Increasing CO2 levels are causing significant changes for individual organisms as well as entire ecosystems like forests. In this new environmental scenario, evergreen forests are conquering territory from deciduous forests, according to a study by the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

STAFF | MARCH 3RD, 2011

Improving the quality and reliability of environmental information worldwide is the goal of the European project GeoViQua. This project, led from Catalonia by the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), will help policy makers make better-informed decisions

STAFF | February 18th, 2011

The forests of southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin are losing moisture. As a result, they are absorbing less atmospheric CO2 and losing their cooling effects during droughts, a phenomenon which augments heat waves and reduces food supplies for their communities of fungi and insects

STAFF | JANUARY 26th, 2011

In the first edition of the Catalan Research Awards, delivered on Tuesday, the ecologist Josep Peñuelas and researcher in complex networks Roger Guimerà were recognized for their scientific achievements. The awards replace the Catalan Foundation Award for Research and Innovation (1990-2009).

STAFF | SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2010