Manuel B. Morales

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Manuel B. Morales is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel B. Morales has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Ecology, 51 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 47 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Manuel B. Morales's work include Avian ecology and behavior (60 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (51 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (48 papers). Manuel B. Morales is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (60 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (51 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (48 papers). Manuel B. Morales collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and France. Manuel B. Morales's co-authors include Juán Traba, Eladio L. García de la Morena, María Paula Delgado, Juan Carlos Alonso, Javier Alonso, Beatriz Arroyo, Francisco Suárez, Juan J. Oñate, Jesús T. García and Irene Guerrero and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Manuel B. Morales

120 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuel B. Morales Spain	29	1.9k	1.0k	769	754	329	122	2.5k
Paolo Pedrini Italy	34	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	789 1.0×	519 1.6×	101	3.1k
Giuseppe Bogliani Italy	32	1.8k 1.0×	951 0.9×	708 0.9×	784 1.0×	513 1.6×	105	2.6k
Stuart J. Marsden United Kingdom	29	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	739 1.0×	489 0.6×	489 1.5×	117	2.7k
Matthew D. Johnson United States	25	1.8k 1.0×	970 1.0×	490 0.6×	733 1.0×	614 1.9×	66	2.5k
Petr Voříšek Czechia	20	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	545 0.7×	640 1.9×	37	2.7k
Gustavo H. Kattan Colombia	25	1.1k 0.6×	914 0.9×	579 0.8×	672 0.9×	407 1.2×	81	2.0k
Matthieu Guillemain France	27	1.8k 0.9×	598 0.6×	391 0.5×	505 0.7×	254 0.8×	96	2.3k
Douglas F. Stotz United States	24	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	923 1.2×	960 1.3×	333 1.0×	68	3.0k
David I. King United States	30	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	619 0.8×	582 0.8×	822 2.5×	114	2.7k
Malcolm D. Burgess United Kingdom	18	1.1k 0.6×	757 0.8×	798 1.0×	685 0.9×	298 0.9×	57	1.8k

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Morán‐Ordóñez, Alejandra, Gérard Bota, Stefano Canessa, et al.. (2025). A spatial planning approach for the identification of critical habitat for threatened species. Conservation Biology. 39(4). e70022–e70022. 1 indexed citations

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Tarjuelo, Rocío, et al.. (2025). Range contractions of farmland and steppe birds over two decades in relation to agricultural management in Spain. Biological Conservation. 311. 111437–111437.

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Arroyo, Beatriz, et al.. (2024). Summer diet preferences of a declining steppe bird as revealed by DNA metabarcoding. Journal für Ornithologie. 166(2). 589–602. 2 indexed citations

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Barrero, Adrián, Julia Gómez‐Catasús, Cristian Pérez‐Granados, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal variation of the endangered Dupont’s Lark diet across Iberia and Morocco. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0301318–e0301318. 1 indexed citations

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Barrero, Adrián, Luís P. da Silva, Julia Gómez‐Catasús, et al.. (2023). Dietary niche overlap and resource partitioning among six steppe passerines of Central Spain using DNA metabarcoding. Ibis. 165(3). 905–923. 12 indexed citations

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Traba, Juán, Manuel B. Morales, Adrián Barrero, et al.. (2022). Recent Changes in Genetic Diversity, Structure, and Gene Flow in a Passerine Experiencing a Rapid Population Decline, the Dupont’s Lark (Chersophilus duponti). Diversity. 14(12). 1120–1120. 3 indexed citations

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Pe’er, Guy, John A. Finn, Mario Dı́az, et al.. (2022). How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts. Conservation Letters. 15(6). 111 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morales, Manuel B., Mario Dı́az, David Giralt, et al.. (2022). Protect European green agricultural policies for future food security. Communications Earth & Environment. 3(1). 217–217. 18 indexed citations

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Morales, Manuel B., et al.. (2021). Efecto inhibitorio del extracto hidroalcohólico de "Eucalipto" Eucalyptus globulus en bacterias aisladas de vacas con mastitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Catasús, Julia, et al.. (2019). Hierarchical habitat-use by an endangered steppe bird in fragmented landscapes is associated with large connected patches and high food availability. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19010–19010. 21 indexed citations

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Traba, Juán & Manuel B. Morales. (2019). The decline of farmland birds in Spain is strongly associated to the loss of fallowland. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9473–9473. 118 indexed citations

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Tarjuelo, Rocío, Manuel B. Morales, Juán Traba, & María Paula Delgado. (2014). Are Species Coexistence Areas a Good Option for Conservation Management? Applications from Fine Scale Modelling in Two Steppe Birds. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e87847–e87847. 17 indexed citations

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Morales, Manuel B., Irene Guerrero, & Juan J. Oñate. (2013). Efectos de la gestión agraria en las aves de los cultivos cerealistas: un proceso multiescalar. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante (Universidad de Alicante). 22(1). 25–29. 4 indexed citations

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Delgado, María Paula, et al.. (2009). Selección de macro y microhábitat del alcaraván común (Burhinus oedicnemus) en dos localidades madrileñas durante la estación reproductiva. 59–76. 1 indexed citations

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Morales, Manuel B., et al.. (2006). Tendencia reciente y viabilidad futura de las poblaciones de sisón común (Tetrax tetrax) en la Comunidad de Madrid. 40–55. 6 indexed citations

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Morales, Manuel B., Francisco Suárez, & Eladio L. García de la Morena. (2006). Réponses des oiseaux de steppe aux différents niveaux de mise en culture et d'intensification du paysage agricole : analyse comparative de leurs effets sur la densité de population et la sélection de l'habitat chez l'Outarde canepetière Tetrax tetrax et l'Outarde barbue Otis tarda. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 61(3). 261–270. 18 indexed citations

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Morales, Manuel B., Juan Carlos Alonso, & Javier Alonso. (2000). Migration Patterns in Male Great Bustards (Otis tarda). The Auk. 117(2). 493–498. 1 indexed citations

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Alonso, Juan Carlos, Manuel B. Morales, & Javier Alonso. (2000). Partial Migration, and Lek and Nesting Area Fidelity in Female Great Bustards. Ornithological Applications. 102(1). 127–136. 1 indexed citations

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Alonso, Juan Carlos, Manuel B. Morales, & Javier Alonso. (2000). Partial Migration, and Lek and Nesting Area Fidelity in Female Great Bustards. Ornithological Applications. 102(1). 127–136. 17 indexed citations

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Alonso, Juan Carlos, Javier Alejandro López, Enrique Martín, & Manuel B. Morales. (1995). Range and patterns of Great Bustard (Otis tarda) movements in Villafáfila, NW Spain. 11 indexed citations

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