Synopsis
Augusta Costa is a researcher with expertise in Forestry and Environmental Sciences at the INIAV, I.P. state laboratory (National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research) and at the CENSE – NOVA/UL (Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research – NOVA/University of Lisbon). Her research focuses on the management of Mediterranean forest ecosystems, and specifically, on the conservation and resilience of evergreen cork oak woodlands and on understanding the ecological sustainability of non-timber forest products harvesting systems. She has most experience in both, field experiments and modeling studies in the Mediterranean Basin but without forgetting the global perspective. Her approaches on the links between natural resource management, resilience and conservation integrate multidisciplinary teams with complementary skills for a successful high impact collaborative research, and also directed to stakeholders. She has written more than 30 scientific papers and book chapters and participated in international research projects.
Current position
Principal Researcher at INIAV, I.P. and CENSE (NOVA-UL) (SFRH/BDP/97166/2013)
Contact address
INIAV – Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês 2780-159 Oeiras, Portugal
Tel: +351 214463740, +351 919786536
Web: https://augustacosta.net/
Education
09/2008 – PhD in Forest Engineering, ISA/UTL, Portugal (4-years completion)
09/1997 – MSc in Engineering of Lignocellulosic Materials, ISA/UTL, Portugal (2-years completion)
12/1990 – Graduation in Forestry, ISA/UTL, Portugal (5-years completion)
Previous work
01.2024 – present – Principal Researcher at INIAV, I.P. and at CENSE (FCT/Nova-University of Lisbon)
09.2014 – 12.2023 – Post Doc Grant Researcher at INIAV, I.P. and at CENSE (FCT/Nova-University of Lisbon)
07.2009 – 08.2014 – Contracted Assistant Researcher at INIAV, I.P. (Ciência 2008 call)
10.2008 – 06.2009 – Post Doc Grant Researcher at CENSE (FCT/Nova-UL)
06.2004 – 09.2008 – PhD student in Forest Engineering at ISA/UTL
09.2000 – 05.2004 – Research fellow at Forest Research Center (CEF) (ISA/UTL)
11.1997 – 05.2000 – Senior Consultant at SILVICONSULTORES, Lda
01.1995 -06.1997 – MsC student in Engineering of Lignocellulosic Materials at ISA/UTL
01.1994 – 06.1994 – Junior consultant at EUROTEAM, Lda
05.1993 – 09.1993 – Junior consultant at ERENA, Lda
06.1992 – 04.1993 – Trainee Fellow at National Center of Geographic Investigation (CNIG)
01.1991 – 05.1992 – Trainee Fellow at National Forest Services (DGF)
Research activities
1. Publications
Published
see Publication list
In submission/preparation
1. 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 (2017). Variation of stand structure across European wood-pastures: Implications for land-use policies, Rangeland Ecology & Management Decision in press
2 Mendes MP, Cherubini P, Ribeiro &LFT & Costa A (2017) Climate effect on stem radial growth of Quercus suber L.: Does tree size matter?. Forestry (Forestry-2017-193) editor pending acceptance
3. Mendes MP, Cherubini P & Costa A (2017). Long-term monitoring of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) stem radial growth: comparing wood vs cork trends. Regional Environmental Change (REEC-D-17-00545)
4. Costa A*, Barbosa I, Graça J, Spiecker H & Máguas C (2017). Oxygen isotopes in cork-rings of Quercus suber L.: empirical relationship with climate. (in preparation, New Phytololgist)
2. Projects
see Projects list
Other relevant activities
Supervision of PhD, MSc and Graduate students
8. 2017-present Boussad Metna. Etude de la variabilité de la qualité du liége de Quercus suber L. des suberaies algériennes. Augusta Costa (CENSE NOVA-UL) and Tlemcen University, Algeria (Co-Advisor Rachid Tarik Bouhraouor)
7. 2012-2017 Amina Ghalem Caracterisation qualitative et technologique du liege de reprioduction de quelques suberaies d’Algerie. Augusta Costa (CENSE NOVA-UL) and Tlemcen University, Algeria (Co-Advisor Rachid Tarik Bouhraouor)
6. 2016 Inês Alexandra Barbosa (MSc student). Volatile compounds in cork planks: effect of overstocking. Nova-University of Lisbon, Portugal (Advisor)
5.2010 Cristina Gálvez Garrido (Graduate student). Caracterização da variação da arquitectura de copa do sobreiro. University of Córdoba, Spain.
4. 2007 Artur Moncau Jurado. Graduate student. Caracterização da qualidade de prancha de cortiça por análise de imagem e avaliação por máquina (coveless). University of Lisbon, Portugal
3. 2003 Pedro Fernandes. Graduate student. Estudo sobre a variabilidade do teor de humidade na cortiça. University of Lisbon, Portugal
2. 2002 Maria Jesús Luque. Graduate student. Influência da direcção de corte das pranchas de cortiça na qualidade da rolha produzida. University of Lisbon, Portugal
1. 2002 Ana Isabel Álvarez. Graduate student. Avaliação da superfície descortiçada numa parcela do montado de sobro da Companhia das Lezírias. University of Lisbon, Portugal
Supervision of Postdoctoral Fellows
1. 2016 Alexandra Correia (Post Doc Grant, Ref: SFRH/BPD/108858/2015). New generation of mixed Cork-oak x stone-pine stands: regeneration, growth, products yields and ecological interactions evaluation. University of Lisbon, Portugal (Co-Advisor) (in progress)
Scientific indicators (Dec/2017)
Number of scientific publications: >60
Number of scientific articles in ISI-SCI journals: 28
Google scholar metrics:
Times cited = 639
H-index = 15
ResearcherID metrics:
Times cited = 328
Average citation/article = 15.12
H-index = 12
ScopusID metrics:
Times cited = 363
H-index = 11