I am a doctor in Terrestrial Ecology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and I am actually a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Girona within the TREEADS H2020 project. My research activity has focused on the study of the mechanisms that determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystems at a local, regional and global scale, as well as its response to environmental changes as extreme droughts or wildfires. I am really interested in the use of new technologies as remote sensing (satellites and drones) to study and monitor the structural and physiological parameters of ecosystems.
Education:
-PhD in Terrestrial Ecology. Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 2021.
-Master's degree Wildland Fire: Science and Integrative Management (masterFUEGO). Universitat de Lleida, 2015-2016.
-Degree in Environmental Biology. Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 2010-2014
Recent publications
The role of recent (1985–2014) patterns of land abandonment and environmental factors in the establishment and growth of secondary forests in the Iberian Peninsula. Palmero-Iniesta et al. (2021). Land 10(8), 817
Recent forest area increase in Europe: expanding and regenerating forests differ in their regional patterns, drivers and productivity trends. Palmero-Iniesta et al. (2021). European Journal of Forest Research, 1-13
Changes in forest landscape patterns resulting from recent afforestation in Europe (1990-2012): pre-existing forest defragmentation versus new patch proliferation. Palmero-Iniesta et al. (2020). Annals of forest Science, 77,1-15.
Canvis recents en les cobertes del sòl i en la dinàmica del paisatge als Països Catalans: implicacions en la conservació del patrimoni natural. Pino et al. (2018). Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Fire behavior in Pinus halepensis thickets: Effects of thinning and woody debris decomposition in two rainfall scenarios. Palmero-Iniesta et al. (2017). Forest Ecology and Management, 404, 230-240. 6. Contrasting effects of fire severity on the regeneration of Pinus halepensis Mill.