Dr Carla Romeu-Dalmau

Dr Carla Romeu-Dalmau

During the last year of my Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences (2006), I got engaged in research in the Ecology Unit of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where I worked as a research assistant in a project that aimed to study plant-pollinator relations in Mediterranean communities of shrubs. Since then, I have worked almost continuously on topics concerning the environment and its interaction with the society.

In 2008 I obtained a MSc in Environmental Studies and Ecological Economics at the Institute for Environmental Sciences and Technology of the UAB. The purpose of my master thesis was to examine the attitude of the population towards the use of reclaimed water in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region. In 2012 I obtained a PhD on Terrestrial Ecology in the Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications. The main objective of my PhD was to study the relative role of earwigs as pests versus biocontrol agents in citrus groves.

Agroecology is my main research interest. Within this field, I am particularly interested in which management techniques should be used to sustain the world without compromising the current and the future needs. For this purpose, during her time in the group she studied two controversial but really interesting topics: biofuels and genetically modified crops.

During her time in OxLEL Carla worked on the NaturEtrade project developing ecosystem services layers for the tool, in particular contributing to algorithm development for carbon assessment and engagement with Spanish landowner groups for landuse change testing and workshop facilitation.

Selected Publications

Romeu-Dalmau C, Gasparatos A, von Maltitz G, Graham A, Almagro-Garcia J, Wilebore B, Willis K. 2016. Impacts of land use change due to biofuel crops on climate regulation services: five case studies in Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland. Biomass and Bioenergy. DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.05.011

Romeu-Dalmau C, Espadaler X, Piñol J. 2016. Management implications of earwigs’ overwintering sites in a Mediterranean citrus grove. International Journal of Pest Management. DOI:10.1080/09670874.2015.1129079

Romeu-Dalmau C, Bonsall M, Willis K, Dolan L, 2015. Asiatic cotton can generate similar economic benefits to Bt cotton under rainfed conditions in India. Nature Plants. DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2015.72

Romeu-Dalmau C, Piñol J, Espadaler X, 2012. Friend or foe? The role of earwigs in a Mediterranean organic citrus orchard. Biological Control 63, 143-149. DOI:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.06.010