// Publicaciones
Publicaciones para el grupo Desertificación y Geo-Ecología
2026
Developing a novel topographic-based precision restoration framework for Drylands Ecosystems
Fernandez-Galera, J.;Cantón, Y.;Moreno de las Heras, M.;Martínez-Sanchez, J.;Chamizo, S.;Rodríguez-Caballero, E.
Ecological Engineering - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107857
Biocrust-derived Cyanobacterial Hydrolysate: A Sustainable Approach to Boosting Crop Growth and Stress Tolerance
Pagli, C.;Hamedeh, H.;Ciccolini, V.;Gómez-Serrano, C.;Chamizo, S.;Rugnini, L.;Canini, A.;Cantón, Y.
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02884-0
Plant diversity enhances ecosystem resistance to increasing grazing pressure in global drylands
Biancari, L.;Oñatibia, G.R.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Gross, N.;Yahdjian, L.;Aguiar, M.R.;Saiz, H.;Eldridge, D.J.;Valencia, E.;Moreira, X.;Ochoa, V.;Gozalo, B.;Asensio, S.;Plaza, C.;Guirado, E.;García-Gómez, M.;Gaitán, J.J.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Mendoza, B.J.;Maestre, F.T.
Nature Ecology and Evolution - 2026 - DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02952-9
A GIS-based geokarstic sectoring of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands to study terrestrial subterranean biodiversity
Jiménez-Valverde, A.;Mingarro, M.;Sendra, A.
Biodiversity and Conservation - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s10531-025-03223-6
Groundwater-dependent vegetation in semi-arid Mediterranean mountains: The hidden role of weathered hard-rock aquifers
Cabello, J.;Escudero-Clares, M.;Martos-Rosillo, S.;Casas, J.J.;Cintas, J.;Zakaluk, T.;Salinas-Bonillo, M.J.
Journal of Hydrology - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134407
Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range
Alamo, M.;Mingarro, M.;Wilson, R.J.;Álvarez, H.A.
Insect Conservation and Diversity - 2026 - DOI: 10.1111/icad.70008
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain
Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Olcina Cantos, J.
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09648-7
Abiotic and biotic controls of non-native perennial plant success in drylands
Rahmanian, S.;Eisenhauer, N.;Huang, Y.;Hejda, M.;Pyšek, P.;Feilhauer, H.;Eldridge, D.J.;Gross, N.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Saiz, H.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.;Berdugo, M.;Ochoa, V.;Gozalo, B.;Asensio, S.;Guirado, E.;Valencia, E.;García-Gómez, M.;Gaitán, J.J.;Mendoza, B.;Plaza, C.;Díaz-Martínez, P.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Abedi, M.;Ahmadian, N.;Ahumada, R.J.;Amghar, F.;Araújo, T.;Arroyo, A.I.;Ben Salem, F.;Blaum, N.;Boldbat, E.;Boldgiv, B.;Bowker, M.;van den Brink, L.;Bu, C.;Canessa, R.;Castillo-Monroy, A.P.;Castro, H.;Castro-Quezada, P.;Chaieb, G.;Chibani, R.;Conceição, A.A.;Davila, Y.C.;Deák, B.;Donoso, D.A.;Dougill, A.;Espinosa, C.I.;Fajardo, A.;Farzam, M.;Ferrante, D.;Franzese, J.;Fraser, L.H.;Geiger, E.;Gonzalez, S.L.;Montalván, E.G.;Hering, R.;Marais, E.;Hernández Hernández, R.M.;Hernández-Valdez, S.D.;Hölzel, N.;Huber-Sannwald, E.;Jadán, O.;Jentsch, A.;Kindermann, L.;Köbel, M.;le Roux, P.C.;Leder, C.V.;Li, X.;Liancourt, P.;Linstädter, A.;Liu, J.;Louw, M.A.;Maggs-Kölling, G.;Makhalanyane, T.P.;Issa, O.M.;Manzaneda, A.J.;Margerie, P.;Martin, R.;McClaran, M.P.;Messeder, J.V.S.;Mora, J.P.;Moreno, G.;Munson, S.M.;Nair, G.R.;Nunes, A.;Oliva, G.;Palpurina, S.;Peter, G.;Pueyo, Y.;Quiroga, E.;Reed, S.C.;Rey, P.J.;Rodríguez, A.;Rolo, V.;Ruppert, J.C.;Salah, A.;Sarig, S.;Singh, B.K.;Swemmer, A.;Teixido, A.L.;Thomas, A.D.;Tielbörger, K.;Travers, S.;Valkó, O.;Wamiti, W.;Wang, D.;Wang, L.;Wardle, G.M.;Wolff, P.;Yahdjian, L.;Oñatibia, G.R.;Yari, R.;Zaady, E.;Zhang, Y.;Zhou, X.;Maestre, F.T.
Nature Ecology and Evolution - 2026 - DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02971-6
Trophic niche partitioning in a carnivore community of a hyper-arid environment, the Sahara Desert
Sarabia, C.;Gil-Sánchez, J.M.;Herrera-Sánchez, F.J.;Rodríguez-Siles, J.;Díaz-Portero, M.Á.;Arredondo, Á.;Sáez, J.M.;Álvarez, B.;Cancio, I.;Pérez, J.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Sánchez-Cerdá, M.;Lahlafi, T.;Martín, J.M.;Qninba, A.;Virgós, E.;Leonard, J.A.
Journal of Arid Environments - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105612
Disruption of the Reproductive–Metabolic–Aging Signaling Cascade by Organophosphate Esters: Comparative Toxicity of Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate and Bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate in Caenorhabditis elegans
Peng, Y.;Zheng, Y.;Shi, C.;Wang, C.;Huang, M.;Zeng, L.;Wang, S.;Zhou, X.;Gao, Y.;Hong, J.;Hernando Guil, M.D.;Fernández-Alba, A.R.;Barceló, D.;Li, H.
Environmental Science and Technology - 2026 - DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c09180
Application of the Thermo-RAdiometric Normalization of Crop Observations (TRANCO) Back in Time: An Assessment of the Potential for Crop Time-Series Generalization to Past Years Using Wheat as a Proxy
Cintas, J.;Guirado, E.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Moletto-Lobos, I.;López-Zayas, C.;Escamilla, T.;Becker-Reshef, I.;Cabello, J.;Salinas-Bonillo, M.J.;Franch, B.
Remote Sensing - 2026 - DOI: 10.3390/rs18040571
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
Critical evaluation of enzymatic extraction for quantification of europium-doped polystyrene nanoplastics in tomato tissues by single particle ICP-MS
Sahai, H.;Leban, P.;Heath, E.;Kacjan Maršic, N.;Železnikar, Š.P.;Podlogar, M.;Radoševic, T.;Martinez Bueno, M.J.;Vidmar, J.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.119873
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
Biocrust-derived Cyanobacterial Hydrolysate: A Sustainable Approach to Boosting Crop Growth and Stress Tolerance
Pagli, C.;Hamedeh, H.;Ciccolini, V.;Gómez Serrano, C.;Acién Fernández, G.;Chamizo, S.;Rugnini, L.;Canini, A.;Cantón, Y.
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02884-0
Consistent topsoil carbon density and driving factors in urban greenspaces and natural ecosystems
Jiménez-Prieto, B.;García-Palacios, P.;Lorenzo-Rodríguez, C.;Aguilar-Santana, E.;Alday, J.G.;Algora, C.;Carrillo-Guzmán, C.;Armas, C.;Bastida, F.;Calvo, L.;Carmona-Yáñez, M.D.;Campos-Castro, A.;Casado-Coy, N.;Centenaro, G.;Chamizo, S.;Costa, J.;Dashevskaya, S.;Durán, J.;Fernández-Alonso, M.J.;Figueira, D.;Garcia, E.;de la Riva, E.G.;López-Velasco, A.;Lucas-Borja, M.E.;Martín-Bravo, S.;Prieto, I.;Pérez-López, J.;Plaza-Alvárez, P.A.;Rodríguez, A.;Sáez-Sandino, T.;Sanz-Lazaro, C.;Soliveres, S.;Torres, A.;Urueta-Urueta, C.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.;Leo, M.
Plant and Soil - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s11104-026-08484-w
Inherited Desertification: Mining, Deforestation and Abandonment in the Sierra de Gádor Mountains (Almería)
Sanjuán, M.E.;del Barrio, G.
The Labyrinth of Desertification: Sixteen Case Studies in Spain - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09648-7_13
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
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
Microplastics favor forbs over grasses in drylands: Opposing roles of particulates and chemical leachates on germination and plant traits
Lozano, Y.M.;Kuhlmann, L.S.;Zeller, J.W.;Terrones, A.;Armas, C.
Plant and Soil - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s11104-026-08341-w
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
Evaluation and application of ion-trap-enhanced LC-QTOF-MS for the identification of >500 chemicals of concern in reclaimed wastewater, soil, and vegetables from Andalusia, Spain
Manzano-Sánchez, L.;López-Matarín, M.;Heinzen, H.;Martínez, J.A.;Martínez-Bueno, M.J.;Peng, Y.;R. Fernández-Alba, A.
Microchemical Journal - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2026.118080
Plant diversity enhances ecosystem resistance to increasing grazing pressure in global drylands
Biancari, L.;Oñatibia, G.R.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Gross, N.;Yahdjian, L.;Aguiar, M.R.;Saiz, H.;Eldridge, D.J.;Valencia, E.;Moreira, X.;Ochoa, V.;Gozalo, B.;Asensio, S.;Plaza, C.;Guirado, E.;García-Gómez, M.;Gaitán, J.J.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Mendoza, B.J.;Maestre, F.T.
Nature Ecology and Evolution - 2026 - DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02952-9
Using statistical and machine learning tools to assess the feasibility of reuse secondary-treated wastewater for irrigation agriculture in Algerian drylands
Jodar-Abellan, A.;Benakcha, M.;de los Santos, M.B.;Youcef, L.;Benakcha, A.;Alcalá, F.J.
Environmental Technology and Innovation - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2026.104873
Disentangling the drivers of soil CO2 ventilation in a Mediterranean dryland using in situ and remote sensing techniques
Abril-Gago, J.;Tovar, I.;Echeverría-Martín, E.;Andújar-Maqueda, J.;Ortiz-Amezcua, P.;Cabrera-Carrillo, G.;Serrano-Ortiz, P.;Domingo, F.;Alados-Arboledas, L.;Kowalski, A.S.;Sánchez-Cañete, E.P.;Guerrero-Rascado, J.L.
Biogeosciences - 2026 - DOI: 10.5194/bg-23-2569-2026
Aridity-related differences in soil elemental ratios reshape microbial functional traits across global biomes
Li, C.;Feng, Y.;Sáez-Sandino, T.;Xiong, C.;Eldridge, D.J.;Gross, N.;Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.;Ochoa, V.;Gozalo, B.;Guirado, E.;Zhou, G.;García-Gómez, M.;Valencia, E.;Berdugo, M.;Asensio, S.;Martínez-Valderrama, J.;Mendoza, B.J.;Berhe, A.A.;Cutler, N.A.;Abades, S.;Alcántara, J.;Alfaro, F.;Arroyo, A.I.;Barrett, M.;Bastida, F.;Blaum, N.;Boldgiv, B.;Bowker, M.;Branquinho, C.;Hart, S.C.;Deák, B.;Durán, J.;Espinosa, C.I.;Fajardo, A.;Fraser, L.H.;Gallardo, A.;García Velázquez, L.;Geissler, K.;Grebenc, T.;Gusman Moltanvan, E.;Kindermann, L.;Köbel, M.;Laanisto, L.;le Roux, P.C.;Liancourt, P.;Liang, J.;Linstädter, A.;Louw, M.A.;Macek, P.;Maggs-Kölling, G.;Makhalanyane, T.P.;Manzaneda, A.J.;Marais, E.;Montesinos, D.;Mora, J.P.;Moreno, G.;Muñoz-Rojas, M.;Mussery, A.;Unuk Nahberger, T.;Nair, G.R.;Neuhauser, S.;Plaza, C.;Pueyo, Y.;Rey, P.J.;Rey, A.;de los Ríos, A.;Rodríguez, A.;Rodriguez Lozano, B.;Roman, R.;C. Ruppert, J.;Salah, A.;Serôdio, J.;Siles, J.A.;Singh, J.;Travers, S.;Undrakhbold, S.;Valkó, O.;Vivas, M.;Wang, L.;Williams, M.A.;Zaady, E.;Maestre, F.T.;Singh, B.K.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.
Nature Communications - 2026 - DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73215-9
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
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
Airborne microplastics in Europe’s largest plastic-covered semi-arid agricultural region. A pilot study
Cortés-Corrales, L.;Huang, M.;Sahai, H.;Alcayde, A.;Wang, C.;Hernando, M.D.;Fernández-Alba, A.R.;Martinez Bueno, M.J.
Environment International - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110314
Urban land use and management drive soil pollution across urban and nearby natural ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula
Sala-Navarro, A.C.;Casado-Coy, N.;Campos-Castro, A.;Algora, C.;Aguilar-Santana, E.;Zhai, K.;Alday, J.G.;Armas, C.;Bueno, C.G.;Calvo, L.;Carmona-Yáñez, M.D.;Centenaro, G.;Dashevskaya, S.;Humia, J.D.;Pereiras, A.R.;de Guevara, M.L.;Felipe-Lucia, M.R.;Fernández-Alonso, M.J.;García-Palacios, P.;Chamizo, S.;de la Riva, E.G.;Jiménez-Prieto, B.;Jiménez, J.J.;Leo, M.;López-Velasco, A.;Lorenzo, C.;Lucas-Borja, M.E.;Pérez-López, J.;Plaza-Álvarez, P.A.;Prieto, I.;Terrones, A.;Torres, A.;Martos-Maestre, A.L.;Melián, J.A.H.;Ferraz, U.Á.;García, M.J.S.;Costa, J.;García, E.;Figueira, D.;Bastida, F.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.;Soliveres, S.;Beltrán-Sanahuja, A.;Sanz-Lazaro, C.
Journal of Hazardous Materials - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.143215
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
Uncovering metabolomic dysregulation in Lactuca sativa caused by exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs)
Gómez-Ramos, M.J.;Sahai, H.;Wang, C.;Li, H.;Fernández-Alba, A.R.;Hernando Guil, M.D.
Frontiers in Toxicology - 2026 - DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2026.1872426
Editorial: Adapting water management to climate change: challenges for vulnerable regions and extreme events
Pulido-Velazquez, D.;Alcalá, F.J.;Paz, M.C.;Collados-Lara, A.J.
Frontiers in Water - 2026 - DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2026.1862530
A contribution to safe-and-sustainable-by-design polymers through integrated µFTIR, pyrolysis-GC/MS, and SEM analysis of accelerated UV photo-oxidation
Sahai, H.;Aguilera del Real, A.M.;Wang, C.;Li, H.;Hernando, M.D.;Fernández-Alba, A.R.
Polymer Degradation and Stability - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2026.112325
Resilience in the heights: Elevational filtering preserves taxonomic and functional beta diversity over time against biotic homogenization
Álvarez, H.A.;Ursul, G.;Mingarro, M.;Cancela, J.P.;Castro-Cobo, S.;Wilson, R.J.
Functional Ecology - 2026 - DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.70437
Consistent topsoil carbon density and driving factors in urban greenspaces and natural ecosystems
Jiménez-Prieto, B.;García-Palacios, P.;Lorenzo-Rodríguez, C.;Aguilar-Santana, E.;Alday, J.G.;Algora, C.;Carrillo-Guzmán, C.;Armas, C.;Bastida, F.;Calvo, L.;Carmona-Yáñez, M.D.;Campos-Castro, A.;Casado-Coy, N.;Centenaro, G.;Chamizo, S.;Costa, J.;Dashevskaya, S.;Durán, J.;Fernández-Alonso, M.J.;Figueira, D.;Garcia, E.;de la Riva, E.G.;López-Velasco, A.;Lucas-Borja, M.E.;Martín-Bravo, S.;Prieto, I.;Pérez-López, J.;Plaza-Alvárez, P.A.;Rodríguez, A.;Sáez-Sandino, T.;Sanz-Lazaro, C.;Soliveres, S.;Torres, A.;Urueta-Urueta, C.;Delgado-Baquerizo, M.;Leo, M.
Plant and Soil - 2026 - DOI: 10.1007/s11104-026-08484-w
Plant-based stress reduction strategies enhance biocrust recovery and soil properties in semi-arid ecosystems
Alameda-Martín, A.;Chamizo, S.;Maggioli, L.;Román, R.;Cantón, Y.
Applied Soil Ecology - 2026 - DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.107378
