Our work encompasses biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest and agricultural management. Our projects include exploring diverse approaches at the community to the species level as well as ecosystem functions across various social-ecological systems. Through applied research, we assess innovative forest management and agricultural practices to enhance conservation in these ecosystems, where multiple interests overlap. We have experience in working alongside competent authorities, to which we provide knowledge transfer to support decision-making, adopting holistic and science-based solutions. Also, we specialize in surveying a wide range of taxa, with an emphasis in forest (e.g. Capercaillie, Boreal owl) and grassland/cropland-dwelling birds (e.g. steppe-land birds), bats, and carnivores (e.g. wolf, brown bear). For these assessments, we use emerging and cutting-edge visual, acoustic and telemetry technologies, while we also develop novel technological solutions. Our team comprises 5 senior researchers, 3 postdoctoral researchers, 4 PhD students, and 11 technicians (including field technicians, database technicians, etc.). Some examples of the latest, outstanding projects are: LIFE ALNUS – https://lifealnus.eu/en LIFE UNCINATA – Conservation of Mountain pine forests (web not available yet) LIFE CONNECT RICOTI - https://lifeconnectricoti.com/en/ CÀTEDRA STEPPE-FORWARD - https://steppeforward.eu/ BiodivERSA InterRest - https://www.biodiversa.eu/2022/10/25/interrest
Behavioral Biology
Biogeography
Biology of interactions
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forestry and forest sciences
Landscape ecology
Mammalogy
Ornithology
Population Biology
Sociology of the Environment
Zoology
We are looking for potential collaborations on projects aligned with our research focus, where our expertise in both research and management can bring valuable contributions within a Mediterranean context. For instance, projects aiming for the integration of biodiversity conservation in human activities and other policies.