Rafael E. Cárdenas

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

H-index: 12

Latin America-Ecuador

About Rafael E. Cárdenas

Rafael E. Cárdenas, With an exceptional h-index of 12 and a recent h-index of 10 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, specializes in the field of community ecology, functional ecology, above- belowground interactions, plant-herbivore interactions, biodiversity.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Evolutionary ecology of plant defenses and herbivore interactions in the tropics: from molecules to communities

Swallow‐tailed gull predation on a marine eel: personality traits implied?

Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings

Biodiversity conservation: local and global consequences of the application of “rights of nature” by Ecuador

Forest stratification shapes allometry and flight morphology of tropical butterflies

The importance of insects on land and in water: a tropical view

Rafael E. Cárdenas Information

University	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Position	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador ()
Citations(all)	449
Citations(since 2020)	263
Cited By	281
hIndex(all)	12
hIndex(since 2020)	10
i10Index(all)	14
i10Index(since 2020)	11
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University Profile Page	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
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Rafael E. Cárdenas Skills & Research Interests

community ecology

functional ecology

above- belowground interactions

plant-herbivore interactions

biodiversity

Top articles of Rafael E. Cárdenas

Title	Journal	Author(s)	Publication Date
Evolutionary ecology of plant defenses and herbivore interactions in the tropics: from molecules to communities		Rafael E Cárdenas Kelly M Andersen María-José Endara	2024/2/26
Swallow‐tailed gull predation on a marine eel: personality traits implied?		Rafael E Cárdenas Erika Carrera‐García Fernando Cornejo‐Würfl	2022/4
Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings	Pedobiologia	Sylvain Coq Rafael E Cárdenas Daniel Mousain Marc-André Selosse Franck Richard ...	2022/9/1
Biodiversity conservation: local and global consequences of the application of “rights of nature” by Ecuador		Tobias Policha Mika Peck Blanca Ríos-Touma Lorena Endara Inty Arcos ...	2021
Forest stratification shapes allometry and flight morphology of tropical butterflies	Proceedings of the Royal Society B	Sebastián Mena Krzysztof M Kozak Rafael E Cárdenas María F Checa	2020/10/28
The importance of insects on land and in water: a tropical view		Verónica Crespo-Pérez Elena Kazakou David W Roubik Rafael E Cárdenas	2020/8/1