Valverde-Barrantes, Oscar
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Overview
overview
- Oscar Valverde-Barrantes is an assistant professor working in the International Center of Tropical Botany and the Department of Biological Sciences in FIU. He is a botanist and microbiologist deeply interested in the study of the evolutionary pathways that defined the interactions between plants and their associated microbial communities. His ultimate goal is to incorporate the belowground component as a central topic of discussion, consolidating root ecology as a standalone field in ecology.
research interests
- Mechanisms of co-evolution between mycorrhizal fungus and seed plants
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2022Mycorrhizal symbiosis pathway and edaphic fertility frame root economics space among tree speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.18066 Web of Science: 000780082400001
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2021Fine roots stimulate nutrient release during early stages of leaf litter decomposition in a Central Amazon rainforestFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-05148-9 Web of Science: 000702595900001
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2021Biogeographic history and habitat specialization shape floristic and phylogenetic composition across Amazonian forestsFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1473 Web of Science: 000681220100001
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2021Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offsFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01471-7 Web of Science: 000659806900001
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2021Root anatomy helps to reconcile observed root trait syndromes in tropical tree speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1659 Web of Science: 000653217700001
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2021Resolving whole-plant economics from leaf, stem and root traits of 1467 Amazonian tree speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/oik.08284 Web of Science: 000649456600001
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2021Rapid responses of root traits and productivity to phosphorus and cation additions in a tropical lowland forest in AmazoniaFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.17154 Web of Science: 000613302900001
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2021Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.17072 Web of Science: 000607739400001
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2020Limiting similarity shapes the functional and phylogenetic structure of root neighborhoods in a subtropical forestFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.16920 Web of Science: 000575895100001
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2020Positive tree diversity effect on fine root biomass: via density dependence rather than spatial root partitioningFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/oik.07777 Web of Science: 000569876300001
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2020Global root traits (GRooT) databaseFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/geb.13179 Web of Science: 000569059000001
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2020Morphological variation of fine root systems and leaves in primary and secondary tropical forests of Hainan Island, ChinaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13595-020-00977-7 Web of Science: 000560383900001
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2020A framework to assess the carbon supply-consumption balance in plant rootsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.16807 Web of Science: 000556035100001
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2020Independent evolutionary changes in fine-root traits among main clades during the diversification of seed plantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.16729 Web of Science: 000547743200001
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2020The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba3756 Web of Science: 000548735500024
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2020Multiple phosphorus acquisition strategies adopted by fine roots in low-fertility soils in Central AmazoniaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11104-019-03963-9 Web of Science: 000541251700005
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2020Species richness and functional-trait effects on fine root biomass along a subtropical tree diversity gradientFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11104-019-04369-3 Web of Science: 000511594900033
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2019Amazon forest response to CO2 fertilization dependent on plant phosphorus acquisitionFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41561-019-0404-9 Web of Science: 000484058100014
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2019Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrumFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10245-6 Web of Science: 000468174600003
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2017Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variationFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12769 Web of Science: 000407838200003
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2009Fine root decay rates vary widely among lowland tropical tree speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1379-9
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2007Fine-root mass, growth and nitrogen content for six tropical tree speciesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9168-2
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2021
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Other Scholarly Work
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2022A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements (vol 232, pg 973, 2021). 372-372.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.18126 Web of Science: 000804619000031
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2022Dissecting how fine roots function Comment. 1539-1541.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.17896 Web of Science: 000737997600001
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2017A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology. 15-26.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.14486 Web of Science: 000402413100004
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Preprint
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2022Temperature sensitivity of termites determines global wood decay ratesFull Text via DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1242094/v1
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Review
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2021An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective. 42-59.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nph.17590 Web of Science: 000679482500001
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2019Botanic gardens are an untapped resource for studying the functional ecology of tropical plantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0390 Web of Science: 000450501500005
Research
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Contact
full name
- Oscar Valverde-Barrantes
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7327-7647 (confirmed)
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