Juan Pedro Ferrio

Plant Physiologist

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Juan Pedro (Pitter) Ferrio
Investigador Científico / Research Scientist 
at
 Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (EEAD-CSIC)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
/ Spanish Research Council (CSIC)

I am a Plant Physiologist, interested on the application of stable isotopes (d13C, d18O and d5N) in plant phenotyping and forest ecophysiology, paying special attention to plant responses against drought. I am also working on palaeoenvironmental studies based on the analysis of stable isotopes in archaeological plant remains, including cereal grains and wood charcoal.

My research at a glance

Study of plant's response to drought stress, including plant hydraulics, photosynthesis, and the interaction between carbon and water balance.
Investigation of plant water sources, mechanisms of water uptake, genetic variability and ecological interactions in the use of water resources.
Reconstruction of climate and crop growing conditions in the beginnings of agriculture, in the Near East and the Iberian Peninsula.
Application of ecophysiological tools to characterize genetic variability in water use and water use efficiency, for crops and forest species.

Recent publications

Isotope & morphometry of
technological package of  agriculture adoption in western Europe
Stem water uptake and storage of water-saver and water-spender species during drought and recovery
Tree Physiology
Leaf Carbon and Water Isotopes Correlate with Leaf Hydraulic Traits in Three Solanum Species
Agriculture
Vapor pressure deficit constrains transpiration and photosynthesis in holm oak
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

News and Events

January 2025.
New project launched!
National project: 

HOLMES: Ampliando el Conocimiento de la Ecofisiología de la Encina (Quercus ilex L.) en Zonas Continentales: Estudio Integrado sobre la Respuesta al Frío Invernal y la Sequía Estival 
September 2023.
New project launched!
National coordinated project: 

TUBERLINKS-TUBEROAK: Funcionamiento fisiológico de las quercíneas hospedadoras colonizadas por trufa, impacto de las limitaciones hídricas y nutricionales 
December 2022.
New project launched!

Manage4Future: Towards effective management practices to enhance carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation of Spanish Quercus forests 

Research Projects

 

Physiological performance
of truffle-colonised host OAK trees and the impact of water and nutrient limitations
 
Manage4Future: Towards effective management practices to enhance carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation of Spanish Quercus forests 
Impact of forest Management and Climate Change on understory Microclimate  
Forest management as a tool to revitalize oak coppice forests: reactivation of carbon sinks and other ecosystem services