Search Results - "Carolina Martínez-Ruiz"

Linking topography, soil variability, and early successional vegetation in abandoned gold mines in the tropical rainforest of Colombia's Chocó Biogeographic region by Valois‐Cuesta, Hamleth, Martínez‐Ruiz, Carolina, Valoyes, Zulay Q.

“…Soil fertility heterogeneity is one of the main factors affecting early recovery and plant succession toward a target plant community. This study examined the…”
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Conceptual and methodological issues in estimating the success of ecological restoration by Marchand, Lilian, Castagneyrol, Bastien, Jiménez, Juan J., Rey Benayas, Jose M., Benot, Marie-Lise, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina, Alday, Josu G., Jaunatre, Renaud, Dutoit, Thierry, Buisson, Elise, Mench, Michel, Alard, Didier, Corcket, Emmanuel, Comin, Francisco

“…•Success of restoration actions is often overestimated.•The calculation protocole when estimating it with meta-analysis is paramount.•Some biases exist in…”
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Expansion of Naturally Regenerated Forest by Josu G. Alday, Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

“…Forests cover 31% of the global land area and are home to most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity [...]…”
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Vegetation succession on reclaimed coal wastes in Spain: the influence of soil and environmental factors by Alday, Josu G, Marrs, Rob H, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Question: How is vegetation succession on coal mine wastes under a Mediterranean climate affected by the restoration method used (topsoil addition or not)? How…”
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Niche Characterization of Shrub Functional Groups along an Atlantic-Mediterranean Gradient by Adriana E. Olthoff, Carolina Martínez-Ruiz, Josu G. Alday

“…The identification of the factors controlling the understory species distribution and abundance is essential to understand the ecology and dynamics of natural…”
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Effect of the Forest-Mine Boundary Form on Woody Colonization and Forest Expansion in Degraded Ecosystems by Carolina Martínez-Ruiz, Ana I. Milder, Daphne López-Marcos, Pilar Zaldívar, Belén Fernández-Santos

“…We evaluated the ecological significance of the boundary form between two patches with contrasting vegetation (mine grassland and adjacent forest) on woody…”
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The Effects of Native Shrub, Fencing, and Acorn Size on the Emergence of Contrasting Co-Occurring Oak in Mediterranean Grazed Areas by Roberto Díaz-Hernández, José Luis Vicente Villardón, Carolina Martínez-Ruiz, Belén Fernández-Santos

“…Research Highlights: The regeneration of Quercus species is usually very difficult in many oak woodlands transformed by livestock farming. Some studies have…”
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Vegetation convergence during early succession on coal wastes: a 6-year permanent plot study by Alday, Josu G, Marrs, Rob H, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Question: Does the course of succession on a coal mine restored by hydroseeding converge with a reference community in terms of species composition and…”
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Natural and man-induced revegetation on mining wastes: Changes in the floristic composition during early succession by Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina, Fernández-Santos, Belén, Putwain, Philip D., Fernández-Gómez, María José

“…The performance of introduced species when interacting with colonising herbs and shrubs from the surrounding areas has become an important issue in plant…”
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Linking soil variability with plant community composition along a mine-slope topographic gradient: Implications for restoration by López-Marcos, Daphne, Turrión, María Belén, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Soil heterogeneity generated during the topographic restoration of opencast coalmines determines important differences in vegetation dynamics. The relationship…”
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Soil and vegetation development during early succession on restored coal wastes: a six-year permanent plot study by Alday, Josu G., Marrs, Rob H., Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Aims Little is known about how soil parameters change during early stages of revegetation dynamics on newly-restored coal mines, particularly in a…”
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Risk for the natural regeneration of Quercus species due to the expansion of rodent species (Microtus arvalis) by Del Arco, Jose María, Beltrán, David, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…The role played by rodents in the colonization of acorn-producing plant species has been interpreted in different ways along time. It has gone from a predation…”
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Recovering Quercus species on reclaimed coal wastes using native shrubs as restoration nurse plants by Torroba-Balmori, Paloma, Zaldívar, Pilar, Alday, Josu G., Fernández-Santos, Belén, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…•Nurse shrubs and grazing effect on reforested Quercus spp. were tested in coal mines.•Shrubs enhanced seedling survival and growth and acorn emergence of…”
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Can mixed pine forests conserve understory richness by improving the establishment of understory species typical of native oak forests? by López-Marcos, Daphne, Turrión, María-Belén, Bravo, Felipe, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Key message A positive effect of mixed pine forests ( Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus pinaster Ait.) on the understory richness and tree regeneration was…”
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Natural forest expansion on reclaimed coal mines in Northern Spain: the role of native shrubs as suitable microsites by Alday, Josu G., Zaldívar, Pilar, Torroba-Balmori, Paloma, Fernández-Santos, Belén, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…The characterization of suitable microsites for tree seedling establishment and growth is one of the most important tasks to achieve the restoration of native…”
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Shrub-induced understory vegetation changes in reclaimed mine sites by Alday, Josu G., Santana, Víctor M., Marrs, Rob H., Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…•Plant species and shrub canopies relationships were assessed in reclaimed mines.•Shrub volume impacted on micro-environment and herbaceous species…”
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Overyielding in mixed pine forests with belowground complementarity: impacts on understory by López-Marcos, Daphne, Turrión, María-Belén, Bravo, Felipe, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…The impact of biodiversity loss on the functioning of forest ecosystems has become a central issue in ecology. Most reports of the positive effects of tree…”
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Characterization of mixed and monospecific stands of Scots pine and Maritime pine: soil profile, physiography, climate and vegetation cover data by Lόpez-Marcos, Daphne, Turriόn, María-Belén, Bravo, Felipe, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…  •  Key message This document provides valuable environmental information about a triplets’ essay of Scots pine and Maritime pine in Spain. The dataset…”
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Understory response to overstory and soil gradients in mixed versus monospecific Mediterranean pine forests by López-Marcos, Daphne, Turrión, María-Belén, Bravo, Felipe, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina

“…Many studies highlight the role of mixed versus monospecific forests to provide numerous ecosystem services. Most reports of the positive effects of tree…”
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Soil carbon stocks and exchangeable cations in monospecific and mixed pine forests by López-Marcos, Daphne, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina, Turrión, María-Belén, Jonard, Mathieu, Titeux, Hugues, Ponette, Quentin, Bravo, Felipe

“…Many studies highlight the role of mixed versus monospecific forests to supply numerous ecosystem services. Most reports of positive mixture effects on carbon…”
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