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Núria Catalán

Scientist

Department

Contact
Email

nuria.catalan@ceab.csic.es

Phone

972336101

Publication profiles

NºORCID:

0000-0002-2433-4190

Núria Catalán

Scientist

Nuria Catalan’s research focuses on the study of carbon ciclyng in inland waters. She applies contrasting approaches to the study of organic carbon reactivity, from its molecular composition to its degradation kinetics and from micro to cross-system scales, including understanding its role on ecosystem metabolism and greenhouse gas emissions.

-Research projects:

SALBIA

CAREWAT

INVENTWATER

UNDAMMED

 

PROJECTS

Headwater basins provide water supply, greenhouse gas regulation, and other essential ecosystem services. However, human activities have altered its functioning. This research project investigates how factors of anthropogenic origin alter the dynamics of headwater basins, especially their role in climate regulation.
UNDAMMED will establish the foundations to anticipate the role of dam removal in the restoration of sedimentary, hydrological and carbon dynamics in river networks. After more than a century of intensive damming, most river networks in Europe are populated by a myriad of structures of varying size.
InventWater will form a new generation of professionals capable of uniting fields with data science, climate, hydrology and water ecology, and who develop the necessary capabilities to translate the knowledge and technical innovations into useful products for the managers.