Has been part of 8 CREAF projects Projects involved in NUTRIARID Unraveling and providing solutions to mitigate and adapt to the changes in the elementomes of organisms, communities and ecosystems D-NESS Evaluating the role of Denitrification as the most important sink of Nr in European Soil Ecosystems PASTOSOIL Prospective analysis on the effects of intensive grazing and silvopastoralism on soil carbon content in cow farms of Menorca Research groups this member belongs to PROTECSOLS Consolidated Research Group on Soil Protection S.Mattana@creaf.uab.cat935814851Office: C5b/-126orcid profile researchergate profile I have a degree in Environmental Science from the Universita degli Studi di Sassari and a PhD in Soil Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.My research activity has focused on the study of the activity, and genetics and functional diversity of soil microbial community in response to different types of organic waste application. I have also contributed to various studies about the response of the soil microbial community to climate change.Currently I participate on projects focused on the assessment of the effects on soil microorganisms of the use of biochar as soil amendment.