Dr. rer. nat.
Research Assistant
Institute of Geography
Room 02-261
Phone:
E-Mail: emartine@uni-mainz.de
Consultation hours:
Upon agreement only
Biographical Data
- since 03/2021: Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Geography, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz.
- 01/2020 – 12/2020: Postdoctoral research associate, Forest Management group in Agrotecnio, University of Lleida.
- 01/2019 – 12/2019: Postdoctoral research associate, Forest Resources Unit, Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragón.
- 02/2014 - 02/2019 Ph.D. Student, Department of Geography, University of Zaragoza. Thesis: Tree performance at rear-edge distribution: forest cover change and climate-growth relationships in Moncayo Natural Park.
- 09/2010 – 04/2011 Studies in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (M. Ed.)
- 09/2005 – 07/2010 Studies in Geography (B. Sc.)
Research Interests
- Forest growth
- Dendroecology
- Quantitative wood anatomy
- Remote sensing
Awards
- Extraordinary Doctorate Award in Social Sciences of the University of Zaragoza in the 2018/2019 academic year.
Publications
Summary:
Total number of SCI publications: 30 - h-index: 19
Total number of citations (G-Scholar): 1670
In review:
Martinez del Castillo E, Torbenson M, Reinig F, Konter O, Ziaco E, Büntgen U, Esper J (in review) Diverging growth trends and climate sensitivities of individual pine trees after the 1976 extreme drought in south-western Germany. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
2023:
Torbenson, M.C.A., Brázdil, R., Stagge, J.H., Esper, J., Büntgen, U., Vizina, A., Hanel, M., Rakovec, O., Fischer, M., Urban, O., Treml, V., Reinig, F., Martinez del Castillo, E., Rybnícek, M., Kolář, T., Trnka, M., 2023. Increasing volatility of reconstructed Morava River warm-season flow, Czech Republic. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101534
Skrk, N., Martinez del Castillo, E., Serrano-Notivoli, R., Luis, M. De, Novak, K., Merela, M., Cufar, K., 2023. Spatial and temporal variation of Fagus sylvatica growth in marginal areas under progressive climate change. Dendrochronologia 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2023.126135
Torbenson, M.C.A., Büntgen, U., Esper, J., Urban, O., Balek, J., Reinig, F., Krusic, P.J., Martinez del Castillo, E., Brázdil, R., Semeradova, D., Štepánek, P., Pernicova, N., Kolár, T., Rybníček, M., Koňasová, E., Arbelaez, J., Trnka, M., 2023. Central European Agroclimate over the Past 2000 Years. J. Clim. 4429–4441. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0831.1
2022:
Martínez del Castillo, E., Zang, C., Buras, A., Hacket-Pain, A., Esper, J, et al., 2022. Climate-change-driven growth decline of European beech forests. Commun Biol 5, 163. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03107-3
Royo-Navascues, M., Martínez del Castillo, E., Tejedor, E., Serrano-Notivoli, R., Longares, L.A., Saz, M.A., Novak, K., de Luis, M., 2022. The Imprint of Droughts on Mediterranean Pine Forests. Forests 13, 1396. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13091396
Prislan, P., Martínez del Castillo, E., Skoberne, G., Špenko, N., Gričar, J., 2022. Sample preparation protocol for wood and phloem formation analyses. Dendrochronologia 125959. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.DENDRO.2022.125959
Huang, J., et al., 2023. A critical thermal transition driving spring phenology of Northern Hemisphere conifers. Glob. Chang. Biol. 0–2. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16543
Gazol, A., Camarero, J.J., Sánchez‐Salguero, R., Zavala, M.A., Serra‐Maluquer, X., Gutiérrez, E., de Luis, M., Sangüesa‐Barreda, G., Novak, K., Rozas, V., Tíscar, P.A., Linares, J.C., Martínez del Castillo, E., Ribas, M., García‐González, I., Silla, F., Camison, Á., Génova, M., Olano, J.M., Hereş, A., Curiel Yuste, J., Longares, L.A., Hevia, A., Galván, J.D., Ruiz‐Benito, P., 2022. Tree growth response to drought partially explains regional‐scale growth and mortality patterns in Iberian forests, Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2589
2021:
Resco de Dios, V., Cunill Camprubí, À., Pérez-Zanón, N., Peña, J.C., Martínez del Castillo, E., Rodrigues, M., Yinan, Y., Yebra, M., Vega-García, C., Boer, M.M., 2022. Convergence in critical fuel moisture and fire weather thresholds associated with fire activity in the pyroregions of Mediterranean Europe. Sci. Total Environ. 151462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151462
Royo-Navascues, M., Martinez del Castillo, E., Serrano-Notivoli, R., Tejedor, E., Novak, K., Longares, L.A., Saz, M.A., and de Luis, M. 2021. When density matters: the spatial balance between early and latewood. Forests 2021, 12, 818. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070818
Resco de Dios, V., Hedo, J., Cunill Camprubí, À., Thapa, P., Martínez del Castillo, E., Martínez de Aragón, J., Bonet, J.A., Balaguer-Romano, R., Díaz-Sierra, R., Yebra, M., Boer, M.M., 2021. Climate change induced declines in fuel moisture may turn currently fire-free Pyrenean mountain forests into fire-prone ecosystems. Sci. Total Environ. 797, 149104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149104
2020:
Decuyper, M., Chávez, R.O., Čufar, K., Estay, S.A., Clevers, J.G.P.W., Prislan, P., Gričar, J., Črepinšek, Z., Merela, M., Luis, M. De, Serrano, R., Martinez del Castillo, E., Rozendaal, D.M.A., Bongers, F., Herold, M., Sass-klaassen, U., 2020. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Spatio-temporal assessment of beech growth in relation to climate extremes in Slovenia – An integrated approach using remote sensing and tree-ring data. Agric. For. Meteorol. 287, 107925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.107925
Gazol, A., Camarero, J.J., Sánchez-Salguero, R., Vicente-Serrano, S.M., Serra-Maluquer, X., Gutiérrez, E., de Luis, M., Sangüesa-Barreda, G., Novak, K., Rozas, V., Tíscar, P.A., Linares, J.C., Martínez del Castillo, E., Ribas, M., García-González, I., Silla, F., Camisón, Á., Génova, M., Olano, J.M., Hereş, A.M., Curiel Yuste, J., Longares, L.A., Hevia, A., Tomas-Burguera, M., Galván, J.D., 2020. Drought legacies are short, prevail in dry conifer forests and depend on growth variability. Journal of Ecology. 108, 2473–2484. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13435
Huang, J., et al., 2020. Photoperiod plays a dominantand irreplaceable role in triggering secondary growth resumption. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 117, 32865–32867. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2019931117
Huang, J., et al., 2020. Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 117, 20645–20652. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2007058117
Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M; Martín-Hernández, N., Camarero, J.J., Gazol, A., Sánchez-Salguero, R., Peña-Gallardo, M., El Kenawy, A., Domínguez-Castro, F., Tomás-Burquera, Miquel; Gutiérrez, E., De Luis, M., Sangüesa-barreda, G., Novak, K., Rozas, V., Tíscar, P.A., Linares, J., Martínez del Castillo, E., Ribas, M., García-González, I., Silla, F., Alvaro Camisón, Mar Génova, José M. Olano, A.H., Diego, J., 2020. Linking tree-ring growth and satellite-derived gross primary growth in multiple forest biomes. Temporal-scale matters. Ecol. Indic. 108, 105753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105753
2019:
Martínez del Castillo, E., Longares, L.A., Serrano-Notivoli, R., de Luis, M., 2019. Modeling tree-growth: Assessing climate suitability of temperate forests growing in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain). For. Ecol. Manage. 435, 128–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.12.051
Gazol, A., Camarero, J.J., Colangelo, M., de Luis, M., Martínez del Castillo, E., Serra-Maluquer, X., 2019. Summer drought and spring frost, but not their interaction, constrain European beech and Silver fir growth in their southern distribution limits. Agric. For. Meteorol. 278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107695
Martínez del Castillo, E., Longares, L.A., Serrano-notivoli, R., Sass-klaassen, U.G.W., de Luis, M., 2019b. Spatial patterns of climate – growth relationships across species distribution as a forest management tool in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain). Eur. J. For. Res. 138, 299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-019-01169-3
Delpierre, N., Lireux, S., Hartig, F., Camarero, J.J., Cheaib, A., Čufar, K., Cuny, H.E., Deslauriers, A., Fonti, P., Gričar, J., Huang, J.G., Krause, C., Liu, G., De Luis, M., Mäkinen, H., Martinez del Castillo, E., Morin, H., Nöjd, P., Oberhuber, W., Prislan, P., Rossi, S., Saderi, S.M., Treml, V., Vavrick, H., Rathgeber, C.B.K., 2019. Chilling and forcing temperatures interact to predict the onset of wood formation in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Glob. Chang. Biol. 25, 1089–1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14539
2018:
Peña-Gallardo, M., Vicente-Serrano, S.M., Camarero, J.J., Gazol, A., Sánchez-Salguero, R., Domínguez-Castro, F., El Kenawy, A., Beguería-Portugés, S., Gutiérrez, E., de Luis, M., Sangüesa-barreda, G., Novak, K., Rozas, V., Tíscar, P.A., Linares, J.C., Martínez del Castillo, E., Matamoros, M.R., García-González, I., Silla, F., Camisón, Á., Génova, M., Olano, J.M., Longares, L.A., Hevia, A., Galván, J.D., 2018. Drought sensitiveness on forest growth in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands. Forests 9, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090524
Martínez del Castillo, E., Prislan, P., Gričar, J., Gryc, V.V., Merela, M., Giagli, K., de Luis, M., Vavrčík, H., Čufar, K., Cufar, K., 2018. Challenges for growth of beech and co-occurring conifers in a changing climate context. Dendrochronologia 52, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.DENDRO.2018.09.001
Martínez del Castillo, E., Tejedor, E., Serrano-Notivoli, R., Novak, K., Saz, M., Longares, L.A., de Luis, M., 2018b. Contrasting Patterns of Tree Growth of Mediterranean Pine Species in the Iberian Peninsula. Forests 9, 416. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9070416
Gazol, A., Camarero, J.J., Vicente-Serrano, S.M., Sánchez-Salguero, R., Gutiérrez, E., de Luis, M., Sangüesa-Barreda, G., Novak, K., Rozas, V., Tíscar, P.A., Linares, J.C., Martín-Hernández, N., Martínez del Castillo, E., Ribas, M., García-González, I., Silla, F., Camisón, A., Génova, M., Olano, J.M., Longares, L.A., Hevia, A., Tomás-Burguera, M., Galván, J.D., 2018. Forest resilience to drought varies across biomes. Glob. Chang. Biol. 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14082
2016:
Prislan, P., Gričar, J., de Luis, M., Novak, K., Martínez del Castillo, E., Schmitt, U., Koch, G., Štrus, J., Mrak, P., Žnidarič, M.T.M.T., Čufar, K., 2016. Annual Cambial Rhythm in Pinus halepensis and Pinus sylvestris as Indicator for Climate Adaptation. Front. Plant Sci. 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01923
Gričar, J., Prislan, P., De Luis, M., Novak, K., Longares, L.A., Martínez del Castillo, E., Čufar, K., 2016. Lack of annual periodicity in cambial production of phloem in trees from Meditterranean areas. IAWA J. 37, 349–364. https://doi.org/10.1163/22941932-20160138
Martínez del Castillo, E., Longares, L.A., Gričar, J., Prislan, P., Gil-Pelegrín, E., Čufar, K., de Luis, M., 2016. Living on the Edge: Contrasted Wood-Formation Dynamics in Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris under Mediterranean Conditions. Front. Plant Sci. 7, 370. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00370
2015:
Cuny, H.E., Rathgeber, C.B.K., Frank, D., Fonti, P., Makinen, H., Prislan, P., Rossi, S., Martínez del Castillo, E., Campelo, F., et al., 2015. Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests. Nat. Plants 1, 15160. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.160
Martínez del Castillo, E., García-Martin, A., Longares, L.A., de Luis, M., 2015. Evaluation of forest cover change using remote sensing techniques and landscape metrics in Moncayo Natural Park (Spain). Appl. Geogr. 62, 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.05.002
2014:
Čufar, K., Grabner, M., Morgós, A., Martínez del Castillo, E., Merela, M., de Luis, M., Cufar, K., 2014. Common climatic signals affecting oak tree-ring growth in SE Central Europe. Trees - Struct. Funct. 28, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-013-0972-z