Sumários

Practical Class -Restoration Forest Planning

15 Novembro 2024, 14:30 Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

1. Presentation by the four student groups of their progress on the restoration projects of the study areas (Planning and Design phases), considering:

   i.   Sources of information (geographic information and reports) provided by managers of Quinta do Pisão and Companhia das Lezírias

   ii.   Additional geographic information sources provided by professors

2.    Support on potential approaches for the definition and development of the different steps required according to the Group work Guidelines, for each case study

3.    Support on GIS tools available (e.g. specific analyses for each study area), including the use of a Tutorial provided by professors to calculate fire severity with QGIS for the study area Quinta do Pisão


Practical Class – Restoration Project Planning

15 Novembro 2024, 13:30 Vanda Cristina de Carvalho Acácio

1. Presentation by the four student groups of their progress on the restoration projects of the study areas (Planning and Design phases), considering:

   i.   Sources of information (geographic information and reports) provided by managers of Quinta do Pisão and Companhia das Lezírias

   ii.   Additional geographic information sources provided by professors

2.    Support on potential approaches for the definition and development of the different steps required according to the Group work Guidelines, for each case study

3.    Support on GIS tools available (e.g. specific analyses for each study area), including the use of a Tutorial provided by professors to calculate fire severity with QGIS for the study area Quinta do Pisão

4.    Discussion: receive feedback from other student groups and from teachers


Riparian Forests 1of 2

14 Novembro 2024, 13:30 Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

Riparian forests restoration 1 od 2

  1. Environmental and social factors determining the restoration context in riparian forests
  2. Ecological functioning and main types of riparian forests
  3. Degradation factors (Biotic and abiotic)


Pinhal the Leiria: a historical perspective

8 Novembro 2024, 13:30 Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

Invited lecture by Prof. Francisco Rego on the creation of Pinhal de Leiria: a case study on natural engineering and restoration. Discussion with the students.


Post-fire restoration

7 Novembro 2024, 13:30 Maria da Conceição Almeida Colaço

Post-fire assessment;
Repair Actions;
Emergency response;
Evaluation of the Fire Severity (ecological and soil);
Interaction soil-water (erosion; floods; landslide);
Common measures of post-fire emergency stabilization;
Post-fire recovery - Ecological knowledge;
Seeders versus Resprouters;
Study case of post-fire recovery at Tapada de Mafra.