Pilar Andrés Pastor
Researcher
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications
Pere Virgili Health Research Institute
Spain
Biography
Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor is affiliated to Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications, Pere Virgili Health Research Institute. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor is currently providing services as Researcher. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor contributions have acclaimed recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor is actively associated with different societies and academies. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor academic career is decorated with several reputed awards and funding. Dr. Pilar Andrés Pastor research interests is focused on soil ecology and biodiversity. From a basic research approach, she studies the biodiversity and environmental functions of the soil food webs. Using an applied approach, she is looking for biological indicators of soil quality and also works in soil restoration. From a broader perspective, she participates in projects related to landscape planning and restoration, principally in tropical areas..
Research Interest
Her research is focused on soil ecology and biodiversity. From a basic research approach, she studies the biodiversity and environmental functions of the soil food webs. Using an applied approach, she is looking for biological indicators of soil quality and also works in soil restoration. From a broader perspective, she participates in projects related to landscape planning and restoration, principally in tropical areas.
Publications
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"Soil food web stability in response to grazing in a semi-arid prairie: The importance of soil textural heterogeneity Andrés P., Moore J.C., Simpson R.T., Selby G., Cotrufo F., Denef K., Haddix M.L., Shaw E.A., de Tomasel C.M., Molowny-Horas R., Wall D.H.2016Soil Biology and Biochemistry97: 131-143"
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"Farmers’ knowledge and use of soil fauna in agriculture: A worldwide review Pauli, N., Abbott, L.K., Negrete-Yankelevich, S., Andrés, P.2016Ecology and Society2100"
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"Grazing and edaphic properties mediate soil biotic response to altered precipitation patterns in a semiarid prairie Andrés, P., Moore, J.C., Cotrufo, F., Denef, K., Haddix, M.L., Molowny-Horas, R., Riba, M., Wall, D.H.2017Soil Biology and Biochemistry113: 263-274"
