Mangrove distribution and afforestation potential in the Red Sea. Blanco-Sacristán, J., Johansen, K., Duarte, C. M., Daffonchio, D., Hoteit, I., McCabe, M. F. Science of The Total Environment, 843, 2022.
UAV RGB, thermal infrared and multispectral imagery used to investigate the control of terrain on the spatial distribution of dryland biocrust Blanco-Sacristán J, Panigada C, Gentili R, Tagliabue G, Martín MP, Ladrón de Guevara M, Maestre F, Rossini M. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46(12), 2466–2484, 2021.
Mask R-CNN and OBIA Fusion Improves the Segmentation of Scattered Vegetation in Very High-Resolution Optical Sensors. Guirado E, Blanco-Sacristán J, Rodríguez-Caballero, Alcaraz-Segura D, Cabello, J. Sensors, 21(1), 320, 2021.
Spectral Diversity Successfully Estimates the α-Diversity of Biocrust-Forming Lichens. Blanco-Sacristán J, Panigada C, Tagliabue G, Gentili R, Colombo R, Ladrón de Guevara M, Maestre F, Rossini M. Remote Sensing, 11(24), 2942, 2019.
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, 2020
M.Sc. Conservation, Management and Restoration of Biodiversity, University of Granada, Spain, 2017
B.Sc., Biology. UGR - University of Granada, Spain, 2016
Awards
Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD scholarship (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy). 3 years
Scientific Initiation Program Scholarship (University of Granada, Spain). 1 semester
KAUST Affiliations
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)
