Joao S. Pereira#
Membership Number: | 2255 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
Elected: | 2004 |
Main Country of Residence: | PORTUGAL |
Homepage(s): | http://www.isa.utl.pt/home/node/405 |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2003 President of the Scientifc Council Instituto Superior de Agronomia
- 1987 - 2002 Head of Department (Dept. de Eng. Florestal) Instituto Superior de Agronomia
- since 1985 Full Professor Instituto Superior de Agronomia
- 1976 - 1985 Professor Auxiliar & Professor Associado Instituto Superior de Agronomia
- 1972 - 1976 Research Assistant Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
- 1971 - 1972 Assistant Instituto Superior de Agronomia (School of Agriculture), Technical University of Lisbon (now University of Lisbon)
Fields of Scholarship
- Terrestrial ecology and plant eco-physiology
- Cork oak physiology
- Carbon cycle at ecosystem level
- Portuguese forests carbon balance
- Biodiversity and ecological
- Processes in Mediterranean ecosystems
Honours and Awards
- 1995 – 2002 President Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Florestais
- 2004 Member of the Academia Europaea
- 2008 Scientific awards UTL/Santander Totta in the area of ag. sciences Universidade Técnica de Lisboa