SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
MEMBER INSTITUTE OF MEDITERRANEAN AGRARIAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (ICAAM), BELONGING TO THE: WATER, SOIL AND CLIMATE (ASC) RESEARCH GROUP.
ICAAM is a research unit of the University of Évora, created in 1991 under the framework of the National Science Program ("Programa Cięncia").
ICAAM´s scientific strategy is defined by the close interaction among the various research groups in which is composed. These groups are:
- Water, Soil and Climate (ASC)
- Mediterranean Ecosystems and Landscapes (EPM)
- Plant Science and Technology (CTV)
- Animal Science and Technology (CTA)
University of Évora
since 2008
It is a Research Unit of the College of Sciences, University of Lisbon. It was created out of an Earth Sciences group in a larger, pluridisciplinary research centre (CiTecMat), by indication of the evaluating panel, in May 1998.
CREMINER, in a partnership with three other partner research institutions, the Institute for Systems and Robotics - Lisbon (ISR), of the IST*, the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research (IN+), also of the IST*, with the Institute of Marine Research (IMAR-Azores) constitute, since November 2001, an Associate Laboratory.
(* IST - Instituto Superior Técnico - the School of Engineering of the Technical University of Lisbon)
College of Sciences, University of Lisbon
since 2008
COLLABORATOR AMBITERRA - LABORATORY OF ANALYSES OF SEDIMENTS AND SOILS, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POLE OF ÉVORA OF CREMINER.
AmbiTerra is a partner's resulting laboratory among the Center of Mineral Resources, Mineralogy and Crystallography (CREMINER), a Research Unit of the College of Sciences, University of Lisbon and the Center of Geophysics, a Research Unit of the University of Évora.
since 2008
CURRENT PROJECTS
NATIONALS RESEARCH PROJECTS
PROJECT PARTICIPATOR: ERLAND - IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RUNOFF AND SOIL EROSION IN AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS - PDTC/AAC-AMB/100520/2008, funded by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology), coordinated by: Doctor Joăo P. Nunes of the University of Aveiro
2010-2013
PASSED PROJECTS
EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS CONCLUDED
EUROPEAN PROJECT PARTICIPATOR: "DESURVEY", A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR
ASESSING AND MONITORING OF DESERTIFICATION - IP Contract n. 003950, in the ambit of the 6th Framework Program - Global Change and Ecosystems, coordinated by the CSIC (Superior Council of Scientific Researches), Spain
2007 and 2008
NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS CONCLUDED
PROJECT PARTICIPATOR: THE LAND COVERS OF THE OLIVE GROVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL MOBILIZATIONS. COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE PRACTICE AND ITS EFFECTS - Program AGRO - Medida 8, Acçăo 8.1, under the coordination of Doctor Anacleto Pinheiro.
University of Évora/ Directorate-Regional for the Alentejo Agriculture/ Olive culture Department of the E.N.M.P. / Operative Center and of Irrigation Technology.
from 2001 to 2004
PROJECT COORDINATOR: LAND SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATION IN A PILOT ZONE IN ALENTEJO- FEDER/PORA, under the responsibility of Professor Ário Lobo de Azevedo
Coordination Commission of the Alentejo Region / University of Évora
(Co-funded by FEDER/PORA)
1993 and 1994
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUBMITED
PROPONENT TEAM PARTICIPANT CLIMATE CHANGES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF S. PAULO / LISBON - IMPACTS OF VULNERABILITY, MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION, coordinated by: Professor Maria Joăo Alcoforado (CEG - Center for Geographical Studies), Professor Joăo Corte-Real (ICAAM - Institute of Mediterranean Agrarian and Environmental Sciences / ASC - water, Soil and Climate group) and Doctor Magda Lombardo (UNESP - Paulista State University, Brazil).
PROPONENT TEAM PARTICIPANT INTEGRATED STUDY OF THE WATERSHED BASIN OF THE LIMPOPO RIVER (MOZAMBIQUE), coordinated by: Professor Joăo Corte-Real (ICAAM - Institute of Mediterranean Agrarian and Environmental Sciences / ASC - water, Soil and Climate group) and Doctor Alfredo Rocha (UA - University of Aveiro).
NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUBMITED
PROPONENT TEAM PARTICIPANT BIOGEOLAKE - BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN LARGE TROPICAL DAM LAKES, THEIR INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, submitted to the FCT ((Foundation for Science and Technology), coordinated by: Doctor Rita Fonseca of the University of Évora
2009
PROPONENT TEAM PARTICIPANT EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE USE OF FOREST SUB PRODUCTS, REGARDING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, submitted to the program AGRO, Medida 8 - Acçăo 8.1, coordinated by: Doctor Anacleto Cipriano Pinheiro of the University of Évora
2005
PROPONENT TEAM PARTICIPANT EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES IN THE OLIVE GROVES, submitted to the program AGRO, Medida 8 - Acçăo 8.1, coordinated by: Doctor Anacleto Cipriano Pinheiro of the University of Évora
2005
REVIEWER FOR
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
MEMBER SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE II INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP CLIMATE AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES: STRATEGIES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICES OF CLIMATIC INFORMATION IN CPLP (WSCRA10)
CRIA; IM; IPB; CIMO from Portugal, INMG from Cape Verde
Braganza, Portugal
To be Nov 2010
MEMBER SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AREA (ADCNA)
Active participation in all kinds of agented meetings and tasks designated by the Scientific Council Board of the ADCNA
University of Évora
2003-2009
Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and Agricultural Mediterranean Environmental Institute (ICAAM)-University of Évora
Tomar, Portugal
2009
MEMBER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COUNCIL OF THE FARMS BELONGING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA - GEOSCIENCES Department Representative
from 1994 to 2001
CONVENOR ON SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
CONVENOR SESSION "PS-2 - Remote Sensing and Geostatistics" do "EcoHCC'09 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOHYDROLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE"
Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and Agricultural Mediterranean Environmental Institute (ICAAM)-University of Évora
Tomar, Portugal
2009
CONVENOR SESSION"PS-5 - Soil Degradation and Soil Quality" do "EcoHCC'09 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOHYDROLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE"
Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and Agricultural Mediterranean Environmental Institute (ICAAM)-University of Évora
Tomar, Portugal
2009
COMMUNICATIONS IN CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
LECTURE (by invitation) CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER STORAGE IN SOIL.
AQUASEMANA, School of Technology and Management,
Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre
2010
LECTURE (by invitation) VULNERABILITY TO DESERTIFICATION: EDAPHIC INDICATORS
Scientific Seminar of ASC-ICAAM
University of Évora
2010
COMMUNICATION CONTRIBUTION TO THE EDAPHIC COMPONENT DEFINITION IN THE DESERTIFICATION SUSCEPTIBILITY INDEX (within the ambit of the European Project "DESURVEY"),
ICOD2009 - International Conference on Desertification in Memory of Professor John B. Thornes
Murcia, Spain
2009
COMMUNICATION SCALING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL WATER USE PATTERNS OF A YOUNG CORK-OAK TREE (QUERCUS SUBER L.) PLANTATION UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMEN
EcoHCC'09 - International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change
Tomar, Portugal
2009
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF SOIL DESERTIFICATION SENSITIVITY: ESSAY OF MULTIWAY STATISTIC METHOD
(within the ambit of the European Project "DESURVEY")
III Iberian Congress of Soil Science
Évora, Portugal
2008
COMMUNICATION EFFECTS OF THE MOBILIZATION SYSTEM ON THE POROUS SPACE, NUM CHROMIC VERTISOL (BVC), IN BEJA
Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Portuguese Society
Vila Real, Portugal
2007
COMMUNICATION CULTURAL PRACTICE INFLUENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AGRICULTURE/NATURE
IV Iberoamerican Congress of Environmental Physics and Chemistry
Caceres, Spain
2006
COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A SYSTEM OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON THE "SOIL" RESOURCE
Ist International Congress Energy and Environment Engineering and Management
Portalegre, Portugal
2005
COMMUNICATION MOBILIZATION SYSTEM EFFECT ON THE AGGREGATION, IN A "BVC" SOIL, IN BEJA
I Iberian Congress of Soil Science
Bragança, Portugal
2004
COMMUNICATION CONTRIBUTION FOR THE EVALUATION OF LAND BASED ON THE F.A.O. SYSTEM: EXAMPLE OF 5 TYPES OF USE
XIII Latin-American Congress of Soil Science
Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil
1996
COMMUNICATION SOIL MACROPOROSITY CONTINUITY EVALUATED BY A FAST IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
15th World Congress of Soil Science
Acapulco, Mexico
1994
COMMUNICATION EVALUATION OF THE CAPABILITY OF SOME PORTUGUESE "RAŃAS"
Symposium about the "rańas" in Spain and Portugal
C.S.I.C, Madrid, Spain
1992
COMMUNICATION AN EVALUATION IN LAND SPATIAL PLANNING
"Land spatial planning assisted by computer" Symposium
Lisbon, Portugal
1986
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