MOUNTAINS 2020
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:
BioPast - Uma Abordagem Integrada às Pastagens Permanentes Biodiversas Ricas em Leguminosas
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
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Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
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Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
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Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
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- Estudo integrado e comunicação dos valores do Sítio de Morais: percorra milhões de anos geológicos no 12878 ha do Sítio de Morais
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- Implementação de medidas compensatórias na zona do Parque Natural do Douro Internacional e Vale do Távora
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OPEN2PRESERVE - Modelo de Gestión sostenible para la preservación de espacios abiertos de montaña de alto valor ambiental
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
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Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
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Total results: 6
1
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
2
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
3
Torres-Manso F.,Marta-Costa 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
4
Ramalhosa E.,Magalhães M.,Martins A.,Afonso M.,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
5
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
6
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