Fernando Castedo Dorado

Fernando Castedo Dorado is a University Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences at the School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of León. He holds a PhD in Forestry Engineering from Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (2004).

Academic Background:

• Technical Forestry Engineer (1996)
• Forestry Engineer (1999)
• Doctorate in Forestry Engineering (2004)

Research Focus: His work centers on biotic/abiotic risk modeling in forest ecosystems, including:

• Forest fuel dynamics (canopy/ground) and fire severity
• Growth loss from invasive pests (e.g., Asian chestnut gall wasp)
• Climate-productivity relationships in eucalyptus and pine stands
• IoT-based forest health monitoring

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize invasive pest interactions, climate change impacts on forest productivity, fuel load modeling using LiDAR/Sentinel-2, and citizen science applications for damage reporting.

Professional Roles: Currently coordinates the interuniversity MasterFUEGO program in forest fires. Previously held teaching roles at the University of León (2002-2008).

International Experience: Conducted postdoctoral research at:

• USDA Forest Service (2004)
• Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2005)
• Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes (2011)
• Universidad de La Plata (2023)

Research Groups: Active member of DRACONES (modeling complex forest environments) and collaborator with UXAFORES at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.