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Ecosystem ecology and tree ecophysiology. Drought effects on ecosystem carbon and water balance. Ecosystem and tree resilience to drought.

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New CEF article analyses the role of forest certification to mitigate oak decline in Portugal
New CEF article analyses the role of forest certification to mitigate oak decline in Portugal
ForEco group researchers Maria Conceição Caldeira, Margarida Tomé and Teresa Mexia (CEF / CEABN-InBIO), in … Read More

Publications

Scientific Articles (ISI)

Mexia T., Caldeira M.C., Lecomte X., Dias F.S., Tomé M., Nunes L., Bugalho M.N. (2024)

Is forest certification mitigating oak decline in Mediterranean open woodlands?

Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 568, 122105. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122105

Wilcox, B.P., Caldeira, M.C., Leite, P.A.M., Lobo-do-Vale, R. and Bugalho, M.N. (2024)

Understory shrubs improve soil infiltrability in overgrazed Mediterranean oak woodlands, but have little impact on ungrazed woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management, 569: 122186. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122186

Frey, B., Moser, B., Tytgat, B., Zimmermann, S., Alberti, J., Biederman, L. A., Borer, E. T., Broadbent, A. A., Caldeira, M. C., Davies, K. F., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Fay, P. A., Hagedorn, F., Hautier, Y., MacDougall, A. S., McCulley, R. L., Moore, J. L., Nepel, M., . . . Risch, A. C. (2023)

Long-term N-addition alters the community structure of functionally important N-cycling soil microorganisms across global grasslands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 176, 108887. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108887

Lobo-do-Vale R., Rafael T., Haberstroh S., Werner C., Caldeira M.C. (2023)

Shrub invasion overrides the effect of imposed drought on the photosynthetic capacity and physiological responses of Mediterranean cork oak trees

Plants-Basel, 2(8): 1636. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12081636

Lobo-do-Vale, R.; Haberstroh, S.; Werner, C.; Nogueira, C.; Bugalho, M.N.; Caldeira, M.C (2023)

Effects of Shrub Encroachment on Carbon Assimilation and Growth of Mediterranean Cork Oak Trees Depend on Shrub Cover Density

Forests, 14(5): 960. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14050960

Risch A.C., Zimmermann S., Schütz M., Borer E.T., Broadbent A.A.D., Caldeira M.C., Davies K.F., Eisenhauer N., Eskelinen A., Fay P.A., Hagedorn F., Knops J.M.H., Lembrechts J.J., MacDougall A.S., McCulley R.L., Melbourne B.A., Moore J.L., Power S.A., Seabloom E.W., Silviera M.L., Virtanen R., Yahdjian L., Ochoa-Hueso R. (2023)

Drivers of the microbial metabolic quotient across global grasslands

Global Ecology and Biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32(6): 904 – 918. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13664

Chen Q., …, Caldeira M.C., …, Yann Hautier. (2022)

Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways

Global Change Biology, 28(8): 2678 – 268. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16086

Ebeling A., Strauss A.T., Adler P.B., Arnillas C.A., Barrio I.C., Biederman l.A., Borer E.T., Bugalho M.N., Caldeira M.C. (2022)

Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands

Journal of Ecology, 110(2): 327-339. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13801

Haberstroh S., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M., Dubbert M., Cuntz M., Werner C. (2022)

Plant invasion modifies isohydricity in Mediterranean tree species

Functional Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14126

Lecomte X., Paulo J.A., Tomé M., Veloso S., Firmino P.N., Faias S.P., Caldeira M.C. (2022)

Shrub understorey clearing and drought affects water status and growth of juvenile Quercus suber trees

Forest Ecology and Management, 503, 119760. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119760

Meischner M., Haberstroh S., Daber L.E., Kreuzwieser J., Caldeira M.C., Schnitzler J.P., Werner C. (2022)

Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion

Plant Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13445

Mexia T., Lecomte X., Caldeira M.C., Bugalho M.N. (2022)

Conservation zones increase habitat heterogeneity of certified Mediterranean oak woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management, 504: 119811. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119811

Olivier C., …, Caldeira M., …, MacDougall A.S. (2022)

Nutrient identity modifies the destabilising effects of eutrophication in grasslands

Ecology Letters, 25(4): 754 – 765. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13946

Price, J. N., Sitters, J., Ohlert, T., Tognetti, P. M., Brown, C. S., Seabloom, E. W., Borer, E. T., Prober, S. M., Bakker, E. S., MacDougall, A. S., Yahdjian, L., Gruner, D. S., Olde Venterink, H., Barrio, I. C., Graff, P., Bagchi, S., Arnillas, C. A., Bakker, J. D., Blumenthal, D. M., . . . Wardle, G. M. (2022)

Evolutionary history of grazing and resources determine herbivore exclusion effects on plant diversity

Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(9), 1290-1298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01809-9

Vázquez E., …, Caldeira M.C., …, McCulley R.L. (2022)

Nitrogen but not phosphorus addition affects symbiotic N2 fixation by legumes in natural and semi-natural grasslands located on four continents

Plant Soil. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05498-y

Haberstroh S., Caldeira M.C., Lobo-do-Vale R., Martins J.I., Moemken J., Pinto J.G., Werner C. (2021)

Nonlinear plant-plant interactions modulate impact of extreme drought and recovery on a Mediterranean ecosystem

New Phytologist, 231(5): 1784-1797. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17522

Seabloom E.W., Batzer E., Chase J.M., Stanley Harpole W., Adler P.B., Bagchi S., Bakker J.D., Barrio I.C., Biederman L., Boughton E.H., Bugalho M.N., Caldeira M.C. et al. (2021)

Species loss due to nutrient addition increases with spatial scale in global grasslands

Ecology Letters, 24(10): 2100– 2112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13838

Tognetti P.M., Prober S.M., Báez S., Chaneton E.J., Firn J., Risch A.C., Schuetz M., Simonsen A.K., Yahdjian L., Borer E.T., Seabloom E.W., Arnillas C.A., Bakker J.D., Brown C.S., Cadotte M.W., Caldeira M.C., Daleo P., Dwyer J.M., Fay P.A., Gherardi L.A., Hagenah N., Hautier Y., Komatsu K. J., McCulley R.L., Price J.N., Standish R.J., Stevens C.J., Wragg P.D., Sankaran M. (2021)

Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (28): e2023718118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023718118

Van Sundert K., …, Caldeira M.C., …, Nogueira C. et al. (2021)

Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity

Global Change Biology, 27(11): 2441-2457. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15583

Borer E.T., Harpole W.S., Adler P.B., Arnillas C.A., Bugalho M.N., Cadotte M.W., Caldeira M.C., Campana S., Dickman C.R., Dickson T.L., Donohue I., Eskelinen A., Firn J.L., Graff P., Gruner D.S., Heckman R.W., Koltz A.M., Komatsu K.J., Lannes L.S., MacDougall A.S., Martina J.P., Moore J.L., Mortensen B., Ochoa-Hueso R., Venterink H.O., Power S.A., Price J.N., Risch A.C., Sankaran M., Schutz M., Sitters J., Stevens C.J., Virtanen R., Wilfahrt P.A., Seabloom E.W. (2020)

Nutrients cause grassland biomass to outpace herbivory

Nature Communications, 11(1): 6036. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19870-y

Broadbent A.A.D., Firn J., McGree J.M., Borer E.T., Buckley Y.M., Harpole W.S., Komatsu K.J., MacDougall A.S., Orwin K.H., Ostle N.J., Seabloom E.W., Bakker J.D., Biederman L., Caldeira M.C., Eisenhauer N., Hagenah N., Hautier Y., Moore J.L. Nogueira C., Peri P.L., Risch A.C., Roscher C., Schuetz M., Stevens C.J. (2020)

Dominant native and non-native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(7): 1126-1138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13092

Hautier Y., Zhang P.F., Loreau M., Wilcox K.R., Seabloom E.W., Borer E.T., Byrnes J.E.K., Koerner S.E., Komatsu K.J., Lefcheck J.S., Hector A., Adler P.B., Alberti J., Arnillas C.A., Bakker J.D., Brudvig L.A., Bugalho M.N., Cadotte M., Caldeira M.C., Carroll O., Crawley M., Collins S.L., Daleo P., Dee L.E., Eisenhauer N., Eskelinen A., Fay P.A., Gilbert B., Hansar A., Isbell F., Knops J.M.H., MacDougall A.S., McCulley R.L., Moore J.L., Morgan J.W., Mori A.S., Peri P.L., Pos E.T., Power S.A., Price J.N., Reich P.B., Risch A.C., Roscher C., Sankaran M., Schutz M., Smith M., Stevens C., Tognetti P.M., Virtanen R., Wardle G.M., Wilfahrt P.A., Wang S.P. (2020)

General destabilizing effects of eutrophication on grassland productivity at multiple spatial scales

Nature Communications, 11(1): 5375. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19252-4

Ochoa-Hueso R., Borer E.T., Seabloom E.W., Hobbie S.E., Risch A.C., Collins S.L., Alberti J., Bahamonde H.A., Brown C.S., Caldeira M.C., Daleo P., Dickman C.R., Ebeling A., Eisenhauer N., Esch E.H., Eskelinen A., Fernández V., Güsewell S., Gutierrez-Larruga B., Hofmockel K., Laungani R., Lind E., López A., McCulley R.L., Moore J.L., Peri P.L., Power S.A., Price J.N., Prober S.M., Roscher C., Sarneel J.M., Schütz M., Siebert J., Standish R.J., Velasco Ayuso S., Virtanen R., Wardle G.M., Wiehl G., Yahdjian L., Zamin T. (2020)

Microbial processing of plant remains is co-limited by multiple nutrients in global grasslands

Global Change Biology, 26(8): 4572-4582. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15146

Risch A.C., Zimmermann S., Moser B., Schütz M., Hagedorn F., Firn J., Fay P.A., Adler P.B., Biederman L.A., Blair J.M., Borer E.T., Broadbent A.A.D., Brown C.S., Cadotte M.W., Caldeira M.C., Davies K.F., di Virgilio A., Eisenhauer N., Eskelinen A., Knops J.M.H., MacDougall A.S., McCulley R.L., Melbourne B.A., Moore J.L., Power S.A. (2020)

Global impacts of fertilization and herbivore removal on soil net nitrogen mineralization are modulated by local climate and soil properties

Global Change Biology, 26(12): 7173-7185. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15308

Rocha S., Caldeira M.C., Burban C., Kerdelhué C., Branco M. (2020)

Shifted phenology in the pine processionary moth affects the outcome of tree-insect interaction

Bulletin of Entomological Research, 110(1): 68-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485319000282

Caldeira M.C. (2019)

The timing of drought coupled with pathogens may boost tree mortality

Tree Physiology, 39(1): 1-5.

Dubbert M., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert and Werner C. (2019)

A pool-weighted perspective on the two-water-worlds hypothesis

New Phytologist, 222(3): 1271-1283.

Firn J., McGree J.M., Harvey E., Flores-Moreno H., Schütz M., Buckley Y.M., Borer E.T., Seabloom E.W., La Pierre K.J., MacDougall A.M., Prober S.M., Stevens C.J., Sullivan L.L., Porter E., Ladouceur E., Allen C., Moromizato K.H., Morgan J.W., Harpole W.S., Hautier Y., Eisenhauer N., Wright J.P., Adler P.B., Arnillas C.A., Bakker J.D., Biederman L., Broadbent A.A.D., Brown C.S., Bugalho M.N., Caldeira M.C., Cleland E.E., Ebeling A., Fay P.A., Hagenah N., Kleinhesselink A.R., Mitchell R., Moore J.L., Nogueira C., Peri P.L., Roscher C., Smith M.D., Wragg P.D., Risch A.C. (2019)

Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3: 400-406.

Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Boeddeker H., Eiblmeier M., Gutte H., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Werner, C. (2019)

Natural carbon isotope composition distinguishes compound groups of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) in two Mediterranean woody species

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 55.

Lecomte X., Caldeira M.C., Catry F.X., Fernandes P.M., Jackson R.B., Bugalho M.N. (2019)

Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands

Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(3): 699-710.

Lobo-do-Vale R., Besson C.K., Caldeira M.C., Chaves M.M., Pereira J.S. (2019)

Drought reduces tree growing season length but increases nitrogen resorption efficiency in a Mediterranean ecosystem

Biogeosciences, 16: 1265-1279.

Nogueira C., Werner C., Rodrigues A.P., Caldeira M.C. (2019)

A prolonged dry season and nitrogen deposition interactively affect CO2 fluxes in an annual Mediterranean grassland

Science of the Total Environment, 654: 978-986.

Risch A.C., Zimmermann S., Ochoa-Hueso R., Schütz M., Frey B., Firn J.LFay., P.A., Hagedorn F., Borer E.T., Seabloom E.W., Harpole W.S., Knops J.M.H., McCulley R.L., Broadbent A.A.D., Stevens C.J., Silveira M.L., Adler P.B., Báez S., Biederman L.A., Blair J.M., Brown C.S., Caldeira M.C., Collins S.L., Daleo P., di Virgilio A., Ebeling A., Eisenhauer N., Esch E., Eskelinen A., Hagenah N., Hautier Y., Kirkman K.P., MacDougall A.S., Moore J.L., Power S.A., Prober S.M., Roscher C., Sankaran M., Siebert J., Speziale K.L., Tognetti P.M., Virtanen R., Yahdjian L., Moser B. (2019)

Soil net nitrogen mineralisation across global grasslands

Nature Communications, 10(1): 4981.

Vaz P.G., Bugalho M.N., Fedriani J.M., Branco M., Lecomte X., Nogueira C., Caldeira M.C. (2019)

Unravelling associations between tree-seedling performance, herbivory, competition, and facilitation in high nature value farmlands.

Journal of Environmental Management, 232: 1066-1074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.082

Cerasoli S., Campagnolo M., Faria J., Nogueira C., Caldeira M. (2018)

On estimating the gross primary productivity of Mediterranean grasslands under different fertilization regimes using vegetation indices and hyperspectral reflectance

Biogeosciences, 15: 5455-5471.

González-Muñoz N., Sterck F., Torres-Ruiz J. M., Petit G., Cochard H., von Arx G., Lintunen A., Caldeira M.C., Capdeville G., Copini P., Gebauer R., Grönlund L., Hölttä T., Lobo-do-Vale R., Peltoniemi M., Stritih A., Urban J., Delzon S. (2018)

Quantifying in situ phenotypic variability in the hydraulic properties of four tree species across their distribution range in Europe

Plos One, 13:e0196075.

Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert M., Werner C. (2018)

Terpenoid emissions of two mediterranean woody species in response to drought stress

Frontiers in Plant Science, 9: 1071.

Hautier Y., Isbell F., Borer E.T., Seabloom E.W., Harpole W.S., Lind E.M., MacDougall A.S., Stevens C.J., Adler P.B., Alberti J., Bakker J.D., Brudvig L.A., Buckley Y.M., Cadotte M., Caldeira M.C., Chaneton E.J., Chu C., Daleo P., Dickman C.R., Dwyer J.M., Eskelinen A., Fay P.A., Firn J., Hagenah N., Hillebrand H., Iribarne O., Kirkman K.P., Knops J.M.H., La Pierre K.J., McCulley R.L., Morgan J.W., Partel M., Pascual J., Price J.N., Prober S.M., Risch A.C., Sankaran M., Schuetz M., Standish R.J., Virtanen R., Wardle G.M., Yahdjian L., Hector A. (2018)

Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(1): 50-56.

Nogueira C., Nunes A., Bugalho M.N., Branquinho C., McCulley R.L., Caldeira M.C. (2018)

Nutrient addition and drought interact to change the structure and decrease the functional diversity of a Mediterranean grassland

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6: 155.

Petit G., von Arx G., Kiorapostolou N., Lechthaler S., Prendin A.L., Anfodillo T., Caldeira M.C., Cochard H., Copini P., Crivellaro A., Delzon S., Gebauer R., Gricar J., Gronholm L., Holtta T., Jyske T., Lavric M., Lintunen A., Lobo-do-Vale R., Peltoniemi M., Peters R.L., Robert E.M.R., Roig Juan S., Senfeldr M., Steppe K., Urban J., Van Camp J., Sterck F. (2018)

Tree differences in primary and secondary growth drive convergent scaling in leaf area to sapwood area across Europe

New Phytologist, 218(4): 1383-1392.

Yáñez-Serrano A.M., Fasbender L., Kreuzwieser J., Dubbert D., Haberstroh S., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Werner C. (2018)

Volatile diterpene emission by two Mediterranean Cistaceae shrubs

Scientific Reports, 8:6855.

Lecomte X., Caldeira M.C., Bugalho M.N., Fedriani J.M. (2017)

Combined effects of deer, mice and insect seed predation on reproductive success of a Mediterranean shrub

Basic and Applied Ecology, 21: 45-54.

Nogueira C., Bugalho M.N., Pereira J.S., Caldeira M.C. (2017)

Extended autumn drought, but not nitrogen deposition, affects the diversity and productivity of a Mediterranean grassland

Environmental and Experimental Botany, 138: 99-108.

Dias S.F., Miller D.L., Marques T.A., Marcelino J., Caldeira M.C., Cerdeira J.O., Bugalho M.N. (2016)

Conservation zones promote oak regeneration and shrub diversity in certified Mediterranean oak woodlands

Biological Conservation, 195: 226-234. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119811

Flores-Moreno H., Reich P.B., Lind E.M., Sullivan L.L., Seabloom E.W., Yahdjian L., MacDougall A.S., Reichmann L.G., Alberti J., Báez S., Bakker J.D., Cadotte M.W., Caldeira M.C., Chaneton E.J., D’Antonio C.M., Fay P.A., Firn J., Hagenah N., Harpole W.S., Iribarne O., Kirkman K.P., Knops J.M.H., La Pierre K.J., Laungani R., Leakey A.D.B., McCulley R.L., Moore J.L., Pascual J., Borer E.T. (2016)

Climate modifies response of non-native and native species richness to nutrient enrichment

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1694): 20150273.

Lecomte X., Fedriani J.M., Caldeira M.C., Clemente A.S., Olmi A., Bugalho M.N. (2016)

Too many is too bad: long-term net negative effects of high density ungulate populations on a dominant Mediterranean shrub

Plos One, 11:e0158139.

Lintunen A., Paljakka T., Jyske T., Peltoniemi M., Sterck F., Von Arx G., Cochard H., Copini P., Caldeira M.C., Delzon S., Gebauer R., Grönlund L., Kiorapostolou N., Lechthaler S., Lobo-do-Vale R., Peters R.L., Petit G., Prendin A.L., Salmon Y., Steppe K., Urban J., Roig Juan S., Robert E.M.R., Hölttä T. (2016)

Osmolality and non-structural carbohydrate composition in the secondary phloem of trees across a latitudinal gradient in Europe

Frontiers in Plant Science, 7:726.

Caldeira M.C., Lecomte X., David T.S., Pinto J.G., Bugalho M.N., Werner C. (2015)

Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water-limited climates

Scientific Reports, 5: 15110.

Caldeira M.C., Ibáñez I., Nogueira C., Bugalho M.N., Lecomte X., Moreira A., Pereira J.S. (2014)

Direct and indirect effects of tree canopy facilitation in the recruitment of Mediterranean oaks

Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 349-358.

Pinto C.A., Nadezhdina N., David J.S., Kurz-Besson C., Caldeira M.C., Henriques M.O., Monteiro F.G., Pereira J.S., David, T.S. (2014)

Transpiration in Quercus suber trees under shallow water table conditions: the role of soil and groundwater

Hydrological Processes, 28(25): 6067-6079.

Seabloom E., Borer E.T., Buckley Y., Cleland W.E., Davies K., Firn J., Harpole W.S., Hautier Y., Lind E., MacDougall A., Orrock J.L., Prober S.M., Adler P., Alberti J., Anderson T.M., Bakker J.D., Biederman L.A., Blumenthal D., Brown C.S., Brudvig L.A., Caldeira M., Chu Chengjin, Crawley M.J., Daleo P., Damschen E.I.D´Antonio C.M., DeCrappeo N.M., Dickman C.R., Du G., Fay P.A., Frater P., Gruner D.S., Hagenah N., Hector A., Helm A., Hofmockel K.S., Humphries H.C., Iribarne O., Jin V.L., Kay A., Kirkman K.P., Klein J.A., Knops J.M.H., La Pierre K.J., Ladwig L.M., Lambrinos J.G., Leakey A.D.B., Li Q., Li W., McCulley R., Melbourne B., Mitchell C.E., Moore J.L., Morgan J., Mortensen B., O´Halloran L.R., Pärtel M., Pascual J., Pyke D.A., Risch A.C., Salguero-Gómez R., Sankaran M., Schuetz M., Simonsen A., Smith M., Stevens C., Sullivan L., Wardle G.M., Wolkovich E.M., Wragg P.D., Wright J., Yang L. (2013)

Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness

Global Change Biology, 19 (12): 3677-3687.

Correia A.C., Minnuno F., Caldeira M.C., Banza J., Mateus J., Carneiro M., Wingate L.,Svalleva A., Ramos A., Bugalho N.M., Jongen M., Nogueira C., Lecomte X., Pereira J.S. (2012)

Soil water availability strongly modulates soil CO2 efflux in different Mediterranean ecosystems:model calibration using the Bayesian approach

Agriculture,Ecosystems and Environment, 161: 88-100.

Pinto C.A., David J.S., Cochard H., Caldeira M.C., Henriques M.O., Quilhó T., Paço T.A., Pereira J.S., David T.S. (2012)

Drought-induced embolism in current-year shoots of two Mediterranean evergreen oaks

Forest Ecology and Management, 285: 1-10.

Bugalho M.N., Caldeira M.C., Pereira J.S., Aronson J., Pausas J. (2011)

Mediterranean cork oak savannas require human use to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services

Frontiers in Ecology and The Environment, 9(5): 278-286.

Bugalho M.N., Lecomte X., Gonçalves M., Caldeira M.C., Branco M. (2011)

Establishing grazing and grazing-excluded patches increases plant and invertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean oak woodland

Forest Ecology and Management, 261(11): 2133-2139.

Hector A., Hautier Y., Saner P., Wacker L., Bagchi R., Joshi J., Scherer- orenzen M., Spehn E.M., Bazeley-White E., Weilenmann M., Caldeira M.C., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Finn J.A., Huss-Danell K., Jumpponen A., Mulder C.P.H., Palmborg C., Pereira J.S,. Siamantziouras A.S.D., Terry A.C., Troumbis A.Y., Schmid B., Loreau M. (2010)

General stabilizing effects of plant diversity on grassland productivity through population asynchrony and overyielding

Ecology, 91: 2213-2220.

Bugalho M.N., Barcia P., Caldeira M.C., Cerdeira J.O. (2008)

Stables isotopes as ecological tracers: an efficient method for assessing the contribution of multiple sources to mixtures

Biogeosciences, 5: 1351-1359.

Hector A., Joshi J., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Schmid B., Spehn E.M., Wacker L., Bazeley-White E., Beierkuhnlein C., Caldeira M.C., Dimitrakopoulos P., Siaman G., Finn J.A., Huss-Danell K., Jumpponen A., Leadley P.W., Loreau M., Mulder C.P.H., Nebhover C., Palmborg C., Read D.J., Siamantziouras A-S. D., Terry A.C., Troumbis A.Y. (2007)

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: reconciling the results of experimental and observational studies

Functional Ecology, 21 (5): 998-1002.

Books
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Book Chapters

Cerasoli S., Caldeira M.C., Pereira J.S. (2016)

Eucalyptus globulus

In: European Atlas of Forest Species. San-Miguel-Ayanz J., de Rigo D., Caudullo G., Durrant T., Mauri A. Eds. Forest Resources and Climate Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, ISPRA. ISBN: 978-92-79-52833-0

Pausas J.G., Marañón T., Caldeira M., Pons J. (2009)

Natural regeneration

In: Cork oak woodlands on the edge: conservation, adaptive management and restoration. J. Aronson, J.S. Pereira and J.G. Pausas (Eds.). Island Press, pp. 115-124. ISBN: 9781597264785

Projects

Disentangling the effects of drought on the resilience of cork oak canopy leaf area index and tree secondary growth

Desvendando os efeitos da seca na resiliência do índice de área foliar da copa do sobreiro e no crescimento secundário da árvore

Duration: 2023-2024

FWUME

Contribuição da absorção de água pelas folhas para o estado hídrico e assimilação do carbono nos ecossistemas mediterrânicos

Duration: 2022-2024

CEF Budget: 49707 €

SUDOE-COMFOR

Gestão integrada e inteligente de florestas complexas e plantações mistas no SUDOE

Duration: 2020-2023

CEF Budget: 149931,27€ €

CORE

Impact of shrub encroachment on Mediterranean cork-oak ecosystem resilience

Duration: 2018-2021

GEOSUBER

Monitorização do montado

Duration: 2018-2020

CEF Budget: 44.805 €

CorkNeighbors

Estudo e modelação da interação de sobreiros com a vegetação circundante

Duration: 2016-2019

CEF Budget: 156.000 €