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Marcelino de la Cruz

Universidad Rey Juan CarlosORCID 0000-0002-9080-4525Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:field survey / ecological data· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Adrián EscuderoiD· 2 shared Ezequiel AntorániD· 2 shared Joaquín CalatayudiD· 2 shared Ana L. Peralta· 1 shared Ana María SáncheziD· 1 shared Arántzazu L. LuzuriagaiD· 1 shared Carlos I. EspinosaiD· 1 shared Jaime Madrigal‐GonzáleziD· 1 shared

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2017-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Which, when and where traits matter: functional trait-mediated species associations shift with microenvironmental and climatic variation

Ezequiel Antorán, Joaquín Calatayud, Ana L. Peralta, Adrián Escudero, Ana María Sánchez, Arántzazu L. Luzuriaga, Marcelino de la Cruz

The paper shows that functional trait-mediated species associations change with environmental variation, affecting coexistence in plant communities.

New Phytologist · Jun 26, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Indirect interactions driven by soil effects enable coexistence among competing plant species

Ezequiel Antorán, Jaime Madrigal‐González, Rubén Bernardo‐Madrid, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez, Marcelino de la Cruz, Joaquín Calatayud

The paper shows that soil effects mediate indirect interactions between plant species, stabilizing coexistence by altering growth and germination rates.

Ecology Letters · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

More than Drylands but Less of Dry Forests

Marcelino de la Cruz, Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio, Luis Cayuela, Carlos I. Espinosa, Adrián Escudero

The paper critiques the Global Drylands Assessment for its flawed methodology in defining dry forests and drylands, leading to unreliable results.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2017 · PreprintEcology