Cristina Armas Kulik

C. Schöb,Armas, C.,Guler M.,Prieto, I.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. Variability in functional traits mediates plant interactions along stress gradients. Journal of Ecology, 101: 753–762.

C. Schöb,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. Direct and indirect interactions co-determine species composition in nurse plant systems. Oikos, 122: 1371–1379.

Prieto, I.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. Redistribución del agua del suelo por las plantas. Quercus, 330: 36-44.

S. Hortal,Bastida F,M.Y. Lozano,Armas, C.,Moreno JL,,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. Soil microbial community under a nurse-plant species changes in composition, biomass and activity as the nurse grows. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 64: 139-146.

Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.,Armas, C.,Pistón, N.,S. Hortal,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. A role for below-ground biota in plant-plant facilitation. Journal of Ecology, 101: 1420–1428.

C. Schöb,Prieto, I.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2013. Consequences of facilitation: one plant’s benefit is another plant’s cost. Funtional Ecology, In press.

Armas, C.,Kim, J.H.,Bleby, T.M.,Jackson, R.B. 2012. The effect of hydraulic lift on organic matter decomposition, soil nitrogen cycling, and nitrogen acquisition by a grass species. Oecologia, 168: 11-22.

Prieto, I.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2012. Water release through plant roots: new insights into its consequences at the plant and ecosystem level. New Phytologist, 193: 830–841 (Tansley Review).

Prieto, I.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2012. Hydraulic lift promotes selective root foraging in nutrient rich soil patches. Functional Plant Biology, 39: 804-812.

Martínez L.B.,Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Shrubs influence arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in a semiarid environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43: 682-689.

Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Special issue: The Iberian Southeast. Editorial. Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1241–1243.

Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Valladares, F.,Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D. 2011. Integrated paper sensors for quantification of photosynthetically active radiation.. Prometheus Wiki., CSIRO. Australia.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Plant neighbour identity matters to belowground interactions under controlled conditions. PLoS ONE, 6: e27791.

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Maestre F.T., 2011. Positive plant interactions in the Iberian Southeast: mechanisms, environmental gradients, and ecosystem function. Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1310-1320.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Belowground zone of influence in a tussock grass species. Acta Oecologica, 37: 284-289.

Miranda, J.D.,Armas, C.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Climatic change and rainfall patterns: effects on semiarid plant communities of the Iberian Southeast . Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1302-1309.

Armas, C.,Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. A field test of the stress-gradient hypothesis along an aridity gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science, 22: 818–827.

Prieto, I.,Padilla, F.M.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. The role of hydraulic lift on seedling establishment under a nurse plant species in a semi-arid environment. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 13: 181– 187.

Armas, C.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Jackson, R.B. 2010. Hydraulic lift and tolerance to salinity of semiarid species: consequences for species interactions. Oecologia, 162:11-21.

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C. 2010. Plant interaction indices based on experimental performance data. In: Positive Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics (F.I. Pugnaire, ed.), pp. 17-37. BBVA Foundation & CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C.,Fukuda, K.,Martínez L.B.,Miyata, M.,Oda-Tanaka, A.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Wu, B. 2010. The role of arbuscular mycorrhizae in primary succession: Differences and similarities across habitats. Web Ecology, 10: 50-57.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2009. Ontogenetic shifts in interactions of two dominant shrub species in a semi-arid coastal sand dune system. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 535–546.

Armas, C.,Kikvidze, Z.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2009. Abiotic conditions, neighbour interactions, and the distribution of Stipa tenacissima in a semiarid mountain range. Journal of Arid Environments, 73: 1084–1089.

Brooker, R.W., Maeestre, F.T.,Callaway, R.M., Lortie, C.L.,Cavieres, L.A., Kunstler, G.,Liancourt; P., Tielborger, K.,Travis, J.M.J., Anthelme, F.,Armas, C.,Coll, L., Corcket, E.,Delzon, S., Forey, S.,Kikvidze, Z.,Olofsson, J.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Quiroz, C.L., Saccone, P.,Schiffers, K., Seifan, M.,Touzard, B.,Michalet, R. 2008. Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future. Journal of Ecology, 96:18-34.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Sala, O.E. 2008. Patch structure dynamics and mechanisms of cyclical succession in a Patagonian steppe (Argentina). Journal of Arid Environments, 72: 1552-1561, DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.002.

Jackson, R.B.,Pockman, W.T.,Hoffman, W.A.,Bleby, T.M.,Armas, C. 2007. Structure and Function of Root Systems. En 'Functional Plant Ecology' (F. I. Pugnaire & F. Valladares, eds.), pp 151-173. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Luque, M.,Armas, C.,Gutierrez Carretero, L. 2006. Colonization processes in semi-arid Mediterranean old-fields. Journal of Arid Environments, 65: 591-603..

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2006. The effect of initial biomass in manipulative experiments on plants. Functional Ecology, 20:1-3..

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2005. Plant interactions govern population dynamics in a semiarid plant community. Journal of Ecology, 93: 978-989..

Armas, C.,Ordiales, R.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2004. Measuring plant interactions: A new comparative index. Ecology, 85: 2682-2686. See Appendices (http://www.esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E085/082/default.htm).

Armas, C. 2004. Balance de la interacción entre plantas superiores en ambientes semiáridos: mecanismos y procesos. Ecosistemas, 03/04..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Valladares, F. 2004. Soil as a mediator in plant-plant interactions in a semi-arid community. Journal of Vegetation Science, 15: 85-92..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C. 2003. Las interacciones entre plantas en ambientes mediterráneos. La Tierra, 60 (Supl.): 9-11..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2002. Interacciones entre plantas de alta montaña. Quercus, 177: 28-32..

Balaguer, L.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Martínez-Ferri, E.,Armas, C.,Valladares, F.,Manrique, E. 2002. Ecophysiological significance of chlorophyll loss and reduced photochemical efficiency under extreme aridity in Stipa tenacissima L. Plant and Soil, 240: 343-352..

Callaway, RM,Brooker, RW,Choler, P,Kikvidze, Z,Lortie, CJ,Michalet, R,Paolini, L,Pugnaire, F.I.,Newingham, B,Aschehoug, ET,Armas, C.,kikodze, D,Cook, BJ 2002. Positive interactions among alpine plants increases with stress: a global experiment. Nature, 417: 844-848..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2001. Balance de interacciones entre plantas. En Ecosistemas mediterráneos. Aspectos funcionales. (R. Zamora y F.I. Pugnaire, eds.), pp. 213-235, Ed. CSIC-AEET, Granada..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Lázaro,R.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2001. Las dehesas de retama: Biodiversidad en ambientes semiáridos. Quercus, 176: 26-29..

Luque, M.,Tirado, R.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2000. Los artinales, ecosistemas en peligro. Quercus, 175: 26-30..

Armas, C.,del Barrio, G.,Puigdefábregas,J. 1998. Control de la variación espacial de la morfometría de las cuencas en el estado de los diques de cabecera del río Guadalentín (Almería, Murcia). A, Gómez Ortiz & F. Salvador Franch Eds. Barcelona. En Investigaciones recientes de la Geomorfología española: 153-160.