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Associated professor (tenured since 2000)
Coordinator of the MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN TÉCNICAS AVANZADAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO (http://www.upct.es/estudios/master/2032/)
Hired as Biologist, Univ. Murcia, 1990; Predoctoral Fellow, Univ. Murcia, 01/91 to 03/95; Predoctoral Fellow, C.E.B.A.S. - C.S.I.C. (Murcia), 01/96 to 12/97; Postdoctoral Fellow, C.E.B.A.S. - C.S.I.C. (Murcia), 01/98 to 12/99; Associate Professor, part-time, Univ. Murcia, 10/97 to 12/99; Associate Professor (full-time), Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena, 01/00 to 05/00; Associated Professor (non tenured), Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena, 06/00 to 08/00; Associated Professor (tennured) Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena, 09/00 to present.
Researcher ID: M-5660-2015
Orcid Code: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-3792
Espec. UNESCO: 251100-02-04-05-06-11; 241713
- Supervisor of 4 Doctoral Thesis
- 64 papers in journals JCR; 33 book chapters and 5 books
- H index: 29
- 25 research projects (7 as main researcher); 17 technical reports; 34 contracts with enterprises (12 as responsible)
- 6 invited talk in congresses
- Organizing Commettee in 4 scientific congresess; Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Arid Land Research and Management
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Mar Menor lagoon
- Project reviewer of the Spanish Ministry of Science
- Deputy Director of the Higher School of Agronomy of UPCT (August 2006-September 2008).
Since about ten years ago my main research focuses on soil biogeochemical processes and its impact on ecosystem functionality, in environments affected by heavy metal contamination due to mining activities and eutrophication. I work mainly in wetlands, but also in upland sites. The use of amendment to improve soil properties and plant growth are included among my research topics (phytomanagement). In the last years I am introducing ecotoxicity by metals and metalloids in my projects to increase our knowledge about the risks associated to the contamination. Most of my research has been funded with competitive projects gained in public calls for different Spanish National R&D programs. In addition, I have collaborated with several companies in the agricultural and environmental sectors and with several administrations focused on environmental management.
* Guerrero-Brotons, M., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Arce, M.I., Gómez, R. 2023. Addressing the C/N imbalance in the treatment of irrigated agricultural
water by using a hybrid constructed wetland at field-scale. Journal of Environmental Management 348 (2023) 119329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119329
* Juan-Ovejero, R., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Verweij, R.A., van Gestel, C.A.M., González-Alcaraz, M.M. 2023. Microarthropod communities act as functional mediators of ecosystem recovery in abandoned metal(loid) mine tailings in semiarid areas. Science of the Total Environment 881 (2023) 163394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163394
* Díaz-García, C., Martínez-Sánchez, J.J., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2023. Woodchip bioreactors for saline leachates denitrification can mitigate agricultural impacts in mediterranean areas: The Campo de Cartagena-Mar Menor environmental issue. Journal of Environmental Management 331,117292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117292
* Alhama, I, García-Ros, G., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2022. Long-term artificial seawater irrigation as a sustainable environmental management strategy for abandoned solar salt works: The case study of Agua Amarga salt marsh (SE Spain) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106429. Catena 217, 106429.
* Álvarez-Rogel, J., Peñalver-Alcalá, A., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2022. Spontaneous vegetation colonizing abandoned metal(loid) mine tailings consistently modulates climatic, chemical and biological soil conditions throughout seasons. Science of the Total Environment 838, 155945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155945.
* Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Peixoto, S., Silva, I., Silva, A.R.R., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2021. The relationships between functional and physicochemical soil parameters in metal(loid) mine tailings from Mediterranean semiarid areas support the value of spontaneous vegetation colonization for phytomanagement. Ecological Engineering 168, 106293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106293 . UPCT Digital Repository. http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9521
* Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, HM, González-Alcaraz, MN. 2021. Biochar and urban solid refuse ameliorate the inhospitality of acidic mine tailings and foster effective spontaneous plant colonization under semiarid climate. Journal of Environmental Management 292, 112824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112824. UPCT Digital Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9522
* Álvarez-Rogel, J., Barberá, G.G., Maxwell, B., Guerrero-Brotons, M., Díaz-García, C., Martínez-Sánchez, J.J., Sallent, A., Martínez-Ródenas, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Tercero, M.C., Gómez, R. 2020. The case of Mar Menor eutrophication: state of the art and description of tested Nature Based Solutions. Ecological Engineering 158, 106086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106086
* Martínez-Oró D, Párraga-Aguado I, Querejeta JI, Álvarez-Rogel J, Conesa HM. (2018). Nutrient limitation determines the suitability of a municipal organic waste for phytomanaging metal(loid) enriched mine tailings with a pine-grass co-culture. Chemosphere. 25; 214:436-444. ISSN: 0045-6535. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.147.
* Álvarez-Rogel, J., Tercero, MC, Conesa, H., Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, MN. (2018). Biochar from sewage sludge and pruning trees reduced porewater Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in acidic, but not basic, mine soils under hydric conditions. Journal of Environmental Management 223, 554–565. ISSN: 0269-7491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.055.
* Barmentlo, S.H., van Gestel, C.A.M., Álvarez-Rogel J., González-Alcaraz MN. 2017. Influence of climate change on the multi-generation toxicity to Enchytraeus crypticus of soils polluted by metal/metalloid mining wastes. Environmental Pollution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.078.
* Tercero MC, Álvarez-Rogel J., Conesa HM, Párraga, I, González-Alcaraz MN. 2016. Phosphorus retention and fractionation in soils and Phragmites australis plants in eutrophic wetlands: a one-year mesocosms experiment under fluctuating conditions. Journal of Environmental Management, 190: 197-207.
* Párraga-Aguado, I., Álvarez-Rogel, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M. 2017. Metal mobility assessment for the application of an urban organic waste amendment in two degraded semiarid soils. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 173: 92–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.11.022.
* Álvarez-Rogel J, Tercero MC, Arce MI, Delgado MJ, Conesa HM, González-Alcaraz MN. 2016. Nitrate removal and potential soil N2O emissions in eutrophic salt marshes with and without Phragmites australis. Geoderma 282: 49–58.
* Tercero MC, Álvarez-Rogel J, Conesa HM, Ferrer MA, Calderón AA, López-Orenes A, González-Alcaraz MN. 2015. Response of biogeochemical processes of the water-soil-plant system to experimental flooding-drying conditions in an eutrophic wetland: the role of Phragmites australis. Plant Soil 396: 109–125.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Aránega, B., Conesa, H.M., Delgado, M.J., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2015. Contribution of soil properties to the assessment of a seawater irrigation programme as a management strategy for abandoned solar saltworks. Catena, 126, 189-200.
* Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M. 2014. Assessment of the employment of halophyte plant species for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas. Ecological Engineering, 71: 598-604.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Álvarez, Y., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2014. Gradients of soil salinity and moisture, and plant distribution, in a Mediterranean semiarid saline watershed: a model of soil-plant relationships for contributing to the management. Catena, 115: 150-158.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Aránega, B., Tercero, M.C., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2014. Irrigation with seawater as a strategy for the environmental management of abandoned solar saltworks: a case study in SE Spain base on soil-vegetation relationships. Ecological Engineering, 71: 677-689.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. Liming and vegetation favor Fe-mobilization in eutrophic wetland soils affected by mine wastes. Ecol Eng, 53: 183-193.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. When liming and revegetation contribute to the mobilization of metals: learning lessons for the phytomanagement of metal-polluted wetlands. J Environ Manage, 116: 72-80.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M.; Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. Phytomanagement of strongly acidic, saline eutrophic wetlands polluted by mine wastes: the influence of liming and Sarcocornia fruticosa in metals mobility. Chemosphere, 90: 2512-2519.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. Nitrate removal from eutrophic wetlands polluted by metal-mine wastes: Effects of liming and plant growth. J Environ Manage, 128: 964-972.
* Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Conesa, H.M. 2013. The importance of edaphic niches and pioneer plant species succession for the phytomanagement of mine tailings. Environ Pollut, 176: 134-143.
* Conesa, H.M., María-Cervantes, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2011. Influence of soil properties on trace element availability and plant accumulation in a Mediterranean salt marsh polluted by mining wastes: Implications for phytomanagement. Sci Total Environ, 409: 4470-4479.
* González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Tercero, M.C., Schulin, R., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Egea, C. 2011. The combined use of liming and Sarcocornia fruticosa development for phytomanagement of salt marsh soils polluted by mine wastes. J Haz Mat, 186: 805-813.
* María-Cervantes, A., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2011. Mobilisation of As and trace metals in saline, acidic Spolic Technososls: the role of the rhizosphere and flooding conditions. J Soil Sediment, 11: 800-814.
* Putting halophytes to work: from genes to ecosystem. Cost Action. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (FA0901). 26/05/2009 to 14/10/2013. 169.936 €. IP: T. Flowers (UK).
* Vrije Univesity of Ámsterdam, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences. Ámsterdam, The Netherlands. 16/05/2015 to 02/06/2015. Topic: Soil toxicity. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility. Financed by Erasmus+ - UPCT.
* Faculty of Engineering and Economic-Social Sciences. National University of San Luis. Villa Mercedes, San Luis, ARGENTINA. 05/20/2013 to 06/08/2013. Topic: Soil salinity. Role: Invited researcher..
* Faculty of Engineering and Economic-Social Sciences. National University of San Luis. Villa Mercedes, San Luis, ARGENTINA. 03/30/2010 to 10/22/2010. Topic: Soil salinity. Role: Invited researcher.
* J Álvarez-Rogel; M. N. Nazaret González-Alcaraz; H M Conesa; M C Tercero; I M Párraga; F J Jiménez-Cárceles. Depuración de aguas eutrofizadas en humedales naturales del Mar Menor. Simposio sobre filtros verdes en el Mar Menor, Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente de la CARM. Murcia, 15/octubre/2015.
* MN González-Alcaraz; HM Conesa; J Álvarez-Rogel. Eutrofización y contaminación por metales en humedales del Mar Menor: comprendiendo los procesos biogeoquímicos para plantear posibles actuaciones de manejo. Jornadas Científicas del Mar Menor. San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, diciembre 2014.
* MN González-Alcaraz; J Álvarez-Rogel; HM Conesa. Impacto de la minería sobre los ecosistemas en condiciones de clima semiárido: dinámica de metales en el sistema suelo-agua-planta y alternativas de regeneración. VI Simposio Nacional sobre Control de la Degradación y Restauración de Suelos. Almería, febrero 2013.
*J Álvarez-Rogel; MN González-Alcaraz. Soils and vegetation as indicators of ecosystem recovery in a former saline exploitation following its irrigation with seawater. Internacional meeting COST Action FA0901 Workshop and IUSS Conference Utilization and Protection of halophytes and Salt-affected landscapes. Kecskemét (Hungría), septiembre 2013.
* J. Álvarez-Rogel; MN González Alcaraz. Wetlands and salt marshes: similarities and differences. First meeting Cost Action FA0901. Nápoles, 2010.
* J. Álvarez-Rogel. Soil salinity: a coin with two sides including desertification and preservation of the natural resources. Key Note Speaker en el Symposium 5 del Congreso Europeo de Suelos (EUROSOIL 2008). Viena, Austria, agosto 2008.
* Supervisor of 6 Doctoral Thesis
* 16 End-of-Course and 4 End of Master's projects.
* Tutor of the Program of Interuniversity Cooperation Students - A.L.E for Latin American teachers and students: years 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
* Tutor and Coordinator of the ERASMUS agreement with Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland) from 2005/2006 to the present day, with a total of 24 tutored students.