Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes Full Member

BIO

Name: Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes

Aggregation: Full Member

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0336-4398

Email: pfern@utad.pt

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Research Tasks

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

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Publications

Scientific support to prescribed underburning in southern Europe: what do we know?

Fernandes, P.M. (2018) Scientific support to prescribed underburning in southern Europe: what do we know? Science Of The Total Environment 630 :340-348. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.214. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.61, Q1).

Portugal and Chile: Longing for sustainable forestry while rising from the ashes.

Gomez-Gonzalez, Susana; Ojeda, Fernando; Fernandes, Paulo M. (2018) Portugal and Chile: Longing for sustainable forestry while rising from the ashes. Environmental Science & Policy 81 :104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.envsc1.2017.11.006. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.826, Q1).

Empirical Modeling of Fire Spread Rate in No-Wind and No-Slope Conditions.

Rossa, Carlos G.; Fernandes, Paulo M. (2018) Empirical Modeling of Fire Spread Rate in No-Wind and No-Slope Conditions. Forest Science 64 (4) :358-370. doi: 10.1093/forsci/fxy002. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.364, Q3).

On the fire-spread rate influence of some fuel bed parameters derived from Rothermel’s model thermal energy balance.

Rossa, Carlos G.; Fernandes, Paulo M. (2018) On the fire-spread rate influence of some fuel bed parameters derived from Rothermel’s model thermal energy balance. Sumarski List 142 (2-Jan) :77-80. doi: 10.31298/sl.142.1-2.7. (Impact factor, Quartile: 0.352, Q4).

Climate-driven variability in vegetation greenness over Portugal.

Costa, R.; Fraga, H.; Fernandes, P. and Santos, J. (2018) Climate-driven variability in vegetation greenness over Portugal. CLIMATE RESEARCH 76 :95-113. ISSN: 0936-577X. doi: 10.3354/cr01521. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.859, Q3).

Regeneration of Native Forest Species in Mainland Portugal: Identifying Main Drivers.

Monteiro-Henriques, T. and Fernandes, P. M. (2018) Regeneration of Native Forest Species in Mainland Portugal: Identifying Main Drivers. FORESTS 9 :694. doi: 10.3390/f9110694. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.956, Q2).

Fire-severity mitigation by prescribed burning assessed from fire-treatment encounters in maritime pine stands.

Espinosa, Juncal; Palheiro, Pedro; Loureiro, Carlos; Ascoli, Davide; Esposito, Assunta; Fernandes, Paulo M. (2019) Fire-severity mitigation by prescribed burning assessed from fire-treatment encounters in maritime pine stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 49 :205-211. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0263.. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.887, Q2).

Analysing eucalypt expansion in Portugal as a fire-regime modifier.

Fernandes, Paulo M.; Guiomar, Nuno; Rossa, Carlos G. (2019) Analysing eucalypt expansion in Portugal as a fire-regime modifier. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 666 :79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.237. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.61, Q1).

Effects of grazing on plant composition, conservation status and ecosystem services of Natura 2000 shrub‑grassland habitat types.

Silva, Vasco; Catry, Filipe X.; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Rego, Francisco C.; Paes, Paula; Nunes, Leónia; Caperta, Ana D.; Sérgio, Cecília; Bugalho, Miguel N. (2019) Effects of grazing on plant composition, conservation status and ecosystem services of Natura 2000 shrub‑grassland habitat types. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 28 :1205-1224. doi: 10.1007/s10531-019-01718-7. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.828, Q1).

Farmland abandonment decreases the fire regulation capacity and the fire protection ecosystem service in mountain landscapes.

Sil, Ângelo; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Alonso, Joaquim M.; Honrado, João P.; Perera, Ajith; Azevedo, João C. (2019) Farmland abandonment decreases the fire regulation capacity and the fire protection ecosystem service in mountain landscapes. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 36 :100908. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100908. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.395, Q1).

Projects

Porto mountain range Park - preliminar studies and management plan

Running

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2017/07

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Temperatures, ash and soil hydrology: predicting fire impact from plant traits - Ko-Tsah-To

Running

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2016/09 Funding / European Commission - H2020

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BONFIRE - gloBal-scale analysis and mOdelliNg of FIRE behaviour potential

Running

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2016/07 Funding / FCT/FEDER

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Study Case about the Pedrogão Grande and Góis wildfires

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2017/09 Funding / Observador

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Impactos das alterações globais no comportamento e usos do fogo nos sistemas florestais do Mediterrâneo

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2014/10 Funding / European Commission (Era-net)

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FIREGLOBULUS – Utilização de fogo controlado em eucaliptal

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2011/09 Funding / AdI (QREN - I&D em Co-promoção)

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FIRE-ENGINE - Desenho Flexível de Sistemas de Gestão de Fogos Florestais

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2011/03 Funding / 196.217,00

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ForeStake - O papel dos agentes locais no sucesso da política florestal em áreas afectadas por incêndios em Portugal

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Start date / 2010/04 Funding / FCT

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Post-fire Forest Management in Southern Europe

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Funding / 90.000€ (Global)

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European Forest Institute Project Center on Fire Ecology and Post-Fire Management

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Funding / Network activities funded by national projects

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FIRE PARADOX an Innovative Approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management Regulating the Wildfire Problem by the Wise Use of Fire: Solving the Fire Paradox

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Funding / FP6 programme. 13 M€, 502.802 € for UTAD

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Factores que afectam a variabilidade da regeneração natural pós-fogo em Pinus pinaster e Eucalyptus globulus em Portugal: implicações para a biodiversidade e gestão pós-fogo

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Funding / 116.123,00

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Papel regulador dos azinhais na propagação de incêndios florestais: definição de medidas de ordenamento e gestão à escala da paisagem

Concluded

Coordinator / Paulo Fernandes
Funding / Acções Específicas de Investigação Aplicada, Demonstração e Experimentação do Fundo Florestal Permanente

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