I help scientists and practitioners improve their knowledge of ecological restoration, soil biodiversity, sustainable practices, and NbS design. Soil Multifunctionality | Biodiversity | IUCN Standard for NbS. - Pelaez-Sanchez, S., Schmidt, O., & Courtney, R. (2024). Stable isotope insights into arthropod food chains and nitrogen cycling in a rehabilitated tailings chronosequence. European Journal of Soil Biology, Vol. 121, 103616. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2024.103616 - Pelaez-Sanchez, S., Schmidt, O., Frouz J, Čápová K., and Courtney, R. (2024). Effects of earthworms on microbial community structure, functionality and soil properties in soil cover treatments for mine tailings rehabilitation. European Journal of Soil Biology, Vol. 120,103603. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2024.103603 - Pelaez-Sanchez, S., Schmidt, O., Proto M. and Courtney, R. (2023). Invertebrate communities (Collembola and Acari) in soil cover treatments for mine tailings in a long-term field experiment. Land Degradation & Development, 1–13. doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4805 - Sanchez, S.P., Courtney, R. and Schmidt, O. (2021). Soil Meso- and Macrofauna Indicators of Restoration Success in Rehabilitated Mine Sites. Handbook of Ecological and Ecosystem Engineering, M.N.V. Prasad (Ed.) - Marijuan R., Díez B., Iglesias J., Sanchez, C. Pelaez S. Evaluating the impact of Nature-based Solutions on the provision of water-related and water-dependant Ecosystem Services. Nature-based Solutions Journal (submitted 2024).
Agriculture
Bioengineering
Biology of interactions
Biology of Organisms
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Entomology
Landscape ecology
Management sciences
Other Biological Sciences
Plant Sciences
Population Biology
Sociology of the Environment
Spatial planning and urban development
Zoology
Urban Ecology
I would like to be involved in projects related to soil science, sustainable agricultural practices, and sustainable water practices. Also, as a project manager at NBSCLIMATE, I'm used to applying the IUCN Standard for NbS, which allows solutions to better adhere to the standard by offering recommendations for design, monitoring and continuous evaluation.