Paula Castro

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Paula Castro is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Castro has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Paula Castro's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Paula Castro is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Paula Castro collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Germany and Brazil. Paula Castro's co-authors include Helena Freitas, Iván Valiela, Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Hélia Marchante, Elizabete Marchante, Federico Páez‐Osuna, Mirta Teichberg and Sophia E. Fox and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Paula Castro

29 papers receiving 974 citations

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A framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in university programmes

2021 137 citations Walter Leal Filho, Fernanda Frankenberger et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Paula Castro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula Castro

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Moderate to high-severity wildfires: Main restoration strategies applied in Mediterranean ecosystems 2025 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Cristina Delerue‐Matos, Paula Castro, Manuela M. Moreira	0
2	Engaging participatory mapping for co-management and spatial depiction of nature’s contributions to people in the Portuguese biosphere reserves 2024 ·Ecosystems and People ·Miguel Moreira, (unknown), Jarrod Cusens, Paula Castro, (unknown), António Alves da Silva, (unknown), Inger Elisabeth Måren, Joana Alves, Helena Freitas	4
3	Understanding Ecosystem Services through Managers' Perspectives: Insights from the Portuguese Biosphere Reserves 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Joana Alves, Miguel Moreira, Paula Castro, Maria João Martins, (unknown), (unknown), Helena Freitas	0
4	Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region 2023 ·International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Maria Celeste Dias, Paula Castro, Paula Lorenzo	4
5	VIVER DO MAR - CARACTERIZAÇÃO SOCIOECONÓMICA DAS COMUNIDADES PISCATÓRIAS DE ARTE XÁVEGA EM PORTUGAL 2021 ·RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218 ·Fátima Alvés, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paula Castro, Miguel Â. Pardal	0
6	Biopesticides and Sustainability in a Land Use Context 2021 ·(unknown), Cláudia Gaspar, (unknown), Paula Castro	0
7	COVID-19: the impact of a global crisis on sustainable development research 2020 ·Sustainability Science ·Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul, Tony Wall, Cláudio Ruy Portela de Vasconcelos, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Arminda Paço, Kalterina Shulla, Vanessa R. Levesque, F Doni, (unknown), (unknown), Lucas Veiga Ãvila, Luana Inês Damke, Paula Castro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Bárbara Fritzen, Paula Ferreira, Fernanda Frankenberger	47
8	Implementing Innovation on Environmental Sustainability at Universities Around the World 2019 ·Sustainability ·Walter Leal Filho, (unknown), Petra Molthan‐Hill, Mark Mifsud, L.A. Verhoef, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Paula Bacelar Nicolau, Luiza Olim de Sousa, Paula Castro, Ali Beynaghi, Jennifer Boddy, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Fernanda Frankenberger, Elizabeth Price	33
9	Hiponatremia grave por ritual de purificación con veneno de rana amazónica (Kambô) 2019 ·Emergencias ·(unknown), Paula Castro	1
10	O valor do lixo: uma análise da viabilidade econômica da reciclagem dos resíduos sólidos urbanos de Portugal 2018 ·Fátima Alvés, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paula Castro	0
11	Mapping the Flowering of an Invasive Plant Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Is There Potential for Biocontrol Monitoring? 2018 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Nuno César de Sá, Paula Castro, Sabrina Carvalho, Elizabete Marchante, (unknown), Hélia Marchante	69
12	Aplicação e Avaliação do MOODLE como Tecnologia Complementar na Capacitação de Professores 2018 ·Anais ... Workshops do Congresso Brasileiro de Informática na Educação ·(unknown), (unknown), Paula Castro, Milton Antônio Zaro, (unknown)	1
13	Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development 2016 ·DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Paula Castro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Paula Bacelar Nicolau, Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul	25
14	The relevance of physical forces on land-use change and planning process 2015 ·Journal of Environmental Planning and Management ·(unknown), Paula Castro, Alexandre Oliveira Tavares	9
15	Antimicrobial activity of alexidine, chlorhexidine and cetrimide against Streptococcus mutans biofilm 2014 ·Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials ·Matilde Ruiz‐Linares, Carmen María Ferrer‐Luque, María Teresa Arias‐Moliz, Paula Castro, (unknown), Pilar Baca	36
16	Sediment pool and plant content as indicators of nitrogen regimes in Portuguese estuaries 2009 ·Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Paula Castro, Iván Valiela, Helena Freitas	6
17	Diversity and fruiting patterns of ectomycorrhizal and saprobic fungi as indicators of land-use severity in managed woodlands dominated by Quercus suber — a case study from southern Portugal 2009 ·Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Anabela Marisa Azul, Paula Castro, José Paulo Sousa, Helena Freitas	14
18	Eutrophication in Portuguese estuaries evidenced by δ15N of macrophytes 2007 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Paula Castro, Iván Valiela, Helena Freitas	28
19	The use of sedimentary %C, %N, δ15N, and Pb concentrations to assess historical changes in anthropogenic influence on Portuguese estuaries 2006 ·Environmental Pollution ·Paula Castro, Iván Valiela, Helena Freitas	15
20	Conflict and natural resource management 2000 ·(unknown), (unknown), Paula Castro	44

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