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- Sorley, M., Casey, I., Styles, D., Merino, P., Trindade, H., Mulholland, M., Resch Zafra, C., Keatinge, R., Le Gall, A., O’Brien, D., Humphreys, J. Factors influencing the carbon footprint of milk production on dairy farms with different feeding strategies in western Europe (2024) Journal of Cleaner Production, 435, art. no. 140104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140104
- Hidalgo, J., Artetxe, U., Becerril, J.M., Gómez-Sagasti, M.T., Epelde, L., Vilela, J., Garbisu, C. Biological remediation treatments improve the health of a mixed contaminated soil before significantly reducing contaminant levels (2024) Environmental science and pollution research international, 31 (4), pp. 6010-6024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31550-0
- Hidalgo, J., Gómez-Sagasti, M.T., Anza, M., Artetxe, U., Epelde, L., Becerril, J.M., Garbisu, C. Plant-based remediation of industrially contaminated soils: Principles and case study. (2024) Advances in Botanical Research, 109, pp. 105-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.abr.2023.10.008
- Pena-Fernández, N., Ocejo, M., van der Graaf-van Bloois, L., Lavín, J.L., Kortabarria, N., Collantes-Fernández, E., Hurtado, A., Aduriz, G. Comparative pangenomic analysis of Campylobacter fetus isolated from Spanish bulls and other mammalian species (2024) Scientific Reports, 14 (1), art. no. 4347. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54750-1
- Salcedo Díaz, G., Merino Pereda, P., Salcedo-Rodríguez, D. Assessing the carbon footprint in dairy cattle farms in the northern temperate region of Spain (2024) Farming System, 2 (1), art. no. 100058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100058
- Pérez-Vázquez, A., Urionabarrenetxea, E., Artetxe, U., Rutkoski, C.F., Gomez-Sagasti, M.T., Garcia-Velasco, N., Zaldibar, B., Anza, M., Epelde, L., Garbisu, C., Becerril, J.M., Soto, M. Integrative assessment of in situ combined bioremediation strategies applied to remediate soils spilled with sewage sludges (2024) Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, art. no. 1370820. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1370820
- Patko, D., Gunatilake, U.B., Gonzalez-Gaya, B., Dupuy, L.X., Basabe-Desmonts, L., Benito-Lopez, F. Spatial and temporal detection of root exudates with a paper-based microfluidic device. (2024) Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 195, art. no. 109456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109456
- Jauregi, L., Epelde, L., Artamendi, M., Blanco, F., & Garbisu, C. (2023). Induced development of oxytetracycline tolerance in bacterial communities from soil amended with well-aged cow manure. Ecotoxicology
- Hidalgo, J., Epelde, L., Anza, M., Becerril, J. M., & Garbisu, C. (2023). Mycoremediation with agaricus bisporus and pleurotus ostreatus growth substrates versus phytoremediation with festuca rubra and brassica sp. for the recovery of a pb and γ-HCH contaminated soil. Chemosphere, 327 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138538
- Jauregi, L., González, A., Garbisu, C., & Epelde, L. (2023). Organic amendment treatments for antimicrobial resistance and mobile element genes risk reduction in soil-crop systems. Scientific Reports, 13(1) https://zenodo.org/record/7624655#.Y-TQqHbMLX
- Beltrán de Heredia, I., Garbisu, C., Alkorta, I., Urra, J., González-Gaya, B., & Ruiz-Romera, E. (2023). Spatio-seasonal patterns of the impact of wastewater treatment plant effluents on antibiotic resistance in river sediments. Environmental Pollution, 319 doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120883
- Abad, F. J., Marín, D., Imbert, B., Virto, I., Garbisu, C., & Santesteban, L. G. (2023). Under-vine cover crops: Impact on physical and biological soil proprieties in an irrigated mediterranean vineyard. Scientia Horticulturae, 311 doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111797
- Murray, J., Patko, D., De La Heras, G. M., Dupuy, L. X., & McConnell, G. (2023). Knowing your onions: Using transparent soil and high throughput fluorescence microscopy to identify and characterize the infection of onion with the major phytopathogen aspergillus niger. Paper presented at the Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging – Proceedings of SPIE, , 12383 doi:10.1117/12.2646301
- Doblas-Rodrigo, Á., Gallejones, P., Artetxe, A., Merino, P. Role of livestock-derived amendments in soil organic carbon stocks in forage crops. (2023) Science of the Total Environment, 901, art. no. 165931.
- Urkijo, A., Ametzaga-Arregi, I., Albizu, I. Silvopastoralism in Gorbeia SAC (Basque Country): spatial and temporal selection of woodlands [Silvopastoralismo en la ZEC de Gorbeia (País Vasco): selección espacial y temporal de hábitats forestales] (2023) Ecosistemas, 32 (2), art. no. 2456. DOI: 10.7818/ECOS.2456
- Patko, D., Yang, Q., Liu, Y., Falireas, P., Briou, B., Tawade, B.V., George, T.S., Daniell, T.J., MacDonald, M.P., Ladmiral, V., Ameduri, B., Dupuy, L.X. Smart soils track the formation of pH gradients across the rhizosphere (2023) Plant and Soil. https://zenodo.org/record/8333714
- Arbé-Carton, K., Rey-Sogo, A., Santos-Fernández, N., Altube, O., Garbisu, C., Arana, L., Alkorta, I. Development of a high-throughput platform to measure plasmid transfer frequency (2023) Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13, art. no. 1269732.
- Garbisu, C., Alkorta, I. A case for the importance of following antibiotic resistant bacteria throughout the soil food web (2023) BioEssays, 45 (12), art. no. 2300153. DOI: 10.1002/bies.202300153
- Encinas-Valero, M., Esteban, R., Hereş, A.-M., Vivas, M., Solla, A., Moreno, G., Corcobado, T., Odriozola, I., Garbisu, C., Epelde, L., Curiel Yuste, J. Alteration of the tree–soil microbial system triggers a feedback loop that boosts holm oak decline (2023) Functional Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14473
- Rosa, E., Arriaga, H., & Merino, P. (2022). Strategies to mitigate ammonia and nitrous oxide losses across the manure management chain for intensive laying hen farms. Science of the Total Environment, 803 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150017
- Monterroso, C., Balseiro-Romero, M., Garbisu, C., Kidd, P. S., Qafoku, N. P., & Baveye, P. C. (2022). Editorial: Searching for solutions to soil pollution: Underlying soil-contaminant interactions and development of innovative land remediation and reclamation techniques. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9 https://zenodo.org/record/6323223#.Yh95VujMLXJ
- Epelde, L., Mendizabal, M., Gutiérrez, L., Artetxe, A., Garbisu, C., & Feliu, E. (2022). Quantification of the environmental effectiveness of nature-based solutions for increasing the resilience of cities under climate change. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 67 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127433
- Epelde, L., Urra, J., Anza, M., Gamboa, J., & Garbisu, C. (2022). Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increases lettuce yield without altering natural soil communities. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 68(3), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2020.1839056
- Doblas-Rodrigo, Á., Gallejones, P., Artetxe, A., Rosa, E., del Hierro, Ó., & Merino, P. (2022). Grassland contribution to soil organic carbon stock under climate change scenarios in basque country (spain). Regional Environmental Change, 22(1) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-01877-4 https://zenodo.org/record/6417317#.Yk1doShBzXI
- Barañano, L., Unamunzaga, O., Garbisu, N., Briers, S., Orfanidou, T., Schmid, B., . . . Garbisu, C. (2022). Assessment of the development of forest-based bioeconomy in european regions. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14(8) doi:10.3390/su14084747 https://zenodo.org/record/6610559#.Ypnr9nZBzXI
- Hidalgo, J., Anza, M., Epelde, L., Becerril, J. M., & Garbisu, C. (2022). Zero-valent iron nanoparticles and organic amendment assisted rhizoremediation of mixed contaminated soil using brassica napus. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 28 doi:10.1016/j.eti.2022.102621 https://zenodo.org/record/6619761#.Yp9G0nZBzXI
- “Engelhardt, I. C., Patko, D., Liu, Y., Mimault, M., de las Heras Martinez, G., George, T. S., . . . Dupuy, L. X. (2022). Novel form of collective movement by soil bacteria. ISME Journal, doi:10.1038/s41396-022-01277-w
- Lacalle, R.G., Gómez-Sagasti, M.T., Garbisu, C., Becerril, J.M. 2021 The degradation of fatty acid methyl esters improved the health of soils simultaneously polluted with metals and biodiesel blends Fuel, 291, art. no. 120158. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120158
- Aparicio, J.D., Lacalle, R.G., Artetxe, U., (…), Garbisu, C., Soto, M. 2021 Successful remediation of soils with mixed contamination of chromium and lindane: Integration of biological and physico-chemical strategies Environmental Research, 194, art. no. 110666. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110666
- Anza, M., Garbisu, C., Salazar, O., Epelde, L., Alkorta, I., & Martínez-Santos, M. (2021). Acidification alters the functionality of metal polluted. Applied Soil Ecology, 163 doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103920
- Díaz de Otálora, X., Epelde, L., Arranz, J., Garbisu, C., Ruiz, R., & Mandaluniz, N. (2021). Regenerative rotational grazing management of dairy sheep increases springtime grass production and topsoil carbon storage. Ecological Indicators, 125 doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107484
- Barañano, L., Garbisu, N., Alkorta, I., Araujo, A., & Garbisu, C. (2021). Contextualization of the bioeconomy concept through its links with related concepts and the challenges facing humanity. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(14) doi:10.3390/su13147746
- Gómez-Sagasti, M. T., Garbisu, C., Urra, J., Míguez, F., Artetxe, U., Hernández, A., . . . Becerril, J. M. (2021). Mycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation and intercropping strategies improved the health of contaminated soil in a peri-urban area. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.693044
- Rosa, E., Arriaga, H., & Merino, P. (2022). Strategies to mitigate ammonia and nitrous oxide losses across the manure management chain for intensive laying hen farms. Science of the Total Environment, 803 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150017
- Alkorta, I., & Garbisu, C. (2021). Reflections and insights on the evolution of the biological remediation of contaminated soils. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9 doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.734628
- Urionabarrenetxea, E., Garcia-Velasco, N., Anza, M., Artetxe, U., Lacalle, R., Garbisu, C., Becerril, T., Soto, M. Application of in situ bioremediation strategies in soils amended with sewage sludges (2021) Science of the Total Environment, 766, art. no. 144099 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144099
- Jauregi, L., Epelde, L., Alkorta, I., Garbisu, C. Agricultural Soils Amended With Thermally-Dried Anaerobically-Digested Sewage Sludge Showed Increased Risk of Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination (2021) Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, art. no. 666854 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.666854
- Izaguirre, J.K., Barañano, L., Castañón, S., Santos, J.A.L., Cesário, M.T., da Fonseca, M.M.R., Alkorta, I., Garbisu, C. Economic and environmental assessment of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (2021) Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 8 (1), art. no. 39 doi: 10.1186/s40643-021-00392-4
- Izaguirre, J.K., Barañano, L., Castañón, S., Alkorta, I., Quirós, L.M., Garbisu, C. Optimization of the bioactivation of isoflavones in soymilk by lactic acid bacteria (2021) Processes, 9 (6), art. no. 963 doi: 10.3390/pr9060963
- Gómez-Sagasti, M.T., Anza, M., Hidalgo, J., Artetxe, U., Garbisu, C., Becerril, J.M. Recent trends in sustainable remediation of pb-contaminated shooting range soils: Rethinking Waste Management within a Circular Economy (2021) Processes, 9 (4), art. no. 572 doi: 10.3390/pr9040572
- Jauregi, L., Epelde, L., Alkorta, I., Garbisu, C. Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Soil and Crops Associated to the Application of Cow Manure-Derived Amendments From Conventional and Organic Livestock Farms (2021) Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, art. no. 633858 doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.633858
- Rosa, E., Mosquera, J., Arriaga, H., Montalvo, G., Merino, P. Ammonia emission modelling and reduced sampling strategies in cage-based laying hen facilities (2021) Biosystems Engineering, 204, pp. 304-311 doi: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.02.002
- Ge, S., Dupuy, L.X., MacDonald, M.P. In situ laser manipulation of root tissues in transparent soil (2021) Plant and Soil, 468 (1-2), pp. 475-489 doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05133-2
- Merino-Martín, L., Stokes, A., Gweon, H.S., Moragues-Saitua, L., Staunton, S., Plassard, C., Oliver, A., Le Bissonnais, Y., Griffiths, R.I. Interacting effects of land use type, microbes and plant traits on soil aggregate stability (2021) Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 154, art. no. 108072 doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108072
- Moreira, H., Pereira, S.I.A., Mench, M., Garbisu, C., Kidd, P., Castro, P.M.L. Phytomanagement of Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils: Options, Efficiency and Value (2021) Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, art. no. 661423 doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.661423
- Engelhardt, I.C., Niklaus, P.A., Bizouard, F., Breuil, M.-C., Rouard, N., Deau, F., Philippot, L., Barnard, R.L. Precipitation patterns and N availability alter plant-soil microbial C and N dynamics (2021) Plant and Soil, 466 (1-2), pp. 151-163 doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05015-7
- Aranguren, M., Castellón, A., Aizpurua, A. Wheat grain protein content under mediterranean conditions measured with chlorophyll meter (2021) Plants, 10 (2), art. no. 374, pp. 1-14 doi: 10.3390/plants10020374
- Finn, D.R., Lee, S., Lanzén, A., Bertrand, M., Nicol, G.W., Hazard, C. Cropping systems impact changes in soil fungal, but not prokaryote, alpha-diversity and community composition stability over a growing season in a long-term field trial (2021) FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97 (10), art. no. fiab136 doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiab136
- Del Hierro, Ó., Gallejones, P., Besga, G., Artetxe, A., Garbisu, C. A comparison of ipcc guidelines and allocation methods to estimate the environmental impact of barley production in the basque country through life cycle assessment (Lca) (2021) Agriculture (Switzerland), 11 (10), art. no. 1005 doi: 10.3390/agriculture11101005
- Jauregi, L., Epelde, L., González, A., Lavín, J.L., Garbisu, C. Reduction of the resistome risk from cow slurry and manure microbiomes to soil and vegetable microbiomes (2021) Environmental Microbiology doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.1584
- Burges A., Fievet V., Oustriere N., Epelde L., Garbisu C., Becerril J.M., Mench M. 2020 Long-term phytomanagement with compost and a sunflower – Tobacco rotation influences the structural microbial diversity of a Cu-contaminated soil Science of the Total Environment
- Rosa E., Arriaga H., Merino P. 2020 Ammonia emission from a manure-belt laying hen facility equipped with an external manure drying tunnel Journal of Cleaner Production
- Epelde L., Salazar O., Martín I., Garbisu C. 2020 Variables affecting the diversity of soil organisms in green areas of the city of Donostia-San Sebastián Variables que afectan a la diversidad de organismos del suelo en zonas verdes de la ciudad de Donostia-San Sebastián Ecosistemas
- Lacalle R.G., Garbisu C., Becerril J.M. 2020 Effects of the application of an organic amendment and nanoscale zero-valent iron particles on soil Cr(VI) remediation Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Urra J., Alkorta I., Mijangos I., Garbisu C. 2020 Commercial and farm fermented liquid organic amendments to improve soil quality and lettuce yield Journal of Environmental Management
- Lacalle R.G., Aparicio J.D., Artetxe U., Urionabarrenetxea E., Polti M.A., Soto M., Garbisu C., Becerril J.M. 2020 Gentle remediation options for soil with mixed chromium (VI) and lindane pollution: biostimulation, bioaugmentation, phytoremediation and vermiremediation Heliyon
- Álvarez-Rodríguez I., Ugarte-Uribe B., de la Arada I., Arrondo J.L.R., Garbisu C., Alkorta I. 2020 Conjugative Coupling Proteins and the Role of Their Domains in Conjugation, Secondary Structure and in vivo Subcellular Location Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
- Álvarez-Rodríguez I., Arana L., Ugarte-Uribe B., Gómez-Rubio E., Martín-Santamaría S., Garbisu C., Alkorta I. 2020 Type IV Coupling Proteins as Potential Targets to Control the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
- Urra J., Mijangos I., Epelde L., Alkorta I., Garbisu C. 2020 Impact of the application of commercial and farm-made fermented liquid organic amendments on corn yield and soil quality Applied Soil Ecology
- Barredo O., Vilela J., Garbisu C., Besga G., Alkorta I., Epelde L. 2020 Technosols made from urban and industrial wastes are a good option for the reclamation of abandoned city plots Geoderma
- Gómez-Sagasti MT, Epelde L, Anza M, Urra J, Alkorta I, Garbisu C. The impact of nanoscale zero-valent iron particles on soil microbial communities is soil dependent. Journal of Hazardous Materials Volumen: 364 Pages: 591-599
- Urra J, Alkorta I, Mijangos I, Epelde L, Garbisu C. Application of sewage sludge to agricultural soil increases the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes without altering the composition of prokaryotic communities. Science of the Total Environment. Vol: 647. Pages 1410-1420. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.092
- Epelde L, Lanzén A, Martín I, Virgel S, Mijangos I, Besga G, Garbisu C. The microbiota of technosols resembles that of a nearby forest soil three years after their establishment. Chemosphere Vol.: 220. Pages: 600-610. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.16
- Urra J, Alkorta I, Lanzén A, Mijangos I, Garbisu C. The application of fresh and composted horse and chicken manure affects soil quality, microbial composition and antibiotic resistance. Applied Soil Ecology Vol: 135 Pages: 73-84. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.11.005
- Anza M, Salazar O, Epelde L, Alkorta I, Garbisu C. The application of nanoscale zero-valent iron promotes soil remediation while negatively affecting soil microbial biomass and activity. Frontiers in Environmental Science. Vol: 7:19 (19 February 2019; pp. 6). DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00019
- Rosa, E., Arriaga, H., Calvet, S., Merino, P. 2019. Evaluación de las mediciones de la tasa de ventilación en una instalación de gallinas ponedoras con ventilación mecánica. Poultry Science 98 (3).
- Rosa, E., Arriaga, H., Merino, P. 2019. Emisión de amoníaco de una instalación de gallinas ponedoras con cinturón de estiércol equipada con un túnel externo de secado de estiércol. Journal of Cleaner Production 251: 119591.
- Mendarte, S., Gandariasbeitia, M., Albizu, I., Larregla, S., Besga, G. 2019. Predicción de atributos nutricionales de exploración en un sistema silvopastoral Pinus radiata D. Don basado en espectroscopía de infrarrojo cercano visible. Sistemas agroforestales 93, 103-112.
- Gandariasbeitia, M., Besga, G., Albizu, I., Larregla, S., Mendarte, S. 2019. Predicción de proteínas crudas de pastizales de montaña heterogéneos con espectroscopía visible de infrarrojo cercano. Agrociencia 53 (7): 1105-1118.
- Anza, M., Salazar, O., Epelde, L., Becerril, J.M., Alkorta, I., Garbisu, C. 2019.Remediación de suelo contaminado orgánicamente mediante la combinación de fitorremediación asistida y bioaugmentación. Ciencias Aplicadas, 9 (22), 4757.
- Urra, J., Alkorta, I., Garbisu, C. 2019. Beneficios y riesgos potenciales para la salud del suelo derivados del uso de enmiendas orgánicas en la agricultura. Agronomía, 9 (9), 542.
- Anza, M., Salazar, O., Epelde, L., & Garbisu, C. (2018). Data on the selection of biostimulating agents for the bioremediation of soil simultaneously contaminated with lindane and zinc. Data in Brief, 20, 1371-1377. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.203
- Aranguren, M., Aizpurua, A., Castellón, A., Besga, G., & Villar, N. (2018). Soil properties for predicting soil mineral nitrogen dynamics throughout a wheat growing cycle in calcareous soils. Agronomy, 8(12) doi:10.3390/agronomy8120303
- Aranguren, M., Castellón, A., & Aizpurua, A. (2018). Topdressing nitrogen recommendation in wheat after applying organic manures: The use of field diagnostic tools. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 110(1), 89-103. doi:10.1007/s10705-017-9865-7
- Burges, A., Alkorta, I., Epelde, L., & Garbisu, C. (2018). From phytoremediation of soil contaminants to phytomanagement of ecosystem services in metal contaminated sites. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 20(4), 384-397. doi:10.1080/15226514.2017.1365340
- Fuertes-Mendizábal, T., Estavillo, J. M., Duñabeitia, M. K., Huérfano, X., Castellón, A., González-Murua, C., . . . González-Moro, M. B. (2018). 15N natural abundance evidences a better use of n sources by late nitrogen application in bread wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00853
- Garbisu, C., Garaiyurrebaso, O., Lanzén, A., Álvarez-Rodríguez, I., Arana, L., Blanco, F., . . . Alkorta, I. (2018). Mobile genetic elements and antibiotic resistance in mine soil amended with organic wastes. Science of the Total Environment, 621, 725-733. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.221
- Hansen, L. D., Barros, N., Transtrum, M. K., Rodríguez-Añón, J. A., Proupín, J., Piñeiro, V., . . . Gartzia, N. (2018). Effect of extreme temperatures on soil: A calorimetric approach. Thermochimica Acta, 670, 128-135. doi:10.1016/j.tca.2018.10.010
- Lacalle, R. G., Gómez-Sagasti, M. T., Artetxe, U., Garbisu, C., & Becerril, J. M. (2018). Brassica napus has a key role in the recovery of the health of soils contaminated with metals and diesel by rhizoremediation. Science of the Total Environment, 618, 347-356. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.334
- Lacalle, R. G., Gómez-Sagasti, M. T., Artetxe, U., Garbisu, C., & Becerril, J. M. (2018). Effectiveness and ecotoxicity of zero-valent iron nanoparticles during rhizoremediation of soil contaminated with zn, cu, cd and diesel. Data in Brief, 17, 47-56. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.049
- Leibar, U., Unamunzaga, O., Fernández-Gómez, M. J., Galindo-Villardón, P., Castro, C., & Aizpurua, A. (2018). Benefit of ancillary data acquired at the cooperative level to study soil type and climatic zone influence on berry composition: A case study in rioja appellation. Oeno One, 52(2), 119-133. doi:10.20870/oeno-one.2018.52.2.1851
- Martínez-Santos, M., Lanzén, A., Unda-Calvo, J., Martín, I., Garbisu, C., & Ruiz-Romera, E. (2018). Links between data on chemical and biological quality parameters in wastewater-impacted river sediment and water samples. Data in Brief, 19, 616-622. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.05.068
- Martínez-Santos, M., Lanzén, A., Unda-Calvo, J., Martín, I., Garbisu, C., & Ruiz-Romera, E. (2018). Treated and untreated wastewater effluents alter river sediment bacterial communities involved in nitrogen and sulphur cycling. Science of the Total Environment, 633, 1051-1061. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.229
- Ortuzar-Iragorri, M. A., Aizpurua, A., Castellón, A., Alonso, A., Estavillo, J. M., & Besga, G. (2018). Use of an N-tester chlorophyll meter to tune a late third nitrogen application to wheat under humid mediterranean conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 41(5), 627-635. doi:10.1080/01904167.2017.1414243
- Urra, J., Alkorta, I., Mijangos, I., & Garbisu, C. (2018). Data on links between structural and functional prokaryotic diversity in long-term sewage sludge amended soil. Data in Brief, 20, 1787-1796. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.025
- Urra, J., Mijangos, I., Lanzén, A., Lloveras, J., & Garbisu, C. (2018). Effects of corn stover management on soil quality. European Journal of Soil Biology, 88, 57-64. doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2018.06.005
- Mendarte, S., Gandariasbeitia, M., Albizu, I., Larregla, S., & Besga, G. (2018). Prediction of browse nutritive attributes in a pinus radiata D. don silvopastoral system based on visible-near infrared spectroscopy. Agroforestry Systems, , 1-10. doi:10.1007/s10457-018-0192-z
- Garaiyurrebaso O, Garbisu C, Blanco F, Lanzén A, Martín I, Epelde L, Becerril JM, Jechalke S, Smalla K, Grohmann E, Alkorta I. Long-term effects of aided phytostabilization on microbial communities of metal-contaminated mine soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Vol: 93 (3). DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiw252
- Burges A, Epelde L, Blanco F, Becerril JM, Garbisu C. Ecosystem services and plant physiological status during endophyte-assisted phytoremediation of metal contaminated soil. Science of the Total Environment. Vol: 584 Pages: 329-338. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.14.
- Alkorta I, Epelde L, Garbisu C. Environmental parameters altered by climate change affect the activity of soil microorganisms involved in bioremediation. FEMS Microbiology Letters Vol: 364 (19) DOI:10.1093/femsle/fnx200
- Garbisu C, Garaiyurrebaso O, Epelde L, Grohmann E, Alkorta I. Plasmid-mediated bioaugmentation for the bioremediation of contaminated soils. Frontiers in Microbiology Vol: 8 (1966) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01966
- Águila-Arcos S, Álvarez-Rodríguez I, Garaiyurrebaso O, Garbisu C, Grohmann E, Alkorta I. Biofilm-forming clinical Staphylococcusisolates harbour horizontal transfer and antibiotic resistance genes. Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol: 8 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02018
- Epelde L, Lanzén A, Mijangos I, Sarrionandia E, Anza M, Garbisu C. Short-term effects of non-grazing on plants, soil biota and aboveground-belowground links in Atlantic mountain grasslands. Scientific Reports. Vol: 7: 15097 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15345-1
- Gandariasbeitia, M., Besga, G., Albizu, I., Larregla, S., Mendarte, S. 2017. Predicción de variables químicas y biológicas del suelo en áreas de pastoreo con espectroscopía de infrarrojo visible y cercano. Geoderma 305: 228-235.
- Anza M, Epelde L, Martín-Sánchez I, Blanco F, Garbisu C. Microbial indicators for assessing the adverse impact of technical-grade hexachlorocyclohexane on soil quality. Spanish Journal of Soil Science Vol: 6 Pages: 1-14
- Mijangos Amezaga I, Muguerza Elustondo E, Garbisu Crespo C, Anza Hortalá M, Epelde Sierra L. Health cards for the evaluation of agricultural sustainability. Spanish Journal of Soil Science Vol: 6 Pages: 15-20
- Rodríguez E, Peche R, Garbisu C, Gorostiza I, Epelde L, Artetxe U, Irizar A, Soto M, Becerril JM, Etxebarria J. Dinamic quality index for agricultural soils based on fuzzy logic. Ecological Indicators Vol: 60 Pages: 678-692
- Epelde L, Muñiz O, Garbisu C. Microbial properties for the derivation of critical risk limits in cadmium contaminated soil. Applied Soil Ecology Vol: 99 Pages: 19-28
- Gómez-Sagasti MT, Barrutia O, Ribas G, Garbisu C, Becerril JM. Early transcriptomic response of Arabidopsis thalianato polymetallic contamination: implications for the identification of potential biomarkers of metal exposure. Metallomics Vol: 8 Pagess: 518-531
- Lanzén A, Epelde L, Blanco F, Martín I, Artetxe U, Garbisu C. Multi-targeted metagenetic analysis of the influence of climate and environmental parameters on soil microbial communities along an elevational gradient. Scientific Reports (Q1-49) Vol: 6 Article number: 28257
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- Gómez-Sagasti MT, Epelde L, Alkorta I, Garbisu C. Reflections on soil contamination research from a biologist´s point of view. Applied Soil Ecology Vol: 105 Pages: 207-210
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- Epelde, Lur; Lanzen, Anders; Blanco, Fernando; Urich, Tim; Garbisu, Carlos Adaptation of soil microbial community structure and function to chronic metal contamination at an abandoned Pb-Zn mine. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY 91
- Epelde, Lur; Lanzen, Anders; Blanco, Fernando; Urich, Tim; Garbisu, Carlos. Adaptation of soil microbial community structure and function to chronic metal contamination at an abandoned Pb-Zn mine. FEMS microbiology ecology 91 1 11
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- Hadziavdic, Kenan; Lekang, Katrine; Lanzen, Anders; Jonassen, Inge; Thompson, Eric M.; Troedsson, Christofer Characterization of the 18S rRNA Gene for Designing Universal Eukaryote Specific Primers. PLOS ONE 9
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- Anza, M.; Riga, P.; Epalza, B.; Arana, I.; Arazuri, S.; Jaren, C.; Arias, N. Effect of Root-Zone Heating on the Yield and Some Quality Parameters of Hydroponically Grown Tomato. XXVIII INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND HORTICULTURE FOR PEOPLE (IHC2010): INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREENHOUSE 2010 AND SOILLESS CULTIVATION 927 897 903
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