MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER
Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança
FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Coordinator ProfessorGroup: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303260
E-mail: cfaguiar@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0001-8643-7112
Scopus Author ID: 8502494200
Career
- Since 2013: Coordinator Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
- 1993 - 2013: Auxiliary Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
- 1987 - 2013: Assistant Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Roles
- Since 2014: Principal Investigator (PI) of the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
- Since 2014: President of the Portuguese Society of Pastures and Forages (SPPF)
- Since 2002: Vice-director and member of the board of the Mountain Research Centre
Qualifications
- 2002 - in Agronomic Engineering, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- 1992 - in Integrated Pest and Disease Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- 1987 - in Agronomic Engineering, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Interests
- Azores and Continental Portugal flora and vegetation
- Pasture ecology
- Agronomy history
Projects:
LIFE MARONESA - Market Awareness and Opportunity Raising for Needed Extensification and Soil-friendly Agriculture
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE19 GIC/PT/001285
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-10-01
End: 2025-09-30
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE19 GIC/PT/001285
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-10-01
End: 2025-09-30
Sheep 4.0. - Sustainable industry 4.0 for pasture milk sheep
Funding body: FEDER
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069892
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-09-01
End: 2023-06-30
Funding body: FEDER
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069892
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-09-01
End: 2023-06-30
Fleurs Locales - Cadeias de restauração da biodiversidade por sementes nativas, em vinhedos, agrossistemas e espaços naturais do Mediterrâneo
Funding body: Interreg SUDOE
Reference: SOE4/F1011
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-05-01
End: 2023-04-30
Funding body: Interreg SUDOE
Reference: SOE4/F1011
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2020-05-01
End: 2023-04-30
ECOLAMB - Holistic Production to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Meat
Funding body: ERA-NET
Reference: SusAn/002/2016
Principal Investigator:Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez
Start: 2017-09-04
End: 2020-08-31
Funding body: ERA-NET
Reference: SusAn/002/2016
Principal Investigator:Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez
Start: 2017-09-04
End: 2020-08-31
SOS Praderas - Yendo hacia atrás para alcanzar el futuro: Modernización del manejp tradicional de los prados de siega hacia la rentabilidad y la conservácion de la naturaleza
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
HIGRO - Serviços no Sitio de Importância Comunitária " Serra do Montemuro" ( PTCON0025), no âmbito da Execução do Projecto "HIGRO-Demonstrative Actions for the Conservation of Priority ^Habitats in northern Mountains áreas in Portugal"
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2010-10-01
End: 2013-12-31
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2010-10-01
End: 2013-12-31
- Sustainable control of olive pests: enchancement of natural enemies' activity through the establishement of native floral vegetation
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/AGR-AAM/102908/2008
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2010-04-01
End: 2013-09-30
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/AGR-AAM/102908/2008
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2010-04-01
End: 2013-09-30
- Initial Ecological Characterization Survey- Moncorvo Iron ore Deposite Project
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:José Paulo Mendes Guerra Marques Cortez
Start: 2012-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:José Paulo Mendes Guerra Marques Cortez
Start: 2012-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
- Biomassa lenhosa para produção de energia: desenvolvimento de sistemas sustentáveis de fornecimento de bens e serviços de produção, regulação e conservação
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
BioPast - Uma Abordagem Integrada às Pastagens Permanentes Biodiversas Ricas em Leguminosas
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2007-08-01
End: 2011-01-31
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2007-08-01
End: 2011-01-31
- Valorização de serviços de ecossistemas - um caso de estudo na cascata da Serra da Estrela
Funding body: Energias de Portugal
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Cristina Maria Marta Rosa Pedroso
Start: 2010-00-00
End: 2011-01-01
Funding body: Energias de Portugal
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Cristina Maria Marta Rosa Pedroso
Start: 2010-00-00
End: 2011-01-01
- Climate , soil and land components, capacity of use of lands , flora , vegetation and habitats and birds of the environmental impact study of the hydroelectric Foz Tua
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2008-01-01
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2008-01-01
Total results: 27
1
Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,López-Sáez J.A.,Pinheiro L.,Marrão R.,Aguiar C.,Pereira J.A.
Pollen feeding by syrphids varies across seasons in a Mediterranean landscape dominated by the olive orchard
Biological Control, 156, , 2021
Pollen feeding by syrphids varies across seasons in a Mediterranean landscape dominated by the olive orchard
Biological Control, 156, , 2021
2
Oksuz D.P.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Tápia S.,Llop E.,Lopes P.,Serrano A.R.M.,Leal A.I.,Correia O.,Matos P.,Rainho A.,Branquinho C.,Correia R.A.,Palmeirim J.M.
The contribution of small shrubby patches to the functional diversity of wood-pastures
Acta Oecologica, 108, , 2020
The contribution of small shrubby patches to the functional diversity of wood-pastures
Acta Oecologica, 108, , 2020
3
Oksuz D.P.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Tápia S.,Llop E.,Lopes P.,Serrano A.R.M.,Leal A.I.,Branquinho C.,Correia O.,Rainho A.,Correia R.A.,Palmeirim J.M.
Increasing biodiversity in wood-pastures by protecting small shrubby patches
Forest Ecology and Management, 464, , 2020
Increasing biodiversity in wood-pastures by protecting small shrubby patches
Forest Ecology and Management, 464, , 2020
4
Gil V.,Pinho C.J.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Jardim C.,Rebelo R.,Vasconcelos R.
Questioning the proverb 'more haste, less speed': Classic versus metabarcoding approaches for the diet study of a remote island endemic gecko
PeerJ, 2020, , 2020
Questioning the proverb 'more haste, less speed': Classic versus metabarcoding approaches for the diet study of a remote island endemic gecko
PeerJ, 2020, , 2020
5
Boieiro M.,Matthews T.J.,Rego C.,Crespo L.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Cardoso P.,Rigal F.,Silva I.,Pereira F.,Borges P.A.V.,Serrano A.R.M.
A comparative analysis of terrestrial arthropod assemblages from a relict forest unveils historical extinctions and colonization differences between two oceanic islands
PLoS ONE, 13, , 2018
A comparative analysis of terrestrial arthropod assemblages from a relict forest unveils historical extinctions and colonization differences between two oceanic islands
PLoS ONE, 13, , 2018
6
Martins da Silva P.,Oliveira J.,Ferreira A.,Fonseca F.,Pereira J.A.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Serrano A.R.M.,Sousa J.P.,Santos S.A.P.
Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system
Ecological Indicators, 79, 128-138, 2017
Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system
Ecological Indicators, 79, 128-138, 2017
7
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
A new species of the genus Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Portugal
Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 124, 39-46, 2017
A new species of the genus Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Portugal
Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 124, 39-46, 2017
8
Borges P.A.V.,Gaspar C.,Crespo L.C.F.,Rigal F.,Cardoso P.,Pereira F.,Rego C.,Amorim I.R.,Melo C.,Aguiar C.,André G.,Mendonça E.P.,Ribeiro S.,Hortal J.,Santos A.M.C.,Barcelos L.,Enghoff H.,Mahnert V.,Pita M.T.,Ribes J.,Baz A.,Sousa A.B.,Vieira V.,Wunderlich J.,Parmakelis A.,Whittaker R.J.,Quartau J.A.,Serrano A.R.M.,Triantis K.A.
New records and detailed distribution and abundance of selected arthropod species collected between 1999 and 2011 in Azorean native forests
Biodiversity Data Journal, 4, , 2016
New records and detailed distribution and abundance of selected arthropod species collected between 1999 and 2011 in Azorean native forests
Biodiversity Data Journal, 4, , 2016
9
Serrano A.R.M.,Conde J.,Antunes S.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Boieiro M.
A new species of Domene Fauvel, 1873 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from a granitic cavity in Serra da Estrela (Portugal)
Zootaxa, 3974, 401-412, 2015
A new species of Domene Fauvel, 1873 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from a granitic cavity in Serra da Estrela (Portugal)
Zootaxa, 3974, 401-412, 2015
10
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
The genus Typhlocharis Dieck 1869 (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Description of a new species from Portugal and remarks on the external microsculpture of the last abdominal sternum "belt"
Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 50, 202-212, 2014
The genus Typhlocharis Dieck 1869 (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Description of a new species from Portugal and remarks on the external microsculpture of the last abdominal sternum "belt"
Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 50, 202-212, 2014
11
Crespo L.C.,Boieiro M.,Cardoso P.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Amorim I.R.,Barrinha C.,Borges P.A.V.,Menezes D.,Pereira F.,Rego C.,Ribeiro S.,Silva I.F.,Serrano A.R.M.
Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2, , 2014
Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2, , 2014
12
Boieiro M.,Carvalho J.C.,Cardoso P.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Rego C.,de Faria e Silva I.,Amorim I.R.,Pereira F.,Azevedo E.B.,Borges P.A.V.,Serrano A.R.M.
Spatial Factors Play a Major Role as Determinants of Endemic Ground Beetle Beta Diversity of Madeira Island Laurisilva
PLoS ONE, 8, , 2013
Spatial Factors Play a Major Role as Determinants of Endemic Ground Beetle Beta Diversity of Madeira Island Laurisilva
PLoS ONE, 8, , 2013
13
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Boieiro M.,Borges P.A.V.,Rego C.,Amorim I.R.,Ribeiro S.P.,Pereira F.
Synonymy of Orthomus susanae Serrano & Borges, 2009 with Orthomus annae (Donabauer, 2008) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Zootaxa, 67-68, 2012
Synonymy of Orthomus susanae Serrano & Borges, 2009 with Orthomus annae (Donabauer, 2008) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Zootaxa, 67-68, 2012
14
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
Two new species of the genus Geocharis Ehlers, 1883 and new data on Anillina species from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Zootaxa, 33-46, 2011
Two new species of the genus Geocharis Ehlers, 1883 and new data on Anillina species from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Zootaxa, 33-46, 2011
15
da Silva P.,Aguiar C.,de e Silva I.,Serrano A.
Orchard and riparian habitats enhance ground dwelling beetle diversity in Mediterranean agro-forestry systems
Biodiversity and Conservation, 20, 861-872, 2011
Orchard and riparian habitats enhance ground dwelling beetle diversity in Mediterranean agro-forestry systems
Biodiversity and Conservation, 20, 861-872, 2011
16
Vanbergen A.J.,Woodcock B.A.,Koivula M.,Niemelä J.,Kotze D.J.,Bolger T.,Golden V.,Dubs F.,Boulanger G.,Serrano J.,Lencina J.L.,Serrano A.,Aguiar C.,Grandchamp A.C.,Stofer S.,Szél G.,Ivits E.,Adler P.,Markus J.,Watt A.D.
Trophic level modulates carabid beetle responses to habitat and landscape structure: A pan-European study
Ecological Entomology, 35, 226-235, 2010
Trophic level modulates carabid beetle responses to habitat and landscape structure: A pan-European study
Ecological Entomology, 35, 226-235, 2010
17
Da Silva P.,Aguiar C.,Niemelä J.,Sousa J.,Serrano A.
Cork-oak woodlands as key-habitats for biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean landscapes: A case study using rove and ground beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Carabidae)
Biodiversity and Conservation, 18, 605-619, 2009
Cork-oak woodlands as key-habitats for biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean landscapes: A case study using rove and ground beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Carabidae)
Biodiversity and Conservation, 18, 605-619, 2009
18
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Boieiro M.C.,Borges P.A.V.,Rego C.,Amorim I.R.,Ribeiro S.P.,Pereira F.
A new species of Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Madeira island (Macaronesia) and notes on related species
Zootaxa, 20-34, 2009
A new species of Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Madeira island (Macaronesia) and notes on related species
Zootaxa, 20-34, 2009
19
da Silva P.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Niemelä J.,Sousa J.P.,Serrano A.R.M.
Diversity patterns of ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) along a gradient of land-use disturbance
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 124, 270-274, 2008
Diversity patterns of ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) along a gradient of land-use disturbance
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 124, 270-274, 2008
20
Serrano A.,Aguiar C.
A new species of the genus Geocharis Ehlers, 1883 and some faunistic data on endogean carabids from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 115, 779-788, 2008
A new species of the genus Geocharis Ehlers, 1883 and some faunistic data on endogean carabids from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 115, 779-788, 2008
21
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
Two new species of typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 of the silvanoides group from Portugal (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 29, 9-18, 2006
Two new species of typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 of the silvanoides group from Portugal (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 29, 9-18, 2006
22
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
New species and new data on the genus Geocharis Ehlers 1883 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Portugal
Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 42, 79-89, 2006
New species and new data on the genus Geocharis Ehlers 1883 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Portugal
Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 42, 79-89, 2006
23
Serrano A.,Aguiar C.
Two new species of Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Portugal and notes on the related species
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 53, 223-234, 2006
Two new species of Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Portugal and notes on the related species
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 53, 223-234, 2006
24
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.,Proença S.J.R.
Two new species of Typhlocharis Dieck of the gomezi species group from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Coleopterists Bulletin, 59, 239-249, 2005
Two new species of Typhlocharis Dieck of the gomezi species group from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Coleopterists Bulletin, 59, 239-249, 2005
25
Borges P.A.V.,Aguiar C.,Amaral J.,Amorim I.R.,André G.,Arraiol A.,Baz A.,Dinis F.,Enghoff H.,Gaspar C.,Ilharco F.,Mahnert V.,Melo C.,Pereira F.,Quartau J.A.,Ribeiro S.P.,Ribes J.,Serrano A.R.M.,Sousa A.B.,Strassen R.Z.,Vieira L.,Vieira V.,Vitorino A.,Wunderlich J.
Ranking protected areas in the Azores using standardised sampling of soil epigean arthropods
Biodiversity and Conservation, 14, 2029-2060, 2005
Ranking protected areas in the Azores using standardised sampling of soil epigean arthropods
Biodiversity and Conservation, 14, 2029-2060, 2005
26
Ribeiro S.P.,Borges P.A.V.,Gaspar C.,Melo C.,Serrano A.R.M.,Amaral J.,Aguiar C.,André G.,Quartau J.A.
Canopy insect herbivores in the Azorean Laurisilva forests: Key host plant species in a highly generalist insect community
Ecography, 28, 315-330, 2005
Canopy insect herbivores in the Azorean Laurisilva forests: Key host plant species in a highly generalist insect community
Ecography, 28, 315-330, 2005
27
Serrano A.R.M.,Aguiar C.A.S.
A remarkable new endogean species of the genus Hypotyphlus Jeannel (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Portugal
Coleopterists Bulletin, 58, 111-117, 2004
A remarkable new endogean species of the genus Hypotyphlus Jeannel (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Portugal
Coleopterists Bulletin, 58, 111-117, 2004