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List of works by Javier Retana

A model of the recruitment of Pinus nigra from unburned edges after large wildfires

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A new look at water transport regulation in plants

scientific article published on 2 July 2014

A quantitative comparison of methods for classifying burned areas with LISS‐III imagery

Acorn crop size and pre-dispersal predation determine inter-specific differences in the recruitment of co-occurring oaks

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

Age-specific, density-dependent and environment-based mortality of a short-lived perennial herb.

scientific article published on May 2008

Agonistic relationships among sympatric mediterranean ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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An economic and ecological multi-criteria evaluation of reforestation methods to recover burned Pinus nigra forests in NE Spain

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Ant community structure in citrus orchards in the mediterranean basin: impoverishment as a consequence of habitat homogeneity.

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Ant functional responses along environmental gradients.

scientific article published on 13 May 2014

Ant-mediated expansion of an obligate seeder species during the first years after fire

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Anthropogenic-driven rapid shifts in tree distribution lead to increased dominance of broadleaf species

scientific article published on 10 June 2016

Are conservation strategies effective in avoiding the deforestation of the Colombian Guyana Shield?

Are protected areas preserving ecosystem services and biodiversity? Insights from Mediterranean forests and shrublands

scientific article published in 2019

Behavioral repertoire of the antCataglyphis cursor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Is it possible to elaborate a standard specific one?

scholarly article by Javier Retana & Xim Cerd� published March 1991 in Journal of Insect Behavior

Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships

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Changes of dominant ground beetles in black pine forests with fire severity and successional age

scientific article published in 2008

Characterizing forest vulnerability and risk to climate‐change hazards

scientific article published in 2020

Climate Change Could Negate Positive Tree Diversity Effects on Forest Productivity: A Study Across Five Climate Types in Spain and Canada

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

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Composition and habitat use of small mammals in old-growth mountain forests

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Critical thermal limits in Mediterranean ant species: trade-off between mortality risk and foraging performance

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Differences in biomass partitioning, leaf nitrogen content, and water use efficiency (δ13C) result in similar performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean oaks with contrasting leaf habit

article by Josep Maria Espelta et al published January 2005 in Écoscience

Distinctive life traits and distribution along environmental gradients of dominant and subordinate Mediterranean ant species

scientific article published on April 5, 2012

Dual role of harvesting ants as seed predators and dispersers of a non-myrmechorous Mediterranean perennial herb

scientific article published in 2004

Dynamics, Patterns and Causes of Fires in Northwestern Amazonia

scientific article published on April 16, 2012

Early reduction of post-fire recruitment ofPinus nigraby post-dispersal seed predation in different time-since-fire habitats

scientific article published in 2004

Edge Influence on Diversity of Orchids in Andean Cloud Forests

Effect of site quality and shading on sprouting patterns of holm oak coppices

scientific article published in 2004

Effectiveness of protected areas in the Colombian Andes: deforestation, fire and land-use changes

Effects of tree size, crown damage, and tree location on post-fire survival and cone production of Pinus nigra trees

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Evaluating plant lineage losses and gains in temperate forest understories: a phylogenetic perspective on climate change and nitrogen deposition

scientific article published in 2023

Exploitative Strategies of the Invasive Argentine Ant ( Linepithema humile ) and Native Ant Species in a Southern Spanish Pine Forest

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Exploitative strategies of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and native ant species in a southern Spanish pine forest.

scientific article published in October 2007

Extreme fire severity patterns in topographic, convective and wind-driven historical wildfires of Mediterranean pine forests

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Factors influencing the formation of unburned forest islands within the perimeter of a large forest fire

scientific article published in 2009

Factors influencing the pattern of fire severities in a large wildfire under extreme meteorological conditions in the Mediterranean basin

scholarly article by Imma Oliveras et al published 2009 in International Journal of Wildland Fire

Fire and species range in Mediterranean landscapes: an experimental comparison of seed and seedling performance among Centaurea taxa

Fire reduces Pinus pinea distribution in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published in 2007

Flowering phenology, floral traits and pollinator composition in a herbaceous Mediterranean plant community

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Foraging behavior and pollinating effectiveness of Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on "Comice" pear

scholarly article by Víctor H. Monzón et al published November 2004 in Apidologie

Foraging behaviour of harvesting ants determines seed removal and dispersal

article published in 2010

Forest diversity plays a key role in determining the stand carbon stocks of Mexican forests

scientific article published in 2018

Forest fragmentation and edge influence on fire occurrence and intensity under different management types in Amazon forests

article published in 2013

Forest management conditioning ground ant community structure and composition in temperate conifer forests in the Pyrenees Mountains

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Fuel types and crown fire potential in Pinus halepensis forests

Functional trait variation along environmental gradients in temperate and Mediterranean trees

scientific article published in 2015

Future variability of droughts in three Mediterranean catchments

Habitat determinants of abundance, structure and composition of flying Hymenoptera communities in mountain old-growth forests

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Impacts of climate change on water resources in the Mediterranean Basin: a case study in Catalonia, Spain

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Interference interactions and nest usurpation between two subordinate ant species.

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Interspecific differences in sapling performance with respect to light and aridity gradients in Mediterranean pine–oak forests: implications for species coexistence

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Interspecific variation in functional traits, not climatic differences among species ranges, determines demographic rates across 44 temperate and Mediterranean tree species

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Intraspecific variability in functional traits matters: case study of Scots pine

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Lack of regeneration and climatic vulnerability to fire of Scots pine may induce vegetation shifts at the southern edge of its distribution

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Land-cover changes in and around a National Park in a mountain landscape in the Pyrenees

Landscape dynamics in northwestern Amazonia: an assessment of pastures, fire and illicit crops as drivers of tropical deforestation

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Low forest productivity associated with increasing drought‐tolerant species is compensated by an increase in drought‐tolerance richness

scientific article published on 29 January 2021

Masting mediated by summer drought reduces acorn predation in Mediterranean oak forests

scientific article published on March 2008

Mid-term successional patterns after fire of mixed pine–oak forests in NE Spain

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National and regional determinants of tropical deforestation in Colombia

scholarly article by Dolors Armenteras et al published 6 March 2013 in Regional Environmental Change

National and regional relationships of carbon storage and tropical biodiversity

National ecosystems services priorities for planning carbon and water resource management in Colombia

scholarly article by N. Rodríguez et al published January 2015 in Land Use Policy

Nest-moving by the polydomous ant Cataglyphis iberica

Overstory structure and topographic gradients determining diversity and abundance of understory shrub species in temperate forests in central Pyrenees (NE Spain)

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Pacific and Atlantic oceanic anomalies and their interaction with rainfall and fire in Bolivian biomes for the period 1992–2012

Partitioning the impact of environment and spatial structure on alpha and beta components of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in European ants.

scientific article published on 29 September 2015

Patterns and Trends of Forest Loss in the Colombian Guyana

Patterns and drivers of regeneration of tree species in forests of peninsular Spain

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Patterns of Forest Decline and Regeneration Across Scots Pine Populations

article by Albert Vilà-Cabrera et al published 4 December 2012 in Ecosystems

Patterns of fuel types and crown fire potential in Pinus halepensis forests in the Western Mediterranean Basin

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Post-dispersal seed predation inPinus halepensisand consequences on seedling establishment after fire

Post-fire recovery of Mediterranean ground ant communities follows vegetation and dryness gradients

Post-fire recovery of ant communities in Submediterranean Pinus nigra forests

scientific article published in 2005

Post-fire regeneration of Mediterranean plant communities at a regional scale is dependent on vegetation type and dryness

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Predicting the Recovery of Pinus halepensis and Quercus ilex Forests after a Large Wildfire in Northeastern Spain

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Reassessing global change research priorities in mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems: how far have we come and where do we go from here?

article by Enrique Doblas-Miranda et al published 13 September 2014 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Recent climate changes interact with stand structure and management to determine changes in tree carbon stocks in Spanish forests

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Recent dynamics of pine and oak forests in Mexico

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Regeneration by sprouting of holm-oak (Quercus ilex) stands exploited by selection thinning

scientific article published in 1992

Relationships among taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic ant diversity across the biogeographic regions of Europe

scholarly article by Xavier Arnan et al published 16 March 2016 in Ecography

Relevance of soil seed bank and seed rain to immediate seed supply after a large wildfire

scholarly article by Anselm Rodrigo et al published 2012 in International Journal of Wildland Fire

Response of ant functional composition to fire

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Response to natural and simulated browsing of two Mediterranean oaks with contrasting leaf habit after a wildfire

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Resprouting patterns after fire and response to stool cleaning of two coexisting Mediterranean oaks with contrasting leaf habits on two different sites

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Role of heat tolerance and cone protection of seeds in the response of three pine species to wildfires

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Seed ecology of a Mediterranean perennial herb with an exceptionally extended flowering and fruiting season

scientific article published in 2003

Seed germination and seedling performance of two Mediterranean tree species, holm oak (shape Quercus ilex L.) and Aleppo pine (shape Pinus halepensis Mill.): a multifactor experimental approach

scientific article published in 1998

Soil carbon stocks and their variability across the forests, shrublands and grasslands of peninsular Spain

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Spatial Patterns and Predictors of Forest Carbon Stocks in Western Mediterranean

article published in 2012

Spatial patterns, temporal variability, and the role of multi-nest colonies in a monogynous Spanish desert ant

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Structural and climatic determinants of demographic rates of Scots pine forests across the Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published on June 2011

Synergies Between Forest Biomass Extraction for Bioenergy and Fire Suppression in Mediterranean Ecosystems: Insights from a Storyline-and-Simulation Approach

The Positive Carbon Stocks-Biodiversity Relationship in Forests: Co-Occurrence and Drivers Across Five SubClimates

scientific article published in 2018

The ecological benefits of larger colony size may promote polygyny in ants.

scientific article published on 9 October 2014

The flowering pattern of the perennial herb Lobularia maritima: an unusual case in the Mediterranean basin

article published in 2001

The positive carbon stocks-biodiversity relationship in forests: co-occurrence and drivers across five subclimates

scientific article published on 20 June 2018

The role of competition by dominants and temperature in the foraging of subordinate species in Mediterranean ant communities

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Two decades of accelerated deforestation in Peruvian forests: a national and regional analysis (2000–2020)

scientific article published on 13 March 2024

Uncoupling the Effects of Seed Predation and Seed Dispersal by Granivorous Ants on Plant Population Dynamics

scientific article published on August 7, 2012

Uncoupling the effects of shade and food resources of vegetation on Mediterranean ants: an experimental approach at the community level

article published in 2007

Understanding deforestation in montane and lowland forests of the Colombian Andes

Using Unplanned Fires to Help Suppressing Future Large Fires in Mediterranean Forests

scientific article (publication date: 11 April 2014)

Variables That Influence Changes in Fire Severity and Their Relationship with Changes Between Surface and Crown Fires in a Wind-Driven Wildfire

scholarly article by Albert Alvarez et al published 29 April 2013 in Forest Science

Variation in reproduction and growth in declining Scots pine populations

article by Albert Vilà-Cabrera et al published June 2014 in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

What are the consequences of ant–seed interactions on the abundance of two dry-fruited shrubs in a Mediterranean scrub?

scientific article published on June 5, 2011