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Rafael Zas. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Dr. Forest Engineer em 2001/06/13 pelo(a) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes e Licenciatura em Forestry engineering em 1995/10/15 pelo(a) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes. É Investigador principal (carreira) no(a) Misión Biológica de Galicia. Recebeu 3 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador em 1 projeto(s) e Investigador responsável em 11 projeto(s).
Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Rafael Zas

Nomes de citação

  • Zas, Rafael

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
DE1C-ACFF-DFAF
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6563-2461

Websites

  • http://www.researcherid.com/rid/I-5729-2014 (Profissional)

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Espanhol; Castelhano (Idioma materno)
Galego Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2002/09/15
Concluído
Advanced Methods of Applied Statistics (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Espanha
2001/06/13
Concluído
Dr. Forest Engineer (Doutoramento)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes, Espanha
"Nutritional study of the repopulations of Pinus radiata D. Don and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco on agricultural land in Galicia." (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
1995/10/15
Concluído
Forestry engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes, Espanha
"Structure and mechanism of action of Ch3 chitinase, an abundant antifungal protein in chestnut seeds." (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
Percurso profissional

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2008/08/14 - Atual Investigador principal (carreira) (Investigação) Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha
2004/12/01 - 2008/08/12 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha
2002/12/01 - 2004/11/30 Investigador Contratado (Investigação) Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha
2000/07/01 - 2002/11/30 Investigador Contratado (Investigação) Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha

Docência no Ensino Superior

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2001 - 2004 Professor Adjunto (Docente Ensino Superior Politécnico) Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha
2000 - 2001 Professor Associado (Docente Universitário) Universidade de Vigo - Campus de Pontevedra, Espanha
1999 - 2000 Assistente Convidado (Docente Universitário) Universidade de Vigo - Campus de Pontevedra, Espanha
Projetos

Projeto

Designação Financiadores
2018 - 2021 RESILPIN - Mediterranean pine resilience in a changing environment: phenotypic integration of chemical and physical defenses, climatic responses, and adaptive syndromes
RTI2018-094691-B-C33
Investigador responsável
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha

Universitat de Lleida, Espanha

Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria Centro de Investigación Forestal, Espanha
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Em curso
2019 - 2020 GENMAC - Genetic Resources for the sustainable supply of Quality Coniferous Wood
GENMAC
Investigador responsável
NEIKER-Tecnalia, Espanha

Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación
Em curso
2018 - 2020 RESDRON - New technologies applied to the resin use of the interior of Galicia
RESDRON
Investigador responsável
Xunta de Galicia
Em curso
2016 - 2020 Managing insect damage on planted spruce and pine seedlings by exploiting variation in genetic resistance
SLU-Uppsala
Investigador
Umea Universitet, Suécia

Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha

Akademiska sjukhuset, Suécia
Forskningsrådet för miljö areella näringar och samhällsbyggande
Em curso
2016 - 2018 FUTURPIN - Reproductive dynamics and defensive strategies in Mediterranean pines: Relevance for the future management of their genetic resources
AGL2015 68274-C3-2-R
Investigador responsável
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha

Canadian Forest Service, Canadá
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluído
2012 - 2015 Defensive strategies in Iberian pines: adaptive relevance in relation to alternative characters of vital history
AGL2012-40151-C03-01
Investigador responsável
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluído
2012 - 2014 Joint exploration of new aspects of Pinus susceptibility to Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
PRI-AIBPT-2011-1152
Investigador responsável
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluído
2012 - 2012 Three-cabin greenhouse with automated and independent environmental control for research with agricultural and forest species
Three-cabin
Investigador responsável
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Concluído
2011 - 2012 Commitments between growth and constitutive and induced resistance in the Pinus genus: Variation between and within species and implications for improvement programs
AGL2010-18724
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha

Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Espanha

Universidade de Vigo, Espanha
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Concluído
2008 - 2009 Evolutionary commitments in defensive systems in Pinus sp.
CSIC 200840I153
Investigador responsável
Misión Biológica de Galicia, Espanha
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Concluído
2007 - 2009 Maternal effects on Pinus pinaster: Influence of the nutritional and health status of mother trees on the vigor and resistance of their progeny. Implications for early assessment within improvement programs
INIA - RTA07-100-C02-00
Investigador responsável
Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha

Universidad de Extremadura, Espanha
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Concluído
2005 - 2008 Efficiency of the use of phosphorus in fast growing conifers as an alternative to the need for fertilizers. Genetic variability, improvement and phytosanitary repercussions
INIA RTA05-173
Investigador responsável
Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha

Universidad de Extremadura, Espanha
Concluído
2005 - 2008 Use of non-destructive methods for the selection of trees for wood quality in the Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) genetic improvement program
PGDIT05RFO00301CT
Investigador responsável
Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Espanha
Xunta de Galicia
Concluído
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Prats, S.A.; Sierra-Abraín, P.; Moraña-Fontán, A.; Zas, R.. "Effectiveness of community-based initiatives for mitigation of land degradation after wildfires". Science of the Total Environment 810 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85121242256&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152232
  2. Adrián López-Villamor; Rafael Zas; Andrea Pérez; Yonatan Cáceres; Marta Nunes da Silva; Marta Vasconcelos; Carla Vázquez-González; Luis Sampedro; Alejandro Solla. "Traumatic resin ducts induced by methyl jasmonate in Pinus spp". Trees (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02057-9.
    10.1007/s00468-020-02057-9
  3. Carla Vázquez-González; Xosé López-Goldar; Ricardo Alía; Gloria Bustingorri; Francisco José Lario; Margarita Lema; Raúl de la Mata; et al. "Genetic variation in resin yield and covariation with tree growth in maritime pine". Forest Ecology and Management 482 (2021): 118843-118843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118843.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118843
  4. Suárez-Vidal, E.; Sampedro, L.; Climent, J.; Voltas, J.; Sin, E.; Notivol, E.; Zas, R.. "Direct and correlated responses to artificial selection for growth and water-use efficiency in a Mediterranean pine". American Journal of Botany 108 1 (2021): 102-112. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099971415&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ajb2.1599
  5. Touza, R.; Lema, M.; Zas, R.. "Timing of resin-tapping operations in maritime pine forests in northern Spain". Forest Systems 30 3 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85121528285&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5424/fs/2021303-18414
  6. Vázquez-González, C.; Sampedro, L.; Rozas, V.; Voltas, J.; Zas, R.. "Population differentiation in climate sensitivity of resin duct formation during growth resumption in Pinus pinaster". Dendrochronologia 67 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105270862&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125839
  7. Rafael Zas; Ricardo Quiroga; Roberto Touza; Carla Vázquez-González; Luis Sampedro; Margarita Lema. "Resin tapping potential of Atlantic maritime pine forests depends on tree age and timing of tapping". Industrial Crops and Products 157 (2020): 112940-112940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112940.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112940
  8. Theofania S. Patsiou; Tatiana A. Shestakova; Tamir Klein; Giovanni Matteo; Hassan Sbay; Mª Regina Chambel; Rafael Zas; Jordi Voltas. "Intraspecific responses to climate reveal nonintuitive warming impacts on a widespread thermophilic conifer". New Phytologist 228 2 (2020): 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16656.
    10.1111/nph.16656
  9. Rafael Zas; Luis Sampedro; Alejandro Solla; María Vivas; María J. Lombardero; Ricardo Alía; Vicente Rozas. "Dendroecology in common gardens: Population differentiation and plasticity in resistance, recovery and resilience to extreme drought events in Pinus pinaster". Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 291 (2020): 108060-108060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108060.
    10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108060
  10. Xosé López-Goldar; Rafael Zas; Luis Sampedro; Kailen Mooney. "Resource availability drives microevolutionary patterns of plant defences". Functional Ecology 34 8 (2020): 1640-1652. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13610.
    10.1111/1365-2435.13610
  11. Vázquez-González, C.; Sampedro, L.; Rozas, V.; Zas, R.. "Climate drives intraspecific differentiation in the expression of growth-defence trade-offs in a long-lived pine species". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85087009083&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-020-67158-4
  12. Rozas, V.; Sampedro, L.; Vázquez-González, C.; Solla, A.; Vivas, M.; Lombardero, M.J.; Zas, R.. "Site conditions exert more control than genetic differentiation on modulation of secondary growth and climate sensitivity of Pinus pinaster". Dendrochronologia 63 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088216725&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125732
  13. Castaño, C.; Camarero, J.J.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.; Bonet, J.A.; Alday, J.G.; Oliva, J.. "Insect defoliation is linked to a decrease in soil ectomycorrhizal biomass and shifts in needle endophytic communities". Tree physiology 40 12 (2020): 1712-1725. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097585821&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/treephys/tpaa104
  14. López-Goldar, X.; Lundborg, L.; Borg-Karlson, A.K.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Resin acids as inducible chemical defences of pine seedlings against chewing insects". PLoS ONE 15 5 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084349446&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0232692
  15. Zas, R.; Touza, R.; Sampedro, L.; Lario, F.J.; Bustingorri, G.; Lema, M.. "Variation in resin flow among Maritime pine populations: Relationship with growth potential and climatic responses". Forest Ecology and Management 474 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85087336731&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118351
  16. Vazquez-Gonzalez, C.; Zas, R.; Erbilgin, N.; Ferrenberg, S.; Rozas, V.; Sampedro, L.. "Resin ducts as resistance traits in conifers: Linking dendrochronology and resin-based defences". Tree Physiology 40 10 (2020): 1313-1326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85087337775&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/TREEPHYS/TPAA064
  17. Xosé López-Goldar; Caterina Villari; Pierluigi Bonello; Anna Karin Borg-Karlson; Delphine Grivet; Luis Sampedro; Rafael Zas; Richard Shefferson. "Genetic variation in the constitutive defensive metabolome and its inducibility are geographically structured and largely determined by demographic processes in maritime pine". Journal of Ecology 107 5 (2019): 2464-2477. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13159.
    10.1111/1365-2745.13159
  18. Rafael Zas; María S. Poceiro; María Lores; Laura M. Rolke; Luis Sampedro. "Phenotyping tree resistance to a bark-chewing insect, the pine weevil Hylobius abietis". Annals of Applied Biology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12533.
    10.1111/aab.12533
  19. López-Villamor, A.; Carreño, S.; López-Goldar, X.; Suárez-Vidal, E.; Sampedro, L.; Nordlander, G.; Björklund, N.; Zas, R.. "Risk of damage by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis in southern Europe: Effects of silvicultural and landscape factors". Forest Ecology and Management 444 (2019): 290-298. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064948300&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.027
  20. Vázquez-González, C.; López-Goldar, X.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Neutral and Climate-Driven Adaptive Processes Contribute to Explain Population Variation in Resin Duct Traits in a Mediterranean Pine Species". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077396788&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.01613
  21. Suárez-Vidal, E.; Sampedro, L.; Voltas, J.; Serrano, L.; Notivol, E.; Zas, R.. "Drought stress modifies early effective resistance and induced chemical defences of Aleppo pine against a chewing insect herbivore". Environmental and Experimental Botany 162 (2019): 550-559. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063929651&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.04.002
  22. Martín-García, J.; Zas, R.; Solla, A.; Woodward, S.; Hantula, J.; Vainio, E.J.; Mullett, M.; et al. "Environmentally friendly methods for controlling pine pitch canker". Plant Pathology 68 5 (2019): 843-860. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063456268&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ppa.13009
  23. Lundborg, L.; Sampedro, L.; Borg-Karlson, A.-K.; Zas, R.. "Effects of methyl jasmonate on the concentration of volatile terpenes in tissues of Maritime pine and Monterey pine and its relation to pine weevil feeding". Trees - Structure and Function 33 1 (2019): 53-62. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052969750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00468-018-1757-1
  24. Hassan Sbay; Rafael Zas. "Geographic variation in growth, survival, and susceptibility to the processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Dennis & Schiff.) of Pinus halepensis Mill. and P. brutia Ten.: results from common gardens in Morocco". Annals of Forest Science 75 3 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0746-2.
    10.1007/s13595-018-0746-2
  25. López-Goldar, X.; Villari, C.; Bonello, P.; Borg-Karlson, A.K.; Grivet, D.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Inducibility of plant secondary metabolites in the stem predicts genetic variation in resistance against a key insect herbivore in maritime pine". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058803840&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.01651
  26. Rafael Zas; Niklas Björklund; Luis Sampedro; Claes Hellqvist; Bo Karlsson; Stefan Jansson; Göran Nordlander. "Genetic variation in resistance of Norway spruce seedlings to damage by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis". Tree Genetics & Genomes 13 5 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-017-1193-1.
    10.1007/s11295-017-1193-1
  27. Dvorák, M.; Janoš, P.; Botella, L.; Rotková, G.; Zas, R.. "Spore dispersal patterns of Fusarium circinatum on an infested monterey pine forest in North-Western Spain". Forests 8 11 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034210394&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/f8110432
  28. Suárez-Vidal, E.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.. "Is the benefit of larger seed provisioning on seedling performance greater under abiotic stress?". Environmental and Experimental Botany 134 (2017): 45-53. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84995380559&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.11.001
  29. Suárez-Vidal, E.; López-Goldar, X.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.. "Effect of light availability on the interaction between maritime pine and the pine weevil: Light drives insect feeding behavior but also the defensive capabilities of the host". Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029159580&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2017.01452
  30. López-Goldar, X.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.. "Carbon starvation by light deprivation does not constrain the ability of young pines to produce induced chemical defences in response to a bark-chewing herbivore". Environmental and Experimental Botany 130 (2016): 141-150. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84974623043&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.05.010
  31. Moreira, X.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.; Pearse, I.S.. "Defensive traits in young pine trees cluster into two divergent syndromes related to early growth rate". PLoS ONE 11 3 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962737486&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0152537
  32. Moreira, X.; Abdala-Roberts, L.; Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Lombardero, M.J.; Sampedro, L.; Mooney, K.A.. "Masting behaviour in a Mediterranean pine tree alters seed predator selection on reproductive output". Plant Biology 18 6 (2016): 973-980. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84991658422&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/plb.12491
  33. Nunes da Silva, M.; Solla, A.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.; Vasconcelos, M.W.. "Susceptibility to the pinewood nematode (PWN) of four pine species involved in potential range expansion across Europe". Tree Physiology 35 9 (2015): 987-999. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84943516810&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/treephys/tpv046
  34. Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Solla, Alejandro; Sampedro, Luis. "Differentiation of persistent anatomical defensive structures is costly and determined by nutrient availability and genetic growth-defence constraints". Tree Physiology 35 2 (2015): 112-123. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000354776700002&KeyUID=WOS:000354776700002.
    10.1093/treephys/tpu106
  35. Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Heritability of seed weight in Maritime pine, a relevant trait in the transmission of environmental maternal effects". Heredity 114 1 (2015): 116-124. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000346150000014&KeyUID=WOS:000346150000014.
    10.1038/hdy.2014.76
  36. Zas, Rafael; Moreira, Xoaquin; Ramos, Miguel; Lima, Marta R. M.; da Silva, Marta Nunes; Solla, Alejandro; Vasconcelos, Marta W.; Sampedro, Luis. "Intraspecific variation of anatomical and chemical defensive traits in Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) as factors in susceptibility to the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)". Trees-Structure and Function 29 3 (2015): 663-673. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000354484000004&KeyUID=WOS:000354484000004.
    10.1007/s00468-014-1143-6
  37. Carrillo-Gavilan, Amparo; Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Gonzalez-Voyer, Alejandro; Vila, Montserrat; Sampedro, Luis. "Phylogenetic and biogeographical patterns in defensive strategies and quantitative allocation to chemical defences in Palaearctic and Nearctic pine trees". Journal of Biogeography 42 4 (2015): 684-693. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000350910100008&KeyUID=WOS:000350910100008.
    10.1111/jbi.12444
  38. de la Mata, Raul; Merlo, Esther; Zas, Rafael. "Among-population variation and plasticity to drought of Atlantic, Mediterranean, and interprovenance hybrid populations of maritime pine". Tree Genetics & Genomes 10 5 (2014): 1191-1203. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000342229000008&KeyUID=WOS:000342229000008.
    10.1007/s11295-014-0753-x
  39. Zas, Rafael; Bjorklund, Niklas; Nordlander, Goran; Cendan, Cesar; Hellqvist, Claes; Sampedro, Luis. "Exploiting jasmonate-induced responses for field protection of conifer seedlings against a major forest pest, Hylobius abietis". Forest Ecology and Management 313 (2014): 212-223.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.014
  40. Moreira, Xoaquin; Mooney, Kailen A.; Rasmann, Sergio; Petry, William K.; Carrillo-Gavilan, Amparo; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis. "Trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences drive geographical and climatic clines in pine chemical defences". Ecology Letters 17 5 (2014): 537-546.
    10.1111/ele.12253
  41. Moreira, X.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Additive genetic variation in resistance traits of an exotic pine species: little evidence for constraints on evolution of resistance against native herbivores". Heredity 110 5 (2013): 449-456.
    10.1038/hdy.2012.108
  42. Moreira, Xoaquin; Lundborg, Lina; Zas, Rafael; Carrillo-Gavilan, Amparo; Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin; Sampedro, Luis. "Inducibility of chemical defences by two chewing insect herbivores in pine trees is specific to targeted plant tissue, particular herbivore and defensive trait". Phytochemistry 94 (2013): 113-122.
    10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.05.008
  43. Vivas, Maria; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis; Solla, Alejandro. "Environmental Maternal Effects Mediate the Resistance of Maritime Pine to Biotic Stress". Plos One 8 7 (2013):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0070148
  44. Cendan, Cesar; Sampedro, Luis; Zas, Rafael. "The maternal environment determines the timing of germination in Pinus pinaster". Environmental and Experimental Botany 94 (2013): 66-72.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.11.022
  45. Zas, R.; Cendan, C.; Sampedro, L.. "Mediation of seed provisioning in the transmission of environmental maternal effects in Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton)". Heredity 111 3 (2013): 248-255.
    10.1038/hdy.2013.44
  46. Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis. "Differential Allocation of Constitutive and Induced Chemical Defenses in Pine Tree Juveniles: A Test of the Optimal Defense Theory". Plos One 7 3 (2012):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0034006
  47. Moreira, Xoaquin; Mooney, Kailen A.; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis. "Bottom-up effects of host-plant species diversity and top-down effects of ants interactively increase plant performance". Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 279 1746 (2012): 4464-4472.
    10.1098/rspb.2012.0893
  48. Blanch, J-S.; Sampedro, L.; Llusia, J.; Moreira, X.; Zas, R.; Penuelas, J.. "Effects of phosphorus availability and genetic variation of leaf terpene content and emission rate in Pinus pinaster seedlings susceptible and resistant to the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis". Plant Biology 14 (2012): 66-72.
    10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00492.x
  49. Carrillo-Gavilan, Amparo; Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Vila, Montserrat; Sampedro, Luis. "Early resistance of alien and native pines against two native generalist insect herbivores: no support for the natural enemy hypothesis". Functional Ecology 26 1 (2012): 283-293.
    10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01931.x
  50. Codesido, V.; Zas, R.; Fernandez-Lopez, J.. "Juvenile-mature genetic correlations in Pinus radiata D. Don. under different nutrient x water regimes in Spain". European Journal of Forest Research 131 2 (2012): 297-305.
    10.1007/s10342-011-0501-9
  51. Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis. "Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity of nutrient re-allocation and increased fine root production as putative tolerance mechanisms inducible by methyl jasmonate in pine trees". Journal of Ecology 100 3 (2012): 810-820.
    10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01938.x
  52. Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis. "Quantitative comparison of chemical, biological and mechanical induction of secondary compounds in Pinus pinaster seedlings". Trees-Structure and Function 26 2 (2012): 677-683.
    10.1007/s00468-011-0602-6
  53. de la Mata, Raul; Voltas, Jordi; Zas, Rafael. "Phenotypic plasticity and climatic adaptation in an Atlantic maritime pine breeding population". Annals of Forest Science 69 4 (2012): 477-487.
    10.1007/s13595-011-0173-0
  54. Vivas, M.; Zas, R.; Solla, A.. "Screening of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) for resistance to Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of Pitch Canker disease". Forestry 85 2 (2012): 185-192.
    10.1093/forestry/cpr055
  55. Rozas, Vicente; Garcia-Gonzalez, Ignacio; Zas, Rafael. "Climatic control of intra-annual wood density fluctuations of Pinus pinaster in NW Spain". Trees-Structure and Function 25 3 (2011): 443-453.
    10.1007/s00468-010-0519-5
  56. Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael. "Costs of constitutive and herbivore-induced chemical defences in pine trees emerge only under low nutrient availability". Journal of Ecology 99 3 (2011): 818-827.
    10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01814.x
  57. Rozas, Vicente; Zas, Rafael; Garcia-Gonzalez, Ignacio. "Contrasting effects of water availability on Pinus pinaster radial growth near the transition between the Atlantic and Mediterranean biogeographical regions in NW Spain". European Journal of Forest Research 130 6 (2011): 959-970.
    10.1007/s10342-011-0494-4
  58. Solla, Alejandro; Aguin, Olga; Cubera, Elena; Sampedro, Luis; Mansilla, J. Pedro; Zas, Rafael. "Survival time analysis of Pinus pinaster inoculated with Armillaria ostoyae: genetic variation and relevance of seed and root traits". European Journal of Plant Pathology 130 4 (2011): 477-488.
    10.1007/s10658-011-9767-5
  59. Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael. "Resistance and response of Pinus pinaster seedlings to Hylobius abietis after induction with methyl jasmonate". Plant Ecology 212 3 (2011): 397-401.
    10.1007/s11258-010-9830-x
  60. Zas, Rafael; Moreira, Xoaquin; Sampedro, Luis. "Tolerance and induced resistance in a native and an exotic pine species: relevant traits for invasion ecology". Journal of Ecology 99 6 (2011): 1316-1326.
    10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01872.x
  61. Santos-del-Blanco, L.; Zas, R.; Notivol, E.; Chambel, M.R.; Majada, J.; Climent, J.. "Variation of early reproductive allocation in multi-site genetic trials of Maritime pine and Aleppo pine,Variación en asignación reproductiva temprana en ensayos multi-localidad de pino carrasco y pino negral". Investigacion Agraria Sistemas y Recursos Forestales 19 3 (2010): 381-392. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955507777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5424/fs/2010193-9109
  62. De La Mata, R.; Zas, R.. "Performance of maritime pine spanish mediterranean provenances at young ages in a transitional region between atlantic and mediterranean climates in NW Spain". Silvae Genetica 59 1 (2010): 8-17. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77950100889&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  63. Lazcano, C.; Domínguez, J.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.. "Assessment of plant growth promotion by vermicompost in different progenies of maritime pine (pinus pinaster ait)". Compost Science and Utilization 18 2 (2010): 111-118. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954856361&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/1065657X.2010.10736943
  64. Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Llusia, Joan; Penuelas, Josep; Zas, Rafael. "Genetics, phosphorus availability, and herbivore-derived induction as sources of phenotypic variation of leaf volatile terpenes in a pine species". Journal of Experimental Botany 61 15 (2010): 4437-4447.
    10.1093/jxb/erq246
  65. de la Mata, Raul; Zas, Rafael. "Transferring Atlantic maritime pine improved material to a region with marked Mediterranean influence in inland NW Spain: a likelihood-based approach on spatially adjusted field data". European Journal of Forest Research 129 4 (2010): 645-658.
    10.1007/s10342-010-0365-4
  66. Lazcano, Cristina; Sampedro, Luis; Zas, Rafael; Dominguez, Jorge. "Vermicompost enhances germination of the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.)". New Forests 39 3 (2010): 387-400.
    10.1007/s11056-009-9178-z
  67. Moreira, Xoaquin; Sampedro, Luis; Zas, Rafael. "Defensive responses of Pinus pinaster seedlings to exogenous application of methyl jasmonate: Concentration effect and systemic response". Environmental and Experimental Botany 67 1 (2009): 94-100.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.05.015
  68. Martins, Patricia; Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Zas, Rafael. "Nutritional status and genetic variation in the response to nutrient availability in Pinus pinaster. A multisite field study in Northwest Spain". Forest Ecology and Management 258 7 (2009): 1429-1436.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.041
  69. Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Martins, Patricia; Zas, Rafael. "Growth and nutritional response of Pinus pinaster after a large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) attack". Trees-Structure and Function 23 6 (2009): 1189-1197.
    10.1007/s00468-009-0358-4
  70. Rozas, V.; Zas, R.; Solla, A.. "Spatial structure of deciduous forest stands with contrasting human influence in northwest Spain". European Journal of Forest Research 128 3 (2009): 273-285.
    10.1007/s10342-009-0263-9
  71. Moreira, X.; Costas, R.; Sampedro, L.; Zas, R.. "Short communication. A simple method for trapping Hylobius abietis (L.) alive in northern Spain,Comunicación corta. Un método simple para capturar Hylobius abietis (L.) vivos en norte de España". Investigacion Agraria Sistemas y Recursos Forestales 17 2 (2008): 188-192. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65249171376&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5424/srf/2008172-01034
  72. Moreira, Xoaquin; Sampedro, Luis; Zas, Rafael; Solla, Alejandro. "Alterations of the resin canal system of Pinus pinaster seedlings after fertilization of a healthy and of a Hylobius abietis attacked stand". Trees-Structure and Function 22 6 (2008): 771-777.
    10.1007/s00468-008-0237-4
  73. Zas, Rafael; Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaquin; Martins, Patricia. "Effect of fertilization and genetic variation on susceptibility of Pinus radiata seedlings to Hylobius abietis damage". Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 38 1 (2008): 63-72.
    10.1139/X07-128
  74. Zas, Rafael. "The impact of spatial heterogeneity on selection: a case study on Pinus pinaster breeding seedling orchards". Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 38 1 (2008): 114-124.
    10.1139/X07-099
  75. Diaz, Raquel; Zas, Rafael; Fernandez-Lopez, Josefa. "Genetic variation of Prunus avium in susceptibility to cherry leaf spot (Blumeriella jaapii) in spatially heterogeneous infected seed orchards". Annals of Forest Science 64 1 (2007): 21-30.
    10.1051/forest:2006084
  76. Zas, Rafael; Solla, Alejandro; Sampedro, Luis. "Variography and kriging allow screening Pinus pinaster resistant to Armillaria ostoyae in field conditions". Forestry 80 2 (2007): 201-209.
    10.1093/forestry/cpl050
  77. Zas, R.. "Consequences of spatial heterogeneity in the analysis and design of experiments,Consecuencias de la estructura espacial de los datos en el diseño y análisis de experimentos en campo". Ecosistemas 15 3 (2006): 107-114. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-71649107164&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  78. Villani, F.; Eriksson, G.; Bucci, G.; Aravanoupoulos, P.; Botta, R.; Diamandis, S.; Fernandez Lopez, J.; et al. "Complexity of gene resources conservation and utilisation of a differently managed multipurpose tree species (Castanea sativa Mill.): What, where and how to conserve". Advances in Horticultural Science 20 1 (2006): 117-129. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33646190354&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  79. Zas, Rafael. "Iterative kriging for removing spatial autocorrelation in analysis of forest genetic trials". Tree Genetics & Genomes 2 4 (2006): 177-185.
    10.1007/s11295-006-0042-4
  80. Zas, R.; Pichel, F.; Martins, P.; Fernandez-Lopez, J.. "Fertilization x genotype interaction in Pinus radiata open pollinated families planted in three locations in Galicia (NW Spain)". New Forests 32 3 (2006): 253-263.
    10.1007/s11056-006-9000-0
  81. Zas, R; Sampedro, L; Prada, E; Lombardero, MJ; Fernandez-Lopez, J. "Fertilization increases Hylobius abietis L. damage in Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings". Forest Ecology and Management 222 1-3 (2006): 137-144.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.008
  82. Zas, R.; Fernández-López, J.. "Juvenile genetic parameters and genotypic stability of Pinus pinaster Ait. open-pollinated families under different water and nutrient regimes". Forest Science 51 2 (2005): 165-174. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18044389945&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  83. Zas, R; Sampedro, L; Prada, E; Fernandez-Lopez, J. "Genetic variation of Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings in susceptibility to the pine weevil Hylobius abietis L.". Annals of Forest Science 62 7 (2005): 681-688.
    10.1051/forest:2005064
  84. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Fernández-López, J.. "Genotype x environment interaction in maritime pine families in Galicia, Northwest Spain". Silvae Genetica 53 4 (2004): 175-182. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-16244409298&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  85. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Fernández-López, J.. "Genetic parameter estimates for maritime pine in the Atlantic coast of north-west Spain". Forest Genetics 11 1 (2004): 45-53. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-10044262956&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  86. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Díaz, R.; Fernández-López, J.. "Relative growth trend as an early selection parameter in a Douglas-fir provenance test". Forest Science 50 4 (2004): 518-526. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4644274258&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  87. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Fernández-López, J.. "Juvenile - Mature genetic correlations in Pinus pinaster Ait. under Different Nutrient x Water Regimes". Silvae Genetica 53 3 (2004): 124-129. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-11144226801&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  88. Zas, R; Serrada, R. "Foliar nutrient status and nutritional relationships of young Pinus radiata D. Don plantations in northwest Spain". Forest Ecology and Management 174 1-3 (2003): 167-176.
    10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00027-0
  89. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Díaz, R.; Fernández-López, J.. "Stability across sites of Douglas-fir provenances in Northern Spain". Forest Genetics 10 1 (2003): 71-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141797313&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  90. Zas, R.; Merlo, E.; Fernández-López, J.. "SYNCHRO: A SAS program for analysing the floral phenological synchronisation in seed orchards". Silvae Genetica 52 5-6 (2003): 212-215. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042636464&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  91. Zas, R; Alonso, M. "Understory vegetation as indicators of soil characteristics in northwest Spain". Forest Ecology and Management 171 1-2 (2002): 101-111.
    10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00464-4
Capítulo de livro
  1. Moreira, X.; Zas, R.; Sampedro, L.. "Methyl jasmonate as chemical elicitor of induced responses and anti-herbivory resistance in young conifer trees". 345-362. 2012.
Livro
  1. Fernandez-Lopez, J.; Zas, R.; Diaz, R.; Villani, F.; Cherubini, M.; Aravanopoulos, F.A.; Alizoti, P.G.; et al. Geographic variability among extreme european wild chestnut populations. 2005.
    10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.21
  2. Eriksson, G.; Pliura, A.; Villani, F.; Bucci, G.; Casasoli, M.; Cherubini, M.; Lauteri, M.; et al. Management of genetic resources of the multi-purpose tree species castanea sativa mill.. 2005.
    10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.47
  3. Aravanopoulos, F.A.; Bucci, G.; Akkak, A.; Silva, R.B.; Botta, R.; Buck, E.; Cherubini, M.; et al. Molecular population genetics and dynamics of chestnut (Castanea sativa) in europe: Inferences for gene conservation and tree improvement. 2005.
    10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.50
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Prémio

2001 Extraordinary Doctorate Award
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Espanha
1996 First National Prize for Completion of University Studies
Gobierno de Espana Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte, Espanha
1993 Academic performance award
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Espanha