María Gema Guzmán Díaz

Agriculture and Environment. Biodiversity and ecology of agricultural and forestry systems:

• Sustainable management practices to preserve the quality and biodiversity of agricultural soils.
• Measurement and control of water erosion at different spatial and temporal scales.
• Soil tracers based on magnetic properties to characterize and understand erosive processes.

Outstanding contributions

• Guzmán, G., Boumahdi, A., & Gómez, J. A. (2022). Expansion of olive orchards and their impact on the cultivation and landscape through a case study in the countryside of Cordoba (Spain). Land Use Policy, 116, 106065.
• Biddoccu, M.; Guzman, G., Capello, G., Thielke, T., Strauss, P., Winter, S., Zaller, J.G., Nicolai, A., Cluzeau, D., Popescu, D., Bunea, C., Hoble, A., & Gomez, J. A. (2020). Evaluation of soil erosion risk and identification of soil cover and management factor (C) for RUSLE in European vineyards with different soil management. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 8(4), 337-353.
• Guzmán, G., Cabezas, J. M., Sánchez-Cuesta, R., Lora, Á., Bauer, T., Strauss, P., Winter, S., Zaller, J.G., & Gómez, J. A. (2019). A field evaluation of the impact of temporary cover crops on soil properties and vegetation communities in southern Spain vineyards. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 272, 135-145.