Author Archives: cbbesson@fc.ul.pt

During summer 2017 we collected 210 samples of twigs, soil, groundwater and precipitation in two Stone pine stands for 18O stable isotopes analyses. The aim was to determine whether this tree species was relying on groundwater to cope with severe … Continue reading →

The extreme drought of 2017 made more victims in our beautiful evergreen oak woodlands. Hundreds of cork oak of various ages suddenly died at the end of the drought season on one of the heritages we studied. At least 15 of … Continue reading →

Drone flights were performed  over Herdade da Abegoaria to obtain high resolution ortofografias and a Digital Surface Model (DSM). Those flights were realised in partnership with Waterways and a close collaboration with our IST partners, João Nascimento , Filipe Miguens … Continue reading →

The Union of the Mediterranean Forest (UNAC) held on March 7, 2018 a Workshop on “Adaptive Forest Management under Climate Change” for stakeholders of the agroforestry sector, at the Arts and Culture Center of Ponte de Sor, Portugal . The … Continue reading →

Inês Marques well reprented the PIEZAGRO team by presenting her research at two congresses last summer 2017. She participated to the 4th International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change in Figueira da Foz, Portugal (EcoHCC’2017,  21-23 de Setembro de 2017) … Continue reading →

APRESENTAÇÕES das CONFERENCIAS PIEZAGRO,  27/06/2017                   “IDENTIFICAR A VEGETAÇÃO FREATÓFITA E A SUA RESPOSTA AO CLIMA” Cathy Besson (IDL) Abertura – O Projeto PIEZAGRO: onde estamos, onde vamos CARACTERIZAR A PEGADA BIÓTICA E … Continue reading →

          We are delighted to invite you to the PIEZAGRO conferences, where the results gathered during the first year of the project will be revealed. Consult the detailed program by clicking on the orange button. Register … Continue reading →

[metaslider id=439] Recent PIEZAGRO results have been presented to the “International Congress on Cork Oak Trees and Woodlands: conservation, management, products and challenges for the future”, in the firt session: Ecology, ecophysiology, health and genetic resources. The congress was hosted in Sassari, … Continue reading →

In May we made our first measurements of soil resistivity, with the collaboration of our collegue, Mohammad Farzamian (FCUL), to estimate the groundwater depth and the location of the vadose zone (unsaturated). Here are some pictures to illustrate the heavy … Continue reading →

We recently presented our newest results in the 10th Symposium of Meteorology APMG (http://www.apmg.pt/?page_id=629) in Lisbon and the General Assembly Geophysics of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna (EGU 2017,             http://www.egu2017.eu/. Our posters propose a methodology to … Continue reading →