Current or recently-completed projects under agreement with public authorities and private companies include:

Plant populations and communities

Animal populations and communities
• The ant Lasius brunneus, a new cork oak pest in Catalonia

Biodiversity
• Forest biodiversity Atlas. Catalogue of woody species in Catalonia [PS]

Forest dynamics
• Monitoring the annual acorn production of holm oak and oak in Collserola Park
• Ecological monitoring of different selvicultural practices in Barcelona province
• Ants in mature woods: conservation of mountain forests
• Degree of forest maturity and conservation of animal communities
• Habitat management manuals

Global change
• GOTILWA+: Forest growth simulation model [PS]
• Application of the GOTILWA+ model to the pilot headwaters basin of the river Tordera
• ACCUA: Adaptations to climate change on the water use

Fires
• Characterization of major forest fires in Catalonia
• Ecological evaluation of the understorey treatments in Mediterranean forests
• Analysis of the network of priority protection perimeters
• Improvement of the daily Forest Fire Risk Map [CP]

Atmospheric pollution
• Characterization and chemical composition of rainfall [CP]

Soil protection and restoration
• Restoration of extraction activity sites using treatment-plant sludge
• Ecotoxicity of composted manure and other fertilizers

Landscape ecology and territorial planning
• Cartographic indices for territorial management [SA]
• State of conservation of forests in the province of Barcelona [SA]

Urban ecology
• Ecological Map of Barcelona (3^rd edition) [SA]

Forest inventories
• Information System on Catalan Forests [CP] [PS]

Environmental information systems and ICT
• The Catalan Natural Heritage Information System [CP] [SA]
• Catalan Parks Information System [CP] [SA]
• La Garrotxa Territorial Information System [SA]
• Land Cover Map of Catalonia (3rd edition) [CP] [PS]

Remote sensing
• Discrimination of plant species by means of satellite images [CP]

MiraMon Geographic Information System
• Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing software [PS]
• Geographical Information System of the Catalan Directorate of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs [SA]
• Geographical Information System of the Catalan Health Service [SA]
• Cartographic visualiser of the Spanish protected natural spaces [SA]

 

[CP]: Contract programme
[PS]: Products and services
[SA]: Services to the Administration