research area of Pereira, Mario, Country Representative/ Senior Research Analyst, WORLDFISH, WorldFish
subject area of Alternative tree species under climate warming in managed European forests Architecture of Iberian canopy tree species in relation to wood density, shade tolerance and climate Assessing changes in species distribution from sequential large-scale forest inventories Biomass models to estimate carbon stocks for hardwood tree species Climate threats on growth of rear-edge European beech peripheral populations in Spain Climatically controlled reproduction drives interannual growth variability in a temperate tree species Coexistence in the Mediterranean-Temperate transitional border: Multi-century dynamics of a mixed old-growth forest under global change Comparison of carbon estimation methods for European forests Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest Differences in the leaf functional traits of six beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations are reflected in their response to water limitation Effect of species proportion definition on the evaluation of growth in pure vs. mixed stands. Effects of canopy opening on height and diameter growth in naturally regenerated beech seedlings Effects of canopy opening on the morphology and anatomy of naturally regenerated beech seedlings Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe EuMIXFOR empirical forest mensuration and ring width data from pure and mixed stands of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L. ) and European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L. ) through Europe Exploring range shifts of contrasting tree species across a bioclimatic transition zone Genotypic variability and phenotypic plasticity of cavitation resistance in Fagus sylvatica L. across Europe. Improvement of growth conditions and gas exchange of Fagus sylvatica L. seedlings planted below a recently thinned Pinus sylvestris L. stand Inferring shifts in tree species distribution using asymmetric distribution curves: a case study in the Iberian mountains Mature forests hold maximum live biomass stocks Mixing effect on volume growth of Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris is modulated by stand density National-scale assessment of forest site productivity in Spain Nitrous oxide emissions from stems of ash ( Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl) and European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) Non-targeted metabolomic profile of Fagus sylvatica L. leaves using liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Nucleotide diversity and linkage disequilibrium at 58 stress response and phenology candidate genes in a European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) population from southeastern France Oaks and beeches in Spain. Genetic resources conservation Parametrical autoecology of beechwood stands in Castilla y León (Spain) Phenological characterization of Fagus sylvatica L. in Mediterranean populations of the Spanish Central Range with Landsat OLI/ETM+ and Sentinel-2A/B Predicting the spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests across Europe Sampling and collecting foliage elements for the determination of the foliar nutrients in ICOS ecosystem stations Seedlings from marginal and core populations of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) respond differently to imposed drought and shade Species interactions increase the temporal stability of community productivity in Pinus sylvestris-Fagus sylvatica mixtures across Europe Species proportions by area in mixtures of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Temporal variation of competition and facilitation in mixed species forests in Central Europe Termite resistance of beech wood treated with zinc oxide and zinc borate nanocompounds Terrestrial laser scanning reveals differences in crown structure of Fagus sylvatica in mixed vs. pure European forests The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe The timing of leaf flush in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) saplings Thermal acclimation of leaf dark respiration of beech seedlings experiencing summer drought in high and low light environments Tracking the leading edge of Fagus sylvatica in North-Western Iberia: Holocene migration inertia, forest succession and recent global change Tree ring wood density of Scots pine and European beech lower in mixed-species stands compared with monocultures Within-Population Genetic Structure in Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Stands Characterized by Different Disturbance Histories: Does Forest Management Simplify Population Substructure?