Papers WoS

Rivaes, R.P., Feio, M.J., Almeida, S.F.P., Vieira, C., Calapez, A.R., Mortágua, A., Gebler, D., Lozanovska, I., Aguiar, F.C. 2021. Multi-biologic group analysis for an ecosystem response to longitudinal river regulation gradients. Science of The Total Environment 767: 144327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144327  (JIF2021: 10.753; Q1)

2020

Lozanovska, I., Rivaes, R., Vieira, C., Ferreira, M.T., Aguiar, F.C. 2020. Streamflow regulation effects in the Mediterranean rivers: how far and to what extent aquatic and riparian communities are affected? Science of the Total Environment  749: 141616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141616 (JIF2021: 10.753; Q1)

Lozanovska, I., Bejarano, M.D., Martins, M. J., Nilsson, C., Ferreira, M.T., Aguiar, F.C. 2020. Functional diversity of riparian woody vegetation is less affected by river regulation in the Mediterranean than boreal region. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:857. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00857  (JIF2021: 6.627; Q1)

Riis, T.,  Kelly-Quinn, M., Aguiar, F.C., Manolaki, P., Bruno, D., Bejarano, M.D., Clerici, N., Fernandes, M.R., Franco, J.C., Pettit, N., Portela, A.P., Tammeorg, O., Tammeorg, P., Rodríguez-González, P.M., Dufour, S. 2020. Global Overview of Ecosystem Services Provided by Riparian Vegetation, BioScience, biaa041, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa041 (JIF2021:11.566; Q1)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Martins, M.J., Rico, N., Ferreira, M.T., Correia, A.C. 2020.  Carbon Stock Estimations in a Mediterranean Riparian Forest: A Case Study Combining Field Data and UAV Imagery. Forests11, 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040376 (JIF2021: 3.382; Q1)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Martins, M.J., Rivaes, R., Ferreira, M.T. 2020. Long-term human-generated alterations of Tagus River: Effects of hydrological regulation and land-use changes in distinct river zones. CATENA, 188, 104466.    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104466 (JIF2021:6.367; Q1)

2019

Aguiar, F.C., Fernandes, M.R., Martins, M.J., Ferreira, M.T. 2019. Effects of a Large Irrigation Reservoir on Aquatic and Riparian Plants: A History of Survival and Loss. Water 11: 2379. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112379 (JIF2021:3.530; Q2)

2018

Cerdeira, J.O., Monteiro-Henriques, T., Martins, M.J., Silva, P.C., Alagador, D., Franco, A.M.A., Campagnolo, M.L., Arsénio, P., Aguiar, F.C., Cabeza, M. 2018. Revisiting niche fundamentals with Tukey depth. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9:23492361. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13074 (JIF2021:8.33; Q1)

Lozanovska, I., Ferreira, M.T., Aguiar, F.C. 2018. Functional diversity assessment in riparian forests – Multiple approaches and trends: A review. Ecological Indicators 95: 781-793.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.039 (JIF2021: 6.263; Q1)

Umetsu, C.A., Aguiar, F.C*, Ferreira, M.T., Cancian, L.F., Camargo, A.F.M. 2018. Addressing bioassessment of tropical rivers using macrophytes: the case of Itanhaém Basin, São Paulo, Brazil. Aquatic Botany 150: 53-63.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.07.004 (JIF2021: 1.968; Q1) *corresponding author

Aguiar, F.C., Bentz, J., Silva, J. M.N., Fonseca, A. L., Swart, R., Santos, F.D., Penha-Lopes, G. 2018. Adaptation to climate change at local level in Europe: An overview. Environmental Science & Policy 86: 38-63.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.04.010 (JIF2021: 6.424; Q1)* cited in IPCC AR6 WG2

Lozanovska, I., Ferreira, M.T., Segurado, P., Aguiar, F.C. 2018. Limited resilience in hotspots of functional richness: the Mediterranean riparian shrublands. Aquatic Sciences 80:25.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-018-0576-1 (JIF2020: 2.744; Q1)

Santos, A., Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Branco, M., Ferreira, M.T. 2018. Effects of riverine landscape changes on pollination services: a case study on the River Minho, Portugal. Ecological Indicators 89:656-666.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.036 (JIF2021: 6.263; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C., Segurado, P., Martins, M.J., Bejarano, M.D., Nilsson, C., Portela, M.M., Merritt, D. 2018. The abundance and distribution of guilds of riparian woody plants change in response to land use and flow regulation. Journal of Applied Ecology 55: 2227-2240.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13110 (JIF2021: 6.860; Q1)

Bejarano, M.D., Nilsson, C., Aguiar, F.C. 2018. Riparian plant guilds become simpler and most likely fewer following flow regulation. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:365–376.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12949 (JIF2021: 6.860; Q1)

O’Hare, M.T., Aguiar, F.C., Asaeda, T., Bakker, E.S., Chambers, P.A., Clayton, J.S., Elger, A., Ferreira, T.M., Gross, E.M., Gunn, I.D.M., Gurnell, A.M., Hellsten, S., Hofstra, D.E., Li, W., Mohr, S., Puijalon, S., Szoszkiewicz, K., Willby, N.J., Wood, K.A. 2018. Plants in aquatic ecosystems: current trends and future directions. Hydrobiologia 812:1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3190-7 (JIF2020: 2.694; Q1)

Vieira, C., Aguiar, F.C., Portela, P., Monteiro, J., Raven, P.J., Holmes, N.H.T., Cambra, J., Flor-Arnau, N., Chauvin, C., Loriot, S., Feret, T., Dörflinger, G., Germ, M., Kuhar, U., Papastergiadou, E., Manolaki, P., Minciardi, M.R., Munné, A., Urbanic, G., Ferreira, M.T. 2018. Bryophyte communities of Mediterranean Europe: a first approach to model their potential distribution in highly-seasonal rivers. Hydrobiologia 812: 27-43.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2743-5 (JIF2020: 2.694; Q1)

2017

Feio, M.J., Almeida, S., Aguiar, F.C. 2017. Functional associations between microalgae, macrophytes and invertebrates distinguish river types. Aquatic Sciences 79: 909–923.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-017-0541-4 (JIF2020: 2.744; Q1)

2016

Bejarano, M., Maroto, J., Nilsson, C., Aguiar, FC. 2016. Traits of riparian woody plants responding to hydrological and hydraulic conditions: a northern Swedish database. Ecology 97: 2892.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1533 (JIF2021:6.431; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C., Martins, M. J., Silva, P.C., Fernandes, M.R. 2016. Riverscapes downstream of hydropower dams: Effects of altered flows and historical land-use change. Landscape and Urban Planning 153: 83-98.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.04.009 (JIF2021: 8.119; Q1)

2014

Vieira, C., Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T. 2014. The relevance of bryophytes in the macrophyte-based reference conditions in Portuguese rivers. Hydrobiologia 737: 245-264.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1784-2 (JIF2021: ; Q1)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Silva, J.M.N., Ferreira, M.T., Pereira, J.M.C. 2014. Optimal attributes for the object-based detection of giant reed in riparian habitats: A comparative study between Airborne High Spatial Resolution and WorldView-2 imagery. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 32: 79–91.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2014.03.026 (JIF2021: 7.973; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C., Segurado, P., Urbanic, G., Cambra, J., Chauvin, C., Ciadamidaro, S., Dörflinger, G., Ferreira, J., Germ, M., Manolaki, P., Minciardi, M.R., Munné, A., Papastergiadou, E., Ferreira, M.T. 2014. Comparability of river quality assessment using macrophytes: a multi-step procedure to overcome biogeographical differences. Science of the Total Environment 476–477: 757-767.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.021 (JIF2021: 10.753; Q1)

Feio, M.J., Aguiar, F.C., Almeida, S., Ferreira, J., Ferreira, M.T. et al. 2014. Least disturbed conditions for European Mediterranean rivers. Science of the Total Environment. 476–477: 745-756.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.056 (JIF2021: 10.753; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C.F., Ferreira, M.T. 2013. Plant invasions in the rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, South-Western Europe – a review. Plant Biosystems 147: 1107-1119.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2013.861539 (JIF2020:1.854)

Aguiar, F.C., Cerdeira, J.O., Martins, M.J., Ferreira, M.T. 2013. Riparian forests of Southwest Europe: are functional trait and species composition assemblages constrained by environment?. Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 628–638.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12009 (JIF2021:3.389; Q1)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Silva, J.M.N., Ferreira, M.T., Pereira, J.M.C. 2013. Spectral discrimination of giant reed (Arundo donax L.): a seasonal study in riparian areas. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 80:80-90.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.03.007 (JIF2020: 11.774; Q1)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Pereira, J.M., Ferreira, M.T. 2013. Spectral separability of riparian forests from small and medium-sized rivers across a latitudinal gradient using multispectral imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing 34(7): 2375-2401.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2012.744491 (JIF2021: 3.151; Q2)

2012

Feio, M.J., Aguiar, F.C., Almeida, S.F.P., Ferreira, M.T. 2012. AQUAFLORA: a predictive model based on diatoms and macrophytes for streams water quality assessment. Ecological Indicators 18: 586-598.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.01.016 (JIF2021: 6.263; Q1)

Dodkins, I., Aguiar, F., Rivaes, R., Rodríguez-González, P., Albuquerque, A., Ferreira, M.T. 2012. Measuring ecological change of aquatic macrophytes in Mediterranean Rivers. Limnologica: Ecology and Management of Inland Waters 42: 95-107.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2011.09.001 (JIF2020: 2.093; Q2)

2011

Aguiar, F.C., Fernandes, M.R., Ferreira, M.T. 2011. Riparian vegetation metrics as tools for guiding ecological restoration in riverscapes. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 402, 21.
https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2011074 (JIF2020: 1.677; Q2)

Fernandes, M.R., Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T. 2011. Assessing riparian vegetation structure and the influence of land use using landscape metrics and geostatistical tools. Landscape and Urban Planning 99(2): 166-177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.11.001 (JIF2021: 8.119; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C., Feio, M.J., Ferreira, M.T. 2011. Choosing the best method for stream bioassessment using macrophyte communities: indices and predictive models. Ecological Indicators 11(2): 379-388.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.06.006 (JIF2021: 6.263; Q1)

2009

Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Rodríguez-González, P., Segurado, P. 2009. Structural and functional responses of riparian vegetation to human disturbance: performance and spatial-scale dependence. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 175(3):249-267.
https://doi.org/10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0175-0249 (JIF2021: 1.528; Q2)

2007

Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Moreira, I. 2007. Alien and endemic flora on reference and non-reference sites from Mediterranean type-streams of Portugal. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17: 335-347.
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.776 (JIF2021: 3.254; Q1)

2006

Aguiar, F.C, Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A. 2006. Patterns of exotic and native plant species richness and cover along a semi-arid Iberian river and across its floodplain. Plant Ecology 184:189-202.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-005-9064-5 (JIF2020: 1.854; Q2)

Bernez, I., Aguiar, F., Violle, C., Ferreira, T. 2006. Invasive river plants from Portuguese floodplains: what can species attributes tell us? Hydrobiologia 570:3-9.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0155-7 (JIF2020: 2.694; Q1)

Ferreira, M.T., Aguiar, F.C. 2006. Riparian and aquatic vegetation in Mediterranean-type streams (western Iberia). The Ecology of the Iberian inland waters: Homage to Ramon Margalef. Limnetica 25(1-2): 411-424.
ISSN: 0213-8409 (JIF2020: 1.789; Q3) [Link]

2005

Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Bernez, I. 2005. Invasibility patterns of knotgrass (Paspalum distichum) in Portuguese riparian habitats. Weed Technology 19(3): 509-516.
https://doi.org/10.1614/WT-04-080R.1 (JIF2021: 1.807; Q2)

Bernez, I., Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Aguiar, F. 2005. Relations between river plant richness in the Portuguese floodplains and the widespread water knotgrass (Paspalum paspalodes). Hydrobiologia 551:121-130.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-4454-1 (JIF2020: 2.694; Q1)

Ferreira, M.T., Rodríguez-González, P., Aguiar, F.C., Albuquerque A. 2005. Assessing biotic integrity in Iberian rivers: development of a multimetric plant index. Ecological Indicators 5:137-149.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.01.001 (JIF2021: 6.263; Q1)

Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T. 2005. Human-disturbed landscapes: effects on composition and integrity of riparian woody vegetation in Tagus river basin, Portugal. Environmental Conservation, 32(1): 30-41.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892905001992 (JIF2021: 4.075; Q)

Ferreira MT, Aguiar, F.C, Nogueira, C. 2005. Changes of riparian woods over space and time: influence of environment and land use. Forest Ecology & Management 212: 145-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2005.03.010 (JIF2021: 4.384; Q1)

2002

Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Aguiar, F.C., Catarino, L.F. 2002. Seasonal and yearly variations of macrophytes in a Southern Iberian River. In: Williams, W.D. (Ed.). International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology Proceedings 27(7): 3833-3837. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03680770.1998.11901701

Aguiar, F.C., Ferreira, M.T., Pinto, P. 2002. Relative influence of environmental variables on macroinvertebrate assemblages from an Iberian basin. Journal of The North American Benthological Society 21(1): 43-53.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1468298 (JIF2021: 2.034; Q1) (now Freshwater Sciences)

Ferreira, M.T., Albuquerque, A., Aguiar, F.C., Sidorkewicz, N. 2002. Assessing reference sites and ecological quality of river plant assemblages from an Iberian basin using a multivariate approach. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 155(1): 121-145.
https://doi.org/10.1127/ARCHIV-HYDROBIOL/155/2002/121 (JIF2021: 1.528; Q2)

Aguiar, F.C., Moreira, I., Ferreira, M.T. 2001. Exotic and native vegetation establishment following channelization of a western Iberian river. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 17: 509-526. (now Rivers Research and Applications)
https://doi.org/10.1002/rrr.642 (JIF2021: 2.780; Q1)

Rivaes, R. & F.C. Aguiar (in preparation). Shaping Riparian Vegetation Areas grounded on Ecohydrological Standards.