The objective of this group is to contribute to the understanding of key problems in functional biodiversity and plant ecological adaptation related with environmental and anthropogenic factors in different type of ecosystems.

The Environmental Stress & Functional Ecology is a cE3c research group

EEF conference in Rome “Ecology at the Interface: science-based solutions for human well-being”

21-25 September 2015 | Rome, Italy

“Ecology at the Interface” is a EEF and SItE’s joint conference to be held in Rome. Cristina Máguas will be convener at the Symposia  “Stable isotopes in ecology: crossing boundaries across disciplines and scales”.
Registration until 31st of March

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FCUL green-roof

ESFE has been involved in the establishment and monitoring of the FCUL green-roof. It was established in February 2013. It is mostly composed of plants of the genus Sedum and also some bryophytes. We are currently monitoring plant survival and growth, as well as natural regeneration.

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Iberian Training School on Restoration in Mediterranean Drylands - COST Action ES1104

13 – 21 May 2015 | Universidade de Lisboa (PT) and Autonomous University of Madrid (ES)

This school will focus on drylands ecological restoration and agricultural land management in order to combat desertification through the establishment and management of vegetation. How to apply: send a letter to María
José Marqués by 17 April 2015.

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TransBasin: Call for grants

Transbasin (Transboundary Water Basin Management) is International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES), under a European project Marie Curie Action (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES). Call for grants from Portugal to Jordan, from Portugal to Palestinian Authority, from Jordan to Portugal and from Palestinian Authority to Portugal

Open till the 31st of March.

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Debate & Opinion paper on sustainability

Debate with José Manuel Pinto Paixão, Cristina Branquinho and Jorge Moreira da Silva about the project “European Union: sustainability and efficient use of resources”, at Faculdade de Ciências- ULisboa, (18 September 2014) & opinion paper on green economy and increasing the sustainability of the school campus.

Film (Pt)
Opinion paper (Pt)

4th Iberian congress of Ecology

16-19 July 2015 | Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia & AEET - Associação Espanhola de Ecologia Terrestre

Biodiversity and Conservation | Environmental Monitoring and Ecological Restoration |Evolutionary Ecology | Functional Ecology and Environmental Changes | Marine Ecology | Ecology and Society

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Workshop LTsER Montado

13 February 1015 | Anfiteatro FFCUL, Lisboa

The Long Term Socio-Ecological Research was implemented through the funding of FCT (LTER/BIA-BEC/0048/2009). In this workshop the main results of the project will be presented. Attendance is free but registration is mandatory to aprsilva@fc.ul.pt (until 11 February).

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Lichens as a tool for interpretation of environmental changes and managment - advanced course -

9-13 June 2015 | Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa | 36h | 6 ECTS

Have a look on the course page here and other CE3C advanced courses here.
The lichens course will be held in association with the 7th International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution that will take place in the following week (14-17 June 2015)

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COST Action TD1105: Overview of Sensor-Systems for Air-Quality Monitoring

17 October 2014 | FCUL room 2.2.12 11:00

Presentation by Michele Penza, research Manager on Chemical Sensors and Sensor Nanomaterials & Chair of COST Action TD1105 EuNetAir (ENEA, Brindisi, Italy). Host Researcher: Cristina Máguas

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Flying with “O Cante da Terra / Alentejo - The song of the Earth”

October and November 2014 | TAP long-distance flights

The wildlife documentary directed by Daniel Pinheiro with CBA participation within a dissemination project can be seen onboard TAP airplanes in the long-distance flights to Africa and the Americas.

The full length movie can be seen here and other information about the dissemination project here.

Just before summer holidays

Not long before going to the summer holidays ESFE has moved to a new room on the 6th floor (2.6.13), re-arranged the general room (2.5.14) and organized a picnic to wish for good vacations!

See some photos here.

Students training for the Biology Olympiads

ESFE member Otília Correia has been involved in the students training for the 25th International Biology Olympiad held in Bali last July and for the coming 8th Ibero-american Biology Olympiads in Mexico.

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Capermed meeting

3 to 4 Jully 2014 | Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade de Lisboa

First meeting of Capermed - Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems. Capermed aims to bring together people working on air pollution in Mediterranean ecosystems in order to coordinate expertise for quantifying current impacts and  identify future challenges. Download the program here.

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Workshop on Exotic and Invasive species in Portugal: Legislation, Ecology and control (Pt)

16 June 2014 | FFCUL, Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade de Lisboa

Espécies Exóticas e Invasoras Em Portugal: Legislação, Ecologia, Controlo
Entrada livre, sujeito a inscrição para: invasoras.workshop@gmail.com

Download program and the poster

Implementation of nuclear techniques to improve food traceability

26 to 30 May 2014 | Faculdade de Ciências – Universidade de Lisboa

ESFE-CBA is organizing the second coordination meeting of the project "Implementation of nuclear techniques to improve food traceability"

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Training School: Indicators of Desertification: early warning signs

19 to 23 May 2014 | Faculty of Sciences – Universidade de Lisboa

This training school will focus on indicators of desertification, including those recommended by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and other techniques developed as early warning tools.

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"O cante da terra"

20 April 2014 12:10 | SIC- Espaço Vida Selvagem

The movie "O canto da terra", about the biodiversity of Neves-Corvo Region, with the scientific supervision of the Centro de Biologia Ambiental da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, will be broadcasted on Sunday 20th April, at SIC. Watch the spot here.

Or learn about the other activities of the Biominar project here.

Workshop Desertification & Restoration

25-27 February 2014 | Faculty of Sciences – Universidade de Lisboa

For 3 days the ESFE group co-organized and hosted the Cost Action ES1104 Desert Restoration Hub- Arid Lands Restoration and Combat of Desertification workshop. During the workshop mini-conference on the 25th February several member presented their work.

The presentations can be found here.

Workshop Desertification & Restoration – invitation

25 February 2014 9:00-12:30 | Faculty of Sciences – Universidade de Lisboa | anfiteatro FFCUL (C1 3rd floor)

Organized by the Centro de Biologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa within the Cost Action ES1104- Arid Lands Restoration and Combat of Desertification: Setting Up a Drylands and Desert Restoration Hub. Attendance is free but registration is necessary by email to cmbranquinho@fc.ul.pt (until 21-February 14:00)

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Lichens as a tool for interpretation of environmental changes and management - post- graduated course

January 27 - January 31 2014 | Faculty of Sciences – Universidade de Lisboa | 36h | 6 ECTS

Lichen symbiosis | Species identification | Ecophysiology | Biomonitoring | Data analysis

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Biominar: dissemination activities about the biodiversity of Neves-Corvo Region

This project was done with the scientific coordination of Cristina Branquinho and the participation of Alice Nunes, Margarida Santos-Reis, Otília Correia, Paula Matos, Pedro Pinho, Silvana Munzi, Susana Tápia and Zulmira Gamito.

It was composed of four activities: a website and a field-guide, a movie and a workshop. More information here.

Floresta Comum: ESFE collaborates in the recovery of an urban stream in Almada

ESFE (CBA-FCUL) provided the scientific support for the successful application of Câmara Municipal de Almada to the program Floresta Comum, in order to recover a river stream. This initiative is promoted by ICNF; Ministério da Agricultura, Mar, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Territótrio; Quercus and the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities, providing native species, exclusively from Portuguese seeds, for reforestation programs involving the local community.

More information on the program here