Lopes A.R., Girona-Garcia A., Corticeiro S., Martins R., Keizer J.J., Vieira D.C.S. (2021) What is wrong with post-fire soil erosion modelling? A meta-analysis on current approaches, research gaps, and future directions.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS, 46
, (1), 205-219.
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Nejc Bezak, Matjaž Mikoš, Pasquale Borrelli, Christine Alewell, Pablo Alvarez, Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache, Jantiene Baartman, Cristiano Ballabio, Marcella Biddoccu, Artemi Cerdà, Devraj Chalise, Songchao Chen, Walter Chen, Anna Maria De Girolamo, Gizaw Desta Gessesse, Detlef Deumlich, Nazzareno Diodato, Nikolaos Efthimiou, Gunay Erpul, Peter Fiener, Michele Freppaz, Francesco Gentile, Andreas Gericke, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Bifeng Hu, Amelie Jeanneau, Konstantinos Kaffas, Mahboobeh Kiani-Harchegani, Ivan Lizaga Villuendas, Changjia Li, Luigi Lombardo, Manuel López-Vicente, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Michael Märker, Chiyuan Miao, Sirio Modugno, Markus Möller, Victoria Naipal, Mark Nearing, Stephen Owusu, Dinesh Panday, Edouard Patault, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Laura Poggio, Raquel Portes, Laura Quijano, Mohammad Reza Rahdari, Mohammed Renima, Giovanni Francesco Ricci, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Sergio Saia, Aliakbar Nazari Samani, Calogero Schillaci, Vasileios Syrris, Hyuck Soo Kim, Diogo Noses Spinola, Paulo Tarso Oliveira, Hongfen Teng, Resham Thapa, Konstantinos Vantas, Diana Vieira, Jae E. Yang, Shuiqing Yin, Demetrio Antonio Zema, Guangju Zhao, Panos Panagos (2021) Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis.
Environmental Research,
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Pasquale Borrelli, Christine Alewell, Pablo Alvarez, Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache, Jantiene Baartman, Cristiano Ballabio, Nejc Bezak, Marcella Biddoccu, Artemi Cerdà, Devraj Chalise, Songchao Chen, Walter Chen, Anna Maria De Girolamo, Gizaw Desta Gessesse, Detlef Deumlich, Nazzareno Diodato, Nikolaos Efthimiou, Gunay Erpul, Peter Fiener, Michele Freppaz, Francesco Gentile, Andreas Gericke, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Bifeng Hu, Amelie Jeanneau, Konstantinos Kaffas, Mahboobeh Kiani-Harchegani, Ivan Lizaga Villuendas, Changjia Li, Luigi Lombardo, Manuel López-Vicente, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Michael Märker, Francis Matthews, Chiyuan Miao, Matjaž Mikoš, Sirio Modugno, Markus Möller, Victoria Naipal, Mark Nearing, Stephen Owusu, Dinesh Panday, Edouard Patault, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Laura Poggio, Raquel Portes, Laura Quijano, Mohammad Reza Rahdari, Mohammed Renima, Giovanni Francesco Ricci, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Sergio Saia, Aliakbar Nazari Samani, Calogero Schillaci, Vasileios Syrris, Hyuck Soo Kim, Diogo Noses Spinola, Paulo Tarso Oliveira, Hongfen Teng, Resham Thapa, Konstantinos Vantas, Diana Vieira, Jae E. Yang, Shuiqing Yin, Demetrio Antonio Zema, Guangju Zhao, Panos Panagos (2021) Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis.
Science Of The Total Environment, 780
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Pastor A.V., Vieira D.C.S., Soudijn F.H., Edelenbosch O.Y. (2020) How uncertainties are tackled in multi-disciplinary science? A review of integrated assessments under global change.
CATENA, 186
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Basso, M, Vieira, DCS, Ramos, TB, Mateus, M. (2020) Assessing the adequacy of SWAT model to simulate postfire effects on the watershed hydrological regime and water quality.
Land Degradation & Development,
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De la Rosa J.M., Jimenez-Morillo N.T., Gonzalez-Perez J.A., Almendros G., Vieira D., Knicker H.E., Keizer J. (2019) Mulching-induced preservation of soil organic matter quality in a burnt eucalypt plantation in central Portugal.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 231
1135-1144.
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Silva F.C., Vieira D.C.S., van der Spek E., Keizer J.J. (2019) Effect of moss crusts on mitigation of post-fire soil erosion.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 128
9-17.
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Vieira D.C.S., Serpa D., Nunes J.P.C., Prats S.A., Neves R., Keizer J.J. (2018) Predicting the effectiveness of different mulching techniques in reducing post-fire runoff and erosion at plot scale with the RUSLE, MMF and PESERA models.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 165
365-378.
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Keizer J.J., Silva F.C., Vieira D.C.S., Gonzalez-Pelayo O., Campos I., Vieira A.M.D., Valente S., Prats S.A. (2018) The effectiveness of two contrasting mulch application rates to reduce post-fire erosion in a Portuguese eucalypt plantation.
CATENA, 169
21-30.
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Vieira D.C.S., Malvar M.C., Martins M.A.S., Serpa D., Keizer J.J. (2018) Key factors controlling the post-fire hydrological and erosive response at micro-plot scale in a recently burned Mediterranean forest.
GEOMORPHOLOGY, 319
161-173.
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Puga J.R.L., Abrantes N.J.C., de Oliveira M.J.S., Vieira D.C.S., Faria S.R., Goncalves F., Keizer J.J. (2017) LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF POST-FIRE MULCHING ON GROUND-DWELLING ARTHROPOD COMMUNITIES IN A EUCALYPT PLANTATION.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT, 28
, (3), 1156-1162.
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Malvar M.C., Silva F.C., Prats S.A., Vieira D.C.S., Coelho C.O.A., Keizer J.J. (2017) Short-term effects of post-fire salvage logging on runoff and soil erosion.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 400
555-567.
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Prats S.A., Malvar M.C., Vieira D.C.S., MacDonald L., Keizer J.J. (2016) EFFECTIVENESS OF HYDROMULCHING TO REDUCE RUNOFF AND EROSION IN A RECENTLY BURNT PINE PLANTATION IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT, 27
, (5), 1319-1333.
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Van Eck C.M., Nunes J.P., Vieira D.C.S., Keesstra S., Keizer J.J. (2016) PHYSICALLY-BASED MODELLING OF THE POST-FIRE RUNOFF RESPONSE OF A FOREST CATCHMENT IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL: USING FIELD VERSUS REMOTE SENSING BASED ESTIMATES OF VEGETATION RECOVERY.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT, 27
, (5), 1535-1544.
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Vieira D.C.S., Malvar M.C., Fernandez C., Serpa D., Keizer J.J. (2016) Annual runoff and erosion in a recently burn Mediterranean forest - The effects of plowing and time-since-fire.
GEOMORPHOLOGY, 270
172-183.
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Vieira D.C.S., Fernandez C., Vega J.A., Keizer J.J. (2015) Does soil burn severity affect the post-fire runoff and interrill erosion response? A review based on meta-analysis of field rainfall simulation data.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 523
452-464.
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Keizer, J.J., Martins, M.A.S., Prats, S.A., Santos, L.F., Vieira D.C.S., Nogueira R.N., Bilro L. (2015) Assessing the performance of a plastic optical fiber turbidity sensor for measuring post-fire erosion from plot to catchment scale.
SOIL, 1
641-650.
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Vieira D.C.S., Prats S.A., Nunes J.P., Shakesby R.A., Coelho C.O.A., Keizer J.J. (2014) Modelling runoff and erosion, and their mitigation, in burned Portuguese forest using the revised Morgan–Morgan–Finney model.
Forest Ecology And Management,
, (314), 150-165.
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Fernández C. , Vega J.A. , Jiménez E. , Vieira D.C.S. , Merino A. , Ferreiro A. , Fonturbel T. (2012) Seeding and mulching plus seeding effects on post-fire runoff, soil erosion and species diversity in Galicia (NW Spain).
Land Degradation And Development, 23
, (2), 150-156.
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Fernández C., Vega J.A., Vieira D.C.S. (2010) Assessing soil erosion after fire and rehabilitation treatments in NW Spain: Performance of rusle and revised Morgan–Morgan–Finney models.
Land Degradation & Development, 21
, (1), 58-67.
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Diana Catarina Simões Vieira
Assistant Researcher
- Researcher ID: A-5285-2011
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-3798
- Ciencia ID: C413-086D-45D1
- Department: Department of Environment and Planning
- Research Group: Socio-Ecological Systems Analysis, Management & Planning (SES)
- ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: Vieira DCS
Research interests
Diana Vieira. Completed the PhD in Environmental Sciences and Engineering in 2015 by the University of Aveiro, MSc. in Environmental Engineering in 2008 by University of Aveiro and BSc. in Environmental Engineering in 2007 by Instituto Politécnico de Leiria. Currently working as a Researcher at Joint Research Centre at European Comission. Published 21 articles in peer-review journals. Has 1 book section, received 4 awards, and has an H-index of 10. Currently is Principal Investigator in 1 project and Researcher in 8 projects. Also, supervises 2 PhD theses, 2 Postdoc research fellows, and co-supervises 3 MSc fellows. During her research path, she has Co-supervised 4 MSc dissertations, Co-supervised 2 works of course completion of LSc/BSc. Participated in 9 projects as Master, PhD and as Pos-doctoral Fellow, and organized 3 international scientific events. Since 2009 she was also affiliated in Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán, Instituto Superior Técnico and University of Aveiro. She also did a research stay in Investigación Forestal de Lourizán (2011), and a short scientific mission in Wageningen University & Research (2018).
Post-fire extreme hydrological events
Communicating Science
Gender equality
Post-fire extreme hydrological events
Communicating Science
Could this be? The most interesting session in the world?????
— Diana Vieira (@Dicasivi) November 10, 2020
Consider joining us next year at #vEGU21 in the @EGU_SSS #managingwildfire@COST_FIRElinks @Fuego_RED @Fuego_lab @FirESmart_proj @FireScienceGOV @fireecology @CAL_FIRE @EGU_GM @EGU_HS @NH_EGU @DelacDomina, @IanEFloyd pic.twitter.com/YAf8eGRrmc
Gender equality
Academic degrees
PhD. In Environmental Sciences and Engineering - University of Aveiro, May 2015
M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering - University of Aveiro, 2008
Graduation in Environmental Engineering - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2007
M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering - University of Aveiro, 2008
Graduation in Environmental Engineering - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2007
Scientific activities
Apr 2021 to present - Researcher at Joint Research Centre at European Commission
Jan 2019 to Mar 2021- Assistant Researcher (Contract Researcher under Decree-Law 57/2016 Art.23rd - Transitional Rule)- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Jun 2017 to Jan 2019 - FCT Post-Doc Researcher - Marine, Environment & Technology Center (MARETEC)
Jan 2016 to May 2017 - Post-Doc Researcher - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
May 2015 to Dec 2015 - Fellowship for Scientific Research - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Feb 2010 to May 2015 - PhD student in Environmental Sciences and Engineering - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Jan 2019 to Mar 2021- Assistant Researcher (Contract Researcher under Decree-Law 57/2016 Art.23rd - Transitional Rule)- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Jun 2017 to Jan 2019 - FCT Post-Doc Researcher - Marine, Environment & Technology Center (MARETEC)
Jan 2016 to May 2017 - Post-Doc Researcher - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
May 2015 to Dec 2015 - Fellowship for Scientific Research - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Feb 2010 to May 2015 - PhD student in Environmental Sciences and Engineering - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Others
Prizes & Awards-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___2019
Travel award of GSER2019, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
___2014
Young Scientist’s Award for Europeans, European Geosciences Union, Germany
___2013
Young Scientist’s Travel Award, National Science Foundation, United States of America
___2012
Young Scientist’s Award for Europeans, European Geosciences Union, Germany
Organization of scientific meetings-----------------------------------------------------------------
___2021
Managing wildfires in a changing world
European Geosciences Union 2019 – SSS9.6/ GM4/ NH7/ session convener / Wien, Austria
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/39200
___2020
1st Work Group 4 Meeting - FIRELINKS
Fire effects on water, sediment and contaminant transport/ organizer / Aveiro, Portugal
https://firelinks.eu/event/aveiro-2020-wg4-meeting/
Managing wildfire in a changing world
European Geosciences Union 2020 – SSS9.10/ GM4/ NH7/ session convener / Wien, Austria
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35097
___2019
Wildfire in the Environment: Causes, impacts and management.
European Geosciences Union 2019 – SSS10.10/ GM7.11/ HS11.68/ NH7.6/ session convener / Wien, Austria
General assembly - 16,273 scientists from 113 countries
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/32117
___2018
Understanding, predicting and preventing post-fire hydrologic and erosive risks in fire-affected areas.
European Geosciences Union 2018 - SSS10.3/HS9.12/NH7.3/ session convener / Wien, Austria
General assembly - 15,075 scientists from 106 countries
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/session/27057
___2016
Effects of fire on forest ecosystems (FuegoRED) 2016 international conference/ scientific committee/ Aveiro, Portugal
http://fuegored2016.web.ua.pt
___2019
Travel award of GSER2019, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
___2014
Young Scientist’s Award for Europeans, European Geosciences Union, Germany
___2013
Young Scientist’s Travel Award, National Science Foundation, United States of America
___2012
Young Scientist’s Award for Europeans, European Geosciences Union, Germany
Organization of scientific meetings-----------------------------------------------------------------
___2021
Managing wildfires in a changing world
European Geosciences Union 2019 – SSS9.6/ GM4/ NH7/ session convener / Wien, Austria
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/39200
___2020
1st Work Group 4 Meeting - FIRELINKS
Fire effects on water, sediment and contaminant transport/ organizer / Aveiro, Portugal
https://firelinks.eu/event/aveiro-2020-wg4-meeting/
Managing wildfire in a changing world
European Geosciences Union 2020 – SSS9.10/ GM4/ NH7/ session convener / Wien, Austria
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35097
___2019
Wildfire in the Environment: Causes, impacts and management.
European Geosciences Union 2019 – SSS10.10/ GM7.11/ HS11.68/ NH7.6/ session convener / Wien, Austria
General assembly - 16,273 scientists from 113 countries
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/32117
___2018
Understanding, predicting and preventing post-fire hydrologic and erosive risks in fire-affected areas.
European Geosciences Union 2018 - SSS10.3/HS9.12/NH7.3/ session convener / Wien, Austria
General assembly - 15,075 scientists from 106 countries
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/session/27057
___2016
Effects of fire on forest ecosystems (FuegoRED) 2016 international conference/ scientific committee/ Aveiro, Portugal
http://fuegored2016.web.ua.pt
Publications
WoS Papers
(20)
Other Papers
(3)
Books
(0)
Book Chapter
(0)
Thesis
(3)
Communications
(19)
Other Publications
(0)
Reports
(0)
Projects
In Progress (7)
Concluded (4)
FRISCO-Managing Fire-induced RISks of water quality Contamination
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FEMME - Development of a post-Fire Erosion risk Modelling tool for forest Management decision support, in particular, the application of Emergency stabilization measures
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WAFLE - Water footprint profile assessment of forests - the case of eucalypt
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ASHES - Advection and diffusion of suspended sediments from wildfires in rough open channel flows
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LIFE REFOREST - Erosion prevention and flora REstauration of burnt FOREST areas through innovative fungal-technosol solution
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ASHMOB - Wildfire ASH MOBilization by wind and water erosion: a combined measurementmodeling approach for prediction of post-fire ash mobilization risk
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EPyRIS - Joint Strategy for the Protection and Restoration of Ecosystems Affected by Forest Fires. (Integrated management in high-risk natural areas)
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SusPiRe - a tool towards sustainable management of Pinus pinaster (Ait.) forests based on the prediction of spontaneous regeneration
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FIRE-C-BUDs - Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets
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Impact of Mediterranean forestry practices on soil hydrological properties: measurement and modelling
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EROSFIRE II - A GIS-tool for slope-to-catchment-scale soil conservation management following forest wildfires
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Scientific Supervision
In progress
(4)
Concluded
(4)
PhD (Main Supervisor):
Ana Rita Lopes
(CESAM member)
PhD (Main Supervisor):
Marta Basso
(CESAM member)
Post-doc (Main Supervisor):
Joana Parente
(CESAM member)
Post-doc (Main Supervisor):
Antonio Girona-García
(CESAM member)
Master (Main Supervisor):
Ana Rita Lopes
(CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Alda Vieira
(ex-CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Sofia Caçoilo Corticeiro
(CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Joana Silva
(CESAM member)