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42. De Sousa F, Bilro J, Viegas MB, Henriques A, et al. (2025). Natural selection preserves trans-specific chloroplast diversity in a Mediterranean evergreen oak. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 39(1): 122-136. doi:10.1093/jeb/voaf125
41. Nóbrega C, Marques H, Coelho R, Tomé M, Costa A (2025). Preferential allocation of currently assimilated carbon induced by the source leaf position on young cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) in late spring. Environments 12(12): 451. doi:10.3390/environments12120451
40. Lopes ST, Costa B, Chaves I, Costa A, Miguel CM (2024). Uncovering miRNA-mediated regulation in phellem vs xylem differentiation in Quercus suber L. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 44: 1753-1766. doi:10.1007/s00344-024-11453-1
39. Costa A & Moreira AC (2023). Stem diameter decrement in holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia Lam.): insights into trees decline pathways in endangered woodlands of southern Portugal. Ecologies 4: 229-241. doi:10.3390/ecologies4020016
38. Costa A, Cherubini P, Graça J, Spiecker H, Barbosa I, Máguas C (2022) Beyond width and density: stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in cork-rings provide insights of physiological responses to water stress in Quercus suber L. PeerJ 10: e14270. doi:10.7717/peerj.14270
37. Costa A, Capelo J, Alves R, Barracha IP, Marques PP, Pais I & Ruivo JC (2022). Natural regeneration hotspots of cork oak (Quercus suber L.): Preliminary results on their occurrence in evergreen oak woodlands on southwestern Portugal. Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research 5(3): 2799-2813. doi: 10.34188/bjaerv5n3-015
36. Costa A, Graça J, Barbosa I, Spiecker H (2022). Effect of climate on cork-ring width and density of Quercus suber L. in Southern Portugal. Trees 36: 1711-1720. doi:10.1007/s00468-022-02321-0
35. Costa A & Cherubini P (2021). Is Cork Growth a Reliable Proxy for Stem Diameter Growth in Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.)? Implications for Forest Management under Climate Change in Mediterranean Regions Applied Sciences 11(24), 11998. doi: 10.3390/app112411998
34. Costa A, Barbosa I, Miguel C & Graça J (2021). Variation of cork porosity along the stem in harvested cork oak (Quercus suber L.) trees. Annals of Forest Science 78: 52. doi:10.1007/s13595-021-01068-x
33. Vanhove M, Pina-Martins F, Coelho AC, Branquinho C, Costa A, Batista D, Príncipe A, Sousa P, Henriques A, Marques I, Belkadi B, Knowles LL & Paulo OS (2021). Using gradient Forest to predict climate response and adaptation in cork oak. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34(6): 910-923. doi:10.1111/jeb.13765
32. Costa A, Barbosa I, Pestana M & Miguel C (2020). Modelling bark thickness variation in stems of cork oak in south-western Portugal. European Journal of Forest Research 139: 611–625. doi: 10.1007/s10342-020-01273-9
31. Colavolpe MB, Castro Silva M, Maguire VG, Costa A, Videira e Castro I & Ruiz OA (2019). Antagonistic compounds from controversial bacteria with suppressing effects on the diseases caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 53(1-2): 70-81. doi: 10.1080/03235408.2020.1719007
30. Lopes ST, Sobral D, Costa B, Perdiguero P, Chaves I, Costa A, Miguel CM (2019). Phellem versus xylem: genome-wide transcriptomic analysis reveals novel regulators of cork formation in cork oak. Tree Physiology 40(2): 129–141.
Doi:10.1093/treephys/tpz118
29. Mendes MP, Cherubini P, Plieninger T, Ribeiro L & Costa A (2018) Climate effect on stem radial growth of Quercus suber L.: Does tree size matter?. Forestry 92(1): 73-84. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpy034 [link]
28.Roellig M, Costa A, Garbarino M, Hanspach J, Hartel T, Jakobsson S, Lindborg R, Mayr S, Plieninger T, Sammul M, Varga A, von Wehrden H & Fischer J (2018). Post Hoc Assessment of Stand Structure Across European Wood-Pastures: Implications for Land Use Policy. Rangeland Ecology & Management 71(5):526-535.
Doi: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.04.004. [link]
27. Ghalem A, Barbosa I, Bouhroua RT, Costa A (2017). Climate signal in cork-rings chronologies: Case-studies on southwestern Portugal and northwestern Algeria. Tree-Ring Research 74 (1):1-14. Doi:10.3959/1536-1098-74.1.15 [link]
26. Inácio V, Barros PM, Costa A, Roussado C, Gonçalves E, Costa R, Graça J, Oliveira MM & Morais-Cecílio L (2017). Differential DNA methylation patterns are related to quality of Quercus suber cork. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169018. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169018 [link]
25. Ghalem A, Barbosa, I, Bouhraou RT & Costa A* (2016). Comparing cork quality from Hafir-Zarieffet mountain forest (Tlemcen, Algeria) vs. Tagus basin Montado (Benavente, Portugal). Cogent Biology 2:1.2016.
doi: 10.1080/23312025.2016.1236431 [link]
24. Mendes MP, Ribeiro L, David TS & Costa A* (2016) How dependent are cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands on groundwater? A case study in southwestern Portugal. Forest Ecology and Management 378: 122-130.
doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.024 [link]
23. Costa A*, Barbosa I, Roussado C, Graça, J & Spiecker H (2016). Climate response of cork growth in Mediterranean oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands of southwestern Portugal. Dendrochronologia 38: 72-81. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2016.03.007 [link]
22. Plieninger T, Levers C, Mantel M, Costa A, Schaich H, Kuemmerle T (2015). Patterns and Drivers of Scattered Tree Loss in Agricultural Landscapes: Orchard Meadows in Germany (1968-2009). PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126178.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126178 [link]
21. Costa A*, Nunes LC, Spiecker H, Graça J (2015). Insights into the cork oak (Quercus suber L.) responsiveness to bark harvesting. Economic Botany 69(2):171-184. doi: 10.1007/s12231-015-9305-z [link]
20. Costa A*, Madeira M, Plieninger T (2014). Cork oak woodlands patchiness: A signature of imminent decline? Applied Geography 54: 18-26. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.07.006 [link]
19. Costa A*, Madeira M, Santos JL (2014). Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation? A case-study in southwestern Portugal. IForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. doi: 10.3832/ifor1031-007 [link]
18. Costa A*, Madeira M, Lima Santos J, Plieninger T & Seixas J (2014). Fragmentation patterns of evergreen oak woodlands in Southwestern Iberia: identifying key spatial indicators. Journal of Environmental Management 133:18-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.026 [link]
17. Costa A* & Pereira H (2013). Drying kinetics of cork planks in a cork pile in the field. Food and Bioproducts Processing 91:14-22.
doi:10.1016/j.fbp.2012.08.002 [link]
16. Oliveira G & Costa A (2012). How resilient is Quercus suber L. to cork harvesting? A review and identification of knowledge gaps. Forest Ecology and Management 270:257-272. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.025 [link]
15. Costa A*, Madeira M, Santos JL & Oliveira A (2011). Change and dynamics in Mediterranean evergreen oak woodlands landscapes of Southwestern Iberian Peninsula. Landscape and Urban Planning 102(3):164-176.
doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.04.002 [link]
14. Costa A* & Pereira H (2010). Influence of cutting direction of cork planks on the quality and porosity characteristics of natural cork stoppers. Forest Systems 19: 51-60.
13. Costa A*, Pereira H & Madeira M (2010). Analysis of spatial patterns of oak decline in cork oak woodlands in Mediterranean conditions. Annals of Forest Science: 67(204). doi: 10.1051/forest/2009097 [link]
12. Costa A*, Oliveira AC, Vidas F & Borges JG (2010). An approach to cork oak forest management planning: a case study in southwestern Portugal. European Journal of Forest Research, 129:233-241.
doi:10.1007/s10342-009-0326-y [link]
11. Costa A*, Pereira H & Madeira M (2009). Landscape dynamics in endangered cork oak woodlands in Southwestern Portugal (1958–2005). Agroforestry Systems 77(2): 83-96. doi: 10.1007/s10457-009-9212-3 [link]
10. Costa A*, Madeira M & Oliveira AC (2008). The relationship between cork oak growth patterns and soil, slope and drainage in a cork oak woodland in Southern Portugal. Forest Ecology and Management 255:1525-1535.
doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.008 [link]
9. Costa A* & Pereira H (2007). Influence of vision systems, black and white, colored and visual digitalization, in cork stopper quality estimation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 87:2222-2228. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2947 [link]
8. Costa A & Pereira H (2006). Decision rules for computer vision quality classification of wine natural cork stoppers. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 57(2): 210-219. [link]
7. Costa A & Pereira H (2005). Quality characterization of wine cork stoppers using computer vision. Journal International des Sciences du Vigne et du Vin 39 (4): 209-218. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2005.39.4.887 [link]
6. Costa A*, Pereira H & Oliveira A (2004). The effect of cork-stripping damages on diameter growth of Quercus suber L. Forestry 77(1):1-8. doi:10.1093/forestry/77.1.1 [link]
5. Costa A*, Pereira H & Oliveira A (2003).Variability of radial growth in cork-oak adult trees under cork production. Forest Ecology and Management 175:239-246. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00145-7 [link]
4. Costa A*, Pereira H & Oliveira A (2002). Influence of climate on the seasonality of radial growth of cork oak during a cork production cycle. Annals of Forest Science, 59:429-437. doi: 10.1051/forest:2002017 [link]
3. Costa A* & Oliveira AC (2001). Variation in cork production of the cork oak between two consecutive cork harvests. Forestry 74:337-346.
doi: 10.1093/forestry/74.4.337 [link]
2. Costa A*, Pereira H & Oliveira AC (2001). A dendroclimatological approach to diameter growth in cork-oak adult trees under cork production. Trees 15:438-443. doi: 10.1007/s004680100119 [link]
1. Borges JG, Oliveira AC & Costa MA (1997). A quantitative approach to cork oak forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 97: 223-229.
doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00064-9 [link]