Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
CEMFOR-CTFC InForest Joint Research Unit
Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya
Ctra. Sant llorenç km.2
25280 Solsona (Lleida)
Spain
Phone: +34 973 481752 (290)
Fax: +34 973 480431
Email: ameztegui at gmail.com
URL: http://www.creaf.cat/staff/aitor-ameztegui
http://fidbosc.weebly.com/aitor-ameztegui.html
CEMFOR-CTFC InForest Joint Research Unit
Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya
Ctra. Sant llorenç km.2
25280 Solsona (Lleida)
Spain
Phone: +34 973 481752 (290)
Fax: +34 973 480431
Email: ameztegui at gmail.com
URL: http://www.creaf.cat/staff/aitor-ameztegui
http://fidbosc.weebly.com/aitor-ameztegui.html
Education
2013 Ph.D. in Forest Ecology
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) | University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis topic: “Forest dynamics at the montane-subalpine ecotone in the eastern Pyrenees”.
2009 M.Sc. Research in Forest Science
University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis Topic: “Importance of land-use changes in the expansion of mountain pine in the Catalan Pyrenees along the XXth century”
2007 Forest Engineer (M.Sc.)
University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis Topic: “Devitalizing beech trees by girdling: techniques, effects and performance”
2003 Forest Technical Engineering (B.Sc.)
University of Valladolid (Spain)
2013 Ph.D. in Forest Ecology
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) | University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis topic: “Forest dynamics at the montane-subalpine ecotone in the eastern Pyrenees”.
2009 M.Sc. Research in Forest Science
University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis Topic: “Importance of land-use changes in the expansion of mountain pine in the Catalan Pyrenees along the XXth century”
2007 Forest Engineer (M.Sc.)
University of Lleida (Spain)
Thesis Topic: “Devitalizing beech trees by girdling: techniques, effects and performance”
2003 Forest Technical Engineering (B.Sc.)
University of Valladolid (Spain)
Experience
2015- Postdoctoral Fellow (Juan de la Cierva)
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
Tasks: Assessing mid-term regeneration dynamics following natural disturbances
2013- Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Forest Research. Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada)
Tasks: Quantifying and mapping the impacts of climate change in Eastern Canadian forests
2008 - 2013 PhD Fellow
Center for Mediterranean Forest Research (CEMFOR) | Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)
Tasks: development of a PhD research project aimed at advancing in the understanding of the main factors driving the dynamics of montane-subalpine forests in the Eastern Pyrenees across different spatial and temporal scales
2007 - 2008 Research Assistant
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)
Tasks: processing of cartographical information and aerial photographs to assess the dynamics of mountain pine forests in the Eastern Pyrenees. Collaboration in the writing of a preliminary guide for Pinus uncinata management in the Pyrenees
2005 - 2007 Research Assistant
Department of Crop and Forest Sciences. University of Lleida (Spain).
Tasks: establishment and maintenance of several experimental plots aimed at testing the effects of different growing conditions on the technological characteristics of Populus and Juglans plantations for timber production.
2015- Postdoctoral Fellow (Juan de la Cierva)
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
Tasks: Assessing mid-term regeneration dynamics following natural disturbances
2013- Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Forest Research. Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada)
Tasks: Quantifying and mapping the impacts of climate change in Eastern Canadian forests
2008 - 2013 PhD Fellow
Center for Mediterranean Forest Research (CEMFOR) | Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)
Tasks: development of a PhD research project aimed at advancing in the understanding of the main factors driving the dynamics of montane-subalpine forests in the Eastern Pyrenees across different spatial and temporal scales
2007 - 2008 Research Assistant
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)
Tasks: processing of cartographical information and aerial photographs to assess the dynamics of mountain pine forests in the Eastern Pyrenees. Collaboration in the writing of a preliminary guide for Pinus uncinata management in the Pyrenees
2005 - 2007 Research Assistant
Department of Crop and Forest Sciences. University of Lleida (Spain).
Tasks: establishment and maintenance of several experimental plots aimed at testing the effects of different growing conditions on the technological characteristics of Populus and Juglans plantations for timber production.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Ameztegui A, Cabon A, de Cáceres M, Coll L (2017) Managing stand density to enhance the adaptability of Scots pine stands to climate change: a modelling approach. Ecological Modelling 356:141-150.
Ameztegui A, Paquette A, Shipley B, Heym M, Messier C, Gravel D (2017) Shade tolerance and the functional trait - demography relationship in temperate and boreal forests. Functional Ecology 31(4):821-830. (Data available at Dryad)
Ligot G, Ameztegui A, Courbaud B, Coll L, Kneeshaw D (2016) Tree light capture and spatial variability of understory light increase with species mixing and tree size heterogeneity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46:968-977
Solarik KA, Gravel D, Ameztegui A, Bergeron Y, Messier C (2016) Assessing tree germination resilience to global warming: A manipulative experiment using sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Seed Science Research 26(2):153-164
Martín-Alcón S, Coll L, Ameztegui A (2016) Diversifying sub-Mediterranean pinewoods with oak species in a context of assisted migration: responses to local climate and light environment. Applied Vegetation Science 19(2): 254-266.
Annighöfer P, Ameztegui A, Ammer C, Balandier P, Bartsch N, Bolte A, Coll L, Collet C, Ewald J, Frischbier N, Gebereyesus T, Haase J, Hamm T, Hirschfelder B, Huth F, Kändler G, Kahl A, Kawaletz H, Kuehne C, Lacointe A, Lin N, Löf M, Malagoli P, Marquier A, Müller S, Promberger S, Provendier D, Röhle H, Sathornkich J, Schall P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schröder J, Seele C, Weidig J, Wirth C, Wolf H, Wollmerstädt, Mund M (2016) Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species. European Journal of Forest Research 135(2): 313-329.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Brotons L, Ninot JM (2016) Land-use legacies rather than climate change are driving the recent upward shift of the mountain treeline in the Pyrenees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25(3): 263-273.
Sánchez-Pinillos M, Coll L, De Cáceres M, Ameztegui A. (2016) Assessing the adaptive capacity of communities to natural disturbances on the basis of species response traits. Ecological Indicators 66: 76-85.
Lambert J-B, Ameztegui A, Delagrange S, Messier C. (2016) Birch and conifer deadwood favour early establishment and shade tolerance in yellow birch juveniles growing on sugar maple dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46: 114-121.
Talluto MV, Boulangeat I, Ameztegui A, Aubin I, Berteaux D, Butler A, Doyon F, Drever CR, Fortin M-J, Franceschini T, Liénard J, McKenney D, Solarik KA, Strigul N, Thuiller W, Gravel D. (2016) Cross-scale integration of knowledge for predicting species ranges: a metamodeling framework. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25(2): 238-249.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Messier C (2015) Modelling the effect of climate-induced changes in recruitment and juvenile growth on mixed-forest dynamics: the case of montane-subalpine Pyrenean ecotones. Ecological Modelling 313: 84-93.
Ameztegui A, Coll L. (2015) Herbivory and seedling establishment in Pyrenean forests: influence of micro- and mesohabitat factors on browsing pressure. Forest Ecology and Management 342: 103-111.
Ameztegui A, Coll L (2013) Unraveling the role of light and biotic interactions on seedling performance of four Pyrenean species along environmental gradients. Forest Ecology and Management 303: 25-34.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Benavides R, Valladares F, Paquette A. (2012) Understory light predictions in conifer-mixed forests: the role of aspect-induced variation in crown geometry and openness. Forest Ecology and Management 276: 52-61
Ameztegui A, Coll L (2011) Tree dynamics and coexistence in the montane-subalpine ecotone: the role of different light-induced strategies. Journal of Vegetation Science 22 (6): 1049-1061
Ameztegui A, Brotons L, Coll L. (2010) Land-use changes as major drivers of Mountain pine (Pinus uncinata Ram.) expansion in the Pyrenees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19 (5): 632-641.
Ameztegui A, Cabon A, de Cáceres M, Coll L (2017) Managing stand density to enhance the adaptability of Scots pine stands to climate change: a modelling approach. Ecological Modelling 356:141-150.
Ameztegui A, Paquette A, Shipley B, Heym M, Messier C, Gravel D (2017) Shade tolerance and the functional trait - demography relationship in temperate and boreal forests. Functional Ecology 31(4):821-830. (Data available at Dryad)
Ligot G, Ameztegui A, Courbaud B, Coll L, Kneeshaw D (2016) Tree light capture and spatial variability of understory light increase with species mixing and tree size heterogeneity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46:968-977
Solarik KA, Gravel D, Ameztegui A, Bergeron Y, Messier C (2016) Assessing tree germination resilience to global warming: A manipulative experiment using sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Seed Science Research 26(2):153-164
Martín-Alcón S, Coll L, Ameztegui A (2016) Diversifying sub-Mediterranean pinewoods with oak species in a context of assisted migration: responses to local climate and light environment. Applied Vegetation Science 19(2): 254-266.
Annighöfer P, Ameztegui A, Ammer C, Balandier P, Bartsch N, Bolte A, Coll L, Collet C, Ewald J, Frischbier N, Gebereyesus T, Haase J, Hamm T, Hirschfelder B, Huth F, Kändler G, Kahl A, Kawaletz H, Kuehne C, Lacointe A, Lin N, Löf M, Malagoli P, Marquier A, Müller S, Promberger S, Provendier D, Röhle H, Sathornkich J, Schall P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schröder J, Seele C, Weidig J, Wirth C, Wolf H, Wollmerstädt, Mund M (2016) Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species. European Journal of Forest Research 135(2): 313-329.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Brotons L, Ninot JM (2016) Land-use legacies rather than climate change are driving the recent upward shift of the mountain treeline in the Pyrenees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25(3): 263-273.
Sánchez-Pinillos M, Coll L, De Cáceres M, Ameztegui A. (2016) Assessing the adaptive capacity of communities to natural disturbances on the basis of species response traits. Ecological Indicators 66: 76-85.
Lambert J-B, Ameztegui A, Delagrange S, Messier C. (2016) Birch and conifer deadwood favour early establishment and shade tolerance in yellow birch juveniles growing on sugar maple dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46: 114-121.
Talluto MV, Boulangeat I, Ameztegui A, Aubin I, Berteaux D, Butler A, Doyon F, Drever CR, Fortin M-J, Franceschini T, Liénard J, McKenney D, Solarik KA, Strigul N, Thuiller W, Gravel D. (2016) Cross-scale integration of knowledge for predicting species ranges: a metamodeling framework. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25(2): 238-249.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Messier C (2015) Modelling the effect of climate-induced changes in recruitment and juvenile growth on mixed-forest dynamics: the case of montane-subalpine Pyrenean ecotones. Ecological Modelling 313: 84-93.
Ameztegui A, Coll L. (2015) Herbivory and seedling establishment in Pyrenean forests: influence of micro- and mesohabitat factors on browsing pressure. Forest Ecology and Management 342: 103-111.
Ameztegui A, Coll L (2013) Unraveling the role of light and biotic interactions on seedling performance of four Pyrenean species along environmental gradients. Forest Ecology and Management 303: 25-34.
Ameztegui A, Coll L, Benavides R, Valladares F, Paquette A. (2012) Understory light predictions in conifer-mixed forests: the role of aspect-induced variation in crown geometry and openness. Forest Ecology and Management 276: 52-61
Ameztegui A, Coll L (2011) Tree dynamics and coexistence in the montane-subalpine ecotone: the role of different light-induced strategies. Journal of Vegetation Science 22 (6): 1049-1061
Ameztegui A, Brotons L, Coll L. (2010) Land-use changes as major drivers of Mountain pine (Pinus uncinata Ram.) expansion in the Pyrenees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19 (5): 632-641.
Books / Book chapters
Villero, D., Pla, M., Clavero, M., Ruiz-Olmo, J., García, D., Coll, L., Ameztegui A., Brotons, L. El papel de las trayectorias históricas en los cambios de uso del suelo sobre aves forestales protegidas en el Parque Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici. In: Amengual, P., Asensio, B (Eds.) Proyectos de investigación en parques nacionales: 2010-2013. Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales, Madrid. ISBN: 978-84-8014-870-2.
Villero, D., Pla, M., Clavero, M., Ruiz-Olmo, J., García, D., Coll, L., Ameztegui A., Brotons, L. El papel de las trayectorias históricas en los cambios de uso del suelo sobre aves forestales protegidas en el Parque Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici. In: Amengual, P., Asensio, B (Eds.) Proyectos de investigación en parques nacionales: 2010-2013. Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales, Madrid. ISBN: 978-84-8014-870-2.
Funds and awards
- 2016-2018: Juan de la Cierva (Formación) Fellowship. Spanish Ministry of Economy
- 2014: Best Ph.D. Thesis in Forestry. University of Lleida.
- 2013: Second Prize to Best Ph.D. Thesis in Forest Sciences. Spanish Society of Forest Sciences
- 2010: Beneficiary of a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education for a Predoctoral stage at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) from May to September
- 2008 – 2012: Predoctoral Fellowship (FPU) at CTFC. Spanish Ministry of Education
- 2008: National Award for University Studies. Ministry of Education (Spain)
- 2008: Outstanding Bachelor Degree Award (“Premio extraordinario de licenciatura”) University of Lleida
- 2007: 'Bernardo de la Torre Rojas' Award to Best Master Thesis. Association of Professional Foresters of Catalonia
- 2007: Award to Best Master Thesis in Forest Sciences. Spanish Society of Forest Sciences
Conference presentations
Sánchez-Pinillos M, Coll L, Ameztegui A. The persistence capacity of the Iberian forests to natural disturbances: main trends and temporal evolution. XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting: Human driven scenarios for evolutionary and ecological change. Seville (Spain) 31 January - 4 February 2017. (Poster)
Coll L, Blázquez A, Márquez A, García MB, Errea MP, Villero D, Pla M, Ameztegui A. Análisis de los procesos de colonización y densificación del bosque durante los últimos decenios en los PPNN de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, Ordesa y Monte Perdido y Picos de Europa. Jornadas de Investigación en la Red de Parques Nacionales 2016. PN Tablas de Daimiel (Spain) 18 Oct 2016 (Oral communication)
Ligot G, Ameztegui A, Courbaud B, Coll L, Kneeshaw D. Tree light capture and spatial variability of understory light increase with species mixing and size heterogeneity The 10th IUFRO International Workshop on Uneven-aged Silviculture. Little Rock (Arkansas, USA) 31 May–2 June 2016 (Oral communication)
Solarik KA, Gravel D, Ameztegui A, Bergeron Y, Messier C. Acer saccharum germination rates are influenced by temperature, temperature shifting, and seed source from across the species range. 9e Colloque Annuel du CEF. Rimouski (Canada) 29-30 apr 2015 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A, Coll, L. The role of herbivores in seedling performance in Pyrenean forests: influence of micro- and macro-habitat factors on browsing pressure. MEDPINE 5: 5th International Conference on Mediterranean Pines. Solsona (Spain) 22-26 September 2014 (Poster)
Ameztegui A, Paquette A, Messier C, Gravel D. Modeling forest dynamics using tree functional traits. 8e Colloque Annuel du CEF. Montreal (Canada) 29-30 apr 2014 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A. Global change in European mountain forests: what if subalpine species refuse to move? Montréal, Canada, 17 April 2014 (Invited conference)
Coll L, Ameztegui A. Simulating the dynamics of the Pyrenean montane-subalpine ecotone in a climate change context using the model SORTIE-ND. ClimTree: International Conference on Climate Change and Tree Responses in Central European Forests. Zürich (Switzerland) 1-5 September 2013. (Oral communication).
Ameztegui A, Coll L. Simulación de la dinámica de masas mixtas de coníferas del Pirineo oriental bajo diferentes escenarios climáticos. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013. (Oral communication)
Pla M; Ameztegui A; Brotons L; Coll L. Análisis de procesos de colonización y densificación en zonas arboladas como indicador del cambio global a partir de aplicaciones geográficas y teledetección. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013. (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A Coll L. El papel del ganado en el reclutamiento de juveniles en bosques de montaña del Pirineo oriental: 4 años de seguimiento de una plantación experimental. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013 (Oral communication).
Ameztegui A. Expansion et densification des forêts dans le contexte de changement global : le cas du pin à crochets. V Seminar of the FOR CLIMADAPT project. Solsona, Spain, 17 October 2012
Pla M; Ameztegui A; Brotons L; Coll L.Procesos de colonización y densificación de zonas arbóreas y matorrales como indicador del cambio global en el Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes y Estany de Sant Maurici. XV Congreso Nacional Tecnologías de Información Geográfica. Madrid (Spain) 19-21 Sept. 2012 (Poster)
Ameztegui A., Coll L. Seedling performance and adaptation to contrasting environmental conditions: a case study in the Pyrenees. Restoring Forests: Advances in techniques and Theory. Madrid (Spain) 27-29 Sept. 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A Coll L.Tree dynamics and coexistence in the montane-subalpine ecotone: the role of different light-induced strategies.12th European Ecological Federation Congress. Avila (Spain) 25-29 Sept. 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A; Coll L. Differences in light-induced strategies on the montane-subalpine ecotone of the Pyrenees. MEDPINE 4: 4th International Conference on Mediterranean Pines. Avignon (France) 6-10 June 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A; Aunós A; Serrano L. El anillado como técnica de desvitalización de hayas en el valle de Arán (Lleida). V Spanish Forestry Congress. Ávila (Spain), 21-25 Sept. 2009 (Poster)
Ameztegui A; Coll L. Análisis cartográfico de los procesos de colonización y densificación del pino negro en el Pirineo catalán. V Spanish Forestry Congress. Ávila (Spain), 21-25 Sept. 2009 (Poster)
Sánchez-Pinillos M, Coll L, Ameztegui A. The persistence capacity of the Iberian forests to natural disturbances: main trends and temporal evolution. XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting: Human driven scenarios for evolutionary and ecological change. Seville (Spain) 31 January - 4 February 2017. (Poster)
Coll L, Blázquez A, Márquez A, García MB, Errea MP, Villero D, Pla M, Ameztegui A. Análisis de los procesos de colonización y densificación del bosque durante los últimos decenios en los PPNN de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, Ordesa y Monte Perdido y Picos de Europa. Jornadas de Investigación en la Red de Parques Nacionales 2016. PN Tablas de Daimiel (Spain) 18 Oct 2016 (Oral communication)
Ligot G, Ameztegui A, Courbaud B, Coll L, Kneeshaw D. Tree light capture and spatial variability of understory light increase with species mixing and size heterogeneity The 10th IUFRO International Workshop on Uneven-aged Silviculture. Little Rock (Arkansas, USA) 31 May–2 June 2016 (Oral communication)
Solarik KA, Gravel D, Ameztegui A, Bergeron Y, Messier C. Acer saccharum germination rates are influenced by temperature, temperature shifting, and seed source from across the species range. 9e Colloque Annuel du CEF. Rimouski (Canada) 29-30 apr 2015 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A, Coll, L. The role of herbivores in seedling performance in Pyrenean forests: influence of micro- and macro-habitat factors on browsing pressure. MEDPINE 5: 5th International Conference on Mediterranean Pines. Solsona (Spain) 22-26 September 2014 (Poster)
Ameztegui A, Paquette A, Messier C, Gravel D. Modeling forest dynamics using tree functional traits. 8e Colloque Annuel du CEF. Montreal (Canada) 29-30 apr 2014 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A. Global change in European mountain forests: what if subalpine species refuse to move? Montréal, Canada, 17 April 2014 (Invited conference)
Coll L, Ameztegui A. Simulating the dynamics of the Pyrenean montane-subalpine ecotone in a climate change context using the model SORTIE-ND. ClimTree: International Conference on Climate Change and Tree Responses in Central European Forests. Zürich (Switzerland) 1-5 September 2013. (Oral communication).
Ameztegui A, Coll L. Simulación de la dinámica de masas mixtas de coníferas del Pirineo oriental bajo diferentes escenarios climáticos. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013. (Oral communication)
Pla M; Ameztegui A; Brotons L; Coll L. Análisis de procesos de colonización y densificación en zonas arboladas como indicador del cambio global a partir de aplicaciones geográficas y teledetección. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013. (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A Coll L. El papel del ganado en el reclutamiento de juveniles en bosques de montaña del Pirineo oriental: 4 años de seguimiento de una plantación experimental. VI Spanish Forestry Congress. Vitoria (Spain) 10-14 June 2013 (Oral communication).
Ameztegui A. Expansion et densification des forêts dans le contexte de changement global : le cas du pin à crochets. V Seminar of the FOR CLIMADAPT project. Solsona, Spain, 17 October 2012
Pla M; Ameztegui A; Brotons L; Coll L.Procesos de colonización y densificación de zonas arbóreas y matorrales como indicador del cambio global en el Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes y Estany de Sant Maurici. XV Congreso Nacional Tecnologías de Información Geográfica. Madrid (Spain) 19-21 Sept. 2012 (Poster)
Ameztegui A., Coll L. Seedling performance and adaptation to contrasting environmental conditions: a case study in the Pyrenees. Restoring Forests: Advances in techniques and Theory. Madrid (Spain) 27-29 Sept. 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A Coll L.Tree dynamics and coexistence in the montane-subalpine ecotone: the role of different light-induced strategies.12th European Ecological Federation Congress. Avila (Spain) 25-29 Sept. 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A; Coll L. Differences in light-induced strategies on the montane-subalpine ecotone of the Pyrenees. MEDPINE 4: 4th International Conference on Mediterranean Pines. Avignon (France) 6-10 June 2011 (Oral communication)
Ameztegui A; Aunós A; Serrano L. El anillado como técnica de desvitalización de hayas en el valle de Arán (Lleida). V Spanish Forestry Congress. Ávila (Spain), 21-25 Sept. 2009 (Poster)
Ameztegui A; Coll L. Análisis cartográfico de los procesos de colonización y densificación del pino negro en el Pirineo catalán. V Spanish Forestry Congress. Ávila (Spain), 21-25 Sept. 2009 (Poster)
Teaching and mentoring experience
Students co-mentored:
Students co-mentored:
- Ph.D. students
- Martina Sanchez-Pinillos In progress
Master students
- Martina Sanchez-Pinillos Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2014
- Mar Pallarés University of Lleida, 2012
Undergraduate students
Neus Ibañez University of Lleida, 2013
Participation on research projects
2016 - 2018 EST_RES. Response strategies of Mediterranean woodlands to natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy. IP: Lluís Coll (UdL) - Pere Casals (CTFC).
2015 - 2017 INFORMED: Integrated research on Forest Resilience and Management in the Mediterranean. Funded by the REANET-Foresterra Program. IP: François Lefèvre (IRTA, France)
2014 - 2017 EuMIXFOR. European Mixed Forests: Integrating Scientific Knowledge in Sustainable Forest Management. COST Action FP1206. IP: Andrés Bravo-Oviedo (INIA)
2014 - 2017 NEWFORESTS. New and old world perspectives for forest ecology and management in a context of global change. Marie Curie Actions – IRSES. IP: Lluís Brotons (CTFC-CREAF-CSIC)
2012 - 2015. QUICCFOR. Quantifying and mapping the impacts of climate change on the productivity of Eastern Canadian forests. Funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). IP: Dominique Gravel (UQAR).
2011 - 2013 TREBIO: Land-use changes and biodiversity in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Funded by the National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN, Spain) (200/2010).IP: Lluís Brotons (CEMFOR - CTFC).
2009 - 2013 MONTES: Spanish woodlands and global change: threats and opportunities. Funded by the CONSOLIDER-Ingenio Program of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education. IP: Javier Retana (CREAF).
2010 - 2012 DINAMIX: Conifer mixed-stand dynamics in the Pyrenees: analyzing the main demographic processes in a global change context. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education. Main researcher: Lluís Coll (CEMFOR - CTFC).
2007 A preliminary guide for Mountain pine (Pinus uncinata) management in the Pyrenees. Funded by: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge (Catalan government). IP: Lluís Coll (CEMFOR - CTFC).
2016 - 2018 EST_RES. Response strategies of Mediterranean woodlands to natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy. IP: Lluís Coll (UdL) - Pere Casals (CTFC).
2015 - 2017 INFORMED: Integrated research on Forest Resilience and Management in the Mediterranean. Funded by the REANET-Foresterra Program. IP: François Lefèvre (IRTA, France)
2014 - 2017 EuMIXFOR. European Mixed Forests: Integrating Scientific Knowledge in Sustainable Forest Management. COST Action FP1206. IP: Andrés Bravo-Oviedo (INIA)
2014 - 2017 NEWFORESTS. New and old world perspectives for forest ecology and management in a context of global change. Marie Curie Actions – IRSES. IP: Lluís Brotons (CTFC-CREAF-CSIC)
2012 - 2015. QUICCFOR. Quantifying and mapping the impacts of climate change on the productivity of Eastern Canadian forests. Funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). IP: Dominique Gravel (UQAR).
2011 - 2013 TREBIO: Land-use changes and biodiversity in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Funded by the National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN, Spain) (200/2010).IP: Lluís Brotons (CEMFOR - CTFC).
2009 - 2013 MONTES: Spanish woodlands and global change: threats and opportunities. Funded by the CONSOLIDER-Ingenio Program of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education. IP: Javier Retana (CREAF).
2010 - 2012 DINAMIX: Conifer mixed-stand dynamics in the Pyrenees: analyzing the main demographic processes in a global change context. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education. Main researcher: Lluís Coll (CEMFOR - CTFC).
2007 A preliminary guide for Mountain pine (Pinus uncinata) management in the Pyrenees. Funded by: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge (Catalan government). IP: Lluís Coll (CEMFOR - CTFC).
Popular science
- 2014-present: Writer at Principia Magazine (http://principia.io) Website and magazine of scientific culture [Spanish]. ISSN: 2386-5997.
- 2010-present: Founder and writer of Forestalia (http://ecoforestalia.blogspot.com), personal blog mainly devoted to the promotion and communication on forests, forestry and forest ecology
Other merits
- Referee for international journals: Ecography -- Forest Ecology and Management (x2) -- Canadian Journal of Forest Research (x3) -Methods in Ecology and Evolution - Journal of Vegetation Science (x2) -- European Journal of Forest Research -- Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research -- Global and Planetary Change -- Landscape and Urban Planning -- Ecosistemas -- Journal of Mountain Research -- Annals of Forest Science.
- Referee for funding agencies: FONCyT (Argentina Science and Technology Foundation)
- Member of the Scientific Committee for the VII Spanish Forest Conference
- Member of the jury for the 2015 Award to Best Thesis in Forest Sciences. Spanish Society of Forest Sciences
- Member of the Spanish Society of Forest Sciences, the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology and the Canadian Forestry Adaptation Community of Practice (FACoP).
