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Articles in SCI Journals

2021

Bernardo, F., Rodrigues, A., Branquinho, C., Garcia, P. (2021) - Elemental profile of native lichens displaying the impact by agricultural and artificial land uses in the Atlantic island of São Miguel (Azores). Chemosphere, Online early, . DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128887 (IF2019 5,778; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

2020

Grilo, F., Pinho, P., Aleixo, C., Catita, C., Silva, P., Lopes, N., Freitas, C., Santos-Reis, M., McPhearson, T., Branquinho, C. (2020) - Using green to cool the grey: Modelling the cooling effect of green spaces with a high spatial resolution. Science of the Total Environment, 724, 138182. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138182 (IF2019 6.551; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Vierikko, K., Gonçalves, P., Haase, D., Elands, B., Ioja, C., Jaatsi, M., Pieniniemi, M., Lindgren, J., Grilo, F., Santos-Reis, M., Niemelä, J., Yli-Pelkonen, V. (2020) - Biocultural diversity (BCD) in European cities – Interactions between motivations, experiences and environment in public parks. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 126501. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126501 (IF2019 4,021; Q1 Ecology)

2019

Cariñanos, P., Grilo, F., Pinho, P., Casares-Porcel, M., Branquinho, C., Acil, N., Andreucci, M.B., Anjos, A., Bianco, P.M., Brini, S., Calaza-Martínez, P., Calvo, E., Carrari, E., Castro, J., Chiesura, A., Correia, O., Gonçalves, A., Gonçalves, P., Mexia, T., Mirabile, M., Paoletti, E., Santos-Reis, M., Semenzato, P. & Vilhar, U. (2019) - Estimation of the allergenic potential of urban trees and urban parks: towards the healthy design of urban green spaces of the future. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(8), 1357. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081357 (IF2018 2,468; Q2 Environmental Sciences)

Koch, N.M., Matos, P., Branquinho, C., Pinho, P., Lucheta, F., Martins, S.M.A. & Vargas, V.M.F. (2019) - Selecting lichen functional traits as ecological indicators of the effects of urban environment. Science of the Total Environment, 654, 705-713. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.107 (IF2017 4.610; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Luz, A.C. , Buijs, M., Aleixo, C., Metelo, I., Grilo, F., Branquinho, C., Santos-Reis, M. & Pinho, P. (2019) - Should I stay or Should I go? Modelling the fluxes of urban residents to visit green spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 40, 195-203. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.01.009 (IF2017 2.782; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Matos, P., Vieira, J., Rocha, B., Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P. (2019) - Modelling the provision of air-quality regulation ecosystem service provided by urban green spaces using lichens as ecological indicators. Science of the Total Environment, 665, 521-530. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.023 (IF2018 5,589; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Rocha, B., Pinho, P., Vieira, J., Branquinho, C. & Matos, P. (2019) - Testing the poleotolerance lichen response trait as an indicator of anthropic disturbance in an urban environment. Diversity, 11(4), 55. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/d11040055 (IF2018 2,047; Q3 Ecology)

Serrano, H.C. , Oliveira, M.A., Barros, C., Augusto, A.S., Pereira, M.J., Pinho, P. & Branquinho, C. (2019) - Measuring and mapping the effectiveness of the European Air Quality Directive in reducing N and S deposition at the ecosystem level. Science of the Total Environment, 647, 1531-1538. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.059 (IF2017 4.610; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Smith, H., Jones, D., Vollmer, F., Baumert, S., Ryan, C., Woollen, E., Lisboa, S.N., Carvalho, M., Fisher, J., Luz, A.C., Grundy, I.M. & Patenaude, G. (2019) - Urban energy transitions and rural income generation: Sustainable opportunities for rural development through charcoal production. World Development, 113, 237-245. DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.024 (IF2018 3,905; Q1 Planning & Development)

2018

Aguiar, F.C., Bentz, J., Silva, J.M.N., Fonseca, A.L., Swart, R., Santos, F.D. & Penha-Lopes, G. (2018) - Adaptation to climate change at local level in Europe: an overview. Environmental Science and Policy, 86, 38-63. DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.04.010 (IF2017 3.826; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Bastos, A.P., Ponte Lira, C., Calvão, J., Catalão, J., Andrade, C., Pereira, A.J., Taborda, R., Rato, D., Pinho, P. & Correia, O. (2018) - UAV derived information applied to the morphological study of slow-changing dune systems. Journal of Coastal Research, 85, 226-230. DOI:10.2112/SI85-046 (IF2018 1,053; Q4 Environmental Sciences)

Brignole, D., Drava, G., Minganti, V., Giordani, P., Samson, R., Vieira, J., Pinho, P. & Branquinho, C. (2018) - Chemical and magnetic analyses on tree bark as an effective tool for biomonitoring: A case study in Lisbon (Portugal). Chemosphere, 195: 508-514.

Elands, B.H.M., Vierikko, K., Andersson, E., Fisher, L.K., Gonçalves, P., Haase, D., Kowarik, I., Luz, A.C. , Niemelä, J., Santos-Reis, M. & Wiersum, K.F. (2018) - Biocultural diversity: a novel concept to assess human-nature interrelations, nature conservation and stewardship in cities. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Online early. DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2018.04.006 (IF2017 2,782; Q1 Forestry)

Henfrey, T. & Penha-Lopes, G. (2018) - Policy and community-led action on sustainability and climate change: paradox and possibility in the interstices. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Online early. DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2018.05.002.

Mexia, T., Vieira, J., Príncipe, A., Anjos, A., Silva, P., Lopes, N., Freitas, C., Santos-Reis, M., Correia, O., Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P. (2018) - Ecosystem services: urban parks under a magnifying glass. Environmental Research, 160, 469-478. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.023 (IF2017 4.732; Q1 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health)

Varela, Z., López-Sánchez, G., Yáñez, M., Pérez, C., Fernández, J.A., Matos, P., Branquinho, C. & Aboa, J.R. (2018) - Changes in epiphytic lichen diversity are associated with air particulate matter levels: The case study of urban areas in Chile. Ecological Indicators, 91, 307-314. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.023 (IF2017 3,983; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Vieira, J., Matos, P., Mexia, T., Silva, P., Lopes, N., Freitas, C., Correia, O., Santos-Reis, M., Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P. (2018) - Green spaces are not all the same for the provision of air purification and climate regulation services: The case of urban parks. Environmental Research, 160, 306-313. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.006 (IF2017 4.732; Q1 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health)

2017

Brandão, C., Cameira, M.D., Valente, F., Cruz de Carvalho, R. & Paco, T.A. (2017) - Wet season hydrological performance of green roofs using native species under Mediterranean climate. Ecological Engineering, 102: 596-611. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.02.025 (IF2017 3,023; Q2 Ecology)

Campos, I., Guerra, J., Gomes, J.F., Schmidt, L., Alves, F., Vizinho, A. & Penha-Lopes, G. (2017) - Understanding climate change policy and action in Portuguese municipalities: a survey. Land Use Policy, 62, 68-78. DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.12.015 (IF2017 3.194; Q1 Environmental Studies)

Fattorini, S., Gabriel, R., Arroz, A.M., Amorim, I.R., Borges, P.A.V. & Cafaro, P. (2017) - Children preferences for less diverse green spaces do not disprove biophilia. PNAS - Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 114(35), E7215. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1711505114 (IF2017 9,504; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

Llop, E., Pinho, P., Ribeiro, M.C., Pereira, M.J. & Branquinho, C. (2017) - Traffic represents the main source of pollution in small Mediterranean urban areas as seen by lichen functional groups. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(13), 12016-12025. DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-8598-0 (IF2017 2.800; Q1 Environmental Sciences)

Tiago, P., Gouveia, M.J., Capinha, C., Santos-Reis, M. & Pereira, H.M. (2017) - The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities. Nature Conservation, 18, 61-78. DOI:10.3897/natureconservation.18.13429 (IF2017 1.367; Q3 Biodiversity Conservaton)

2016

Campos, I., Vizinho, A., Coelho, C., Alves, F., Truninger, M., Pereira, C., Santos, F.D. & Penha-Lopes, G. (2016) - Participation, scenarios and pathways in long-term planning for climate change adaptation. Planning Theory & Practice, 17(4), 537-556. DOI:10.1080/14649357.2016.1215511 (IF2015 0,95; Q1 Geography, Planning and Development)

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)

Pinho, P., Correia, O., Lecoq, M., Munzi, S., Vasconcelos, S., Gonçalves, 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)

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).

2015

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)

Chozas, S., Correia, O., Porto, M., & Hortal, J. (2015) - Local and regional-scale factors drive xerophytic shrub community dynamics on Mediterranean stabilized dunes. Plant and Soil, 391, 413-426. DOI:10.1007/s11104-015-2439-z (IF2015 2,969; Q1 Agronomy)

Duarte, A., Marques, V., Correia, J.H.D., Neto, I., São Bráz, B., Rodrigues, C., Martins, T., Rosado, R., Ferreira, J.P., Santos-Reis, M. & Tavares, L. (2015) - Molecular detection of haemotropic mycoplasma species in urban and rural cats from Portugal. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 17(6), 516-522. DOI:10.1177/1098612X14550172 (IF2015 1,211; Q2 Veterinary Sciences)

Paoli, L., Munzi, S., Guttová, A., Senko, D., Sardella, G., Loppi, S. (2015) - Lichens as suitable indicators of the biological effects of atmospheric pollutants around a municipal solid waste incinerator (S Italy). Ecological Indicators, 52, 362–370. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.12.018 (IF2015 1,187; Q4 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)

2014

Munzi, S., Correia, O., Silva, P., Lopes, N., Freitas, C., Branquinho, C. & Pinho, P. (2014) - Lichens as ecological indicators in urban areas: beyond the effects of pollutants. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1750–1757.

Articles in non-SCI Journals

2019

Cruz de Carvalho, R., Varela, Z., Afonso do Paço, T. & Branquinho, C. (2019) - Selecting potential moss species for green roofs in the Mediterranean basin. Urban Science, 3(2), 57. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3020057

Paço, T.A., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Arsénio, A. & Martins, D. (2019) - Green roof design techniques to improve water use under Mediterranean conditions. Urban Science, 3(1), 1-14. DOI:10.3390/urbansci3010014.

2018

Pérez Santa-Rita, J.V., Ros-Prieto, A., Vieira, V., Karsholt, O., Gabriel, R. & Borges, P.A.V. ( 2018) - New records of moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from urban gardens on Terceira Island with new data on recently introduced species to the Azores. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences, 35, 47-65.

2016

Vierikko, K., Elands, B., Niemelä, J., Andersson, E., Buijs, A., Fischer, L.K., Haase, D., Kabish, N., Kowarik, I., Luz, A.C., Stahl, A.O., Száraz, L., Van der Jagt, A. & Bosch, C.K. van den (2016) - Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 22: 7-12.

Pauleit, S., Hansen, R., Rall, E.L., Zölch, T., Andersson, E., Luz, A.C., Száraz, L., Tosics, I. & Vierikko, K. (2017) - Urban Landscapes and Green Infrastructure. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science, XX, 49pp.

Pinho, P., Moretti, M., Luz, A.C., Grilo, F., Vieira, J., Luís, L., Rosalino, L.M., Martins-Loução, M.A., Santos-Reis, M., Correia, O., Garcia-Pereira, P., Gonçalves, P., Matos, P., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Rebelo, R., Dias, T., Mexia, T. & Branquinho, C. (2017) - Biodiversity as support for ecosystem services and human wellbeing. The urban forest (ed. by D. Pearlmutter et al.), pp. 67-78. Future City, (7).

Ng, K., Campos, I. & Penha-Lopes, G. (Eds.) (2016) - BASE adaptation inspiration book: 23 European cases of climate change adaptation to inspire European decision-makers, practitioners and citizens. Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. 144 pp. ISBN: 978-989-99697-6-6.

Proceedings of Symposia

2017

Cariñano,s P., Casares-Porcel, M., Semenzato, P., Calaza-Martínez, P., Audreucci, M.B., Branquinho, C., Mexia, T., Anjos, A., Gonçalves, P., Correia, O., Grilo, F., Santos-Reis, M., Acil, N., Paoletti, E., Carrari, E., Gonçalves, A., Castro, J., Chiesura, A., Bianco, P.M., Mirabile, M., Brini, S. & Castro, E. (2017) - Breathing in the mediterranean parks: an initiative to assess GI ecosystem disservices in mediterranean cities. Green infrastructure: nature based solutions for sustainable and resilient cities, 4-7 April 2017, Orvieto, Italy.

Mendes, R., Grilo, F., Gonçalves, P., Branquinho, C. & Santos-Reis, M. (2017) - The contribution of soil invertebrates to ecosystem services in urban parks of Lisbon (Portugal). 9th International Congress Soils of Urban Industrial Traffic Mining and Military Areas: Urbanization: a challenge and an opportunity for soil functions and ecosystem services, 22-26 May 2017, Moscow, Russia.

Pinho, P., Mexia, T., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Aleixo, C. & Branquinho, C. (2017) – The importance of measuring and modelling the performance of nature-based solutions to solve environmental problems. 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia – Biodiversidade e Bem-Estar Humano, 9-10 November 2017, Salão Nobre da Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

2016

Grilo, F., Gonçalves, P., Luz, A.C., Branquinho, C. & Santos-Reis M. (2016) - Informal allotment gardens in Lisbon: the gardener’s perspective. Growing in Cities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Urban Gardening International Conference, 9 – 10 September 2016, Basel, Switzerland. In press.

Guerreiro, O., Borges, P.A.V. & Nunes, L, (2016) - Cryptotermes brevis - a silent earthquake for the wood structures in a World Heritage city in the Azores Islands. Proceedings of the 47th IRG Annual Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal, IRG/WP 16-50316, 1-8.

2014

Paço, T.A., Cameira, M.R., Branquinho, C., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Luís, L., Espírito-Santo, D., Valente, F., Brandão, C., Soares, A.L., Anico, A., Abreu, F. & Pereira, L.S. (2014) - Innovative green roofs for Southern Europe: biocrusts and native species with low water use. 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing: Sustainable Housing Construction, 16-19 December 2014, Funchal, Portugal.

Pinho, P., Correia, O., Lecoq, M., Munzi, S., Vasconcelos, S., Rebelo, R., Antunes, C., Silva, P., Freitas, C., Lopes, N., Santos-Reis, M. & Branquinho, C. (2014) - Modelling biodiversity in urban forests using a multi-taxa approach: towards a functional urban green infrastructure. Global Change Research Symposium, 16-18 September 2014, Ostuni, Italy.

Pinho, P., Munzi, S. & Branquinho, C. (2014) - Lichen functional groups as tools to identify drivers of changes in microclimatic conditions in urban and forest areas. Global Land Project Open Science Meeting, 19-21 March 2014, Berlin, Germany.

Technical Reports

Vierikko, K., Andersson, E., Branquinho, C., Elands, B., Fischer, L.K., Gonçalves, P., Grilo, F., Haase, D., Ioja, C., Kowarik, I., Lindgren, J., Mendes, R., Niemelä, J., Pieniniemi, M., Príncipe, A., Puttonen, M., Santos-Reis, M., Teixeira, D., Vieira, J. & Yli-Pelkonen, V. (2017) - Identifying, Quantifying and Qualifying Biocultural Diversity: Assessment of Biocultural Diversity. Technical Report, vol. September 2017.

Gómez, H.G., Gonçalves, P., Samora-Arvela, A., Simcic, A., Siter, N., Tóth, A., Ugolini, F. & Verlic, A. (2015) - WG2 Perceptions of National Agendas about social/cultural services of urban green spaces. Technical Report, vol. July 2015: 9-13.

Santos, A., Santos-Reis, M. & Branquinho, C. (2015) - Almada, Portugal - Case Study City Portrait: part of a Green Surge study on urban green infrastructure planning and governance in 20 European cities. Technical Report, EU FP7 Green Surge project. Deliverable 1.0., vol. January 2015, 15 pp.

Santos, A., Branquinho, C., Gonçalves, P. & Santos-Reis, M. (2015) - Lisbon, Portugal - Case study portait, part of a GREEN SURGE study on urban green infrastructure planning and governance in 20 European cities. Technical Report, EU FP7 Green Surge project. Deliverable 1.0., vol. January 2015, 15 pp.

Green Surge reports: http://greensurge.eu/products/

Other type of publications

Branquinho, C., Proença, V., Grilo, F., Sardinha, I.D., Faria, M.L., Franco, J.C., Figueira, R., Romeiras, M.M., Monteiro, F., Goulão, L.F. & Santos-Reis, M. (2017) - Como promover os serviços de ecossistema na agricultura usando a biodiversidade: o caso de estudo da perceção da fileira da vinha. Cultivar - Caderno de Análise e Prospetiva, 8: 27-38.