Pere Rovira Castellà

Chef de groupe

PROGRAMME / Gestion multifonctionnelle des forêts

Ph.D. Biology 2001. University of Barcelona. Thesis: Organic matter accumulation and stabilization in mediterranean forest soils: Physical protection, biochemical quality and depth effects.

Research outline

2001 University of Barcelona. Post-doctoral research.
2006 CNRS. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive, Montpellier. Dir: M. M. Coûteaux
2007 CNRS. Université de Poitiers, UMR 6514. Dir: Laurent Grasset.
2008 Researcher 'Ramón y Cajal' in the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC).
2013 Staff Researcher in the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC).

Research topics

1. Soil organic matter chemistry & biochemistry, as affected by Climate Change, Land use change, Wildfires, and other biogeochemical constraints.
2. Humic amendments and fertilizers: obtention, characterization, effects on plant production, effects on soil biochemistry.
3. Terrestrial carbon cycle, with focus on soil C stocks, at regional or national scale. Understanding factors determining soil C storage.