Cristina Escolar

Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands

Fernando T. Maestre, José L. Quero, Nicholas J. Gotelli et al. · Science · 2012 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology +17

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 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +14

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 · 288 citations

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +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 · 268 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Ecology +16

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 · 246 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Soil Sciences +16