem resistance to increasing grazing pressure in global drylands
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Nature Ecology and Evolution
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02952-9
Persistence and turnover of soil organic carbon in global drylands
Wang, H.;Maestre, F.T.;Lu, N.;Zhao, G.;Zhang, Y.;Asensio, S.;Bramble, S.E.;Chen, W.;Dippold, M.A.;Eldridge, D.J.;Gaitán, J.J.;García-Gómez, M.;Gozalo, B.;Gross, N.;Guirado, E.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Mendoza, B.J.;Ochoa, V.;Plaza, C.;Saiz, H.;Schrumpf, M.;Sierra, C.A.;Tangarife-Escobar, A.;Valencia, E.;von Fromm, S.F.;Wang, C.;Wang, K.;Wang, Y.;Zaehle, S.;Fu, B.;Trumbore, S.;Huang, J.
Nature communications
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70623-9
Conclusions
Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Olcina Cantos, J.
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09648-7_18
Oasis expansion: An insight into the groundwater depletion, socio-ecological impacts, and management strategies
Ahmed, Z.;Gui, D.;Liu, Q.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Sepehr, A.;Cui, B.;Murtaza, G.
Environmental Development
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2026.101475
A Framework of Conceptual Principles for Addressing Desertification
del Barrio, G.;Sanjuán, M.E.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09648-7_1
The Global Trade of Degradation Distorts the Scope of Desertification
Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Cintas, J.;Varela, E.
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain
- 2026 -
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09648-7_17