PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
Publications
Calado H, Braga A., Moniz F., Gil A. & M. Vergílio (2013) Spatial
planning and resource use in the Azores. Mitigation and Adaptation
Strategies for Global Change. Online First: 15th of November 2013. DOI
10.1007/s11027-013-9519-2
planning and resource use in the Azores. Mitigation and Adaptation
Strategies for Global Change. Online First: 15th of November 2013. DOI
10.1007/s11027-013-9519-2
Gil, A., Vieira, C.P., Yu, Q., Lobo, A. & Calado, H. (in press).
Mapping the Ecological Structure in Small Islands - the case-study of
S. Miguel Island (Archipelago of the Azores, Portugal). Environmental
Engineering and Management Journal
Gil, A., Yu, Q., Abadi, M. & Calado, H. (in press.). Using ASTER
imagery for mapping invasive Pittosporum woodland in Pico da Vara
Natural Reserve (Azores Islands, Portugal). Revista ARVORE
Costa, H., Bettencourt, M.J., Silva, C.M.N., Teodósio, J., Gil, A. &
Silva, L. (2014) Invasive alien plants in the Azorean protected areas:
invasion status and mitigation actions, in L.C. Foxcroft, D.M.
Richardson, P. Pyšek & P. Genovesi (eds.), Plant Invasions in
Protected Areas. Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-7749-1.
https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/book/978-94-007-7749-1
D’Amato D., Kettunen M., De la Cruz A., Royuela J.B. and A. Gil (2013)
Annex 1. Scoping Assessments of Benefits Provided by Protected
Areas – an Example of Application. In: Kettunen M. and P. Ten Brink
(Eds.) Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas - An Assessment
Guide. Routledge. p368. https://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415632843/
Gil, A., Lobo, A., Abadi, M., Silva, L. & Calado, H. (2013). Mapping
invasive woody plants in Azores Protected Areas by using very
high-resolution multispectral imagery. European Journal of Remote
Sensing, 46: 289-304 doi: 10.5721/EuJRS20134616
Gil, A., Fonseca, C., Lobo, A. & Calado, H., (2012). Linking GMES
Space Component to the development of land policies in Outermost
Regions - the Azores (Portugal) case-study. European Journal of Remote
Sensing, 45: 263-281. DOI:10.5721/EuJRS20124524.
Cruz, A., Benedicto, J. & Gil, A. (2011) Socio-economic Benefits of
Natura 2000 in Azores Islands – a Case Study approach on the ecosystem
services provided by a Special Protected Area. Journal of Coastal
Research, SI 64, 1955-1959. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208
Fonseca, C., Calado, H., Pereira da Silva C. & Gil, A. (2011) New
approaches to environment conservation and sustainability in Small
Islands: The Project SMARTPARKS. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 64,
1970-1974. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208
Gil, A., Calado, H. & Bentz, J. (2011) Public participation in
municipal transport planning processes – The case of the Sustainable
Mobility Plan of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. Journal of Transport
Geography, 19(6):1309-1319
Gil A., Calado H., Costa L.T., Bentz J., Fonseca C., Lobo A., Vergilio
M. & Benedicto J. (2011) A Methodological Proposal for the Development
of Natura 2000 Sites Management Plans. Journal of Coastal Research, SI
64, 1326-1330. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208
Gil, A., Yu, Q., Lobo, A., Lourenço, P., Silva, L. & Calado, H. (2011)
Assessing the effectiveness of high resolution satellite imagery for
vegetation mapping in small islands protected areas. Journal of
Coastal Research, SI 64, 1663-1667. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208
Gutierres, F., Gil, A., Reis, E., Lobo, A., Neto, C., Calado, H. &
Costa, J.C. (2011) Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl in the Sesimbra
Council: Invaded habitats and potential distribution modelling.
Journal of Coastal Research, SI 64, 403-407. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN
0749-0208
Lourenço P., Medeiros V., Gil A. and Silva L. (2011) Distribution
habitat and biomass of Pittosporum undulatum, the most important woody
plant invader in the Azores Archipelago. Forest Ecology and
Management, Volume 262, Issue 2, Environmental Stress and Forest
Ecosystems: Case studies from Estonia, 15 July 2011, Pages 178-187,
ISSN 0378-1127, DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.03.021.
Rodrigues P., Aubrecht C., Gil A., Longcore T. & Elvidge C. (2011)
Remote sensing to map influence of light pollution on Cory’s
shearwater in São Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago. European Journal
of Wildlife Research (Online First™), (10 June 2011), pp. 1-9. DOI
10.1007/s10344-011-0555-5
Communications
(2013) “Using Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Forest
Mapping in S. Miguel Island, Azores”. Stuttgarter
Kleinsatellitenprogramm / Small Satellite Project (IRS - University of
Stuttgart / University of the Azores), Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
(2011) “Vegetation mapping of “Pico da Vara” Natural Reserve (S.
Miguel Island, Azores Islands, Portugal) using IKONOS satellite
imagery”. XIII Congreso Nacional de Malherbología, San Cristobal de La
Laguna, Spain.
(2011) “Mapping Woody Invasive Species (Pittosporum woodland) in Pico
da Vara Natural Reserve (S. Miguel, Azores)”. Worshop de Prevenção e
Controlo de Invasoras, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
(2011) “Detecção e Mapeamento de Pittosporum undulatum na ZPE Pico da
Vara/Ribeira do Guilherme”. III Jornadas de Detecção Remota - Projecto
SATELMAC, Ribeira Grande, Portugal.
(2011) “A Methodological Proposal for the Development of Natura 2000
Sites Management Plans”. ICS 2011 – 11th International Coastal
Symposium, Szczecin, Poland.
(2011) “Detecção e Cartografia de Plantas Exóticas Invasoras nas Áreas
Protegidas dos Açores: o caso de estudo do Incenso (Pittosporum
undulatum) na ZPE Pico da Vara/Ribeira do Guilherme (S. Miguel)”. II
Encontro de Sistemas de Informação Geográfica - Aplicações SIG em
Recursos Agro-Florestais e Ambientais, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
(2009) “Evaluating the effectiveness of Landsat TM images
classification for Pittosporum undulatum mapping in Pico da Vara
Protected Area (S. Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago)”. VIPimage 2009
/ II ECCOMAS Thematic Conferences on Computational Vision and Medical
Image Processing, Porto, Portugal.
(2009) "Using Remote Sensing Data to Map Invasive Alien Plants in
Azores Islands Protected Areas". 1st ISPRS Students Consortium
International Conference. ISPRS - International Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Warsaw, Poland.
(2009) “Proposta Metodológica para a Elaboração de um Plano Municipal
de Mobilidade Sustentável envolvendo Parceiros Locais e Regionais”.
15º Congresso da APDR – Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento
Regional, Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde.
(2008) “Proposta Metodológica para a Elaboração de Planos de Gestão de
Sítios da Rede Natura 2000”. 14º Congresso da APDR / 2º Congresso Nacional de Gestão e Conservação da Natureza, Tomar, Portugal.
News
29/03/2024 09:17
New paper: The conservation impact of botanical drones: Documenting and collecting rare plants from vertical cliffs and other hard-to-reach areas
Reference: Nyberg, B., Bairos, C., Brimhall, M., Deans, S.M., Hanser, S., Heintzman, S., Hillmann Kitalong, A., Menezes de Sequeira, M., Nobert, N., Rønsted, N., Soaladaob, N., Wood, K.R., & Williams, A.M. 2024. The conservation impact of botanical drones: Documenting and...
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22/07/2023 16:45
New paper: Contribution to the flora of the Selvagens archipelago (Portugal) (I)
Abstract: Plant specimens obtained by the authors from several expeditions to the Selvagens Islands (2004-2021), complemented by the study of herbarium specimens, led to the identification of several new species records for the Selvagens archipelago, namely the taxa currently considered as Canary...
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19/05/2023 16:13
Madeira: an Atlantic garden of rarities | 25th and 26th May 2023, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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04/03/2023 15:26
New Paper: 1,3 Ma Flower and seed fossils Erica from Madeira Island
Description and systematic affinity of flower and seed fossils of Erica sect. Chlorocodon (Ericaceae) from the early Pleistocene of Madeira Island, Portugal
Góis-Marques, C.A., de Nascimento, L., Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Madeira, J., & Menezes de Sequeira, M. in press....
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28/01/2023 16:14
New Paper: Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Andryala glandulosa subsp. cheiranthifolia (Cichorieae, Asteraceae) from Madeira Island, Portugal
New paper by Mª Zita Ferreira (GBM), Inés Álvarez Fernández (RJBM) & Miguel Menezes de Sequeira (GBM).
Andryala subglabrata (DC) M.Z.Ferreira, Alv.Fern. & M.Seq., stat. & comb. nov.
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Andryala glandulosa L.
Abstract: Currently two subspecies of Andryala glandulosa...
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08/11/2022 17:44
Celebrating Richard Thomas Lowe’s 220th birthday
O Grupo de Botânica da Madeira (Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira) organizará de 2 a 4 de Dezembro 2022 um evento comemorativo dos 220 anos do nascimento de Richard Thomas Lowe. Este simpósio inicia-se com uma visita à Holy Trinity Church, no Funchal, e termina no dia 4 com a...
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29/01/2021 09:37
New Paper: Goats eat emblematic but Critically Endangered species that was only described in 2007
Population decline in the Critically Endangered Musschia isambertoi (Campanulaceae) endemic to Desertas Islands (Madeira Archipelago) calls for urgent conservation management
Abstract:
Macaronesian islands display a high degree of plant endemicity and correspond to some of the most threatened...
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01/02/2020 13:08
New paper in TAXON describes the oldest known carrot and the first evidence of Insular Woodiness
Tracing insular woodiness in giant Daucus (s.l.) fruit fossils from the Early Pleistocene of Madeira Island (Portugal)
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/tax.12175
Abstract: Plants on oceanic islands can evolve insular syndromes such as secondary woodiness, a generalized trend...
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17/11/2019 17:37
New Paper dealing with charcoalified wood from Faial Island
New paper is out: Góis-Marques, C.A., Rubiales, J., de Nascimento, L., Menezes de Sequeira, M., Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Madeira, J., 2020. Oceanic Island forests buried by Holocene (Meghalayan) explosive eruptions: palaeobiodiversity in pre-anthropic volcanic charcoal from Faial...
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20/09/2019 14:46
New paper: Nomenclature and Typification of Names in the Ibero–North African Andryala arenaria (Asteraceae) and Taxonomic Implications
A new paper was published by our group, by Zita Ferreira, Inés Álvarez and Miguel Menezes de Sequeira, available here: novon.mobot.org/index.php/novon/article/view/297
Title: Nomenclature and Typification of Names in the Ibero–North African Andryala arenaria (Asteraceae) and Taxonomic...
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