Alejandro Juárez Escario

Teaching Technical Specialist

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Personal Information

Position: Teaching Technical Specialist

Area of expertise: Botany, Molecular Biology

Address: ETSEA, Building B, office 1.18

Phone: +34 973 702852

E-mail: alejandro.juarez@udl.cat

University Degrees

· PhD in Agricultural Sciences, University of Lleida (2016)
· Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Biology. Autonomous University of Madrid (2007)
· Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Biochemistry, Autonomous University of Madrid (2004)

Professional experience

· Since 2011: Teaching Technical Specialist. Department of Plant Production and Forest Science. ETSEA. University of Lleida.

· 2009-2011: PhD student. A trait-based approach to disentangle the success of alien weeds in irrigated crops. Department of Horticulture, Fruit Growing Botany and Gardening. University of Lleida.

· 2007-2008: Part-time Professor of Botany. Autonomous University of Barcelona.

· 2006-2007:Laboratory Technician. MESTRAL project “Fitorrestauración de suelos contaminados por radionucleidos”. (finançador: ENRESA). University of Barcelona.

Recent Publications

López C, Zanga D, Juárez-Escario A, Muñoz P, Eizaguirre M. Parental effects of Bt toxin and vitamin A on Helicoverpa armigera. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 6;17(7):e0269585.

Lee Marina S.; Ardanuy Agnès; Juárez-Escario Alejandro; Albajes Ramon. Sampling and selection of butterfly indicators for general surveillance of genetically modified maize in north-east Spain. Ecological Indicators, 124,  2021, 107380.

Gemma Clemente-Orta, Filipe Madeira, Iván Batuecas, Samuel Sossai, Alejandro Juárez-Escario, Ramon Albajes, Changes in landscape composition influence the abundance of insects on maize: The role of fruit orchards and alfalfa crops, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 291, 2020, 106805.

Recasens, J., Juárez-Escario, A., Baraibar, B., Solé-Senan, X.O. (2020). The Arable Flora of Mediterranean Agricultural Systems in the Iberian Peninsula: Current Status, Threats and Perspectives. In: Hurford, C., Wilson, P., Storkey, J. (eds) The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe. Springer, Cham.

Valencia-Gredilla, F.; Royo-Esnal, A.; Juárez-Escario, A.; Recasens, J. Different Ground Vegetation Cover Management Systems to Manage Cynodon dactylon in an Irrigated Vineyard. Agronomy 2020, 10, 908

Gabriel Pérez, Cristina Chocarro, Alejandro Juárez, Julià Coma, Evaluation of the development of five Sedum species on extensive green roofs in a continental Mediterranean climate, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 2020, 126566.

González-Moreno P, Lazzaro L, Vilà M, Preda C, Adriaens T, Bacher S, Brundu G, Copp GH, Essl F, García-Berthou E, Katsanevakis S, Moen TL, Lucy FE, Nentwig W, Roy HE, Srėbalienė G, Talgø V, Vanderhoeven S, Andjelković A, Arbačiauskas K, Auger-Rozenberg M-A, Bae M-J, Bariche M, Boets P, Boieiro M, Borges PA, Canning-Clode J, Cardigos F, Chartosia N, Cottier-Cook EJ, Crocetta F, D’hondt B, Foggi B, Follak S, Gallardo B, Gammelmo Ø, Giakoumi S, Giuliani C, Fried G, Jelaska LS, Jeschke JM, Jover M, Juárez-Escario A, Kalogirou S, Kočić A, Kytinou E, Laverty C, Lozano V, Maceda-Veiga A, Marchante E, Marchante H, Martinou AF, Meyer S, Michin D, Montero-Castaño A, Morais MC, Morales-Rodriguez C, Muhthassim N, Nagy ZA, Ogris N, Onen H, Pergl J, Puntila R, Rabitsch W, Ramburn TT, Rego C, Reichenbach F, Romeralo C, Saul W-C, Schrader G, Sheehan R, Simonović P, Skolka M, Soares AO, Sundheim L, Tarkan AS, Tomov R, Tricarico E, Tsiamis K, Uludağ A, van Valkenburg J, Verreycken H, Vettraino AM, Vilar L, Wiig Ø, Witzell J, Zanetta A, Kenis M (2019) Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species. NeoBiota 44: 1-25.

Juárez-Escario, A; Solé-Senan XO; Recasens J; Taberner, A; Conesa, JA. Long-term compositional and funcional changes in alien and native weed communities in annual and perennial irrigated crops. Annals of Applied Biology. 173, pp. 42 - 54. 2018.

Solé-Senan X.; Robleño I.; Juárez-Escario A.; Conesa J.A.; Recasens J. Using the response-effect trait framework to disentangle the effects of agricultural intensification on the provision of ecosystem services of Mediterranean arable plants. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 247, pp. 255 - 264. 2017.

Juárez-Escario A; Conesa JA; Solé-Senan OX. Management as a driver of functional patterns and alien species prominence in weed communities of irrigated orchards in Mediterranean areas. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 249, pp. 247 - 255. 2017.

Juárez-Escario, A.; Conesa, J.A; Solé-Senan, X.O. Identifying alien plants linkages between irrigated orchards and adjacent riparian habitats from a trait-based approach. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 225, pp.173 - 183. 2016.

Bevilacqua P; Coma J; Pérez G; Chocarro C; Juárez A; Solé C; De Simone M; Cabeza LF. Plant cover and florístic composition: effect on thermal behaviour of extensive green roofs. Building and Environment. 92, pp.305 - 316. 2015.

Atanackovic V; Juárez-Escario A; Recasens J; Torra J.A survey of Lolium rigidum populations in citrus orchards: Factors explaining infestation levels. Weed Biology And Management. 15 - 3, pp. 122 - 131. 2015.

Sole-Senan XO; Juarez-Escario A; Conesa JA; Torra J; Royo-Esnal A; Recasens J. Plant diversity in Mediterranean cereal fields: Unraveling the effect of landscape complexity on rare arable plants. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 185, pp. 221 - 230. 2014.

Juárez-Escario A; Valls J; Solé-Senan XO; Conesa JA. A plant-traits approach to assessing the success of alien weed species in irrigated Mediterranean orchards. Annals of Applied Biology. 162 - 2, pp. 200 - 213. 2013.

Reiné R.; Barrantes O.; Chocarro C.; Juárez A.; Broca A.; Maestro M.; Ferrer C.Pyrenean meadows in Natura 2000 network: grass production and plant biodiversity conservation. Spanish Journal Of Agricultural Research. 12 - 1, pp. 61 - 77.

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