Lourdes Morillas (C81F-1F43-245C)

Curriculum Vitae

Lourdes Morillas

Lourdes Morillas obtained her PhD degree in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology in 2014 by Universidad Pablo de Olavide and her BSc degree in Environmental Science in 2008 by Universidad Pablo de Olavide. She works in the area of terrestrial ecology with emphasis on Soil Science and Nutrient cycling.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Lourdes Morillas

Citation names

Morillas, Lourdes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: C81F-1F43-245C
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9544-1188
Researcher Id: AAD-4342-2020
Scopus Author Id: 55250219500

Addresses

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Bloco C2, 1749-016 , Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://mednchange.weebly.com/ (Blog)
https://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/member/lourdesmorillas (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Italian	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Proficiency (C2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Advanced (C1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2009/08/01 - 2014/04/27 Concluded	Biodiversity and conservation biology (Doctor) Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain "Effects of changes in the precipitation pattern on soil microbes and processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
2010/10/15 - 2011/05/16 Concluded	Biodiversity and conservation biology (Master) Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain "Changes in nitrogen availability for plants during wetting and drying cycles in semiarid ecosystems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
2003/10/01 - 2008/10/06 Concluded	Environmental science (Bachelor) Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain "Nitrogen and phosphorus resorption efficiency and proficiency in Quercus Suber leaves under nitrogen gradient deposition" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	2.52

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09/01 - Current	Principal Investigator (Research)	European Commission, Belgium
	Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/06/14 - 2019/03/03	Postdoc (Research)	European Commission, Belgium
	Università degli Studi di Sassari Dipartimento di Agraria, Italy
2014/06/02 - 2016/06/01	Postdoc (Research)	Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sardegna, Italy
	Università degli Studi di Sassari Dipartimento di Agraria, Italy
2009/09/01 - 2013/08/31	Principal Investigator (Research)	Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades, Spain
	Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
2012/09/15 - 2012/10/17	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Tartu Ülikool, Estonia
	Tartu Ülikool, Estonia
2012/05/03 - 2012/07/05	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States
	Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States
2009/11/01 - 2010/01/31	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura, Argentina
	Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura, Argentina
2007/10/01 - 2008/06/05	Research Trainee (Research)	Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades, Spain
	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
2006/10/01 - 2007/05/31	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2009/01/07 - 2009/04/10	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2019/09/01 - 2021/08/31	Assessing the interactive effects of N addition and climate change on soil processes through the biological soil crust in Mediterranean ecosystems 793965 Principal investigator Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2010/09/02 - 2013/09/01	Changes in soil C, N and P availability in semiarid ecosystems. Effects in biological soil crusts and global change CGL2010-21381 PhD Student Fellow	Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
2009/09/01 - 2013/08/31	Effects of changes in the precipitation pattern on soil microbes and processes AP2008- 02985 Principal investigator Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain	Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades Concluded
2012/09/15 - 2012/10/17	Short research stay with Dr Ulo Niinemets in Tartu Ulikool (Tartu, Estonia) - Principal investigator Tartu Ülikool, Estonia	European Social Fund Concluded
2012/05/03 - 2012/07/05	Short research stay with Dr Peter Groffman in the Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies (New York, USA) - Principal investigator Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales Concluded
2009/11/01 - 2010/01/31	Short research stay with Dr Amy Austin in IFEVA-CONICET (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Principal investigator Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura, Argentina	Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades Concluded
2006/06/04 - 2008/06/03	Assessment of Organic Dissolved Nitrogen in Mediterranean ecosystems and its role in Nitrogen cycling 3001453409 Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales Concluded
2006/03/19 - 2008/03/18	Changes in N and P availability in biological N fixation during the ecosystem development CGL2006-13665-C02-01 Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain	Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020/09/01 - Current	Stepping up and bringing out the scientific excellence and innovation capacity in soil research of the University of Lisbon 952051 Researcher	European Commission
2020 - Current	European soil-biology data warehouse for soil protection CA18237 Researcher	Ongoing
2020 - Current	Biodiversity of temperate forests taxa orientating management sustainability by unifying perspectives CA18207 Researcher	Ongoing
2017/06/14 - 2019/03/03	Analysis and implementation of management plans of the effects of climate change, pollution, and land use change on the biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Mediterranean areas 689150-2 Post-doc Fellow Università degli Studi di Sassari Dipartimento di Scienze della Natura e del Territorio, Italy	European Commission Concluded
2014/06/02 - 2016/06/01	ECOSCALE-Monitoraggio integrato ad alta risoluzione della vegetazione mediterranea CRP-60646 Post-doc Fellow Università degli Studi di Sassari Dipartimento di Scienze della Natura e del Territorio - Zoologia, Italy	Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sardegna Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Morillas, Lourdes; et al.. "Nitrogen addition drives decomposition rates in Mediterranean ecosystems via changes in soil properties and microbial attributes.". Paper presented in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna, 2018. Published Morillas, Lourdes. "Contribution of the biological crust to the soil CO2efflux in aMediterranean ecosystem". Paper presented in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna, 2016. Published Morillas, Lourdes. "Searching for hot spots and hot moments of soil denitrification in northern hardwood forests". Paper presented in American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014, abstract id. H14E-04, San Francisco, 2015. Published Morillas, Lourdes. "C, N and P ratios modulate the dominance of soil N forms, microbial N transformation processes and microbial functional diversity under biological soil crust in a semi-arid grassland". Paper presented in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna, 2014. Published
Conference poster	Morillas, Lourdes; et al.. "Play and learn: A videogame to enhance the outreach of our research project". Paper presented in Frontiers in E3: cE3c Annual Meeting, 2021. Morillas, Lourdes; et al.. "Epiphytic lichens responding to the synergistic effect of solar radiation and nitrogen addition". Paper presented in XXXIII Convegno della Società Lichenologica Italiana, 2021. Morillas, Lourdes. "Lockdown and experiments: How I transformed my home into a laboratory". Paper presented in 6th Annual meeting. Frontiers in E3, 2020. Morillas, Lourdes. "Hardly detectable effects of nitrogen deposition on the productivity of a Mediterranean ecosystems: what are we missing and where should we look?". Paper presented in CAPERmed 2018, 2018. Morillas, Lourdes. "Nitrogen deposition impacts on microbial abundance and decomposition in three Mediterranean sites: a coordinated study using the NitroMed network". Paper presented in MEDECOS XIV International Conference & XIII AEET Meeting, Seville, Spain, January 31st- February 4th, 2017, 2017. Morillas, Lourdes. "Contribution of the biological crust to the soil CO2 efflux in a Mediterranean ecosystem". Paper presented in CAPERmed II Meeting, Brescia, Italy, June 28th-30th, 2016, 2016. Morillas, Lourdes. "Contrasting effects of nitrogen deposition on soil respiration in two Mediterranean ecosystems". Paper presented in CAPERmed II Meeting, Brescia, Italy, June 28th-30th, 2016, 2016. Morillas, Lourdes. "Nitrogen supply modulates the effect of changes in drying-rewetting frequency on soil C and N cycling and greenhouse gas exchange". Paper presented in CAPERmed II Meeting, Brescia, Italy, June 28th-30th, 2016, 2016. Morillas, Lourdes. "Contribution of the biological crust to the soil CO2 efflux in a Mediterranean ecosystem". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. April 17th-22th, 2016, 2016. Morillas, Lourdes. "Effects of nitrogen addition on the interaction of the indigenous shrub Juniperus phoeniceae with biological soil crust". Paper presented in CAPERmed I Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal, July 3th-4th, 2014, 2014. Morillas, Lourdes. "Nitrogen deposition effects on leave physiology of Mediterranean species". Paper presented in CAPERmed I Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal, July 3th-4th, 2014., 2014. Morillas, Lourdes. "Effects of meteorological changes and nitrogen addition on the soil processes: the modulator role of biological soil crust". Paper presented in CAPERmed I Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal, July 3th-4th, 2014., 2014. Morillas, Lourdes. "Biological soil crusts and wetting events: Effects on soil N and C cycles.". Paper presented in Adapting to global change in the Mediterranean hotspot. Seville, September 18th-20th, 2013, 2013. Morillas, Lourdes. "C, N and P ratios modulate the dominance of soil N forms, microbial N transformation processes and microbial functional diversity under biological soil crust in a semi-arid grassland". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. April 22th-27th, 2012., 2012. Morillas, Lourdes. "The effects of wetting-drying phases on N and P pools in two Mediterranean ecosystems". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Federation Congress (EEF). Ávila, September 25th – 29th, 2011., 2011. Morillas, Lourdes. "Changes in N availability for plants during a wetting-drying cycle in semiarid ecosystems". Paper presented in IX Meeting of Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET). Úbeda (Jaén), October 18th – 22th, 2009, 2009. Morillas, Lourdes. "N and P reabsorption in Quercus suber leaves in N atmospheric deposition gradient". Paper presented in II Meeting of ecology, ecophysiology and forest soil working group. Salamanca, October 22th – 23th, 2007, 2007.
Journal article	Kwon, TaeOh; Shibata, Hideaki; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger K.; Larsen, Klaus S.; Beier, Claus; Berg, Björn; et al. "Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes". Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480. 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480 Ventura, A.M.; Morillas, L.; Martins-Loução, M.A.; Cruz, C.. "Women’s empowerment, research, and management: Their contribution to social sustainability". Sustainability (Switzerland) 13 22 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119612938&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/su132212754 Morillas, L.; Roales, J.; Cruz, C.; Munzi, S.. "Resilience of epiphytic lichens to combined effects of increasing nitrogen and solar radiation". Journal of Fungi 7 5 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105821722&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/jof7050333 Lo Cascio, M.; Morillas, L.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Munzi, S.; Roales, J.; Spano, D.; et al. "Nitrogen Deposition Effects on Soil Properties, Microbial Abundance, and Litter Decomposition Across Three Shrublands Ecosystems From the Mediterranean Basin". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85113366525&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fenvs.2021.709391 Garau, Giovanni; Morillas, Lourdes; Roales, Javier; Castaldi, Paola; Mangia, Nicoletta P.; Spano, Donatella; Mereu, Simone. "Effect of monospecific and mixed Mediterranean tree plantations on soil microbial community and biochemical functioning". Applied Soil Ecology (2019): https://publons.com/publon/21201195/. 10.1016/J.APSOIL.2019.04.005 Djukic, Ika; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg; Beier, Claus; Berg, Bjoern; Verheyen, Kris; et al. "Early stage litter decomposition across biomes". Science of the Total Environment (2018): https://publons.com/publon/1915970/. 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.01.012 Van de Peer, Thomas; Mereu, Simone; Verheyen, Kris; Saura, Jose Maria Costa; Morillas, Lourdes; Roales, Javier; Lo Cascio, Mauro; et al. "Tree seedling vitality improves with functional diversity in a Mediterranean common garden experiment". Forest Ecology and Management (2018): https://publons.com/publon/8907021/. 10.1016/J.FORECO.2017.12.001 Morillas, L.; Roales, J.; Portillo-Estrada, M.; Gallardo, A.. "Wetting-drying cycles influence on soil respiration in two Mediterranean ecosystems". European Journal of Soil Biology 82 (2017): 10-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026811502&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2017.07.002 Morillas, Lourdes; Bellucco, Veronica; Lo Cascio, Mauro; Marras, Sereha; Spano, Donatella; Mereu, Simone. "Contribution of biological crust to soil CO2 efflux in a Mediterranean shrubland ecosystem". Geoderma (2017): https://publons.com/publon/8907035/. 10.1016/J.GEODERMA.2016.11.012 Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Munzi, S.; Alonso, R.; Arróniz-Crespo, M.; Avila, A.; Bermejo, V.; Bobbink, R.; et al. "Ecological impacts of atmospheric pollution and interactions with climate change in terrestrial ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current research and future directions". Environmental Pollution 227 (2017): 194-206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018269817&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.062 Lo Cascio, M.; Morillas, L.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Munzi, S.; Roales, J.; Hasselquist, N.J.; Manrique, E.; et al. "Contrasting effects of nitrogen addition on soil respiration in two Mediterranean ecosystems". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017): 1-12. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85017091405&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s11356-017-8852-5 Portillo-Estrada, M.; Pihlatie, M.; Korhonen, J.F.J.; Levula, J.; Frumau, A.K.F.; Ibrom, A.; Lembrechts, J.J.; et al. "Climatic controls on leaf litter decomposition across European forests and grasslands revealed by reciprocal litter transplantation experiments". Biogeosciences 13 5 (2016): 1621-1633. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961774653&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.5194/bg-13-1621-2016 Mellado, Ana; Morillas, Lourdes; Gallardo, Antonio; Zamora, Regino. "Temporal dynamic of parasite-mediated linkages between the forest canopy and soil processes and the microbial community". New Phytologist (2016): https://publons.com/publon/8496619/. 10.1111/NPH.13984 Morillas, Lourdes; Duran, Jorge; Rodriguez, Alexandra; Roales, Javier; Gallardo, Antonio; Lovett, Gary M.; Groffman, Peter M.. "Nitrogen supply modulates the effect of changes in drying-rewetting frequency on soil C and N cycling and greenhouse gas exchange". Global Change Biology (2015): https://publons.com/publon/8496621/. 10.1111/GCB.12956 Morillas, Lourdes; Gallardo, Antonio. "Biological soil crusts and wetting events: Effects on soil N and C cycles". Applied Soil Ecology (2015): https://publons.com/publon/8496618/. 10.1016/J.APSOIL.2015.04.015 Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel; Morillas, Lourdes; Maestre, Fernando T.; Gallardo, Antonio. "Biocrusts control the nitrogen dynamics and microbial functional diversity of semi-arid soils in response to nutrient additions". Plant and Soil (2013): https://publons.com/publon/346497/. 10.1007/S11104-013-1779-9 Portillo-Estrada, Miguel; Korhonen, Janne F. J.; Pihlatie, Mari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Frumau, Arnoud K. F.; Morillas, Lourdes; Tosens, Tiina; Niinemets, Ulo. "Inter- and intra-annual variations in canopy fine litterfall and carbon and nitrogen inputs to the forest floor in two European coniferous forests". Annals of Forest Science (2013): https://publons.com/publon/5684959/. 10.1007/S13595-013-0273-0 Morillas, L.; Portillo-Estrada, M.; Gallardo, A.. "Wetting and drying events determine soil N pools in two Mediterranean ecosystems". Applied Soil Ecology (2013): https://publons.com/publon/5684947/. 10.1016/J.APSOIL.2013.06.010 Morillas, L.; Gallardo, A.; Portillo-Estrada, M.; Covelo, F.. "Nutritional status of Quercus suber populations under contrasting tree dieback". Forestry (2012): https://publons.com/publon/5684948/. 10.1093/FORESTRY/CPS035 Gallardo, A.; Covelo, F.; Morillas, L.; Delgado, M.. "Nutrient cycling and soil processes in terrestial ecosystems: specific nature of Mediterranean ecosystem and its implications for the soil-plant relationship". Ecosistemas (2009): https://publons.com/publon/20858284/. Morillas, L.; Portillo-Estrada, M.; Gallardo, A. "Reabsorcion de nitrogeno y fosforo en hojas de Quercus suber en un gradiente de deposicion atmosferica de nitrogeno". Cuaderno de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Foestales 25 (2008): 321-326. https://doi.org/10.31167/csef.v0i25.9700. https://doi.org/10.31167/csef.v0i25.9700 Morillas, Lourdes. "Estado nutricional de poblaciones de Quercus suber en un gradiente de deposición atmosférica de nitrógeno". Cuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales 25 (2008): 363-369. https://doi.org/10.31167/csef.v0i25.9707. Published
Newsletter article	"Holding on to our Gantt chart in times of lockdown", Marie Curie Alumni Association newsletter, 2021, https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu/newsletters/29th-mcaa-newsletter/rebuilding-bridges-holding-our-gantt-chart-times-lockdown.
Online resource	Science is Wonderful! Team up with lichens to fight climate change!. 2021. https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-214450. Changing lichens in a changing world. 2021. https://mednchange.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/7/5/127571633/lichens-booklet_en.pdf. How much do you know about climate change and lichens?. 2021. https://mednchange.weebly.com/quiz.html. Morillas, Lourdes. Publication in the outreach website Naukas: "Investigando bajo el techo de cristal". 2020. https://naukas.com/2020/02/11/investigando-bajo-el-techo-de-cristal/. Biodiversity patrol. 2020. https://mednchange.weebly.com/biogame.html. Morillas, Lourdes. Publication in the outreach website Naukas: "La biodiversidad de la que nadie habla". 2019. https://naukas.com/2019/10/14/la-biodiversidad-de-la-que-nadie-habla/. Morillas, Lourdes. Nitrogen deposition impacts on microbial abundance and decomposition in three Mediterranean sites: a coordinated study using the NitroMed network. 2016. https://figshare.com/articles/Nitrogen_deposition_impacts_on_microbial_abundance_and_decomposition_in_three_Mediterranean_sites_a_coordinated_study_using_the_NitroMed_network/3554598.
Website	Morillas, Lourdes. European project (Med-Change) Website. 2019. https://mednchange.weebly.com/.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/01/26	Slight increase of nitrogen availability can help the soil lichen Cladonia rangiferina to cope with environmental changes	XV Portuguese-Spanish symposium on plant-water relations
2021/12/12	Long-term exposure to N addition contributed to the acclimation to higher N availability in the soil lichen Cladonia rangiferina	20º Encontro Nacional De Ecologia: SPECO
2021/09/30	Cladonia rangiferina responding to the synergistic effect of contrasting precipitation patterns and nitrogen addition	Frontiers in E3: cE3c Annual Meeting
2021/09/20	Monitoring the response of the soil lichen Cladonia rangiferina to contrasting precipitation patterns and nitrogen addition	XXXIII Convegno della Società Lichenologica Italiana
2021/08/01	Synergistic effects of nitrogen pollution and increased solar radiation on epiphytic lichens	International Association for lichenology 9th symposium
2020/12/14	Analyzing lichens resilience: effect of nitrogen addition and high temperature	Festival of Ecology (BES)
2020/10/12	Assessing epiphytic lichens vitality when subjected to high radiation and nitrogen pollution	XIX Encontro Nacional de Ecología
2020/09/08	Assessing the roles of nitrogen supply and ecosystem specificities on litter decomposition in Mediterranean shrublands	CAPERmed IV Meeting Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (Paphos, Cyprus)
2020/01/10	Comparative resilience of six species of lichens to the interactive effect of nitrogen pollution and increased temperatures	6th Annual meeting. Frontiers in E3
2019/10/23	Studying the biogeochemical cycles of biocrusts in Mediterranean ecosystems subjected to global change	Workshop: Desertification indicators and adapted land use in Montado landscapes Universidade de Lisboa, Facultade de Ciencias (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/10/10	Studying the biogeochemical cycles in Mediterranean ecosystems subjected to global change	Encontros Scientia Universidade de Lisboa, Facultade de Ciencias (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06/20	Interactive effects of N addition and climate change on soil processes in Mediterranean ecosystems: Assessment through the biological soil crust	CAPERmed III Meeting Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (Pamplona, Spain)
2018/04/11	Nitrogen addition drives decomposition rates in Mediterranean ecosystems via changes in soil properties and microbial attributes	EGU General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria)
2016/06/29	Nitrogen deposition impacts on microbial abundance and decomposition in three Mediterranean sites: a coordinated study using the NitroMed network	CAPERmed II Meeting Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (Brescia, Italy)
2014/12/16	Searching for hot spots and hot moments of soil denitrification in northern hardwood forests	AGU Fall Meeting American Geophysical Union (San Francisco, United States)
2013/08/20	Seasonal differences of soil microbial responses and soil labile carbon in two Mediterranean ecosystems	INTECOL 2013, Into the Next 100 Years International Association for Ecology (INTECOL) (London, United Kingdom)
2013/05/10	The European mistletoe creates local fertilization islands and influences microorganism communities underneath parasitized trees	XI Meeting of Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) (Pamplona, Spain)
2013/05/08	Unpredictable soil respiration responses to wetting and drying cycles in Mediterranean ecosystems	XI Meeting of Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) (Pamplona, Spain)
2008/11/13	Nutritional status of Quercus suber populations in N atmospheric deposition gradient	Experimental Science in Pablo de Olavide University, Seville Asociación Biotecnólogos de Andalucía (AsBAn) (Seville, Spain)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022	Presentation and discussion in one high school and one elementary school for the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" Other	Researching under the glass ceiling
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24	Participant at the European Researchers' Night with the activity "How much do you know about climate change and lichens?" Other	European Researchers' Night
2021 - 2021	Presentation and discussion in two highschools for the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" Other	Researching under the glass ceiling
2020/11/27 - 2020/11/27	Participation in the European Researchers' Night with the activity "Biodiversity Patrol" Other	European Researchers' Night
2020/02/01 - 2020/02/15	Presentation and discussion in three highschools for the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" Other	Researching under the glass ceiling Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
2019/10/30 - 2019/10/30	Participation in the “Creative Minds contest" at the “Dia da Investigação”: Morillas L., Munzi S, "N2O detection in soils" Exhibition	Researchers day Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27	Participant at the European Researchers' Night with the activity "A simbiose e a cidade", Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon Exhibition	European Researchers' Night Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/02/15	Presentation and discussion in three highschools for the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" Conference	Researching under the glass ceiling Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	Società Lichenologica Italiana (SLI)	Member
2012 - Current	British Ecological Society (BES)	Member
2007/04/14 - Current	Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET)	Member

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2012/09/15 - 2013/06/12	Applied limnology	Environmental science (Bachelor)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
2011/09/15 - 2012/06/12	Biodiversity	Environmental science (Bachelor)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
2011/09/15 - 2012/06/11	Global change	Environmental science (Bachelor)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain
2009/01/07 - 2009/04/10	Environmental impact assessment	Environmental impact assessment (Bachelor)	Universidad Pablo Olavide Departamento de Sistemas Físicos Químicos y Naturales, Spain

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2020/02/08 - Current	Estudo orientado em biologia molecular e genetica	Francina Arrom Mayol

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Virtual mobility grant coordinator for the COST action ‘Biodiversity of temperate forests taxa orientating management sustainability by unifying perspectives’ (CA18207, H2020)