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Functional Ecology

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

Siefert, A., Violle, C., Chalmandrier, L., ..., Pérez-Ramos, I.M., et al. (2015)

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities. Ecology Letters, 18: 1406–1419.

Birouste, M., Zamora-Ledezma, E., Bossard, C., Pérez-Ramos, I.M. & Roumet, C. (2014)

Measurement of fine root tissue density: a comparison of three methods reveals the potential of root dry matter content. Plant and Soil, 374: 299–313

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.

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

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.

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

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Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Knops, J. M. H., Pesendorfer, M .B., Koenig, W. D. & Mooney, K. A.

Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks. American Journal of Botany 106: 51-60

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

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, pp. 691 - 700

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

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.

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Mast seeding
Oak recruitment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Urbieta, T. I., 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

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

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Species coexistence and climate change

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; doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10453-0

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

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Plant-Animal interactions

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

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 125: 354–363

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

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

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Urbieta, T. I., 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

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

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

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

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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 276-277, 107605.

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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

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 (2015) 1–9.

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

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

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Plant recruitment in declining forests
Plant-soil interactions

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

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

García, L. V., Maltez-Mouro, S., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Marañón, T. & Freitas, H. E. (2006)

Counteracting gradients of light and soil at the understorey of Mediterranean oak forests. Web Ecology, 8: 67-74.

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Forest management

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

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.

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Papers in non-indexed journals (a selection)

Numa, C., ..., Pérez Ramos, I.M., et al. (2018)

Biodiversity conservation and protected areas in the Mediterranean region. En: State of Mediterranean Forests (ISBN: 978-92-5-131047-2). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) y Plan Bleu, Regional Activity Center of UN Environment/Mediterranean Action Plan. Rome and Plan Bleu, Marseille.

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2014)

El "milagro" de regenerar en especies de Quercus ¿Cómo serán los bosques del futuro? Ecosistemas, 23: 13-17.

de la Riva, E. G, Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Navarro-Fernández, C. M., Olmo, M., Marañón, T., Villar, R. (2014)

Estudio de rasgos funcionales en el género Quercus: estrategias adquisitivas frente a conservativas en el uso de recursos. Ecosistemas, 23: 82-89.

Marañón, T., Padilla-Díaz, C.M., Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Villar, R. (2014)

Tendencias en la investigación sobre ecología y gestión de las especies de Quercus. Ecosistemas, 23: 124-129.

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Villar, R. & Marañón, T. (2014)

El fascinante mundo de los Quercus: desde la biología molecular hasta la ecología de comunidades. Ecosistemas, 23: 1-4.

Marañón, T., Villar, R. & Pérez-Ramos, I. M., (2013)

El cambio global condiciona el futuro de los bosques de Quercus. Revista Quercus 334: 68-69.

Marañón, T., B. Ibáñez, M. Anaya-Romero, M. Muñoz-Rojas & I. M. Pérez-Ramos (2012)

Oak trees and woodlands providing ecosystem services in southern Spain. In: Roterham I.D. et al. (Ed.) Trees Beyond the Wood. An exploration of concepts of woods, forests and trees. Wildtrack Publishing, Venture House, Sheffield.

Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Urbieta, T. I., Zavala, M. A. & T. Marañón (2008)

Regeneration Ecology of Quercus suber (cork oak) in Southern Spain. In: Vázquez, J. (Ed.) Suberwood: new challenges for the integration of cork oak forests and products. University of Huelva, Spain, pp 195-204.

Villar, R., Marañón, T., Quero, J. L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M. & Vega, D. (2008)

Responses of Quercus suber seedlings under different light and water treatments. Greenhouse and field experiments. In: Vázquez, J. (Ed.) Suberwood: new challenges for the integration of cork oak forests and products. University of Huelva, Spain, pp 49-59.

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2007)

Factores que condicionan la regeneración natural de especies leñosas en un bosque mediterráneo del sur de la Península Ibérica

Marañón, T., Zamora, R., Villar, R., Zavala, M. A., Quero, J. L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Mendoza, I. & Castro, J.

Regeneration of woody species and restoration of Mediterranean forests: field and glasshouse experiments. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 30: 187-196.

Pérez-Ramos, I. M. (2007)

Efecto de un escarabajo pelotero (Thorectes lusitanicus) sobre la regeneración de dos especies de Quercus en un bosque mediterráneo. Almoraima 35, 99-107.

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