Prof. Helder VIANA
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Research interests related to EuroCoppice
- short rotation coppice silvicultural systems
- biomass properties yield and growth
- inventory and planning tools in coppice forests
- ecological effects
Publications related to EuroCoppice
- Viana, H., Aranha, J., Lopes, D., Cohen, W.B., 2012. Estimation of crown biomass of Pinus pinaster stands and shrubland above-ground biomass using forest inventory data, remotely sensed imagery and spatial prediction models. Ecological Modelling 226, 22-35.
- Viana, H., Vega-Nieva, D., Ortiz Torres, L., Lousada, J., Aranha, J., 2012. Fuel characterization and biomass combustion properties of selected native woody shrub species from central Portugal and NW Spain. Fuel 102, 737–745.
- Viana, H. (2012). Modelling and mapping aboveground biomass for energy usage and carbon storage assessment in Mediterranean Ecosystems. PhD, UTAD, Portugal, pp.428.
- Viana, H., Lopes, D., Aranha, J., 2011. Assessment of Forest Aboveground Biomass Stocks and Dynamics with Inventory Data, Remotely Sensed Imagery and Geostatistics, in: Shaukat, S.S. (Ed.), Progress in Biomass and Bioenergy Production. InTech, pp. 107-130. ISBN: 978-953-307-491-7.
- Viana, H., Cohen, W.B., Lopes, D., Aranha, J., 2010. Assessment of forest biomass for use as energy. GIS-based analysis of geographical availability and locations of wood-fired power plants in Portugal. Applied Energy 87, 2551-2560.