All Stories

  1. Soil net nitrogen mineralisation across global grasslands

    Article • Nature Communications, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Caldeira

  2. Shifted phenology in the pine processionary moth affects the outcome of tree–insect interaction

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, June 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Biogeosciences, March 2019, Copernicus GmbH

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2019, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • New Phytologist, February 2019, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2019, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

  8. The timing of drought coupled with pathogens may boost tree mortality

    Article • Tree Physiology, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, December 2018, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  10. Nutrient Addition and Drought Interact to Change the Structure and Decrease the Functional Diversity of a Mediterranean Grassland

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, October 2018, Frontiers

    Maria Caldeira, Cristina Branquinho

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

    Article • Biogeosciences, September 2018, Copernicus GmbH

    Maria Caldeira

  12. Terpenoid Emissions of Two Mediterranean Woody Species in Response to Drought Stress

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2018, Frontiers

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2018, PLOS

    Maria Caldeira

  14. Volatile diterpene emission by two Mediterranean Cistaceae shrubs

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • New Phytologist, April 2018, Wiley

    tommaso anfodillo, Maria Caldeira, Dr Alan Crivellaro, Giai Petit

  16. On estimating Gross Primary Productivity of Mediterranean grasslands under different fertilization regimes using vegetation indices and hyperspectral reflectance

    Article • Biogeosciences Discussions, March 2018, Copernicus GmbH

    Maria Caldeira

  17. Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, June 2017, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, June 2017, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

  20. Too Many Is Too Bad: Long-Term Net Negative Effects of High Density Ungulate Populations on a Dominant Mediterranean Shrub

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2016, PLOS

    Maria Caldeira

  21. Osmolality and Non-Structural Carbohydrate Composition in the Secondary Phloem of Trees across a Latitudinal Gradient in Europe

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2016, Frontiers

    Maria Caldeira, Yann Salmon

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

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Prof. Elizabeth Borer, Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Filipe S Dias, Maria Caldeira, Ms Joana Marcelino

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

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2015, Nature

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, January 2014, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  26. Transpiration inQuercus subertrees under shallow water table conditions: the role of soil and groundwater

    Article • Hydrological Processes, November 2013, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Global Change Biology, October 2013, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, December 2012, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, October 2012, Elsevier

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco, Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, March 2011, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  32. Soil Microbial Biomass And Activity In A Cork Oak Savanna

    Article • Nature Reports Climate Change, December 2010, Nature

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Ecology, August 2010, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Biogeosciences, September 2008, Copernicus GmbH

    Maria Caldeira

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

    Article • Functional Ecology, October 2007, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  36. Functional coordination between leaf gas exchange and vulnerability to xylem cavitation in temperate forest trees

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, April 2006, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  37. Species richness, temporal variability and resistance of biomass production in a Mediterranean grassland

    Article • Oikos, July 2005, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  38. ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY MANIPULATIONS IN EUROPEAN GRASSLANDS

    Article • Ecological Monographs, February 2005, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  39. The role of legumes as a component of biodiversity in a cross-European study of grassland biomass nitrogen

    Article • Oikos, August 2002, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  40. Positive effect of drought on longicorn borer larval survivl and growth on eucalyptus trunks

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, January 2002, EDP Sciences

    Maria Caldeira

  41. Local adaptation enhances performance of common plant species

    Article • Ecology Letters, November 2001, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  42. Mechanisms of positive biodiversity-production relationships: insights provided by delta13C analysis in experimental Mediterranean grassland plots

    Article • Ecology Letters, September 2001, Wiley

    Maria Caldeira

  43. The Functioning of European Grassland Ecosystems: Potential Benefits of Biodiversity to Agriculture

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, September 2001, SAGE Publications

    Maria Caldeira

  44. Plant Diversity and Productivity Experiments in European Grasslands

    Article • Science, November 1999, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Maria Caldeira

  45. Water Availability and Productivity

    Article • Wiley

    Maria Caldeira