Juan Puigdefábregas Tomás
email: puigdefa@eeza.csic.es
Address:
Department of Desertification and Geo-ecology
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas
Consejo Superior de Investigaciónes Científicas
Crtra. de Sacramento s/n
La Cañada de San Urbano
E-04120 Almería
Spain
Phone: +34 950 281045
Fax: + 34 950277100
CURRICULUM VITAE
GENERAL INDEX
01. BIOGRAPHY
02. PUBLICATIONS
03. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
04. RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
05. RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS
06. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
07. ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
08. INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
09. COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
10. MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
11. TEACHING ACTIVITIES
12. SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELOWS
13. OUTREACH DISSEMINATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
14. SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES
1. BIOGRAPHY
Born in Barcelona Spain in 1940, he has a B.E. in Agriculture and a Ph.D. in Biology-Ecology in Barcelona and Navarra, Spain, respectively, with an intermediate period as advanced milk cow free cowshed farm manager. This combination of training and job is the background of his scientific pursuing a succession of research interests, all of them developed in extreme environments either cold (mountain and high latitude) or dry arid and semi-arid around the world:
1970-80: Biomass dynamics and regeneration patterns in mountain Pyrenean forests and their interactions with humans and stock breeding (Puigdefabregas 1976, Puigdefabregas & Fillat 1986)
1980-90: Snowmelt hydrology and bio-geo-chemistry above the tree line (Puigdefabregas& Alvera 1986) impact on slope stability and forest dynamics in the Pyrenees and in the Andean Patagonia (Tierra del Fuego) (Garcia Ruiz et al , Gallart ey al, Puigdefabregas et al ).
1990-2000: Contribution to desertification theory; and dryland hillslope dynamics including the adaptive role of spatial patterns of vegetation: Experimental field work with ad hoc installations in South Spain.
2000-2010. Land degradation assessment and dynamics in drylands at the country scale. Contribution to concepts, methodological developments and modelling approaches including human interaction.
2010-: Starting ‘ad honorem’ condition integrates his previous research into a multi-scale expertise on long term interactions among ecological, hydrological and geomorphic processes in sparse vegetation of arid environments. He is currently involved in linking bio-physical to socio-economic modelling of desertification and in the emotional controls of human decisions on the environment. This latter issue through collaboration of the neuroscience group of the Granada University Spain .
His research has been published in about authored or co-authored 250 contributions to mostly peer reviewed in scientific journals and book chapters, a selection of the most relevant is listed below. His work has been funded by competitive RD+I Spanish and mainly EU programs either as project Co-ordinator (DeSurvey Integrated Project) or as CSIC partner coordinator (Ladamer, Pesera, Medalus I-III). Associated to some research projects he conducted research expeditions to several areas in Spain, Italy, Maghrebian and Sahelian countries, Patagonia and Chilean drylands and collaborated to field campaigns organization in NW China.
As a complement to publications he attended many meetings and workshops. The list below includes a subset of the most relevant meetings in terms of scientific standard, that issued an invitation to submit a keynote contribution, to join the scientific committee or to take part in the meeting organization.
2. PUBLICATIONS
Martínez-Valderrama, J., Ibáñez, J., Del Barrio, G., Sanjuán, M. E., Alcalá, F. J., Martínez-Vicente, S., Ruiz, A. & Puigdefabregas, J. (2016). Present and future of desertification in Spain: Implementation of a surveillance system to prevent land degradation. Science of the Total Environment, 563, 169–178. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.065
Del Barrio, G., Sanjuan, M. E., Hirche, A., Yassin, M., Ruiz, A., Ouessar, M., Martinez Valderrama, J., Essifi, B. & Puigdefabregas, J. (2016). Land Degradation States and Trends in the Northwestern Maghreb Drylands, 1998–2008. Remote Sensing, 8(7), 603. http://doi.org/10.3390/rs8070603
Ruiz, A., Sanjuan, M., Puigdefabregas, J., & del Barrio, G. (2016). A 1973–2008 Archive of Climate Surfaces for NW Maghreb. Data, 1(2), 8. http://doi.org/10.3390/data1020008
Ibañez, J., Martínez Valderrama, J. , Papanastasis, V. , Evangelou, C. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2014). A multidisciplinary model for assessing degradation in Mediterranean rangelands. Land degradation & Development 25 (5) pp. 468-482. http://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2165
Garcia, M. , Fernández, N. , Villagarcía,L. , Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Sandholt, I. (2014). Accuracy of the Temperature-Vegetation Dryness Index using MODIS under water-limited vs. energy-limited evapotranspiration conditions. Remote Sensing of Environment 149 pp. 100-117.
Solé-Benet,A. , Alvera, B. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2011). Association between soil fauna activity and piping in contrasted environments. Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica 37(1):79-98.
Martínez Valderrama, J. , Ibañez, J. , Alcalá, F.J. , Domínguez, A. , Yassin, M. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2011). The use of a hydrological-economic model to assess sustainability in groundwater-dependent agriculture in drylands. Journal of Hydrology 402 (1): 80-91. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.03.003
Cantón,Y. , Solé-Benet,A. , de Vente,J. , Boix-Fayos, C. , Calvo-Cases,A. , Asensio,C. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2011). A review of runoff generation and soil erosion across scales in semiarid south-eastern Spain. Journal of Arid Environments 75(12): 1254-1261. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.03.004
Li,X.Y. , Contreras,S. , Solé-Benet,A. , Cantón,Y. , Domingo,F. , Lázaro,R. , Lin,H. , vanWesemael,B. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2011). Controls of infiltration–runoff processes in Mediterranean karst rangelands in SE Spain. Catena 86(2): 98-109. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2011.03.003
Alcalá, F.J. , Cantón,Y. , Contreras,S. , Were, A , Serrano-Ortiz,P. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Solé-Benet,A. , Custodio,E. , Domingo,F. (2011). Diffuse and concentrated recharge evaluation using physical and tracer techniques: results from a semiarid carbonate massif aquifer in southeastern Spain. Environmental Earth Sciences 62:541-557.
Contreras, S., Jobbágy, E. G., Villagra, P. E., Nosetto, M. D., & Puigdefabregas, J. (2011). Remote sensing estimates of supplementary water consumption by arid ecosystems of central Argentina. Journal of Hydrology, 397(1), 10–22. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.014
Alados, C. L., Puigdefábregas, J., & Martínez-Fernández, J. (2011). Ecological and socio-economical thresholds of land and plant-community degradation in semi-arid Mediterranean areas of southeastern Spain. Journal of Arid Environments, 75(12), 1368–1376. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.004
Del Barrio, G., Puigdefabregas, J., Sanjuan, M. E., Stellmes, M. and Ruiz, A. (2010). Assessment and monitoring of land condition in the Iberian Peninsula, 1989-2000. Remote Sensing of Environment , 114 (8),p. 1817–1832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.03.009
García-Ruiz, J. M., Beguería, S., Alatorre, L. C., & Puigdefabregas, J. (2010). Land cover changes and shallow landsliding in the flysch sector of the Spanish Pyrenees. Geomorphology, 124(3–4), 250–259. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.03.036
Cantón,Y. , Solé-Benet,A. , Asensio,C. , Chamizo, S. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2009). Aggregate stability in range sandy loam soils. Relationships with runoff and erosion. Catena 77(3):192-199. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2008.12.011
Ibáñez, J. , Martínez Valderrama, J. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2008). Assessing overexploitation in mediterranean aquifers using system stability condition analysis. Ecological Modelling 218: 260 – 266. http://oa.upm.es/2585/2/INVE_MEM_2008_57015.pdf
Ibáñez, J. , Martínez Valderrama, J. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2008). Assessing desertification risk using system stability condition analysis. Ecological Modelling 213 (2): 180 – 190. http://oa.upm.es/2582/2/INVE_MEM_2008_57002.pdf
Kirkby,M. , Irvine,B.J. , Jones, R.J.A. , Govers,G. , Boer, M. , Cerdan,O. , Darroussin,J. , Gobin,A. , Grimm,M. , Le Bissonais,Y. , Kosmas,C. , Mantel,S. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Van Lynden,G. (2008). The PESERA coarse scale erosion model for Europe.I. – Model rationale and implementation. European Journal of Soil Science 59: 1293-1306. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01072.x
Lázaro,R. , Cantón,Y. , Solé-Benet,A. , Bevan,J. , Alexander, R. , Sancho,L.G. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2008). The influence of competition between lichen colonization and erosion on the evolution of soil surfaces in the Tabernas badlands (SE Spain) and its landscape effects. Geomorphology 102 (2) : 252 -266. http://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.005
García, M. , Oyonarte, C. , Villagarcía,L. , Contreras,S. , Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2008). Monitoring land degradation risk using ASTER data: The non-evaporative fraction as an indicator of ecosystem function. Remote Sensing of Environment 112 (9): 3720-3736. Cited by 22, DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.05.011
Contreras,S. , Boer, M. , Alcalá, F.J. , Domingo,F. , García, M. , Pulido-Bosch, A. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2008) An ecohydrological modelling approach for assessing long-term recharge rates in semiarid karstic landscapes. Journal of Hydrology 351(1):42-57. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.039
Were, A , Villagarcía,L. , Domingo,F. , Alados-Arboledas, L. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2007). Analysis of effective resistance calculation methods and their effect on modelling evapotranspiration in two different patches of vegetation in semi-arid SE Spain. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11(5), 1529-1542. http://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1529-2007
García, M. , Villagarcía,L. , Contreras,S. , Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2007). Comparison of three operative models for estimating the surface water deficit using ASTER reflective and thermal data. Sensors 7(6): 860-883. http://doi.org/10.3390/s7060860
Were, A , Villagarcía, L. , Domingo,F. , Alados-Arboledas, L. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2007). Analysis of effective resistance calculation methods and their effect on modelling evapotranspiration in two different patches of vegetation in semi-arid SE Spain. HESSD (Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions) 4, 243-286, http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/4/243/2007
Boer, M.M. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2005). Assessment of dryland condition using spatial anomalies of vegetation index values. International Journal of Remote Sensing 26(18):4045-4065. http://doi.org/10.1080/01431160512331338014
Boer, M. ,Puigdefábregas,J. (2005). Effects of spatially structured vegetation patterns on hillslope erosion in a semiarid Mediterranean environment: a simulation study. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 30(2): 149-167. http://149–167. http://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1180
Puigdefábregas,J. (2005). The role of vegetation patterns in structuring runoff and sediment fluxes in drylands. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 30(2): 133-147. http://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1181
Boer, M. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2003). Predicting potential vegetation index values as a reference for the assessment and monitoring of dryland condition. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24 (4): 1135-1141.
Cantón,Y. , Domingo,F. , Solé-Benet,A. , Puigdefábregas,J. ( 2002). Influence of soil surface types on the overall run off of the Tabernas badlands (SE Spain): field data and model approaches. Hydrological Processes 16: 2621-2643.
Lázaro,R. , Rodrigo, F. S. , Gutierrez Carretero, L. , Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2001). Analysis of a 30-year rainfall record (1967-1997) in semi-arid SE Spain for implications on vegetation. Journal of Arid Environments 48: 373 - 395.
Domingo,F. , Villagarcía, L. , Boer, M. , Alados-Arboledas, L. , Puigdefábregas,J. (2001). Evaluating the long-term water balance of arid zone stream bed vegetation using evapotranspiration modelling and hillslope runoff measurements. Journal of Hydrology 243: 17 - 30.
Cantón,Y. , Domingo,F. , Solé-Benet,A. , Puigdefábregas,J. ( 2001). Hydrological and erosion response of a badlands system in semiarid SE Spain. Journal of Hydrology 252(1-4): 65-84.
Nogueras, P. , F. Burjachs , F. Gallart , Puigdefábregas,J. ( 2000). Recent gully erosion in the El Cautivo badlands (Tabernas, SE Spain). Catena 40: 203-215.
Domingo,F. , Villagarcía,L. , A. J. Brenner , Puigdefábregas,J. (2000). Measuring and modelling the radiation balance of a heterogeneous shrubland. Plant, Cell and Environment 23: 27-38.
Escós, J. , Alados, C. L. , Pugnaire, F.I. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Emlen, J. (2000). Stress resistance strategy in an arid land shrub: Interactions between developmental instability and fractal dimension. Journal of Arid Environments 45: 325-336.
Puigdefábregas,J. , Solé-Benet,A. , Gutierrez Carretero, L. , del Barrio, G. , Boer, M. ( 1999). Scales and processes of water and sediment redistribution in drylands: results from the Rambla Honda field site in Southeast Spain. Earth-Science Reviews 48(1): 39-70. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00046-X
Domingo,F. , Villagarcía,L. , A. J. Brenner , Puigdefábregas,J. ( 1999). Evapotranspiration model for semi-arid shrub-lands tested against data from SE Spain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 95: 67-84.
Puigdefábregas, J., Gallart, F., Biaciotto, O., Allogia , M., del Barrio, G. Banded vegetation patterning in a subantarctic forest of Tierra del Fuego, as an outcome of the interaction between wind and tree growth. (1999). Acta Oecologica 20(3) P. 135-146. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gabriel_Barrio/publications/2
Puigdefábregas, J. , del Barrio, G. , Boer, M. , Gutierrez Carretero, L. , Solé-Benet,A. (1998). Differential responses of hillslope and channel elements to rainfall events in a semi-arid area. Geomorphology 23(2): 337-351. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00014-2
Van Wesemael, B. , Poesen,J. , Solé-Benet,A. , Cara Barrionuevo,L. , Puigdefábregas,J. (1998). Collection and storage of runoff from hillslopes in a semi-arid environment: geomorphic and hydrologic aspects of the aljibe system in Almeria Province, Spain. Journal of Arid Environments 40: 1-14.
Puigdefábregas,J. (1998). Ecological impacts of global change on drylands and their implications for desertification. Land degradation & Development Dev. 9: 393-406.
Puigdefábregas,J. , Mendizabal, T. (1998). Perspectives on desertification: wester Mediterranean. Journal of Arid Environments 39(2): 209-224. http://doi.org/10.1006/jare.1998.0401
Domingo,F. , G. Sánchez , M.J. Moro , A.J. Brenner , Puigdefábregas,J. (1998). Measurement and modelling of rainfall interception by three semi-arid canopies. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 91: 275-292.
Kosmas, C. , N. Danalatos , L. H. Cammeraat , M. Chabart , J. Diamantopoulos , R. Farand , L. Gutiérrez , A. Jacob , H. Marqués , J. Martínez-Fernández , A. Mizara , N. Moustakas , J. M. Nicolau , C. Oliveros , G. Pinna , R. Puddu , Puigdefábregas,J. , M. Roxo , A. Simao , G. Stamou , N. Tomasi , D. Usai , A. Vacca. (1997). The effect of land use on runoff and soil erosion rates under Mediterranean conditions. Catena 29: 45-59.
Del Barrio, G. , B. Alvera , Puigdefábregas,J. , C. Diez. (1997). Response of high mountain landscape to topographic variables: Central Pyrenees. Landscape Ecology 12( 2): 95-115. http://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698210
Boer, M. , del Barrio, G. , Puigdefábregas,J. (1996). Mapping soil depth classes in dry Mediterranean areas using terrain attributes derived from a digital elevation model. Geoderma 72(1): 99-118. http://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7061(96)00024-9
Nicolau, J. M. , Solé-Benet,A. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Gutiérrez,L. (1996). Effects of soil and vegetation on runoff along a catena in semi-arid Spain. Geomorphology 14: 297-309.
Haase, P. , Pugnaire, F.I. , E. M. Fernández , Puigdefábregas,J. , S. C. Clark , L. D. Incoll. (1996). An investigation of rooting depth of the semi-arid shrub Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss. by labelling of ground water with a chemical tracer. Journal of Hydrology 177: 23-31.
Porzio · A. Bolognesi · G. Zhuo · T. Ezquerra · M. Boer · G. del Barrio · J. Puigdefabregas · D.A. Glanzer · C.A. Cianfrani. (1996). Interoperable fieldbus devices: a technical overview. ISA Transactions 35(2) 147-151.
Puigdefábregas,J. (1995). Desertification: Stress beyond resilience, exploring a unifying process structure. Ambio 24(5): 311-313. Retrieved from http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=SE9511489#.V715I0DKk94.mendeley
Gallart, F. , Clotet-Perarnau, N. , Bianciotto, O. , Puigdefábregas,J. (1994). Peat soil flows in Bahía del Buen Suceso, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). Geomorphology 9: 235 - 241.
Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Moro M. J. , Bellot, J. (1994). Role of vegetation cover in the biogeochemical balances of a small afforested catchment in southeastern Spain. Journal of Hydrology 159: 275 - 289.
Gallart, F. , Puigdefábregas,J. , del Barrio, G. (1993). Computer simulation of high mountain terracettes as interaction between vegetation growth and sediment movement. Catena 20(6): 529 - 542. http://doi.org/10.1016/0341-8162(93)90015-H
Domingo,F. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Clark, S. C. , Incoll, L. D. , Lockwood, J. G. (1991). Plant physiological behaviour in relation to water in a semiarid environment in Southeast Spain. I.A.H.S public 204: 335 - 343.
Diez, J. C. , Alvera, B. , del Barrio, G. , Puigdefábregas,J. (1991). Streamflow-water chemistry relationships in the alpine environment: a case study in a Pyrenean watershed. Mitteilungsblatt des Hydrographischen Dienstes in Österreich 65/66: 119 - 123.
Alvera, B. , del Barrio, G. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Díez, J. C. , (1991). Effects of land use (Ski-resort vs. traditional grazing) on stream water quality of two Pyrenean basins.. In N. E. P. & D.E.Walling (Ed.), Sediment and Stream Water Quality in a Changing Environment. Trends and Explanations (pp. 153–160). IAHS Publication.
García-Ruíz, J. M. , Alvera, B. , del Barrio, G. , Puigdefábregas,J. , (1990). Geomorphic processes above timberline in the Spanish Pyrenees. Mountain Research and Development 10(3): 201 - 214.
G del Barrio, G. , Creus, J. , Puigdefábregas,J. , (1990). Thermal seasonality of the high mountain belts of the Pyrenees. Mountain Research and Development 10: 227 - 233.
Puigdefábregas, J.; del Barrio, G.; Iturraspe, R. (1988). Régimen térmico estacional de un ambiente montañoso en la Tierra del Fuego, con especial atención al límite superior del bosque. Pirineos, 132, 37–48.
Puigdefabregas, J. & Fillat, F.(1986) Ecological adaptation of traditional land uses in the Spanish Pyrenees. Mt. Res. Dev. 6 (1), 63–72.
Del Barrio, G.; Boer, M.; Puigdefabregas, J. (1986). Selecting representative drainage basins in a large research area using numerical taxonomy on topographic and climatic raster overlays. In H. F. L. Rumor, M., McMillan, R. & Ottens (Ed.), Geographical Information, from Research to Application through Cooperation (pp. 398–407). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
Puigdefabregas, J., Alvera, B. (1986). Particulate and dissolved matter in snowmelt runoff from small watersheds. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 58: 69-80
Puigdefabregas, J. (1976). Estructura y madurez en bosques de coníferas altoaragoneses. Cuadernos de Investigación (Geografía e Historia), a (1): 23-34.
3. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Do Rosário, L., del Barrio, G., Sanjuan, M.E., Ruiz, A., Martinez-Valderrama, J., Puigdefábregas , J. (2015). Prioridades de aplicação do Programa de Ação Nacional de Combate à Desertificação com base nas condições do solo.In L. Figueiredo, Tomás de; Fonseca, Felícia; Nunes (Ed.), Proteção do solo e combate à desertificação:oportunidade para as regiões transfronteiriças (pp. 47–59). Bragança, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico Bragança. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10198/12212
Sanjuán, M.E., del Barrio, G., Ruiz, A., Rojo, L., Puigdefábregas, J. & Martínez, A. 2014. Evaluación y seguimiento de la desertificación en España: Mapa de la Condición de la Tierra 2000-2010. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid. 80 p. ISBN: 978-84-491-1395-6. NIPO:280-14-128-4. http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ministerio/servicios/publicaciones/H108985_tcm7-362110.pdf
Puigdefabregas J., & Perez Garcia M. (2014). Landscape as a central experience in the interaction between humans and their natural environment. In J. Arnáez, P. González-Sampériz, T. Lasanta, & B. Valero-Garcés (Eds.),Geología, cambio ambiental y paisaje; Homenaje al Prof. J M García Ruiz. Logroño: Universidad de la Rioja.
Alcalá, F.J. , Solé-Benet,A. , Cantón, Y. , Ribeiro, L. , Contreras, S. , Were, A. , P. Serrano-Ortiz , Puigdefábregas,J. , Domingo,F. , 2011. Evaluación de la recarga difusa y concentrada en macizos carbonatados mediante técnicas físicas yde trazadores: resultados obtenidos en Sierra de Gádor (SE de España). Cuatro décadas de Investigación y Formación en Aguas Subterráneas. Libro Homenaje al Profesor Emilio Custodio, pp. 307-317.
Puigdefabregas, J., del Barrio, G., & Hill, J. (2009). Ecosystemic approaches to land degradation. In A. et al. Romero-Díaz (Ed.), Advances In Studies on Desertification (pp. 77–88). Murcia: Servicio Publicaciones Universidad de Murcia EDITUM.
Solé-Benet, A., Cantón, Y., Lázaro, R., del Barrio, G., Puigdefábregas, J., Vidal, S. 2009. Estación Experimental El Cautivo (Desierto de Tabernas, Almería). Red de Estaciones Experimentales de Seguimiento y Evaluación de la Desertificación (RESEL) . Actividades y Resultados 1995-2004. Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid. Peer reviewed.
Villagarcía, L., Were, A., Morillas, L., García, M., & Domingo, F. Puigdefábregas, J. (2009). Influence of soil moisture on the modelling of evapotranspiration in sparse vegetation. In A. et al. Romero-Díaz (Ed.), Advances in studies on Desertification (pp. 631–634). Murcia: Servicio Publicaciones Universidad de Murcia EDITUM.
Puigdefábregas,J. , Mendizábal,T. , 2004. Prospects for desertification impacts in Southern Europe. In A.Marquina(ed): Environmental challenges in the Mediterranean 2000-2050, chapter 10, pp 155-172, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Netherlands.
Safriel, U. , Adeel, Z. , Niemeijer, D. , Puigdefábregas,J. , White,R. , Lal, R. , Winslow, M. , Ziedler, J. , Pronce, S. , Archer, E. , King, C. , 2003. Dryland Systems. In "Ecosystems & human well-being. Current state and trends", Millenium Ecosystem Assessment Series, Vol 1, Cap 22, pp 623-662, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC.
Solé-Benet,A. , Cantón,Y. , Domingo,F. , del Barrio, G. , Lázaro,R. , Domene, M.A. , Vidal, S. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 2003. Long-term monitoring of two micro-catchments in semi-arid SE Spain. In L.Holko, P.Milanek (eds.)"Interdisciplinary approaches in small catchment hydrology: monitoring and assessment". Technical Documents in Hydrology, nº 67, pp 183-188. UNESCO. Paris.
Gallart,F. , Solé-Benet,A. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Lázaro,R. , 2002. Badland systems in the Mediterranean. En L. Bull & M. J. Kirkby (eds) Dryland rivers: Hydrology and geomorphology of semi-arid channels. Cap. 10, pp 299-326. John Wiley & sons.
Lázaro,R. , R.W. Alexander , Puigdefábregas,J. , 2000. Cover distribution patterns of lichens, annuals and shrubs in the Tabernas Desert, Almería, Spain. R.W. Alexander and A.C. Millington Eds. In Vegetation Mapping: from patch to planet. Libro 350: 19-40. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester.
Puigdefábregas,J. , Pugnaire, F.I. , 1999. Plant survival in arid environments. In Handbook of Functional Plant Ecology (F.I. Pugnaire y F. Valladares, eds.), pp 381-406. Marcel Dekker Inc., NY.
Armas, C. , del Barrio, G. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 1998.Control de la variación espacial de la morfometría de las cuencas en el estado de los diques de cabecera del río Guadalentín (Almería, Murcia). A, Gómez Ortiz & F. Salvador Franch Eds. Barcelona. En Investigaciones recientes de la Geomorfología española: 153-160.
Del Barrio, G. , Boer, M. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 1996. Selecting representative drainage basins in a large research area using numerical taxonomy on topographic and climatic raster overlays. In: M. Rumor, R. McMillan, & H. F. L. Ottens (Eds.) Geographic information. From research to application through cooperation. IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 398-407.
Puigdefábregas,J. , Delgado,L. , Domingo,F. , Cueto,M. , Gutiérrez,L. , Lázaro,R. , Nicolau,J.M. , Sánchez,G. , Solé-Benet,A. , Vidal, S. , Aguilera, C. , Brenner, A. , Clark,S. , Incoll,L. (1996). The Rambla Honda field site: interactions of soil and vegetation along a catena in semi-arid southeast Spain. J. Brandt & J. Thornes eds. In Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use: 137-168. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Puigdefábregas,J. , G. Sánchez. (1996). Geomorphological implications of vegetation patchiness on semi-arid slopes. M. G. Anderson & S. M. Brooks Eds. In Advances in Hillslope Processes, 2: 1027-1060.
Allen-Díaz, B. , Chapin, F. S. , Diaz, S. , Howden, M. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Stafford, M. (1996). Rangelands in a changing climate: impacts, adaptations and mitigation. R.T. Watson, M.C. Zinyowera, R.H. Moss & D.J. Dokken Eds. In Climate Change 1995- Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: scientific-technical analyses. Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Pp: 131-158.
Gallart, F. , Calvo, A. , López-Bermúdez, F. , Puigdefábregas,J. (1992). Analyzing badland dynamics as dependent on climate and lithology along the Mediterranean facade of Spain : Research design. In Methods of Hydrologic Basin Comparison (M. Robinson, ed.), pp. 152–154. Institute of Hydrology. Wallingford, UK.
4. RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
PROJECTS
DRAGÓN 3 "Desertification Monitoring and Assessment Based on Remote Sensing”(2012-2016)
The objective of this project is to develop a quantitative and operational technique system for desertification monitoring and assessment in both China and Mongolia using ESA, Chinese and other relevant EO data in combination with climate-related and environmental data. The project will generate: (1) A classification approach for land use/land cover patterns mapping based on the combination of optical and radar data, (2) Improved algorithms for sparse vegetation parameters inversion based on multi-spectral and hyper-spectral remote sensing, (3) Determination of desertification benchmark through remote sensing, combined with climate and environment-related data at national and regional scales, (4) The optimal indicators for desertification assessment through comparisons among vegetation fraction trend analysis, NPP scaling, RUE and its advance versions(2dRUE), as implemented in the ESA DesertWatch Extension Project, (5) An operational desertification assessment system at the national and regional scales, (6) Assessment of human contribution to desertification under climate change, (7) training of young scientists in the field of desertification assessment based on remote sensing.
I.P. Gabriel del Barrio (EEZA-CSIC). Other participants: J. Puigdefábregas, M. Sanjuan (EEZA-CSIC).
http://esaconferencebureau.com/docs/12a13_docs3/10367_desertification_gzh.pdf?sfvrsn=2
https://dragon3.esa.int/web/dragon-3/content/-/article/10367-desertification
DESURVEY “A Surveillance System for Assessing and Monitoring Desertification". 2005-2010.
VI FP UE Contract nº 003950.
The DeSurvey integrated project aims at delivering a low cost and flexible desertification surveillance system. For this, a compact set of integrated procedures of desertification assessment and forecasting, with application and tutorial examples at the EU and national scales were developed. The performance of DeSurvey in other desertification threatened areas of UNCCD regional Annexes were also tested against other expertise and available procedures. The DeSurvey consortium consisted of 39 partners representing 10 EU Member States and 6 Third Country States that integrated key research organisations and industrial companies with a wide range of skills. The project was funded by the EU Framework Programme 6, Priority 1.1.6.3 "Global Change and ecosystems", and was being coordinated by Prof Puigdefabregas, EEZA-CSIC, Almeria, Spain. Five European sites (Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal) were selected to allow the development of modelling, scaling and validation activities.
IP and Coordinator: Juan Puigdefábregas (EEZA - CSIC). Other participants: G. del Barrio, J. M. Valderrama, M.E. Sanjuan, R.M. Peregrin (EEZA-CSIC)
www.desurvey.eeza.csic.es
LADAMER “Land Degradation Assessment in Mediterranean Europe”. 2002-2005.
Contract No EVK2-CT-2002-00179
Funded under the European Fifth Framework Programme FP5-EESD.
The LADAMER Project proposes an integrated approach to Land Degradation Assessments in Mediterranean Europe. The objective is to provide an assessment of the degradation status of Mediterranean lands on small scales, and the identification of hot spot areas subject to high desertification/degradation risk. LADAMER aims at supplying products relevant to national and international institutional end-users. The approach is based on an integration of expertise in landscape ecology and soil science, remote sensing, spatial analysis and integrated land use modelling. Different models and techniques that have already proven their validity on local to sub-regional scale will be modified to permit their application on regional scales. The project will use existing data on European land-use, soils and terrain elevation, climatic recordings used for agro-climatic modelling on European scale, remote sensing data archives from the VEGETATION and AVHRR systems, and regionalised socio-economic data.
I.P. Joseph Pütz (UTRIER). I.P. Responsible CSIC: J. Puigdefábregas (EEZA-CSIC)
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/67537_es.html
PESERA “Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment”. 2000-2003.
Funded under the European Fifth Framework Programme - contract "QLK5-CT- 1999-01323"
Overview: Current soil erosion models are designed to assess erosion at high resolutions and are not suitable to develop regional soil conservation strategies. A physically based and spatially distributed model will be developed, calibrated and validated to quantify soil erosion in a nested strategy of focussing on environmentally sensitive areas relevant to European scale. Accurate databases will be compiled and upgraded through satellite image processing and computational techniques. The project will concentrate on promoting a robust and flexible model by demonstrating its performance at different resolutions and across agro-ecological zones, and by ensuring its relevance to policy makers through impact assessment and scenario analysis. A strong expert and end-user network will be established across Europe.
PI: Gerard Govers (KU Leuven). I.P. Responsible CSIC: J. Puigdefábregas (EEZA-CSIC)
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/52111_en.html
RICAMARE “Research in Global Change in the Mediterranean: A Regional Network “. 1999-2001.
Funded under the Fifth Framework Programme FP5 DG 12, ENRICH / START
It included three major activities: (i) developing a regional research agenda, (ii)
promoting training and capacity building, (iii) promoting diffusion of research and awareness of global change and its implications.
I.P. G. Begni (MEDIAS-France) & J.M. Moreno (Universidad Castilla la Mancha). I.P. Responsible CSIC: J. Puigdefábregas ( EEZA-CSIC).
“Evaluación de la desertificación en España”. 1997-1999
Plan Nacional I+D (Programa Nacional Medio Ambiente). Project ID: AMB97-1000-CO2-01
The project is a contract in the sense that its commissioned to deliver an operational assessement of desertification in Spain at NUT-3 resolution. The approach involves the degree of intensity and temporal trends of main desertification drivers (Aridity, GRICULTURAL Value Added, and rural population density ) in the period 1965-95.This information allows setting a potential risk of desertification. The degree of active desertification and its trend is evaluated by the decline of quality indicators obtained from published reports in the NUT-3’s rated as ‘in danger’ from soil condition, water resources condition, agricultural productivity and land use systems ftequency distributions. The research effort on desertification mitigation in thewhoe Spain is also computed in the reference period. Besides the extended report, a policy addressed report is provided with the main causes and status of desertification and guidelines yo help policy strategies.
I.P. J. Puigdefábregas (EEZA-CSIC)
MEDALUS III “Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use. Future climate change scenarios for the MEDALUS Target Areas”. 1996-1999.
Funded under the European Programme FP4-ENV 2C. Project ID: ENV4950121
Scenarios of daily temperature and rainfall for ten-years periods for the decades 1970-79, 2030-39 and 2090-2099 for the Agri and Guadalentin MEDALUS Target Areas, based on output from climate models run to simulate the effects of global warming.
The work will concentrate on the following aspects : (a) Identification and mapping of environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) to desertification. (b) Definition of ESAs to desertification based on sets of measured attributes such as climate variability, ecosystems, land use changes, land abandonment, and landscape characteristics. (c) Investigation of specific processes involved in land degradation and desertification. (d) Development and improvement of counter measurements and strategies for sustainable management of land resources and protection against desertification.
The project involves the detailed study of the issue of desertification mitigation, policy making, and regional level interactions in four areas along the northern Mediterranean and the Atlantic coastline which in particular are located in Alentejo (Portugal), Guadalentin-Segura basins (Spain), Agri valley (Italy), and Lesvos (Greece)
I.P. John Thornes. I.P. Responsable CSIC: J. Puigdefábregas
http://cordis.europa.eu/result/rcn/25077_es.html
MEDALUS II “ Mediterranean desertification and land use impacts - Project 1 : basic field programme” 1993-1995.
Funded under the European Programme FP3-ENV 1C. Project I.D. EV5V0128
The second phase of the project, MEDALUS II, encompasses the development of mitigation techniques, policy and policy instruments, the demonstration of the application models, as well as further research into the processes of desertification.
I.P. Jhon Thornes (KCL, UK). I.P. Responsable CSIC: J. Puigdefábregas.
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/5252_en.html
MEDALUS I “Mediterranean desertification and Land Use” 1989-1992.
Funded under the European Programme on Climatology and Natural Hazards (EPOC-CT90-0014-SMA).
MEDALUS brought together 17 institutions from eight Member States to establish a sound working knowledge of ecological and soil systems and their interactions in the Mediterranean regions of Europe. The project aimed to:
- Investigate the physical, biological and socio-economic processes leading to and continuing to cause desertification in the Mediterranean regions of Europe;
- Create models of these processes with a view to projecting the impact of climatic changes and changes in socio-economic activities, especially EU policy, on the landscape system of the Mediterranean;
- Identify possible mechanisms for mitigating these effects.
I.P. J. Thornes (KCL, UK). I.P. Responsable (CSIC): J. Puigdefábregas
http://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/2080_es.html
CONTRACTS
“Evaluación y seguimiento de la desertificación en España: Mapa de la Condición de la tierra 2000-2010”
El objetivo principal de este mapa de condición de la tierra es dar una representación coherente de los ecosistemas terrestres, identificando estados y tendencias en términos de madurez ecológica, y con especial atención a la degradación de tierras. Su dominio espacial es el estado español, y su período de referencia es 2000-2010.
Además, este mapa tiene dos objetivos asociados. Uno es servir como instrumento para diagnósticos detallados sobre los que basar políticas territoriales, especialmente las relacionadas con desertificación. Y el otro es servir como prototipo metodológico para aplicaciones en España para un período posterior, o bien, aplicaciones en países diferentes.
I.P. Sanjuán, M. E.; del Barrio, G.; Ruiz, A.; Rojo, L.; Puigdefábregas, J., y Martínez, A.; 2014
http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/ministerio/servicios/publicaciones/H108985_tcm7-362110.pdf
DESERTWATCH “Desertification Monitoring Service” . 2004-2008.
ESRIN/Contract No. 18487/04/I-LG
Development of an EO-based Information System to support national and regional authorities in reporting to the UNCCD and monitoring desertification trends over time.
The DesertWatch project aimed at developing a user-tailored, standardised, commonly accepted and operational information system based on EO technology to support national and regional authorities of Annex IV countries in reporting commonly to the UNCCD and assessing and monitoring desertification and its trends over time. From a methodological viewpoint the project exploited the most consolidated scientific results derived from the research and application projects funded by the EC, ESA and the national programmes (e.g., TESEO-Desertification, DISMED, LADAMER, DESERTLINKS, MEDALUS). The project aimed at bringing the gap between the extensive research work carried out in the last years and the operational needs of the user communit.
http://due.esrin.esa.int/page_project65.php
SURMODES ”A Surveillance System for Assessing and Monitoring of Desertification" (2000)
Desertification is a complex landscape syndrome generating irreversible effects on human populations. SURMODES developed an integrated set of earth observation techniques that use several types of sensors and satellite platforms. One group of techniques attempts to develop new indices and indicators of land condition. They help users to focus on aspects of land that are relevant for detecting changes and trends in its condition. Among indices, vegetation density and drought resistance have been considered. Among indicators, an objective procedure was proposed for assessing land condition in terms of its position in an aggradation - degradation gradient. A second group of techniques were developed to help monitoring by recording values of indices or indicators sampled over time in the target área.
I.P. J Puigdefábregas, G Del Barrio (EEZA- CSIC)
http://www.eeza.csic.es/surmodes/
RESEL ”Red de Estaciones de Seguimiento de la Erosión y la Desertificación), Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Rural y Marino de España. Since 1995.
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Rural y Marino.
La Red de Estaciones Experimentales de Seguimiento y Evaluación de la Erosión y la Desertificación (RESEL) del Proyecto LUCDEME se inicia en 1995 con el objetivo de contribuir al mantenimiento de una red de estaciones de campo que permita un seguimiento directo de los procesos físicos de desertificación y sin perder esta vinculación, posteriormente se integra como línea específica del Programa de Acción Nacional contra la Desertificación (PAND).
Se creó a partir de estaciones ya existentes que respondían a diversas iniciativas, métodos y objetivos, por lo que el conjunto carecía de homogeneidad. Debido a que las estaciones de seguimiento y evaluación de la erosión hídrica son difíciles y costosas de instalar y mantener, se hizo un esfuerzo para homogeneizar las características físicas y de instrumentación de estas estaciones existentes.
Con la puesta en marcha del proyecto se persiguió contribuir a la coordinación y mejor utilización de los resultados obtenidos por los diversos grupos de investigación que se dedican al estudio experimental de la erosión.
A través de la red se pretende homologar los métodos de medición de campo y el tratamiento, almacenamiento y explotación de los datos de erosión, hidrológicos y de calidad del agua, mediante la creación de una base de datos común y homogénea, que pueda ser consultada por cualquier investigador o gestor del medio ambiente y que permita diseñar acciones preventivas y planes de uso y gestión de áreas sensibles a la desertificación. Para ello, los responsables de los centros asociados proporcionan periódicamente los datos relacionados con los procesos erosivos y la desertificación que obtienen en las estaciones experimentales de la red.
RESEL cuenta actualmente con información sobre 49 estaciones experimentales pertenecientes a 21 centros asociados. Están situadas en 11 comunidades autónomas. Las estaciones tienen diferentes características y dimensiones, y son representativas de los diferentes paisajes erosivos de España.
La red es susceptible de ser ampliada con áreas experimentales en ecosistemas no representados. El proyecto tiene alcance nacional pero tiene potencialidad de proyección en el ámbito mediterráneo, probablemente en el marco del Plan de Acción del Mediterráneo del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y del Anexo IV de Aplicación Regional para el Mediterráneo Norte de la CLD.
2 field sites: Rambla Honda and El Cautivo( Almería)
Coordinator: Leopoldo Rojo. 44 Research Groups participating, including EEZA-CSIC (Juan Puigdefábregas, Albert Sole Benet, Roberto Lázaro, Gabriel del Barrio, Francisco Domingo, Mª Emilia Sanjuán, Alfredo Durán, Montse Guerrero).
http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/desarrollo-rural/temas/politica-forestal/desertificacion-restauracion-forestal/lucha-contra-la-desertificacion/lch_resel.aspx
5. RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS
Under the topic of Desertification Assessment in the frame of the DeSurvey project (IP 003950, VI FP/ Climate Change and Ecosystms), led by the PI. Five one week (2006-2010) research expeditions to critical areas of Italy, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and Chile.
16 weeks expeditions under the umbrella of “Subantartic” Joint Programme Argentina-Spain (CONICET-CSIC). 1985-1988
6. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Puigdefabregas, J. International Conference “Advanced Tools for Desertification Policy”. EU DG Research, Climate Change and Ecosystems. 110 participants. IFAD. 28-29 September 2010. Rome (Italy).
Juan Puigdefábregas Tomás · G. del Barrio · J. Hill. Jan 2009. Ecosystemic approaches to land degradation. A. Romero Díaz, F. Belmonte Serrato, F. Alonso Sarría, F. López Bermúdez (eds.) 2009. Advances in studies on desertification. Contributions to the International Conference in memory of Prof. Johm B. Thornes. -Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, EDITUM. Pp 77- 87.
Puigdefabregas, J. 2009. Impacts of economic and social drivers and knowledge management on monitoring and evaluation of land degradation. International Workshop on Socio-Economic and Knowledge Management. Hamburgo (Alemania).
Puigdefabregas, J.; del Barrio, G.; Sanjuan, M.; Garcia, M. 2008. Land degradation patterns and desertification monitoring in the Iberian Peninsula. A remotely-sensed approach.European Geophysical Union EGU 2008. Abstract: EGU2008-A-12338. Viena (Italy).
J. Puigdefabregas y T. Mendizabal. 2006. Desertification and migrations in Western Mediterranean: Environmental outcomes of the inverse flow of people and capital. 2nd International Symposium on desertification and migrations, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Proceedings (full texts in CD). Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, DG Biodiversidad. Madrid. Almeria (España).
Puigdefábregas, J., Mendizábal, T. 2002.Prospects of desertification impacts in Southern Europe. Environmental Challenges in the Mediterranean (2000-2050). NATO Scientific Program. Marquina (ed.) Environmental challenges in the Mediterranean 2000-2050, NATO Science Series (ver publicaciones). Madrid (España).
Puigdefábregas, J. 2002. The role of vegetation patterns in structuring runoff and sediment fluxes. Meeting on Soil Erosion Patterns: Evolution, spatio-temporal dynamics and connectivity. (COST 623). Earth & Surface Proceses and Landforms. Muencheberg (Alemania).
Mendizábal, T., Puigdefábregas, J. 2001.Desertification in Southern Europe and in the Maghreb. 4th Pan-European International Conference: Security and Environment in the Mediterranean in the 20th Century. Peace Research and European Security Studies, Springer Verlag. Canterbury (UK).
Gallart, F. , Puigdefábregas,J. , Solé-Benet,A. , 2000. Gully dynamics and slope development in recent times. Tabernas badlands (SE Spain). J. Wainwright, J. Puigdefábregas & A. Calvo Eds. COST 623 "Soil Erosion and Global Change" meeting Field Guide, pp 68-77.
Domingo, F., L. Villagarcía, A.J. Brenner, J. Puigdefabregas & L. Alados-Arboledas. 1999. Assessing the dependance of vegetation in arid environments from up-slope water supply. Conference Internationale ‘Synergies dans les processus de desertification en region mediterraneenne MEDESERT’99. MEDESERT’99, Resumes du Colloque. MEDIAS France, Toulouse. Perpignan (France).
Boer, M. & J. Puigdefabregas. 1999.Assessment of dryland degradation status through site water balance modelling. Conference Internationale ‘Synergies dans les processus de desertification en region mediterraneenne MEDESERT’99. MEDESERT’99, Resumes du Colloque. MEDIAS France, Toulouse. Perpignan (France).
Puigdefabregas, J. & L. Gutierrez. 1999.La estepa de esparto (Stipa tenacissima L.) y sus respuestas ante agentes climáticos y socioeconómicos. XXXIX Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española para el Esrudio de los Pastos. Actas de la XXXIX Reunión Cientifica de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio de los Pastos. Sociedad Española para el Estudio de los Pastos: 37-49. Madrid. Almeria (Spain).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1998. Implications of regional scale policies on land condition and land degradation in the Mediterranean basin. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) – Land Use & Land Cover Change (LUCC) Open Science Conference. International Geo-Biosphere Program (IGBP) .The Earth’s Changing Land, Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut Cartografic de Catalunya: p. 388. Barcelona (España).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1997. Desertification in the Mediterranean : Myths and facts in face of global change.MEDECOS VIII, Conference on Mediterranean Type Ecosystems. MEDECOS VIII : Global Change and Mediterranean Ecosystems, p. 56. San Diego, California.
Puigdefábregas, J. & G. Sánchez. 1996.Geomorphological implications of vegetation patchiness in semi-arid slopes. Annual Conference of the British Geomorphological Research Group. M. Anderson and S. Brooks (eds.). Advances in Hillslope Processes. John Wiley & Son : 1027-1060. Bristol (UK).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1996. Round Table 1 : Formulating Research Priorities. International Conference on Mediterranean Desertification / European Commission and National Agricultural Research Foundation (Greece). Creta (Greece).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1996. Ecological impacts of global change on drylands and their implications on desertification. Sesión conjunta de las Comisiones “Geomorphology and Environmental Change / Mediterranean Desertification” en la Conferencia de la Unión Geográfica Internacional. : Land Degradation and Rehabilitation 9 :393-406. La Haya (Holand).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1995. Regional Conference on Desertification in the Northern Mediterranean. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce) Almería (Spain).
Puigdefabregas, J. G. del Barrio, M. Boer, L. Gutierrez and A. Sole. 1995.. Differential responses of hillslope and channel elements to rainfall events in a semi-arid area. International Conference on Geomorphic Response of Mediterranean and Arid Areas to Climate Change. International Geographical Union Commission on Geomorphic Response to Environmental Change (GERTEC). Geomorphology 23 : 337-351. Jerusalem (Israel).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1995. Hydrological and ecological impacts of climate change in Spain. Regional Workshop on Climate Variability and Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation. Argone Institute for Regional Studies (USA). Praga (Czech Republic).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1994.Interactions between vegetation dynamics and slope hydrology and their significance in land degradation. CONGRESO: XXIX General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society. Joint Session on Ecological and Hydrological Aspects of Dryland Degradation.Annales Geophysicae, Suppl. to Vol 2 (Part II) : C417. Grenoble (France).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1994. Simposio Internacional sobre Desertificación y Migraciones. Secretaría Interina del Convenio Internacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación / Ministerio Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce) , Almeria (España).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1993. Seminario Internacional sobre Desertificación y Uso del Suelo en la Cuenca Mediterránea. Ministerio Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce) , Almeria (España).
Puigdefábregas, J. La desertificación en España. 1992. Seminario OTAN sobre Desertificación. Valencia ( España).
Puigdefábregas, J. 1987. Landscape dynamics and land use changes above the timberline in the Pyrenees. Symposium on Dynamics of Geosystems: Monitoring (control) and Forecasting. International Geographical Union. Moscow (Russia).
7. ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2010 Organizing Committee and Conference Chair. International Conference "Advanced Tools for Desertification Policty" . EU DG Research "Climate Change and Ecosystems" 110 participants. IFAD 28-29 September 2010. Rome (Italy)
1998 Organizing Committee invited keynote presentation. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Open Science Conference, IGBP. Barcelona (Spain)
1999. Co-presidencia de Conference Internationale ‘Synergies dans les processus de desertification en region mediterraneenne MEDESERT’99. Perpignan (Francia)
1995. Comité Organizador. Regional Conference on Desertification in the Northern Mediterranean. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce) Almería.
1994. Comité Organizador. Simposio Internacional sobre Desertificación y Migraciones. Secretaría Interina del Convenio Internacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación / Ministerio Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce) Almería.
1993. Comité Organizador. Seminario Internacional sobre Desertificación y Uso del Suelo en la Cuenca Mediterránea. Ministerio Asuntos Exteriores. Roquetas (Aguadulce). Almeria (España).
8. INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1985- 1988 Coordination of Subantarctis Joint Programme (CONICET-CSIC)
1983– 1987 Director of the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC).Jaca, Spain
1991– 1994 Director of the Experimental Station of Arid Zones (EEZA-CSIC). Almeria. Spain
9. COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
2012 - 2013 Member and rapporteur of the UNCCD ad hoc Advisory Group of Experts (AGTE) on Impact Indicators Refinement. Bonn. Germany.
2006 - Miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de la ‘European DesertNet’ (E-DN)
2003 - Miembro del Mediterranean Regional Committee (MEDCOM /START)
2003 - Miembro de ARIDnet (A Research Network for Testing New Paradigms for Global Desertification) (proyecto NSF EEUU) y subcoordinador para Europa
2000 - 2003 Member for the Expert Panel and Lead Author of Ecosystems and Human Well - Being . Millennium Assessment Series.Vol 1, Chp 22/ Drylands:604-662.
1999 - 2002 Responsable de la Red Científica Mediterránea del Proyecto LUCC (Land-Use & Land-Cover Change (IGBP/IHDP)
1998 - 2000 Representante español en el proyecto ‘Soil Erosion and Global Change’ (Programa COST-Comisión Europea).
1998 - 1999 Representante español en el Advisory Horizontal Working Group COST-Environment (Comisión Europea)
1997 - 2000 Presidente del Comité Español de “International Geo-Biosphere Program” (IGBP).
1996 - 2000 Miembro de la Comisión “Geomorphology and Environmental Change” (GERTEC) de la Unión Geográfica Internacional.
1994 - 1997. Asesor científico del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores para temas relacionados con el Convenio Intergubernamental de Lucha contra la Desertificación de Naciones Unidas.
1993 – 1994. Member for the Expert Panel on Climate ChangeAdvisory Board, (IPCC) 2nd Assessment. Principal Lead Author en el Grupo de Trabajo II, Capítulo Climate Change effects on Shrublands and Grasslands. Contributing Author en el Grupo de Trabajo II, Capítulo Climate Change, Drought and Desertification.
2004-2006 Implementation and chairing the CSIC scientific contribution to the DesertWatch project (ESA).
1985-1988 (28 weeks) Implementation and co-ordination of the Subantartic joint programme “Los Sistemas Naturales de Tierra del Fuego y su Ocupación Humana”
CSIC-CONICET, Spain/ Argentina: The Natural Systems in Tierra del Fuego and their Human Occupation.
Chair of 5 two weeks editions (2008-2014) of the Master ‘Global Change, topic: Desertification’ organized by the International University Menendez Pelayo (UIMP) and CSIC in Palma de Mallorca. Number of participants: around 30 per edition, mostly from Spain and Latin-America.
Organización de 2 workshops de usuarios bajo el paraguas del Projecto DeSurvey (2005-2010):
Organización de 2 Cursos de entrenamiento de usuarios bajo el paraguas del Projecto Desurvey (2005-2010):
12. SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Tesis Doctorales dirigidas:
2006. Sergio Contreras López. Distribución espacial del balance hídrico anual en regiones montañosas semiáridas. Universidad de Almeria. Co- dirección: A. Pulido y J. Puigdefábregas.
2006. Eva Mª García Ortíz. Efecto de la estructura de la copa en la partición de lluvia de tres especies arbustivas en clima semiárido. Universidad de Almeria. Co- dirección: F. Domingo y J .Puigdefábregas.
2005. Ana Margarida Were Eduardo. Agregación espacial de la evapotranspiración en clima semiárido. Universidad de Almeria.
2000. Luis Villagarcía Saiz. Reformulación, parametrización y validación de un modelo de evapotranspiración para vegetación dispersa. Universidad de Almeria. Codirección: F. Domingo y J. Puigdefábregas.
2000. Leonardo Gutiérrez Carretero. Estructura y productividad de la vegetación de estepa mediterránea semiárida eb relación con la variabilidad climática: El sistema de ladera en Rambla Honda (Almería). Universidad de Almeria.
1999. Matthias M. Boer. Assessment of dryland degradation. Linking theory and practice through site water balance modelling. Universidad de Utrecht. Codirección con Prof. P.A. Burrough , Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetennschappen. Germany.
1997. José Luis Remón Aldave. Estructura y producción de pastos en el Alto Pirineo Occidental. Universidad de Navarra.
1995. Roberto Lázaro Suau. Relaciones entre vegetación y geomorfología en el área acarcavada del Desierto de Tabernas. Universidad de Valencia.
1995. Gerardo Sánchez Barrionuevo. Arquitectura y dinámica de las matas de esparto (Stipa tenacissima) efectos en el medio e interacciones con la erosión. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1995. Enrique Asensio Beltrán. Modelización de las relaciones interactivas entre vegetación y transporte de sedimentos. Co-dirección: Juan Gisbert y J. Puigdefábregas. Universidad Politétnica de Valencia.
1992. Gabriel del Barrio Escribano. Respuesta topográfica del paisaje de Alta Montaña: Pirineos Centrales. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1992. José Manuel Nicolau Ibarra. Evolución geomorfológica de taludes de escombreras en ambiente mediterráneo continental. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1991. Juan Carlos Diez Moñux. Estudio y parametrización del intercambio de energía entre la atmósfera y el manto nival durante el periodo de fusión: Cuenca experimental de Izas, Pirineos Centrales. Universidad de Zaragoza
1981. Isabel Alvarez Asensio. Estructura y producción primaria neta epigea de un hayedo asturiano. Universidad de Oviedo. Co-dirección : Miguel Morey y J. Puigdefábregas.
"Dia mundial contra la Desertificación.Umbrales que no se deben cruzar". J.M. Valderrama, G. del Barrio, M.E. Sanjuan, J. Puigdefábregas , A. Ruiz. EEZA-CSIC. June 2015. blogs.20minutos.es Pdf
"La desertificación activa afecta al 5% de la península". J. Puigdefábregas. EEZA-CSIC. June 2014. Agencia EFE Verde. Pdf
“Tasas de erosión en áreas acarcavadas a diferentes escalas espaciales y temporales”. Cantón,Y. , Solé-Benet,A. , Roberto Pini , Puigdefábregas,J. , 2003. Tasas de erosión en áreas acarcavadas a diferentes escalas espaciales y temporales. en R.Bienes y M.J. Marqués (eds): Control de la erosión y degradación del suelo. pp 519-522. Instituto Madrileño de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria.
“Suelos y erosión “. Puigdefábregas, J. , 2004. En C.M.Herrera (coordinador): El monte mediterráneo en Andalucía. pp 190-193. Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía. Sevilla.
“El Clima”. Lázaro,R. , Rodriguez-Tamayo,M.L. , Ordiales, R. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 2004. En: Mota, J., Cabello, J., Cerrillo, M.I. y Rodríguez-Tamayo, M.L. (Eds.): Subdesiertos de Almería: naturaleza de cine. pp: 63 – 79. Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía. Almería.
“Desertificación, un fenómeno global que afecta España”. Puigdefábregas,J. EEZA-CSIC . 2005. Acta Científica y Tecnológica 9: 19-23.
“Landscapes and desertification in south-east Spain”.Overview and field sites. López-bermúdez · C. Boix-Fayos · A. Solé-Benet · J. albaladejo · G.G. Barberá · G. del Barrio · V. Castillo · J. García · R. Lázaro · M.D. Martínez-Mena · W. Mosch · J.A. Navarro-Cano · J. Puigdefabregas · M. Sanjuan . Sixth International Conference on Geomorphology. Zaragoza , 2005.
Presentación de SURMODES ”A Surveillance System for Assessing and Monitoring of Desertification". Puigdefábretas. J. , del Barrio. G. 2000. Registered Project of the World Exposition EXPO2000, Hannover (Germany). Retrieved from http://www.eeza.csic.es/surmodes
“Erosión y desertificación en Almería: Aclarando conceptos”. Lázaro,R. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 2000. M. Carmona & M. Sanchez eds.. En Desertificación en Almería. De los tópicos y malentendidos a las causas y consecuencias. Grupo Ecologista Mediterráneo. Libro 156: 21-29. Almería.
“Aljibes: an old water harvesting system in SE Spain; its efficiency controlled by some geomorphic and hydrological parameters“. Van Wesemael, B. , Poesen,J. , Solé-Benet,A. , Cara-Barrionuevo,L. , Puigdefábregas,J. , 1999. A. E. Mather & M. Stokes Eds. BSRG/BGRG SE Spain field meeting guide book, pp. 157-163, University of Plymouth, England.
“Variabilidad climática y sus consecuencias sobre la sostenibilidad de los sistemas agrarios”. F López Bermúdez , A. Romero Díaz, F Cabezas Calvo-Rubio, L Rojo Serrano, J. Martínez Fernández, J. Martínez Fernández del Bar, Puigdefábregas,J. , 1998. En Agricultura sostenible. Coordinadores: R. M. Jiménez & J. Lamo. Coedición Agrofuturo, Life & Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. Madrid.
“El papel de la vegetación en la conservación del suelo en ambientes semiáridos”. Puigdefábregas,J. (1996). T. Lasanta Martinez & J. M. García-Ruiz, Eds. En Erosión y recuperación de tierras en áreas marginales: 79-87. Sociedad Española de Geomorfología. Instituto de Estudios Riojanos. Logroño.
“Erosión y desertificación en España”. Puigdefábregas, J. EEZA-CSIC. (1995). El Campo 132: 63-83.
“Desertificación: una perspectiva sobre la cuenca mediterránea”. Puigdefábregas, J. EEZA-CSIC. (1995). Fronteras de la Ciencia y la Tecnología 3: 15-19.
“Mitos y perspectivas sobre la desertificación”. J. Puigdefábregas. EEZA-CSIC. 1992. Ecosistemas 3: 18 - 22.
14. SCIENTIFIC RESEOURCES
The 2dRUE tool for assessment and monitoring land cover status. The 2dRUE method for assessment and monitoring of land condition is a mature user-ready tool developed by the EEZA team (Langrade Group) that has been applied to more than ten countries or regions worldwide. Its development started with the FP6 DeSurvey IP and is currently being deployed for cloud computing under the FP7 MELODIES project. Available resources include: 1) Two scientific articles where its rationale and functions are described: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.03.009 and http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs8070603. 2) A library of functions in R language, available online: http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=r2dRue. 3) A video presentation for the general public, available online: http://www.eeza.csic.es/es/mediateca.aspx?id=60. 4) Free Open data under Creative Commons license produced in selected applications, available online: i) Archive of Climate Surfaces for NW Maghreb: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/data1020008 and http://hdl.handle.net/10261/122
15. FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
1996 Award: Officer Cross of the Isabel la Catolica Order for his contribution to the civil society to the knowledge, prevention and treatment of deserufiction. Madrid . Spain.