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  1. Aridity and coexistence with lichens and vascular plants determine the dynamics of coastal dune bryophyte communities

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  2. Challenges and Strategies in Implementing and Monitoring Long-Term Ecological Restoration Projects in Portugal

    Article • ARPHA Conference Abstracts, May 2025, Pensoft Publishers

    Cristina Branquinho

  3. Patterns of plant taxonomic, functional diversity and productivity along space and time in dryland woodlands

    Article • ARPHA Conference Abstracts, May 2025, Pensoft Publishers

    Cristina Branquinho

  4. Building synergies among ground‐based forest inventorying and monitoring networks to meet scientific, political and societal needs

    Article • Plants People Planet, May 2025, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  5. Trade‐offs among restored ecosystem functions are context‐dependent in Mediterranean‐type regions

    Article • Ecography, April 2025, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  6. Monitoring spatiotemporal changes in global change drivers and their effects on semiarid woodlands and forests - fieldwork protocol

    Article • Open Research Europe, March 2025, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Cristina Branquinho

  7. Aridity and coexistence with vascular plants determine the dynamics of coastal dune bryophyte communities

    Article • October 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Cristina Branquinho

  8. The added value of the long-term ecological research network to upscale restoration in Europe

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, August 2024, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  9. Cork oak woodlands and decline: a social-ecological review and future transdisciplinary approaches

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  10. Changes in bryophyte functional composition during post-fire succession

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2024, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  11. Shifts in plant functional groups along an aridity gradient in a tropical dry forest

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2024, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  12. Shifts in grasses diversity patterns between two contrasting 40‐year climate periods in tropical dry islands

    Article • Ecosphere, April 2024, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  13. A daily time-step hydrological-energy-biomass model to estimate green roof performances across Europe to support planning and policies

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, March 2024, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  14. Urban Green Connectivity Assessment: A Comparative Study of Datasets in European Cities

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  15. More than trees: Stand management can be used to improve ecosystem diversity, structure and functioning 20 years after forest restoration in drylands

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2023, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  16. Mapping potential conflicts between photovoltaic installations and biodiversity conservation

    Article • Biological Conservation, November 2023, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  17. Allopatric and sympatric drivers on the diversification dynamics of Aeonium (Crassulaceae) from the Canary Islands

    Article • October 2023, Authorea, Inc.

    Cristina Branquinho

  18. Bryophyte assembly rules across scales

    Article • Journal of Ecology, May 2023, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  19. Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond

    Article • npj Biodiversity, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  20. Using and Creating Microclimates for Cork Oak Adaptation to Climate Change

    Article • Land, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  21. A trait-based conceptual framework to examine urban biodiversity, socio-ecological filters, and ecosystem services linkages

    Article • npj Urban Sustainability, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  22. Modelling the response of urban lichens to broad-scale changes in air pollution and climate

    Article • Environmental Pollution, December 2022, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  23. Plant growth forms dictate adaptations to the local climate

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2022, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho

  24. Transformative or piecemeal? Changes in green space planning and governance in eleven European cities

    Article • European Planning Studies, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Cristina Branquinho

  25. Concurrent herbivory and metal accumulation: The outcome for plants and herbivores

    Article • Plant-Environment Interactions, August 2022, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  26. How Do Taxonomic and Functional Diversity Metrics Change Along an Aridity Gradient in a Tropical Dry Forest?

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2022, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho

  27. Local-scale factors matter for tree cover modelling in Mediterranean drylands

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2022, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  28. My happiness and the happiness of others - Exploring interactive media pathways to sustainability communication

    Article • June 2022, Comissao Especial de Informatica na Educacao

    Cristina Branquinho

  29. Intraspecific variability in herbivore response to elemental defences is caused by the metal itself

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  30. Strategic roadmap to assess forest vulnerability under air pollution and climate change

    Article • Global Change Biology, June 2022, Wiley

    Marisa Domingos, Cristina Branquinho

  31. Current and historical factors drive variation of reproductive traits in unisexual mosses in Europe: a case study

    Article • Journal of Systematics and Evolution, June 2022, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  32. Seed removal decrease by invasive Argentine ants in a high Nature Value farmland

    Article • Journal for Nature Conservation, June 2022, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  33. Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover

    Article • Science, March 2022, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Cristina Branquinho, Dr Nigel R Andrew

  34. Modelling Aboveground Biomass of Miombo Woodlands in Niassa Special Reserve, Northern Mozambique

    Article • Forests, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  35. Optimising Artificial Moss Growth for Environmental Studies in the Mediterranean Area

    Article • Plants, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  36. Bottom-up cascading effects of quarry revegetation deplete bird-mediated seed dispersal services

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, November 2021, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  37. Participation in linear and interactive documentaries towards Human-Nature interaction

    Article • October 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Cristina Branquinho

  38. Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes

    Article • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, July 2021, Frontiers

    Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Cristina Branquinho

  39. Ant functional structure and diversity changes along a post-grazing succession in Mediterranean oak woodlands

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  40. Ecology as a Tool to Assist Conservation of a Rare and Endemic Mediterranean Plantago Species

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, June 2021, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho

  41. Research agenda on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in European cities

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  42. Framing the application of Adaptation Pathways for agroforestry in Mediterranean drylands

    Article • Land Use Policy, May 2021, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  43. Functional Traits in Lichen Ecology: A Review of Challenge and Opportunity

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  44. Elemental profile of native lichens displaying the impact by agricultural and artificial land uses in the Atlantic island of São Miguel (Azores)

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2021, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  45. Phylogenetic structure of understorey annual and perennial plant species reveals opposing responses to aridity in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2021, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  46. Using gradient Forest to predict climate response and adaptation in Cork oak

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, February 2021, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho, Dr Isabel Marques

  47. Framework for Climate Change Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry in Mediterranean Climate Regions

    Article • Land, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  48. Local environmental variables are key drivers of ant taxonomic and functional beta-diversity in a Mediterranean dryland

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  49. Are Biocrusts and Xerophytic Vegetation a Viable Green Roof Typology in a Mediterranean Climate? A Comparison between Differently Vegetated Green Roofs in Water Runoff and Water Quality

    Article • Water, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  50. More tolerant than expected: Taking into account the ability of Cladonia portentosa to cope with increased nitrogen availability in environmental policy

    Article • Ecological Indicators, December 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  51. The response of plant functional traits to aridity in a tropical dry forest

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  52. Temporary grazing exclusion as a passive restoration strategy in a dryland woodland: Effects over time on tree regeneration and on the shrub community

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, November 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  53. The contribution of small shrubby patches to the functional diversity of wood-pastures

    Article • Acta Oecologica, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ricardo A Correia, Cristina Branquinho, Dr. Duygu P. Oksuz

  54. Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded land in arid and semiarid environments: Editorial

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, September 2020, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  55. Thallus structural alterations in green-algal lichens as indicators of elevated CO2 in a degassing volcanic area

    Article • Ecological Indicators, July 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  56. Using Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Imaging to Select Desiccation-Tolerant Native Moss Species for Water-Sustainable Green Roofs

    Article • Water, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  57. Estimating the age and mechanism of boulder transport related with extreme waves using lichenometry

    Article • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, June 2020, SAGE Publications

    Cristina Branquinho

  58. From species presences to abundances: Using unevenly collected plant species presences to disclose the structure and functioning of a dryland ecosystem

    Article • Ecological Indicators, June 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  59. Using a space-for-time approach to select the best biodiversity-based indicators to assess the effects of aridity on Mediterranean drylands

    Article • Ecological Indicators, June 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  60. Cars as a tool for monitoring and protecting biodiversity

    Article • Nature Electronics, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  61. Does the exotic equal pollution? Landscape methods for solving the dilemma of using native versus non‐native plant species in drylands

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, May 2020, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  62. Increasing biodiversity in wood-pastures by protecting small shrubby patches

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ricardo A Correia, Cristina Branquinho, Dr. Duygu P. Oksuz

  63. Enhancing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Quarry Restoration – Challenges, Strategies and Practice

    Article • Restoration Ecology, March 2020, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho, Karel Prach

  64. Using green to cool the grey: Modelling the cooling effect of green spaces with a high spatial resolution

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  65. How much matching there is in functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic optima of epiphytic macrolichen communities along a European climatic gradient?

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  66. Nitrogen and sulfur deposition over a region in SW Europe based on a regional atmospheric chemical transport model

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, January 2020, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  67. Spatially modelling the risk areas of chronic exposure to hydrothermal volcanic emissions using lichens

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  68. Bringing the concept of ammonia critical levels into managing cork-oak woodland for conservation

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, December 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  69. All for One: The Role of Colony Morphology in Bryophyte Desiccation Tolerance

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2019, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho

  70. In Mediterranean drylands microclimate affects more tree seedlings than adult trees

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  71. A Tale of Two Green Walls: A functional trait approach to assess vegetation establishment on restored steep slopes

    Article • Restoration Ecology, October 2019, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho, Miguel Angelo Brilhante

  72. A Importância da Biodiversidade para o Ecólogo

    Article • Kairos Journal of Philosophy & Science, June 2019, De Gruyter

    Cristina Branquinho, Maria Amélia Martins-Loução

  73. Selecting Potential Moss Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Basin

    Article • Urban Science, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  74. Modeling the provision of air-quality regulation ecosystem service provided by urban green spaces using lichens as ecological indicators

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  75. Estimation of the Allergenic Potential of Urban Trees and Urban Parks: Towards the Healthy Design of Urban Green Spaces of the Future

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  76. Testing the Poleotolerance Lichen Response Trait as an Indicator of Anthropic Disturbance in an Urban Environment

    Article • Diversity, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho

  77. Should I stay or should I go? Modelling the fluxes of urban residents to visit green spaces

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, April 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  78. Towards an integrative approach to evaluate the environmental ecosystem services provided by urban forest

    Article • Journal of Forestry Research, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Federico Morelli, Cristina Branquinho

  79. Local topographic and edaphic factors largely predict shrub encroachment in Mediterranean drylands

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  80. Selecting lichen functional traits as ecological indicators of the effects of urban environment

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  81. δ15N of lichens reflects the isotopic signature of ammonia source

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  82. Measuring and mapping the effectiveness of the European Air Quality Directive in reducing N and S deposition at the ecosystem level

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2019, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  83. Plant Responses to Phytophagous Mites/Thrips and Search for Resistance

    Article • January 2019, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho

  84. From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  85. Essential Biodiversity Change Indicators for Evaluating the Effects of Anthropocene in Ecosystems at a Global Scale

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  86. Functional traits of epiphytic lichens respond to alkaline dust pollution

    Article • Fungal Ecology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  87. Effect of Cadmium Accumulation on the Performance of Plants and of Herbivores That Cope Differently With Organic Defenses

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2018, Frontiers

    Cristina Branquinho, Anabela Silva

  88. Nutrient Addition and Drought Interact to Change the Structure and Decrease the Functional Diversity of a Mediterranean Grassland

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, October 2018, Frontiers

    Maria Caldeira, Cristina Branquinho

  89. Changes in epiphytic lichen diversity are associated with air particulate matter levels: The case study of urban areas in Chile

    Article • Ecological Indicators, August 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  90. Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki

  91. Mapping Portuguese Natura 2000 sites in risk of biodiversity change caused by atmospheric nitrogen pollution

    Article • PLOS One, June 2018, PLOS

    Cristina Branquinho

  92. Suppression of Plant Defenses by Herbivorous Mites Is Not Associated with Adaptation to Host Plants

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Cristina Branquinho, Anabela Silva

  93. Tracking tree canopy cover changes in space and time in High Nature Value Farmland to prioritize reforestation efforts

    Article • International Journal of Remote Sensing, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Cristina Branquinho

  94. One hundred priority questions for landscape restoration in Europe

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  95. Chemical and magnetic analyses on tree bark as an effective tool for biomonitoring: A case study in Lisbon (Portugal)

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  96. Production of moss-dominated biocrusts to enhance the stability and function of the margins of artificial water bodies

    Article • Restoration Ecology, March 2018, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  97. Green spaces are not all the same for the provision of air purification and climate regulation services: The case of urban parks

    Article • Environmental Research, January 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  98. The effect of grazing exclusion over time on structure, biodiversity, and regeneration of high nature value farmland ecosystems in Europe

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  99. Microbial extracellular polymeric substances improve water retention in dryland biological soil crusts

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, January 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  100. Ecosystem services: Urban parks under a magnifying glass

    Article • Environmental Research, January 2018, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  101. Biocrust tissue traits as potential indicators of global change in the Mediterranean

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  102. Using nitrogen concentration and isotopic composition in lichens to spatially assess the relative contribution of atmospheric nitrogen sources in complex landscapes

    Article • Environmental Pollution, November 2017, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  103. Artificial lakes as a climate change adaptation strategy in drylands: evaluating the trade-off on non-target ecosystem services

    Article • Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  104. Intra- and inter-specific variations in chitin in lichens along a N-deposition gradient

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  105. Ecological impacts of atmospheric pollution and interactions with climate change in terrestrial ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current research and future directions

    Article • Environmental Pollution, August 2017, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  106. The influence of growth form and substrate on lichen ecophysiological responses along an aridity gradient

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  107. Mapping Exposure to Multi-Pollutants Using Environmental Biomonitors—A Multi-Exposure Index

    Article • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Cristina Branquinho

  108. Which plant traits respond to aridity? A critical step to assess functional diversity in Mediterranean drylands

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  109. The role of forest in mitigating the impact of atmospheric dust pollution in a mixed landscape

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  110. Traffic represents the main source of pollution in small Mediterranean urban areas as seen by lichen functional groups

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  111. The Critical Levels of Atmospheric Ammonia in a Mediterranean Holm-Oak Forest in North-Eastern Spain

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  112. Tracking global change using lichen diversity: towards a global-scale ecological indicator

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, January 2017, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  113. The cost of surviving nitrogen excess: energy and protein demand in the lichen Cladonia portentosa as revealed by proteomic analysis

    Article • Planta, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  114. Biodiversity as Support for Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  115. Dehydration rate determines the degree of membrane damage and desiccation tolerance in bryophytes

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, October 2016, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  116. Ecological restoration across the Mediterranean Basin as viewed by practitioners

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2016, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  117. Metal hyperaccumulation patterns within Plantago phylogeny (Plantaginaceae)

    Article • Plant and Soil, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  118. The application of lichens as ecological surrogates of air pollution in the subtropics: a case study in South Brazil

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  119. Geostatistical uncertainty of assessing air quality using high-spatial-resolution lichen data: A health study in the urban area of Sines, Portugal

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, August 2016, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  120. Grazing or Not Grazing: Implications for Ecosystem Services Provided by Biocrusts in Mediterranean Cork Oak Woodlands

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, July 2016, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  121. Evaluating green infrastructure in urban environments using a multi-taxa and functional diversity approach

    Article • Environmental Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  122. Two roles for ecological surrogacy: Indicator surrogates and management surrogates

    Article • Ecological Indicators, April 2016, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  123. The impact of Ni on the physiology of a Mediterranean Ni-hyperaccumulating plant

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  124. Soil indicators to assess the effectiveness of restoration strategies in dryland ecosystems

    Article • Solid Earth, March 2016, Copernicus GmbH

    Cristina Branquinho

  125. Tracking the Spatial Fate of PCDD/F Emissions from a Cement Plant by Using Lichens as Environmental Biomonitors

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, February 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Cristina Branquinho

  126. Soil indicators to assess the effectiveness of restoration strategies in dryland ecosystems

    Article • Solid Earth Discussions, December 2015, Copernicus GmbH

    Cristina Branquinho

  127. A new framework for selecting environmental surrogates

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  128. Influence of dehydration rate on cell sucrose and water relations parameters in an inducible desiccation tolerant aquatic bryophyte

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, December 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho, Anabela Silva

  129. Structural diversity indices based on airborne LiDAR as ecological indicators for managing highly dynamic landscapes

    Article • Ecological Indicators, October 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  130. Advantages of the point-intercept method for assessing functional diversity in semi-arid areas

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, August 2015, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Cristina Branquinho

  131. Declining trends of PCDD/Fs in lichens over a decade in a Mediterranean area with multiple pollution sources

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  132. Seasonal patterns of Mediterranean evergreen woodlands (Montado) are explained by long-term precipitation

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  133. Disentangling Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Atmospheric Sulfur in an Industrial Region Using Biomonitors

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Cristina Branquinho

  134. Lichen traits responding to aridity

    Article • Journal of Ecology, January 2015, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  135. Nickel phytoremediation potential of the Mediterranean Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik.

    Article • Chemosphere, January 2015, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  136. Monitoring Hg and Cd Contamination Using Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii): Implications for Wetland Food Chain Contamination

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  137. Beneficial effect of pine thinning in mixed plantations through changes in the understory functional composition

    Article • Ecological Engineering, September 2014, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  138. Consequence of altered nitrogen cycles in the coupled human and ecological system under changing climate: The need for long-term and site-based research

    Article • AMBIO, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  139. Lichens as ecological indicators in urban areas: beyond the effects of pollutants

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2014, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  140. The ecological performance of metallophyte plants thriving in geochemical islands is explained by the Inclusive Niche Hypothesis

    Article • Journal of Plant Ecology, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cristina Branquinho

  141. Tools for determining critical levels of atmospheric ammonia under the influence of multiple disturbances

    Article • Environmental Pollution, May 2014, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  142. Can ammonia tolerance amongst lichen functional groups be explained by physiological responses?

    Article • Environmental Pollution, April 2014, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  143. Differential proteomics of dehydration and rehydration in bryophytes: evidence towards a common desiccation tolerance mechanism

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, February 2014, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho, Anabela Silva

  144. Modeling the long-term natural regeneration potential of woodlands in semi-arid regions to guide restoration efforts

    Article • European Journal of Forest Research, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  145. Calibrating Total Nitrogen Concentration in Lichens with Emissions of Reduced Nitrogen at the Regional Scale

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  146. The Impact of the Rural Land-Use on the Ecological Integrity of the Intermittent Streams of the Mediterranean 2000 Natura Network

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  147. The Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan Feest, Cristina Branquinho

  148. Guidelines for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants (POPs), using lichens and aquatic mosses – A review

    Article • Environmental Pollution, September 2013, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  149. Associations between outdoor air quality and birth weight: a geostatistical sequential simulation approach in Coastal Alentejo, Portugal

    Article • Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  150. A step towards the use of biomonitors as estimators of atmospheric PAHs for regulatory purposes

    Article • Chemosphere, July 2013, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  151. Multivariate geostatistical methods for analysis of relationships between ecological indicators and environmental factors at multiple spatial scales

    Article • Ecological Indicators, June 2013, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  152. Carbon-Water-Nitrogen relationships between lichens and the atmosphere: Tools to understand metabolism and ecosystem change

    Article • MycoKeys, April 2013, Pensoft Publishers

    Cristina Branquinho

  153. Stochastic Simulation Model for the Spatial Characterization of Lung Cancer Mortality Risk and Study of Environmental Factors

    Article • Mathematical Geosciences, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  154. Nitrogen tolerance in the lichen Xanthoria parietina: the sensitive side of a resistant species

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2013, CSIRO Publishing

    Cristina Branquinho

  155. Factors involved in spatiotemporal dynamics of submerged macrophytes in a Portuguese coastal lagoon under Mediterranean climate

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, September 2012, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  156. The impact of dehydration rate on the production and cellular location of reactive oxygen species in an aquatic moss

    Article • Annals of Botany, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Cristina Branquinho

  157. Assessing Human Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in a Petrochemical Region Utilizing Data from Environmental Biomonitors

    Article • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Cristina Branquinho

  158. Lichen functional groups as ecological indicators of the effects of land-use in Mediterranean ecosystems

    Article • Ecological Indicators, April 2012, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  159. Critical loads of nitrogen deposition and critical levels of atmospheric ammonia for semi-natural Mediterranean evergreen woodlands

    Article • Biogeosciences, March 2012, Copernicus GmbH

    Cristina Branquinho

  160. The use of lichen functional groups as indicators of air quality in a Mediterranean urban environment

    Article • Ecological Indicators, February 2012, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  161. Nitrogen deposition effects on Mediterranean-type ecosystems: An ecological assessment

    Article • Environmental Pollution, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor William D Stock, Cristina Branquinho

  162. How does an Al-hyperaccumulator plant respond to a natural field gradient of soil phytoavailable Al?

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, September 2011, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  163. The relative impact of lichen symbiotic partners to repeated copper uptake

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, August 2011, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  164. Using lichen functional diversity to assess the effects of atmospheric ammonia in Mediterranean woodlands

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2011, Wiley

    Cristina Branquinho

  165. Evaluating Sources of PAHs in Urban Streams Based on Land Use and Biomonitors

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Cristina Branquinho

  166. Developing integrated approaches to nitrogen management

    Article • April 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Hans van Grinsven, Cristina Branquinho

  167. Physiological consequences of desiccation in the aquatic bryophyte Fontinalis antipyretica

    Article • Planta, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  168. Policies for plant diversity conservation on a global scale: a Nitrogen driver analysis

    Article • Kew Bulletin, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  169. Do lichens have “memory” of their native nitrogen environment?

    Article • Planta, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  170. A study protocol to evaluate the relationship between outdoor air pollution and pregnancy outcomes

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  171. Lichens as an integrating tool for monitoring PAH atmospheric deposition: A comparison with soil, air and pine needles

    Article • Environmental Pollution, February 2010, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  172. Assessing spatial uncertainty of the Portuguese fire risk through direct sequential simulation

    Article • Ecological Modelling, January 2010, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  173. Spatial Modeling of PAHs in Lichens for Fingerprinting of Multisource Atmospheric Pollution

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, October 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Cristina Branquinho

  174. Intracellular and extracellular ammonium (NH4 +) uptake and its toxic effects on the aquatic biomonitor Fontinalis antipyretica

    Article • Ecotoxicology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  175. Understanding the performance of different lichen species as biomonitors of atmospheric dioxins and furans: potential for intercalibration

    Article • Ecotoxicology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  176. Human–Nature Relationship in Mediterranean Streams: Integrating Different Types of Knowledge to Improve Water Management

    Article • Ecology and Society, January 2009, Resilience Alliance, Inc.

    Cristina Branquinho

  177. Critical Levels for Ammonia

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  178. Causes of change in nitrophytic and oligotrophic lichen species in a Mediterranean climate: Impact of land cover and atmospheric pollutants

    Article • Environmental Pollution, August 2008, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  179. Biomonitoring spatial and temporal impact of atmospheric dust from a cement industry

    Article • Environmental Pollution, January 2008, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  180. Oxygen Evolution and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Under Extreme Desiccation in the Aquatic Bryophyte Fontinalis antipyretica

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  181. Impact of neighbourhood land-cover in epiphytic lichen diversity: Analysis of multiple factors working at different spatial scales

    Article • Environmental Pollution, January 2008, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  182. Interpreting the dioxin and furan profiles in the lichen Ramalina canariensis Steiner for monitoring air pollution

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2007, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  183. The contribution of environmental biomonitoring with lichens to assess human exposure to dioxins

    Article • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, May 2007, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  184. Revisiting the plant hyperaccumulation criteria to rare plants and earth abundant elements

    Article • Environmental Pollution, March 2007, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  185. Atmospheric Dioxin and Furan Deposition in Relation to Land-Use and Other Pollutants: A Survey with Lichens

    Article • Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  186. Mapping Lichen Diversity as a First Step for Air Quality Assessment

    Article • Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  187. Improving the use of lichens as biomonitors of atmospheric metal pollution

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 1999, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  188. The cellular location of Cu in lichens and its effects on membrane integrity and chlorophyll fluorescence

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, November 1997, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  189. Lead (Pb) uptake and its effects on membrane integrity and chlorophyll fluorescence in different lichen species

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, June 1997, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  190. Stochastic Simulation of Fugitive Dust Emissions

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  191. Stochastic Simulation of Lichen Biodiversity Using Soft Information from Remote Sensing Data

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  192. A method for studying the cellular location of lead in lichens

    Article • The Lichenologist, March 1994, Elsevier

    Cristina Branquinho

  193. A Method for Studying the Cellular Location of Lead in Lichens

    Article • The Lichenologist, January 1994, Cambridge University Press

    Cristina Branquinho

  194. Preparation of a lichen reference material

    Article • Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  195. Assessment of Critical Levels of Atmospheric Ammonia for Lichen Diversity in Cork-Oak Woodland, Portugal

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho

  196. A Co-Estimation Methodology for Mapping Dioxins Measured by Biomonitors

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Cristina Branquinho