MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER
Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança
FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
João Paulo Miranda de Castro
Auxiliary ProfessorGroup: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303341
E-mail: jpmc@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0003-0647-8892
Scopus Author ID: 56392390000
Career
- Since 1997: Auxiliary Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
- 1989 - 1997: Assistant Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Roles
- 2013 - 2016: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Licenciatura in Environmental Engineering
- Since 2012: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Mestrado in Forest Resources Management
- 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Bacharelato in Forest Resources Management
- 2007 - 2009: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Mestrado in Forest Resources Management
- 2005 - 2007: Head of Forest Department
- 2005 - 2007: Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Forest Inventory
- 2002 - 2003: Vice-head of Forest Department
- Since 1992: Member of the Order of Engineers. Professional Card Nº 26803 - 6799 North Zone, Silvicultural Specialty
Interests
- Culture of hops
- Management of trees in urban areas
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems applied to forestry and agriculture monitoring
- Capture of small format aerial photography by light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for forest and agricultural monitoring
- Renewable energy; Biomass
Projects:
PASTOPRAXIS - Local adaptative responses of pastoralism to climate change in the Natural Park of Montesinho (Portugal)
Funding body: MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-06-01
End: 2024-05-31
Funding body: MONTESINHO
Reference: MTS/CAC/0028/2020
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2021-06-01
End: 2024-05-31
BIOCOMP - Produção de compostos orgânicos biológicos para o controlo do jacinto de água e para a valorização de subprodutos agropecuários, florestais e agroindustriais
Funding body: POCI-FEDER
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070123
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2021-01-01
End: 2023-06-30
Funding body: POCI-FEDER
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070123
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2021-01-01
End: 2023-06-30
SUBe - Small scale power generation Unit using Biomass gasification
Funding body: 2017 SR&TD Projects Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2022-02-22
Funding body: 2017 SR&TD Projects Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2022-02-22
SAFe - Forest monitoring and alert system
Funding body: PROMOVE Fundação “La Caixa”
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2019-10-01
End: 2020-10-31
Funding body: PROMOVE Fundação “La Caixa”
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2019-10-01
End: 2020-10-31
Transfer+castanha - Reinforcing the transfer of scientific and technological knowledge from the business chestnut sector
Funding body: NORTE 2020 – SIAC
Reference: NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000026
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2017-11-15
End: 2019-09-30
Funding body: NORTE 2020 – SIAC
Reference: NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000026
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2017-11-15
End: 2019-09-30
SOS Praderas - Yendo hacia atrás para alcanzar el futuro: Modernización del manejp tradicional de los prados de siega hacia la rentabilidad y la conservácion de la naturaleza
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
Funding body: Interreg Sudoe
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Carlos Francisco Gonçalves Aguiar
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2019-06-30
Leonardo da Vinci - Comunity Vocational Training Action
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Tomás D' Aquino Freitas Rosa de Figueiredo
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2018-12-31
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Tomás D' Aquino Freitas Rosa de Figueiredo
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2018-12-31
DOUROZONE - Ozone risk for Douro/s vineyard in present and future climates
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:António Castro Ribeiro
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2018-06-30
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:António Castro Ribeiro
Start: 2016-07-01
End: 2018-06-30
HiCC - Biological Control by Hypovirulence Against Chestnut Blight in Portugal
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2013-05-01
End: 2015-04-30
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2013-05-01
End: 2015-04-30
- Biological control of Chestnut Blight for maintenance of Castanea ecosystem
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2012-05-01
End: 2015-04-05
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Eugénia Madureira Gouveia
Start: 2012-05-01
End: 2015-04-05
- Rede de Informação Estratégica Agrícola
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2013-12-31
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Albino Bento
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2013-12-31
- Animal Health Observatory Border
Funding body: POCTEP – Programa Operacional de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Espanha - Portugal
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2007-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
Funding body: POCTEP – Programa Operacional de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Espanha - Portugal
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2007-01-01
End: 2013-01-01
- Biomassa lenhosa para produção de energia: desenvolvimento de sistemas sustentáveis de fornecimento de bens e serviços de produção, regulação e conservação
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference:
Principal Investigator:João Carlos Martins Azevedo
Start: 2007-05-01
End: 2012-01-31
GreenUrbe - Green Spaces Impacts on the Urban Environmental Quality
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Manuel Joaquim Sabença Feliciano
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2009-12-31
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Manuel Joaquim Sabença Feliciano
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2009-12-31
REVISA NORTE - Rede de Epidemiovigilancia de Animales
Funding body: INTERREG III A – Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal -Espanha
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2009-01-01
Funding body: INTERREG III A – Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal -Espanha
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Álvaro Luis Pegado Lemos de Mendonça
Start: 2006-01-01
End: 2009-01-01
Total results: 16
1
Pádua L.,Duarte L.,Antão-Geraldes A.M.,Sousa J.J.,Castro J.P.
Spatio-Temporal Water Hyacinth Monitoring in the Lower Mondego (Portugal) Using Remote Sensing Data
Plants, 11, , 2022
Spatio-Temporal Water Hyacinth Monitoring in the Lower Mondego (Portugal) Using Remote Sensing Data
Plants, 11, , 2022
2
Castro M.,Castro J.P.,Castro J.
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
Understory Clearing in Open Grazed Mediterranean Oak Forests: Assessing the Impact on Vegetation
Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, , 2022
3
Pádua L.,Antão-Geraldes A.M.,Sousa J.J.,Rodrigues M.Â.,Oliveira V.,Santos D.,Miguens M.F.P.,Castro J.P.
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Detection Using Coarse and High Resolution Multispectral Data
Drones, 6, , 2022
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Detection Using Coarse and High Resolution Multispectral Data
Drones, 6, , 2022
4
Duarte L.,Castro J.P.,Sousa J.J.,Padua L.
GIS Application to Detect Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2022-July, 6013-6016, 2022
GIS Application to Detect Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2022-July, 6013-6016, 2022
5
Ameray A.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
Potential greenhouse gas emissions mitigation through increased grazing pressure: a case study in North Portugal
Carbon Management, 13, 142-153, 2022
6
Zorawski M.,Brito T.,Castro J.,Castro J.P.,Castro M.,Lima J.
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1488 CCIS, 269-280, 2021
7
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
8
Brito T.,Pereira A.I.,Lima J.,Castro J.P.,Valente A.
Optimal sensors positioning to detect forest fire ignitions
ICORES 2020 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
Optimal sensors positioning to detect forest fire ignitions
ICORES 2020 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 411-418, 2020
9
Blanco-Ward D.,Monteiro A.,Lopes M.,Borrego C.,Silveira C.,Viceto C.,Rocha A.,Ribeiro A.,Andrade J.,Feliciano M.,Castro J.,Barreales D.,Neto J.,Carlos C.,Peixoto C.,Miranda A.
Climate change impact on a wine-producing region using a dynamical downscaling approach: Climate parameters, bioclimatic indices and extreme indices
International Journal of Climatology, 39, 5741-5760, 2019
Climate change impact on a wine-producing region using a dynamical downscaling approach: Climate parameters, bioclimatic indices and extreme indices
International Journal of Climatology, 39, 5741-5760, 2019
10
Pádua L.,Hruška J.,Bessa J.,Adão T.,Martins L.M.,Gonçalves J.A.,Peres E.,Sousa A.M.R.,Castro J.P.,Sousa J.J.
Multi-temporal analysis of forestry and coastal environments using UASs
Remote Sensing, 10, , 2018
Multi-temporal analysis of forestry and coastal environments using UASs
Remote Sensing, 10, , 2018
11
Martins L.M.,Castro J.P.,Gouveia M.E.
Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal
Acta Horticulturae, 1043, 51-56, 2014
Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal
Acta Horticulturae, 1043, 51-56, 2014
12
Pinheiro H.,de Castro J.P.M.,Azevedo J.C.
Landscape changes and carbon sequestration in the deilão Parish, northeastern Portugal
Revista Arvore, 38, 41-52, 2014
Landscape changes and carbon sequestration in the deilão Parish, northeastern Portugal
Revista Arvore, 38, 41-52, 2014
13
Castro J.,De Figueiredo T.,Fonseca F.,Nobre S.,Pires L.
Montesinho Natural Park: General description and natural values
Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 119-132, 2010
Montesinho Natural Park: General description and natural values
Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, 119-132, 2010
14
Castro J.,Azevedo J.C.,Martins L.
Temporal analysis of sweet chestnut decline in northeastern Portugal using geostatistical tools
Acta Horticulturae, 866, 405-410, 2010
Temporal analysis of sweet chestnut decline in northeastern Portugal using geostatistical tools
Acta Horticulturae, 866, 405-410, 2010
15
Martins L.,Castro J.,Marques C.,Abreu C.
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease from 1995 to 2005 using aerial photography and geostatistical methods
Acta Horticulturae, 844, 349-354, 2009
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease from 1995 to 2005 using aerial photography and geostatistical methods
Acta Horticulturae, 844, 349-354, 2009
16
Martins L.,Castro J.,Macedo W.,Marques C.,Abreu C.
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease using remote sensing and geostatistical methods
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 119, 159-164, 2007
Assessment of the spread of chestnut ink disease using remote sensing and geostatistical methods
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 119, 159-164, 2007