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I am a physical geographer and received my PhD in soil science at the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield university, UK, in 2006. I am a Principal Researcher (CEEC), awarded by the National Science Foundation (FCT), at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. My research focuses on SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, how to manage it, and how it interacts with the wider environment. Specifically, I focus on how SOIL MANAGEMENT can improve ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, in particular elucidating positive as well as negative effects of biochar in soil, and identifying trade-offs in order to build a SUSTAINABLE BIOCHAR system. My discoveries exposed the marginal extent of on-farm benefits from increased SOC contents and SOM management in temperate England and Wales, revealed strong crop yield responses to biochar in the tropics, and quantified a substantial biochar improvement on the soil sponge function - and reduction in erosion - for Mediterranean soils at risk of desertification. I received the 2017 Research Day award from the University of Aveiro "in recognition of the significance and quality of the research developed at the UA". I was selected for the 2024 list of the World’s most influential scientists (top 2%) by Elsevier and Stanford University. In addition to research, I also worked for 5 years in scientific support for policy, which included leading a Scientific and Technical Report of the European Commission on biochar (cited 1,700+ times), organising an "EU side-event" at the COP15 in Copenhagen, and facilitating a biochar discussion at the Bill & Melinda gates Foundation in Seattle, USA. Before my current position, I was awarded two postdoc fellowships by the FCT (Aveiro University), I was a grantholder at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, a peatland project postdoc at Queen Mary University of London, and a soil monitoring project postdoc at Cranfield University UK. I am the Portuguese lead for one international project on soil organic carbon sequestration, the leader of a Portuguese project on biochar and the soil sponge function, the co-PI of a Portuguese Project on biochar and pollinators, the Co-PI of an international project on sustainably improving soil-plant-biota interactions in a Mediterranean sown pasture, and the Aveiro lead of a Portuguese project on using biochar to restore degraded olive orchard soils. And I am the co-founder and co-coordinator of the Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture (BIOCHARCOLOGY) team: https://sites.google.com/view/biocharcology
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Frank Verheijen

Citation names

  • Verheijen, Frank
  • Verheijen, F.G.A.
  • Frank G.A. Verheijen
  • Frank Verheijen

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
171C-07F7-FA96
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6741-4249
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KgWniwEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
Researcher Id
F-5381-2011
Scopus Author Id
8632508600

Email addresses

  • verheijen@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 965074445 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, AVEIRO, AVEIRO, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical Geography
  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Hydrology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Dutch (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
German Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2006/06/23
Concluded
 Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom
"On-farm benefits from soil organic matter in England and Wales" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2001
Concluded
 MSc (Mestrado)
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
"The spatial distribution of soil water repellency and its relation to plant species, soil moisture content and soil moisture redistribution - in semi-arid southeast Spain" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Judicium: ´Met veel genoegen'
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/01 - 2030/08/31 Principal Investigator (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/06/01 - 2024/08/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/01/31 - 2020/05/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2019/01/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2011/06/01 - 2016/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2008/10/15 - 2011/05/15 Contracted Researcher (Research) European Commission Joint Research Centre Ispra Sector, Italy
2007/12/03 - 2008/10/01 Postdoc (Research) Queen Mary University of London - Mile End Campus, United Kingdom
2006/02/15 - 2007/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - 2024/10/31 PhD grant of Behrouz Gholamahmadi: Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)
2020.04610.BD
Supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2016/09 - 2019/08 SoilRes: Increasing Soil Resilience with Waste-derived Biochar - adapting Portuguese Soils to Climate Change
SFRH/BPD/107913/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/06 - 2016/08 SEPABA - Soil Erosion and Production After Biochar Application
SFRH/BPD/74108/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01 - 2015/02 Interactions between biochar particle size and soil hydraulic conductivity - effects and mechanisms
COST-STSM-TD1107-21624
Supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 COST Action TD1107
Concluded
2014/01 - 2014/02 Erosion and Pesticide Leaching of Biochar-Amended Soils using a Rotating Disc Type Rainfall Simulator
STSM-TD1107-151113-038595
Principal investigator
Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel
 COST Action TD1107
Concluded
2013/06 - 2013/06 The effects of biochar concentration and soil type on erosion and infiltration
COST-STSM-TD1107-14012
Supervisor
Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel
 COST Action TD1107
Concluded
2010/01 - 2010/01 ESOMFIRE - Erosion of Soil Organic Matter following wildFIRE
SFRH/BPD/47491/2008
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia
Cancelled
2005/01 - 2005/06 Soil and Surface water protectionusing conservation tillage in Northernand Central Europe (SOWAP)
SOWAP
Research Fellow
Cranfield University, United Kingdom
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/09/01 - 2030/08/31 SOILSPONGE: Improving the SOIL SPONGE function to adapt to climate change – quantifying agroecology-biochar synergies and trade-offs to sustainably combat desertification
DOI
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and Compete 2020 co-funded by the FEDER - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional
Ongoing
2023/03/15 - 2026/03/14 SOLVO - Solutions to restore degraded Soils in mediterranean OLive orchards Via Organic mulch and biochar from olive industry waste
2022.06004.PTDC
PI for Universidade de Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Can biochar-engineered soils boost habitat use for pollinators in Portuguese sown biodiverse pastures? (POLLINATE)
PTDC/EAM-AMB/1509/2021
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2022/11/01 - 2025/11/30 Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground (PASTURE+)
LCF/BQ/DI22/11940011
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Centro de la Fundació Caixa Castelló
Ongoing
2022/07/01 - 2025/06/30 True SOC sequestration: understanding trade-offs and dynamic interactions between SOC stocks and GHG emissions for climate-smart agrisoil management (TRUESOIL)
ID: 110
862695
DOI
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 EU Joint Programme - Soil
Ongoing
2021/06/01 - 2025/02/28 Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification
PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2024/08/31 Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese SOILs to sustainably COMBAT desertification (SOILCOMBAT; CEEC FCT)
CEECIND/02509/2018
Principal investigator
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2021/03/21 - 2024/03/20 BioValChar - Sustainable valorisation of residual biomass for biochar
PCIF/GVB/0034/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Ongoing
2018/06 - 2021/06 ASHMOB - Wildfire ASH MOBilization by wind and water erosion: a combined measurementmodeling approach for prediction of post-fire ash mobilization risk
PTDC/ASP-SIL/29351/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and Compete 2020 co-funded by the FEDER - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/06/30 MASCC - Mediterranean Agricultural Soils Conservation under global Change
618127
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2016/03 - 2019/02 FIRE-C-BUDs - Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets
Provided by PTCRIS: 142774
PTDC/AGR-FOR/4143/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2013/11/01 - 2018/10/31 RECARE - Preventing and Remediating degradation of soils in Europe through Land Care
EU-FP7 ENV.2013.6.2-4
603498
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2014/03/01 - 2015/06/30 Exploring mechanisms of reducing drought and disease stress in eucalypts by applying biochar to soils
133571
Provided by PTCRIS: 133571
EXPL/AGR-FOR/0549/2013
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. & COMPETE 2020
Concluded
2010/06 - 2013/09 FIREREG - FACTORS AFFECTING THE POST-FIRE NATURAL REGENERATION VARIABILITY IN Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus IN PORTUGAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND POST-FIRE MANAGEMENT
Provided by PTCRIS: 99420
PTDC/AGR-CFL/099420/2008
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2008/10/15 - 2011/05/31 iSOIL - Interactions between soil related sciences ¿ Linking geophysics, soil science and digital soil mapping
ENV.2007.3.1.2.1
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
European Commission Joint Research Centre Ispra Sector, Italy
 European Commission
Concluded
2007/12/01 - 2008/10/15 The effects of fire on peatland carbon stocks and dynamics
NE/F001770/1
Post-doc
Queen Mary University of London - Whitechapel Campus, United Kingdom
 Natural Environment Research Council
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2007/11/15 ENVASSO: ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring
Contract 022713, 2006-8
Post-doc
Cranfield University, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
2002/04/01 - 2005/03/31 To develop a robust indicator of soil organic matter status - SP0310
SP0310
PhD Student Fellow
Cranfield University Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute, United Kingdom

Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom
United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019/01 - 2019/12 Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar
154761UID
168231UID
UID/AMB/50017/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01 - 2016/06 Enhanced SEED germination, establishment and erosion control through soil amendment with biochar (SEED+)
DEMO42/45
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Frank Verheijen. Global soil biodiversity atlas. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2016.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/2613
  2. Jannes Stolte, Mehreteab Tesfai, Lillian Øygarden, Sigrun Kværnø (NIBIO) Jacob Keizer, Frank Verheijen (University of Av. Soil threats in Europe, status, methods, drivers and effects on ecosystem services. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2015.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/828742 • Editor
  3. Jones, A.; Barcelo, S.; Bouraoui, F.; Bosco, C.; Dewitte, O.; Gardi, G.; Hervás, J.; et al. The state of soil in Europe: a contribution to the European State of the Environment Report 2010. 2011.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/77361
  4. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jeffery, S.; Bastos, A.C.; van der Velde, M.; Diafas, I.. Biochar Application to Soils - A Critical Scientific Review of Effects on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2010.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/472
  5. Frank Verheijen. Atlas Européen de la Biodiversité des Sols. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2010.
    Published • 10.2788/89331
  6. De Forges, A.R.; Verheijen, F.; Arrouays, D.; Blanchart, E.; Bernoux, M.. Soil in comic strips and cartoons. 2009.
    10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_27
  7. Jones, R.J.A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Reuter, H.I.; Jones, A.R.. Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring Volume V: Procedures & Protocols. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008.
    https://doi.org/10.2788/94366
  8. Arrouays, D.; Morvan, X.; Saby, N.P.A.; Richer de Forges, A.; Le Bas, C.; Bellamy, P.H.; Berényi Üveges, J.; et al. Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring: Volume IIa Inventory & Monitoring. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/93524
  9. Huber, S.; Prokop, G.; Arrouays, D.; Banko, G.; Bispo, A.; Jones, R.J.A.; Kibblewhite, M.G.; et al. Environmental Assessment of Soil for MonitoringVolume I: Indicators & Criteria. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/93515
  10. Kibblewhite, M.; Rubio, J-L.; Kosmas, C.; Jones, R.; Arrouays, D.; Huber, S.; Verheijen, F..  Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring Desertification in Europe.  Eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Madrid, Spain. 2007.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.2231.9523
  11. Mark Kibblewhite (1) , José Luis Rubio (2) , Costas Kosmas (3) , Robert Jones (1) , Dominique D. Arrouays (4) , Sigbert. Environmental assessment of soil for monitoring desertification in Europe. Cranfield, United Kingdom: Cranfield University. 2007.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Simon Jeffery; Frank G. A. Verheijen; Diego Abalos; Ana Catarina Bastos. "Plant productivity with biochar applications to soils". 2024.
    10.4324/9781003297673-13
  2. Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Recarbonizing global soils - A technical manual of recommended management practices Volume 6 - Forestry, wetlands, and urban soils . Case studies". In 10 Straw mulch and biochar application in recently burned areas of Algarve (Portugal) and Andalusia (Spain). Roma, Italy: Food and Agricultural Organisation of the united Nations & Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, 2021.
    Published
  3. Prats S.A.; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Merino A.; Gonzalez-Perez J.A.,; De La Rosa JA.. "Straw mulch and biochar application in recently burned areas of Algarve (Portugal) and Andalusia (Spain)". In Recarbonizing global soils: A technical manual of recommended management practices, Volume 6: Other land uses: Forestry, Wetlands, Urban Soils ¿ Case-studies., edited by FAO & ITPS, 0-5. Rome, Italy: Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Secretariat and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2021.
    Accepted • https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6605en
  4. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Teixeira, W.C.; Marques, J.D.O.. "Water holding capacity of biochar and biochar-amended soils". In Biochar-background, applications and challenges. London, United Kingdom: World Scientific Publishing Europe, 2020.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1142/9781786348975_0003
  5. Verheijen, Frank. "Biochar and certification". In Sustainability Certification Schemes in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sectors - Outcomes for Society and the Environment. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2019.
    Published • 10.4324/9780203701737-5
  6. Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Le analisi di fosforo ed elementi leggeri nei suoli". In Una sosta lungo la via Emilia, tra selve e paludi. La mansio di Forum Gallorum a Castelfranco Emilia. Italy: Nuova Tipografia, 2019.
    Published
  7. Verheijen, Frank. "Fire". Belgium, 2016.
    10.2788/799182
  8. Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Biochar Sustainability and Certification". In Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2015.
    Published • 10.4324/9780203762264
  9. Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar Effects on Crop Yield". In Biochar for Environmental Management Science, Technology and Implementation. New, United States: Routledge, 2015.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203762264
  10. Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Bioweathering". edited by Jeffery, S.; Gardi, C.; Jones, A.; Montanarella, L.; Marmo, L.; Miko, L.; Ritz, K.; et al, 38-39. 2010.
    10.2788/94222
  11. Richter de Forges, A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Arrouays, D.; Blanchart, E.; Bernoux, M.. " Soil in comic strips and cartoons". In Soil and Culture, edited by Landa, Edward R.; Feller, Christian, 439-452. United States: Springer, 2009.
    Published • 10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7
Conference abstract
  1. Khodaparast, Zahra; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Oliveira, Filipe J.; González-Pelayo, Oscar; Simões, Liliana B; Antun Jelincic; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Organo-mineral interactions in a hard-setting Portuguese pasture soil". Paper presented in 9th international symposium on the interactions of soil minerals with organic matter and microbes (ISMOM 2024), Tsukuba, 2024.
    Published
  2. Prats S. A.1*; Guiomar N. 1; Nicolas S.2, De Paula S. 2, Merino A.3; Souza P. 3; De la Rosa J.M.4; Gonzalez-Perez J.A. 4. "Fire severity effects on soil Carbon and Nitrogen stocks in southern Iberian Peninsula: comparing prescribed and wildfires". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV8 CONFERENCE 2023, Evora, 2023.
    Published
  3. Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,2, Behrouz Gholamahmadi2, Marjan Jongen3, Frank G.A. Verheijen2. Corresponding author: Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,2, Behrouz Gholamahmadi2, Marjan Jongen3, Frank G.A. Verheijen2. "Can biochar amendment of forest fire- affected soil reduce soil erosion by water?". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV8 CONFERENCE 2023, Evora, 2023.
    Published
  4. Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Behrouz Gholamahmadi, Marjan Jongen, Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Can biochar amendment of forest fire-affected soil reduce soil erosion by water?". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV 8 CONFERENCE 2023. Track: FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION INITIATIVES: BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMY AND PEOPLE, Evora, 2023.
    Published
  5. Behrouz Gholamahmadi1, Simon Jeffery2, Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,3, Sergio Alegre Prats3, Ana Catarina Bastos1, Jan Jacob K. Corresponding author: Behrouz Gholamahmadi1, Simon Jeffery2, Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,3, Sergio Alegre Prats3, Ana Catarina Bastos1, Jan Jacob K. "Can biochar-amended soils mitigate land degradation from runoff and soil erosion by water? A global scale meta-analysis". Paper presented in Wageningen Soil Conference 2023, Wageningen, 2023.
    Published
  6. Behrouz Gholamahmadi, Simon Jeffery , Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Sergio Alegre Prats, Ana Catarina Bastos , Jan Jacob Keize. "Can biochar-amended soils mitigate land degradation from runoff and soil erosion by water? A global scale meta-analysis". Paper presented in Wageningen Soil Conference 2023, Wageningen, 2023.
    Accepted
  7. A.C. Bastos, A. Jelincic, L. Simões, J. Puga, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, B. Gholamahmadi, F. Verheijen. "Desafios na aplicação sustentável de biochar para a melhoria das funções do solo: caso de estudo em pastagens biodiversas semeadas.". Paper presented in Seminário ‘Gestão e valorização da biomassa em espaços rurais: biochar como vetor de economia circular’, Aveiro, 2023.
    Published
  8. Antonios Apostolakis, Paulina Englert, Peter Dörsch, Oslan Jumadi, Ibrahim Khalil, Katja Klumpp, Sergio Morales, Chukwue. "TRUESOIL Project: Understanding Trade-offs and Dynamic Interactions between SOC Stocks and GHG Emissions for Climate Smart Agrisoil Management". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assemblee, Vienna, 2023.
    Published
  9. Frank G.A. Verheijen; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification (SOILCOMBAT)". Paper presented in What's going on in the FAO-CIHEAM Mediterranean Pastures & Forages sub-network in 2021?, 2021.
    Published
  10. Isaka, Suyan; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Can biochar restore soil quality in a degraded forest and vineyard soil in a one-year percolation lysimeters study, in Portugal?". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2021, Vienna, 2021.
    Published • 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10400
  11. Sami Ul Haq, Frank GA Verheijen, Tobias Möerz, Oscar Gonzalves Pelayo. "Biochar Effects on Soil Compaction in Two Contrasting Soils". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vienna, 2021.
    Published
  12. Prats S.A.; Prats SA., De La Rosa JM., Merino A., Verheijen F. Keizer JJ., González-Pérez J.A.. "Assessment of post-fire erosion mitigation tools: impact on carbon stocks and soil quality". Paper presented in EWWF (The England & Wales Wildfire Forum) Wildfire Conference – MANAGE THE FUEL- REDUCE THE RISK, Cardiff, 2019.
    Published
  13. Prats SA., De La Rosa JM., Merino A., Keizer JJ., Valencia, F., Alegre, P., Prats-Fons, SF., Verheijen F.. "Use of coupled biochar and straw mulch as a technique to mitigate soil erosion and improve soil carbon stocks in burned soils of southern Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in ISMOM- 8th International Symposium of Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic components and Microorganisms, Sevilla, 2019.
    Published
  14. Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., Verheijen, F.G.A., Loureiro, S.. "Scale crossing in ecotox studies. Towards systems-based ecotoxicology - based on the ASHBACK experience". Paper presented in Scientific Meeting LO Skolen/Konventum, Skolen, 2018.
    Published
  15. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Melhoria sustentavel do conteudo organico dos solos". Paper presented in III Conferencia GPA'18, Santarem, 2018.
    Published
  16. Alda Vieira, Isabel Campos, João Rocha, Óscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Frank Verheijen, Jan Jacob Keizer, Nelson Abrantes. "Contaminação de Solos e Águas por Cobre em Áreas Vitícolas e Aplicação de Biochar para Remediação do Solo". Paper presented in Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa, CIALP, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published
  17. Verheijen, F.G.A. (2018). Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. (2018). "Utilização de biochar para o melhoramento de solos". Paper presented in AgroIn 2018 Vida Rural - 5th edition, Estoril, 2018.
    Published
  18. Verheijen F., Pinto G., Silva F., González-Pelayo O., Keizer J., Fabres S., Quintela A., Teixeira C., Rocha F., Saraband. Corresponding author: Verheijen F., Pinto G., Silva F., González-Pelayo O., Keizer J., Fabres S., Quintela A., Teixeira C., Rocha F., Saraband. "Is applying biochar to soils of forest plantations (already) a management option?". Paper presented in Congresso Florestal Nacional - Raízes do Futuro, Viana do Castelo, 2017.
    Published
  19. Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., Abalos, D., Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., van Groenigen, J.W., Hungate, B.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., Abalos, D., Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., van Groenigen, J.W., Hungate, B.A.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Paper presented in Mini-symposium: Soil organic matter in agricultural systems - challenges and opportunities, Wageningen, 2017.
    Published
  20. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter: Healthy soils for sustainable agriculture: the role of SOM, Harpenden, 2017.
    Published
  21. Prodana M., Bastos A.C., Verheijen F.G.A. , Keizer J.J., Soares A.M.V.M., Loureiro S.. "Infuence of biochar particle sizes on biota responses". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, Brussels, 2017.
    Published
  22. Bastos A.C., Domene X., Kammann C.,Cardoso D., Morgado R., Prodana M. , Arasa R., del Águila M., Bucheli T., Hilber I.,. "Integrating analytical and effect-based biochar characterization: an interdisciplinary COST Action (FA TD1107) initiative". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 26th Annual Meeting, Nantes, 2016.
    Published
  23. Bastos A.C. , Domene X., Kammann C., Cardoso D., Morgado R., Prodana M., Arasa R., del Águila M., Bucheli T., Hilber I.,. "Bridging the gap between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative". Paper presented in UNDERSTANDING BIOCHAR MECHANISMS FOR PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION. FINAL MEETING EU-COST ACTION, Geisenheim, 2015.
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  24. Martins M.A.S., Malvar M.C., Machado A.I., Serpa D., Prats S.A., Faria S.R., Varela M.E., Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. "Wildfire reduces soil water repellency in eucalypt forest of north central Portugal?". Paper presented in 5th International Conference of Fire Effects on Soil Properties, Dublin, 2015.
    Published
  25. Bastos A.C. , Verheijen F.G.A.. "Produção e aplicação do Biochar: juntos a caminho da sustentabilidade. Workshop 'Incorporação de resíduos de origem agrícola e vegetal na produção de biocarvão/biochar'.". Paper presented in Organização pela empresa Ibero Massa Florestal Lda, Avenal, Oliveiro de Azeméis, 2015.
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  26. Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., Amaro, A, Cardoso, D., Morgado, R., Santos, M.J., Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares, A.. "A one-year assessment of biochar effects on key soil invertebrates in a field trial under viticulture". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 25th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, 2015.
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  27. Verheijen F., Silva F., Amaro A., Pinto G., Mesquita R., Jesus C., Alves A., Keizer J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F., Silva F., Amaro A., Pinto G., Mesquita R., Jesus C., Alves A., Keizer J.. "Trade-offs between soil hydrology and plant disease effects after biochar amendment in sandy soil". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, 2015.
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  28. Valente, S., Prats, S.A., Ribeiro, C., Verheijen, F., Fleskens, L., Keizer, J.. "A conceptual framework for an ecosystem service-based assessment of the so-called “emergency stabilization” measures following wildfire". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, 2015.
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  29. Amaro, A., Bastos, A.C., Cardoso, D.N., Morgado, R., Prodana, M., M.J. Santos, Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares,. "Invertebrate avoidance behaviour as a screening tool for biochar-amended soils under viticulture". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 24th Annual Meeting, Basel, 2014.
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  30. M. MARTINS, F. VERHEIJEN, J. J. KEIZER , M. BEN-HUR. "The effects of biochar amendment on soil erosion and infiltration". Paper presented in ESF-Exploratory Workshop: Impact of natural and anthropogenic Pyrogenic carbon in Mediterranean ecosystems, Sevilla, 2013.
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  31. Verheijen F.G.A., Martins, M., Keizer, J.J. . Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Martins, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar and Soil Hydrology under Mediterranean Conditions". Paper presented in International Workshop ‘Impact of natural and anthropogenic pyrogenic carbon', Sevilla, 2013.
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  32. Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. "Soil functions influenced by erosion, organic matter, and wildfire.". Paper presented in Protection of soil functions – challenges for the future, Pulawy, 2013.
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  33. Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C. . Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C.. "Biochar effects on soil properties and functions". Paper presented in Invited talk by the Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro - Ordem dos Engenheiros / Regional Ministery of Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC), Coimbra, 2013.
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  34. Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Amaro, A., Keizer, J.J. . Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Amaro, A., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar: can it improve ecosystem services provided by soils?". Paper presented in Research Day, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 2013.
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  35. M. Prodana, A.C. Bastos, F.G.A. Verheijen, J.J. Keizer, N. Abrantes, A.M.V.M. Soares, S. Loureiro. "Consecutive dry-wet cycles influence toxicity of aqueous fractions of biochar-amended soil". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 23th Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 2013.
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  36. Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., van der Velde, M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., van der Velde, M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Changes in soil surface albedo reduce the climate change mitigation potential of biochar". Paper presented in Biochar as Option for Sustainable Resource Management: A European Perspective, EU COST Action TD 1107 Workshop, Chania (Crete), 2012.
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  37. Jeffery, S., Verheijen, F., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. "Agronomic Impacts of Biochar in Soils: A meta-analysis". Paper presented in Focus on Biochar, Production, Use and Assessment. 73rd Symposium de ANS e. V., Berlin, 2012.
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  38. Verheijen, F., Jeffery, S., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F., Jeffery, S., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. "Comparing results from studies of biochar effects (solicited)". Paper presented in First International Summer School on Biochar - Biochar Crossroads, Potsdam, 2012.
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  39. Ameloot, N., Graber, E., Verheijen, F.G.A., De Neve, S.. "Biochar stability in soils: the role of soil organisms. European Confederation of Soil Science Societies". Paper presented in EUROSOIL 2012, 4th International Congress, Bari, 2012.
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  40. Jeffery, S., Verheijen, F.G.A., van der Velde, M., Bastos, A.C.. "A meta-analysis of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012.
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  41. Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Prodana, M., Keizer, J.J., Verheijen, F.G.A., Soares, A.M.V.M., Loureiro, S.. "Ecotoxicity of biochar-bound PAH contaminants in aqueous extracts from biochar-amended soils: a pilot study". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012.
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  42. Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., van der velde M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., van der velde M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar and Soil Surface Albedo: Does it Matter?". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012.
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  43. Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Prodana, M., Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares, A.M.V.M., Loureiro, S.. "Effects of aqueous soil-biochar extracts on representative aquatic organisms: a first evaluation". Paper presented in uropean Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, 2012.
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  44. Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., Bastos A.C., van der Velde M. . Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., Bastos A.C., van der Velde M.. "Biochar effects on soils: overview and knowledge gaps (solicited)". Paper presented in European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, 2012.
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  45. Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A., Rickson, J., Smith, C.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A., Rickson, J., Smith, C.. "Soil erosion in Europe (Keynote lecture)". Paper presented in Soil erosion in the Nordic countries Processes, mapping and mitigation, Oslo, 2011.
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  46. Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. "Biochar Application to Soils – (heterogeneity)2". Paper presented in EU side-event, UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen, 2010.
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  47. Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A. , Smith C.J. , Rickson R.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A. , Smith C.J. , Rickson R.J.. "Tolerable soil erosion in Europe". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assembly, Vienna, 2010.
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  48. Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. "Biochar Application to Soils (Key note lecture)". Paper presented in Biochar Workshop, Palmerston North, 2010.
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  49. Verheijen, F.G.A. , Artz, R.R.E. , Shotbolt, L. , Baird, A. , Belyea, L.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Artz, R.R.E. , Shotbolt, L. , Baird, A. , Belyea, L.. "Effects of fire on peatland C stocks and dynamics". Paper presented in FIRES Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services: Fire and Climate Change in UK Moorlands and Heaths. Seminar 1: The role of managed fire in ecosystem services of UK moorlands and heathlands, Edinburgh, 2008.
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  50. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "On-farm benefits from soil organic matter in England and Wales". Paper presented in Soil Protection for Natural Resource Protection, international and interdisciplinary workshop, Ascona, 2006.
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  51. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Soil Monitoring System for Europe". Paper presented in British Soil Science Society annual meeting, Leeds, 2006.
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  52. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Plant species affect soil water repellency differently, in semi-arid south-east Spain". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assemblee, Vienna, 2005.
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  53. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Indicators of Soil Organic Matter Value". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2004 conference, Freiburg, 2004.
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  54. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Organic Carbon Ranges in Arable Soil". Paper presented in Mechanisms and Regulation of Organic Matter Stabilisation in Soils, Muenchen (Schloss Hohenkammer), 2003.
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  55. Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Soil Water Repellency, Plant Species, Soil Moisture Content and Soil Moisture Redistribution, in semi-arid southeast Spain". Paper presented in Young Scientist Conference (Imperial College), London, 2003.
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Conference paper
  1. Keizer, Jacob; Abrantes, N. ; Alves, A.; Arroja, L.; Coelho, C.; Dias, A. C.; Gonçalves, F.; et al. "Sustainable forest management at CESAM". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência FCT, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Canedo, João; Coelho, Luísa; Livian Castro; Bernardo Lameira; E. Stoutjesdijk; Keizer, L.; Frank Verheijen; Prats, Sergio. Corresponding author: Canedo, João. "Hydrologic, erosive and phytotoxic responses of biochar and mulch: comparing soil-mixed and surface-applied effects in agricultural soils". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2024.
  2. Coelho, Luísa; Canedo, João; Livian Castro; Custódio, Mariana; Cachapa, Filipa; Basch, Gottlieb; Frank Verheijen; et al. Corresponding author: Coelho, Luísa. "Assessing biochar ecototoxicity upon soil application: Implications for lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) germination and Daphnia magna behavior". Paper presented in Terraenvision 2024 - Nature-based solutions to facilatate the transitions for living withing the planetary boundaries, 2024.
  3. Liliana B. Simões; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Jelincic, Antun; Jongen, Marjan; Vasco Santos; González-Pelayo, Oscar; Patrícia Silva; et al. "Soil amendment with biochar at agronomic rates improves burrowing conditions for ground dwelling communities: a case study in biodiverse pastures". Paper presented in Terraenvision Conference, 8-11 July, University of Valencia, Spain, 2024.
  4. Jelincic, Antun; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Liliana B. Simões; Marjan Jongen; González-Pelayo, Oscar; Patrícia Silva; Vasco Santos; et al. "Biochar application to soil improves aboveground productivity in a sown biodiverse annual pasture, without trade-offs on community composition and structure". Paper presented in Terraenvision Conference, 8-11 July, University of Valencia, Spain, 2024.
  5. González-Pelayo, Oscar; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Khodaparast, Zahra; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Marjan Jongen; Isabel Campos; Liliana Simões; et al. "Impact of biochar amendment on the soil sponge function of a sandy loam Portuguese pasture soil". Paper presented in Terraenvision Conference, 8-11 July, University of Valencia, Spain., 2024.
  6. A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Simões, Liliana B; Jelincic, Antun; Marjan Jorgen; Marta I.S. Veríssimo; González-Pelayo, Oscar; Campos, Isabel; et al. Corresponding author: A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Can soil engineering with biochar promote plant productivity and functional biodiversity in sown pastures?". Paper presented in Workshop Growing Greener: Exploring Sustainable Agricultural Approaches, 2023.
  7. Simões, Liliana B; Jelincic, Antun; Puga, João; Marta I.S. Veríssimo; Serôdio, João; Ameixa, Olga; Abrantes, Nelson; Frank G.A. Verheijen; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Can soil engineering with biochar improve pollinator attraction cues, feeding and ground-nesting resources in biodiverse pastures?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.
  8. Jelincic, Antun; Marjan Jorgen; Simões, Liliana B; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Simon Jeffery; Quinteiro, Paula Sofia Gil Neto; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: Jelincic, Antun. "Ecological & ecophysiological mechanisms of plant-soil interactions in biodiverse pastures of Central Portugal.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.
  9. A.C. Bastos, A. Jelincic, L. Simões, J. Puga, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, B. Gholamahmadi, F. Verheijen. "Can biochar-engineered soils enhance habitat use for pollinators and soil macroinvertebrates in sown biodiverse pastures?". Paper presented in World Soil Day, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), 2022.
  10. F. Verheijen, B. Gholamahmadi, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, M. Jongen, O. Pelayo, L. Simões, A. Jelincic, J. Puga, D. Hassi. "Applying biochar to sustainably improve the sponge and climate regulation functions of Portuguese pasture soils". Paper presented in World Soil Day, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), 2022.
  11. A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Domene, X.; Kammann, C.; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui G.; Prodana, Marija; Arasa, R.; et al. "Bridging the gaps between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative". Paper presented in Joint International Biochar Symposium, 2015.
Journal article
  1. João N. G. V. Canedo; Luísa Coelho; Livian Castro; Frank G. A. Verheijen; Sergio Prats. "Biochar and Mulch: Hydrologic, Erosive, and Phytotoxic Responses Across Different Application Strategies and Agricultural Soils". Agronomy (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15040926.
    10.3390/agronomy15040926
  2. Martins, M.A.S.; Prats, S.A.; Keizer, J.J.; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Post-fire soil water repellency under stones and forest residue mulch versus of bare soil.". Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics (Received 14 May 2024. Accepted 18 September 2024. Handled by J. Bachmann and L. Lichner) (2024):
    Open access • Published
  3. Bilias, Fotis; Sewu, Divine Damertey; Woo, Seung Han; Anastopoulos, Ioannis; Verheijen, Frank; Lehmann, Johannes; Teixeira, Wenceslau Geraldes; et al. "Glossary of terms used in biochar research (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pac-2021-0106.
    Open access • Published • 10.1515/pac-2021-0106
  4. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Martins, M.A.S.; Prats, S.A.; Keizer, J.J.. "A new approach to soil pedestal differentiation for soil loss estimation - a case study from a burnt area in north-central Portugal". Journal of Forestry Research (2024):
    Published
  5. Frank G.A. Verheijen; Ana Catarina Bastos. "Discussion: Avoid severe (future) soil erosion from agrivoltaics". Science of The Total Environment 873 (2023): 162249-162249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162249.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162249
  6. Behrouz Gholamahmadi; Simon Jeffery; Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo; Sergio Alegre Prats; Ana Catarina Bastos; Jan Jacob Keizer; Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: A systematic global scale meta-analysis". Science of The Total Environment 871 (2023): 161860-161860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860
  7. Bastos, A.C.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Amaro, A.; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Morgado, R.G.; Santos, Miguel J.; et al. "Screening the habitat function of biochar-amended vineyard soils at field plot-scale, based on invertebrate avoidance behaviour". Applied Soil Ecology 177 (2022): 104526. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526
  8. Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalypt Plants Under Water and Nutrient Limitation, with Trade-Offs Under Non-limiting Conditions". Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 22 (2022): 1732-1742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2
  9. Lembrechts, Jonas J.; Hoogen, Johan; Aalto, Juha; Ashcroft, Michael B.; De Frenne, Pieter; Kemppinen, Julia; Kopecký, Martin; et al. "Global maps of soil temperature". Global Change Biology 28 9 (2021): 3110-3144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16060.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/gcb.16060
  10. Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Spatial distribution of pyrogenic carbon in Iberian topsoils estimated by chemometric analysis of infrared spectra". Science of The Total Environment 790 (2021): 148170-148170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148170.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148170
  11. Prats, S.A.; Merino, A.; Gonzalez-Perez, J.A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; De la Rosa, J.M.. "Can straw-biochar mulching mitigate erosion of wildfire-degraded soils under extreme rainfall?". Science of The Total Environment 761 (2021): 143219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143219.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143219
  12. Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A. "A new soil health policy paradigm: Pay for practice not performance!". Environmental Science & Policy 112 (2020): 371-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.006
  13. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Frodella, W; Lazzeri, G.; Moretti, S.; Keizer, J.. "Applying Infrared Thermography to Soil Surface Temperature Monitoring: Case Study of a High-Resolution 48 h Survey in a Vineyard (Anadia, Portugal)". Sensors 20 9(2444) (2020): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092444.
    Open access • Published
  14. Martinho A.S. Martins; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Maruxa C. Malvar; Dalila Serpa; Oscar González-Pelayo; Jan J. Keizer. "Do wildfire and slope aspect affect soil water repellency in eucalypt plantations? A two-year high resolution temporal dataset". CATENA 189 (2020): 104471-104471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104471.
    Published • 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104471
  15. Verheijen, Frank. "The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment". Geoderma 347 (2019): 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.044.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.044
  16. Verheijen, Frank. "Influence of biochar particle size on biota responses". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 174 (2019): 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044
  17. Verheijen, Frank. "Biomonitoring tools for biochar and biochar-compost amended soil under viticulture: Looking at exposure and effects". Applied Soil Ecology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007
  18. Meyer, S.; Genesio, L.; Vogel, I.; Schmidt, H.-P.; Soja, G.; Someus, E.; Shackley, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Glaser, B.. "Biochar standardization and legislation harmonization". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 175-191. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1254640.
    Open access • 10.3846/16486897.2016.1254640
  19. Sakrabani, R.; Kern, J.; Mankasingh, U.; Zavalloni, C.; Zanchettin, G.; Bastos, A.C.; Tammeorg, P.; et al. "Representativeness of European biochar research: part II pot and laboratory studies". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 152-159. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2017.1331167.
    Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2017.1331167
  20. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Mankasingh, U.; Penizek, V.; Panzacchi, P.; Glaser, B.; Jeffery, S.; Bastos, A.C.; et al. "Representativeness of European biochar research: part I field experiments". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 140-151. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2017.1304943.
    Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2017.1304943
  21. Jeffery, S.; Abalos, D.; Prodana, M.; Bastos, A.C.; Van Groenigen, J.W.; Hungate, B.A.; Verheijen, F.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Environmental Research Letters 12 5 (2017): https://www.10.1088/1748-9326/aa67bd.
    Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/aa67bd
  22. Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Kammann, C.; Abalos, D.. "Corrigendum to Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: A meta-analysis [Soil Biol. Biochem. 101 (2016) 251¿258](S0038071716301663)(10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021)". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 105 (2017): 253-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.002
  23. Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Kammann, C.; Abalos, D.. "Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: A meta-analysis". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 101 (2016): 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021.
    Published • 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021
  24. Amaro, A.; Bastos, A. C.; Santos, M. J. G.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Soares, Amvm; Loureiro, S.. "Ecotoxicological assessment of a biochar-based organic N-fertilizer in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models (STEMs)". Applied Soil Ecology 108 (2016): 361-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.09.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.09.006
  25. Tammeorg, P.; Bastos, A. C.; Jeffery, S.; Rees, F.; Kern, J.; Graber, E. R.; Ventura, M.; et al. "Biochars in soils: towards the required level of scientific understanding". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (2016): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582.
    Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582
  26. Abrol, V.; Ben-Hur, M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Keizer, J.J.; Martins, M.A.S.; Tenaw, H.; Tchehansky, L.; Graber, E.R.. "Biochar effects on soil water infiltration and erosion under seal formation conditions: rainfall simulation experiment". Journal of Soils and Sediments 16 (2016): 2709-2719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-016-1448-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s11368-016-1448-8
  27. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Bastos, A.C.; Jeffery, S.. "International policy: Bury the idea that soils are a local issue". Nature 528 7583 (2015): https://doi.org/10.1038/528479b.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/528479b
  28. Bachmann, H. J.; Bucheli, T. D.; Dieguez-Alonso, A.; Fabbri, D.; Knicker, H.; Schmidt, H. P.; Ulbricht, A.; et al. "Toward the Standardization of Biochar Analysis: The COST Action TD1107 Interlaboratory Comparison". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 2 (2015): 513-527. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05055.
    Open access • Published • 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05055
  29. Silva, F.C.; Borrego, C.; Keizer, J.J.; Amorim, J.H.; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Effects of moisture content on wind erosion thresholds of biochar". Atmospheric Environment 123 (2015): 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.070.
    Published • 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.070
  30. De la Rosa, J.M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Knicker, H.. "Natural and anthropogenic pyrogenic carbon in Mediterranean ecosystems: the need for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration". Journal of Soils and Sediments 15 4 (2015): 745-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-015-1103-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s11368-015-1103-9
  31. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Graber, E.R.; Ameloot, N.; Bastos, A.C.; Sohi, S.; Knicker, H.. "Biochars in soils: New insights and emerging research needs". European Journal of Soil Science 65 1 (2014): 22-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891933178&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ejss.12127
  32. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jeffery, S.; Van Der Velde, M.; Penížek, V.; Beland, M.; Bastos, A.C.; Keizer, J.J.. "Reductions in soil surface albedo as a function of biochar application rate: Implications for global radiative forcing". Environmental Research Letters 8 4 (2013): https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044008.
    Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044008
  33. Santos, J.M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Tavares Wahren, F.; Wahren, A.; Feger, K.-H.; Bernard-Jannin, L.; Rial-Rivas, M.E.; Keizer, J.J.; Nunes, J.P.. "Soil water repellency dynamics in pine and eucalypt plantations in portugal - a high-resolution time series". Land Degradation and Development (2013): https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2251.
    Published • 10.1002/ldr.2251
  34. Ameloot, N.; Graber, E.R.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; De Neve, S.. "Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: Review and research needs". European Journal of Soil Science 64 4 (2013): 379-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12064.
    Published • 10.1111/ejss.12064
  35. Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Bastos, A.C.; Van Der Velde, M.. "A comment on 'Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: A meta-analysis': On the importance of accurate reporting in supporting a fast-moving research field with policy implications". GCB Bioenergy 6 3 (2013): 176-179. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12076.
    10.1111/gcbb.12076
  36. van der Velde, Marijn; See, Linda; Fritz, Steffen; Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Khabarov, Nikolay; Obersteiner, Michael. "Generating crop calendars with Web search data". Environmental Research Letters 7 2 (2012): https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024022.
    Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024022
  37. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jones, R.J.A.; Rickson, R.J.; Smith, C.J.; Bastos, A.C.; Nunes, J.P.; Keizer, J.J.. "Concise overview of European soil erosion research and evaluation". Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science 62 SUPPL. 2 (2012): 185-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2012.697573.
    Published • 10.1080/09064710.2012.697573
  38. Verheijen, F.G.A.; Montanarella, L.; Bastos, A.C.. "Sustainability, certification, and regulation of biochar". Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 47 5 (2012): 649-653. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2012000500003.
    Open access • Published • 10.1590/S0100-204X2012000500003
  39. Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; van der Velde, M.; Bastos, A.C.. "A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis". Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 144 1 (2011): 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.015
  40. Verheijen, F. G. A.; Jones, R. J. A.; Rickson, R. J.; Smith, C. J.. "Tolerable versus actual soil erosion rates in Europe". Earth-Science Reviews 94 1-4 (2009): 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.003.
    Published • 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.003
  41. Saby, N. P. A.; Bellamy, P. H.; Morvan, X.; Arrouays, D.; Jones, R. J. A.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Kibblewhite, M. G.; et al. "Will European soil-monitoring networks be able to detect changes in topsoil organic carbon content?". Global Change Biology 14 10 (2008): 2432-2442. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01658.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01658.x
  42. Morvan, X.; Saby, N. P. A.; Arrouays, D.; Le Bas, C.; Jones, R. J. A.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Bellamy, P. H.; Stephens, M.; Kibblewhite, M. G.. "Soil monitoring in Europe: A review of existing systems and requirements for harmonisation". Science of the Total Environment 391 1 (2007): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.046.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.046
  43. Verheijen, F. G. A.; Cammeraat, L. H.. "The association between three dominant shrub species and water repellent soils along a range of soil moisture contents in semi-arid Spain". Hydrological Processes 21 17 (2007): 2310-2316. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6760.
    Published • 10.1002/hyp.6760
  44. Verheijen, FGA; Bellamy, PH; Kibblewhite, MG; Gaunt, JL. "Organic carbon ranges in arable soils of England and Wales". Soil Use and Management 21 1 (2006): 2-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2005.tb00099.x.
    Published • 10.1079/SUM2005288
Magazine article
  1. Bastos, A.C.; Keizer, Jacob; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "A contribuicao do biocarvao na gestao agricola e florestal", Vida Rural, 2020, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347836012_A_contribuicao_do_biocarvao_na_gestao_agricola_e_florestal_Vida_Rural?channel=doi&linkId=5fe475f7299bf140883b984d&showFulltext=true.
Preprint
  1. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Gonzalez Pelayo, Oscar; Isaka, Suyan Roberta; Campos, Isabel; Martins, Martinho; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Jongen, Marjan; Verheijen, Frank. "Enhancing the soil sponge function and reducing soil degradation in Mediterranean vineyard soil: synergies between biochar application and vegetation cover". 2025. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5171123.
    10.2139/ssrn.5171123
  2. Behrouz Gholamahmadi; Carla S.S. Ferreira; Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo; Ana Catarina Bastos; Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Soil conservation benefits of biochar in Mediterranean vineyards: enhancing soil sponge function and mitigating erosion". 2025. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6176152/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-6176152/v1
  3. Frank G.A. Verheijen; Bastos Ana Catarina; Khodaparast Zahra; Gholahmamadi Behrouz; Jongen Marjan; Campos Isabel; Simões Liliana; et al. "Biochar impact on the soil sponge function in sown biodiverse pastures: a 2-year whole soil profile monitoring study under 100% and 50% rainfall". 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18882.
    10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18882
Website
  1. Frank G.A. Verheijen. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. BIOCHARCOLOGY - Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture Team. 2022. https://sites.google.com/view/biocharcology.
  2. Frank G.A. Verheijen. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. Biocharcology (Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture) Team Research Team Lead at Universidade de Aveiro. 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/biocharcology-team-59537225a/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/15 biochar Impacts on multiple ecosystem services in a biodiverse-sown pasture 1st workshop of the EMIAGRO network (Rede Cientifica de Emssões Gasosas de Agricultura, Pecuaria e Florestas:https://www.emiagro.pt/workshops/1%C2%BA-workshop)
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/06/12 Impacts on multiple ecosystem services following biochar application in a biodiverse-sown pasture Workshop with a focus on Biochar
C-SINK Project (EC) (Porto, Portugal)
2018/06/07 Melhoria sustentavel do conteudo organico dos solos III Conferencia GPA'18 - Jeronimo Martins
Jeronimo Martins (Santarem, Portugal)
2018/04/18 Utilização de biochar para o melhoramento de solos AgroIn 2018 Vida Rural - 5th edition (Estoril Congress Centre)
Vida Rural (Estoril, Portugal)
2015/05/08 Produção e aplicação do Biochar: juntos a caminho da sustentabilidade Workshop 'Incorporação de resíduos de origem agrícola e vegetal na produção de biocarvão/biochar'
Ibero Massa Florestal Lda (Avenal, Oliveiro de Azeméis, Portugal)
2013/07/26 Biochar effects on soil properties and functions Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro - Ordem dos Engenheiros
Regional Ministery of Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/04/25 Biochar effects on soils: overview and knowledge gaps European Geosciences Union General Assembly
European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria)
2011/11/03 Tolerable soil erosion in Europe International workshop 'soil erosion in Nordic countries - processes, mapping and mitigation'
The Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (Oslo, Norway)
2010/09/13 Biochar: sustainability, certification and legislation third International Biochar Initiative conference
International Biochar Initiative (IBI) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2010/02/12 Biochar Application to Soils Biochar Workshop
Biochar Research Centre, Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
2009/12/07 Biochar application to soils - carbon sequestration and soil improvement potential (EU Pavillion) EU side-event, UNFCCC COP15
UNFCCC (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01/01 - Current Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)
Supervisor
 programa doutoral em ciências e engenharia do ambiente (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2026/09/30 Can soil engineering with biochar improve pollinator attraction cues, feeding and ground-nesting resources in sown biodiverse pastures? (BIOBEE)
Co-supervisor of Liliana Beatriz Simões
 Programa doutoral em Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2023/10/01 - 2025/06/30 Post-doctoral fellow (Zahra Khodaparast) at University of Aveiro. Topic: Understanding trade-offs and dynamic interactions between SOC stocks and GHG emissions for climate-smart agri-soil management
Supervisor
 Postdoc (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2024/09/01 - 2025/05/31 Sustentabilidade dos Solos Ancestrais: Um estudo em sítios arqueológicos amazônicos
Supervisor of Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Silva
 Estágio de Pós-Graduação, com duração de 8 meses, no âmbito de uma bolsa de Doutoramento Sandwich. (Other)
Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM)., Brazil
2022/10/15 - 2023/02/15 THE EFFECT OF BIOCHAR ON COMPACTED HARDSETTING PORTUGESE PASTURE SOIL INVESTIGATING KEY SOIL INDICATORS LINKED TO GROUND-NESTING BY POLLINATORS
Co-supervisor of Marie van Hoeyweghen
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2022/03/15 - 2022/08/31 Effects of a wood-derived biochar on plant community structure of a seed mixture in biodiverse pasture soils
Co-supervisor of Jean-Louis Poix
 internship (Degree)
École Nationale du Genie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg, France
2022/02/28 - 2022/08/31 Biochar effects on soil and plant indicators of a Portuguese pasture
Co-supervisor of Anselme Haugou
École Nationale du Genie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg, France
2022/02/14 - 2022/08/31 Sustainable effect size and causal mechanisms of biochar amendment on the sponge function of hardsetting Portuguese pasture soils
Co-supervisor of Hugo Braas
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2020/09/01 - 2021/12/31 RESTORATION OF DEGRADED VINEYARD AND FOREST SOIL WITH BIOCHAR IN A ONE-YEAR LYSIMETER EXPERIMENT
Supervisor
Ceská zemedelská univerzita v Praze, Czech Republic
2020/10/01 - 2021/09/08 The Effects of Biochar on Soil Compaction, Infiltration Capacity, and Aggregation
Supervisor
 Marine Geosciences (Master)
Universität Bremen, Germany
2014 - 2018 Integrative tools to assess effects of biochar to soil biota
Co-supervisor of Marija Prodana
 Applied Biology (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Interactions between biochar particle size and soil hydraulic conductivity - effects and mechanisms
Supervisor of Anna Zhuravel
 Short Term Scientific Mission COST Action TD1107 (Other)
Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 The Effects of Biochar Concentration in Soil on Erosion and Infiltration
Supervisor of Martinho Martins
 Short Term Scientific Mission (COST Action TD1107) (Other)
Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Wind Erosion of Biochar-Amended Soil: A Wind Tunnel Experiment
Co-supervisor of Henrique Balona de Sá Oliveira
 Environmental Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Biochar amendment as a strategy to reduce hydric stress in eucalypt seedlings
Co-supervisor of Sara Raquel Amaral Mesquita
 Applied Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2014/06/02 - 2014/06/04 In June 2014, together with Ana Catarina Bastos, I organised a 2-day, joined WG2 & WG4 meeting for the COST Action TD1107 (Biochar as option for sustainable resource management), titled 'Biochar: on the path to the required level of scientific understanding'. Forty scientists participated in thematic groups. The outcome is published in a special issue. (2014/06/02 - 2014/06/04)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

COST Action TD1107, Belgium
2012/07/02 - 2012/07/06 I convened a symposium at EUROSOIL2012 titled 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions' (S5.3). Here we brought together leading scientists from across the world to present their latest results. A total of 85 oral and poster presentations were made, constituting the third largest session at the conference after the classical sessions on soil erosion and soil organic matter. (2012 - 2012)
Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/12/07 - 2009/12/18 I organised an EU side-event on biochar at the COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, titled. Biochar Application to Soils - (heterogeneity)2. It was a well-attended event, chaired by Luca Montanarella (JRC) with presentations by Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University), Saran Sohi (University of Edinburgh), and me. I presented on biochar effects on soils, including important knowledge gaps (see presentation here), and published a major JRC (European Commission) report on biochar. (2012/12/07 - 2012/12/07)
Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)
 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Germany

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2012/09/09 - 2012/09/16 Lecturing at 1st international Summer School on biochar "Bio:char crossroads" (Potsdam, Germany) on "Comparing results from studies of biochar effects" and assisting PhD students
Other
 1st international Summer School on biochar "Bio:char crossroads"
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Potsdam, Germany

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/07/25 FORFUN - Integrated impact assessment of terrace construction on FORest soil FUNctions
(Thesis) Arguer
 Martinho Martins (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/10/03 The aim of this thesis was to improve understanding of the role of organic inputs and soil organic matter (SOM) for crop production in contemporary arable farming in Europe. For this purpose, long-term experiments were analysed on the additional yield effect of organic inputs and savings in mineral fertiliser. In addition, a farm survey was conducted to find drivers and barriers for the use of organic inputs and to assess if arable farmers in Europe perceive a deficiency of SOM.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Renske Hijbeek (PhD)
Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current Advisory Board member of The Earth Rover Programme (https://www.earthroverprogram.org/). Earth Rover Program is a new not-for-profit organisation established in November 2023. This is a major initiative supported by Bezos Earth Fund until 2026 (4M$), during which we will benchmark and image soils, improving understanding of their properties on sites around the world.
Advisor / Consultant
 Earth Rover Programme, United Kingdom
2017 - 2022/12/31 I joined the International Biochar Initiative's new and independent Scientific Committee whose mission is to "critically assess and synthesize the scientific literature regarding the interactions between biochar and soils, the wider environment, and human health, and to provide an interface between science and the general public where the science is explained in a transparent and balanced way using broadly accessible language". The Science Committee is made up of 16 scientists from across the world.
Member
 International Biochar Initiative, United States
2012/03 - 2017/02 COST Action TD1107 Biochar as option for sustainable resource management. I was the national representative of Portugal, and WG2 'land-use management' leader. The Action aimed to connect scattered European Biochar research to enable quick implementation of intelligent material flow management systems, to maintain or improve soil quality while efficiently sequestering carbon in the long-term. The Action aimed at coordinating European Biochar research, bringing together researchers, stakeholders and potential users from EU and candidate countries.
Member
 COST Action TD1107, Belgium

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017/04/03 - 2017/04/03 Lecture for postgraduate course (programa doctoral), DAO, UA, 03-04-2017, titled "Soil Management". Doctoral program Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/12/14 - 2012/12/14 Lecture for postgraduate course (programa doctoral), DAO, UA, 14-12-2012, titled "Introduction to biochar". Doctoral Program Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/09/02 - 2024/11/30 HORIZON - Project_monitoring REA / European Research Executive Agency. PMON-101091010-BENCHMARKS-HORIZON-MISS-2021-SOIL-02
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium European Commission
2024/06/03 - 2024/09/30 H2020 - Project_monitoring REA / European Research Executive Agency. PMON-101000289-HoliSoils-H2020-SFS-2020-2
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium European Commission
2023/10/23 - 2023/12/01 REA Evaluation – Call HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01 – Topics: Evaluators/Rapporteurs. CT-EX2013D147465-106
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium European Commission
2023/03/13 - 2023/03/13 Project monitoring REA/B/02 Holistic management practices, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils 13 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023 CT-EX2013D147465-105
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2021/11/15 - 2021/12/14 REA Evaluation – Call HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01/ HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01/ HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01 Evaluators/Rapporteurs – Remote evaluation start: 18/10/21 end:10/12/21 – Central evaluation 15 Nov 2021 - 14 Dec 2021 CT-EX2013D147465-104
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2021/09/16 - 2021/11/12 The expert must assist PRIMA-IS with the remote evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the SECTION 1 call for proposals (STAGE 2) on the following topics: Thematic Area 1 ¿ Water management 2021: Topic 1.1.1-2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration.
Evaluator
 Prima Foundation, Spain European Commission
2021/09/22 - 2021/10/19 REA Project monitoring Project monitoring H2020-SFS-2017-774378-Circasa-RP03 review starts on 27/04/2021 and ends on 06/07/2021 22 Sep 2021 - 19 Oct 2021 CT-EX2013D147465-103
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2021/04/19 - 2021/06/22 The expert must assist PRIMA-IS with the remote evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the SECTION 1 call for proposals (STAGE 1) on the following topics: Thematic Area 1 Water management 2021: Topic 1.1.1-2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration
Evaluator
 Prima Foundation, Spain European Commission
2020/09/21 - 2020/11/06 Proposal evaluations for call H2020-BG/FNR/RUR/SFS-2020-2 - Evaluators/rapporteurs Remote evaluation start: 21/09/2020 end:30/10/2020 Central/virtual evaluation start: 19/10/2020 end: 06/11/2020 CT-EX2013D147465-102
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2020/02/28 - 2020/04/15 Proposal evaluations for REA/B/02 SC2 2020 - First Stage - Evaluators and Rapporteurs CT-EX2013D147465-101
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2013/04/06 - 2013/06/08 Guest Editor, Special Issue 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions', European Journal of Soil Science (IF 2.387) - Wiley, which included scientific communications delivered at EUROSOIL 2012 (Session 5.3 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions'), Bari, Italy
Coordinator

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020 Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the wider academic community, shown by news articles on UA online newsletters, between 2013 and 2020: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/63875; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/35555; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/48160 UA newsletter
2013/06/22 The Expresso newspaper is the leading Portuguese newspaper regarding scientific issues (also called a "reference" newspaper). In 2013 they published a full-width article resulting from their reporter Virgilio Azevedo interviewing me and my colleague Ana Catarina Bastos about our biochar work. The piece is titled "O Milagro da Terra Preta do Indio" and details our experimental work to improve infiltration and water storage in vineyard soils, while storing carbon, by incorporating biochar into the soil. Expresso

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024/02/03 - 2024/02/03 Biosfera Magazine Biochar
2016 - 2016 SIG Noticias Seleção Agricultura. Programa 52 - Biochar: Tesouro em terra preta. Biochar research at applEE|DBio in collaboration with the Earth Surface Processes Team |DAO and biochar producers Ibero Massa Florestal Lda (Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto) receives coverage on national TV in Seleção Agricultura. Agriculture news program on national TV
2013/12 - 2013/12 Biosfera. On-going field experiment involving biochar application in vineyards, receives coverage in the science magazine Biosfera on national TV (Dec 2013). applEE|DBio in collaboration with the ESP Team|DAO and the viticulture experimental station of Bairrada|Regional Ministry of the Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC). Science magazine
2013/08 - 2013/08 National broadcaster RTP: Telejornal; Portugal em Direto; Bom Dia Portugal. On-going field experiment involving biochar application in vineyards receives coverage on national News programs Telejornal, Portugal em Direto e no Bom Dia Portugal (Aug. 2013). applEE|DBio in collaboration with the ESP Team|DAO and the viticulture experimental station of Bairrada - Regional Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries(DRAPC). National news TV shows

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/10/04 - Current Waste Management in Agroecosystems (specialty section of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems) (2571-581X) Frontiers

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/11/01 - 2025/11/30 Mentor of PhD student on the topic "PASTURE+ Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground" Antun Jelincic
Distinctions

Award

2017 Research Day award "in recognition of the significance and quality of the research developed at the UA".
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 Researcher of the Month for April 2016: https://www.cesam-la.pt/frank-verheijen-investigador-da-ua-do-mes/
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008 time at the RAL Molecular Spectroscopy Facility. Application No. NMSF/0708/08 - Reflectance spectroscopy to indicate thermal alterations of 'burned' Sphagnum (£2,800)
Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
2004 scholarship for a summer school in the ESFs Terrestrial Carbon Cycle programme
2000 scholarship for a work placement at Proyecto Páramo, Ecuador
2000 scholarship for a work placement at Proyecto Páramo, Ecuador

Other distinction

2024 Listed on: World’s most influential scientists (top 2%)
The Elsevier Foundation, Netherlands

Stanford University, United States
2012 Fourth most downloaded article for Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Netherlands
2009 'Best reviewer' for CATENA
CATENA, Netherlands
2009 GIS course "Introduction to ArcGIS Server"
ESRI Italia, Italy
2009 GIS course "Building the Geodatabases"
ESRI Italia, Italy
2009 GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis"
ESRI Italia, Italy
2009 GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS"
ESRI Italia, Italy
2009 GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality"
ESRI Italia, Italy
2008 Introduction to Leadership and Managing teams
Institute of Leadership and Management, United Kingdom