research areas

Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., TeaComposition: Branquinho, C., Serrano, H.C., Santos-Reis, M. (2018) Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 1369-1394. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012 (IF2017 4.610; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Listopad, C.M.C.S., Köbel, M., Príncipe, A., Gonçalves, P. & Branquinho, C. (2018) The effect of grazing exclusion over time on structure, biodiversity, and regeneration of high nature value farmland ecosystems in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 610-611, 926-936. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.018 (IF2017 4.610; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Soares, C., Príncipe, A., Köbel, M., Nunes, A., Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P. (2018) Tracking tree canopy cover changes in space and time in High Nature Value Farmland to prioritize reforestation efforts. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Online early, . DOI:10.1080/01431161.2018.1475777 (IF2017 1,782; Q2 Imaging Science & Photographic Technology) +info

Aguillaume, L., Avila, A., Pinho, P., Matos, P., Llop, E. & Branquinho, C. (2017) The critical levels of atmospheric ammonia in a Mediterranean holm-oak forest in North-Eastern Spain. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 228(3), 93. DOI:10.1007/s11270-017-3286-8 (IF2017 1,769; Q2 Environmental Sciences) +info

Concostrina-Zubiri, L., Molla, I., Velizarova, E. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Grazing or not grazing: implications for ecosystem services provided by biocrusts in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands. Land Degradation & Development, 28(4), 1345-1353. DOI:10.1002/ldr.2573 (IF2017 7,270; Q1 Soil Sciences) +info

Llop, E., Pinho, P., Ribeiro, M.C., Pereira, M.J. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Traffic represents the main source of pollution in small Mediterranean urban areas as seen by lichen functional groups. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 24(13), 12016-12025. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-8598-0 (IF2017 2,800; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Nunes, A., Köbel, M., Pinho, P., Matos, P., de Bello, F., Correia, O. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Which plant traits respond to aridity? A critical step to assess functional diversity in Mediterranean drylands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 239, 176-184. DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.03.007 (IF2017 4,039; Q1 Forestry) +info

Ochoa-Hueso R,. Mondragon-Cortés, T. Concostrina-Zubiri, L. Serrano-Grijalva, L. Estébanez, B. (2017) Nitrogen deposition reduces the cover of biocrust-forming lichens and soil pigment content in a semiarid Mediterranean shrubland. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, Environ Sci Pollut Res (2017) 24:26172–26184 DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-0482-4 (IF2017 2.800; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Príncipe, A.S., van der Maaten, E., van der Maaten-Theunissen, M., Struwe, T., Wilmking, M. & Kreyling, J. (2017) Low resistance but high resilience in growth of a major deciduous forest tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in response to late spring frost in southern Germany. Trees, 31(2), 743-751. DOI:10.1007/s00468-016-1505-3 (IF2017 1,782; Q1 Forestry) +info

Santos, A., Pinho, P., Munzi, S., Botelho, M.J., Palma, J.M. & Branquinho, C. (2017) The role of forest in mitigating the impact of heavy metal pollution deposition in a mixed landscape. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 24(13), 12038-12048. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-8964-y (IF2017 2,800; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Teixeira, D., Carrilho, M., Mexia, T., Köbel, M., Santos, M.J., Santos-Reis, M. & Rosalino, L.M. (2017) Management of Eucalyptus plantations influences small mammal density: evidence from Southern Europe. Forest Ecology and Managment , 385, 25-34. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.009 (IF2017 3,169; Q1 Forestry) +info

Baumert, S., Luz, A.C., Fisher, J., Vollmer, F., Ryan, C., Patenaude, G., Zorrilla-Miras, P., Artur, L., Nhantumbo, I. & Macqueen, D. (2016) Charcoal supply chains from Mabalane to Maputo: who benefits? Energy for Sustainable Development, 33, 129-138. DOI:10.1016/j.esd.2016.06.003 (IF2016 2,790; Q2 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology) +info

Fernandes, P., Antunes, C., Pinho, P., Máguas, C. & Correia, O. (2016) Natural regeneration of Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus from plantation into adjacent natural habitats. Forest Ecology and Managment , 378, 91–102. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.027 (IF2016 3,064; Q1 Forestry) +info

Silva, J.S., dos Santos, P., Sério, A., Gomes, F. (2016) Effects of heat on dehiscence and germination in Eucalyptus globulus Labill. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25(4), 478-483. DOI:10.1071/WF15078 (IF2016 2,748; Q1 Forestry) +info

Woollen, E., Ryan, C.M., Baumert, S., Vollmer, F., Grundy, I., Fisher, J., Fernando, J., Luz, A., Ribeiro, N. & Lisboa, S.N. (2016) Charcoal production in the mopane woodlands of Mozambique: what are the trade-offs with other ecosystem services? Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 371, 20150315. DOI:10.1098/rstb.2015.0315 (IF2016 4,997; Q1 Biology) +info

dos Santos, P., Matias, H., Deus, E., Águas, A. & Silva, J.S. (2015) Fire effects on capsules and encapsulated seeds from Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal. Plant Ecology, 216(12), 1611-1621. DOI:10.1007/s11258-015-0544-y (IF2015 1,490; Q2 Plant Sciences) +info

Listopad, C.M.C.S., Masters. R.E., Drake. J., Weishampe.l J., Branquinho, C. (2015) Structural diversity indices based on airborne LiDAR as ecological indicators for managing highly dynamic landscapes. Ecological Indicators, 57, 268–279. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.017 (IF2015 3,190; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Nunes, A., Tápia, S., Pinho, P., Correia, O., Branquinho, C. (2015) Advantages of the point-intercept method for evaluating functional diversity in semi-arid areas. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 8, 471-479. DOI:10.3832/ifor1261-007 (IF2015 1,070; Q2 Forestry) +info

Ramos, A., Pereira, M.J., Soares, A., Rosario, L., Matos, P., Nunes, A., Branquinho, C., Pinho, P. (2015) Seasonal patterns of Mediterranean evergreen woodlands (Montado) are explained by long-term precipitation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 202, 44–50. DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.11.021 (IF2015 4,461; Q1 Forestry) +info