Eulalia Moreno Mañas

ORCID:0000-0002-7197-5679  (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-5679)

Researcher ID: D-4230-2014

Education and Training

PhD Zoology. Universidad Complutense. Madrid. 1985.
Fleming Fellowship (British Council). Sub-Department of Ornithology. Natural History Museum. UK. 1987-88.
Postdoctoral Fellowships. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales – CSIC. Madrid. 1988-1993.

Affiliations:

1993: Tenured Scientist, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC), Madrid, Spain

1999: Tenured Scientist: Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC), Almería, Spain

Since 2009: Research Professor, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC), Almería, Spain

Postal Address:
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas – CSIC

Dept. Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva
Ctra. de Sacramento s/n
E-04120 Almería (SPAIN)
Tel: +34 950 281045
Fax: +34 950 277100

E-mail: emoreno@eeza.csic.es

Research Interests

There are three primary lines of research I am interested in:

• Birds of arid and semiarid areas. Arid and semi-arid environments are ecologically fragile habitats. Their species in general and those of birds in particular use to exhibit a restrictive geographical distribution and a wide range of morphological, physiological and even behavioural adaptations to their harsh environment. Some of these "arid" birds represent keystone species potentially useful as indicators of the effect of global change. I try to develop a practical approach to be used by wildlife managers and policymakers to identify indicators of global change by using bird data. I am also interested in knowing how habitat changes associated to human activities affect these species to propose measures for their conservation.

Current Projects

• Reintroduction of Cuvier's Gazelle in Djebel Serj National Park (Tunisia) 

In January 2015 an “Accord Cadre de Cooperation Scientifique et Technique” between the Direction Générale des Forêst (DGF) and the CSIC-EEZA was signed to undertake a reintroduction project taking advantage of the captive breeding programmes of endangered gazelles developed by the CSIC for the last 45 years. Its main aim is to reintroduce Cuvier’s gazelles in several Tunisian protected areas, with the final objectives of facilitating the restauration of viable populations of this endangered gazelle in part of its historical range of distribution. Fourty three individuals (12 males and 31 females) of this species were reintroduced in Jebel Serj in October 2016. Upon arrival, reintroduced animals were distributed among several enclosures (soft release; additional details in Moreno et al. (2020)). The population increased so much than in November 2019 more than 30 individuals were relased into the wild. Up to 2023, over 110 individuals were born in captivity and wild population is over 60 gazelles. 

Learn more about this project clicking here: https://rgct.eeza.csic.es/

A 25 minutes film (Return home) is available at http://www.eeza.csic.es/es/mediateca.aspx?id=492 (English version); http://www.eeza.csic.es/es/mediateca.aspx?id=466 (Spanish version); http://www.eeza.csic.es/es/mediateca.aspx?id=491 (Arabic version)

• Analysis of the deployment of solar energy in the SE of the Iberian Peninsula. Proposals to meet EU environmental objectives through spatial planning, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union "NextGenerationEU"/PRTR (call 2021) (Ref. TED2021-130035B-100) (1 December 2022 to 30 November 2024). Principal Investigator. Francisco Valera. Participants: Eulalia Moreno, Luis Bolonio. 

The deployment of solar photovoltaic energy is essential for the decarbonization of our economy and for the ecological transition. Such deployment has to be framed within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation), a key part of the European Union's Sustainable Finance Plan. Such Regulation establishes that an economic activity will be environmentally sustainable when it substantially contributes to one or more of the environmental objectives set out in Article 9, including: a) climate change mitigation. b) adaptation to climate change. Therefore, solar photovoltaic energy meets the requirements to be considered as a sustainable economic activity. However, if this technology is implemented without adequate land management and planning, it may have adverse effects that call into question its environmental sustainability. Specifically, the Taxonomy Regulation establishes that an economic activity will not be environmentally sustainable if it causes significant detriment to any of the objectives established in Article 9, among which are: f) protection and recovery of biodiversity and ecosystems. Consequently, the starting hypothesis of this project is that the consideration of photovoltaic plants as an environmentally sustainable economic activity depends, to a large extent, on the balance between the benefits they bring to climate change mitigation and adaptation and the damage that their deployment may cause to biodiversity, ecosystems, landscape and the socioeconomic fabric of the rural world. This project aims to contribute to the resolution of such a conflict by addressing two main objectives: 1. To study how the deployment of photovoltaic power plants is taking place in an area of special interest for them, in order to assess whether this economic activity can be considered environmentally sustainable based on Regulation 2020/852. 2. To make a land-use planning proposal that specifies minimum criteria and requirements to be met by photovoltaic installations in order to avoid significant damage to any of the environmental objectives of Regulation 2020/852. To achieve these objectives, we will analyse the deployment of photovoltaic energy in Campo de Tabernas (Almeria), which concentrates projects totalling 1.5 GW of photovoltaic solar power. In addition, Campo de Tabernas is an excellent example of the semi-arid ecosystems of southeastern Spain, with unique environmental, ecological and landscape values.

Recent Projects

• Effect of biotic interactions on parasite-host relationships, funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (2018 call) (Ref. PGC2018-097426-B-C22). 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022. Principal investigator. Francisco Valera. Participants: Eulalia Moreno.

• Trabajos de evaluación ecológica y medioambiental de sistemas sensibles ambientalmente en el Salar de Atacama. Funded by SQM, S.L. Salar (Chile). Jan 2019-July 2020. Coordinator: Eulalia Moreno. Eleven researchers were involved in this project belonging to seven CSIC institutes. 

Full list of projects

• Efecto de factores ambientales en interacciones parásito-hospedador. Aplicabilidad a la conservación de fauna silvestre. (CGL2008 00562/BOS). 2009-2014. Principal investigator. Francisco Valera. Participants: Eulalia Moreno

Publications  (Please, e-mail me if you are interested in getting a reprint, copy, or additional information. Or write to my postal address. 

Moreno, E., Benzal, J. & Jiménez, I. (Eds). 2022. La Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (1947-2022). Reconstruyendo nuestra historia construimos nuestro futuro. Editorial CSIC. Madrid. 484 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-00-11072-7.

Moreno, E. 2022. ¿Es siempre deletérea la consanguinidad? Mirando la otra cara de la moneda durante 20 años de estudio de la gacela de Cuvier y el antílope mohor. En, E. Moreno, J. Benzal & I Jiménez (eds): La Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (1947-2022). Reconstruyendo nuestra historia construimos nuestro futuro, pp: 457-480. Editorial CSIC. Madrid.

Moreno, E. & Cazorla, M.C. 2022. Del Instituto de Aclimatación a la Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas: la historia del CSIC en Almería. En, E. Moreno, J. Benzal & I Jiménez (eds): La Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (1947-2022). Reconstruyendo nuestra historia construimos nuestro futuro, pp: 73-96. Editorial CSIC. Madrid.

Jiménez, I & Moreno, E. 2022. Recuperación de un fondo iconográfico encontrado en la Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas. En, E. Moreno, J. Benzal & I Jiménez (eds): La Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (1947-2022). Reconstruyendo nuestra historia construimos nuestro futuro, pp: 173-207. Editorial CSIC. Madrid.

Podcast: <iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/2d84285d-0603-5ce7-9354-5599984f6cf9/genetic-purging" frameBorder="0" width="100%" height="110px" allow="autoplay"></iframe> Associated article: Genetic purging in captive endangered ungulates with extremely low effective population sizes Heredityvolume 127, pages433–442 (2021)

Direccion

Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería (Spain)

Tel: (+34) 950281045 Fax: (+34) 950277100 ISN: 0*1592 sip: 120000@eeza.csic.es Skype: voip.eeza

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