Understory shrubs play an important role in forest functioning as they may compete with overstory trees for soil resources and increase the risk of fire propagation. Moreover, shrub encroachment into grassland may decrease pastoral value and increase fire hazard to surrounding forests. However, shrubs may have value as a fodder resource or alternative biomass energy, … Read more
Francesc Montané Caminal. PhD. Current address: Department of Microbiology & Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, USA His research focuses on global change-induced changes in structure and function of ecosystems, including C sequestration and spatial patterns. Selected papers: Montané F, Romanyà J, Rovira P, Casals P 2013. Mixtures with grass litter may hasten shrub litter decomposition after … Read more
Title: Greenhouse gas management in European land use systems. GHG-Europe. FP7-ENV-2009-1. Funding Agency: European Comission. EU-RTD integrated project. VII FP Participating organizations: CTFC; CEAM between others Duration: 2010-2013. PI: Dr. Annette Freibauer, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (VTI), Germany Subproject Researchers: Casals P.; Rovira P; Romanyà J; Lopez-Sangil, L; Montané F; Martí-Roura, M. Web address: … Read more