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João Pedro Nunes is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant body of work published in related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's investigations cover topics including soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, fire effects on ecosystems, flood risk assessment and management, landslides and related hazards, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and aeolian processes and effects.

Nunes has published research in several venues frequently associated with their work. These include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • CATENA
  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Ecological Indicators

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Nunes illustrate the range of their research interests and collaboration networks. These include:

  • "Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives," 2021, Air Soil and Water Research
  • "Impacts of climate change on reservoir water availability, quality and irrigation needs in a water scarce Mediterranean region (southern Portugal)," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply," 2021, Hydrological Processes
  • "Assessing impacts of future climate change on extreme fire weather and pyro-regions in Iberian Peninsula," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Recent evolution of spatial and temporal patterns of burnt areas and fire weather risk in the Iberian Peninsula," 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with João Pedro Nunes include Jantiene Baartman, Luís Dias, Amandine Pastor, Jan Jacob Keizer, and Léonard Bernard-Jannin. These partnerships highlight a collaborative approach covering a variety of topics related to environmental science and watershed management.

Best Publications

  • The superior effect of nature based solutions in land management for enhancing ecosystem services.

    Saskia Keesstra;Saskia Keesstra;Joao P. Nunes;Joao P. Nunes;Agata Novara;David Finger

  • Modeling Response of Soil Erosion and Runoff to Changes in Precipitation and Cover

    M.A. Nearing;V.G. Jetten;C. Baffaut;O. Cerdan

  • Estimating air surface temperature in Portugal using MODIS LST data

    A. Benali;A. Benali;A. C. Carvalho;João Pedro Nunes;N. Carvalhais

  • Effects of global climate change on coastal salt marshes

    T Simas;J.P Nunes;J.G Ferreira

  • Evaluation of eutrophication in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal

    Alice Newton;John Icely;Manuela Falcão;A. Nobre

  • The way forward: Can connectivity be useful to design better measuring and modelling schemes for water and sediment dynamics?

    Saskia Keesstra;Saskia Keesstra;Joao Pedro Nunes;Joao Pedro Nunes;Patricia Saco;Tony Parsons

  • Impacts of climate and land use changes on the hydrological and erosion processes of two contrasting Mediterranean catchments

    D. Serpa;J.P. Nunes;J. Santos;E. Sampaio

  • A model for sustainable management of shellfish polyculture in coastal bays

    J.P Nunes;J.G Ferreira;Frédéric Gazeau;J Lencart-Silva

  • Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives

    Nieves Fernandez-Anez;Andrey Krasovskiy;Mortimer Müller;Harald Vacik

  • Vulnerability of water resources, vegetation productivity and soil erosion to climate change in Mediterranean watersheds

    João Pedro Nunes;Júlia Seixas;Nuno Ricardo Pacheco

  • Impacts of climate change on reservoir water availability, quality and irrigation needs in a water scarce Mediterranean region (southern Portugal).

    João Rocha;Cláudia Carvalho-Santos;Cláudia Carvalho-Santos;Paulo Diogo;Pedro Beça

  • Trophic assessment in Chinese coastal systems - Review of methods and application to the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary and Jiaozhou Bay

    Yongjin Xiao;João G. Ferreira;Suzanne B. Bricker;João P. Nunes

  • Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply

    François Nicolas Robinne;Dennis W. Hallema;Kevin D. Bladon;Mike D. Flannigan

  • Comparative assessment of climate change and its impacts on three coastal aquifers in the Mediterranean

    T. Y. Stigter;T. Y. Stigter;J. P. Nunes;B. Pisani;Y. Fakir

  • Selectively targeting the kinome-conserved lysine of PI3Kδ as a general approach to covalent kinase inhibition

    Samuel E. Dalton;Samuel E. Dalton;Lars Dittus;Daniel A. Thomas;Máire A. Convery

  • Modeling the response of within-storm runoff and erosion dynamics to climate change in two Mediterranean watersheds: A multi-model, multi-scale approach to scenario design and analysis

    J.P. Nunes;J. Seixas;J.J. Keizer

  • Flash pyrolysis of forestry residues from the Portuguese Central Inland Region within the framework of the BioREFINA-Ter project

    Maider Amutio;Gartzen Lopez;Jon Alvarez;Rui Moreira

  • Modelling of interactions between inshore and offshore aquaculture

    J. G. Ferreira;Camille Saurel;J. D. Lencart e Silva;J. P. Nunes

  • Assessing the effects of land cover and future climate conditions on the provision of hydrological services in a medium‐sized watershed of Portugal

    Claudia Carvalho-Santos;Claudia Carvalho-Santos;João Pedro Nunes;António T. Monteiro;Lars Hein

  • Assessment of coastal management options by means of multilayered ecosystem models

    Ana M. Nobre;João G. Ferreira;João P. Nunes;Xiaojun Yan

  • A study of the effect of plasma treatment on the interfacial properties of carbon fibre–thermoplastic composites

    M. A. Montes-Morán;F. W. J. van Hattum;J. P. Nunes;A. Martínez-Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Jacob Keizer
Jan Jacob Keizer University of Aveiro
Saskia Keesstra
Saskia Keesstra Wageningen University & Research
João P. Honrado
João P. Honrado University of Porto
António Ferreira
António Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Artemi Cerdà
Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia
Celeste Coelho
Celeste Coelho University of Aveiro
Peter Fiener
Peter Fiener University of Augsburg
John Wainwright
John Wainwright Durham University
Suzanne B. Bricker
Suzanne B. Bricker National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain

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