MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER
Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança
FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Auxiliary ProfessorGroup: Socio-Ecological Systems
E-mail: marina.castro@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-6368-8098
Scopus Author ID: 56612728000
Career
- Since 1999: Auxiliary Professor, , Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
- 1990 - 1999: Assistant Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Roles
- 2007 - 2009: Head of Department Environmental and Natural Resources
- 2005 - 2010: Vice-head of Agrarian School Pedagogical Council
Qualifications
- 2005 - PhD. in Ecology, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
- 1999 - MSc. in Tropical and Subtropical Agronomy, École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- 1990 - First degree in Agronomic Engineer, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Awards and Honors
- 2009 - Award for grassland progress- best poster “Novas ferramentas de monitorização de herbívoros em pastoreio”, Sociedade portuguesa de forragens e pastagens, Portugal
Interests
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Effects of grazing in combustibles management
- Comparation of food selection by sheep and goats under silvopastoral systems
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
PASTOPRAXIS - Local adaptative responses of pastoralism to climate change in the Natural Park of Montesinho (Portugal)
Funding body: MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-06-01
End: 2024-05-31
Funding body: MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-06-01
End: 2024-05-31
OPEN2PRESERVE - Modelo de Gestión sostenible para la preservación de espacios abiertos de montaña de alto valor ambiental
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2018-03-01
End: 2021-12-30
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2018-03-01
End: 2021-12-30
FTA+siv - Florestação de Terras Agrícolas com Mais Silvicultura, Inovação e Valor (FTA+siv)
Funding body: PDR 2020 - Medidad 1.0.1
Reference: PDR2020-1.0.1-FEADER-031671
Principal Investigator:Maria do Sameiro Ferreira Patrício
Start: 2018-07-01
End: 2021-06-30
Funding body: PDR 2020 - Medidad 1.0.1
Reference: PDR2020-1.0.1-FEADER-031671
Principal Investigator:Maria do Sameiro Ferreira Patrício
Start: 2018-07-01
End: 2021-06-30
- Implementação de medidas compensatórias na zona do Parque Natural do Douro Internacional e Vale do Távora
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2011-01-01
End: 2012-01-01
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2011-01-01
End: 2012-01-01
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
- Estudo integrado e comunicação dos valores do Sítio de Morais: percorra milhões de anos geológicos no 12878 ha do Sítio de Morais
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2009-01-01
End: 2011-01-01
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2009-01-01
End: 2011-01-01
Total results: 16
1
Fonseca F.,Castro M.,Alves L.,Castro J.,de Figueiredo T.
Impacts of Extensive Sheep Grazing on Soil Physical and Chemical Quality in Open Mountain Forests, NE Portugal
Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 13, , 2023
Impacts of Extensive Sheep Grazing on Soil Physical and Chemical Quality in Open Mountain Forests, NE Portugal
Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 13, , 2023
2
Mosquera-Losada M.R.,Santos M.G.S.,Gonçalves B.,Ferreiro-Domínguez N.,Castro M.,Rigueiro-Rodríguez A.,González-Hernández M.P.,Fernández-Lorenzo J.L.,Romero-Franco R.,Aldrey-Vázquez J.A.,Sobrino C.C.,García-Berrios J.J.,Santiago-Freijanes J.J.
Policy challenges for agroforestry implementation in Europe
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6, , 2023
Policy challenges for agroforestry implementation in Europe
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6, , 2023
3
Pinto R.,Castro M.,Torres-Manso F.,Rainha M.
Pastoralism in the Development of Mountain Territories in Por-tugal: A Multidimensional Analysis of Challenges and Oppor-tunities
Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 65-74, 2023
Pastoralism in the Development of Mountain Territories in Por-tugal: A Multidimensional Analysis of Challenges and Oppor-tunities
Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 65-74, 2023
4
Sa Rego J.,Cabo P.,Castro M.
Pastoralism, multifunctionality, and environmental agency: Insights from mountain sheep pastoralists in Northern Portugal
Journal of Agrarian Change, 22, 766-786, 2022
Pastoralism, multifunctionality, and environmental agency: Insights from mountain sheep pastoralists in Northern Portugal
Journal of Agrarian Change, 22, 766-786, 2022
5
Castro M.,Castro J.P.,Castro J.
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
6
Ameray A.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
7
Castro J.,Castro M.,Gómez-Sal A.
Changes on the Climatic Edge: Adaptation of and Challenges to Pastoralism in Montesinho (Northern Portugal)
Mountain Research and Development, 41, R29-R37, 2021
Changes on the Climatic Edge: Adaptation of and Challenges to Pastoralism in Montesinho (Northern Portugal)
Mountain Research and Development, 41, R29-R37, 2021
8
Castro M.,Teixeira A.,Fernández-Núñez E.
The nutritive value of different Mediterranean browse species used as animal feeds under oak silvopastoral systems in Northern Portugal
Agroforestry Systems, 95, 269-278, 2021
The nutritive value of different Mediterranean browse species used as animal feeds under oak silvopastoral systems in Northern Portugal
Agroforestry Systems, 95, 269-278, 2021
9
Zorawski M.,Brito T.,Castro J.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.,Lima J.
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
10
Rodriguez-Rigueiro F.J.,Santiago-Freijanes J.J.,Mosquera-Losada M.R.,Castro M.,Silva-Losada P.,Pisanelli A.,Pantera A.,Rigueiro-Rodriguez A.,Ferreiro-Dominguez N.
Silvopasture policy promotion in European Mediterranean areas
PLoS ONE, 16, , 2021
Silvopasture policy promotion in European Mediterranean areas
PLoS ONE, 16, , 2021
11
Castro M.,Ameray A.,Castro J.P.
A new approach to quantify grazing pressure under mediterranean pastoral systems using GIS and remote sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 5371-5387, 2020
A new approach to quantify grazing pressure under mediterranean pastoral systems using GIS and remote sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 5371-5387, 2020
12
Afonso M.,Magalhães M.,Fernandes L.,Castro M.,Ramalhosa E.
Temperature Effect on Rheological Behavior of Portuguese Honeys
Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, 68, 217-222, 2018
Temperature Effect on Rheological Behavior of Portuguese Honeys
Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, 68, 217-222, 2018
13
Torres-Manso F.,Marta-Costa A.A.,Castro M.,Tibério L.
Silvopastoral systems as a tool for territorial sustainability and biodiversity
Agroforestry: Anecdotal to Modern Science, 317-333, 2018
Silvopastoral systems as a tool for territorial sustainability and biodiversity
Agroforestry: Anecdotal to Modern Science, 317-333, 2018
14
Ramalhosa E.C.D.,Magalhães M.,Martins A.M.,Afonso M.J.,Plasencia P.,Fernández-Núnez E.,Castro M.
Plant and soil metal concentrations in serpentine soils and their influence on the diet of extensive livestock animals
Open Agriculture Journal, 12, 95-106, 2018
Plant and soil metal concentrations in serpentine soils and their influence on the diet of extensive livestock animals
Open Agriculture Journal, 12, 95-106, 2018
15
Castro M.,Fernández Núñez E.
Seasonal grazing of goats and sheep on Mediterranean mountain rangelands of northeast Portugal
Livestock Research for Rural Development, 28, , 2016
Seasonal grazing of goats and sheep on Mediterranean mountain rangelands of northeast Portugal
Livestock Research for Rural Development, 28, , 2016
16
Castro M.,Fernandez-Nuñez E.
Soil properties and understory herbaceous biomass in forests of three species of Quercus Northeast Portugal
Forest Systems, 23, 425-437, 2014
Soil properties and understory herbaceous biomass in forests of three species of Quercus Northeast Portugal
Forest Systems, 23, 425-437, 2014