Josep Barba Ferrer
Associated researcher
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications
Pere Virgili Health Research Institute
Spain
Biography
"I have a BSc degree in Biology (University of Barcelona, 2009), and a PhD in Biology (Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2015). I did my PhD research at CREAF. My research is mainly focused on understanding the plant-and-soil interactions, emphasizing the below-ground component. I have studied soil respiration (both autotrophic and heterotrophic fluxes) and their dependency on environmental conditions and plant photosynthetic activity. I also have worked on the role of soil microbial communities on litter decomposition. I performed these studies in order to understand how forests cope to drought-induced die-off events, and which impacts could these events have in the soil functioning. "
Research Interest
Soil respiration and soil biogeochemical cycles. Physiological ecology of plants and ecosystems. Drought responses of plants and ecosystems. Plant and ecosystem resilience mechanisms.
Publications
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"Time variable hydraulic parameters improve the performance of a mechanistic stand transpiration model. A case study of Mediterranean Scots pine sap flow data assimilation Sus O., Poyatos R., Barba J., Carvalhais N., Llorens P., Williams M., Vilalta J.M.2014Agricultural and Forest Meteorology198: 168-180"
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"Effects of drought-induced forest die-off on litter decomposition Barba J., Lloret F., Yuste J.C.2016Plant and Soil402: 91-101"
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"Strong resilience of soil respiration components to drought-induced die-off resulting in forest secondary succession Barba J., Curiel Yuste J., Poyatos R., Janssens I.A., Lloret F.2016Oecologia182: 27-41"
