Last Thursday, our group had a dinner to say goodbye to three of our members. The food was great, but it was also a bit sad. Estela and Emanuele have been with us for a few months and are now finishing their stays. Leyre has been working with us for several years, first as a […]
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Welcome back, Nicolás and Ruth!
After completing their internships with us last year, Nicolás Berenguer and Ruth Amado are back in the group. Nicolás is now doing his extracurricular degree internship for a few months, while Ruth has been hired for one year through the “Empleo Joven” programme. Right now, they’re helping us with fieldwork for the Bioclima network, as […]
Continue ReadingPresenting at the 5th International Yew Meeting 2026
Last week, Daniel Arizpe, technician of the Centre for Forestry Research and Experimentation (CIEF), presented our results on the study of several yews (Taxus baccata) populations in the Valencian Comunity at the 5th International Yew Meeting in Requena (Valencia). Over the past few months, we have collaborated on assessing the effect of seed origin on […]
Continue ReadingHow plant traits and biodiversity shape ecosystem stability: a new publication by PhD Xiaobin Pan
Xiaobin Pan has published his last research titled “Relating functional traits within and across species to the stabilization of grassland productivity” at Journal of Ecology. This study explores how the characteristics of plants influence the stability of ecosystems over time. It shows that fast-growing species tend to be less stable, while the way species differ […]
Continue ReadingFunctional Diversity Lab retreat in Quesa
As every year, last week we organise a lab retreat, where most of the team gathered to share knowledge and experiences. The day started with scientific talks of each team member, where everyone was able to present their current research or last year advances. This was a valuable opportunity to catch up on our latest […]
Continue ReadingMeeting with Serra Calderona technicians in nasty weather
Yesterday, we went to our plots of Red BioClima in Serra Calderona to carry out our usual fieldwork, monitoring phenology. However, this time we were accompanied by the technicians of the Park, so that we could explain our work to them in case they could help us with the monitoring in the future. We were […]
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