INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR)

26) VIEIRA, C., AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2014. Improving WFD reference conditions: the relevance of bryophytes. Hydrobiologia 737: 245-264. (IF 2.321)

25) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., SILVA, J.M.N., FERREIRA, M.T., PEREIRA, J.M.C. 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. (IF 3.487)

24) AGUIAR, F.C., SEGURADO, P., URBANIC, G., CAMBRA, J., CHAUVIN, C., CIADAMIDARO, S., DÖRFLINGER, G., FERREIRA, J., GERM, M., MANOLAKI, P., MINCIARDI, M.R., MUNNÉ, A., PAPASTERGIADOU, E., FERREIRA, M.T. 2014. Comparability of river quality assessment using macrophytes: a multi-step procedure to overcome biogeographical differences. Science of the Total Environment 476–477: 757-767. (IF 4.414)

23) FEIO, M.J., AGUIAR, F.C., ALMEIDA, S., FERREIRA, J., FERREIRA, M.T. et al. 2014. Least disturbed conditions for European Mediterranean rivers. Science of the Total Environment. 476–477: 745-756. (IF 4.414)

22) AGUIAR, F.C.F., FERREIRA, M.T. 2013. Plant invasions in the rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, South-Western Europe – a review. Plant Biosystems- An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology: Official Journal of the Societa Botanica Italiana 147(4): 1107-1119.  (IF 1.912)

21) AGUIAR, F.C., CERDEIRA, J.O., MARTINS, M.J., FERREIRA, M.T. 2013. Riparian forests of Southwest Europe: are functional trait and species composition assemblages constrained by environment?. Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 628–638. (IF 3.752)

20) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., SILVA, J.M.N., FERREIRA, M.T., PEREIRA, J.M.C. 2013. Spectral discrimination of giant reed (Arundo donax L.): a seasonal study in riparian areas. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 80:80-90. (IF 4.652)

19) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., PEREIRA, J.M., FERREIRA, M.T. 2013. Spectral separability of riparian forests from small and medium-sized rivers across a latitudinal gradient using multispectral imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing 34(7): 2375-2401.(IF 1.859)

18) FEIO, M.J., AGUIAR, F.C., ALMEIDA, S.F.P., FERREIRA, M.T. 2012. AQUAFLORA: a predictive model based on diatoms and macrophytes for streams water quality assessment. Ecological Indicators 18: 586-598. (IF 3.494)

17) DODKINS, I., AGUIAR, F.C., RIVAES, R., RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, P., ALBUQUERQUE, A., FERREIRA, M.T. 2012. Measuring ecological change of aquatic macrophytes in Mediterranean Rivers. Limnologica: Ecology and Management of Inland Waters 42: 95-107. (IF 1.968)

16) AGUIAR, F.C., FERNANDES, M.R., FERREIRA, M.T. 2011. Riparian vegetation metrics as tools for guiding ecological restoration in riverscapes. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 402, 21. (IF 0.980)

15) FERNANDES, M.R., AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2011. Assessing riparian vegetation structure and the influence of land use using landscape metrics and geostatistical tools. Landscape and Urban Planning 99(2): 166-177.(IF 3.659)

14) AGUIAR, F.C., FEIO, M.J., FERREIRA, M.T. 2011. Choosing the best method for stream bioassessment using macrophyte communities: indices and predictive models. Ecological Indicators 11(2): 379-388. (IF 3.494)

13) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A., RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, P., SEGURADO, P. 2009. Structural and functional responses of riparian vegetation to human disturbance: performance and spatial-scale dependence. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 175(3):249-267. (IF 1.234)

12) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A., MOREIRA, I. 2007. Alien and endemic flora on reference and non-reference sites from Mediterranean type-streams of Portugal. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17: 335-347.( IF 2.136)

11) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A. 2006. Patterns of exotic and native plant species richness and cover along a semi-arid Iberian river and across its floodplain. Plant Ecology 184:189-202.(IF 1.900)

10) BERNEZ, I, AGUIAR, F., VIOLLE, C., FERREIRA, T. 2006. Invasive river plants from Portuguese floodplains: what can species attributes tell us? Hydrobiologia 570:3-9. (IF 2.321)

9) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A. & BERNEZ, I. 2005. Invasibility patterns of knotgrass (Paspalum distichum) in Portuguese riparian habitats. Weed Technology 19(3): 509-516. (IF 1.136)

8) BERNEZ, I., FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A. & AGUIAR, F. 2005. Relations between river plant richness in the Portuguese floodplains and the widespread water knotgrass (Paspalum paspalodes). Hydrobiologia 551:121-130. (IF 2.321)

7) FERREIRA, M.T., RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, P., AGUIAR, F.C., ALBUQUERQUE, A. 2005. Assessing biotic integrity in Iberian rivers: development of a multimetric plant index. Ecological Indicators 5:137-149. (IF 3.494)

6) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2005. Human-disturbed landscapes: effects on composition and integrity of riparian woody vegetation in Tagus river basin, Portugal. Environmental Conservation, 32(1): 30-41. (IF 3.084)

5) FERREIRA, M.T., AGUIAR, F.C., NOGUEIRA, C. 2005. Changes of riparian woods over space and time: influence of environment and land use. Forest Ecology & Management 212: 145-159. (IF 3.153)

4) FERREIRA, M.T., Aguiar, F.C. 2006. Riparian and aquatic vegetation in Mediterranean-type streams (western Iberia). The Ecology of the Iberian inland waters: Homage to Ramon Margalef. Limnetica 25(1-2): 411-424. (0.776)

3) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T., PINTO, P. 2002. Relative influence of environmental variables on macroinvertebrate assemblages from an Iberian basin. Journal of North American Benthological Society 21(1): 43-53. (IF 1.941)

2) FERREIRA, M.T., ALBUQUERQUE, A., AGUIAR, F.C., SIDORKEWICZ, N. 2002. Assessing reference sites and ecological quality of river plant assemblages from an Iberian basin using a multivariate approach. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 155(1): 121-145. (IF 1.077)

1) AGUIAR, F.C., MOREIRA, I., FERREIRA, M.T. 2001. Exotic and native vegetation establishment following channelization of a western Iberian river. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 17: 509-526. (IF 1.766)

BOOKS (Author)

3) AGUIAR, F., COSTA, J.C., DUARTE, M.C., FABIÃO, A.D., FERREIRA, M.T., RAMOS, I.L., LOUSÃ, M., MONTEIRO, F.P. (authors), MOREIRA, I., SARAIVA, G. (coordinators). 1999. As galerias ribeirinhas na paisagem mediterrânica: reconhecimento na bacia hidrográfica do rio Sado. ISA Press, Lisbon. (Riparian galleries in Mediterranean landscape: River Sado drainage basin)

2) INAG, I.P. 2008. Manual para a avaliação biológica da qualidade da água em sistemas fluviais segundo a Directiva Quadro da Água. Protocolo de amostragem para macrófitos. Ministério do Ambiente, Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional. Instituto da Água IP. Working Group: MT FERREIRA, F AGUIAR, P RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, A ALBUQUERQUE, C SÉRGIO.

1) INAG, I.P. 2008. Tipologia de rios em Portugal continental no Âmbito da implementação da Directiva Quadro da Água. I- Caracterização abiótica. Ministério do Ambiente, Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional. Instituto da Água IP. Working group: ALVES MH ET AL. (including (AGUIAR FC)

BOOKS CHAPTERS

10) AGUIAR, F.C, FABIÃO, A., BEJARANO, M.D., NILSSON, C., MERRITT, D.M., MARTINS, M.J. 2014. FLOWBASE: a traitbase for Mediterranean riparian Flora. In: Mucina L, Price JN, Kalwij JM (eds.), Biodiversity and vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation, Kwongan Foundation, Perth, Australia: 213 p.

9) AGUIAR, F.C., MARTINS, M.J., BEJARANO, M.D., NILSSON, C., PORTELA, M.P., SEGURADO, P., MERRITT, D.M. 2014. Are dams regulating diversity of riparian forests? Functional trade-offs and synergies in Mediterranean Europe. In: Mucina L, Price JN, Kalwij JM (eds.), Biodiversity and vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation, Kwongan Foundation, Perth, Australia: 63 p.

8) Aguiar, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2012. Ecology of aquatic and riparian invasive plants in continental Portugal: a review. In: Monteiro A, Gomes da Silva F, Jorge R (eds.) Gestão e conservação da flora e da vegetação de Portugal e da África Lusófona. ISAPress, Lisboa: 381-400.

7) BARROSO, A., GARCIA-GONZALO, J., AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, M.T. 2012. Planeamento e prioritização de ações de restauro: aplicação à região do Algarve. [Planning and optimization of river restoration activities: the Algarve case study.] In: J Campodron, MT Ferreira, M Ordeix. (eds). Restauro e Gestão Ecológica Fluvial Manual de Boas Práticas e Gestão de Rios e Ribeiras. Interreg IVC SUDOE Ricover. CTFC/ISAPress, Solsona: 218-251.

6) DODKINS, I., AGUIAR, F., FERREIRA, M.T. 2012. Can Mediterranean river plants translate into quality assessment systems? Venturing into unexplored territories. In: Philip J. Boon & Paul J. Raven (eds.), River Conservation and Management. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK: 135-142.

5) AGUIAR, F.C., FERREIRA, T., ALBUQUERQUE, A., RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, P. 2008. Mahjonging Key functional and taxonomic tiles in near-natural Mediterranean riparian woods (SW Iberia, Portugal). In: Frontiers of Vegetation Science - An Evolutionary Angle. Mucina L., Kalwij J., Simth V.R., Chytrý M., White P.S., Cilliers S.S., Pillar V.D., Zobel M., Sun I-F (Eds.). Keith Philips Images, Somerset West, p. 12.

4) AGUIAR, F, COSTA, J.C., LOUSÃ, M, MOREIRA, I. 2004. Vegetação aquática e ribeirinha da bacia do Sado. In: Moreira, MG Saraiva, F Nunes Correia (eds.), Gestão ambiental dos sistemas fluviais. Aplicação à bacia hidrográfica do rio Sado. ISA Press, Lisboa: 227-246.

3) FERREIRA, M.T., ALVES, M.H., AGUIAR, F., MOREIRA, I. 2004. Qualidade abiótica da água e fontes poluidoras na bacia do Sado. In: I. Moreira, M.G. Saraiva, F. Nunes Correia (eds.), Gestão ambiental dos sistemas fluviais. Aplicação à bacia hidrográfica do rio Sado. ISA Press, Lisboa: 173-192.

2) FERREIRA, M.T., AGUIAR, F., MOREIRA, I. 2004. Macrófitos fluviais. Padrões espaciais de distribuição e factores ambientais determinantes. In: I. Moreira, M.G. Saraiva, F. Nunes Correia (eds.), Gestão ambiental dos sistemas fluviais. Aplicação à bacia hidrográfica do rio Sado. ISA Press, Lisboa: 247-264.

1) MOREIRA, I., FERREIRA, M.T., AGUIAR, F., DUARTE, M.C. 2002. Capítulo 4. Plantas infestantes e invasoras de ecossistemas dulçaquícolas. In: I. Moreira, M.T. Ferreira, R. Cortes, P. Pinto, P.R. Almeida (eds.), Ecossistemas Aquáticos e Ribeirinhos. Ecologia, Gestão e Conservação. Instituto da Água, MCOTA: 4.1-4.17.