Pedro Cabral
Biographic Data
| ID | 6145685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pedro Cabral |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pedro |
| FAMILY NAME | Cabral |
| SIGNATURE | CABRAL P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8622-6008 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessing terrestrial vertebrates as potential biodiversity indicators of ecosystem services in multifunctional landscapes
Combining ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation is critical for evaluating the benefits of nature to society. However, research gaps have led to a conservation dilemma in determining which biodiversity groups should be selected in ecosystem service assessments. To contribute to the ongoing debate on the role of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem services, we assess the performance of terrestrial vertebrates as biodiversity indicators…
Perceived usefulness and effectiveness of a Mooc on healthcare during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant constraints to healthcare professionals in accessing evidence-based and certified education. This has highlighted the need for massive open online courses (MOOCs), considering their flexibility in digital access and time management. This study aimed to assess the intention of healthcare professionals to use a MOOC in lifelong learning during a pandemic outbreak and its effectiveness in knowledge retenti…
A causal investigation of land use and land cover change on emerging urban heat island footprints in a mid-latitude region
Satellite-based Machine Learning modelling of Ecosystem Services indicators
Satellite-based Machine Learning (ML) modelling has emerged as a powerful tool to understand and quantify spatial relationships between landscape dynamics, biophysical variables and natural stocks. Ecosystem Services indicators (ESi) provide qualitative and quantitative information aiding the assessment of ecosystems’ status. Through a systematic meta-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines, studies from one decade (2012–2022) were analyzed and …
Revealing the role of crab as bait in octopus fishery
In southern Portugal, artisanal octopus fisheries play an important socioeconomic role. Live crab bait in traps was used up to 2010 and banned in 2012. Such regulation, based on co-management advice, was not established under a scientific fundament. As a result, a long-standing controversy ensued with some fishing associations claiming that live crab bait increased fishing effort and exploitation rates and therefore risked the octopus stock statu…
A Comparative Study about Vertical Accuracy of Four Freely Available Digital Elevation Models
Digital elevation models (DEMs) provide important support to research since these data are freely available for almost all areas of the terrestrial surface. Thus, it is important to assess their accuracy for correct applicability regarding the correct use scale. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the vertical accuracy of ALOS PALSAR, GMTED2010, SRTM, and Topodata DEMs according to the Brazilian Cartographic Accuracy Standard through the officia…
Detection of discrepancies between nautical charts and new survey data using GIS techniques
Nautical charts are critical for safe navigation as long as they remain updated and trustworthy for the reality they depict. The increase in marine traffic and the growth of available data require that the process of assessing nautical chart adequacy, which consists of comparing information from a new survey with the one published in the ruling cartography, be both fast and effective. In this sense, this work aims to automate the detection of dis…
Water Yield Modelling, Sensitivity Analysis and Validation
The spatially explicit assessment of freshwater is key to introduce the ecosystem services (ES) concept into decision-making processes. Many tools are being developed to model water balance and to analyze the effects of meteorological conditions on water ES behaviors at multiple spatial scales. The current study uses the InVEST Annual Water Yield Model (WYM) to assess water availability in watersheds of the mainland of Portugal. The methodology i…
Modelling Sediment Retention Services and Soil Erosion Changes in Portugal
Soils provide important regulating ecosystem services and have crucial implications for human well-being and environmental conservation. However, soil degradation and particularly soil erosion jeopardize the maintenance and existence of these services. This study explores the spatio–temporal relationships of soil erosion to understand the distribution patterns of sediment retention services in mainland Portugal. Based on Corine Land Cover maps fr…
Impact of land cover changes on carbon stock trends in Kenya for spatial implementation of Redd+ policy
Integration of Ecosystem Services into Land Use Planning in Mozambique
Atumane, A., & Cabral, P. (2021). Integration of Ecosystem Services into Land Use Planning in Mozambique. Ecosystems and People, 17(1), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2021.1903081
A GIS-based methodology for sustainable farming planning
Assessing Equity in the Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces According to Different Functional Levels
Accessibility of urban residents to different services and amenities is a growing concern for policy makers. Urban green spaces (UGS) provide services and benefits that are particularly important for people having less mobility, such as children, the elderly or the poor. Practical experience has led to the classification of UGS in hierarchic systems reflecting the type and degree of benefits and services or functions they provide to users, which …
The Lisbon ranking for smart sustainable cities in Europe
There has recently been a conscious push for cities in Europe to be smarter and more sustainable, leading to the need to benchmark these cities’ efforts using robust assessment frameworks. This paper ranks 28 European capital cities based on how smart and sustainable they are. Using hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis (PCA), we synthesized 32 indicators into 4 components and computed rank scores. The ranking of European capit…
How to overcome the implementation gap in ecosystem services? A user-friendly and inclusive tool for improved urban management
A new valuation school
We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and conflicts originate from trade-offs between values. The urgency and importance to integrate nature's diverse values in decisions and actions stand out more than ever. Valuation, in its broad sense of ‘assigning importance’, is inherently part of most decisions on natural r…
Ecosystem services assessment and compensation costs for installing seaweed farms
Geographic accessibility to primary healthcare centers in Mozambique
Not applicable
Poor housing and stroke mortality in population over 64 years old at the parish level, in mainland Portugal
Urban heritage endangerment at the interface of future cities and past heritage
O Modelo Pedagógico Da Universidade Aberta De Portugal
Apresentamos neste texto o percurso seguido ao longo de uma Unidade Curricular, integrada no 2o ano da graduação em Educação lecionada em regime onlinena Universidade Aberta (UAb), a universidade pública de educação a distância de Portugal. Nesta Unidade Curricular os estudantes são chamados a conceber e desenvolver um pequeno projeto de investigação que visa a iniciação ao desenvolvimento de competências base de pesquisa em contextos educacionai…
O Modelo Pedagógico Da Universidade Aberta De Portugal
Apresentamos neste texto o percurso seguido ao longo de uma Unidade Curricular, integrada no 2o ano da graduação em Educação lecionada em regime onlinena Universidade Aberta (UAb), a universidade pública de educação a distância de Portugal. Nesta Unidade Curricular os estudantes são chamados a conceber e desenvolver um pequeno projeto de investigação que visa a iniciação ao desenvolvimento de competências base de pesquisa em contextos educacionai…
Urban heritage endangerment at the interface of future cities and past heritage
A new valuation school
We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and conflicts originate from trade-offs between values. The urgency and importance to integrate nature's diverse values in decisions and actions stand out more than ever. Valuation, in its broad sense of ‘assigning importance’, is inherently part of most decisions on natural r…
Ecosystem services assessment and compensation costs for installing seaweed farms
Geographic accessibility to primary healthcare centers in Mozambique
Not applicable
Poor housing and stroke mortality in population over 64 years old at the parish level, in mainland Portugal
How to overcome the implementation gap in ecosystem services? A user-friendly and inclusive tool for improved urban management
The Lisbon ranking for smart sustainable cities in Europe
There has recently been a conscious push for cities in Europe to be smarter and more sustainable, leading to the need to benchmark these cities’ efforts using robust assessment frameworks. This paper ranks 28 European capital cities based on how smart and sustainable they are. Using hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis (PCA), we synthesized 32 indicators into 4 components and computed rank scores. The ranking of European capit…
Assessing Equity in the Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces According to Different Functional Levels
Accessibility of urban residents to different services and amenities is a growing concern for policy makers. Urban green spaces (UGS) provide services and benefits that are particularly important for people having less mobility, such as children, the elderly or the poor. Practical experience has led to the classification of UGS in hierarchic systems reflecting the type and degree of benefits and services or functions they provide to users, which …
Water Yield Modelling, Sensitivity Analysis and Validation
The spatially explicit assessment of freshwater is key to introduce the ecosystem services (ES) concept into decision-making processes. Many tools are being developed to model water balance and to analyze the effects of meteorological conditions on water ES behaviors at multiple spatial scales. The current study uses the InVEST Annual Water Yield Model (WYM) to assess water availability in watersheds of the mainland of Portugal. The methodology i…
Modelling Sediment Retention Services and Soil Erosion Changes in Portugal
Soils provide important regulating ecosystem services and have crucial implications for human well-being and environmental conservation. However, soil degradation and particularly soil erosion jeopardize the maintenance and existence of these services. This study explores the spatio–temporal relationships of soil erosion to understand the distribution patterns of sediment retention services in mainland Portugal. Based on Corine Land Cover maps fr…
Impact of land cover changes on carbon stock trends in Kenya for spatial implementation of Redd+ policy
Integration of Ecosystem Services into Land Use Planning in Mozambique
Atumane, A., & Cabral, P. (2021). Integration of Ecosystem Services into Land Use Planning in Mozambique. Ecosystems and People, 17(1), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2021.1903081
A GIS-based methodology for sustainable farming planning
A Comparative Study about Vertical Accuracy of Four Freely Available Digital Elevation Models
Digital elevation models (DEMs) provide important support to research since these data are freely available for almost all areas of the terrestrial surface. Thus, it is important to assess their accuracy for correct applicability regarding the correct use scale. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the vertical accuracy of ALOS PALSAR, GMTED2010, SRTM, and Topodata DEMs according to the Brazilian Cartographic Accuracy Standard through the officia…
Detection of discrepancies between nautical charts and new survey data using GIS techniques
Nautical charts are critical for safe navigation as long as they remain updated and trustworthy for the reality they depict. The increase in marine traffic and the growth of available data require that the process of assessing nautical chart adequacy, which consists of comparing information from a new survey with the one published in the ruling cartography, be both fast and effective. In this sense, this work aims to automate the detection of dis…
Revealing the role of crab as bait in octopus fishery
In southern Portugal, artisanal octopus fisheries play an important socioeconomic role. Live crab bait in traps was used up to 2010 and banned in 2012. Such regulation, based on co-management advice, was not established under a scientific fundament. As a result, a long-standing controversy ensued with some fishing associations claiming that live crab bait increased fishing effort and exploitation rates and therefore risked the octopus stock statu…
Satellite-based Machine Learning modelling of Ecosystem Services indicators
Satellite-based Machine Learning (ML) modelling has emerged as a powerful tool to understand and quantify spatial relationships between landscape dynamics, biophysical variables and natural stocks. Ecosystem Services indicators (ESi) provide qualitative and quantitative information aiding the assessment of ecosystems’ status. Through a systematic meta-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines, studies from one decade (2012–2022) were analyzed and …
Perceived usefulness and effectiveness of a Mooc on healthcare during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant constraints to healthcare professionals in accessing evidence-based and certified education. This has highlighted the need for massive open online courses (MOOCs), considering their flexibility in digital access and time management. This study aimed to assess the intention of healthcare professionals to use a MOOC in lifelong learning during a pandemic outbreak and its effectiveness in knowledge retenti…
A causal investigation of land use and land cover change on emerging urban heat island footprints in a mid-latitude region
Assessing terrestrial vertebrates as potential biodiversity indicators of ecosystem services in multifunctional landscapes
Combining ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation is critical for evaluating the benefits of nature to society. However, research gaps have led to a conservation dilemma in determining which biodiversity groups should be selected in ecosystem service assessments. To contribute to the ongoing debate on the role of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem services, we assess the performance of terrestrial vertebrates as biodiversity indicators…
Geography (17 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (13 works) · Environmental resource management (10 works) · Environmental Science (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Ecosystem (7 works) · Ecosystem services (7 works) · Environmental planning (7 works)