Professor Jorge Castro
Professor Jorge Castro Gutiérrez is a Chair Professor of Ecology at the University of Granada. He has worked as a researcher, teacher, or visiting professor in different institutions in Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the United States. He currently teaches and/or mentors different pre-and post-graduate courses of Ecology at Granada University as well as for American institutions with visiting programs in Granada, such as IES Abroad.
His research scope is related mostly to Forest Ecology, Restoration Ecology and ecophysiology, including aspects such as plant-animal interactions, plant-plant interactions or plant-soil interactions, with a strong focus on the effect of climate change and global change in Mediterranean forests.
He is the author or coauthor of approximately 130 publications, including scientific papers, book chapters, and articles for broad distribution, and has participated in about 25 national and international research projects related to these fields of research. He has acted as consultant for the Spanish Environmental Agency and for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (UICN).
Learn more about his research on reforestation.