Research interests: forest ecology, nature conservation in protected areas, applied silviculture, reforestations, ecology and rehabilitation of degraded Mediterranean ecosystems, post-fire regeneration, forest nurseries, propagation of native plants, organic wastes as growth media, urban green. Research and teaching experience: over 20 years. She is a reviewer in 22 scientific peer-reviewed journals. International recognition: More than 460 non-self citations of her publications according to the databases of ISI Web of Science, Scopus Citation Tracker, and Google Scholar.