Dear coleagues,

We seek candidates for a PhD fellowship under the call *Ayudas para
contratos predoctorales para la formación de doctores 2020*, within the
Project “*CO2PPICE - Forest management as a tool to revitalize oak coppice
forests: reactivation of carbon sinks and other ecosystem services*”

(ref. PID2019-106701RR-I00)  https://twitter.com/CPpice

We seek candidates with a background in forestry, biology (plant
physiology, ecology), environmental sciencies or physical geography,
focusing their PhD Thesis on different parts of the Project, depending on
their profile and interests. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary,
growing research group, and a Project integrating classical
ecophysiological measurements with stable isotopes, different monitoring
techniques (IR thermometry, multispectral analysis, micrometeorology,
LIDAR), dendrochronology, anatomical studies, ecohydrology, applied
micology, modelling of carbon and water balance, and the valorisation of
the socioeconomic services of forest. We will therefore value experience
and knowledge on any of these fields. Previous knowledge of Spanish is not
required, but desirable for daily life and administrative procedures.

PROJECT CONTEXT: The ability of oaks to resprout quickly after cutting was
exploited by a traditional forest management practice, known as coppicing.
However, this traditional practice has been largely abandoned, leading to
overaged, unproductive and highly vulnerable forests. In this context,
selective thinning of abandoned coppices has been promoted to reduce forest
decline, but the elevated labour costs have prevented a widespread
application. In this context, the aim of the project CO2PPICE is to assess
the effect of adaptive management plans on carbon and water balance in
overaged oak coppice forests, and the associated ecosystem services, namely
1) biomass production, 2) carbon sequestration, 3) water infiltration (blue
water), 4) reduced vulnerability, 5) mycological production, and 6)
potential for recreational use.

The PhD thesis will take place at the Forest Research Dept. of the Agrifood
Research and Technology Centre of Aragón (CITA, Spain). The CITA is part of
the Aula Dei campus in Zaragoza, together with two centers from the Spanish
Research Council (CSIC-IPE and CSIC-EEAD), one technological park, Regional
Agroenvironmental Laboratories, and one international education.

Interested candidates can contact me by e-mail ( [log in to unmask] )
for further details.


Best regards,


Juan Pedro Ferrio



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Juan Pedro Ferrio

Investigador ARAID / ARAID Researcher

Unidad de Recursos Forestales / Dept. Forest Resources

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