INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR)

37) Dias T., Clemente A., Martins-Loução M.A., Sheppard L., Bobbink R. & Cruz C. (2014). Ammonium as a driving force of plant diversity and ecosystem functioning: observations based on 5 years’ manipulation of N dose and form in a Mediterranean ecosystem. PLoS ONE, 9(4): e92517. (IF=3,234)

36) Martins-Loução M, A., Gaio-Oliveira G., Antunes M.T., Melo I. (2014) The subtle art of attracting people to Lisbon Botanic Garden. ROOTS, 11(2): 21-24.

35) Dias T., Oakley S., Alarcón-Gutiérrez E., Ziarelli F., Trindade H., Martins-Loução M.A., Sheppard L., Ostle N. & Cruz C. 2013. N-driven changes in a plant community affect leaf-litter traits and may delay organic matter decomposition in a Mediterranean maquis. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 58(1): 163-171. (IF=4,41)

34) Pinto M.J., Serrano H.C., Branquinho C., Martins-Loução, M.A. (2013). Éxito en la translocación de una planta con restricciones dispersivas. Conservación Vegetal, 17: 8-9.

33) Pintó-Marijuan M., Da Silva A.B., Flexas J., Dias T., Zarrouk O., Martins-Loução M.A., Chaves M.M. & Cruz C. 2013. Photosynthesis of Quercus suber is affected by atmospheric NH3 generated by multifunctional agrosystems. Tree Physiology, 33: 1328-1337. (IF= 2.853).

32) Marques I., Nieto Feliner G., Martins-Loução M.A. & Fuertes Aguilar J. 2012. Genome size and base composition variation in natural and experimental Narcissus (Amaryllidaceae) hybrids. Annals of Botany, 109(1): 257-264. (IF=3.449)

31) Dias T., Martins-Loução M.A., Shepard L. & Cruz C. 2012. The strength of the biotic compartment to retain nitrogen additions prevents nitrogen losses from a Mediterranean maquis. Biogeosciences, 9(1): 193-201. (IF=3.754)

30) Corrêa A., Gurevitch J., Martins-Loução M.A. & Cruz C. 2012. C allocation to the fungus is not a cost to the plant in ectomycorrhizae. Oikos, 121(3):449-463. (IF=3.322)

29) Marques I., Fuertes Aguilar J., Martins-Loução M.A. & Nieto Feliner G. 2012. Spatial-temporal patterns of flowering asynchrony and pollinator fidelity in hybridizing species of Narcissus. Evolutionary Ecology, 26(1): 1433-1450. (IF=2.407)

28) Marques I., Nieto Feliner G., Martins-Loução M.A. & Fuertes Aguilar J. 2011. Fitness in Narcissus hybrids: low fertility is overcome by early hybrid vigour, absence of exogenous selection and high bulb propagation. Journal of Ecology, 99(6): 1508-1519. (IF=5.044)

27) Máguas C., Rascher K.G., Martins-Loução M.A., Carvalho P., Pinho P., Ramos M., Correia O. & Werner C. 2011. Responses of woody species to spatial and temporal ground water changes in coastal sand dune systems. Biogeosciences, 8: 3823-3832. (IF=3.859)

26) Serrano H.C., Pinto M.J., Martins-Loução M.A. & Branquinho C. 2011. How does an Al-hyperaccumulator plant respond to a natural field gradient of soil phytoavailable Al? Science of The Total Environment, 409(19): 3749-3756. (IF=3.286)

25) Pinho P., Dias T., Cruz C., Tang Y.S., Sutton M., Martins-Loução M.A., Máguas C. & Branquinho C. 2011. Using lichen functional-diversity to assess the effects of atmospheric ammonia in Mediterranean woodlands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48(5): 1107–1116. (IF=5.045)

24) Ariz I., Cruz C., Moran J.F., Gonzalez-Moro M.B., Garcia-Olaverri C., Gonzalez-Murua C., Martins-Loução M.A. & Aparicio-Tejo P.M. 2011. Depletion of the heaviest stable N isotope is associated with NH4+/NH3 toxicity in NH4+-fed plants. BMC Plant Biology, 11: 83-96. (IF=3.447)

23) Dias T., Malveiro S., Martins-Loução M.A., Sheppard L. & Cruz C. 2011. Linking N-driven biodiversity changes with soil N availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Plant and Soil, 341(1-2): 125–136. (IF=2.733)

22) Cruz C., Domínguez-Valdivia M.D., Aparicio-Tejo P.M., Lamsfus C., Bio A.M., Martins-Loução M.A. & Moran J.F. 2011. Intra-specific variation in pea responses to ammonium nutrition leads to different degrees of tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 70(2-3): 233-243. (IF=2.985).

21) Dias T., Neto D., Martins-Loução M.A., Shepard L. & Cruz C. 2011. Patterns of nitrate reductase activity vary according to the plant functional group in a Mediterranean maquis. Plant and Soil, 347: 363-376. (IF=2.733)

20) Corrêa A., Hampp R., Magel E. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2011. Carbon allocation in ectomycorrhizal plants at limited and optimal N supply: an attempt at unraveling conflicting theories. Mycorrhiza, 21(1): 35-51. (IF=2.630)

19)    Marques I., Nieto Feliner G., Draper D., Martins-Loução M.A. & Fuertes Aguilar J.  2010. Unraveling cryptic reticulate relationships and the origin of orphan hybrid disjunct populations in Narcissus. Evolution, 64(8): 2353–2368. (IF=5.659)

18) Carvalho L.M., Antunes P.M., Martins-Loução M.A. & Klironomos J.N. 2010. Disturbance influences the outcome of plant-soil biota interactions in the invasive Acacia longifolia and in native species. Oikos, 119(7): 1172-1180. (IF=3.393)

17) Brehm J.M., Maxted N., Martins-Loução M.A. & Ford-Lloyd B. 2010. New approaches for establishing conservation priorities for socio-economically important plant species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19(9): 2715-2740. (IF=2.146)

16) Correia P.J., Gama F., Pestana M. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2010. Tolerance of young (Ceratonia siliqua L.) carob rootstock to NaCl. Agricultural Water Management, 97(6): 910-916. (IF=1.782)

15) Gonçalves S., Martins-Loução M.A. & Freitas H. 2009. Evidence of adaptive tolerance to nickel in isolates of Cenococcum geophilum from serpentine soils. Mycorrhiza, 19(4): 221-230. (IF=2.650)

14) Vieira A.R., Gonzalez C., Martins-Loução M.A. & Branquinho C. 2009. Intracellular and extracellular ammonium (NH4(+)) uptake and its toxic effects on the aquatic biomonitor Fontinalis antipyretica. Ecotoxicology, 18: 1087-1094. (IF=3.507)

13) Brehm J.M., Maxted N., Ford-Lloyd V. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2008. National inventories of crop wild relatives and wild harvested plants: case-study for Portugal. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 55(6): 779-796. (IF=0.967)

12) Correia P.J., Pestana M., Domingos I. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2008. Nutritional evaluation of nitrogen and potassium fertilization of carob tree under dry-farming conditions. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 39(5-6): 652-666. (IF=0.357)

11) Corrêa A., Strasser R.J. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2008. Response of plants to ectomycorrhizae in N-limited conditions: which factors determine its variation? Mycorrhyza, 18(1): 413-427. (IF=2.205) 

10) Pinho P., Augusto S., Martins-Loução M.A., Pereira M.J., Soares A., Máguas C. & Branquinho C. 2008. Causes of change in nitrophytic and oligotrophic lichen species in a Mediterranean climate: Impact of land cover and atmospheric pollutants. Environmental Pollution, 154(3): 380-389. (IF=3.135)

9) Cruz C., Bio A.M.F., Jullioti A., Tavares A., Dias T. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2008. Heterogeneity of soil surface ammonium concentration and other characteristics, related to plant specific variability in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. Environmental Pollution, 154(3): 414-423. (IF=3.135)

8) Dominguez-Valdivia M.D., Aparicio-Tejo P.M., Lamsfus C., Cruz C., Martins-Loução M.A. & Moran J.F. 2008. Nitrogen nutrition and antioxidant metabolism in ammonium-tolerant and -sensitive plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 132(3): 359-369. (IF=2.334)

7) Branquinho C., Serrano H.C., Pinto M.J. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2007. Revisiting the plant hyperaccumulation criteria to rare plants and earth abundant elements. Environmental Pollution, 146(2): 437-443. (IF=3.135)

6) Custódio L., Correia P.J., Martins-Loução M.A. & Romano A. 2007. Floral analysis and seasonal dynamics of mineral levels in carob tree. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 30(4-6): 739-753. (IF=0.593)

5) Gonçalves S., Portugal A., Gonçalves M.T., Vieira R., Martins-Loução M.A. & Freitas H. 2007. Genetic diversity and differential in vitro responses to Ni in Cenococcum geophilum isolates from serpentine soils in Portugal. Mycorrhiza, 17(8): 677-686. (IF=2.077)

4) Cruz C., Egsgaard H., Trujillo C., Ambus P., Requena N., Martins-Loução M.A. & Jakobsen I. 2007. Enzymatic evidence for the key role of arginine in nitrogen translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plant Physiology, 144(2): 782-792. (IF=6.114)

3) Draper D., Marques, I., Rosselló-Graell, A. & Martins-Loução, M. A. (2007). Role of a Gene Bank as a mitigation tool: the case of Alqueva Dam (Portugal). Bocconea, 21: 385-390.

2) Marques, I., Draper, D., Rosselló-Graell, A. & Martins-Loução, M. A. (2007). Germination behaviour of seven mediterranean grassland species. Bocconea, 21: 367 - 372.

1) Correia PJ., Pestana M, Domingos I& Martins-Loução, M. A. (2008). Nutritional evaluation of nitrogen and potassium fertilization of carob tree under dry-farming conditions. Comm. Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 39: 652 - 666. (IF=0.462)

BOOKS (Author)

1) Martins-Loução M.A. (Coord.) 2011. A Aventura da Terra - Um planeta em Evolução. Esfera do Caos, Lisboa, 140 pp.

BOOKS CHAPTERS

17) Dias T., Chaves S., Tenreiro R., Martins-Loução M.A., Sheppard L. & Cruz C. 2014. Effects of increased N availability in Mediterranean ecosystem: a case study in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal. In: Sutton M.A., Mason K.E., Sheppard L.J., Sverdrup H., Haeuber R., Hicks W.K. (Eds.). Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer, pp: 251-258.

16) Dias T., Stürmer S.L., Correia P., Carvalho L.M., Martins-Loução M.A., Sheppard L. & Cruz C. 2014. Species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores can indicate increased N availability in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, Haeuber R, Hicks WK, editors. Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer, pp: 259-266.

15) Pinho P., Martins-Loução M.A., Máguas C. & Branquinho C. 2014. Calibrating Total Nitrogen Concentration in Lichens with Emissions of Reduced Nitrogen at the Regional Scale. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, Haeuber R, Hicks WK, editors. Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity. Springer, pp: 217-227.

14) Cruz C, Fegghi Z, Martins-Loução MA, Varma A. 2013. Plant Nitrogen Use Efficiency May Be Improved Through Symbiosis with Piriformospora indica. In: Varma A, Kost G, Oelmüller R, editors. Soil Biology. Vol. 33. Piriformospora indica. Sebacinales and Their Biotechnological Applications. Springer, 2013;33:285-293. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1_17.

13) Magos Brehm J., Ford‐Lloyd B.V., Maxted N. & Martins‐Loução M.A. 2012 Using neutral genetic diversity to prioritise crop wild relative populations: a Portuguese endemic case study for Dianthus cintranus Boiss. & Reut. subsp. barbatus R. Fern. & Franco. In: Maxted N., Dulloo M.E., Ford‐Lloyd B.V., Frese L., Iriondo J.M. & Pinheiro de Carvalho M.A.A. (Eds.). Agrobiodiversity conservation: securing the diversity of crop wild relatives and landraces. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 193‐210.

12) Corrêa A. & Martins-Loução M.A. 2011. C:N interactions and the cost: benefit balance in ectomycorrhizae. In: M. Rai & A. Varma (Eds.) Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae. Soil Biology Series, Vol. 25 pp: 387-403. Springer-Verlag. Heidelberg. Berlin.

11) Martins-Loução M.A. & Costa F.M. 2011. A origem e diversificação da vida. In: Aventura da Terra. Um Planeta em Evolução. Museu Nacional de História Natural. Universidade de Lisboa. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Esfera do Caos Edits. Martins-Loução M.A. (coord.). pp: 43-52.

10) Dias T., Malveiro S., Chaves S., Tenreiro R., Branquinho C., Martins-Loução M.A & Cruz C. 2011. Effects of increased N availability on biodiversity of Mediterranena-type ecosystems: A case study in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal. In W.K. Hicks, C.P. Whitefield, B.J. Bealey, & M.A. Sutton (Eds) Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and Practices Determining Environmental Impacts. COST Office, Pp: 171-180.

9) Martins-Loução M.A., Branquinho C. & Cruz C. 2011. National contributions to the COST ACTION 729 - Portugal. In  A. Bleeker & J.W. Eerisman (Eds) Cost Action 729: Assessing and managing nitrogen fluxes the atmosphere-biosphere system in Europe. European Science Foundation, pp: 148-156.

8) Martins-Loução M.A., Cruz C., Pinho P., Dias T. & Branquinho C. 2011. Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000 in Portugal. In W.K. Hicks, C.P. Whitefield, B.J. Bealey, & M.A. Sutton (Eds) Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and Practices Determining Environmental Impacts. COST Office (COST729). Pp: 260-268.

7) Pinho P., Máguas C., Cruz C., Martins-Loução M.A. & Branquinho C. 2011. Selecting critial areas for monitoring the impact of ammonia on biodiversity within the Mediterranean Natura 2000 sites. In W.K. Hicks, C.P. Whitefield, B.J. Bealey, & M.A. Sutton (Eds) Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and Practices Determining Environmental Impacts. COST Office (COST729), Pp: 165-171.

6) Spranger T., Hicks W.K., Sutton M., Whitfield C., Bareham S., Bjerregaard H., Breukel S.J.M., Dirnböck T., Dragosits U., Erisman J.W., de Bruin S., Martins-Loução M. A., Surkus B., Roels B. 2011. Current and future policy options for tackling N deposition impacts on Natura 2000 sites (Working Group).  In W.K. Hicks, C.P. Whitefield, B.J. Bealey & M.A. Sutton (Eds) Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and Practices Determining Environmental Impacts. COST Office, Pp: 242-248.

5) Whitfield C., Strachan I., Aherne J., Dirnböck T., Dise N., Franzaring J., Hall J., Hens M., van Hinsberg A., Mansat A., Martins-Loução M.A., Mohaupt-Jahr B., Nielsen K. E., Pesch R., Rowe E., and Santamaría J. M. 2011. Assessing N impacts on conservation status (Working Group). In W.K. Hicks, C.P. Whitefield, B.J. Bealey & M.A. Sutton (Eds) Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and Practices Determining Environmental Impacts. COST Office, Pp: 87-100.

4) Cruz C., Ramos A., Façanha A., Feijó  J., Martins-Loução M.A.  2009. Enzyme activity modulated by AMF colonization: the urea cycle and membrane-bound phosphatase activities. In Ajit Varma (Ed). A Text Book of Molecular Biotechnology. Springer Publishers, pp. 563-572.

3) Pinho P., Branquinho C., Cruz C., Tang S., Dias T., Rosa, A.P., Máguas C., Martins-Loução M.A., Sutton M.  2009. Assessment of critical levels of atmospherically ammonia for lichen diversity in cork-oak woodland, Portugal. Chapter 10: Critical Loads. In Sutton M., Reis S. and Baker S. (Eds). Atmospheric Ammonia - Detecting emission changes and environmental impacts - Results of an Expert Workshop under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. Springer, pp. 109-119.

2) Magos Brehm J., Mitchell M., Maxted N., Ford-Lloyd B.V., Martins-Loução M.A.  2008. IUCN Red Listing of Crop Wild Relatives: is a national approach as difficult as some think ? In Maxted N, Ford-Lloyd BV, Kell SP, Iriondo J, Dullo E., Turok J. (Eds). Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use.CAB International, pp. 211-242.

1) Cruz C., Correia .P, Ramos A., Carvalho L., Bago A., Martins-Loução M.A. 2008. Arbuscular mycorrhiza in physiological and morphological adaptations of Mediterranean plants. In Ajit Varma (Ed). Mycorrhiza book. Springer Publishers, pp. 733-752.