It is confirmed with robust data that each species has a unique atomic identity
The combination of chemical elements of each species is called elementome and, like the genome, varies from one species to another according to evolutionary proximity and environmental conditions. Studying the elemental composition of living beings is a tangible, simple and universal method that allows us to relate each species with its position and function in nature.
Scots pine can recover the wood lost in years of extreme drought over the next decade
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a critically important species throughout Europe, both ecologically and economically, and is the cornerstone of Scotland's pinewoods. At CREAF we take part in a pioneering research on how to recover from extreme droughts, led by the University of Stirling.
Part of Earth is always frozen and acts as a giant refrigerator for carbon
The price of homes is falling sharply in some northern regions of the planet. Why? Because the seemingly permanently frozen ground they were built on is now thawing. This has much more far-reaching implications for the climate, and could even spell defeat in the battle against global warming.
More forests for the Green Deal: passive restoration as a potential management alternative
Enrique Doblas takes part as an expert in a debate on justice and socio-environmental protection policies in Brazil
The National Council of Justice of Brazil and the office of the European Union in the South American country have jointly organized the I Webinar International Brasil - European Union focused on justice and socio-environmental protection policies in the Amazon.
We participate in Europabon, the biodiversity observation project at the service of European public policies
We are involved in the European project H2020 EuropaBON (Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy), which aims to create a standard for controlling biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe, to integrate data and support public policies.
Nanoplastics alter intestinal microbiome and threaten human health
A revised study led by the UAB, the CREAF and the University of Aveiro concludes that nanoplastics change the composition and diversity of gut microbiome in vertebrates and invertebrates. The effects of a widespread and prolonged exposure to nanoplastics observed in animal models can be applied to humanss.
CREAF, new member of the European Open Science Cloud, EOSC
The recently formed 'European Open Science Cloud, EOSC’ association incorporates CREAF among its members and other research centers and organizations across Europe.
Wildlife populations in Catalonia have declined by an average of 25% in the last 18 years
Catalonia is experiencing a progressive and widespread decline in its biodiversity, according to the report ‘State of Nature in Catalonia 2020'.
