All publications before 2015

INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR)

15) Fernandes, M.R., F.C. Aguiar, J.M.N. Silva, M.T. Ferreira & J.M.C. Pereira (2014). Optimal attributes for the object based detection of giant reed in riparian habitats: a comparative study between Airborne High Spatial Resolution and WorldView-2 imagery. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 32: 79-91, DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.03.026. (IF 3.487)

14) Jongen, M., S. Unger, D. Fangueiro, S. Cerasoli, J.M.N. Silva & J.S. Pereira (2013). Resilience of montado understorey to experimental precipitation variability fails under severe natural drought. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 178: 18-30. (IF 3.987)

13) Fernandes, M.R., F.C. Aguiar, J.M.N. Silva, M.T. Ferreira & J.M.C. Pereira (2013). Spectral discrimination of giant reed (Arundo donax L.): a seasonal study in riparian areas. Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 80: 80-90. (IF 4.652)

12) Silva, J.M.N., J. M. B. Carreiras, I. Rosa & J. M. C. Pereira (2011). Greenhouse gas emissions from shifting cultivation in the tropics, including uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 116, D20304, DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016056. (IF 3.667)

11) Le Page, Y., D. Oom, J.M.N. Silva, P. Jönsson & J. M. C. Pereira (2010). Seasonality of vegetation fires as modified by human action: observing the deviation from eco-climatic fire regimes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19(4): 575-588, DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00525.x. (IF 7.180)

10) Sá, C. L., J. M. C. Pereira & J.M.N. Silva (2005). Estimation of combustion completeness based on fire-induced spectral reflectance changes in a dambo grassland (Western Province, Zambia). International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(19): 4185-4195. (IF 1.859)

9) Silva, J.M.N., A.C.L. Sá & J.M.C. Pereira (2005). Comparison of burned area estimates derived from SPOT-VEGETATION and Landsat ETM+ data in Africa: influence of spatial pattern and vegetation type. Remote Sensing of Environment, 96: 188-201, DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2005.02.004. (IF 7.769)

8) Pereira, J.M.C., B. Mota, J.L. Privette, K.K. Caylor, J.M.N. Silva, A.C.L. Sá & W. Ni-Meister (2004). A simulation analysis of the detectability of understory burns in mionbo woodlands. Remote Sensing of Environment, 93: 296-310. (IF 7.769)

7) Silva, J.M.N., J.F.C.L. Cadima, J.M.C. Pereira & J.-M. Grégoire (2004). Assessing the feasibility of a global model for multitemporal burned area mapping using SPOT-VEGETATION data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(22): 4889-4913. (IF 1.859)

6) Tansey, K., J.-M. Grégoire, D. Stroppiana, A. Sousa, J. Silva, J. Pereira, L. Boschetti, M. Maggi, P. Brivio, R. Fraser, S. Flasse, D. Ershov, E. Binaghi, D. Graetz, & P. Peduzzi (2004). Vegetation burning in the year 2000: Global burned area estimates from SPOT VEGETATION data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, D14S03, DOI:10.1029/2003JD003598. (IF 3.667)

5) Tansey, K., J.-M. Grégoire, E. Binaghi, L. Boschetti, A. Brivio, D. Ershov, S. Flasse, R. Fraser, D. Graetz, M. Maggi, P. Peduzzi, J. Pereira, J. Silva, A. Sousa & D. Stroppiana (2004). A global inventory of burned areas at 1 km resolution for the year 2000 derived from SPOT VEGETATION data. Climatic Change, 67(2): 345-377.(IF 4.610)

4) Grégoire, J.-M., K. Tansey & J. M. N. Silva (2003). The GBA2000 initiative: Developing a global burned area database from SPOT-VEGETATION imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(6): 1369-1376. (IF 1.859)

3) Sá, A.C.L., J.M.C. Pereira, M.J.P. Vasconcelos, J.M.N. Silva, N. Ribeiro & A. Awasse (2003). Assessing the feasibility of sub-pixel burned area mapping in Miombo woodlands of Northern Mozambique using MODIS imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(8): 1783-1796. (IF 1.859)

2) Silva, J.M.N., J.M.C. Pereira, A.I. Cabral, A.C.L. Sá, M.J.P. Vasconcelos, B. Mota & J.-M. Grégoire (2003). An estimate of the area burned in southern Africa during the 2000 dry season using SPOT-VEGETATION satellite data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, D13, 8498, doi:10.1029/2002JD002320. (IF 3.667)

1) Sousa, A.M.O., J.M.C. Pereira & J.M.N. Silva (2003). Evaluating the performance of multitemporal image compositing algorithms for burned area analysis. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(6): 1219-1236. (IF 1.859)

OTHER PEER REVIEWED PAPERS

2) Silva, J.M.N. (2012). Integration of remotely sensed and ancillary data to assess the impacts of shifting cultivation. Ambiência, 8: 449-459.

1) Temudo, M.P. & J.M.N. Silva (2012). Agriculture and forest cover changes in post-war Mozambique. Journal of Land Use Science, 7(4): 425-442, DOI:10.1080/1747423X.2011.595834. (Selected by Taylor & Francis and Routledge publishers to celebrate the International Year of Forests 2011 with temporary free access to over 100 articles which raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests: http://www.illegal-logging.info/content/celebrating-forests-people-article-collection).

BOOKS (Editor)

2) Alves, A.M., J.S. Pereira & J.M.N. Silva (2007). O Eucaliptal em Portugal: Impactes Ambientais e Investigação Científica. ISAPress (ISBN 978-972-8669-25-6), Lisboa.

1) Pereira, J.S., J.M.C. Pereira, F.C. Rego, J.M.N. Silva & T.P. Silva (2006). Incêndios Florestais em Portugal: Caracterização, Impactes e Prevenção. ISAPress (ISBN 972-8669-17-8), Lisboa.

BOOKS CHAPTERS

5) Alves, A.M., J.S. Pereira & J.M.N. Silva (2007). A introdução e a expansão do eucalipto em Portugal. In: O Eucaliptal em Portugal: Impactes Ambientais e Investigação Científica, A. M. Alves, J. S. Pereira e J. M. N. Silva (eds.), ISAPress, Lisboa: pp 13 - 24.

4) Silva, J.M.N., H. Feith & J.M.C. Pereira (2007). Exploração e silvicultura pós-fogo em eucaliptais. In: O Eucaliptal em Portugal: Impactes Ambientais e Investigação Científica, A.M. Alves, J.S. Pereira e J.M.N. Silva (eds.), ISAPress, Lisboa: pp 285 - 312.

3) Pereira, J.M.C., J.M.B. Carreiras, J.M.N. Silva & Maria J. Vasconcelos (2006). Alguns conceitos básicos sobre os fogos rurais em Portugal. In: Incêndios Florestais em Portugal: Caracterização, Impactes e Prevenção, Pereira, J.S., J.M.C. Pereira, F.C. Rego, J.M.N. Silva e T.P. Silva (eds.), ISAPress, Lisboa: pp 133 - 161.

2) Arino, O., I. Piccolini, E. Kasischke, F. Siegert, E. Chuvieco, P. Martin, Z. Li, R.H. Fraser, H. Eva, D. Stroppiana, J.M.C. Pereira, J.M.N. Silva, D. Roy & P.M. Barbosa (2001). Methods of Mapping Burned Surfaces in Vegetation Fires. In: Global and Regional Vegetation Fire Monitoring from Space: Planning a Coordinated International Effort, F. Ahern, J. Goldammer and C. Justice (eds.), SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, Netherlands: pp 227 - 255.

1) Pereira, J.M.C., A.C.L. Sá, A.M.O. Sousa, J.M.N. Silva, T.N. Santos & J.M.B. Carreiras (1999). Spectral characterization and discrimination of burnt areas. In: Remote Sensing of Large Wildfires in the European Mediterranean Basin, E. Chuvieco (ed.), Ecological Studies Series, Springer-Verlag, Berlin: pp 123 - 138.