Clara Antón Fernández
Researcher

Contact Information
Høgskoleveien 8
1431 Ås

Tel.: +47 64 94 8980
E-Mail: caf(at)skogoglandskap.no




 Mailing address
Postboks 115
1431 Ås
EDUCATION

PhD Forest Science (2008), Michigan Technological University, USA.

Dissertation title: Towards greater accuracy in individual-tree mortality regression.

B.S./M.S. Forest Engineering (2001), Universidad de Córdoba, Spain.

Thesis title: Erosion rate calculation and modeling of large gullies erosion in Alt Penedès- Anoia (Catalonia).


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009–2010 Researcher

Norsk institutt for skog og landskap (The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute), Ås, Norway.

2009–2010 Postdoctoral Associate

2005–2008 Graduate Research Assistant

School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, USA.
Development, implementation and evaluation of a system to reduce the bias in model predictions that can be present when predictor variables are subject to measurement error for non-linear tree mortality models.

2001-2005 Consultant

INVALL S.A. Ingeniería y consultoría, Spain.
Technical supervision of irrigation network works. Project leader and contributor to a rural road project . Contributor to civil engineer projects: hydraulic and hydrological studies and projects, irrigation networks design, waste water facilities design, and computerized census.

1999 European project collaboration

GISlab. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, CIHEAM, Greece.
Assessing Green Vegetation Abundance from satellite Landsat-TM data. INDO-DC DEMOS Project Contract Number: ERBIC18CT970153.
Classification of vegetation cover based on Landsat-TM image (Bekaa Valley, Lebanon), including processing of the image (mosaic, radiometric correction), vegetation index extraction (NDVI) and supervised classification according to NDVI, land cover maps and ground-truth data.

1999 Statistical Analysis in the context of ERASMUS program

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, CIHEAM, Greece.
Statistical Analysis of post-fire soil erosion data in a Mediterranean pine forest.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Co-Instructor: Measuring Forest Resources. Michigan Tech, Fall 2005.

Lectures and field trips.

Teaching assistant: Regression with the R environment. Michigan Tech, Fall 2006.

Computer lab.


PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS

Antón-Fernández C., Burkhart H.E., Strub M., Amateis R.L. In review. Effects of initial spacing on height development of loblolly pine. Forest Science.

Martínez-Casasnovas J.A., Antón-Fernández C., Ramos M.C., 2003. Sediment production in large gullies of the Mediterranean area (NE Spain) from high-resolution digital elevation models and geographical information systems analysis. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 28(5), 443-456. doi:10.1002/esp.451.


IN REVIEW

Antón-Fernández C., Burkhart H.E., Amateis R.L. Modeling the effects of initial spacing on stand basal area development of loblolly pine.


IN PREPARATION

Antón-Fernández C., Froese R.E. Correcting for measurement error on mortality regression coefficients.

Antón-Fernández C., Froese R.E. Survival regression as an alternative for modelling individual tree mortality.



PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2007. Effects and Correction of Sampling Error in Individual Tree Mortality Models in Newton, P.F. and LeMay, V.M. Complex stand structures and associated dynamics: Measurement indices and modelling approaches. Popular summaries. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 167. 117 p. ISBN 978-1-4249-4688-4.

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2008. Errors-in-variables for individual tree mortality models. In: R.N. Havis and N. Crookston (comp.) Third Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference; 2007 February 13-15; Fort Collins, CO. Proceedings RMRS-P-54. Fort Collins, CO: USDA For. Serv., Rocky Mountain Research Station. 234 p.

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2006. A structural based prediction system for modelling tree mortality. Submitted to USDA Forest Service. 22 pp. Available from authors (email: froese@mtu.edu).

Antón, C.; Martínez-Casasnovas J.A. 2001. Cartografía de la erosión por barrancos mediante restitución fotogramétrica y modelos digitales de elevación en el Penedès (Cataluña). Teledetección Medio Ambiente y Cambio Global. IX Congreso Nacional de Teledetección, Lérida, ISBN: 84-9743-001-8,p. 229- 232.



MEETING'S PRESENTATIONS

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2007. Lecture - ”Effects and Correction of Sampling Error in Individual Tree Mortality Models”. Complex stand structures and associated dynamics: Measurement indices and modelling approaches. Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2007. Lecture - “Errors-in-variables for individual tree mortality models”. 3rd Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference, February 13-15, 2007 at Fort Collins, CO.

Antón Fernández C., Froese R.E. 2007. Lecture - “Effects and correction of sampling error in individual tree mortality models”. Western Mensurationst meeting, June 19-20, 2007. Kelowna, BC. 

Antón, C., Martínez-Casasnovas J.A. 2001. Poster -”Cartografía de la erosión por barrancos mediante restitución fotogramétrica y modelos digitales de elevación en el Penedès (Cataluña)”.IX National Congress of Remote Sensing. Lerida University (Spain).



COURSES AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

2009. Southern Mensurationist Meeting (SOMENS). (San Antonio, TX, USA). 

2004. Conference on forest inventory and remote sensing. INVETEL. Lerida University (Lerida, Spain). 

2003. Postgraduate course on GIS web applications. Polytechnic foundation of Catalonia. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain). 

2003. Postgraduate course on GIS personalization (2003). Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain).

2003. Course on Geomedia Professional 5.1 programming. Intergraph Spain (Madrid, Spain). 

2002. Conference on real time decision support systems for hydraulic and hydrologic problems. CEDEX (Madrid, Spain). 

2002. Evaluation of the ecological river state: the Ter river in Manlleu as example. Natural History Catalonian Institute (Spain). 



PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
  • The International Biometric Society. Eastern North American Region


    • FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

    Michigan Technological University

    Doctoral Finishing Fellowship. Graduate School, 2008.

    Merit award at the 4th annual ESC/BRC Graduate Research Forum. Ecosystem Science Center, 2008.

    Graduate Travel Grant. Ecosystem Science Center, 2007.

    Graduate Research Grant. Ecosystem Science Center, 2006.

    Graduate Research Assistantship, 2005-2008.

    Spanish Ministry of Culture and Education of Spain

    SOCRATES fellowship, 2000-2001.

    European Commission

    ERASMUS fellowship, 1998-1999.