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Introduction
Researcher in Mixed-species forest plantations and tree adaptability.
Interest on promoting sustainable forest management as nature-based solutions to face climatic, biotic and socioeconomic risks; providing science-based practical recommendations for decision making.
Focus on multiple ecological, silvicultural and economic perspectives and interdisciplinary methodological approaches: functional traits, dendrochronology, sustainability assessment, financial performance, policy-oriented research
Current institution
Additional affiliations
November 2017 - December 2019
Position
- Researcher
Description
- - Coordination of a research-infrastructure network on climate change adaptation, data analysis and field collection, database management, webpage administration, divulgation of results (REINFFORCE network) - Silvicultural and economic evaluation of improved reforestation material (GENTREE project) and stump harvesting (TECH4EFFECT project) - Field assessment and adaptation to CC of alternative forest reproductive material (B4EST & HOMED projects)
April 2017 - September 2017
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Analysis of seasonal growth dynamics of a South Patagonian conifer species (Pilgerodendron uviferum).
April 2017 - September 2017
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Field assessment of retention forestry effectiveness on the insect biodiversity conservation in managed forests along the Black Forest.
Education
September 2015 - August 2017
September 2014 - August 2017
September 2010 - June 2011
Publications
Publications (14)
Although the Alps have enormous potential for renewable energy (RE) production, there are many constraints to the expansion of RE technologies in the region. The Alps has a variety of protected areas that fall under different categories and classifications. Thus, one technology could be allowed in one protected area and prohibited in another. Becau...
The translation of genetic gains into economic gains is important for evaluating the impact of using genetically improved forest reproductive material (FRM) in the forest sector. However, few studies based on European forests have been published to date. Here, we analyse the stand-level wood production and financial performance of planting genetica...
Mixed-species forests are proposed as strategy to increase the resistance and resilience of forests to drought stress. However, evidence suggest that increasing tree species richness does not consistently enhance tree growth responses to drought. Moreover, tree diversity effects under unprecedented multiyear droughts remain uncertain, calling for a...
Increasing tree diversity is considered a key management option to adapt forests to climate change. However, the effect of species diversity on a forest's ability to cope with extreme drought remains elusive. In this study, we assessed drought tolerance (xylem vulnerability to cavitation) and water stress (water potential), and combined them into a...
The European Dendroecological Fieldweek (EDF) is a one-week course that takes place every year at varying locations in Europe according to the principle “Bring tree-ring research to the people”. The EDF welcomes early-career to advanced researchers, but also forest service and other federal agency employees and private people interested in tree-rin...
Variability in functional traits (FT) is increasingly used to understand the mechanisms behind tree species interactions and ecosystem functioning. In order to explore how FT differ due to interactions between tree species and its influence on stand productivity and other ecological processes, we examined the effects of tree species composition on...
The TECH4EFFECT project (http://www.tech4effect.eu/), funded by the "Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program", is an international research collaboration of 20 partners from science and industry. The objective of the project is to enhance efficient wood production, by adapting t...
Sustainability of bioenergy is often indicated by the neutrality of emissions at the conversion site while the feed-stock production site is assumed to be carbon neutral. Recent research shows that sustainability of bioenergy systems starts with feedstock management. Even if sustainable forest management is applied, different management types can i...
The Alps, with their long cultural history and unique geographic and geological particularities, are a biodiversity hotspot. This extraordinary biodiversity,and the ecosystem services resulting from it, is being threatened by various anthropogenic pressures, including climate change. Climate change mitigation measures such as the increased use of r...
The Alps have a significant potential for the use of renewable energy (RE) and can make a valuable contribution to mitigating climate change. However, exploiting this potential may increase the pressures on nature if the potential environmental impacts and spatial requirements of the different RE technologies are not considered. Therefore, it is cr...
