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International project involving Professor Susana Barreiro wins Horizon Europe funding
International project involving Professor Susana Barreiro wins Horizon Europe funding
CEF researcher Susana Barreiro is collaborating on an international project that aims to explore the … Read More
StandsSIM Web App, a Forest Stand Growth Simulator, is available with the new CEF platform simflor.online
StandsSIM Web App, a Forest Stand Growth Simulator, is available with the new CEF platform simflor.online
The ForChange group of the Forest Research Centre (CEF), a research unit of the Instituto … Read More

Publications

Scientific Articles (ISI)

Avitabile V., Pilli R., Migliavacca M., Duveiller G., Camia A., Blujdea V., Adolt V., Alberdi I., Barreiro S., Bender S., Borota D., Bosela M., Bouriaud O., Breidenbach J., CañellasI., Čavlović J., Colin A., Di Cosmo L., Donis J., Fischer C., Freudenschuss A., Fridman J., Gasparini P., Gschwantner T., Mubareka S. (2024)

Harmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe.

Sci Data 11, 274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02868-8

Al Pavel, M. A., Barreiro, S., Tomé, M. (2023)

The Importance of Using Permanent Plots Data to Fit the Self-Thinning Line: An Example for Maritime Pine Stands in Portugal

Forests, 14: 1354. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14071354

Rua, J.C.P., Barreiro S., Reis A., Tomé M., Branco M. (2023)

A cost-benefit analysis for the management of Gonipterus platensis by comparing chemical and augmentative biological control

Forest Ecology and Management 548: 121333. . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121333

Barreiro S., Benali A., Rua J.C.P., Tomé M., Santos J.L., Pereira J.M.C. (2021)

Combining landscape fire simulations with stand-level growth simulations to assist landowners in building wildfire-resilient landscapes

Forests, 12(11): 1498. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12111498

Tomé M., Almeida M.H., Barreiro S., Branco M., Deus E., Pinto G., Sande Silva J., Soares P., Rodríguez-Soalleiro R., (2021)

Opportunities and challenges of Eucalyptus plantations in Europe – the Iberian Peninsula experience

Eur J Forest Res, 140:489-510. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01358-z

Tomé M., Almeida M.H., Barreiro S., Branco M.R., Deus E., Pinto G., Silva J.S., Soares P., Rodríguez-Soalleiro R. (2021)

Opportunities and challenges of Eucalyptus plantations in Europe: the Iberian Peninsula experience

European Journal of Forest Research, 140: 489–510. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01358-z

Garcia-Gonzalo J., Pais C., Bachmatiuk J., Barreiro S., Weintraub A. (2020)

A progressive hedging approach to solve harvest scheduling problem under climate change

Forests, 11(2): 2241. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f11020224

Rua J.C.P., Barreiro S., Branco M., Tomé M. (2020)

Estimating defoliation impact of Gonipterus platensis on Eucalyptus globulus stands productivity using a forest simulator based on 3-PG

Forest Ecology and Management, 478: 118495. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118495

Bravo F., Fabrika M., Ammer C., Barreiro S., Bielak K., Coll Ll., Fonseca T., Kangur A., Löf M., Merganičová K., Pach M., Pretzsch H., Stojanović D., Schuler L., Peric S., Rötzer T., del Río M., Dodan M., Bravo-Oviedo A. (2019)

Modelling approaches for mixed forests dynamics prognosis. Research gaps and opportunities

Forest Systems, 28 (1): eR002.

Marto M., Reynolds K.M., Borges J.G., Bushenkov V. A., Marques S., Marques M., Barreiro S., Botequim B., Tomé M. (2019)

Web-Based forest resources management decision support system

Forests, 10(12): 1079.

Pra A., Masiero M., Barreiro S., Tomé M., Martinez-De-Arano I., Orradre G., Onaindia A., Brotto L., Pettenella D. (2019)

Forest plantations in Southwestern Europe: a comparative trend analysis on investment returns, markets and policies

Forest Policy Economics, 109 (2): 102000.

Rua J., Barreiro S., Branco M., Tomé M., (2019)

Estimating defoliation impact of Gonipterus platensis on Eucalyptus globulus stands productivity using a forest simulator based on 3-PG

For. Ecol. Manag., 478, 118495. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118495

Álvarez-Miranda E., Garcia-Gonzalo J., Ulloa-Fierro F., Wintraub A., Barreiro S. (2018)

A multicriteria optimization model for forestry management under climate change uncertainty: an application in Portugal

European Journal of Operational Research, 269(1): 79-98.

Coll L.l., Ameztegui A., Collet C., Löf M., Mason W., Pach M., Verheyen K., Abrudan I., Barbati A., Barreiro S., Bielak K., Bravo-Oviedo A., Ferrari B., Govedar Z., Kulhavy J., Lazdina D., Metslaid M., Mohren F., Pereira M., Peric S., Rasztovits E., Spathelf P., Sterba H., Short I., Stojanovic D., Valsta L., Zlatanov T., Ponette Q. (2018)

Knowledge gaps about mixed forests: what do European forest managers want to know and what answers can science provide?

Forest Ecology and Management, 407:106-115.

Schelhaas M.J., Hengeveld G.M., Heidema N., Thürig E., Rohner B., Vacchiano G., Vayreda J., Redmond J., Socha J., Fridman J., Tomter S., Polley H., Barreiro S., Nabuurs G.J. (2018)

Species-specific, pan-European diameter increment models based on data of 2.3 million trees

Forest Ecosystems, 5:21.

Orazio C., Montoya R., Régolini M., Borges J.G., Garcia-Gonzalo J., Barreiro S., Botequim B., Marques S., Sedmák R., Smreček R., Brodrechtová Y., Brukas V., Chirici G., Marchetti M., Moshammer R., Biber P., Corrigan E., Eriksson L. O., Favero M., Galev E., Geerten E., Hengeveld M., Kavaliauskas M., Mozgeris G., Navrátil R., Nieuwenhuis M., Paligorov I., Pettenella D., Stanislovaitis A., Tomé M., Trubins R., Tuček J., Vizzarri M., Wallin I., Pretzsch H., Sallnäs O. (2017)

Decision support tools and strategies to simulate forest landscape evolutions integrating forest owner behavior: a review from the case studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL

Sustainability, 9(4): 599.

Alberdi I., Michalak R., Fisher C., Gasparini P., Brändli U-B., Tomter S., Kuliesis A., Snorrason A., Redmond J., Hernández L., Lanz A., Vidondo B., Stoyanov N., Stoyanova M., Vestman M., Barreiro S., Marin G., Cañellas I., Vidal C. (2016)

Towards harmonized assessment of European forest availability for wood supply in Europe

Forest Policy and Economics, 70:20–29.

Barreiro S., Rua J., Tomé M. (2016)

StandsSIM-MD: a management driven forest SIMulator

Forest Systems, 25(2): eRC07.

Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.J., Kaendler G., Antón-Fernández C., Colin A., Bontemps J.-D., Alberdi I., Cóndes S., Dumitru M., Ferezliev A., Fisher C., Gasparini P., Gschwantner T., Kindermann G., Kjartansson B., Kovácsevics P., Kucera M., Lundström A., Marin G., Mozgeris G., Nord-Larsen T., Packalen T., Redmond J., Sacchelli S., Sims A., Snorrason A., Stoyanov N., Thürig E., Wikberg P.-E. (2016)

Overview of methods and tools for evaluating future woody biomass availability in European countries

Annals of Forest Science, 73: 823.

Ferreira L., Constantino M., Borges J.G., Garcia-Gonzalo J., Barreiro S. (2016)

A climate change adaptive dynamic programming approach to optimize eucalypt stand management scheduling. A Portuguese application

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 46(8): 1000-1008.

Mantau U., Gschwantner T., Paletto A., Mayr M.L., Blanke C., Strukova E., Avdagic A., Camin P., Thivolle-Cazat A., Döring P., Petrauskas E., Englert H., Schadauer K., Barreiro S., Lanz A., Vidal C. (2016)

From inventory to consumer biomass availability – the ITOC model

Annals of Forest Science, 73: 885.

Biber P., Borges J.G., Moshammer R., Barreiro S., Botequim B., BrodrechtováY., Brukas V., Chirici G., Cordero-Debets R., Corrigan E., Ola Eriksson L., Favero M., Galev E., Garcia- Gonzalo J., Hengeveld G., Kavaliauskas M., Marchetti M., Marques S., Mozgeris G., Navrátil R., Nieuwenhuis M., Orazio C., Paligorov I., Pettenella D., Sedmák R., Smrecek R., Stanislovaitis A., Tomé M., Trubins R., Tucek J., Vizzarri M., Wallin I., Pretzsc H., Sallnäs O. (2015)

How sensitive are ecosystem services in european forest landscapes to silvicultural treatment?

Forests, 6(5):1666-1695.

Bravo-Oviedo A., Barreiro S., Strelcova K., Pretzsch H (2014)

EuMIXFOR Introduction: integrating scientific knowledge in sustainable management of Mixed Forests

Forest Systems, 23(3): 515-517.

Barreiro S., Tomé M. (2012)

Analysis of the impact of the use of eucalyptus biomass for energy on wood availability for eucalyptus forest in Portugal. A simulation study

Ecology and Society, 17(2): 14.

Duncker P., Barreiro S., Hengeveld G.M.,Lind T., Mason W.L., Ambrozy S., Spiecker H. (2012)

Classification of forest management approaches: a new conceptual framework and its applicability to European forestry

Ecology and Society,17(4): 51. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05262-170451

Dunger K., Petersson H., Barreiro S.,Cienciala E., Colin A., Hylen G., Kusar G., Oehmichen K., Tomppo E.,Tuomainen T. (2012)

Harmonizing greenhouse gas reporting from European forests: Case examples and implications for European Union level reporting

Forest Science, 58(3): 248-256. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/forsci.10-064

Faias S.P., Palma J.H.N., Barreiro S., Paulo J.A., Tomé M. (2012)

sIMfLOR – Platform for the Portuguese forest simulators

Forest Systems, 21 (3): 543-548.

Barreiro S., Tomé M. (2011)

SIMPLOT: Simulating the impacts of fire severity on sustainability of eucalyptus forests in Portugal

Ecological Indicators, 11(1): 36-45.

Books

Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability

Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.-J., McRoberts R.E. Kaendler G. (2017)

Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 29, p.349. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-56199-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56201-8

Estudo prospetivo para o setor florestal

Caldeira B., Praxedes J., Santos P.M., Brígido S., Paulo J.A., Palma J.H.N., Pina J.P., Garcia-Gonzalo J., Borges J.G.C., Tomé M., Soares P., Barreiro S., Mendes A.M.S.C., Sottomayor M. (2013)

Associação para a Competitividade da Indústria da Fileira Floresta, 295 p.. URL: http://www.aiff.pt/assets/ESTUDO_Prospetivo_-Sector-Florestal.pdf

Book Chapters

Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.-J., Kändler G., McRoberts R.E. (2017)

Introduction

In: Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability. Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.J., McRoberts R.E., Kaendler G. (Eds.). Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 29, pp.3-15. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-56199-8

Barreiro S., Tomé M. (2017)

Projection systems in Europe and North America: concepts and approaches

In: Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability. Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.J., McRoberts R.E., Kaendler G. (Eds.). Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 29, pp.25-45, Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-56199-8

Barreiro S., Tomé M. (2017)

Portugal

In: Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability. Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.-J., McRoberts R.E., Kaendler G.(Eds.). Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 29, pp.259-272. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-56199-8

Pach M, Sansone D, Ponette Q, Barreiro S, Mason B, Bravo-Oviedo A, Löf M, Bravo F, Pretzsch H, Lesiński J, Ammer C, Tijardovic M, Peric S, Bielak K, Brazaitis G, del Rio M, Dezzotti A, Drössler L, Fabrika M, Fonseca T, Govedar Z, Kangur A, Kurylyak V, Angel-Loguercio G, Libiete-Zalite Z, Madsen P, Matović B, Meliadis I, Meliadis M, Metslaid M, Mounir F, Müller-Using S, Short I, Souidi Z, Sterba H, Stojanović D, Svoboda M, Verheyen K, Yildiz O, Zahvoyska L, Zlatanov T, Corona P, (2017)

Silviculture of mixed forests. A European overview of current practices and challenges

In: Bravo-Oviedo A., Pretzsch H., del Río M. (eds) Dynamics, Silviculture and Management of Mixed Forests. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 31. Springer, Champp 185-253 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91953-9_6

Schadauer K., Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.-J., McRoberts R.E. (2017)

Future challenges for woody biomass projections

In: Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability. Barreiro S., Schelhaas M.-J., McRoberts R.E., Kaendler G. (Eds.). Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 29, pp.69-76 Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-56199-8

Tomé M., Barreiro S., Uva J.S. (2016)

Portugal

In: National Forest Inventories: Assessment of Wood Availability and Use. Vidal C., Alberdi I., Hernández L., Redmond J. (Eds.), Springer, pp.637-654. ISBN: 978-3-319-44015-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44015-6_34

Vidal C., Sallnäs O., Redmond J., Alberdi I., Barreiro S., Hernández L., Schadauer K. (2016)

Introduction

In: National Forest Inventories: Assessment of Wood Availability and Use. Vidal C., Alberdi I., Hernández L., Redmond J. (Eds.), Springer, pp.1-24. ISBN: 978-3-319-44015-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44015-6_1

Barreiro S., Godinho-Ferreira P., Azevedo A. (2009)

Portugal

In: National Forest Inventories – Pathways for Common Reporting. Tomppo E., Gschwantner T., Lawrence M., McRoberts R.E. (Eds.). Springer, Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York, pp. 437-465. ISBN: 978-90-481-3233-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3233-1

Projects

ACORNDEW

Impulso à sustentabilidade da floresta de carvalhos do Parque Natural de Montesinho através da inovação: valorização da bolota e da melada

Duration: 2021-2025

CEF Budget: 249.976,88 €

CorkNut

Florestas mistas de sobreiro e pinheiro manso: Gestão para valorização dos produtos, promoção da biodiversidade e prevenção de fogos florestais

Duration: 2021-2025

CEF Budget: 163640.00 €

ROSEWOOD 4.0

EU Network of regions on sustainable wood mobilisation rely for digitalisation

Duration: 2020-2021

CEF Budget: 61154.53€ €

SUDOE-COMFOR

Gestão integrada e inteligente de florestas complexas e plantações mistas no SUDOE

Duration: 2020-2023

CEF Budget: 149931,27€ €

FORMASAM

Cenários Gestão Florestal para Adaptação e Mitigação

Duration: 2018-2020

CEF Budget: 1470 €