Researchers: Dr. Jordi Bou and Ms. Fiona Corominas
This line of research focuses on the study of the ecology of vegetation and the conservation of flora. The aim is to improve the knowledge and understanding of these organisms and plant units in order to improve the management and conservation of the natural environment.
The objectives of this line of Research and Investigation are:
1) Improve knowledge of the distribution and association of plant flora and communities
2) Analyse the effect of global change on vegetation, from the population scale to the landscape scale
3) Studying the flora and vegetation of continental waters
4) Develop applied Research and Investigation studies on vegetation
5) Transfer botanical knowledge into biodiversity management
Notable publications:
Bou J. & Vilar L. 2019. Sessile landscape forest plant community conservation on the NE Iberian Peninsula over.Journal of Plant Ecology 12 (5): 894-906 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtz029
Bou J., Portillo L. & Curcó A. 2019.New options to allochthonous Ludwigiaspecies (Onagraceae) on On. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d.. Natural 83: 45-48. Digital ISSN: 2013-3987. ISSN printed edition: 1133-6889. DOI: 10.2436/20,1502,01.4.
Bou J., Vilar L. & Carreras J. 2020. Habitat beyond 45 years on the small Mediterranean archipelago of the Medes Islands (Catalonia, NE Spain) Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 155 (4): 914-924. ISSN digital: 1724-5575. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1810806
Bou J. & Vilar L. 2021. Unveiling the basic status of the sessile forest for their protection and management in the conservation of the Iberian Peninsula.Mediterranean Botany. 42: e70549. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.70549
Bou J. & Vilar L. 2021. The association Bartsia trixaginis-Scirpoidetum holoschoeniin Catalonia Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d.. Natural 85 (1): 19-28. Digital ISSN: 2013-3987. DOI: 10.2436/20,1502,01.68.
Bou J., Corominas F. & Vilar L. 2025.Habitats of Girona (Catalonia): Urban landscape and Natura 2000 areas Journal of Maps 21(1): 2525924. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2025.25924