Miriam Muñoz Rojas
Página personal: http://sites.google.com/site/medsoil2/members/students/miriam-munoz-rojas
Perfil en ORCID: 0000-0002-9746-5191

Grupo de Investigación: Ecología Funcional Aplicada
Departamento/Unidad: Biología Vegetal y Ecología
Situación profesional: Investigador Contratado (Ramón y Cajal)

Responsable de los siguientes proyectos/ayudas en la US:

• Proyecto de investigación:
  • Restauración de ecosistemas mediterraneos y adaptación al cambio climático mediante estrategias emergentes de manejo del microbioma del suelo (PID2021-123097OA-I00)
  • Combinación sinérgica de consorcios microbianos y residuos ricos en C apoyada en tecnologías VANT para restaurar zonas áridas con semillas: interacciones bióticas (TED2021-132332A-C22)
  
  

Participa en los siguientes proyectos/ayudas en la US:

• Contrato con empresas (Arts. 68/83 LOU):
  • Obtención de Indicadores a partir de la Base de Perfiles de Suelo para su aplicación a la Modelización Climática (0501/0268 - Investigador)
  
  
• Ayuda a la investigación:
  • Incentivo al Grupo de Investigación RNM-364 (2011/RNM-364 - Investigador)
  • Incentivo al Grupo de Investigación RNM-364 (2010/RNM-364 - Investigador)
  
  

Cobertura de la base de datos de proyectos, véase aqui

Publicaciones:

Capítulos en Libros

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Bárcenas Moreno, G.:
Microbiology. Pag. 157-174. En: Fire Effects on Soil Properties. Sidney. Csiro Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781486308132

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, A. Jordán, Fleskens, Luuk, Phillips, Jonathan D., Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, et. al.:
Modeling agricultural sSuitability along soil transects under current conditions and improved scenario of soil factors. Pag. 193-219. En: Soil Mapping and Process Modeling for Sustainable Land Use Management. países bajos. Elsevier. 2017. ISBN 978-0-12-805200-6

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Pereira, Paulo, Brevik, Eric C, Cerdà, Artemi, A. Jordán:
Soil mapping and processes models for sustainable land management applied to modern challenges. Pag. 151-190. En: Soil Mapping and Process Modeling for Sustainable Land Use Management. países bajos. Elsevier. 2017. ISBN 978-0-12-805200-6

Brevik, Eric C, Pereira, Paulo, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Miller, Bradley a, Parras Alcántara, Luis, et. al.:
Historical Perspectives on Soil Mapping and Process Modeling for Sustainable Land Use Management. Pag. 3-28. En: Soil mapping and process modelling for sustainable land use management. Elsevier. 2017. ISBN 9780128052006

Oyonarte Gutierrez, Cecilio, Durante Hernández, Pilar, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Usos del territorio. Pag. 191-208. En: Sierra de Gádor, patrimonio natural e infraestructura verde de Almería. - Almería, España. Fundación Patrimonio Natural, Biodiversidad y Cambio Global. 2016. 304. ISBN 978-84-608-1337-8

Oyonarte Gutierrez, Cecilio, Delgado Calvo Flores, Gabriel, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
El paisaje edáfico. Pag. 69-90. En: Sierra de Gádor, patrimonio natural e infraestructura verde de Almería. - Almería, España. Fundación Patrimonio Natural, Biodiversidad y Cambio Global. 2016. 304. ISBN 978-84-608-1337-8

Sanchez Rodrigo, Fernando, Oyonarte Gutierrez, Cecilio, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
El clima. Pag. 23-40. En: Sierra de Gádor, patrimonio natural e infraestructura verde de Almería. - Almería, España. Fundación Patrimonio Natural, Biodiversidad y Cambio Global. 2016. 304. ISBN 978-84-608-1337-8

Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Mulching. Pag. 492-496. En: Encyclopaedia of Agrophysics. Ed. 1. Dordrecht, Holanda. Springer-Verlag. 2011. ISBN 978-90-481-3584-4

Publicaciones en Revistas

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Eurosoil 2021: Sustainable management of soil functions as a basis to avoid, halt, and reverse land degradation. En: Frontiers in Environmental Sciences. 2023

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Fire and land use impact soil properties in a Mediterranean dry sclerophyll woodland. En: Journal of Environmental Management. 2022. Vol. 324. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116245

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Native bacteria and cyanobacteria can influence seedling emergence and growth of native plants used in dryland restoration. En: Journal of Applied Ecology. 2022. Vol. 59. 10.1111/1365-2664.14293

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover. En: Science. 2022

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
High-resolution images and drone-based LiDAR reveal striking patterns of vegetation gaps in a wooded spinifex grassland of Western Australia. En: Landscape Ecology. 2022

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Biocrust Amendments to Topsoils Facilitate Biocrust Restoration in a Post-mining Arid Environment. En: Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022. Vol. 13. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.882673

Lucas , Manuel Esteban, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Editorial: Restoration of Degraded Terrestrial Ecosystems. En: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022. Vol. 10. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.863845

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel, Lucas , Manuel Esteban:
Soil biodiversity and organic carbon are essential to reverse desertification. En: Ecosistemas. 2022. 10.7818/Ecos.2238

Jiménez González, Marco Antonio, Machado de Lima, Nathali, Chilton, Angela, Almendros, Gonzalo, Jimenez Gonzalez, Marco A.:
Biocrust cyanobacteria inoculants biomineralize gypsum and preserve indigenous bacterial communities in dryland topsoil. En: Geoderma. 2022. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115527

Lucas , Manuel Esteban, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Changes in ecosystem properties after post-fire management strategies in wildfire-affected Mediterranean forests. En: Journal of Applied Ecology. 2021. Vol. 58. 10.1111/1365-2664.13819

Lucas , Manuel Esteban, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Post-fire restoration with contour-felled log debris increases early recruitment of Spanish black pine (Pinus nigra Arn. ssp. salzmannii) in Mediterranean forests. En: Restoration Ecology. 2021. Vol. 29. 10.1111/rec.13338

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Biocrust cyanobacterial composition, diversity, and environmental drivers in two contrasting climatic regions in Brazil. En: Geoderma. 2021. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114914

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Native plant diversity is a stronger driver for soil quality than inorganic amendments in semi-arid post-mining rehabilitation. En: Geoderma. 2021. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115001

Lucas , Manuel Esteban, Jin, Xing, Candel Perez, David, Parhizkar, Misagh, Rocha, Francisco, et. al.:
Afforestation with Pinus nigra Arn ssp salzmannii along an elevation gradient: controlling factors and implications for climate change adaptation. En: Trees. 2021. 10.1007/s00468-021-02184-x

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Machado de Lima, Nathali, Chamizo de la Piedra, Sonia, Bowker, Matthew:
Restoring post-fire ecosystems with biocrusts: Living, photosynthetic soil surfaces. En: Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 2021. 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100273

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
High-resolution images and drone-based LiDAR reveal striking patterns of vegetation gaps in a wooded spinifex grassland of Western Australia. En: Landscape Ecology. 2021. 10.1007/s10980-021-01358-9

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Lucas , Manuel Esteban:
Cyanobacteria as a Nature-Based Biotechnological Tool for Restoring Salt-Affected Soils. En: Agronomy. 2020. Vol. 10. Núm. 9. 10.3390/agronomy1009132

Lucas , Manuel Esteban, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Plant species and season influence soil physicochemical properties and microbial function in a semi-arid woodland ecosystem. En: Plant and Soil. 2020. Vol. 456. Pag. 43-59. 10.1007/s11104-020-04691-1

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded land in arid and semi arid environments: Editorial. En: Land Degradation & Development. 2020. 10.1002/ldr.3640

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Bridging ecology and physics: Australian fairy circles regenerate following model assumptions on ecohydrological feedbacks. En: Journal of Ecology. 2020. 10.1111/1365-2745.13493

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Field-Deployed Extruded Seed Pellets Show Promise for Perennial Grass Establishment in Arid Zone Mine Rehabilitation. En: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. 10.3389/fevo.2020.576125

Román, José Raúl, Chilton, Angela, Canton Castilla, Maria Yolanda, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Assessing the viability of cyanobacteria pellets for application in arid land restoration. En: Journal of Environmental Management. 2020. Vol. 270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110795

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, A. Jordán, Anaya Romero, María, Phillips, Jonathan D., et. al.:
Climate change impacts on agricultural suitability and yield reduction in a Mediterranean region. En: Geoderma. 2020. Vol. 374. Pag. 114453-114453. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114453

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Bakr, Noura, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Pereira, Paulo, Zhang, Zhenhua, et. al.:
Assessment of Soil Suitability for Improvement of Soil Factors and Agricultural Management. En: Sustainability. 2019. Vol. 11. Núm. 6. 10.3390/su11061588

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Román, José Raúl, Roncero Ramos, Beatriz, Erickson, Todd, Merritt, David, et. al.:
Cyanobacteria inoculation enhances carbon sequestration in soil substrates used in dryland restoration. En: Science of the Total Environment. 2018. Vol. 636. Pag. 1149-1154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.265

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Abd Elmabod, Sameh K., Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, A. Jordán:
Climate change impacts on soil organic carbon stocks of Mediterranean agricultural areas: A case study in Northern Egypt. En: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2017. Vol. 238. Pag. 142-152. 10.1016/j.agee.2016.09.001

Lozano García, Beatriz, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Parras Alcántara, Luis:
Climate and land use changes effects on soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean semi-natural area. En: Science of the Total Environment. 2017. Vol. 579. Pag. 1249-1259. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.111

Lozano García, Beatriz, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Climate and land use changes effects on soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean semi-natural area. En: Science of the Total Environment. 2017. Vol. 579. Pag. 1249-1259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.111

Willaarts, Barbara Anna, Oyonarte Gutierrez, Cecilio, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Ibañez, J.j., Aguilera Aguilera, Pedro:
Environmental factors controlling soil organic carbon stocks in two contrasting mediterranean climatic areas of southern spain. En: Land Degradation & Development. 2016. Vol. 121. Núm. 8. Pag. 603-611. 10.1002/ldr.2417

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, et. al.:
Impact of land use and land cover changes on organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soils (1956-2007). En: Land Degradation & Development. 2015. Vol. 26. Pag. 168-179. 10.1002/ldr.2194

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, González Peñaloza, Félix Ángel, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, et. al.:
Modelling soil organic carbon stocks in global change scenarios: a CarboSOIL application. En: Biogeosciences. 2013. Vol. 10. Pag. 8253-8268. 10.5194/bg-10-8253-2013

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, González Peñaloza, Félix Ángel, De la Rosa Bonsón, Diego, Anaya Romero, María:
Modelling soil organic carbon stocks in global change scenarios: a CarboSOIL application. En: Biogeosciences. 2013. Núm. 10. Pag. 1-16. 10.5194/bg-10-8253-2013_1

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, González Peñaloza, Félix Ángel, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, et. al.:
Modelling soil organic carbon stocks in global change scenarios: a CarboSOIL application. En: Biogeosciences Discussions. 2013. Vol. 10. Pag. 10997-11035. 10.5194/bgd-10-10997-2013

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kobt, et. al.:
Organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soil types under different land uses (Southern Spain). En: Solid Earth. 2012. Vol. 3. Pag. 375-386

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh K, et. al.:
Organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soil types under different land uses (Southern Spain). En: Solid Earth. 2012. Vol. 3. Pag. 375-386. 10.5194/se-3-375-2012

Abd Elmabod, Sameh, Ali, Rafat, Anaya Romero, María, Antonio Jordán López, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, et. al.:
Evaluating soil degradation under different scenarios of agriculturalland management in mediterranean region. En: Nature and Science. 2012. Vol. 10. Núm. 10. Pag. 103-116

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh, et. al.:
Organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soil types under different land uses (Southern Spain). En: Solid Earth Discussions. 2012. Vol. 4. Núm. 2. Pag. 1095-1128. 10.5194/sed-4-1095-2012

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, K Abd Elmabod, Sameh, et. al.:
Organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soil types under different land uses (Southern Spain). En: Solid Earth Discussions. 2012. Vol. 4. Pag. 1095-1128. 10.5194/sed-4-1095-2012

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh, et. al.:
Effect of land use and land cover changes on carbon sequestration in vegetation and soils between 1956 and 2007 (southern Spain). En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2012. Vol. 14. Pag. 435-1-435-1

Anaya Romero, María, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Pino Mejias, Rafael, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, et. al.:
Carbosoil, a land evaluation model for soil carbon accounting. En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2012. Vol. 14

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kobt, et. al.:
Effect of land use and land cover changes on carbon sequestration in vegetation and soils between 1956 and 2007 (southern Spain). En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2012. Vol. 14

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kobt, et. al.:
Spatial analysis for assessing soil organic carbon stocks in southern Spain. En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2012. Vol. 14

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb, Antonio Jordán López, Anaya Romero, María, Ali, R R, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, et. al.:
Impact of topography and soil factors on crop suitability in two Mediterranean areas (Egypt and Spain). En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2012. Vol. 14

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Analysis of Soil Capability Versus Land Use Change by Using Corine Land Cover and Mircroleis. En: International Agrophysics. 2011. Vol. 4. Núm. 25. Pag. 395-398

Pascual Granged, Arturo José, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Antonio Jordán López, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Mataix Solera, Jorge:
Short-Term Effects of Experimental Fire for a Soil Under Eucalyptus Forest (Se Australia). En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2011. Vol. 167-168. Pag. 125-134. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.09.011

Anaya Romero, María, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la:
Microleis Dss, a Sustainable Land Use and Management Decision Support System for Maximizing Carbon Sequestration. En: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2011. Pag. 6795-6795

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Antonio Jordán López, Anaya Romero, María:
Changes in Land Cover and Vegetation Carbon Stocks in Andalusia, Southern Spain (1956-2007). En: Science of the Total Environment. 2011. Vol. 409. Pag. 2796-2806

Aportaciones a Congresos

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Román, José Raúl, Chilton, Angela, Chua, Melissa, Erickson, Todd, et. al.:
Harnessing biocrust cyanobacteria for dryland restoration: effects on recruitment of native plants and soil function. Ponencia en Congreso. EGU General Assembly 2019. Austria, Viena. 2019

Román, José Raúl, Chilton, Angela, Canton Castilla, Maria Yolanda, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Cyanobacteria pelletization: a biotechnological tool to restore arid degraded soils. Poster en Congreso. EGU General Assembly 2019. Austria, Viena. 2019

Águila, María del Pilar, Román, José Raúl, Roncero Ramos, Beatriz, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Chamizo de la Piedra, Sonia, et. al.:
Cyanobacterial crust induction to restore arid an semiarid degraded soils: effect of water availability. Poster en Congreso. EGU General Assembly 2018. Viena (Austria). 2018

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Chua, Melissa, Chilton, Angela, Ooi, Mark, Erickson, Todd, et. al.:
Harnessing biocrust cyanobacteria for dryland restoration: effects on recruitment of native plants and soil function. Poster en Congreso. SERE 2018: Restoration in the era of climate change. Reikiavik, Islandia. 2018

Brevik, Eric C., Pereira, Paulo, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Miller, Bradley M., Cerdá, Artemi, et. al.:
Soil Mapping and Process Modeling for Sustainable Land Use Management: a Brief Historical Review. Poster en Congreso. Egu General Assembly 2017. Austria, Vienna,. 2017

Lozano García, Beatriz, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Parras Alcántara, Luis:
Modelling global change impacts on soil carbon contents of agro-silvo-pastoral Mediterranean systems. Ponencia en Congreso. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016. Viena, Austria. 2016

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Antonio Jordán López, Fleskens, Luuk, Van der Ploeg, Michael, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, et. al.:
Modelling agricultural suitability along soil transects under current conditions and improved scenario of soil factors. Comunicación en congreso. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union. Viena, Austria. 2015

Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Antonio Jordán López, Anaya Romero, María, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la:
Modelling soil organic carbon stocks along topographic transects under climate change scenarios using CarboSOIL. Comunicación en congreso. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union. Viena, Austria. 2014

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Antonio Jordán López, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la:
Potential soil organic carbon stocks in semi arid areas under climate change scenarios: an application of CarboSOIL model in northern Egypt. Comunicación en congreso. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union. Viena, Austria. 2014

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam:
Microleis Dss, a Sustainable Land Use and Management Decision Support System Management for Maximimizing Carbon Sequestration. Comunicación en congreso. EGU General Assembly 2013. Austria, Viena. 2011

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Anaya Romero, María, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Antonio Jordán López, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la:
Effects of Land Use / Land Cover Changes in Vegetation Carbon Stocks in Souther Spain Between 1956 and 2007. Comunicación en congreso. Simposio Nacional Sobre Control de la Degradación y Uso Sostenible del Suelo. Murcia. 2011. Control de la Degradación y Uso Sostenible del Suelo. 509. 512

Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Anaya Romero, María, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, Antonio Jordán López, De la Rosa Acosta, Diego:
Impact of Land Use Changes and Management in Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Andalusia (Southern Spain). Comunicación en congreso. Simposio Nacional Sobre Control de la Degradación y Uso Sostenible del Suelo. Murcia. 2011. Control de la Degradación y Uso Sostenible del Suelo. 505. 508

Otras Publicaciones

Anaya Romero, María, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, Rosa Acosta, Diego de la, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, González Peñaloza, Félix Ángel, et. al.:
CarboSOIL. Otro Material Informatico

Patentes:

Anaya Romero, María, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam, De la Rosa Acosta, Diego, Martínez Zavala, Lorena, A. Jordán, et. al.:
CarboSOIL: Sistema para evaluar la capacidad de secuestro de carbono de los suelos mediterráneos. Otra modalidad de propiedad intelectual

Tesis dirigidas y co-dirigidas:

(Doctorando no grabado)
Diversity and distribution of biocrust cyanobacteria in the Caatinga biome. Tesis Doctoral. 2020

(Doctorando no grabado)
Life post mining: Using soil amendments to promote soil quality and native plant recruitment for arid landscape rehabilitation. Tesis Doctoral. 2020