A5080353338- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Forest ecology and management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Control Systems and Identification
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Landslides and related hazards
- Advanced Control Systems Optimization
- Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
- Neural Networks and Applications
University of Lisbon
2016-2025
Portuguese Military Academy
2012-2023
Forest Research
2022
Instituto Universitário Militar
2021
Infraestruturas de Portugal (Portugal)
2021
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
2020
Universidade Federal de Rondônia
2017
Pennsylvania State University
2015
Universidade Aberta
2015
University of Évora
2015
Recent studies projecting future climate change impacts on forests mainly consider either the effects of productivity or disturbances. However, and disturbances are intrinsically linked because 1) directly affect forest (e.g. via a reduction in leaf area, growing stock resource-use efficiency), 2) disturbance susceptibility is often coupled to certain development phase with determining time this specific susceptibility. The objective paper provide an overview changes different regions Europe...
While sustainable forestry in Europe is characterized by the provision of a multitude forest ecosystem services, there exists no comprehensive study that scrutinizes their sensitivity to management on pan-European scale, so far. We compile scenario runs from regionally tailored growth models and Decision Support Systems (DSS) 20 case studies throughout analyze whether service depends intensity other co-variables, comprising regional affiliation, social environment, tree species composition....
Yousefpour, R., C. Temperli, J. B. Jacobsen, Thorsen, H. Meilby, M. Lexer, Lindner, Bugmann, G. Borges, N. Palma, D. Ray, E. Zimmermann, S. Delzon, A. Kremer, K. Kramer, P. O. Reyer, Lasch-Born, Garcia-Gonzalo, and Hanewinkel. 2017. A framework for modeling adaptive forest management decision making under climate change. Ecology Society 22(4):40. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09614-220440
The forest-based sector plays a significant role in supporting Europe on its pathway towards more integrated and bio-based circular economy. Beyond the supply of timber, forest ecosystems offer wide range products services beneficial to human wellbeing. Non-wood (NWFPs) play an integral provisioning ecosystem constitute huge portfolio species from various taxonomic kingdoms. As diverse as resources themselves is list end-products that may be derived raw non-wood materials. Multiple...
Forest ecosystem management often requires spatially explicit planning because the spatial arrangement of harvests has become a critical economic and environmental concern. Recent research on exact methods addressed both design solution forest problems with constraints clearcut size, but where simultaneously harvesting two adjacent stands in same period does not necessarily exceed maximum opening size. Two main integer programming approaches have been proposed for this area restriction...
Land tenure heterogeneity may be an obstacle to forested landscape-level management planning and the provision of ecosystem services. This research focused on potential combining participatory workshops multiple criteria decision methods (MCDMs) support development negotiation targets for supply services help design plan needed meet those targets. We describe application two landscapes with several ownership types in Portugal. The approach encompassed involving more than 40 stakeholders...
Aim: Since forest planning is characterized by long time horizon and it typically involves large areas of land numerous stakeholders, uncertainty risk should play an important role when developing management plans. The aim this study to review different methods deal with in planning, listing problems that managers may face during the preparation plans trying give recommendations regard application each method according problem case. inclusion decision support systems also analyzed.Area: It...
The practice of multicriteria forest management planning is often complicated by the need to explicit a priori goals and preferences decisionmaker. This manuscript aims at describing an approach that may take advantage posteriori preference modeling facilitate specification levels achievement various objectives in typical framework. goal provide information about nondominated points feasible set criteria space (FSCS) so decisionmakers trade-off information. emphasis on demonstrating...
Europe's forests provide vital habitat for biodiversity and essential ecosystem services whose provision must be sustained or enhanced over the coming century. However, potential to secure increase forest services, while securing requirements of taxa remains unclear, especially within context uncertain climate socio-economic developments. To tease out associated trade-offs synergies, we used ten case study landscapes nine countries throughout Europe. Starting with current status in...
Abstract Purpose of Review The spatial forest planning concept has evolved as an essential component the management process. development both exact and heuristic modeling techniques analytical solution have seen significant progress in application to over last two decades. This paper aims at providing a comprehensive review current state scope depth, focusing on different approaches used, challenges faced, potential future developments. For that purpose, we conduct world-wide literature...
Wildfires cause substantial environmental and socioeconomic impacts threaten many Spanish forested landscapes. We describe how LiDAR-derived canopy fuel characteristics spatial fire simulation can be integrated with stand metrics to derive models describing behaviour. assessed the potential use of very-low-density airborne LiDAR (light detection ranging) data estimate in south-western Spain Mediterranean forests. Forest type-specific equations were used attributes, namely height, base load,...
Forest policy and decision-makers are challenged by the need to balance increasing demand for multiple ecosystem services while addressing impacts of natural disturbances (e.g., wildfires, droughts, wind, insect attacks) global change scenarios climate change) on its potential supply. This challenge motivates development a framework incorporating concerns with wide range in criteria management planning contexts. Thus, paper focused both analysis current state-of-the art research forest...
Including biodiversity assessments in forest management planning is becoming increasingly important due to the importance of for ecosystem resilience provision and sustainable functioning. Here we investigated potential include indicators into Europe. In particular, aimed (i) identify data collection methods at stand landscape levels, (ii) evaluate practicality those planning. We performed a literature review which screened 188 research studies published between 1990 2020. selected 94 that...
Abstract Intercropping faba bean and wheat in semi‐arid areas is a promising agricultural practice that has the potential to enhance crop yields economic benefits. Farmers commonly use this regions of Ethiopia. Yet there limited information on grain yield advantages ( Vicia L.) Triticum aestivum intercropping systems. This study aimed determine effects intercrops with varieties at different seeding rates yield, revenue, land‐use efficiency. The was conducted 2013 2014 Mekelle Agricultural...
Abstract The adjacency problem for forest management scheduling is formulated as a dynamic programming problem. To overcome typical model-size problems, solution strategy proposed which links formulations overlapping subproblems. Subproblems are solved sequentially in moving-windows fashion. Solutions near-optimal three large but simplified test cases. Model size sensitive to the of moving window. Using relatively small windows produced solutions that closer optimal than those found using...
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) and holm rotundifolia) ecosystems are characteristic of Mediterranean forestry in Portugal. Even though cork is the most valuable product, these provide multiple products services. Assessing trade-offs between goals thus critical for effectiveness ecosystem management planning. This paper focuses on development a decision support system ecosystems’ scenario analysis including criteria. It includes an innovative systems (DSS) functionality to assess criteria that...