A5115600508- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
University of Lisbon
2016-2024
Urban areas' population has grown during the last century and it is expected that over 60% of world will live in cities by 2050. parks provide several ecosystem services are valuable to well-being city-dwellers they also considered a nature-based solution tackle multiple environmental problems cities. However, type amount provided vary with each park vegetation type, even within same park. Our main goal was quantify trade-offs associated different types, using spatially detailed approach....
The growing human population concentrated in urban areas lead to the increase of road traffic and artificial areas, consequently enhancing air pollution heat island effects, among others. These environmental changes affect citizen's health, causing a high number premature deaths, with considerable social economic costs. Nature-based solutions are essential ameliorate those impacts areas. While mere presence green spaces is pointed as an overarching solution, relative importance specific...
The impact of allergens emitted by urban green spaces on health is one the main disservices ecosystems. objective this work to establish potential allergenic value some tree species in environments, so that allergenicity can be estimated through application Index Urban Green Zones Allergenicity (IUGZA). Multiple types Mediterranean cities were selected for estimation IUGZ. results show ornamental native are among causative agents allergy population; particular, Oleaceae, Cupressaceae,...
Restoration efforts in the Mediterranean Basin have been changing from a silvicultural to an ecological restoration approach. Yet, what extent projects are guided by principles remains largely unknown. To analyse this issue, we built on-line survey addressed practitioners. We analysed 36 projects, mostly drylands (86%). The used mainly soil local sources. need comply with legislation was more important as motive for European Union (EU) than non-EU countries, while public opinion and health...
Forest certification is a voluntary conservation tool that aims to promote sustainable forest management. While research on has increased recently, there remains significant gap in understanding how and what extent can conservation. Mediterranean cork oak open woodlands are ecosystems of high socio-economic value. However, these threatened by adult mortality regeneration failure, often due inadequate management the rise pests diseases, aggravated climate change. prescribes practices intended...
In assessing the effectiveness of ecological restoration actions, outcomes evaluation using a multi‐taxa approach can greatly contribute to clearer understanding their success/failure. Since comprehensive biodiversity assessments are rarely possible, choosing taxa groups that indicative ecosystem's structural and functional recovery is major importance. Our goal was evaluate success revegetation actions performed in Mediterranean limestone quarry, plants epigean beetles as indicators. We...