Cristina Escolar

Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands

Fernando T. Maestre, José L. Quero, Nicholas J. Gotelli et al. · Science · 2012 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Biodiversity, Biodiversity Preservation, Engineering +11

Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands

Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Fernando T. Maestre, Antonio Gallardo et al. · Nature · 2013 · 1K citations · Full text

Biogeochemistry, Global Drylands, Engineering +12

Changes in biocrust cover drive carbon cycle responses to climate change in drylands

Fernando T. Maestre, Cristina Escolar, Mónica Ladrón de Guevara et al. · Global Change Biology · 2013 · 284 citations

Biogeochemistry, Carbon Sequestration, Engineering +12

Ecology and functional roles of biological soil crusts in semi-arid ecosystems of Spain

Fernando T. Maestre, Matthew A. Bowker, Yolanda Cantón et al. · Journal of Arid Environments · 2011 · 264 citations · Full text

Biogeochemistry, Semi-arid Ecosystems, Soil Function +7

Biological crusts as a model system for examining the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship in soils

Matthew A. Bowker, Fernando T. Maestre, Cristina Escolar · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2009 · 243 citations

Biodiversity, Biogeochemistry, Engineering +7