research areas

Koch NM, Matos P, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Luchetac F, Martins SA, Vargas VMF. 2018. Selecting lichen functional traits as ecological indicators of the effects of the urban environment. Science of the Total Environment +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

Dominguez-Morueco, N., Augusto, S., Trabal—n, L., Pocurull, E., Borrull, F., Schuhmacher, M., Domingo, J.L. & Nadal, M. (2017) Monitoring PAHs in the petrochemical area of Tarragona County, Spain: comparing passive air samplers with lichen transplants. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 24(13), 11890-11900. DOI:10.1007/s11356-015-5612-2 (IF2017 2.800; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Matos, P., Geiser, L., Hardman, A., Glavich, D., Pinho, P., Nunes, A., Soares, A.M.V.M. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Tracking global change using lichen diversity: towards a global-scale ecological indicator. Methods In Ecology and Evolution, 8(7), 788-798. DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.12712 (IF2017 6.363; Q1 Ecology) +info

Munzi, S., Cruz, C., Maia, R., Máguas, C., Prestello-Ramos, M.M. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Intra- and inter-specific variations in chitin in lichens along a N-deposition gradient. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 24(36), 28065-28071. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-0378-3 (IF2017 2.800; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Ochoa-Huesoa, R., Munzi, S., Alonso, R., Arr—niz-Crespo, M., Avila, A., Bermejo, V., Bobbink, R., Branquinho, C., Concostrina-Zubiri, L., Cruz, C., Cruz de Carvalho, R., De Marco, A., Dias, T., Elustondo, D., Elvira, S., EstŽbanez, B., Fusaro, L., Gerosa, G., Izquieta-Rojano, S., Cascio, M., Marzuoli, R., Matos, P., Mereu, S., Merino, J., Morilla, L., Nunes, A., Paoletti, E., Paoli, L., Pinho P., Roger, I.B., Santos, A., Sicard, P., Stevens, C.J. & Theobald, M.R. (2017) Ecological impacts of atmospheric pollution and interactions with climate change in terrestrial ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current research and future directions. Environmental Pollution, 227, 194-206. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.062 (IF2017 4.358; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Augusto, S., Pinho, P., Santos, A., Botelho, M.J., Palma-Oliveira, J. & Branquinho, C. (2016) Tracking the spatial fate of PCDD/F emissions from a cement plant by using lichens as environmental biomonitors. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(5), 2434Ð2441. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b04873 (IF2016 6,198; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Hunter Jr., M., Westgate, M., Barton, P., Calhoun, A., Pierson, J., Tulloch, A., Beger, M., Branquinho, C., Caro, T., Gross, J., Heino, J., Lane, P., Longo, C., Martin, K., McDowell, W.H., Mellin, C., Salo, H. & Lindenmayer, D. (2016) Two roles for ecological surrogacy: indicator surrogates and management surrogates. Ecological Indicators, 63, 121-125. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.049 (IF2016 3,898; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Koch, N.M., Branquinho, C., Matos, P., Pinho, P., Lucheta, F., Martins, S.M.A. & Vargas, V.M.F. (2016) The application of lichens as ecological surrogates of air pollution in the subtropics: a case study in south Brazil. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 23(20), 20819-20834. DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-7256-2 (IF2016 2,741; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Pinho, P., Correia, O., Lecoq, M., Munzi, S., Vasconcelos, S., Gonalves, P., Rebelo, R., Antunes, C., Silva, P., Freitas, C., Lopes, N., Santos-Reis, M. & Branquinho, C. (2016) Evaluating green infrastructure in urban environments using a multi-taxa and functional diversity approach. Environmental Research, 147, 601-610. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.025 (IF2016 3,835; Q1 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health) +info

Ribeiro, M.C., Pinho, P., Branquinho, C., Llop, E. & Pereira, M.J. (2016) Geostatistical uncertainty of assessing air quality using high-spatial-resolution lichen data: a health study in the urban area of Sines, Portugal. Science of the Total Environment, 562, 740-750. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.081 (IF2016 4,900; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Augusto, S., Pinho, P., Santos, A., Botelho, M.J., Palma-Oliveira, J.M., Branquinho, C. (2015) Declining trends of PCDD/Fs in lichens over a decade in a Mediterranean area with multiple pollution sources. Science of the Total Environment, 508, 95-100. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.065 (IF2015 3,976; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Barros, C., Pinho, P., Dur‹o, R., Augusto, S., Máguas, C., Pereira, M.J., Branquinho, C. (2015) Disentangling natural and anthropogenic sources of atmospheric sulfur in an industrial region using biomonitors. Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 2222Ð2229. DOI:10.1021/es505292t (IF2015 5,393; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +info

Lindenmayer, D., Pierson, J., Barton, P., Beger, M., Branquinho, C., Calhoun, A., Caro, T., Greig, H., Gross, J., Heino, J., Hunter, M., Lane, P., Longo, C., Martin, K., McDowell, W.H., Mellin, C., Salo, H., Tulloch, A. & Westgate, M. (2015) A new framework for selecting environmental surrogates. Science of the Total Environment, 538, 1029-1038. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.056 (IF2015 3,976; Q1 Environmental 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, 268Ð279. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.017 (IF2015 3,190; Q1 Environmental Sciences) +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 +info