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Urban trees through a functional traits’ lens: Exploring the interplay between ...
Grilo, Ana Filipa; McPhearson, Timon; Aleixo, Cristiana; Santos-Reis, Margarida; Branquinho, CristinaUrban trees’ functional traits influence their resilience to environmental changes and the delivery of ecosystem services. However, research on classifying urban trees into functional groups based on species traits - clusters of species with similar responses to environmental stressors and providing similar ecosystem services - and exploring the factors that shape their distribution is limited. This study class...
Science CHANGing Policy Conference
Filipe, Susana; Branquinho, Cristina; Alegria, Carla; Oliveira, Rubén; Couto, Nazaré; Pedroso, Nuno; Eufrázio, Sofia; Gomes, LuisThe world faces a series of different global changes, which are complex in nature and require urgent action from Academia, Public and Private Organizations and Governments. The Institute for Global Change and Sustainability, Associated Laboratory CHANGE, integrates researchers from multidisciplinary areas of expertise that shall enable the development of appropriate solutions targeting the present and future en...
Grasses don’t always win: Short-term effects of fertilization on taxonomic and ...
Köbel, Melanie; Chozas, Sergio; Moreno, Gerardo; Migliavacca, Mirco; Branquinho, Cristina; Nunes, AliceNitrogen pollution has increased dramatically over the last decades, becoming a major contributor to biodiversity loss and compositional changes globally. While the main effects of excessive nutrients on plant communities are well established, Mediterranean grasslands have been less studied despite their high levels of biodiversity. Moreover, evidence has shown that the impacts of nutrients may depend on additi...
Shifts in grasses diversity patterns between two contrasting 40-year climate pe...
Duarte, Maria Cristina; Rocha, Vanézia; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Gomes, Isildo; Neto, Carlos; Costa, José C.; Branquinho, CristinaGrasses are one of the most successful and dispersed plant families worldwide and their environmental and economic values are widely acknowledged. They dominate the landscape of Cabo Verde, the southernmost and driest archipel- ago of Macaronesia, and are relevant natural resources for local populations, but a comprehensive evaluation of their distribution patterns is still lacking. In this study, we aim to eva...
Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across globa...
Díaz-Martínez, Paloma; Maestre, Fernando T.; Moreno-Jiménez, Eduardo; Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel; Eldridge, David J.; Saiz, Hugo; Gross, NicolasMineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) constitutes a major fraction of global soil carbon and is assumed less sensitive to climate than particulate organic carbon (POC) due to protection by minerals. Despite its importance for long-term carbon storage, the response of MAOC to changing climates in drylands, which cover more than 40% of the global land area, remains unexplored. Here we assess topsoil organic ca...
Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world
Gross, Nicolas; Maestre, Fernando T.; Liancourt, Pierre; Berdugo, Miguel; Martin, Raphaël; Gozalo, Beatriz; Ochoa, Victoria; Delgado-Baquerizo, ManuelEarth harbours an extraordinary plant phenotypic diversity1 that is at risk from ongoing global changes2,3. However, it remains unknown how increasing aridity and livestock grazing pressure—two major drivers of global change4,5,6—shape the trait covariation that underlies plant phenotypic diversity1,7. Here we assessed how covariation among 20 chemical and morphological traits responds to aridity and grazing pr...
Linking drivers of food insecurity and ecosystem services in Africa
Aryee, Gregory Ayitey; Sardinha, Idalina Dias; Branquinho, CristinaFood insecurity is a multidimensional and intricate problem, known to have significant implications for individuals, communities, and countries worldwide. Africa has become the continent that is experiencing this uncertainty the most. Food Security (FS) encompasses several aspects such as availability, accessibility, nutrient use, and supply system stability with time and, more recently, other obliges to govern...
Urban Green Connectivity Assessment: A Comparative Study of Datasets in Europea...
Aleixo, Cristiana; Branquinho, Cristina; Laanisto, Lauri; Tryjanowski, Piotr; Niinemets, Ülo; Moretti, Marco; Samson, Roeland; Pinho, PedroUrban biodiversity and ecosystem services depend on the quality, quantity, and connectivity of urban green areas (UGAs), which are crucial for enhancing urban livability and resilience. However, assessing these connectivity metrics in urban landscapes often suffers from outdated land cover classifications and insufficient spatial resolution. Spectral data from Earth Observation, though promising, remains underu...
eBryoSoil: a citizen science application to monitor changes in soil ecosystems
Mira, André F.; Hortal, Joaquín; Portela, Ana Paula; Albertos, Belén; Estébanez, Belén; Branquinho, Cristina; Vieira, Cristiana; Hespanhol, HelenaBiological soil covers (BSCs) play a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning by enhancing soil stability, mediating nutrient cycling, and influencing soil hydrology. Recognized as ecosystem engineers, they can physically modify, maintain, or create habitats, facilitating plant community development. Through these intricate interactions, BSCs contribute significantly to ecological processes, highlighting their imp...
Shifts in grasses diversity patterns between two contrasting 40‐year climate pe...
Duarte, Maria Cristina; Rocha, Vanézia; Fernández‐Palacios, José María; Gomes, Isildo; Neto, Carlos; Costa, José C.; Branquinho, CristinaGrasses are one of the most successful and dispersed plant families worldwide and their environmental and economic values are widely acknowledged. They dominate the landscape of Cabo Verde, the southernmost and driest archipelago of Macaronesia, and are relevant natural resources for local populations, but a comprehensive evaluation of their distribution patterns is still lacking. In this study, we aim to evalu...