Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 22 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 20 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez's work include Urban Green Space and Health (21 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers). Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (21 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers). Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Mexico and United States. Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez's co-authors include Linda J. Beaumont, John B. Baumgartner, Mark G. Tjoelker, Vı́ctor L. Barradas, Paul D. Rymer, Sally A. Power, David A. Nipperess, Renée M. Marchin, Rachael V. Gallagher and Michelle R. Leishman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Climate change increases global risk to urban forests

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Developing a nature-based heat health planning framework: a call for transdisciplinary collaboration to mitigate and adapt to heat extremes and protect vulnerable populations in urban environments 2025 ·Cities & Health ·Alessio Russo, Debra Flanders Cushing, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Mirko Guaralda, Ian B. Stewart	0
2	Socio-economic factors, climate, and people’s behaviours determine urban tree health 2025 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, (unknown), (unknown), Christian Messier, Jens‐Christian Svenning, (unknown), Mark G. Tjoelker	3
3	Urban Tree Growth and Drought Responses Show Evidence of Climate Resilience 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Matthew Brookhouse, Sally A. Power, (unknown), (unknown), Paul D. Rymer, Mark G. Tjoelker	1
4	An integrative urban tree risk index as a novel framework for risk assessment: A case study of Montreal, Canada 2025 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, (unknown), Julie Messier, Rachael V. Gallagher, Mark G. Tjoelker, Christian Messier	0
5	Understanding urban tree heat and drought stress by tracking growth and recovery following an extreme year 2025 ·Landscape and Urban Planning ·Renée M. Marchin, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Mark G. Tjoelker, David S. Ellsworth	0
6	Response to Guerin et al. Comment on ’Mapping the climate risk to urban forests at city scale’ 2025 ·Landscape and Urban Planning ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Rachael V. Gallagher, Niels Souverijns, Quentin Lejeune, Carl‐Friedrich Schleussner, Mark G. Tjoelker	2
7	Genetic diversity in urban forests and their potential role in conserving the world’s threatened tree species 2025 ·Annals of Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Alessandro Ossola, J. W. C. Johns, (unknown), Boris Igić, (unknown), Jenn Yost	0
8	What remains to be discovered: A global assessment of tree species inventory completeness 2024 ·Diversity and Distributions ·(unknown), Ernest Frimpong Asamoah, Joseph Maina, Peter D. Wilson, David A. Nipperess, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Linda J. Beaumont	6
9	Urban greening with shrubs can supercharge invertebrate abundance and diversity 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Mark G. Tjoelker, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, (unknown), (unknown), Paul D. Rymer, Sally A. Power	10
10	Wide climatic niche breadth and traits associated with climatic tolerance facilitate eucalypt occurrence in cities worldwide 2024 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Mark G. Tjoelker, Jonathan Lenoir, (unknown), Rachael V. Gallagher	9
11	Urban tree inventories as a tool to assess tree growth and failure: The case for Australian cities 2023 ·Landscape and Urban Planning ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, (unknown), Paul D. Rymer	16
12	How Important Are Fog and the Cloud Forest as a Water Supply in Eastern Mexico? 2023 ·Water ·(unknown), Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, (unknown), (unknown), Vı́ctor L. Barradas	4
13	Tree crown traits and planting context contribute to reducing urban heat 2023 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·(unknown), Mark G. Tjoelker, Sebastian Pfautsch, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Paul D. Rymer, Sally A. Power	24
14	Tree Traits and Microclimatic Conditions Determine Cooling Benefits of Urban Trees 2023 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), Mark G. Tjoelker, Sebastian Pfautsch, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Paul D. Rymer, Sally A. Power	20
15	Crown dieback and mortality of urban trees linked to heatwaves during extreme drought 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Renée M. Marchin, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Mark G. Tjoelker, David S. Ellsworth	59
16	Future climate risk and urban tree inventories in Australian cities: Pitfalls, possibilities and practical considerations 2022 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Sally A. Power, Mark G. Tjoelker, Paul D. Rymer	15
17	Prioritizing the protection of climate refugia: designing a climate-ready protected area network 2019 ·Journal of Environmental Planning and Management ·(unknown), John B. Baumgartner, Linda J. Beaumont, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Alana Grech	36
18	Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Hugh Burley, Linda J. Beaumont, Alessandro Ossola, John B. Baumgartner, Rachael V. Gallagher, Shawn W. Laffan, Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Anthony Manea, Michelle R. Leishman	59
19	Climate, soil or both? Which variables are better predictors of the distributions of Australian shrub species? 2017 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, John B. Baumgartner, Linda J. Beaumont	59
20	Analysis of the re-colonization of San Benito Archipelago by Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) 2012 ·Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research ·Manuel Esperón‐Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Gallo‐Reynoso	3

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