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Caracterizació de l’aprofitament silvopastoral a Catalunya i seguiment d’ explotacions demostratives. Centre de la Propietat Forestal. Dept. Medi Ambient, Generalitat de Catalunya.

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Finançament: Centre de la Propietat Forestal. Dept. Medi Ambient, Generalitat de Catalunya. Duració: 2007 – 2012. Resultats: Definició de models de explotació silvopastoral. Indicadors ecològics, agronòmics i econòmics de gestió sostenible. Seguiment d’explotacions demostratives. Visites demostratives amb tècnics i empresaris forestals i ramaders. Publicacions rellevants: Taüll M, Casals P, Baiges T. 2016. Tipologies de pastura … Read more

Completed projects

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Pla d’Ordenació i gestió de l’Aprofitament Silvopastoral del Parc Natural Castell de Montesquiu. Diputació de Barcelona i Obra Social “La Caixa”. Duració: 2007 – 2008. Resultats: Aptitud de les zones forestals per al pasturatge. Criteris per a l’ordenació. Unitats de pastura. Rodals de gestió silvícola. Foment del pasturage de zones forestals com a eina per … Read more

Sustainability of Agro-Silvo-Pastoral systems

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Despite the low contribution of silvopastoralism to the total Gross Domestic Product of the most of European Mediterranean regions, extensive livestock systems play an important social and economic role in the structure of rural areas. This research line aims to (i) detect relevant bottle necks on the structure and management of silvopastoral systems for their … Read more

VULCA. Vulnerability of soil carbon in front of Global Change in grassland ecosystems: Effects of changes in rainfall regime in abandoned or burnt grasslands. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. 2006-2008.

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Title: VULCA. Vulnerabilidad del C edáfico al cambio climático y de uso del suelo en ecosistemas pastorales: Efectos del cambio en el regimén de precipitación en pastos abandonados o quemados.  Funding Agency:   Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Participating organizations: CEAM, UV Duration: 2006-2008 PI:    Casals P Subproject Researchers: Rovira P; Montané, F; Lopez-Sangil, L.   … Read more

Claus per a la determinació del potencial farratger d’un rodal

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Finançament: Centre de la Propietat Forestal. Dept.d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural. Generalitat de Catalunya. Any: 2011-2016. Resultats: tipologies de rodal, oferta farratgera, càrrega ramadera, efecte de l’arbrat sobre la producció I qualitat de l’herba. Publicacions: Taüll M, Casals P, Baiges T. 2016. Tipologies de pastura de les principals formacions arbrades. Ed. Generalitat de … Read more

Jordi Garcia-Pausas

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Jordi Garcia-Pausas. PhD. Research Scientist specialized in soil C and N stocks and dynamics in grasslands. Working on priming effects in different soil C and nutrient scenarios. Selected Papers: Garcia-Pausas J, Romanyà J, Montané F, Ríos A, Taull M., Rovira P, Casals P, 2017. Are soil carbon stocks in mountain grasslands compromised by land-use changes?. … Read more

Luis Lopez-Sangil

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Luis Lopez Sangil.  PhD. Current address: Dprt. of Environment, Earth & Ecosystems, The Open University (UK) His research in the CTFC focused on the soil carbon stabilization in Mediterranean agroecosystems and the interactions of  organic matter with the microbial and the mineral components in soils. Currently working on the functional fractionation of the mineral-stabilized SOM. Selected papers: … Read more

Ana Isabel Ríos

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Ana I. Ríos Barenys. Master’s Degree in Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management (Autonomous University of Barcelona). She is a plant ecologist interested in plant biodiversity conservation, mostly focusing on endangered or invasive plant species. Skills using georeferenced plant databases. Selected papers: Oliver X, Ríos AI, Casals P, 2010. Metodología en la priorización cualitativa de taxones amenazados … Read more

Pere Rovira

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Pere Rovira Castella PhD. Research Scientist with expertise in soil nutrients and organic matter dynamics. Expertise in physical and chemical fractionation of soil organic matter, and biochemical characterization of the obtained fractions.  Involved in projects devoted to the quantification of soil C stocks at the whole-country level.  Selected Papers: Rovira P, Rovira R, 2010. Mathematical … Read more

Aida Sala Carmona

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Student of Environmental Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra. Research grant: september 2012 – february 2013. Aida Sala will collaborate in the finishing of the CRONOPROT project, in which the changes in soils due to land use changes, more specifically the conversion of agricultural to forest soils, as a result of land abandonment and replacement … Read more