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

Centro

E.S. CC. Experimentales y Tecnología

Departamento

Biología

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

  • As an Associate Professor of Botany at Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), my research lies at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and biodiversity conservation. I leverage advanced data analysis, ecological modelling, and bioinformatics to address critical challenges such as pollinator decline, invasive species management, and ecosystem resilience. By integrating fundamental processes with big data approaches, I aim to bridge the gap between theoretical insights and applied conservation. I also serve as Subject Editor for the leading peer-reviewed journals Plant Biology and Mediterranean Botany, and I lead research and knowledge-transfer initiatives within international collaborative networks.
    I am strongly committed to sustainability and data-driven decision-making. I currently hold two key leadership roles at URJC: Principal Manager of the Biological Big Data Laboratory and Academic Coordinator for Environmental, Energy, and Social Sustainability. In these roles, I contribute to institutional strategies that promote biodiversity conservation, energy efficiency, and the use of open, reproducible analytical tools. My work also supports national efforts to conserve crop wild relatives and develop evidence-based environmental policies.
    Drawing on my extensive teaching experience at undergraduate, master's, and specialized levels, I bridge the gap between theory and practice in ecology, evolutionary biology, and quantitative methods.I am particularly dedicated to fostering data literacy, offering training in statistics and programming in addition to fieldwork and laboratory activities. Throughout my career, I have supervised numerous undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral theses, encouraging students to engage in high-impact research and evidence-based conservation.

    Research Profiles:

    ORCID: 0000-0003-0962-0567
    Google Scholar: Link to profile
    Scopus Profile: 49863520300

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  • Most relevant publications of the last 10 years. (* Corresponding author)
    1. Lara-Romero, C*; Iriondo, J. M; García-Fernández, A; Morente-López, J; Sacristán-Bajo, S; González-Martínez, SC. 2026. Adaptive value of marginal populations: integrating selective signals, neutral processes and temporal scales. Heredity, 1-14: 00. JIF: 3.9 (9/53, Evolutionary Biology, Q1).
    2. 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). 
    3. 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 JIF: 5.7 (7/64, Biodiversity Conservation, Q1).
    4. 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).
    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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