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Carlos Lara Romero
Profesor/a Permanente Laboral
Coordinador/a Académico/a de Sostenibilidad Ambiental, Energética y Social de la URJC
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Quinquenios
2021
1
Docentia
2023-24
2
Sexenios investigación
2022

Centro

E.S. CC. Experimentales y Tecnología

Departamento

Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica

Área

Botánica

Grupo de investigación

Grupo de investigación de alto rendimiento en Ecología Evolutiva de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Grupo docente

Grupo de Innovación Docente Consolidado en Metodologías Activas para el fomento del aprendizaje significativo en el ámbito de la Biología

Centro/Instituto de investigación

Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Contacto

carlos.lara@urjc.es
Presentación

  • I am an Associate Professor of Botany at Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). My work focuses on understanding ecological systems and promoting their conservation through advanced, data-driven approaches. I combine fundamental research in ecology and evolution with applied strategies for biodiversity management.

    Academic Impact and Leadership

    My academic career is supported by a strong research record: 62 publications (25 in top-quartile journals) with 1,238 citations (h-index: 22).
    • Key Research Areas: My contributions span topics from plant-pollinator and plant-plant interactions to genetic adaptation under environmental change. I address applied challenges such as pollinator restoration and invasive species management.
    • Editorial Commitment: Reinforcing my dedication to scientific excellence, I serve as a Subject Editor for the international journals Plant Biology and Mediterranean Botany.
    • Funding and Leadership: I have secured approximately €775,000 as Principal Investigator (PI) in competitive projects and actively lead research and transfer initiatives involving more than ten researchers.
    • Mentorship and Collaboration: I have supervised a completed PhD and multiple undergraduate and master's theses, and I foster scientific dialogue through symposia and international collaborations (networks like GrENE-net and sINTERVAL).

    Knowledge Transfer and Sustainability

    I am deeply committed to sustainability and the transfer of knowledge:
    • I am the Scientific Head of the Biological Big Data Laboratory at URJC, promoting data-driven solutions for biodiversity conservation.
    • As the Academic Coordinator for Environmental, Energy, and Social Sustainability at URJC, I oversee institutional strategies for biodiversity conservation and energy efficiency.
    • My transfer activities primarily focus on the conservation of crop wild relatives, including shaping national policies and contributing to the Spanish Red Book of Threatened Species.
    • I foster data literacy among researchers through specialized courses in statistics and programming to enable the application of advanced analytical tools.

    ORCID(0000-0003-0962-0567)
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Logo de la agencia 'Web of Science' Web of Science 45 689 17 24 7 0,82 0,59
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  • Most relevant publications of the last 10 years. (* Corresponding author)
    1. Sacristán-Bajo, S; Lara-Romero, C*; García-Fernández, A; Prieto-Benitez, S; Morente-López, J; Rubio Teso ML; Torres, E; Iriondo, JM. 2025. Assisted gene flow management to climate change in the annual legume Lupinus angustifolius L.: from phenotype to genotype. Evolutionary Applications, 18, e70087. JIF: 3.5 (13/54, Evolutionary Biology, Q2). 
    2. Traveset, A; Lara-Romero, C*; Santamaría, S; Cousins, SAO (2/12) 2024. Effect of green infrastructure on restoration of pollination networks and plant performance in semi-natural dry grasslands across Europe. J. Appl. Ecol., 61: 1015¿1028 1.     JIF: 5.7 (7/64, Biodiversity Conservation, Q1).
    3. Sacristán-Bajo, S; García-Fernández, A; Lara-Romero, C; Prieto-Benitez, S; Tabarés, P; Morente-López, J; Rubio Teso ML; Alameda-Martín, A; Torres, E; Iriondo, JM. 2023. Population origin determines the effectiveness of facilitated adaptation for the advancement of flowering onset in Lupinus angustifolius (Fabaceae). Evolutionary Applications, 16: 62-73. JIF: 4.929 (12/52, Evolutionary Biology, Q1).
    4. Lara-Romero, C*; Ruiz-Benito, P; Castro-Díez, P. 2022. Functional traits and propagule pressure explain changes in the distribution and demography of non-native trees in Spain. Journal of Vegetacion Science, 33: e13131. JIF: 3.389 (13/70, Forestry, Q1).
    5.  Morente-López, J; Kass, J; Lara-Romero, C; Serra-Díaz, P; Soto-Correa, JC; Anderson, R; Iriondo, JM 2022. Linking ecological niche models and common garden experiments to predict phenotypic differentiation in stressful environments: assessing the adaptive value of marginal populations in an alpine plant. Global Change Biology, 28: 4143-4162. JIF: 13.211 (1/65, Biodiversity Conservation, D1; 5/173 Ecology, D1).
    6. Morente-López, J; Lara-Romero, C; Garcia-Fernádez, A; Rubio-Teso, ML; Prieto-Benítez, S; Iriondo, JM. 2021. Gene flow effects on populations inhabiting marginal areas: origin matters.  Journal of Ecology, 109: 139-153. JIF: 6.38 (21/279, Plant Science, D1; 23/174, Ecology Q1).
    7.  Morente-López, J; Scheepens, J.F; Lara-Romero, C; Ruiz-Checa, R; Tabarés, P; Iriondo JM.  2020. Past selection shaped phenological differentiation among populations at contrasting elevations in a Mediterranean alpine plant. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 170: 103894. JIF: 5.545 (20/235, Plant Science, D1).
    8.  Lara-Romero, C *; Seguí, J; Pérez-Delgado, A; Nogales, M; Traveset, A. 2019. Beta diversity and specialization in plant-pollinator networks along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography, 46: 1598-1610. JIF: 3.732 (35/168, Ecology, Q1).
    9. Lara-Romero, C*; García, C;  Morente-López, J; Iriondo, J.M. 2016. Direct and indirect effects of shrub encroachment on alpine grasslands mediated by plant-pollinator interactions. Functional Ecology, 30: 1521¿1530.  JIF: 5.63 (14/153, Ecology, D1). 
    10. Lara-Romero, C*; de la Cruz, M; Escribano-Ávila, G; García-Fernández, A; Iriondo, JM. 2016. What causes conspecific plant aggregation? Disentangling the role of dispersal, habitat heterogeneity and plant¿plant interactions. Oikos, 125: 1304¿1313. JIF: 4.03 (32/153, Ecology, Q1). 
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