List of works - Begoña Peco

Abandonment in grazing systems: Consequences for vegetation and soil

scientific article published on 05 January 2006

Abandonment of traditional livestock grazing reduces soil fertility and enzyme activity, alters soil microbial communities, and decouples microbial networks, with consequences for forage quality in Mediterranean grasslands

scientific article published in 2024

Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems

scientific article published on 07 June 2020

Are ecologists blind to small things? The missed stories on non-tropical seed predation on feces

scientific article published on 16 July 2010

Are large frugivorous birds better seed dispersers than medium- and small-sized ones? Effect of body mass on seed dispersal effectiveness

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Assessing vulnerability of functional diversity to species loss: a case study in Mediterranean agricultural systems

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?

scientific article published on 14 January 2013

Diaspore morphology and the potential for attachment to animal coats in Mediterranean species: an experiment with sheep and cattle coats

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year‐to‐year asynchrony

scientific article published on 21 June 2020

Dispersal mechanisms in Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata: autochory and endozoochory by sheep

scientific article published on 15 May 2008

Dissecting the effects of simulated cattle activity on floristic composition and functional traits in Mediterranean grasslands.

scientific article

Does cattle dung cause differences between grazing increaser and decreaser germination response?

scientific article published on 10 December 2012

Does topsoil accelerate the decomposition of litter on roadslopes?

scientific article published on 20 January 2013

Drove roads as local biodiversity reservoirs: effects on landscape pattern and plant communities in a Mediterranean region

scientific article published on 07 November 2012

Effect of Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius, pod size and patch density on Exapion fuscirostre (Coleoptera, Apionidae) seed weevil oviposition

scholarly article by Erik Rodriguez published in November 2011

Effects of harvester ants on seed availability and dispersal of Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata in a Mediterranean grassland-scrubland mosaic

scientific article published in 2006

Effects of haying on vegetation communities, taxonomic diversity and sward properties in mediterranean dry grasslands: A preliminary assessment

scientific article published in 2018

Effects of seed predation by ants on Mediterranean grassland related to seed size

scientific article published on 24 February 2009

Endozoochory by native and exotic herbivores in dry areas: consequences for germination and survival of<i>Prosopis</i>seeds

scientific article published in 2008

Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030

scientific article

From what depth do seeds emerge? A soil seed bank experiment with Mediterranean grassland species

Functional trait trade-offs define plant population stability across different biomes

scientific article published in 2023

Fungal-mediated mortality explains the different effects of dung leachates on the germination response of grazing increaser and decreaser species

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Germination and emergence of annual species and burial depth: Implications for restoration ecology

scientific article published on 16 January 2016

Global patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by invertebrates and vertebrates

scientific article

Herbivore corridors sustain genetic footprint in plant populations: a case for Spanish drove roads

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

Inter-annual fluctuations in rainfall shift the functional structure of Mediterranean grasslands across gradients of productivity and disturbance

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Introduced species shed friends as well as enemies ⬇️

article published in Nature in May 2024

Is manure an alternative to topsoil in road embankment restoration?

scientific article

LOTVS: A global collection of permanent vegetation plots

scientific article published on 30 January 2022

LOTVS: a global collection of permanent vegetation plots

Lack of recruitment in Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata: a case of safe-site limitation

scientific article published on 05 January 2007

Light quality and not quantity segregates germination of grazing increasers from decreasers in Mediterranean grasslands

scientific article published in 2010

Livestock grazing abandonment reduces soil microbial activity and carbon storage in a Mediterranean Dehesa

scientific article published on 23 May 2020

More for less: sampling strategies of plant functional traits across local environmental gradients

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

Non-linear responses of functional diversity and redundancy to agricultural intensification at the field scale in Mediterranean arable plant communities

scientific article published on 06 June 2014

Plant community assembly in Mediterranean grasslands: understanding the interplay between grazing and spatio-temporal water availability

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Relaciones tróficas entre mamíferos herbívoros nativos y exóticos del Parque Provincial Ischigualasto (San Juan, Argentina)

scientific article published in 2017

Restoration of Species Richness in Abandoned Mediterranean Grasslands: Seeds in Cattle Dung

scientific article published in 2003

Seed dimensions and volume as predictors of sed weight in herbaceous species in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published on 30 December 2001

Spreading topsoil encourages ecological restoration on embankments: soil fertility, microbial activity and vegetation cover

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration

scientific article published in 2023

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall

scientific article published in 2012

Testing seed-size predictions in Mediterranean annual grasslands

scientific article published on 07 June 2010

Testing the role of seed size in annual legume seedling performance under experimental autumn moisture conditions

scientific article published on 17 February 2012

The effect of grazing abandonment on species composition and functional traits: the case of dehesa grasslands

article

The fate of herbaceous seeds during topsoil stockpiling: Restoration potential of seed banks

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

The fate of seeds in Mediterranean soil seed banks in relation to their traits

The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

scientific article published on 7 December 2022

The great escape: patterns of enemy release are not explained by time, space or climate

scientific article published in 2023

Trait hierarchies and intraspecific variability drive competitive interactions in Mediterranean annual plants

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

List of works by Begoña Peco

Abandonment in grazing systems: Consequences for vegetation and soil

Abandonment of traditional livestock grazing reduces soil fertility and enzyme activity, alters soil microbial communities, and decouples microbial networks, with consequences for forage quality in Mediterranean grasslands

Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems

Are ecologists blind to small things? The missed stories on non-tropical seed predation on feces

Are large frugivorous birds better seed dispersers than medium- and small-sized ones? Effect of body mass on seed dispersal effectiveness

Assessing vulnerability of functional diversity to species loss: a case study in Mediterranean agricultural systems

Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?

Diaspore morphology and the potential for attachment to animal coats in Mediterranean species: an experiment with sheep and cattle coats

Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year‐to‐year asynchrony

Dispersal mechanisms in Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata: autochory and endozoochory by sheep

Dissecting the effects of simulated cattle activity on floristic composition and functional traits in Mediterranean grasslands.

Does cattle dung cause differences between grazing increaser and decreaser germination response?

Does topsoil accelerate the decomposition of litter on roadslopes?

Drove roads as local biodiversity reservoirs: effects on landscape pattern and plant communities in a Mediterranean region

Effect of Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius, pod size and patch density on Exapion fuscirostre (Coleoptera, Apionidae) seed weevil oviposition

Effects of harvester ants on seed availability and dispersal of Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata in a Mediterranean grassland-scrubland mosaic

Effects of haying on vegetation communities, taxonomic diversity and sward properties in mediterranean dry grasslands: A preliminary assessment

Effects of seed predation by ants on Mediterranean grassland related to seed size

Endozoochory by native and exotic herbivores in dry areas: consequences for germination and survival of<i>Prosopis</i>seeds

Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030

From what depth do seeds emerge? A soil seed bank experiment with Mediterranean grassland species

Functional trait trade-offs define plant population stability across different biomes

Fungal-mediated mortality explains the different effects of dung leachates on the germination response of grazing increaser and decreaser species

Germination and emergence of annual species and burial depth: Implications for restoration ecology

Global patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by invertebrates and vertebrates

Herbivore corridors sustain genetic footprint in plant populations: a case for Spanish drove roads

Inter-annual fluctuations in rainfall shift the functional structure of Mediterranean grasslands across gradients of productivity and disturbance

Introduced species shed friends as well as enemies ⬇️

Is manure an alternative to topsoil in road embankment restoration?

LOTVS: A global collection of permanent vegetation plots

LOTVS: a global collection of permanent vegetation plots

Lack of recruitment in Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata: a case of safe-site limitation

Light quality and not quantity segregates germination of grazing increasers from decreasers in Mediterranean grasslands

Livestock grazing abandonment reduces soil microbial activity and carbon storage in a Mediterranean Dehesa

More for less: sampling strategies of plant functional traits across local environmental gradients

Non-linear responses of functional diversity and redundancy to agricultural intensification at the field scale in Mediterranean arable plant communities

Plant community assembly in Mediterranean grasslands: understanding the interplay between grazing and spatio-temporal water availability

Relaciones tróficas entre mamíferos herbívoros nativos y exóticos del Parque Provincial Ischigualasto (San Juan, Argentina)

Restoration of Species Richness in Abandoned Mediterranean Grasslands: Seeds in Cattle Dung

Seed dimensions and volume as predictors of sed weight in herbaceous species in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula

Spreading topsoil encourages ecological restoration on embankments: soil fertility, microbial activity and vegetation cover

Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale

Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall

Testing seed-size predictions in Mediterranean annual grasslands

Testing the role of seed size in annual legume seedling performance under experimental autumn moisture conditions

The effect of grazing abandonment on species composition and functional traits: the case of dehesa grasslands

The fate of herbaceous seeds during topsoil stockpiling: Restoration potential of seed banks

The fate of seeds in Mediterranean soil seed banks in relation to their traits

The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

The great escape: patterns of enemy release are not explained by time, space or climate

Trait hierarchies and intraspecific variability drive competitive interactions in Mediterranean annual plants