Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes Full Member

BIO

Name: Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes

Aggregation: Full Member

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Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0336-4398

Email: pfern@utad.pt

Research Tasks

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

Publications

Fire from the Sky in the Anthropocene.

Fernandes, P.M. ; Santos, J.A. ; Castedo-Dorado, F. ; Almeida. R. (2021) Fire from the Sky in the Anthropocene. Fire 4 (13) :1-6. doi: doi: 10.3390/fire4010013. (Impact factor, Quartile: , Q2).

On the development of a regional climate change adaptation plan: Integrating model-assisted projections and stakeholders' perceptions.

Gonçalves, C. ; Honrado, J.P. ; Cerejeira, J. ; Sousa, R. ; Fernandes, P.M. ; Vaz, A.S. ; Alves, M. ; Araújo, M. ; Carvalho-Santos, C. ; Fonseca, A. ; Fraga, H. ; Gonçalves, J.F. ;Angela Lomba, A. ; Pinto, E. ; Vicente, J.R. ; Santos, J.A. (2021) On the development of a regional climate change adaptation plan: Integrating model-assisted projections and stakeholders' perceptions. Science of the Total Environment (805) :e-150320. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150320.. (Impact factor, Quartile: 7.963, Q1).

Survival of prescribed burning treatments to wildfire in Portugal.

Davim, D.A. ; Rossa, C.G. ; Fernandes, P.M. (2021) Survival of prescribed burning treatments to wildfire in Portugal. Forest Ecology and Management 493 ((119250)) :1-9. doi: doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119250.. (Impact factor, Quartile: , Q1).

Understanding the Impact of Different Landscape-Level Fuel Management Strategies on Wildfire Hazard in Central Portugal.

Benali, A. ; Sá, A.C.L. ; Pinho, J. ; Fernandes, P.M. ; Pereira, J.M.C. (2021) Understanding the Impact of Different Landscape-Level Fuel Management Strategies on Wildfire Hazard in Central Portugal. Forests 12 (522) :1-25. doi: 10.3390/f12050522. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.633, Q1).

Assessing the drivers and the recruitment potential of Eucalyptus globulus in the Iberian Peninsula.

Queirós, L.; Deus, E.; Silva, J.S.; Vicente, J.; Ortiz, L.; Fernandes, P.M.; Castro-Díez, P. (2020) Assessing the drivers and the recruitment potential of Eucalyptus globulus in the Iberian Peninsula. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 466 :118147. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118147. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.179, Q1).

Climate change impact on future wildfire danger and activity in southern Europe: a review.

Dupuy, Jean-luc; Fargeon, Hélène; Martin-StPaul, Nicolas; Pimont, François; Ruffault, Julien; Guijarro, Mercedes; Hernando, Carmen; Mdrigal, Javier; Fernandes, Paulo (2020) Climate change impact on future wildfire danger and activity in southern Europe: a review. ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE 77 :35. doi: 10.1007/s13595-020-00933-5. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.633, Q1).

Evaluating the 10% wind speed rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire’s forward rate of spread against an extensive independent set of observations.

Cruz, Miguel G.; Alexander, Martin E.; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Kilinc, Musa; Sil, Ângelo (2020) Evaluating the 10% wind speed rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire’s forward rate of spread against an extensive independent set of observations. ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SOFTWARE 133 :104818. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104818. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.807, Q1).

Sustainable Fire Management.

Fernandes, P.M. (2020) Sustainable Fire Management. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (Eds.) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_119-1.

The role of weather on climate conditions on extreme wildfires.

Pereira, M.G., Parente, J., Amraoui, M., Oliveira, A., Fernandes, P.M. (2020) The role of weather on climate conditions on extreme wildfires. In: Tedim, F., Leone, V., McGee, T. (Eds.), Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters. Elsevier. :55-72. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815721-3.00003-5.

Trade-offs between fire hazard reduction and conservation in a Natura 2000 shrub–grassland mosaic.

Silva, Vasco; Filipe, Catry X.; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Rego, Francisco C.; Bugalho, Miguel N. (2020) Trade-offs between fire hazard reduction and conservation in a Natura 2000 shrub–grassland mosaic. APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE 23 :39-52. doi: 10.1111/avsc.12463. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.574, Q1).

Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed.

MKoutsias, Nikos; McCaw, Lachlan; Price, Owen; Pausas, Juli G.; Rigolot, Eric; Stephens, Scott; Tavsanoglu, Cagatay; Vallejo, V. Ramon; Van Wilgen, Brian W.; Xanthopoulos,Gavriil; Fernandes, Paulo M. (2020) Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 15 :011001. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab541e. (Impact factor, Quartile: 6.096, Q1).

Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires.

Fernandes, P.M., Delogu, G.M., Leone, V., Ascoli, D. (2020) Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires. In Tedim, F., Leone, V., McGee, T. (Eds.), Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters. Elsevier :187-200. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815721-3.00010-2.

(Wild)fire is not an ecosystem service.

Sil, Ângelo; Azevedo, João C.; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Regos, Adrián; Vaz, Ana Sofia; Honrado, João P. (2019) (Wild)fire is not an ecosystem service. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 17 (8) :429-430. doi: 10.1002/fee.2106. (Impact factor, Quartile: 10.935, Q1).

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: 5.589, Q1).

Developing allometric models to predict the individual aboveground biomass of shrubs worldwide.

Conti, G.; Gorné, L.D.; Zeballos, S.R.; Lipoma, M.L.; Gatica, G.; Kowaljow, E.; Whitworth-Hulse, J.I.; Cuchietti, A.; Poca, M.; Pestoni, S.; Fernandes, P.M. (2019) Developing allometric models to predict the individual aboveground biomass of shrubs worldwide. GLOBAL ECOLOGY and BIOGEOGRAPHY 28 :961-975. doi: 10.1111/geb.12907. (Impact factor, Quartile: 5.667, 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: 3.142, 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: 5.572, Q1).

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: 1.703, Q2).

Improving silvicultural practices for Mediterranean forests through fire behaviour modelling using LiDAR-derived canopy fuel characteristics.

Botequim, Brigite; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Borges, José G.; González-Ferreiro, Eduardo; Guerra-Hernández, Juan (2019) Improving silvicultural practices for Mediterranean forests through fire behaviour modelling using LiDAR-derived canopy fuel characteristics. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE 28 :823-839. doi: 10.1071/WF19001. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.656, Q1).

Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands.

Lecomte, Xavier; Caldeira, Maria C.; Catry, Filipe X.; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Jackson, Robert B.; Bugalho, Miguel N (2019) Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 56 :699-710. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13310. (Impact factor, Quartile: 5.742, Q1).

Variation in the Canadian Fire Weather Index Thresholds for Increasingly Larger Fires in Portugal.

Fernandes, Paulo M. (2019) Variation in the Canadian Fire Weather Index Thresholds for Increasingly Larger Fires in Portugal. FORESTS 10 :838. doi: 10.3390/f10100838. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.116, Q2).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

Coupling fire behaviour modelling and stand characteristics to assess and mitigate fire hazard in a maritime pine landscape in Portugal.

Botequim, B, Fernandes, PM, Garcia-Gonzalo, J, Silva, A, Borges, JG (2017) Coupling fire behaviour modelling and stand characteristics to assess and mitigate fire hazard in a maritime pine landscape in Portugal. European Journal Of Forest Research 136 :527-542. ISSN: 1612-4669. doi: 10.1007/s10342-017-1050-7. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.017, Q1).

Implications of future bioclimatic shifts on Portuguese forests.

Costa, R, Fraga, H, Fernandes, PM, Santos, JÁ (2017) Implications of future bioclimatic shifts on Portuguese forests. Regional Environmental Change 17 :117-127. ISSN: 1436-3798. doi: 10.1007/s10113-016-0980-9. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.919, Q2).

On the reactive nature of forest fire-related legislation in Portugal: A comment on Mourão and Martinho (2016).

Fernandes, PM, Guiomar, N, Mateus, P, Oliveira, T (2017) On the reactive nature of forest fire-related legislation in Portugal: A comment on Mourão and Martinho (2016). Land Use Policy 60 :15-Dec. ISSN: 0264-8377. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.008. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.089, Q1).

Projects

rePLANT - Implementation of collaborative strategies for integrated forest and fire management

Running

Coordinator / Navigator Forest Portugal UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Maria Silva
Start date / 2020/07 Funding / COMPETE - FEDER Reference / POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046081

Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes Full Member

BIO

Research Tasks

Publications

Fire from the Sky in the Anthropocene.

On the development of a regional climate change adaptation plan: Integrating model-assisted projections and stakeholders' perceptions.

Survival of prescribed burning treatments to wildfire in Portugal.

Understanding the Impact of Different Landscape-Level Fuel Management Strategies on Wildfire Hazard in Central Portugal.

Assessing the drivers and the recruitment potential of Eucalyptus globulus in the Iberian Peninsula.

Climate change impact on future wildfire danger and activity in southern Europe: a review.

Evaluating the 10% wind speed rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire’s forward rate of spread against an extensive independent set of observations.

Sustainable Fire Management.

The role of weather on climate conditions on extreme wildfires.

Trade-offs between fire hazard reduction and conservation in a Natura 2000 shrub–grassland mosaic.

Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed.

Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires.

(Wild)fire is not an ecosystem service.

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

Developing allometric models to predict the individual aboveground biomass of shrubs worldwide.

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

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

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

Improving silvicultural practices for Mediterranean forests through fire behaviour modelling using LiDAR-derived canopy fuel characteristics.

Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands.

Variation in the Canadian Fire Weather Index Thresholds for Increasingly Larger Fires in Portugal.

Climate-driven variability in vegetation greenness over Portugal.

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

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

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

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

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

Coupling fire behaviour modelling and stand characteristics to assess and mitigate fire hazard in a maritime pine landscape in Portugal.

Implications of future bioclimatic shifts on Portuguese forests.

On the reactive nature of forest fire-related legislation in Portugal: A comment on Mourão and Martinho (2016).

Projects

rePLANT - Implementation of collaborative strategies for integrated forest and fire management

PYROLIFE - Training the next generation of integrated fire management experts [GA 860787]

FORESTWISE - Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest & Fire Management

FireSmart: Nature-based solutions for fire risk management and sustained provision of ecosystem services

FIRElinks - Fire in the Earth System: Science & Society

ModFire - A multiple criteria approach to integrate wildfire behavior in forest management planning

OPEN2PRESERVE - Sustainable Management Model for Mountain Open Spaces with High Environmental Value

Porto mountain range Park - preliminar studies and management plan

PIAAC-TS - Intermunicipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change for Tâmega and Sousa (PIAAC-TS). Tâmega e Sousa Intermunicipal Community

Study Case about the Pedrogão Grande and Góis wildfires

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

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

MedWildFireLab - Global Change Impacts on Wildland Fire Behaviour and Uses in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, towards a « wall less » Mediterranean Wildland Fire Laboratory

FIREGLOBULUS – Utilização de fogo controlado em eucaliptal

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

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

Post-fire Forest Management in Southern Europe

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

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

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

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