PhD candidate
PhD Research Topic
Erosion processes in traditional rainfed and irrigated agricultural field in semiarid conditions: the effect of soil management and crop diversification. (Supervisors: Carolina Boix-Fayos and María Martínez-Mena)
Effects of Sustainable Land Management Practices on erosion, runoff, organic carbon and nutrients (Master thesis)
Background
Environmental Sciences Degree at University of Murcia
Soil and Water Management Master´s Degree at University of Lleida
Former positions
Technician in Soil and Water Conservation Group at CEBAS-CSIC (2019)
Research Interest
- Management land practices to reduce environmental impacts and enhance ecosystem services
- Use of different methodologies, including UAV, to analyse erosion processes and estimate erosion rates
Selected publications
Martínez-Mena, M., Boix-Fayos, C., Carrillo-López, E. Díaz-Pereira, E., Zornoza, R., Sánchez-Navarro, Acosta, J.A., Martínez-Martínez, S. Almagro, M. 2021. Short-term impact of crop diversification on soil carbon fluxes and balance in rainfed and irrigated woody cropping systems under semiarid Mediterranean conditions. Plant Soil, 467, 499–514. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-05101-w
Martínez-Mena, M., Carrillo-Lopez, E., Boix-Fayos, C., Almagro, M., Garcia-Franco, N., Díaz-Pereira, E., Montoya, I., de Vente, J. 2020. Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems. Catena, 187.
Carrillo López, E., Boix-Fayos, C., Verschaeren, N.E.H., Lucas Parra, J., Díaz-Pereira, E., García-Franco, N., Almagro, M., Pérez-Cutillas, P., Martínez-Mena, M. 2020. From natural land to irrigated crops: impact of land use change and crop diversification on interrill erosion. European General Asembly 2020.
Boix-Fayos, C., Verschaeren, N.E.H., Carrillo-López, E., Lucas Parra, J., Pérez Cutillas, P., Koning, B., Díaz-Pereira, E., Almagro, M., Martínez-Mena M. 2020. Conversión de la agricultura de secano a regadío: impacto en procesos y tasas de erosión. IX Simposio Nacional Sobre Control de la Degradación y Recuperación de Suelos. Elche (España).
Carrillo-López, E., Boix-Fayos, C., Verschaeren, N.E.H., Lucas Parra, J., Díaz-Pereira, E., Martínez-Mena, M., Almagro, M., Pérez-Cutillas, P. 2020. Erosión laminar en suelos agrícolas de secano y regadío: potencial de la diversificación de cultivos como estrategia de conservación de suelos. IX Simposio Nacional Sobre Control de la Degradación y Recuperación de Suelos. Elche (España).