Sumários

Restoration of agroforestry systems

9 Outubro 2025, 13:45 Vanda Cristina de Carvalho Acácio

Definition of agroforestry; classification of agroforestry systems and practices. Environmental and socioeconomic principles and benefits of agroforestry. Degradation factors. Socioecological indicators to evaluate system condition across scales. Landscape fragmentation and connectivity. Approaches and methods for restoration. Examples of successful agroforestry restoration.


Post-fire recovery and Invasive allien plants control

3 Outubro 2025, 15:15 Maria da Conceição Almeida Colaço

Fires vs wildfires
Factors and conditions influencing wildfire occurrence
Damages and losses
Fire risk components
FWI
Burned areas
Post-fire assessment
Repair actions
Emergency response
Evaluation of fire severity - plants and soil
Emergency stabilization
Long term recovery - Post fire recovery ecological knowledge

Forest invasive plants , how to control them
What characterizes an invasive plant?
Main steps of a process of biological invasion
Legal framework in Portugal - Decree Law n.º 92/2019 , 10 july
Management of invasive plants
The example of acacias -  strategy for the control of these species



Riparian forests (1 of 2)

3 Outubro 2025, 14:15 Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

RIPARIAN FORESTS (1 of 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)


Visit to Herdade de Pelados, Coruche

2 Outubro 2025, 13:45 Vanda Cristina de Carvalho Acácio

We visited Herdade de Pelados, one of the study areas where students will develop their group project. During the visit, we explored the Lavre stream, cork oak stands planted in rows and mixed with umbrella pines, and cork oak areas with very low tree density where pig slurry is incorporated into the soil (Torre de Dom Diogo). We discussed with the students the factors contributing to degradation, land use and management practices, restoration needs, and possible interventions to restore the study area.


Theoretical foundations of ecological restoration

26 Setembro 2025, 14:15 Maria da Conceição Brálio de Brito Caldeira

Succession theory
Community assembly theory

Exercise