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Research lines

Effects of wildfires on soils, Soils and geomorphology, Soil hydrology, Soil erosion, Soil water repellency.

Current research

• Effects of wildfires on soils. Ongoing work includes, for example, hydro-geomorphological responses of burned soils, changes in physical and chemical properties and fire-induced soil water repellency.
• Rainfall-induced erosion in Mediterranean soils. Soil erosion is the main cause of soil degradation in the Mediterranean, and my studies focus in mapping soil erosion processes, surface hydrological processes and the use of rainfall simulation techniques.
• Land use change as consequences in the context of global change, as soil degradation processes and carbon dynamics.

External responsibilities

Guest Editor of the Catena Special Issue on Soil Water Repellency.

Member of the Spanish Network on the Effect of Wildfires on Soils.

Research Group

MED_Soil Research Group.

Selected projects

2010. HYDFIRE. Soil water repellency in fire-affected Mediterranean soils. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CGL2010-21670-C02-01).

2009. Obtención de Indicadores a partir de la Base de Perfiles de Suelo para su aplicación a la Modelización Climática. Regional Ministry of Environment (0501/0268).

1997 Graduate in Biological Sciences, (University of Sevilla

2001 PhD, University of Sevilla

Phone: +34 954556950

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E-mail: lorena@us.es

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