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Forest Ecology, Forestry, Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Plant Sciences, Biodiversity & Conservation
Spain, United States, Netherlands

Biography

José Luis Quero Pérez (ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5553-506X) has a BSc in Biology from the University of Cordoba (1996-2002) and a PhD in Forest Ecology from the University of Granada (2003-2007).
With the aim of studying forests from a multidisciplinary perspective, he has gradually trained in the areas of forest ecophysiology and demography, plant community dynamics, and biogeochemical cycles. He has also developed a strong experimental (field and laboratory) and modeling background, thanks to his work at seven national and international research centers.

After completing his PhD at the University of Granada, focusing on the regeneration of forest species in the Sierra Nevada National Park, he received a postdoctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Education and Science to carry out his postdoctoral project at Wageningen University, an international reference in agronomy and forest sciences. After two years of postdoctoral training abroad (2008-2009), he returned to the national research system through a research contract funded by the European Research Council (2010-2012), in the "Semiarid Ecology and Global Change Lab" at Rey Juan Carlos University, where he connected his ecophysiology knowledge with soil biogeochemical processes.

For 17 years (2007-2024), he has combined his research activity with teaching at most of the centers where he has worked, which allowed him to obtain a position as Full Professor at the University of Cordoba. He teaches in one Bachelor's degree and four Master's programs. He is a regular reviewer for over 25 scientific journals and a project evaluator for AEI, SEPIE, Xunta de Galicia, Biodiversa+, and H2020. He has participated in over 40 competitive research projects, some of them international. Additionally, he is the coordinator of an EU-LAC international project and has been the principal investigator of two MINECO projects, one Infrastructure project, and two projects from Junta de Andalucia (> 2M € as PI).

In terms of teaching, he has supervised 2 doctoral theses, 3 in progress, 26 master's theses, and 15 bachelor's theses. In the latest DOCENTIA Teaching Activity Evaluation Report from the University of Cordoba, he received an Excellent rating (93.89 points out of 100). In terms of management, he has been Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Forest Engineering for 4 years and is the General Director of International Projects since July 2022. He is also Scientific Director of The Royal Botanical Garden of Cordoba.

General indicators of the quality of scientific production:
- 3 CNEAI research periods:
- 2003-2008
- 2009-2014
- 2015-2020

- JCR articles published: 63
- JCR articles in Q1: 38
- JCR articles in Q2: 20
- JCR articles in Q3: 3
- JCR articles in Q4: 2

- Total citations: 5591
- Total citations without self-citations: 5464
- Average citations per article: 89
- h-index: 33
- Source: Clarivate.

- Total / Since 2019
- Citations: 8279 / 5081
- h-index: 38 / 31
- i10-index: 62 / 51
- Source: Google Scholar.

Activities

Employment (11)

Universidad de Córdoba: Córdoba, Andalucía, ES

2024-04-29 to present | Full Professor (Catedrático de Universidad) (Ingeniería Forestal)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Córdoba Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y de Montes: Cordoba, Andalucía, ES

2018-06-29 to 2024-04-28 | Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad) (Ingeniería Forestal)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Córdoba: Córdoba, Andalucía, ES

2014-10 to 2018-06-28 | Assistant Professor (Prof. Cont. Doctor, Acred. Titular) (Ingeniería Forestal)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Córdoba: Córdoba, Andalucía, ES

2012-09 to 2014-09 | Profesor Ayudante Doctor (Ingeniería Forestal)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: Madrid, Madrid, ES

2010-01 to 2012-09 | Postdoc (Biodiversidad y Conservación)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Wageningen Universiteit: Wageningen, Gelderland, NL

2008-01 to 2010-01 | Postdoc (Forest Ecology and Forest Management)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals: Bellaterra, Catalunya, ES

2009-09 to 2009-09 | Visiting researcher
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2007-07 to 2008-01 | Postdoc (Departamento de Ecología)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2003-06 to 2007-06 | PhD student (Departamento de Ecología)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Wageningen University and Research Centre: Wageningen, NL

2006-03 to 2006-06 | Short stay (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2005-03 to 2005-05 | Short stay (Nicholas School of Environment)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2003-06 to 2007-04 | PhD Forest Ecology
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2003-05 to 2005-06 | MSc Environmental Sciences
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Universidad de Córdoba: Córdoba, Andalucía, ES

1996-10 to 2002-01 | BSc in Biology
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Professional activities (3)

Sociedad Cordobesa de Historia Natural: Córdoba, Córdoba, ES

2018 to present
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales: Madrid, ES

2005 to present
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre: Madrid, ES

2003 to present
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Funding (12)

DETECCIÓN TEMPRANA DE PROCESOS DE DECAIMIENTO DE QUERCUS ILEX A PARTIR DE LA INTEGRACIÓN DE DATOS HIPERESPECTRALES Y ECOFISIOLÓGICOS (QUERCUSAT)

2014-11 to 2017-11 | Grant
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Madrid, ES)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CGL2013-40790-R

Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

ANÁLISIS COMPARATIVO Y SÍNTESIS DE LOS PATRONES DE REGENERACIÓN, DECAIMIENTO Y DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LAS ESPECIES DE QUERCUS: CAPACIDAD DE RESILENCIA Y CAMBIO GLOBAL (ANASINQUE)

2012 to 2015 | Grant
Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía (Sevilla, ES)
GRANT_NUMBER: PGC2010-RNM-5782
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL
grade
Preferred source (of 2)‎

ACCIÓN PREPARATORIA DE COOPERACIÓN HISPANO-ARGELINA PARA EL DESARROLLO Y APLICACIÓN DE LA GEOMÁTICA AGROAMBIENTAL Y DEGRADACIÓN DEL TERRITORIO

2011 to 2013 | Grant
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

BIOTIC COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREDICTING AND MITIGATING GLOBAL CHANGE IMPACTS (BIOCOM)

2010-01 to 2015-12 | Grant
European Research Council (Bruselas, BE)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

IMPACTO DEL MUÉRDAGO EN LOS BOSQUES MEDITERRÁNEOS DE CONÍFERAS EN UN ESCENARIO DE CAMBIO GLOBAL (MUERDAME)

2009 to 2012 | Grant
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España) | Ministry of Education and Science (Spain) (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

RASGOS FOLIARES Y SU RELACIÓN CON EL FUNCIONAMIENTO DE LAS PLANTAS Y ECOSISTEMAS MEDITERRÁNEOS (INTERBOS)

2009 to 2012 | Grant
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España) | Ministry of Education and Science (Spain) (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

GESTIÓN SOSTENIBLE DEL BOSQUE MEDITERRÁNEO EN UN ESCENARIO DE CAMBIO GLOBAL: INVESTIGACIÓN, APLICACIÓN Y TRANSFERENCIA (GESBOME)

2007 to 2010 | Grant
Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía (Sevillla, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

DINÁMICA DEL BOSQUE MEDITERRÁNEO EN UN ESCENARIO DE CAMBIO GLOBAL (DINAMED)

2006 to 2009 | Grant
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

EFECTO DEL MANEJO DE LA MADERA QUEMADA SOBRE LA REGENERACIÓN FORESTAL POST-INCENDIO: DESARROLLO DE TÉCNICAS BLANDAS DE RESTAURACIÓN ECOLÓGICA.

2006 to 2009 | Grant
Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

RECUPERACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIES LEÑOSAS PARA LA NATURALIZACIÓN DE REPOBLACIONES FORESTALES

2005 to 2007 | Grant
Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

LA HETEROGENEIDAD COMO CONDICIONANTE DE LA REGENERACIÓN Y RESTAURACIÓN DEL BOSQUE MEDITERRÁNEO (HETEROMED)

2002 to 2005 | Grant
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Assessment of forest-carbon sinks and promotion of compensationsystems as tools for climate change mitigation

Grant
European Commission (Bruselas, BE)
Source: Self-asserted source
Quero, JL

Peer review (58 reviews for 27 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annals of botany. (1)
Review activity for Annals of forest science (1)
Review activity for Applied vegetation science. (2)
Review activity for Arabian journal of geosciences. (3)
Review activity for Australian journal of botany. (1)
Review activity for Bosque. (1)
Review activity for Botany. (1)
Review activity for Ecological research. (1)
Review activity for Evolutionary ecology. (1)
Review activity for Folia geobotanica. (1)
Review activity for Forest ecology and management. (5)
Review activity for Functional ecology. (3)
Review activity for Functional plant biology. (1)
Review activity for Global change biology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of applied ecology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of arid environments. (4)
Review activity for Journal of ecology. (4)
Review activity for Journal of plant ecology. (2)
Review activity for Journal of vegetation science. (3)
Review activity for New forests. (1)
Review activity for New phytologist. (2)
Review activity for Oecologia. (5)
Review activity for PloS one. (5)
Review activity for Restoration ecology. (3)
Review activity for Tree physiology (1)
Review activity for Trees. (1)
Review activity for Trees. (3)