Dynamic models in research and management of biological invasions

A Buchadas, AS Vaz, JP Honrado, D Alagador… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Invasive species are increasing in number, extent and impact worldwide. Effective invasion
management has thus become a core socio-ecological challenge. To tackle this challenge …

Long-term sustainability of cork oak agro-forests in the Iberian Peninsula: a model-based approach aimed at supporting the best management options for the montado …

ML Arosa, R Bastos, JA Cabral, H Freitas, SR Costa… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The future of the montado, a human shaped agro-forestry ecosystem of South Western
Europe, is questioned due to the observed lack of cork oak health and low natural …

Converting conventional ecological datasets in dynamic and dynamic spatially explicit simulations: Current advances and future applications of the Stochastic …

M Santos, R Bastos, JA Cabral - Ecological modelling, 2013 - Elsevier
The Stochastic Dynamic Methodology (StDM) is a mechanistic framework for simulating
ecological processes, based on statistical parameter estimation methods. This methodology …

Evaluating the regional cumulative impact of wind farms on birds: how can spatially explicit dynamic modelling improve impact assessments and monitoring?

R Bastos, A Pinhanços, M Santos… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The E urasian skylark A lauda arvensis is very susceptible to the negative effects of wind
farms. In northern P ortugal, this evidence is particularly severe due to the skylark's …

A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine

JC Illera, A Delgado, D Trujillo… - Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Determining the effectiveness of conservation actions is a priority in conservation biology,
especially in island ecosystems which can host large numbers of endemic and often …

[HTML][HTML] Is biodiversity linked with farm management options in vineyard landscapes? A case study combining ecological indicators within a hybrid modelling …

ALP Bakış, I Macovei, P Barros, C Gomes… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is a European Union
objective supported on multifunctional agri-environment measures. The effectiveness of …

Predicting successful replacement of forest invaders by native species using species distribution models: The case of Pittosporum undulatum and Morella faya in the …

H Costa, SC Aranda, P Lourenço, V Medeiros… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Invasive alien species have taken the place of native forest species worldwide, and
particularly in island systems like the Azores. Species distribution models could be used to …

Impacts of land use and infrastructural changes on threatened Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax breeding populations: quantitative assessments using a recently developed …

M Santos, R Bessa, JA Cabral… - Bird Conservation …, 2016 - cambridge.org
With the combination of worldwide landscape changes and the uncertainty about the impact
on species abundance and distribution, the value of spatio-temporal modelling tools is …

How Many Azores Bullfinches (Pyrrhula murina) Are There in the World? Case Study of a Threatened Species

TMM Costa, A Gil, S Timóteo, RS Ceia, R Coelho… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina Godman, 1866) is a rare Passeriformes endemic from
the eastern part of São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. This bird was almost considered …

A multi-scale loo** approach to predict spatially dynamic patterns of functional species richness in changing landscapes

R Bastos, M D'Amen, J Vicente, M Santos, H Yu… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Land-use/land-cover (LU/LC) change is one of the main drivers of global
biodiversity change. However, the lack of detailed data on species' local distributions is …