Blas M. Benito

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Blas M. Benito is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Blas M. Benito has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecological Modeling, 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Blas M. Benito's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers). Blas M. Benito is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers). Blas M. Benito collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Norway. Blas M. Benito's co-authors include Jens‐Christian Svenning, Susanne S. Renner, Constantin M. Zohner, Juan Lorite, Julio Peñas, Fábio Suzart de Albuquerque, Graciela Gil‐Romera, Luis Cayuela, H. J. B. Birks and Fernando T. Maestre and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Blas M. Benito

44 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Biogeography of global drylands

2021 224 citations Fernando T. Maestre, Blas M. Benito et al. New Phytologist profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The global biogeography and environmental drivers of fairy circles 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Emilio Guirado, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Blas M. Benito, (unknown), Miguel Berdugo, Jaime Martínez‐Valderrama, Fernando T. Maestre	17
2	Density-dependence of reproductive success in a Houbara bustard population 2022 ·Global Ecology and Conservation ·(unknown), Anne‐Christine Monnet, (unknown), Blas M. Benito, Alexandre Robert, Yves Hingrat	3
3	Environmental and human factors drive the subtropical marine forests of Gongolaria abies-marina to extinction 2022 ·Marine Environmental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Carlos Sangil, J. Reyes, Blas M. Benito, (unknown), Marta Sansón	8
4	Fourteen years of continuous soil moisture records from plant and biocrust-dominated microsites 2022 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), Sergio Asensio, Miguel Berdugo, Beatriz Gozalo, Victoria Ochoa, David S. Pescador, Blas M. Benito, Fernando T. Maestre	2
5	Human practices behind the aquatic and terrestrial ecological decoupling to climate change in the tropical Andes 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Xavier Benito, Blas M. Benito, María I. Vélez, Jorge Salgado, Tobias Schneider, Liviu Giosan, (unknown)	3
6	Biogeography of global drylands breakdown → 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Fernando T. Maestre, Blas M. Benito, Miguel Berdugo, Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, David J. Eldridge, Emilio Guirado, Nicolas Gross, Sonia Kéfi, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso, Santiago Soliveres	224
7	Explainable artificial intelligence enhances the ecological interpretability of black‐box species distribution models 2020 ·Ecography ·Masahiro Ryo, (unknown), Stefano Mammola, Jamie M. Kass, Blas M. Benito, Florian Härtig	107
8	Comment on “A global-scale ecological niche model to predict SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection rate”, author Coro 2020 ·Ecological Modelling ·Andrea Contina, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael B. Wunder, Andreas M. Neophytou, Phoebe Lostroh, Richard J. Telford, Blas M. Benito, Joseph Chipperfield, Robert B. O’Hara, Colin J. Carlson	2
9	Species distribution models are inappropriate for COVID-19 2020 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Colin J. Carlson, Joseph Chipperfield, Blas M. Benito, Richard J. Telford, Robert B. O’Hara	30
10	A multi-dating approach to age-modelling long continental records: The 135 ka El Cañizar de Villarquemado sequence (NE Spain) 2019 ·Quaternary Geochronology ·Blas L. Valero‐Garcés, Penélope González‐Sampériz, Graciela Gil‐Romera, Blas M. Benito, Ana Moreno, Belén Oliva‐Urcia, Josu Aranbarri, (unknown), (unknown), Mario Morellón, Lee J. Arnold, Martina Demuro, Mark Hardiman, Simon Blockley, Christine Lane	12
11	Past and potential future population dynamics of three grouse species using ecological and whole genome coalescent modeling 2018 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Mette Lillie, Blas M. Benito, Jens‐Christian Svenning, ‎Jacob Höglund	16
12	Phylogenetic age differences in tree assemblages across the Northern Hemisphere increase with long‐term climate stability in unstable regions 2017 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Gang Feng, (unknown), Blas M. Benito, Signe Normand, Alejandro Ordóñez, Yi Jin, Lingfeng Mao, Jens‐Christian Svenning	15
13	Investigating Neanderthal dispersal above 55°N in Europe during the Last Interglacial Complex 2016 ·Quaternary International ·Trine Kellberg Nielsen, Blas M. Benito, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Brody Sandel, Luseadra McKerracher, Felix Riede, Peter C. Kjærgaard	22
14	The ecological niche and distribution of Neanderthals during the Last Interglacial 2016 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Blas M. Benito, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Trine Kellberg Nielsen, Felix Riede, Graciela Gil‐Romera, Thomas Mailund, Peter C. Kjærgaard, Brody Sandel	47
15	Extreme habitat loss in a Mediterranean habitat: Maytenus senegalensis subsp. europaea 2014 ·Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology ·Antonio J. Mendoza‐Fernández, Fabián Martínez‐Hernández, Francisco J. Pérez‐García, Juan Antonio Garrido-Becerra, Blas M. Benito, Esteban Salmerón‐Sánchez, (unknown), Encarna Merlo, Juan Francisco Mota Poveda	29
16	Forecasting plant range collapse in a mediterranean hotspot: when dispersal uncertainties matter 2013 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Blas M. Benito, Juan Lorite, (unknown), Lorena Gómez‐Aparicio, Julio Peñas	18
17	The impact of modelling choices in the predictive performance of richness maps derived from species‐distribution models: guidelines to build better diversity models 2013 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Blas M. Benito, Luis Cayuela, Fábio Suzart de Albuquerque	59
18	Habitat Fragmentation in Arid Zones: A Case Study of Linaria nigricans Under Land Use Changes (SE Spain) 2011 ·Environmental Management ·Julio Peñas, Blas M. Benito, Juan Lorite, (unknown), Eva M. Cañadas, M. Montserrat Martínez‐Ortega	21
19	Past and present potential distribution of the Iberian Abies species: a phytogeographic approach using fossil pollen data and species distribution models 2010 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Francisca Alba‐Sánchez, José Antonio López Sáez, Blas M. Benito, Juan Carlos Linares, Diego Nieto‐Lugilde, Lourdes López Merino	92
20	Assessing extinction-risk of endangered plants using species distribution models: a case study of habitat depletion caused by the spread of greenhouses 2009 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Blas M. Benito, M. Montserrat Martínez‐Ortega, (unknown), Juan Lorite, Julio Peñas	74

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