CREAF (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)

Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Terrestrial Ecology.

CREAF is a public research center dedicated to terrestrial ecology and territorial analysis, producing knowledge and methodologies for conservation, management, and adaptation of the environment to global change. The center’s objective is to work as a bridge between academia, administrations, and society, promoting awareness and exchanging knowledge within its scope of activities, at the local, regional, and global levels.

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2025-02-04
05:26
21 p, 22.3 MB Accelerating the energy transition towards photovoltaic and wind in China / Wang, Yijing (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Wang, Rong (Fudan University) ; Tanaka, Katsumasa (National Institute for Environmental Studies) ; Ciais, Philippe (Climate and Atmosphere Research Center) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Balkanski, Yves (Université Paris-Saclay) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Hauglustaine, Didier (Université Paris-Saclay) ; Liu, Wang (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Xing, Xiaofan (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Li, Jiarong (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Xu, Siqing (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Xiong, Yuankang (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Yang, Ruipu (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Cao, Junji (Chinese Academy of Sciences) ; Chen, Jianmin (Fudan University) ; Wang, Lin (Fudan University) ; Tang, Xu (Fudan University) ; Zhang, Renhe (Fudan University)
2023 - 10.1038/s41586-023-06180-8
Nature, Vol. 619 (July 2023) , p. 761-767  
2025-02-04
05:26
12 p, 416.9 KB Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia / Sebastián-González, Esther (Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología) ; Graciá, Eva (Universidad Miguel Hernández. Departamento de Biología Aplicada) ; Morán-Ordóñez, Alejandra (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Pérez-Ibarra, Irene (Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón) ; Sanz-Aguilar, Ana (Universidad de las Islas Baleares. Departamento de Biología) ; Sobral, Mar (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
Women (and all gender-discriminated people) are underrepresented in science, especially in leadership positions and higher stages of the scientific career. One of the main causes of career abandonment by women is maternity, with many women leaving Academia after having their first child because of the career penalties associated with motherhood. [...]
2023 - 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011284
PLoS computational biology, Vol. 19, Issue 8 (August 2023) , art. e1011284  
2025-01-22
05:32
34 p, 1.2 MB Canopy self-replacement in Pinus sylvestris rear-edge populations after drought-induced die-off / Margalef Marrase, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Bagaria Morato, Guillem (Xarxa per a la Conservació de la Natura) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
In recent years, Pinus sylvestris die-off and mortality events have occurred across all its range of distribution, usually associated with recurrent droughts induced by climate change. A shift in canopy dominance towards other better adapted co-existing species can be expected, especially in populations located close to their climatic tolerance limits. [...]
2022 - 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120427
Forest ecology and management, Vol. 521 (October 2022) , art. 120427  
2025-01-22
05:32
46 p, 2.1 MB Modelling the dynamics of Pinus sylvestris forests after a die-off event under climate change scenarios / Margalef Marrase, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Molowny-Horas, Roberto (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
In recent decades, die-off events in Pinus sylvestris populations have increased. The causes of these phenomena, which are usually related to local and regional extreme hot droughts, have been extensively investigated from a physiological viewpoint. [...]
2023 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159063
Science of the total environment, Vol. 856, Part 2 (January 2023) , art. 159063  
2025-01-21
05:46
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests : a review of climate change effects / Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Batllori, Enric (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Extreme weather episodes related to anthropogenic climate change have enhanced the frequency and magnitude of bark beetle disturbance, causing worldwide mortality of forests in the last decades. Changes in temperature and precipitation regimes are altering the relationships between host tree populations and associated bark beetle species, as these insect-host systems are highly sensitive to climate extremes. [...]
2024 - 10.1007/s10342-023-01623-3
European Journal of Forest Research, Vol. 143, Issue 1 (February 2024) , p. 1-17  
2025-01-21
05:46
38 p, 1.0 MB Climatic and stand drivers of forest resistance to recent bark beetle disturbance in European coniferous forests / Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Batllori, Enric (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Ferretti, Marco (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest. Snow and Landscape Research) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Bark beetle infestation is a major driver of tree mortality that may be critical for forest persistence under climate change and the forecasted increase of extreme heat and drought episodes. Under this context, the environmental position of host tree populations within the species' climatic niche (central vs. [...]
2022 - 10.1111/gcb.16106
Global change biology, Vol. 28, Issue 8 (April 2022) , p. 2830-2841  
2025-01-21
05:46
36 p, 14.0 MB Species climatic suitability explains insect-host dynamics in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA / Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Hart, Sarah J. (Colorado State University. Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia) ; Veblen, Thomas T. (University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Geography) ; Andrus, Robert (Washington State University. School of the Environment) ; Rodman, Kyle (University of Wisconsin - Madison. Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology) ; Batllori, Enric (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Recent extreme events of drought and heat have been associated with insect-driven tree mortality. However, there is substantial uncertainty about the impact of climate variability and extreme climatic episodes on insect-host dynamics, especially over species biogeographical ranges. [...]
2022 - 10.1007/s10021-021-00643-7
Ecosystems, Vol. 25, Issue 1 (January 2022) , p. 91-104  
2025-01-21
05:46
30 p, 913.0 KB Species climatic niche explains post-fire regeneration of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) under compounded effects of fire and drought / Elvira, Nuria J. (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia) ; Jaime, Luciana (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Margalef Marrase, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Perez-Navarro, Maria Angeles (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Fire and drought are two major agents that shape Mediterranean ecosystems, but their interacting effects on forest resilience have not been yet fully addressed. We used Pinus halepensis to investigate how compound fire-drought regimes determine the success of post-fire regeneration. [...]
2021 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149308
Science of the total environment, Vol. 798 (December 2021) , art. 149308  
2025-01-20
06:14
10 p, 1.1 MB Resilience and vulnerability : distinct concepts to address global change in forests / Lecina-Diaz, Judit (Technical University of Munich) ; Martínez Vilalta, Jordi 1975- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Seidl, Rupert (Technical University of Munich)
Resilience and vulnerability are important concepts to understand, anticipate, and manage global change impacts on forest ecosystems. However, they are often used confusingly and inconsistently, hampering a synthetic understanding of global change, and impeding communication with managers and policy-makers. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.003
Trends in ecology & evolution, Vol. 39, Issue 8 (August 2024) , p. 706-715  
2025-01-20
06:14
18 p, 1.8 MB A review of potential innovation pathways to enhance resilience in wood‑based value chains / Hoeben, Annechien Dirkje (University of Graz. Department of Environmental Systems Sciences) ; Stern, Tobias (University of Graz. Department of Environmental Systems Sciences) ; Lloret Maya, Francisco (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia
The pathways rarely connect forest management and the processing industry. Consequently, a mismatch was identified between the innovation pathways and resilience drivers applied to increase diversification at the beginning of the value chain (in forest management) and those applied to increase efficiency towards the end of the value chain (in the processing industry). [...]
2023 - 10.1007/s40725-023-00191-4
Current Forestry Reports, Vol. 9 (July 2023) , p. 301-318  
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