RESEARCH

Our research promotes the development of scientific knowledge on how terrestrial ecosystems respond to the contemporary increase in the intensity and diversity of disturbances to which they are subjected, both natural (for example, climatic) and anthropogenic (for example, management). Understanding the thresholds that define the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to absorb disturbances and the mechanisms that define their capacity to recover is vital to define those future management strategies that promote long-term conservation of key ecosystem services such as those related to carbon sequestration and climate regulation.

For this, the group develops a research program that covers very different disciplines of terrestrial ecology: e.g.  soil ecology, ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, dendrochronology, ecology of resilience; covering different spatial scales, from the microbe (study of soil biodiversity and metabolisms) to the regional scale (use of remote sensors and forest inventories) and temporal scales, from the short term (daily / annual) to the long term (decade / century) observation.

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Se below for more information on our current research lines and associated projects