Desertification and Geoecology


Desertification and land degradation as a particular case of Global Change in drylands: geoecological processes (biogeochemical cycles, soils, atmosphere, vegetation, water and erosion) in ecosystems and their interaction with socio-economic factors, as well as diagnostics and restoration measures of desertified and degraded areas.

Main specialization

Área de investigación:
Disciplina ERC:
  • LS - LIFE SCIENCES
  • LS8 Evolutionary, Population and Environmental Biology
Industrial Leadership:
  • 6. Space
  • 6.3. Enabling exploitation of space data
Societal Challenges:
  • 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy.
  • 2.1. Sustainable agriculture and forestry