José María Rey Benayas - Universidad de Alcalá

Publications since 1999

Rey Benayas, J.M.; Scheiner, .M.; García S.-Colomer, M., & Levassor, C. 1999. Commonness and rarity: theory and application of a new model to Mediterranean montane grasslands. Conservation Ecology 3 (1): 5 (on line).

Rey Benayas, J.M.; García S.-Colomer, M., & Levassor, C. 1999. Effects of area, environmental status and environmental variation on species richness per unit area in Mediterranean wetlands. J. of Vegetation Science 10: 275-280.

Gómez Sal, A.; Rey Benayas, J.M.; López Pintor, A., & Rebollo, S. 1999. Role of disturbance in maintaining a savanna-like pattern in Mediterraneana Retama sphaerocarpa shrubland. J. of Vegetation Science 10: 365-370.

López Pintor, A.; Espigares, T.; Rey Benayas, J.M.; & Gómez Sal, A. 2000. Effect of simulated parent-created microenvironmental conditions on germination of Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Bois. sedes. J. of Mediterranean Ecology 1: 219-226.

Rebollo, S., Pérez, L., García, M.T., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Gómez Sal, A. 2001. Recruitment in a Mediterranean annual plant community: seed bank, emergence, litter, and intra- and interspecific interactions. Oikos 95: 485-495.

Rey Benayas, J.M. & Scheiner, S.M. 2002. Plant diversity, biogeography and environment in Iberia: patterns and possible causal factors. J. of Vegetation Science 13: 245-258.

Rey Benayas, J.M., López-Pintor, A., García, C., de la Cámara, N., Strasser, R. & Gómez Sal, A. 2002. Early establishment of planted Retama sphaerocarpa seedlings under different levels of light, water and weed competition. Plant Ecology 159: 201-209.

López-Pintor, A., Espigares, T. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2003. Spatial segregation of plant species caused by Retama sphaerocarpa influence in Mediterranean pasture: a perspective from the soil seed bank. Plant Ecology 167: 107-116.

Rey Benayas, J.M. & de la Montana, E. 2003. Identifying areas of high-value vertebrate diversity for strengthening conservation. Biological Conservation 114: 357-370.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Espigares, T. & Castro Díez, P. 2003. Simulated effects of herb competition on planted Quercus faginea seedlings in Mediterranean cropland. Applied Vegetation Science 6: 213-222.

Rey Benayas, J. M., García Sánchez-Colomer, M. & Escudero, A. 2004. Landscape- and field-scale control of spatial variation of soil properties in Mediterranean montane meadows. Biogeochemistry 69: 207-225.

Rey Benayas, J. M. & Camacho, A. 2004. Performance of Quercus ilex saplings planted in abandoned Mediterranean cropland after long term interruption of their management. Forest Ecology and Management 194: 223-233.

Espigares, T., López-Pintor, A. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2004. Is the interaction between Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss. seedlings and its understorey herbaceous vegetation always reciprocally positive? Acta Oecologica 26: 121-128.

González-Espinosa, M., Rey Benayas, J.M., Ramírez-Marcial, N., Huston, M. & Golicher, D. 2004. Tree diversity in the Northern Neotropics: regional patterns in highly diverse Chiapas, Mexico. Ecography 27: 741-756.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Navarro, J., Espigares, T., Nicolau, J.M.& Zavala, M.A. 2005. Effects of artificial shading and weed mowing on reforestation of Mediterranean abandoned cropland with contrsting Quercus species. Forest Ecology & Management 212: 302-314.

Rey Benayas, J.M. 2005. Restoration after land abandonment. In: Mansourian, S., Vallauri, D. & Dudley, N. (eds.), in cooperation with WWF International. Forests Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees. Pp. 356-360, Springer, New York.

Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Echeverría, C. 2006. Clearance and fragmentation of tropical montane forests in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico (1975-2000). Forest Ecology & Management 226: 208-218.

Rey Benayas, J.M., de la Montana, E., Belliure, J. & Eekhout, X.R. 2006. Identifying areas of high herpetofauna diversity that are threatened by planned infrastructure projects in Spain. J. of Environmental Management 79: 279-289.

Cayuela, L., Golicher, D., Salas, J. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2006. Clasification of a complex landscape using Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. International J. of Remote Sensing 27: 1951-1971.

De la Montaña, E., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Carrascal, L.M. 2006. Response of bird communities to silvicultural thinning of Mediterranean maquis. J. Applied Ecology 43: 651-659.

Cayuela, L., Golicher, DJ., & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2006. The extent, distribution, and fragmentation of vanishing Montane Cloud Forest in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Biotropica 38: 544-554.

Echeverría, C., Coomes, D., Salas, J., Rey Benayas, J. M., Lara, A. & Newton, A. 2006. Rapid deforestation and fragmentation of Chilean temperate forests. Biological Conservation 130: 481-494.

Muñiz, M.A., Williams-Linera, G. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2006. Distance effect from cloud forest fragments on plant community structure in abandoned pastures in Veracruz, Mexico. J. Tropical Ecology 22: 431-440.

López-Pintor, A., Gómez Sal, A. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2006. Shrubs as a source of spatial hterogeneity-the case of Retama sphaerocarpa in Mediterranena pastures of central Spain. Acta Oecologica 29: 247-255.

Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J.M., Justel, A. & Salas, J. 2006. Modelling tree diversity in a highly fragmented tropical montane landscape for conservation prioritization. Global Ecology & Biogeography 15: 602-613.

Cayuela, L., Golicher, D.J., Rey Benayas, J.M., González-Espinosa, M. & Ramírez-Marcial, N. 2006. Fragmentation, disturbance, and tree diversity conservation in tropical montane forests. J. Applied Ecology 43: 1172-1181.

Purves, D., Zavala, M.A., Oglel, K., Prieto, F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2007. Coupling environmental forcing, metapopulation dynamics, and dispersal of Quercus species in central Spain. Ecological Monographs 77: 77-97.

Echeverría, C., Lara, A., Newton, A., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Coomes, D. 2007. Impacts of forest fragmentation on species composition and forest structure in the temperate landscape in southern Chile. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16: 426-439.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Martins, A., Nicolau, J.M. & Schulz, J. 2007. Abandonment of agricultural land: an overview of drivrs and consequences. Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 2007 2, No. 057, doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072057.

Echeverría, C.; Cayuela, L.; Manson, R.; Coomes, D.A.; Lara, A.; Rey Benayas, J.M. & Newton, A.C. 2007. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Forest Loss and Fragmentation in Mexico and Chile.In: Newton, A.C. (ed.). Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes: The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America. Pp. 14-42, CAB International, Wallingford (UK).

Rey Benayas, J.M., Cayuela, L., González-Espinosa, M. et al. (12 autores). 2007. Plant Diversity in Highly Fragmented Forest Landscapes in Mexico and Chile: Implications for Conservation. In:Newton, A.C. (ed.). Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes: The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America. Pp. 43-68, CAB International, Wallingford (UK).

González-Espinosa, M., Ramírez-Marcial, N., Newton, A.C., Rey Benayas, J.M. et al. (20 autores). 2007. Restoration of forest ecosystems in fragmented landscapes of temperate and montane tropical Latin America. In: Newton, A.C. (ed.). Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes: The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America. Pp. 335-369, CAB International, Wallingford (UK).

Miles et al. (22 autores). 2007. Future Scenarios for tropical Montane and South Temperate Forest Biodiversity in Latin America. In: Newton, A.C. (ed.). Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes: The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America.Pp. 370-397, CAB International, Wallingford (UK).

Rey Benayas, J.M., Fernández, A. & Aubenau, A. 2007. Clipping herbaceous vegetation improves early performance of planted seedlings of the Mediterranean shrub Quercus coccifera. Web Ecology 7: 121-132.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Cuesta, B., Villar-Salvador, P. & Jáuregui, P. 2008. Life-history traits in an evergreen Mediterranean oak respond differentially to previous experimental environments. Web Ecology 8: 74-83.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Bullock, J.M. & Newton, A.C. 2008. Creating woodland islets to reconcile ecological restoration, conservation, and agricultural land use. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6: 329-336.

Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J.M., Maestre, F. & Escudero, A. 2008. Early environments drive diversity and floristic composition in Mediterranean old fields: Insights from a long-term experiment. Acta Oecologica 34: 311-321.

Fonseca, W., Alice, F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2009. Modelos para estimar la biomasa de especies nativas en plantaciones y bosques secundarios en la zona Caribe de Costa Rica. Bosque 30: 36-47.

Razola, I. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2009. Effects of woodland islets introduced in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape on local bird communities. Web Ecology 9: 44-53.

Newton, A. C., L. Cayuela, C. Echeverría, J. J. Armesto, R. F. Del Castillo, D. Golicher, D. Geneletti, M. Gonzalez-Espinosa, A. Huth, F. López-Barrera, L. Malizia, R. Manson, A. Premoli, N. Ramírez-Marcial, J. Rey Benayas, N. Rüger, C. Smith-Ramírez and G. Williams-Linera. 2009. Toward Integrated Analysis of Human Impacts on Forest Biodiversity: Lessons from Latin America. Ecology and Society 14 (2): 2.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Newton, A.C., Díaz, A. & Bullock, J.M. 2009. Enhancement of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by Ecological Restoration: a Meta-analysis. Science 325: 1121-1124.

Newton, A.C., Hill, R., Echeverría, C., Golicher, D., Rey Benayas, J.M., Cayuela, L. & Hinsley, S. 2009. Remote sensing and the future of landscape ecology. Progress in Physical Geography 33: 528-546.

Cuesta, B., Villar-Salvador, P., Puértolas, J., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Michalet, R. 2010. Facilitation of Quercus ilex in Mediterranean shrubland is explained by both direct and indirect interactions mediated by herbs. Journal of Ecology 98: 687-696.

Schulz, J., Cayuela, L., Echeverría, C., Salas, C. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2010. Monitoring land cover change of the dryland forest landscape of Central Chile (1975–2008). Applied Geography 30: 436-447.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Galván, I. & Carrascal, L.M. 2010. Differential effects of vegetation restoration in Mediterranean abandoned cropland by secondary succession and pine plantations on bird assemblages. Forest Ecology & Management 260: 87-95.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Escudero, A., Martín Duque, J.F., Nicolau, J.M., Villar, P., García de Jalón, D. & Balaguer, L. 2010. A multi-institutional Spanish Master in Ecosystem Restoration: vision and four-year experience. Ecological Restoration 28: 188-192.

Altamirano, A., Field, R., Cayuela, L., Aplin, P., Rey-Benayas, J.M. & Lara, A. 2010. Woody species diversity in temperate Andean forests: the need for new conservation strategies. Biological Conservation 143: 2080-2091.

Cuesta, B., Villar-Salvador, P., Puértolas, J., Jacobs, D.F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2010. Why do large, nitrogen rich seedlings better resist stressful transplanting conditions? A physiological analysis in two functionally contrasting Mediterranean forest species. Forest Ecology & Management 260: 71-78.

Cuesta, B., Vega, J., Villar-Salvador, P. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2010. Root growth of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) seedlings in relation to shoot elongation, plant size and tissue nitrogen concentration. Trees 24: 899-908.

Rey Benayas, J.M., de la Montana, E., Pérez-Camacho, L., De la Cruz, M., Moreno, D., Parejo, J.L., Suárez-Seoane, S. y Galván, I. 2010. Short-term dynamics and spatial pattern of a nocturnal bird assemblage inhabiting a Mediterranean agricultural mosaic. Ardeola 57: 303-320.

Galván, I. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2011. Bird species in Mediterranean pine plantations exhibit different characteristics to those in natural reforested woodlands. Oecologia 166: 305-316.

Schulz, J., Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Schröeder, B. 2011. Proximate causes of vegetation cover change in Mediterranean Central Chile (1975-2008). Applied Vegetation Science 14: 571-582.

Suzart de Albuquerque, F., Assunçao-Albuquerque, M.J., Gálvez-Bravo, L., Cayuela, L., Rueda, M. & Rey-Benayas, J.M. 2011. Identification of critical areas for mammal conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve. Natureza & Conservaçao – Brazilian Journal of Nature Conservation 9: 73-78.

Van de Wouw, P., Echeverría, C. Rey Benayas, J.M. & Holmgren, M. 2011. Persistent Acacia savannas replace Mediterranean sclerophyllous forests in South America. Forest Ecology & Management 262: 1100-1108.

Fonseca, W., Alice, F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2011. Carbon accumulation in the biomass and soil of different aged secondary forests in the humid tropics of Costa Rica. Forest Ecology & Management 262: 1400-1408.

Fonseca, W., Alice, F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2012. Carbon accumulation in aboveground and belowground biomass and soil of different age native forest plantations in the humid tropical lowlands of Costa Rica. New Forests 43: 197-211.

Bullock, J.M., Aronson, J., Newton, A.C., Pywell, R.F. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2011. Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 541-549.

de la Montaña, E., Rey Benayas, J. M., Razola, I. & Vasques, A. 2011. Conservation planning of vertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean agricultural-dominant landscape. Biological Conservation 144: 2468-2478.

Moreno-Mateos, D., Rey Benayas, J.M., Pérez-Camacho, L., de la Montaña, E., Rebollo, S. & Cayuela, L. 2011. Effects of land use on nocturnal birds in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape. Acta Ornithologica 46: 173-182.

Cuesta, B., Rey Benayas, J.M., Gallardo, A., Villar-Salvador, P. & González-Espinosa, M. 2012. Soil chemical properties in abandoned Mediterranean cropland after succession and oak reforestation. Acta Oecologica 38: 48-55.

Echeverría, C., Newton, A., Coomes, A., Nahuelhual, L. & Rey-Benayas, J.M. 2012. How landscapes change: integration of spatial patterns and human processes in temperate landscapes of southern Chile. Applied Geography 32: 822-831.

Newton, A. C., R.F. del Castillo, C. Echeverría, D. Geneletti, M. González-Espinosa, L. Malizia, A.C. Premoli, J.M. Rey Benayas, C. Smith-Ramírez, & G. Williams-Linera. 2012. Forest landscape restoration in the drylands of Latin America. Ecology and Society 17 (1): article 17.

Villar-Salvador, P., Puértolas, J., Cuesta, B., Penuelas, J.L., Uscola, M., Heredia-Guerrero, N. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2012. Increase in size and nitrogen concentration enhances seedling survival in Mediterranean plantations. Insights from an ecophysiological conceptual model of plant survival. New Forests 43: 755-700.

Rey Benayas, J.M. & Bullock, J.M. 2012. Restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services on agricultural land. Ecosystems 15: 883-889.

Assunçao-Albuquerque, M.J.T., J.M. Rey Benayas, M.A. Rodríguez & F.S Albuquerque. 2012. Geographic patterns of vertebrate diversity and identification of relevant areas for conservation in Europe. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35.1: 1-11.

Cayuela Delgado, L., L. Gálvez-Bravo, R. Pérez Pérez, F. S. de Albuquerque, D.J. Golicher, R.A. Zahawi, N. Ramírez-Marcial, C. Garibaldi, R. Field, J.M. Rey Benayas et al. 2012. The Tree Biodiversity Network (BIOTREE-NET): Prospects for biodiversity research and conservation in the Neotropics. Biodiversity & Ecology 4: 211-224.

Assunçao-Albuquerque, M.J.T., J.M. Rey Benayas, F.S Albuquerque & M.A. Rodríguez. 2012. The geography of high-value biodiversity areas for terrestrial vertebrates in Western Europe and their coverage by protected area networks. Web Ecology 12: 65-73.

Rey Benayas, J.M. 2012. Restauración de campos agrícolas sin competir por el uso de la tierra para aumentar su biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos. Investigación Ambiental. Ciencia y Política Pública 4: 101-110.

Meli, P., Martínez-Ramos, M. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2013. Selecting species for passive and active riparian restoration in Southern Mexico. Ecological Restoration 21: 163-165.

Leverkus, A.B., Castro, J., Puerta-Piñero, C. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2013. Suitability of the management of habitat complexity, acorn burial depth, and a chemical repellent for post-fire reforestation of oaks. Ecological Engineering 53: 15-22.

Ihaddaden, A., Velázquez, E., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Kadi-Hanifi, H. 2013. Climate and vegetation structure determine plant diversity in Quercus ilex woodlands along an aridity and land use gradient in Northern Algeria. Flora 208: 268-284.

Sánchez-Oliver, J., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Carrascal, L.M. 2014. Differential effects of local habitat and landscape characteristics on bird communities in Mediterranean afforestations motivated by the EU Common Agrarian Policy. European J. Wildlife Research 60: 135-143.

Meli, P., Martínez-Ramos, M., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Carabias, J. 2014. Combining ecological, social and technical criteria to select species for forest restoration. Applied Vegetation Science 7: 744-753.

Carrascal, L.M., Galván, I. Sánchez-Oliver, J.S. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2014. Regional distribution patterns predict bird occurrence in Mediterranean cropland afforestations. Ecological Research 29: 203-211.

Meli, P., Rey Benayas, J. M., Balvanera, P. & Martínez-Ramos, M. 2014. Restoration enhances wetland biodiversity and ecosystem service supply, but results are context-dependent. PLOSOne 9: e93507.

Sánchez-Oliver, J., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Carrascal, L.M. 2014. Local habitat and landscape influence high predation of bird nests on afforested Mediterranean cropland. Acta Oecologica 58: 35-43.

Zamorano-Elgueta, C., Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J. M., Donoso, P. J. & Hobbs, R. J. 2014. The differential influences of human-induced disturbances on tree regeneration community: a landscape approach. Ecosphere 5: art90.

Sutcliff, L. M. E. et al. (43 co-authors). 2015. Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland. Diversity & Distributions 21: 722-730.

Barral, P., Rey Benayas, J. M., Meli, P. & Maceira, N. 2015. Quantifying the impacts of ecological restoration on biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems: a global meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & the Environment 202: 223-231.

Zamorano, C., Rey Benayas, J. M., Cayuela, L., Hantson, S. & Armenteras, D. 2015. Native forest replacement by exotic plantations in southern Chile (1985–2011) and partial compensation by natural regeneration. Forest Ecology & Management 345: 10-20.

Meli, P., Rey Benayas, J. M., Martínez-Ramos, M. & Carabias, J. 2015. Effects of grass clearing and soil tilling on establishment of planted tree seedlings in tropical riparian pastures. New Forests 46: 507-525.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Martínez-Baroja, L., Pérez-Camacho, L., Villar-Salvador, P. & Holl, K. D. 2015. Predation and aridity slow down the spread of 21-year-old planted woodland islets in restored Mediterranean farmland. New Forests 46: 841-853.

Rey Benayas, J.M. & Bullock, J.M. 2015. Vegetation restoration and other actions to enhance wildlife in European agricultural landscapes. In: Pereira HM, Navarro LM (eds.) Rewilding European Landscapes, 127-142, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

Jacobs, D. F., Oliet, J. A., Aronson, J., Bolte, A., Bullock, J. M., Donoso, P. J., Landhäusser, S. M., Madsen, P., Peng, S., Rey Benayas, J. M., Weber, J. C. 2015. Restoring forests: What constitutes success in the twenty-first century? New Forests 46: 601-614.

Leverkus, A.B., Gustaffson, L., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Castro, J. 2015. Does post-disturbance salvage logging affect the provision of ecosystem services? A systematic review protocol Environmental Evidence 4: 16.

Sánchez-Oliver, J., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Carrascal, L. M. 2015. Low effect on open-farmland birds of young afforestations in heterogeneous Mediterranean croplands. PeerJ e1453.

Rey Benayas, J.M. 2015. Establecimiento de islas forestales y otras actuaciones de revegetación estratégica en paisajes agrícolas como mecanismo de adaptación al cambio climático (Capítulo 57). En: Herrero, A. y Zavala, M.A. (eds.). Los Bosques y la Biodiversidad frente al Cambio Climático: Impactos, Vulnerabilidad y Adaptación en Espana. Pp. 605-610, MAGRAMA, Madrid.

van Vliet, J., N. Magliocca, E. Cook, J. M. Rey Benayas, E. C. Ellis, A. Heinimann, Eric Keys, T. M. Lee, J. Liu, O. Mertz, P. Meyfroidt, M. Moritz, Christopher Poeplau, B. E. Robinson, R. Seppelt, K. C. Seto & P. H. Verburg. 2015. Meta-studies in land use science: current coverage and prospects. Ambio 45: 15-28.

Crouzeilles, R., Curran, M., Ferreira, M. S., Lindenmayer, D. B., Grelle, C. E. V. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2016. A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success. Nature Communications 7: 11666.

Leverkus, A.B., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Castro, J. 2016. Shifting demographic conflicts across recruitment cohorts in a dynamic post-disturbance landscape. Ecology 97: 2628-2639.

Ferrari, M., Geneletti, D., Cayuela, D., Orsi, F. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2016. Analysis of bundles and drivers of change of multiple ecosystem services in an Alpine region. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 18: 1-26.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Barral, P. & Meli, P. 2017. Lecciones de cuatro meta-análisis globales sobre la restauración de la biodiversidad y los servicios ecosistémicos. Ecología Austral 27: 193-198.

Moreno, D., Barbier, E. B., Jones, P. C., Jones, H. P., Aronson, J., McCrackin, M., Meli, P., Montoya, D. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Anthropogenic ecosystem disturbance and the recovery debt. Nature Communications 8: 14163.

Meli, P., Holl, K. D., Rey Benayas, J. M., Jones, H.P., Jones, P. C., Montoya, D. & Moreno, D. 2017. A global review of past land-use, climate, and active vs. passive restoration effects on forest recovery. PLOSOne 12: e0171368.

Andivia, E., Villar-Salvador, P., Tovar, L., Rabasa, S. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Recruitment of woody species in Mediterranean shrublands: beyond abiotic stress mitigation. J. of Vegetation Science 28: 639-648.

Álvarez, E. [16 co-authors] & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Forest biomass density across large climate gradients in northern South America is related to water availability but not with temperature. PLoS ONE 12: e0171072.

Castro, J., Molina-Morales, M., Leverkus, A.B., Martínez-Baroja, L., Pérez-Camacho, L., Villar-Salvador, P., Rebollo, S.& Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Effective nut dispersal by magpies (Pica pica L.) in a Mediterranean agroecosystem. Oecologia 184: 183-192.

Chazdon, R. L. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Ecological restoration and ecosystem services. In: Allison, S. & Murphy, S. Routledge Handbook of Ecological and Environmental Restoration, Chapter 36, pp. 522-536. London and New York.

Rey Benayas, J. M. 2017. Outcomes and perspectives of ecological restoration. Nodium 9: 4-7.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Meltzer, J., de las Heras-Bravo, D.& Cayuela, L. 2017. Potential of pest regulation by insectivorous birds in Mediterranean woody crops. PLoS One 12(9): e0180702.

Sánchez-Moreno, S., Canoa, M., López-Pérez, A. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2018. Microfaunal soil food webs in Mediterranean semi-arid agroecosystems. Does organic management improve soil health? Applied Soil Ecology 125: 138-147.

Jones, H. P., Jones, P. C., Barbier, E. B., Blackburn, R. C., Rey Benayas, J. M., Holl, K. D., McCrackin, M., Meli, P., Montoya, D. & Moreno, D. 2018. Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems. Proceedings Royal Society B 285: 20172577.

Leverkus, A. B.; Rey Benayas, J. M.; Castro, J.; Boucher, D.; Brewer, S.; Collins, B.; Donato, D.; Fraver, S.; Kishchuk, B. E.; Lee, E.-J.; Lindenmayer, D. B; Lingua, E.; Macdonald, E.; Marzano, R.; Rhoades, C. C.; Royo, A.; Thorn, S.; Waldron, K.; Wagenbrenner, J. W.; Wohlgemuth, T.; & Gustafsson, L. 2018. Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services - A systematic map. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48: 983-1000 (https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0114).

Torres, A., Fernández, N., zu Ermgassen, S., Helmer, W., Revilla, E., Saavedra, D., Perino, A., Mimet, A., Rey-Benayas, J.M., Selva, N., Schepers, F., Svenning, J.C & Pereira, H.M. 2018. Measuring rewilding progress. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376 (DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0433).

Cruz-Alonso, V., Ruiz-Benito, P., Villar-Salvador, P. & Rey-Benayas, J.M. 2019. Long-term recovery of multifunctionality in Mediterranean forests depends on restoration strategy and forest type. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 745-757 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13340).

Altamirano, A., Miranda, A., Meli, P., Dehennin, J., Muys, B., Prado, M., Catalán, G.P., Smith-Ramirez, C., Bustamante-Sanchez, M., Lisón, F. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2019. Spatial congruence among indicators of recovery completeness in a Mediterranean forest landscape: Implications for planning large-scale restoration. Ecological Indicators 102: 752-759 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.046).

Perino, A., Pereira, H.M., Navarro, L.M., Fernández, N., Bullock, J.M., Ceau?u, S., Cortés-Avizanda, A., van Klink, R., Kuemmerle, T., Lomba, A., Pe'er, G., Plieninger, T., Rey-Benayas, J.M., Svenning, J.C. & Wheeler, H. 2019. Rewilding complex ecosystems. Science 364: eaav557.

Conrado da Cruz, D., Rey Benayas, J.M., Costa Ferreira, G., Monteiro, A.L. & Schwartz, G . 2019. Evaluation of soil erosion process and conservation practices in the Paragominas-Pa municipality (Brazil). Geographia Technica 14: 14-35.

Rebollo, S., Rey Benayas, J.M. et al. (19 co-authors). 2019. Servicios de la avifauna (high mobile link species) en mosaicos agroforestales: regeneración forestal y regulación de plagas. Ecosistemas 28: 32-41.

Meli, P., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Brancalion, P. 2019. Balancing land sharing and sparing approaches to promote forest and landscape restoration in agricultural landscapes: land approaches for forest landscape restoration. Perspectives in Ecology & Conservation 17: 201-2015.

Martínez-Baroja, L., Pérez-Camacho, L., Villar-Salvador, P., Rebollo, P., Quiles, P., Gómez-Sánchez, D., Molina-Morales, M., Leverkus, A. B., Castro, J. & Rey-Benayas, J. M. 2019. Massive and effective acorn dispersal into agroforestry systems by an overlooked vector, the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica). Ecosphere 10: e02989.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Altamirano, A., Miranda, A., Catalán, G.P., Prado, M., Lisón, F. & Bullock, J.M. 2020. Landscape restoration in a mixed agricultural-forest catchment: planning a buffer strip and hedgerow network in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot. Ambio 41: 310-323.

Cruz-Alonso, V., Villar-Salvador, P., Ruiz-Benito, P., Ibanez, I. & Rey-Benayas, J. M. 2020. Long-term dynamics of shrub facilitation shape the mixing of evergreen and deciduous oaks in Mediterranean abandoned fields. J. of Ecology 108: 1125-1137.

Conrado da Cruz, D., Rey-Benayas, J. M., Ferreira, G., Santos, S. & Schwartz, G. 2020. An overview of projects, techniques and studies on forest restoration in the Brazilian Amazon. New Forests 52: 1-16.

Conrado da Cruz, D., Rey-Benayas, J. M., Ferreira, G., & Santos, S. 2020. Tree communities in 3-yr-old post-mining sites under different forest restoration techniques in the Brazilian Amazon. Forests 11: 527.

Chazdon, R. L.; Lindenmayer, D.; Guariguata, M. R.; Crouzeilles, R; Rey Benayas, J. M.; & Lazos, E. 2020. Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions. Environmental Research Letters 15: 043002.

Leverkus, A.B., Gustaffson, L., Lindenmayer, D., Castro, J., Rey Benayas, J. M., Rhanius, T. & Thorn, S. 2020. Salvage logging effects on regulating ecosystem services and fuel loads: A meta-analysis. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment 18: 391-400.

Leverkus, A.B., Rey Benayas, J. M., Solís, P. & Sierra, J. M. 2020. Enabling conditions for the implementation and conservation outcomes of a private nature reserve. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 1: e12019.

Rey Benayas, J.M., Fraile Real, L., de la Torre Ceijas, R., Fernández, N. 2020. Idoneidad del hábitat para el Oso pardo (Ursus arctos) en el sureste del Sistema Ibérico. Ecosistemas 29: 1072.

Conrado da Cruz, D., Rey-Benayas, J. M., Ferreira, G., Santos, S. & Schwartz, G. 2021. An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon. New Forests 52: 1-16.

Marchand, L.; Castagneyrol, B.; Jiménez, J. J.; Rey Benayas, J. M.; Benot, M.-L.; Alday, J. G.; Jaunatre, R.; Dutoit, T.; Buisson, E.; Mench, M.; Alard, D.; Corcket, E.; Martínez-Ruiz, C.; Le Roy, M.; Sawtchuk, J. & Comin, F. A. 2021. Conceptual and methodological issues in estimating the success of ecological restoration. Ecological Indicators 123: 107362.

Martínez-Baroja, L., Pérez-Camacho, L., Villar-Salvador, P., Rebollo, P., Leverkus, A. B., Pesendorfer, M., Molina-Morales, M., Castro, J. & Rey-Benayas, J. M. 2021. Caching territoriality and site preferences by a scatter-hoarder drive the spatial pattern of seed dispersal and affect seedling emergence. Journal of Ecology 109: 2342-2353.

López-Bedoya, P.A., Magura, T., Edwards, F.A., Edwards, D.P., Rey-Benayas, J.M., Lövei, G.L. & Noriega, G.A. 2021. What level of native beetle diversity can be supported by forestry plantations? A global synthesis. Insect Conservation and Diversity 14: 736-747.

García de León, D., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Andivia, E. 2021. Contributions of hedgerows to people -- a global meta-analysis. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2: 789612.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Martínez de Baroja, L., García de León, D., Crespo Cepas, G., Pajares Guerra, M., Pérez Camacho, L. & Villar Salvador, P. 2021. Plantación de islotes forestales y setos como infraestructura verde para ayudar la regeneración natural en paisajes agrícolas mediterráneos (Caso práctico XVI, en el Tomo 2). En: J. Pemán García, R. Navarro Cerrillo, M.A, Prada Sáez y Serrada Hierro, R. (coordinadores). Bases técnicas y ecológicas del proyecto de restauración forestal, Tomo 2, pág. 523-532. MITECO, Madrid.

Martínez-Baroja, L., Rey-Benayas, J. M., Pérez-Camacho, L. & Villar-Salvador, P. 2022. Drivers of oak establishment in Mediterranean old fields from 25-year-old woodland islets planted to assist natural regeneration. European Journal of Forest Research 141: 17-30.

Cruz-Alonso, V., Musálem, K., Mongil-Manso, J., Insfrán, A., Vinegla, F. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2022. Enhanced infiltration by trees in floodable cattle ranches in Paraguay. Agroforestry Systems 96:843-855.

Castellano, C., Bruno, D., Comín, F.A., Rey Benayas, J. M., Masip, A. & Jiménez, J.J. 2022. Environmental drivers for riparian restoration success and ecosystem services supply in Mediterranean agricultural lands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 337: 108048.

González Fradejas, G., García de León, D., Vasar, M., Koorem, K., Zobel, M., Öpik, M., Moora, M. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2022. Hedgerows increase diversity and modifies composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes. Mycorrhiza 32:397-407.

Insfrán, A., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Cayuela, L. 2022. Establishment and natural regeneration of native trees in agroforestry systems in the Paraguayan Atlantic Forest. Forests 13: 2045.

Molina-Morales, M.; Leverkus, A.B.; Albaladejo-Robles, G.; Martínez-Baroja, L.; Pérez-Camacho, L.; Villar-Salvador, P.; Rebollo, S.; Rey-Benayas, J.M.; & Castro, J. 2023. Linking animal behaviour and tree recruitment: caching decisions by a scatter hoarder corvid determine seed fate in a Mediterranean agroforestry system. J. Ecology 111: 400-411.

Vieco, A.; Rey-Benayas, J.M.; Oliet, Villar-Salvador, P.; & Martínez-Baroja, L. 2023. Efectos de la forestación de tierras agrícolas mediterráneas y de su manejo en el establecimiento de árboles y arbustos. Ecosistemas 32 (esp.): 2460.

Monteagudo, N.; Rey-Benayas, J.M.; Andivia, E.; & Rebollo, S. 2023. Avian regulation of crop and forest pests, a meta-analysis. Pest Management Science (DOI 10.1002/ps.7421).

Insfrán, A., Rey Benayas, J. M. & Cayuela, L. 2023. Agroforestry improves soil fauna abundance and composition in the Atlantic Forest of Paraguay. Agroforestry Systems.

Monteagudo, N., Rey Benayas, J. M., Meltzer, J. & Rebollo, S. 2023. Regulation of grape-eating birds by raptors in Mediterranean vineyards. Crop Protection 174: 106395.

García de León, D., Rey Benayas, J.M. & Villar-Salvador, P. 2023. Assessing the limiting factors of natural regeneration in Mediterranean planted hedgerows. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution 11: 1206000.

Monteagudo, N., Rebollo, S., Pérez-Camacho, L., Martínez-Hesterkamp, S., Fernández-Pereira, J.M., Pataro, L. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2024. Relative importance of vegetation features and intra- and inter-specific interactions on habitat preferences of a raptor guild in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology & Management 554: 121656.

Albuquerque, F.S., Rowe, H., Búrquez, A., Hultine, K. & Rey Benayas, J.M. 2024. Integrating habitat suitability, disturbance, and biotic interactions into the ecological restoration of the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Sonoran Desert. Restoration Ecology 33: e14357.

Selwyn, M., Lázaro-González, A., Lloret, F., Rey Benayas, J. M.; Hampe, A., Brotons, L., Pino, J. & Espelta, J.M. 2025. Quantifying the impacts of rewilding on ecosystem resilience to disturbances: A global meta-analysis. J. Environmental Management 375: 124360.

Zamorano-Elgueta, C., Orsi, F., Geneletti, D., Cayuela, L., Hamer, R., Lara, A. & Rey Benayas, J. M. 2025. Integrating ecological suitability and socioeconomic feasibility at landscape scale to restore biodiversity and ecosystem services in Southern Chile. Environmental & Management 75: 588-605.

Medina, M. et al. (73 authors). 2024. Ex-situ germination of European acorns: Data from 93 batches of 12 Quercus species. Annals of Forest Science 81: 50.

Rey Benayas, J. M., Bullock, J. M. & Pereira, H. M. 2025. A multi-scale approach to integrating rewilding into agricultural landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 23: e2860 (DOI: 10.1002/fee.2860).

Lorente-Casalini, O.; Villar-Salvador, P.; Andivia, E.; Valenzuela, P.; García-Pérez, J. L.; Oliet, J. A. & Rey-Benayas, J. M. 2025. Abundance and spatial attributes of forest remnants differently influence colonization patterns of contrasting oak species. Landscape Ecology 40: 157.

Rey-Benayas, J. M., Valencia, A., Díez-de la Macorra, L., Crespo-Cepas, G. & García-Pose, A. 2025. Planted hedgerows and fenced perches speed up the slow woodland recovery in continental Mediterranean farmland. European Journal of Forest Research (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01816-y).

Cruz-Alonso, V., Ruiz-Benito, P., Andivia, E; Rey-Benayas, J. M.; & Villar-Salvador, P. 2025. The effect of shrubs on tree recruitment differs between planted and secondary forests. Forest Ecology & Management 598: 123199.

Herrera JM, Ancillotto L, Assandri G, Rey PJ, Batáry P, Brambilla M, Charbonnier Y, Froidevaux J, Gutiérrez, JE, Maas B, Moreira F, Morgado R, Rey-Benayas JM, Rivera V, Rodríguez-Pérez J, Ruiz C, Rusch A, Silva B, Tarifa R, Valera F. 2025. A technical guide to managing vineyards and olive groves for bird and bat conservation in Europe. Universidad de Cádiz, Spain. (ISBN: 978-84-09-75982-8; 48 pp.).