CREAF

I have a BSc degree in Biology (University of Barcelona, 2009), an MSc in Terrestrial Ecology (Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2010), and a PhD in Biology (Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2015). I did my PhD research at CREAF, studying how plant and soil interactions affect soil respiration and organic matter turnover. As a postdoctoral researcher, I expanded my line of research to other greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O), with a particular interest on the role of trees exchanging methane with the atmosphere. 

My interest in greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems brought me to the University of Antwerp (BE) (2013; predoctoral stay), the University of Delaware (USA) (2016-2019; postdoctoral researcher), and the University of Birmingham (UK) (2019-2021; postdoctoral researcher). Since 2021, I re-joined the CREAF as a research fellow from the Severo Ochoa’s program.   

Interests

Soil respiration and soil biogeochemical cycles. Physiological ecology of plants and ecosystems. Drought responses of plants and ecosystems. Plant and ecosystem resilience mechanisms.