Senior researcher
Francisco Lloret Maya
Ecology Professor at the Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB, Spain) and researcher at CREAF. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Ecological Federation, the Sociedad Ibérica de Ecología and the
Ecology Professor at the Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB, Spain) and researcher at CREAF.
He is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Ecological Federation, the Sociedad Ibérica de Ecología and the Consell de Protecció de la Natura de Catalunya. He represents the scientific community on the Governing Board of the Alt Pirineu Natural Park (Catalonia), of which he also chairs the scientific commission. Between 2015 and 2019 he chaired the Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, of which he was subsequently vice-president.
His research has focused on studying the structure, functioning and dynamics of plant communities in relation to climate change and disturbances such as fire, extreme drought, invasions by alien species and forest pests. He has studied the limits of resilience to the regime of such disturbances, considering the functional attributes of species and their regeneration mechanisms, the historical legacy of management and changes in land use. He has also investigated forest and shrub decline associated with drought episodes, characterising the climatic niche of species and their contribution to the structuring of these communities. He has published more than 150 scientific articles, with 10,000 citations (Scopus) and has led numerous national and international research projects. He has published more than 150 scientific articles, with 10,000 citations (Scopus) and has led numerous national and international research projects.
