Homet, P., González, M., Matías, L. Godoy, Ó., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., García, L. V. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. (2019) Exploring interactive effects of climate change and exotic pathogens on Quercus suber performance: Damage caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi varies across contrasting scenarios of soil moisture. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 275-277, 107605 [Impact factor: 4.039; 1st decile (Forestry-2017)]. 

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Matías, L., Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Godoy, O. (2019). Functional traits and phenotypic plasticity modulate species coexistence in changing environments. Nature Communications 10:2555 [Impact factor: 12.353; 1st decile (Multidisciplinary Sciences-2017)].

Matías, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. (2019). Are northern-edge populations of cork oak more sensitive to drought than those of the sourthern-edge? An experimental trait-based approach. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 163: 78-85 [Impact factor: 3.666; 1st quartile (Plant Sciences-2017)]. 

Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Knops, J. M. H., Pesendorfer, M .B., Koenig, W. D. & Mooney, K. A. (2019) Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks. American Journal of Botany 106: 51-60 [Impact factor: 2.788; 1st quartile (Plant Sciences-2017)]. 

Matías, L., Godoy, O., Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2018) An experimental extreme drought reduces the likelihood of species to coexist despite increasing intransitivity in competitive networks. Journal of Ecology 106: 826-837 [Impact factor: 5.17; 1st decile (Ecology-2017)]. 

de la Riva, E.G., Villar, R., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Quero, J. L., Matías, L., Poorter, L. & Marañón, T. (2018) Relationships between leaf mass per area and nutrient traits in 98 Mediterranean woody species are determined by phylogeny, habitat and leaf life-span. Trees - Structure and Function 32: 497-510 [Impact factor: 1.842; 1st quartile (Forestry-2016)]. 

de la Riva, E.G., Marañón, T., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Navarro-Fernández, C. M., Olmo, M. & Villar, R. (2018) Root traits across environmental gradients in Mediterranean woody communities: are they aligned along a single acquisition-conservation axis? Plant and Soil 424: 35-48 [Impact factor: 3.306; 1st quartile (Plant Sciences-2017)]. 

de la Riva, E.G., Violle, C., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Marañón, T., Navarro-Fernández, C. M., Olmo, M. & Villar, R. (2018) A multidimensional functional trait approach reveals the imprint of environmental stress in Mediterranean woody communities. Ecosystems 21: 248-262 [Impact factor: 4.030; 1st quartile (Ecology-2017)]. 

Caballero, M. C., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Matías, L. & Serrano, M. S. (2017) Simulation of the potential infectivity range of Phytophthora cinnamomi under climate change. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 56: 372-373 [Impact factor: 1.442; Q2 (Agronomy-2017)]

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Díaz-Delgado, R., de la Riva, E.G., Villar, R., Lloret, F. & Marañón, T. (2017) Climate variability and community stability in Mediterranean shrublands: the role of functional diversity and soil environment. Journal of Ecology 105: 1335-1346  (in journal front cover) [Impact factor: 5.17; 1st decile (Ecology-2017)]

de la Riva, E.G., Marañón, T., Violle, C., Villar, R. & Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2017) Biogeochemical and ecomorphological niche segregation of Mediterranean woody species along a local gradient. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1242 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01242) [Impact factor: 4.298; 1st decile (Plant Sciences-2016)].

Pérez-Ramos, I.M., García de la Cruz, Y. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. (2017) Contrasting responses of insects and vertebrates as seed consumers of two neotropical oak species: the interactive effects of individual crop size and seed mass. Forest Ecology and Management 401: 99-106 [Impact factor: 3.169; 1st decile (Forestry-2017)].

Ibáñez, B., Gómez-Aparicio, L., Ávila, J.M., Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Marañón, T. (2017) Effects of Quercus suber decline on woody plant regeneration: implications for successional dynamics in Mediterranean forests. Ecosystems 20: 630–644. [Impact factor: 4.030; 1st quartile (Ecology-2017)].

de la Riva, E.G., Lloret, F., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Marañón, T., Saura-Mas, S., Díaz-Delgado, R. & Villar, R. (2017) The importance of functional diversity in the stability of Mediterranean shrubland communities after the impact of extreme climatic events. Journal of Plant Ecology 10: 281-293 [Impact factor: 1.937; 2º quartile (Plant Sciences-2017)].

Moreira, X., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Abdala-Roberts, L. &, Mooney, K.A. (2017) Functional responses of contrasting seed predator guilds to masting in two Mediterranean oak species. Oikos 126: 1042–1050 [Impact factor: 3.71; 1st quartile (Ecology-2017)]. Note: I share the first authorship with X. Moreira.

Navarro-Fernández, C. M., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., de la Riva, E. G., Vera, J. R., Roumet, C., Villar, R., Marañón, T. (2016) Functional responses of Mediterranean plant communities to soil resource heterogeneity: a mycorrhizal trait-based approach. Journal of Vegetation Science 27: 1243-1253 [Impact factor: 2.924; 1st decile (Forestry-2016)].

Koenig, W. D., Alejano, R., Carbonero, M. D., Fernández-Rebollo, P., Knops, J. M. H. Marañón, T., Padilla-Díaz, C. M., Pearse, I. S., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Vázquez-Piqué, J. & Pesendorfer, M. B. (2016) Is the relationship between mast-seeding and weather in oaks related to their life-history or phylogeny? Ecology 97: 2603-2615 [Impact factor: 4.809; 1st quartile (Ecology-2016)].

Lloret, F., de la Riva, E.G., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Marañón, T., Saura-Mas, S., Díaz-Delgado, R. & Villar, R. (2016) Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species’ responses related to their functional traits? Oecologia 180: 961–973 [Impact factor: 3.130; 2º quartile (Ecology-2016)].

de la Riva, E. G., Tosto, A., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Navarro-Fernández, C.M., Olmo, M., Anten, N.P.R., Marañón, T. & Villar, R. (2016) A plant economics spectrum in Mediterranean forests along environmental gradients: is there coordination among leaf, stem and root traits? Journal of Vegetation Science 27: 187–199 [Impact factor: 2.924; 1st decile (Forestry-2016)].

de la Riva, E.G., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Tosto, A., Navarro-Fernández, C.M., Olmo, M., Marañón, T. & Villar, R. (2016) Disentangling the relative importance of species occurrence, abundance and intraspecific variability in community assembly: a trait-based approach at the whole-plant level in Mediterranean forests. Oikos 125: 354–363 [Impact factor: 4.030; 1st quartile (Ecology-2016)] 

Siefert, A.,…, Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Wardle, D.A. et al. (2015) A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities. Ecology Letters 18: 1406-1419 [Impact factor: 10.772; 1st decile (Ecology-2015)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Padilla-Díaz, C.M., Koenig, W. D. & Marañón, T. (2015) Environmental drivers of mast-seeding in Mediterranean oak species: does leaf habit matter? Journal of Ecology 103: 691–700 [Impact factor: 6.180; 1st decile (Plant Sciences-2015)].

Domínguez, M.T., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., Murillo, J.M. & Marañón, T. (2015) Facilitating the afforestation of Mediterranean  polluted soils by nurse shrubs. Journal of Environmental Management 161: 276-286 [Impact factor: 3.131; 1st quartile (Environmental Sciences-2014)].

Ibáñez, B., Gómez-Aparicio, L., Ávila, J.M., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., García, L.V. & Marañón, T. (2015) Impact of tree decline on spatial patterns of seedling-mycorrhiza interactions: implications for regeneration dynamics in Mediterranean forests. Forest Ecology and Management 353: 1–9 [Impact factor: 2.826; 1st decile (Forestry-2015)].

Ibáñez, B., Gómez-Aparicio, L., Stoll, P., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Ávila, J. M., Marañón, T. (2015) A neighborhood analysis of the consequences of Quercus suber decline for regeneration dynamics in Mediterranean forests. Plos One 10(2): e0117827 [Impact factor: 3.057; 1st quartile (Multidisciplinary Sciences-2015)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Aponte, C., García, L.V., Padilla-Díaz, C.M., Marañón, T. (2014) Why is seed production so variable among individuals? A ten-year study with oaks reveals the importance of soil environment. Plos One, 9 (12):e115371 [Impact factor: 3.234; 1st quartile (Multidisciplinary Sciences-2014)].

Birouste, M., Zamora-Ledezma, E., Bossard, C., Pérez-Ramos, I.M. & Roumet, C. (2014) Measuring fine root tissue density: let’s use root dry matter content. Plant and Soil, 374: 299–313 [Impact factor: 2.952; 1st decile (Plant Sciences-2014)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Verdú, J. R., Numa, C., Marañón, T. & Lobo, J. M. (2013). The comparative effectiveness of rodents and dung beetles as local seed dispersers in Mediterranean oak forests. PLoS One, 8(10): e77197 [Impact factor: 3.534; 1st Quartile (Multidisciplinary Sciences-2013)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada, J. M. Ourcival & S. Rambal (2013) Quercus ilex recruitment in a drier world: A multi-stage demographic approach. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 15: 106-117 [Impact factor: 3.324; 1st Quartile (Plant Sciences-2013)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Roumet, C., Volaire, F., Fathet, M. & Blanchard, A. (2013) Tradeoffs between functional strategies for resource-use and drought-survival in Mediterranean rangeland species. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 87: 126-136 [Impact factor: 3.003; 1st Quartile (Plant Sciences-2013)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Roumet, C., Cruz, P., Blanchard, A., Autran, P. & Garnier, E. (2012) Evidence for a “plant community economics spectrum” driven by nutrient and water limitations in a Mediterranean rangeland of southern France. Journal of Ecology, 100 (6): 1315-1327 [Impact factor: 5.431; 1st Decile (Plant Sciences-2012)].

Domínguez, M. T., Aponte, C., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., García, L. V., Villar, R. & Marañón, T. (2012) Relationships between leaf morphological traits, nutrient concentrations and isotopic signatures for Mediterranean woody plant species and communities. Plant and Soil, 357: 407-424 [Impact factor: 2.638; 1st Quartile (Plant Sciences-2012)].

Limousin, J. M., Rambal, S., Ourcival, J. M., Rodríguez-Calcerrada, J., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Rodríguez-Cortina, R., Misson, L. & Joffre, R. (2012). Morphological and phenological shoot plasticity in a Mediterranean evergreen oak facing long-term increased drought. Oecologia, 169: 565-577 [Impact factor: 3.412; 1st Quartile (Ecology-2011)].

Gómez-Aparicio, L., Ibáñez, B., Serrano, M. S., De Vita, P., Ávila, J. M., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., García, L. V., Sánchez, M. E. & Marañón, T. (2012) Spatial patterns of soil pathogens in declining Mediterranean forests: implications for species regeneration. New Phytologist, 194: 1014–1024 [Impact factor: 6.736; 1st Decile (Plant Sciences-2012)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Marañón, T. (2012) Community-level seedling dynamics in Mediterranean forests: uncoupling between the canopy and the seedling layers. Journal of Vegetation Science, 23: 526-540 [Impact factor: 2.818; 1st Decile (Forestry-2012)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Urbieta, T. I., Zavala, M. A & Marañón, T. (2012). Ontogenetic conflicts and rank reversals in two Mediterranean oak species: implications for coexistence. Journal of Ecology, 100: 267-277 [in journal front cover; Impact factor: 5.431; 1st Decile (Plant Sciences-2012)].

Aponte, C., García, L. V., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Gutiérrez, E. & Marañón, T. (2011) Oak trees and soil interactions in Mediterranean forests: a positive feedback model. Journal of Vegetation Science, 22 (5): 856-867 [Impact factor: 2.77; 1st Decile (Forestry-2011)].

Verdú, J. R., Numa, C., Lobo, J. M. & Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2011). Acorn preference under field and laboratory conditions by two flightless Iberian dung beetle species (Thorectes baraudi and Jekelius nitidus): implications for recruitment and management of oak forests in central Spain. Ecological Entomology, 36 (1): 104-110 [Impact factor: 1.995; 1st Quartile (Entomology-2011)].

Rodríguez-Calcerrada, J., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Ourcival, J. M., Limousin, J. M., Joffre, R. & Rambal, S. (2011) Is selective thinning an adequate practice for adapting Quercus ilex coppices to climate change? Annals of Forest Science, 68 (3): 575-585 [Impact factor: 1.788; 1st Quartile (Forestry-2011)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Ourcival, J. M., Limousin, J. M. & Rambal, S. (2010) Mast seeding under increasing drought: results from a long-term data set and from a rainfall exclusion experiment. Ecology, 91 (10): 3057-3068 [Impact factor: 5.073; 1st Decile (Ecology-2010)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Gómez-Aparicio, L., Villar, R., Garcia, L. V. & Marañón, T. (2010). Seedling growth and morphology of three oak species along field resource gradients and seed mass variation: a seedling-age dependent response. Journal of Vegetation Science, 21: 419-437 [in journal front cover; Impact factor: 2.457; 1st Decile (Forestry-2010)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Marañón, T. (2009). Effects of waterlogging on seed germination of three Mediterranean oak species: Ecological implications. Acta Oecologica, 35: 422-428 [Impact factor: 1.609; 3er quartile (Ecology-2009)].

Urbieta, I. R., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Zavala, M. A., Marañón, T & Kobe, R. (2008). Soil water heterogeneity and emergence time control seedling establishment in three coexisting oaks species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38 (9): 2382-2393 [Impact factor: 1.434; 2º quartile (Forestry-2008)].

Gómez-Aparicio, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Mendoza, I, Matias, L., Quero, J. L., Castro, J., Zamora, R. & T. Marañón (2008). Oak seedling survival and growth along resource gradients in Mediterranean forests: implications for regeneration in current and future environmental scenarios. Oikos, 117: 1683-1699 [Impact factor: 2.970; 1st Quartile (Ecology-2008)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Urbieta, I. R., Marañón, T., Zavala, M. A & Kobe, R. K. (2008). Seed removal in two coexisting oak species: ecological consequences of seed size, plant cover and seed-drop timing. Oikos, 117: 1386-1396 [Impact factor: 2.97; 1st Quartile (Ecology-2008)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Marañón, T. (2008). Factors affecting post-dispersal seed predation in two coexisting oak species: Microhabitat, burial and exclusion of large herbivores. Forest Ecology and Management, 255: 3506-3514 [Impact factor: 2.11; 1st Decile (Forestry-2008)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Zavala, M. A., Marañón, T., Díaz-Villa, M. D. & F. Valladares (2008). Dynamics of understorey herbaceous plant diversity following shrub-clearing of cork oak forests: A five-year study. Forest Ecology and Management , 255: 3242-3253 [Impact factor: 2.11; 1st Decile (Forestry-2008)].

Quilchano, C., Marañón, T., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Noejovich, L., Valladares, F. & Zavala, M.A. (2008). Patterns and ecological consequences of abiotic heterogeneity in managed cork oak forests of southern Spain. Ecological Research, 23: 127-139 [Impact factor: 1.418; 3er quartile (Ecology-2008)].

Verdú, J.R., Lobo, J. M., Numa, C., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Galante, E. & Marañón, T. (2007). Acorn preference by the dung beetle Thorectes lusitanicus under laboratory and field conditions. Animal Behaviour, 74: 1697-1704 [Impact factor: 2.752; 1st Decile (Zoology-2007)].

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Marañón, T., Lobo, J. M. & Verdú, J. R. (2007). Acorn removal and dispersal by the dung beetle Thorectes lusitanicus: ecological implications. Ecological Entomology, 32: 349-356 [Impact factor: 1.741; 1st Quartile (Entomology-2007)].