Publications

SCI-publications

Submitted / Under Review

25. Increased efficiency and stability of pest control provisioning in organic rice farming mediated by a higher diversity of aquatic pest predators
Pérez-Méndez N., Martínez-Eixarch, M., Llevat R., Rivaes, S., Cid, N., Català-Forner M.
In preparation

2022

24. Non-bee pollinators for food security and sovereignty
Requier F., Pérez-Méndez N., Andersson G., Blareau E., Garibaldi L.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Accepted.

23. Agricultural policies against invasive species generate contrasting outcomes in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation
Pérez-Méndez N., Alcaraz, C., Bertolero, A., Català-Forner, M., Garibaldi, L., González-Varo, JP., Martínez-Eixarch, M.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289:20221081

22. Plant breeding and farming management strategies to minimize the impact of water scarcity and biotic stress in cereal crops under Mediterranean conditions
Pérez-Méndez, N., Miguel-Rojas C., Jiménez-Berni JA., Gómez-Candón D., Pérez-de-Luque A., Català-Forner MM., Villegas D., Sillero JC.
Agronomy, 12(1), 75

2021

21. Bottom-up effects of forest eutrophication: interacting limiting nutrients determine herbivory frequency in northwestern Patagonia
Pérez-Méndez N, Fernández M., van Doorn L., Català-Forner M.M., Martínez L., Garibaldi L.
Science of the Total Environment, 816:151608

20. Negative impacts of dominance on bee communities: Does the influence of invasive honey bees differ from native bees?
Garibaldi L., Pérez-Méndez N., Cordeiro G.D., Hughes A., Orr M., Alves-dos-Santos I., Freitas B.M.,Freitas de Oliveira F., LeBuhn G., Bartomeus I., Aizen M., Andrade P.B., Blochtein B., Boscolo D., Drumond P.M., Gaglianone M.C., Gemmill-Herren B., Halinski R., Krug C, Motta Maués M., Piedade Kiill L., Pinheiro M, Pires C.S.S., Viana, B.F.
Ecology, e03526

19.Fruit abundance and trait matching determine diet type and body condition across frugivorous bird populations
González-Varo J.P., Onrubia A., Pérez-Méndez N., Tarifa R., Illera JC.
Oikos, 2022: e08106

18. Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic enteropathogens in gulls from Southern Europe
Antilles N., García-Bocanegra I, Alba-Casals A, López S, Pérez-Méndez N., Saco M., González-Solís J., Cerdà-Cuéllar M.
Science of the Total Environment, 763:143018

2020

17. Global trends in nature's contribution to people
Brauman K., Polansky S., Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y., Brancalion P.H.S., DeClerck F., Jacob U., Mastrangelo M.E., Nkongolo N.V., Palang H., Pérez-Méndez N., Shannon L.S., Shrestha U.B., Strombom E., Verma M.
PNAS, 117(51):32799-32805

16. Green field margins as a strategy to promote the diversity of pest natural enemies on rice cropping.
Pérez-Méndez, N., Pla, E., Tomas, N., Bertomeu, A., Ferré, O., Catala-Forner, M.
Ecologia Austral, 30(3): 465-471

15. Diversity, functionality and resilience under increasing harvesting intensities in woodlands of Northern Patagonia
Chillo, V., Goldenberg, M., Pérez-Méndez, N., Garibaldi, L.
Forest Ecology and Management 474:118349

14. The economic value of promoting key native pollinator species for crop production.
Pérez-Méndez N., Andersson GKS., Requier F., Hipólito-Sousa J., García N., Gennari G., Garibaldi L.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(3): 599-608

13. Invasive bees differentially alter plant-pollinator interactions and reproductive success of plant species.
Agüero J., Pérez-Méndez N., Torreta J.P., Garibaldi L.
Neotropical Entomology 49(4):557-567

2019

12. Positive outcomes between crop diversity and agricultural employment worldwide.
Garibaldi L., Pérez-Méndez N. **Equal contributors*
Ecological Economics, 164:106358

11.Policies for ecological intensification of crop production
Garibaldi L., Pérez-Méndez N., Garratt M. P., Gemmill-Herren B., Mínguez F. E., Dicks L. V. 2019
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34(4): 282-286

10.Preserving local and landscape quality increases wild bee diversity in intensive farming systems.
Rollin O., Pérez-Méndez N., Bretagnolle V., Henry M. 2019
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 275: 73-80

2018

9. Intra-specific downsizing of frugivores affects seed germination of fleshy-fruited plant species.
Pérez-Méndez N, Rodríguez A, Nogales M. 2018
Acta Oecologica, 86: 38-41 doi:10.1016/j.actao.2017.11.017 (pdf)

8. Response to the comments on "Seguridad alimentaria, medio ambiente y nuestros hábitos de consumo"
Garibaldi L., Andersson GKS., Fernández-Ferrari C., Pérez-Méndez N. 2018
Ecología Austral, 28: A009 (pdf)

7. Seguridad alimentaria, medio ambiente y nuestros hábitos de consumo.
Garibaldi L., Andersson GKS., Fernández-Ferrari C., Pérez-Méndez N. 2018
Ecología Austral, 28: 572-580 (pdf)

6. Persisting in defaunated landscapes: reduced plant population connectivity after seed dispersal disruption.
Pérez-Méndez N., Jordano P., Valido A. 2018
Journal of Ecology, 106: 936-947 doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12848 (pdf)
Media coverage: La Vanguardia, Canarias7, ABC, El País, etc.

5. Multi-isotopic assessments of spatio-temporal variability of diet: the case of two sympatric gulls in the Western Mediterranean
Morera-Pujol V., Ramos R., Pérez-Méndez N., Cerdà-Cuéllar M., González-Solís J. 2018
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 606: 201-214 (pdf)

4. Complementarity and synergisms among ecosystem services supporting crop yield 2018
Garibaldi L., Andersson GKS., Requier F., Fijen TPM., Hipólito J., Kleijn D., Pérez-Méndez N., Rollin O.
Global Food Security, 17: 38-47 doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.03.006 (pdf)

2016

3. Las huellas de la defaunación en el Antropoceno. El colapso de los mutualismos de dispersión de semillas.
Pérez-Méndez, N. 2016
Ecosistemas, 25 (3): 134-137. doi:10.7818/ECOS.2016.25-3.17 (pdf)

2. The signatures of Anthropocene defaunation: cascading effects of the seed dispersal collapse.
Pérez-Méndez N, Jordano P, García C, Valido A. 2016
Scientific Reports, 6: 24820. doi:10.1038/srep24820 (link)

2015

1. Downsized mutualisms: consequences of seed dispersers' body-size reduction for early plant recruitment.
Pérez-Méndez N, Jordano P, Valido A. 2015
PPEES, 17: 151-159. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2014.12.001 (pdf)
Media coverage: GOHNIC

Books chapters and Technical publications

6. Mejora de la sostenibilidad de la fertilización nitrogenada mediante el uso de la teledetección en arroz
Tomàs N., Pla E., Bertomeu A., Ferré O., Pérez-Méndez N., Català-Forner MM. 2021
Agricultura, 1051:52-55

5. Estrategias sostenibles para el control de enfermedades fúngicas en arroz
Pla E., Català-Forner MM., Tomàs N., Bertomeu A., Pérez-Méndez N. 2021
Phytoma,328:17-20

4. Diversity as a source of agricultural employment
Gómez-Carella, D., Pérez-Méndez, N., Garibaldi, L. 2020
Bees for development, 137:10-11

3. Políticas para lograr una intensificación ecológica en la agricultura.
Garibaldi L, Pérez-Méndez N, Míguez F, Gómez-Carella D. 2020
In Sistemas productivos sostenibles : bases y experiencias para repensar el modelo de producción agrícola y sus relación con la ganadería. Asociación Argentina de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola - AACREA.

2. Raptors as seed dispersers.
Pérez-Méndez, N. & Rodríguez, A. 2018
In Birds of prey - Biology and conservation in the XXI century. Springer.

1. Documento estratégico para la conservación de aves marinas de Canarias.
Pérez-Méndez, N. & Rodríguez, A. 2017
Report for Viceconsejería de Medioambiente del Gobierno de Canarias (93 pgs.).
Media coverage: El dia

Popular scientific publications

4. La extinción de los lagartos gigantes de Canarias: consecuencias demográficas y genéticas del colapso de la dispersión de semillas
Pérez-Méndez, N. & Valido, A. 2017
20 años de Biodiversidad en Tierra de Volcanes, 18-23. (pdf)

3. Las huellas de la defaunación en el Antropoceno. El colapso de los mutualismos de dispersión de semillas.
Pérez-Méndez N. 2016
PhD dissertation. Estación Biológica de Doñana & Universidad Pablo de Olavide (link) doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3405.7206

2. Un tránsito de lo muy local a lo internacional. Líneas de investigación abiertas en la Estación Biológica de Doñana (pdf)
Pérez-Méndez N, et al. 2014
Revista Quercus 343: 52-60.

1. Trophic segregation of two sympatric gull species: an isotopic approximation
Pérez-Méndez N. 2010
Master thesis. Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

SCI-publications

Submitted / Under Review

​2022

24. Non-bee pollinators for food security and sovereigntyRequier F., Pérez-Méndez N., Andersson G., Blareau E., Garibaldi L.Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Accepted.

2021

21. Bottom-up effects of forest eutrophication: interacting limiting nutrients determine herbivory frequency in northwestern PatagoniaPérez-Méndez N, Fernández M., van Doorn L., Català-Forner M.M., Martínez L., Garibaldi L.Science of the Total Environment, 816:151608

19.Fruit abundance and trait matching determine diet type and body condition across frugivorous bird populations​González-Varo J.P., Onrubia A., Pérez-Méndez N., Tarifa R., Illera JC.​Oikos, 2022: e08106

18. Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic enteropathogens in gulls from Southern EuropeAntilles N., García-Bocanegra I, Alba-Casals A, López S, Pérez-Méndez N., Saco M., González-Solís J., Cerdà-Cuéllar M.Science of the Total Environment, 763:143018

2020

17. Global trends in nature's contribution to peopleBrauman K., Polansky S., Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y., Brancalion P.H.S., DeClerck F., Jacob U., Mastrangelo M.E., Nkongolo N.V., Palang H., Pérez-Méndez N., Shannon L.S., Shrestha U.B., Strombom E., Verma M.PNAS, 117(51):32799-32805

16. Green field margins as a strategy to promote the diversity of pest natural enemies on rice cropping.Pérez-Méndez, N., Pla, E., Tomas, N., Bertomeu, A., Ferré, O., Catala-Forner, M.Ecologia Austral, 30(3): 465-471

15. Diversity, functionality and resilience under increasing harvesting intensities in woodlands of Northern PatagoniaChillo, V., Goldenberg, M., Pérez-Méndez, N., Garibaldi, L.Forest Ecology and Management 474:118349

13. Invasive bees differentially alter plant-pollinator interactions and reproductive success of plant species.Agüero J., Pérez-Méndez N., Torreta J.P., Garibaldi L.Neotropical Entomology 49(4):557-567

2019

12. Positive outcomes between crop diversity and agricultural employment worldwide.*Garibaldi L., *Pérez-Méndez N. *Equal contributorsEcological Economics, 164:106358

11.Policies for ecological intensification of crop productionGaribaldi L., Pérez-Méndez N., Garratt M. P., Gemmill-Herren B., Mínguez F. E., Dicks L. V. 2019Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34(4): 282-286

10.Preserving local and landscape quality increases wild bee diversity in intensive farming systems. Rollin O., Pérez-Méndez N., Bretagnolle V., Henry M. 2019Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 275: 73-80

2018

9. Intra-specific downsizing of frugivores affects seed germination of fleshy-fruited plant species.Pérez-Méndez N, Rodríguez A, Nogales M. ​2018​Acta Oecologica, 86: 38-41 doi:10.1016/j.actao.2017.11.017 (pdf)

7. Seguridad alimentaria, medio ambiente y nuestros hábitos de consumo. Garibaldi L., Andersson GKS., Fernández-Ferrari C., Pérez-Méndez N. 2018​Ecología Austral, 28: 572-580 (pdf)

6. Persisting in defaunated landscapes: reduced plant population connectivity after seed dispersal disruption.Pérez-Méndez N., Jordano P., Valido A. 2018Journal of Ecology, 106: 936-947 doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12848 (﻿﻿pdf﻿​﻿)Media coverage: La Vanguardia, Canarias7, ABC, El País, etc.

5. Multi-isotopic assessments of spatio-temporal variability of diet: the case of two sympatric gulls in the Western Mediterranean Morera-Pujol V., Ramos R., Pérez-Méndez N., Cerdà-Cuéllar M., González-Solís J. 2018Marine Ecology Progress Series, 606: 201-214 (pdf)

4. Complementarity and synergisms among ecosystem services supporting crop yield 2018Garibaldi L., Andersson GKS., Requier F., Fijen TPM., Hipólito J., Kleijn D., Pérez-Méndez N., Rollin O. Global Food Security, 17: 38-47 doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.03.006 (pdf)