Curriculum Vitae

Knowing how terrestrial ecosystems
are and how they work is the force that drives me to investigate
every day.
Transmitting my knowledge is what makes me love my teaching
profession deeply.
Thank you Nature for offering me such a valuable means of study.
My responsibility is to learn and teach how to conserve it....

Academic and Teaching Education
Bachelor of Biological Sciences
(Environmental)
Universidad de León, June 1987
Research Master in Biological Sciences
Universidad de León, June 1989
Regeneration of vegetation in scrub communities and in oak
groves of Quercus pyrenaica
PhD Estanislao de Luis Calabuig and PhD Reyes Tárrega García-
Mares
PhD in Biological Sciences
Universidad de León, February 1993
Regeneration of plant communities at the climax of Quercus
pyrenaica after the effect of human intervention or degrading
processes. Special analysis of scrub communities
PhD Estanislao de Luis Calabuig and PhD Reyes Tárrega García-
Mares
Full Professor in Ecology
Universidad de León. December 2020

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Research

Effects of nitrogen abandonment and deposition on wet mountain heaths
Space-temporary changes to Calluna vulgaris heath systems in the Cantabrian Mountain Range.
Terrestrial Ecosystems. Effects of controlled and short burns on scrub ecosystems
How to manage these scrub ecosystems to conserve their biodiversity and ecosystem services?
Effects of wildfires on fire-prone ecosystems
Influence of the time of year at which the fire occurs.

Projects
35 research projects.
- 5 international
- 10 national (2 coor-IP)
- 13 regional (4 IP)
- 7 local (3 IP).

Teaching
Teaching history
- Teaching Activity in 1st and 2nd Cycle
- Teaching Activity in Postgraduates or Masters
- Teaching Activity in 3rd Cycle (Doctorate)
- Another Teaching Activity.
- Teaching Innovation Activities
Researching Ecosystem Resilience
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Leonor Calvo
Área de Ecología Dpto.
Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental
Fac. Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales Universidad de León
Campus de Vegazana.
24071 León. Spain
leonor.calvo@unileon.es
+34 987 291 567