List of works - Francisco Lloret

A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

scientific article

Adult root structure of Mediterranean shrubs: relationship with post-fire regenerative syndrome.

scientific article published on 22 July 2013

Assembly of species’ climatic niches of coastal communities does not shift after invasion

scientific article published on 15 March 2021

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

scientific article published in July 2018

Canopy Self-Replacement in Pinus Sylvestris Rear-Edge Populations Following Drought-Induced Die-Off

scientific article published on 28 May 2022

Canopy Self-Replacement in Pinus Sylvestris Rear-Edge Populations after Drought-Induced Die-Off

scientific article published on 08 January 2022

Canopy self-replacement in Pinus sylvestris rear-edge populations following drought-induced die-off and mortality

scientific article published in 2022

Carbon reserves and canopy defoliation determine the recovery of Scots pine 4 yr after a drought episode.

scientific article published on 24 January 2011

Changes in soil bacterial community triggered by drought-induced gap succession preceded changes in soil C stocks and quality

scientific article

Clearing of vegetation in Mediterranean garrigue: response after a wildfire

article

Climate variability and community stability in Mediterranean shrublands: the role of functional diversity and soil environment

scientific article published in 2017

Climate- and successional-related changes in functional composition of European forests are strongly driven by tree mortality

scientific article

Climate-induced die-off affects plant-soil-microbe ecological relationship and functioning.

scientific article

Climatic Suitability Derived from Species Distribution Models Captures Community Responses to an Extreme Drought Episode

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species' responses related to their functional traits?

scientific article

Coexistence of Abies alba (Mill.) – Fagus sylvatica (L.) and climate change impact in the Iberian Peninsula: A climatic-niche perspective approach

scientific article published in 2012

Complex spatiotemporal phenological shifts as a response to rainfall changes

article

Compound fire-drought regimes promote ecosystem transitions in Mediterranean ecosystems

scientific article published in 2018

Cumulative effects of fire and drought in Mediterranean ecosystems

scientific article published in 2017

Demographic traits improve predictions of spatiotemporal changes in community resilience to drought

scientific article published on 26 January 2021

Determinants of drought effects on crown condition and their relationship with depletion of carbon reserves in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

scientific article

Determinants of woody species richness in Scot pine and beech forests: climate, forest patch size and forest structure

article by Helena Estevan et al published May 2007 in Acta Oecologica

Diversity patterns of plant functional types in relation to fire regime and previous land use in Mediterranean woodlands

article

Do alien plants on Mediterranean islands tend to invade different niches from native species?

article

Do non-native species invasions lead to biotic homogenization at small scales? The similarity and functional diversity of habitats compared for alien and native components of Mediterranean floras

article

Does fire occurrence modify the probability of being burned again? A null hypothesis test from Mediterranean ecosystems in NE Spain

article

Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

article

Drought-induced forest decline: causes, scope and implications

scientific article published on 14 December 2011

Drought-induced tree species replacement is reflected in the spatial variability of soil respiration in a mixed Mediterranean forest

article

Drought-induced vegetation shifts in terrestrial ecosystems: The key role of regeneration dynamics

article

Dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis

article

Ecosystem dynamics and management after forest die-off: a global synthesis with conceptual state-and-transition models

scientific article published in 2017

Effect of experimentally induced climate change on the seed bank of a Mediterranean shrubland

scholarly article by Montse del Cacho et al published 20 September 2011 in Journal of Vegetation Science

Effects of Sewage Sludge on Plant Community Composition in Restored Limestone Quarries

article

Effects of climate change on leaf litter decomposition across post-fire plant regenerative groups

article

Effects of drought-induced forest die-off on litter decomposition

Effects of fire frequency on species composition in a Mediterranean shrubland

article

Effects of repeated burning on Mediterranean communities of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula

Effects of vegetation canopy and climate on seedling establishment in Mediterranean shrubland

Environmental stress effects on reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the gynodioecious species Silene acaulis

Establishment of co-existing Mediterranean tree species under a varying soil moisture regime

article

Experimental drought and warming decrease diversity and slow down post-fire succession in a Mediterranean shrubland

article

Experimental evidence of reduced diversity of seedlings due to climate modification in a Mediterranean-type community

article

Exploring species attributes and site characteristics to assess plant invasions in Spain

article

Extreme climatic events and vegetation: the role of stabilizing processes

Extreme drought reduces climatic disequilibrium in dryland plant communities

scientific article published on 20 February 2021

Feedbacks between fuel reduction and landscape homogenisation determine fire regimes in three Mediterranean areas

scientific article published in 2010

Fire regenerative syndromes of forest woody species across fire and climatic gradients

scientific article

Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin

article

Foliar stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in woody Mediterranean species with different life form and post-fire regeneration.

scientific article published on January 2010

Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality

scientific article published on 02 November 2020

Fuel loading and flammability in the Mediterranean Basin woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies

article

Functional diversification within bacterial lineages promotes wide functional overlapping between taxonomic groups in a Mediterranean forest soil.

scientific article

Geographical patterns of congruence and incongruence between correlative species distribution models and a process-based ecophysiological growth model

Historical and event-based bioclimatic suitability predict regional forest vulnerability to compound effects of severe drought and bark beetle infestation

scientific article published on 7 January 2018

How do introduction characteristics influence the invasion success of Mediterranean alien plants?

article

Inter-annual variability of seed rain and seedling establishment of two woody Mediterranean species under field-induced drought and warming

article

Landscape-scale positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of the large tussock grass, Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Catalan shrublands

Leaf and shoot water content and leaf dry matter content of Mediterranean woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies.

scientific article

Local and regional abundance of exotic plant species on Mediterranean islands: are species traits important?

article

Mean annual precipitation predicts primary production resistance and resilience to extreme drought

Microspatial population genetic structure of the Mediterranean shrub Fumana thymifolia

scientific article published in March 2009

Modelling the Dynamics of Pinus Sylvestris Forests after a Die-Off Event Under Climate Change Scenarios

scientific article published in 2022

Non-structural carbohydrate dynamics associated with drought-induced die-off in woody species of a shrubland community

scientific article published in 2018

Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories

scientific article

Plant community changes induced by experimental climate change: Seedling and adult species composition

article

Positive fire–grass feedback in Mediterranean Basin woodlands

article published in 2001

Predicting the future of forests in the Mediterranean under climate change, with niche- and process-based models: CO2 matters!

article

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

Recurrent wildfires constrain long-term reproduction ability inPinus halepensisMill

scholarly article by Josep Maria Espelta et al published 2008 in International Journal of Wildland Fire

Regional patterns of fire recurrence effects on calcareous soils of Mediterranean Pinus halepensis communities

scientific article published in 2006

Relationship between projected changes in future climatic suitability and demographic and functional traits of forest tree species in Spain

article

Reproductive output in Mediterranean shrubs under climate change experimentally induced by drought and warming

article

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality ⬇️

scientific article published in April 2018

Resilience of Mediterranean shrubland to a severe drought episode: the role of seed bank and seedling emergence.

scientific article

Responses of Mediterranean Plant Species to different fire frequencies in Garraf Natural Park (Catalonia, Spain): field observations and modelling predictions.

scientific article published in 2003

Role of geographical provenance in the response of silver fir seedlings to experimental warming and drought

scientific article published on 6 June 2016

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) mortality is explained by the climatic suitability of both host tree and bark beetle populations

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Seed dynamics of the mast seeding tussock grass Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Mediterranean shrublands

article

Seedling emergence and growth ofQuercusspp. following severe drought effects on aPinus sylvestriscanopy

Seedling survival of Mediterranean shrubland species in relation to root:shoot ratio, seed size and water and nitrogen use

article

Simulated climate change provokes rapid genetic change in the Mediterranean shrub Fumana thymifolia

scholarly article by Alistair S. Jump et al published March 2008 in Global Change Biology

Simulating the effects of different disturbance regimes on Cortaderia selloana invasion

article by Juli G. Pausas et al published February 2006 in Biological Conservation

Solving the conundrum of plant species coexistence: water in space and time matters most ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Spatial and temporal patterns of plant functional types under simulated fire regimes

article

Species attributes and invasion success by alien plants on Mediterranean islands

article

Species climatic niche explains drought-induced die-off in a Mediterranean woody community

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Specific leaf area and dry matter content estimate thickness in laminar leaves

scientific article

Stand- and tree-level determinants of the drought response of Scots pine radial growth

scientific article

Strong functional stability of soil microbial communities under semiarid Mediterranean conditions and subjected to long-term shifts in baseline precipitation

Strong resilience of soil respiration components to drought-induced die-off resulting in forest secondary succession

scientific article

Structural overshoot of tree growth with climate variability and the global spectrum of drought-induced forest dieback

scientific article

The Fluctuation Niche in Plants

article

The importance of functional diversity in the stability of Mediterranean shrubland communities after the impact of extreme climatic events

scientific article published in 2016

Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area.

scientific article

Two thresholds determine climatic control of forest fire size in Europe and northern Africa

article

Wind effects on dispersal patterns of the invasive alien Cortaderia selloana in Mediterranean wetlands

article published in 2005

List of works by Francisco Lloret

A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

Adult root structure of Mediterranean shrubs: relationship with post-fire regenerative syndrome.

Assembly of species’ climatic niches of coastal communities does not shift after invasion

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Canopy Self-Replacement in Pinus Sylvestris Rear-Edge Populations Following Drought-Induced Die-Off

Canopy Self-Replacement in Pinus Sylvestris Rear-Edge Populations after Drought-Induced Die-Off

Canopy self-replacement in Pinus sylvestris rear-edge populations following drought-induced die-off and mortality

Carbon reserves and canopy defoliation determine the recovery of Scots pine 4 yr after a drought episode.

Changes in soil bacterial community triggered by drought-induced gap succession preceded changes in soil C stocks and quality

Clearing of vegetation in Mediterranean garrigue: response after a wildfire

Climate variability and community stability in Mediterranean shrublands: the role of functional diversity and soil environment

Climate- and successional-related changes in functional composition of European forests are strongly driven by tree mortality

Climate-induced die-off affects plant-soil-microbe ecological relationship and functioning.

Climatic Suitability Derived from Species Distribution Models Captures Community Responses to an Extreme Drought Episode

Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species' responses related to their functional traits?

Coexistence of Abies alba (Mill.) – Fagus sylvatica (L.) and climate change impact in the Iberian Peninsula: A climatic-niche perspective approach

Complex spatiotemporal phenological shifts as a response to rainfall changes

Compound fire-drought regimes promote ecosystem transitions in Mediterranean ecosystems

Cumulative effects of fire and drought in Mediterranean ecosystems

Demographic traits improve predictions of spatiotemporal changes in community resilience to drought

Determinants of drought effects on crown condition and their relationship with depletion of carbon reserves in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

Determinants of woody species richness in Scot pine and beech forests: climate, forest patch size and forest structure

Diversity patterns of plant functional types in relation to fire regime and previous land use in Mediterranean woodlands

Do alien plants on Mediterranean islands tend to invade different niches from native species?

Do non-native species invasions lead to biotic homogenization at small scales? The similarity and functional diversity of habitats compared for alien and native components of Mediterranean floras

Does fire occurrence modify the probability of being burned again? A null hypothesis test from Mediterranean ecosystems in NE Spain

Drought-Induced Multifactor Decline of Scots Pine in the Pyrenees and Potential Vegetation Change by the Expansion of Co-occurring Oak Species

Drought-induced forest decline: causes, scope and implications

Drought-induced tree species replacement is reflected in the spatial variability of soil respiration in a mixed Mediterranean forest

Drought-induced vegetation shifts in terrestrial ecosystems: The key role of regeneration dynamics

Dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis

Ecosystem dynamics and management after forest die-off: a global synthesis with conceptual state-and-transition models

Effect of experimentally induced climate change on the seed bank of a Mediterranean shrubland

Effects of Sewage Sludge on Plant Community Composition in Restored Limestone Quarries

Effects of climate change on leaf litter decomposition across post-fire plant regenerative groups

Effects of drought-induced forest die-off on litter decomposition

Effects of fire frequency on species composition in a Mediterranean shrubland

Effects of repeated burning on Mediterranean communities of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula

Effects of vegetation canopy and climate on seedling establishment in Mediterranean shrubland

Environmental stress effects on reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the gynodioecious species Silene acaulis

Establishment of co-existing Mediterranean tree species under a varying soil moisture regime

Experimental drought and warming decrease diversity and slow down post-fire succession in a Mediterranean shrubland

Experimental evidence of reduced diversity of seedlings due to climate modification in a Mediterranean-type community

Exploring species attributes and site characteristics to assess plant invasions in Spain

Extreme climatic events and vegetation: the role of stabilizing processes

Extreme drought reduces climatic disequilibrium in dryland plant communities

Feedbacks between fuel reduction and landscape homogenisation determine fire regimes in three Mediterranean areas

Fire regenerative syndromes of forest woody species across fire and climatic gradients

Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin

Foliar stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in woody Mediterranean species with different life form and post-fire regeneration.

Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality

Fuel loading and flammability in the Mediterranean Basin woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies

Functional diversification within bacterial lineages promotes wide functional overlapping between taxonomic groups in a Mediterranean forest soil.

Geographical patterns of congruence and incongruence between correlative species distribution models and a process-based ecophysiological growth model

Historical and event-based bioclimatic suitability predict regional forest vulnerability to compound effects of severe drought and bark beetle infestation

How do introduction characteristics influence the invasion success of Mediterranean alien plants?

Inter-annual variability of seed rain and seedling establishment of two woody Mediterranean species under field-induced drought and warming

Landscape-scale positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of the large tussock grass, Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Catalan shrublands

Leaf and shoot water content and leaf dry matter content of Mediterranean woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies.

Local and regional abundance of exotic plant species on Mediterranean islands: are species traits important?

Mean annual precipitation predicts primary production resistance and resilience to extreme drought

Microspatial population genetic structure of the Mediterranean shrub Fumana thymifolia

Modelling the Dynamics of Pinus Sylvestris Forests after a Die-Off Event Under Climate Change Scenarios

Non-structural carbohydrate dynamics associated with drought-induced die-off in woody species of a shrubland community

Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories

Plant community changes induced by experimental climate change: Seedling and adult species composition

Positive fire–grass feedback in Mediterranean Basin woodlands

Predicting the future of forests in the Mediterranean under climate change, with niche- and process-based models: CO2 matters!

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

Recurrent wildfires constrain long-term reproduction ability inPinus halepensisMill

Regional patterns of fire recurrence effects on calcareous soils of Mediterranean Pinus halepensis communities

Relationship between projected changes in future climatic suitability and demographic and functional traits of forest tree species in Spain

Reproductive output in Mediterranean shrubs under climate change experimentally induced by drought and warming

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality ⬇️

Resilience of Mediterranean shrubland to a severe drought episode: the role of seed bank and seedling emergence.

Responses of Mediterranean Plant Species to different fire frequencies in Garraf Natural Park (Catalonia, Spain): field observations and modelling predictions.

Role of geographical provenance in the response of silver fir seedlings to experimental warming and drought

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) mortality is explained by the climatic suitability of both host tree and bark beetle populations

Seed dynamics of the mast seeding tussock grass Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Mediterranean shrublands