earth surface processes team
university of aveiro - portugal
about us
The ESP team was founded in 2005 by Jacob Keizer, with the start of the EROSFIRE project, integrated in the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Dept. of Environment and Planning (DAO) of the University of Aveiro. Ever since 2005, one of the principal research topics of the ESP team has been the abiotic and biotic impacts of wildfires, with a special focus on soil erosion (sensu latu) and its mitigation as well as on the eco-toxicological effects of wildfire ash on aquatic organisms. This was and is being made possible by a series of national and EU-funded project, associated post-doctoral and PhD grants, and numerous MSc and BSc students and trainees from a large number of countries.
ESP'ers
Ana Luísa Caetano
Bruna Oliveira
Dalila Serpa
Diana Vieira
Frank Verheijen
Isabel Campos
Óscar Gonzalez-Pelayo
Sandra Valente
Sergio Prats Alegre
the ESP team work
The focus of the team research is on:
• carbon and nutrient cycling and soil fertility losses, particularly in burnt areas
• climate change impacts on watershed processes and on the ecological status of water bodies
• forest hydrology and eco-hydrological modelling
• off-site fire effects of wildfires, namely the impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and post-fire management
• stakeholder participation in sustainable land management (forest and agricultural areas)
Selection of the 6 top publications that shows our work
Assessment of the toxicity of ash-loaded runoff from a recently burnt eucalypt plantation
Reductions in soil surface albedo as a function of biochar application rate: implications for global radiative forcing
Molecular characterization of wildfire impacts on organic matter in eroded sediments and topsoil in Mediterranean eucalypt stand
Impacts of climate and land use changes on the hydrological and erosion processes of two contrasting Mediterranean catchments
Effectiveness of hydromulching to reduce runoff and erosion in a recently burnt pine plantation in central Portugal
How much management is enough? Stakeholder views on forest management in fire-prone areas in central Portugal
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research history
2013 - untill now
2009 - 2012
2005 - 2008
2001-2004
UNaLab
Urban Nature Labs
FIRE C-Buds
Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets
MASCC
GestAqua.AdaPT
Adapting Reservoir Management Strategies to Climate Change in Alentejo
EXPLOCHAR
Exploring mechanisms of reducing drought and disease stress in eucalypt seedlings by applying biochar to soils
CASCADE
CAtastrophic Shifts in drylands: how CAn we prevent ecosystem DEgradation
TRANSFIBRA
VITAQUA
Climate change: an additional threat to aquatic systems under intensive pressure from agricultural diffuse pollution
LTER-RAVE
Long term monitoring in the Ria de Aveiro: towards a deeper understanding of ecological, environmental and economic processes
RESORT
High-resolution Rainfall EroSivity analysis and fORecasTing
Impact of Mediterranean forestry practices on soil hydrological properties: measurement and modelling
DESIRE
Desertification mitigation and remediation of land. A global approach for local solutions
ERLAND
Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on soil erosion and land degradation in Mediterranean watersheds
FIRECNUTS
WildFIRE effects on topsoil Carbon and Nutrient Stocks, dynamics and exports
FIREREG
Factors affecting the post-fire natural regeneration variability in Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal
ForeStake
The role of local stakeholders to the success of forest policy in areas affected by fire in Portugal
IBERfireRFSs
Impactos de incêndios florestais nos processos hidrologicos e de erosão do solo: uma perspectiva Ibérica
FIRENIR
Evaluation of the NIR-based technique to determine fires severity in Portuguese soils
HIDRIA
A multi-stage approach for addressing input data uncertainties in process-based rainfall-runoff modelling for small forested catchments upstream of the Ria de Aveiro
EROSFIRE II
A GIS-tool for slope-to-catchment-scale soil conservation management following forest wildfires
RECOVER
INUNDA
Actions Pilote de Prévention des Risques d’Inondation dans des Zones Fortement Urbanisée
CLIMED
Effects of climate change and climate variability on water availability and water management practices in Western Mediterranean
MEDAFOR
Consequences for the mitigation of desertification of EU policies affecting forestry activity: a combined Socio-economic and Physical environmental approach
MEDCHANGE
Effects of land use and land management practices changes on land degradation under forest and grazing ecosystems
contacts
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Department of Environment and Planning
University of Aveiro
3810-185 Aveiro
Portugal
ESP team 2017