Profesores e Investigadores

Departamentos

Curriculum Vitae

Carlos Lara Romero
Profesor/a Permanente Laboral
1
Quinquenios
2021
2
Sexenios investigación
2022

Centro

E.S. CC. Experimentales y Tecnología

Departamento

Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica

Área

Botánica

Grupo de investigación

Grupo de investigación de alto rendimiento en Ecología Evolutiva de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Grupo docente

Grupo de Innovación Docente Consolidado en Metodologías Activas para el fomento del aprendizaje significativo en el ámbito de la Biología

Centro/Instituto de investigación

Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Contacto

carlos.lara@urjc.es
Presentación

  • As a Lecturer in Botany at URJC, my primary goal is to advance our understanding of ecological systems and their conservation. My academic career is marked by significant research contributions across various publications, including book chapters, reports, and scientific articles.

    I have demonstrated leadership throughout my research career, taking on roles in projects funded by EU programmes and the Spanish National Plan for RD&I. Many of my contracts and research projects as Principal Investigator (PI) have received funding through competitive calls. Currently, I serve as the PI of active research and transfer projects, overseeing a team of researchers. I have supervised students on their undergraduate and master's final projects, resulting in publications in prestigious journals. Additionally, I have supervised the completion of PhD theses and organized multiple symposia at scientific conferences and seminars, fostering intellectual discourse and interdisciplinary collaboration.

    My research has an international dimension, demonstrated through my participation in several active international consortia and working groups. Many of my publications have been co-authored by international researchers, and a significant portion of my citations originate from foreign institutions. I also have experience working in renowned research centres and serve as a subject editor for international journals.

    I am deeply committed to advancing open science, dissemination, and technology transfer. I have taken a proactive role in shaping national strategies for plant conservation and establishing repositories focused on plant conservation and genetic resources. These efforts have significantly enriched our understanding of the conservation status of vascular plant species in both Spain and Europe. Furthermore, through organizing specialized courses in statistics and programming and serving as the Coordinator of the Biological Big Data Laboratory at URJC, I foster interdisciplinary collaboration and promote data-driven use in biodiversity and conservation, emphasizing the importance of data literacy in these fields.

Docencia y asignaturas impartidas en el curso actual

  • Grado

    PLAN ASIGNATURA
    (2026) GRADO EN BIOLOGIA (MOSTOLES) IINFORMATICA APLICADA
    (2317) GRADO EN BIOLOGIA (MOSTOLES) IIINFORMATICA APLICADA
    (2365) GRADO EN BIOLOGIA (MOSTOLES) IIIBOTANICA
    (2365) GRADO EN BIOLOGIA (MOSTOLES) IIIINFORMATICA APLICADA
    (2106) GRADO EN CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES (MOSTOLES)ECOLOGIA
    (2337) GRADO EN CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES (MOSTOLES)ECOLOGIA
    (2337) GRADO EN CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES (MOSTOLES)GESTION Y CONSERVACION DE FLORA Y FAUNA
    (2340) GRADO EN FARMACIA (ALCORCON)BOTANICA
    (2343) GRADO EN RECURSOS HIDRICOS (MOSTOLES)BIOLOGIA

    Máster universitario oficial

    PLAN ASIGNATURA
    (6342) MÁSTER INTERUNIVERSITARIO EN RESTAURACIÓN DE ECOSISTEMASRESTAURACIÓN EN AMBIENTES EXTREMOS
    (6342) MÁSTER INTERUNIVERSITARIO EN RESTAURACIÓN DE ECOSISTEMASRESTAURACIÓN GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES
    (6373) MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN TÉCNICAS DE CONSERVACIÓN BIODIV.ECOLOGIA (MÓSTOLES)RESTITUCIÓN GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES

    Enseñanzas propias

    PLAN ASIGNATURA
    (4719) EXPERTO/A EN ANÁLISIS DE DATOS GENÓMICOS Y METAGENÓMICOS (VIRTUAL) ANÁLISIS DE DATOS GENÓMICOS II: METAGENÓMICA
HISTÓRICO DOCENTE (ÚLTIMOS 10 CURSOS ACADÉMICOS)

Listado de proyectos (Últimos 10 años)
Códigos de investigador
Publicaciones
Información adicional
  • Most relevant publications of the last 10 years. (* Corresponding author)
    1. Sacristán-Bajo, S; Lara-Romero, C*; García-Fernández, A; Prieto-Benitez, S; Morente-López, J; Rubio Teso ML; Torres, E; Iriondo, JM. 2025. Assisted gene flow management to climate change in the annual legume Lupinus angustifolius L.: from phenotype to genotype. Evolutionary Applications, 18, e70087. JIF: 3.5 (13/54, Evolutionary Biology, Q2). 
    2. Traveset, A; Lara-Romero, C*; Santamaría, S; Cousins, SAO (2/12) 2024. Effect of green infrastructure on restoration of pollination networks and plant performance in semi-natural dry grasslands across Europe. J. Appl. Ecol., 61: 1015¿1028 1.     JIF: 5.7 (7/64, Biodiversity Conservation, Q1).
    3. Sacristán-Bajo, S; García-Fernández, A; Lara-Romero, C; Prieto-Benitez, S; Tabarés, P; Morente-López, J; Rubio Teso ML; Alameda-Martín, A; Torres, E; Iriondo, JM. 2023. Population origin determines the effectiveness of facilitated adaptation for the advancement of flowering onset in Lupinus angustifolius (Fabaceae). Evolutionary Applications, 16: 62-73. JIF: 4.929 (12/52, Evolutionary Biology, Q1).
    4. Lara-Romero, C*; Ruiz-Benito, P; Castro-Díez, P. 2022. Functional traits and propagule pressure explain changes in the distribution and demography of non-native trees in Spain. Journal of Vegetacion Science, 33: e13131. JIF: 3.389 (13/70, Forestry, Q1).
    5.  Morente-López, J; Kass, J; Lara-Romero, C; Serra-Díaz, P; Soto-Correa, JC; Anderson, R; Iriondo, JM 2022. Linking ecological niche models and common garden experiments to predict phenotypic differentiation in stressful environments: assessing the adaptive value of marginal populations in an alpine plant. Global Change Biology, 28: 4143-4162. JIF: 13.211 (1/65, Biodiversity Conservation, D1; 5/173 Ecology, D1).
    6. Morente-López, J; Lara-Romero, C; Garcia-Fernádez, A; Rubio-Teso, ML; Prieto-Benítez, S; Iriondo, JM. 2021. Gene flow effects on populations inhabiting marginal areas: origin matters.  Journal of Ecology, 109: 139-153. JIF: 6.38 (21/279, Plant Science, D1; 23/174, Ecology Q1).
    7.  Morente-López, J; Scheepens, J.F; Lara-Romero, C; Ruiz-Checa, R; Tabarés, P; Iriondo JM.  2020. Past selection shaped phenological differentiation among populations at contrasting elevations in a Mediterranean alpine plant. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 170: 103894. JIF: 5.545 (20/235, Plant Science, D1).
    8.  Lara-Romero, C *; Seguí, J; Pérez-Delgado, A; Nogales, M; Traveset, A. 2019. Beta diversity and specialization in plant-pollinator networks along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography, 46: 1598-1610. JIF: 3.732 (35/168, Ecology, Q1).
    9. Lara-Romero, C*; García, C;  Morente-López, J; Iriondo, J.M. 2016. Direct and indirect effects of shrub encroachment on alpine grasslands mediated by plant-pollinator interactions. Functional Ecology, 30: 1521¿1530.  JIF: 5.63 (14/153, Ecology, D1). 
    10. Lara-Romero, C*; de la Cruz, M; Escribano-Ávila, G; García-Fernández, A; Iriondo, JM. 2016. What causes conspecific plant aggregation? Disentangling the role of dispersal, habitat heterogeneity and plant¿plant interactions. Oikos, 125: 1304¿1313. JIF: 4.03 (32/153, Ecology, Q1). 
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