Forest research in Portugal: The role of CEF Helena Pereira New Challenges in Forest Research: looking back, moving forward. 26-27 Jan 2017, Lisbon
The Eucalypt Ecosystem 1976 A structured, multidisciplinary, objective-oriented and socio-economic relevant research unit Industry driver 1888 Caima Pulp Co, bisulphite pulp 1954 Cacia, sulfate pulp 1961 Constância, Caima 1964 Setúbal, Socel-Portucel 1967 Figueira da Foz, Celbi 1971 VV de Rodão, Celtejo-Portucel 1973 Viana do Castelo, Celnorte-Portucel 1985 Figueira da Foz, Soporcel Environmental & social threats Water depletion Nutrient depletion Soil impoverishment- Biodiversity loss
The Eucalypt Ecosystem 11 research lines The physical environment: the stand climate. F. Reis Cunha Studies of communities. C. M. Baeta Neves Nutrient balance. Raúl Sardinha Hydrological balance. Zósimo Castro Rego Pedo-evolution. Manuel Madeira Productivity and energy and organic matter balances. Luís Barreto Ecochemistry and alellopathy. Raúl Bruno de Sousa Types of ecosystems and biomass characteristics. Luís Seabra Biological costs of eucalypt plantations. C. Serrão Nogueira Eucalypt sylviculture. A. Azevedo Gomes Ecological and socio.economic impacts. A. A. Monteiro Alves
DOCTORAL THESIS ON EUCALYPTS 1983 Maria Teresa Cabral Biodegradation of Eucalyptus globulus stumps 1987 António Fabião Biomass dynamics and productivity of Eucalyptus globulus 1989 Margarida Tomé Individual tree growth modelling in Eucalyptus globulus stands 1993 Maria Helena Almeida Geograhical variability in Eucalyptus globulus 1995 Maria de Fátima Tavares Anatomical, physical and chemical variability of Eucalyptus globulus wood 1998 Teresa Quilhó Bark anatomy of Eucalyptus globulus 1998 José Tomé Modelling of radiation absorption, photosyntesis and transpiration of Eucalyptus globulus 1998 José Rodrigues Chemical composition of Eucalyptus globulus wood by FTIR and Py 2000 Isabel Miranda Wood quality of Eucalyptus globulus for kraft and ASAM pulping
1985 The research area spreads to the cork oak ecosystem Industry driver Secure the raw material and its quality Improve the industrial processing Prepare for the Common Market Environmental, economical & social threats Alternative materials Product quality Fragile ecosystems Fragile overall cork chain
Research challenges emerged that were cross-cutting species, ecosystems and countries. A scientific area-oriented organization was adopted 7 research lines 2002 Ecology of forest ecosystems. João Santos Pereira River resources and wetlands. António Fabião Remore sensing and geographic analysis. José Cardoso Pereira Inventory and forest resource modelling. Margarida Tomé Silviculture systems. Ângelo Oliveira Economy and management of forest resouces. José Borges Science and technology of forest products. Helena Pereira
Global risks and challenges increased, as well as systems complexity, calling for an integrated and multidisciplinary approach targeted to, these challenges: e.g. climate change, fires, biotic attacks, societal demands, energy, glabal markets and consumers. 2012 Four research areas - ecosystem response to global change drivers - environment-society interactions - sustainable multiresource and services management - product innovation, green economy, biorefineries Three comprehensive R&D strands CORKNOW: integrative cork oak and cork chain ADAPT&SERVE: adaptive management by ecological linkages PLANT4FUTURE: sustainable plantation intensification
4 RESEARCH GROUPS 3 THEMATIC ForEco ForBio ForChange ForTec STRANDS Sustainable Forest ecology management of biotic resources, Forest ecosystem management Forest products and biorefineries ecosystem under global quality and change services Integrated research on cork oak multifunctional forests and the cork chain CorKnow Adaptive ecosystem management through multiscale ecological linkages and services Adapt&Serve Planted forests under global change Plant4Future
How have we fulfilled and met our founding principles? 1976-2016 Ph.D. awards 104
ISI Publications 1290 1976-2016 Number of citations 45000 Ranking of journals 54% Q1-21% Q2
Multidisciplinarity Number of papers by journal discipline 364 Forestry 118 Agronomy 100 Ecology 82 Plant science 69 Fisheries 66 Environmental sciences 43 Remore sensing sciebces 34 Entomology 27 Chemistry 25 Biodiversity 14 Spectroscopy 12 Biotechnology 336 Others
CEF is a research unit of mid dimensiom Researchers 68 of which 30 are permanent Doctor students 41 Collaborators 30 Management 2 CEF OUTREACH Internal communication and team building Communication to society Increasing visibility