Jordi Camprodon Subirachs

Associate

PROGRAM / Conservation biology

Jordi Camprodon develops his professional activity in research and implementation projects on conservation biology and their transfer to managers and stakeholders. His field of action includes these lines of work: a) species and habitats conservation in relation to forestry, agriculture, river management and territorial planning; b) applied ecology of threatened animal species; c) dynamics of natural systems in relation to conservation and ecological restoration. His biogeographic area is mainly focused on the Mediterranean Region in a broad sense, where Mediterranean, Euro-Siberian and Boreo-Alpine biomes have place.

His work places special emphasis on offer criteria to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with other values, objectives and services, based in research and demonstrative applied actions and monitoring The results are transfer to public administrations, technicians and researchers and the private sector (eg. Camprodon & Plana 2001 & 2007, Camprodon 2008, Camprodon et al. 2012, Ménoni et al. 2012, Camprodon 2013, Camprodon et al. 2014 & 2016, Guixé & Camprodon 2018, Camprodon et al. 2020).

He has extensive experience in the analysis of habitat selection, landscape structure and multifunctional management of fauna (especially birds and bats) and in relation to global change (eg Améztegui et al. 2018, Camprodon 2003 & 2007, Camprodon et al. 2015, Camprodon & Brotons 2006,, Møller et al. 2020), forest dynamics and natural systems (eg. Camprodon 2008, Casals et al. 2015, Montané et al. 2016, Valor et al. 2020) and experimentation in methodologies on the biology of forest species (Camprodon et al. 2012, Camprodon & Guixé 2013, Lambrechts et al. 2010, Møller et al. 2014, among others).

He has developed numerous projects for the preservation and restoration of the integrity and ecological connectivity of habitats, conservation of threatened species, development of methodologies and application of management support tools, among which are: Life ALNUS (2017-2021), Life BIORGEST (2018-2022), Life PINASSA (2014-2018), Life TAXUS (2012-2016), SUDOE CERES (2018-2022), SUDOE RICOVER (2008-2012), POCTEFA HABIOS (2016-2020), POCTEFA GALLIPYR (2009-2012), Interreg IIIA SILVAPYR (2003-2007) and the BIOSILVA program for the conservation of biodiversity and threatened species in forest systems 2004-2014 promoted by the Catalan Government. He actively contributes to the dissemination of biodiversity conservation in conferences, lectures, courses and seminars.

His activity as a researcher is carried out mainly at the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, where he is a member of the Biodiversity Conservation Group (attached to the CTFC's Landscape Dynamics and Biodiversity Program). He is also senior lecturer on animal biology and conservation biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia. Likewise, he is a member of the Research Group on Biodiversity, Ecology and Environmental Technology of the UVic-UCC. Whenever possible, he dedicates part of his free time to his lifelong vocation as a naturalist.