Dra. Míriam Piqué Nicolau

Activities and research lines Development of tools for sustainable and multifunctional forest management in the current context of global change. Main topics include: Dynamics and growth of forest species in relation with silviculture and forest management techniques. Development of forest management guidelines and silvicultural models adapted to the current context in Mediterranean areas (mixed forests, … Llegiu més

Dr. Jaime Coello Gómez

Jaime Coello is researching on innovative techniques for cost-effective forest restoration, especially in added value species including valuable broadleaved species and stone pine, as well as on agroforestry systems. His activities include designing, implementing and monitoring experimental and demonstrative field trials on sites subjected to minimal management. The aim is to study and develop innovative … Llegiu més

Mario Beltrán Barba

Mario is focused on the development of sustainable forest management guidelines for private owners, dealing with wood-productive and fire-prevention objectives. This  aim to promote clearly applied silvicultural techniques  to different management objectives and species composition. He mainly works with forest inventory data and geographical information, as a support to the elaboration of applied management planning … Llegiu més

Dra. Teresa Valor Ivars

PhD student, Research fellowship contract, FPI, Ministerio Educación y Ciencia, BES-2013-065031. CTFC, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Her PhD thesis focuses on the study of the short and medium term effects of prescribed burning on Mediterranean pines. Specifically, we aim to understand the mechanisms driven by fire that affects the primary and secondary metabolism of pine … Llegiu més

Dra. Rut Domènech

Rut is focused on the study of forest fires effects in a wide range of ecosystems such Mediterranean or wetlands. She has been specialized intensively in the study of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in different fire intensities.  She works in the use of techniques to manage forest in order to make the structures more resistant … Llegiu més

Eduard Busquets

Grau en Enginyeria Forestal; Universitat de Lleida Màster en Incendis Forestals (Ciència i Gestió Integral); Universitat de Lleida (cursant) Especialitat: Simulació comportament del foc Prevenció incendis Cartografia i dades LiDAR – Autor participant a Coppice Forest in Europe – Autor participant a l’article Strategic and tactical planning to improve suppression efforts against large forest fires in … Llegiu més

Mar Pallarès

Llicenciada en Enginyeria Forestal per la UdL Erasmus a la Universitat de Helsinki, especialitat en conservació biològica Ha treballat com a tècnica de suport en diversos projectes relacionats en l’estudi de les dinàmiques forestals en un context de canvi global. Actualment treballa al grup de Gestió Forestal Sostenible donant suport en temes de planificació

Pau Vericat i Grau (Associated member)

Associated member in this unit since 2015. Principal lines of work are research and development of tools for silviculture and forest planning, mainly focussed on Mediterranean forest systems. Current topics: Ecology and site quality of main forest species in Catalonia. Forest types for planning and management: species and site quality-based classification. Multifunctional forest planning based … Llegiu més