Work Packages

The project integrates Ecological & Economic research devoted to Azorean forests. A gradient of forest types in the Azores will be studied in three islands: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico. The project will include eight work packages (WP1-WP8) organized hierarchically into four areas (A1-A4).

A1 - Project coordination

WP1: Project management and coordination (Lead L Silva / F Lopes / F Silva).

A2 - Ecological valorization stream

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

WP2: Community level research - taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity (Lead M Moura / R Elias / L Silva).

WP3: Ecosystem level - soil quality and carbon sink (lead R Elias / M Moura / L Silva).

A3 - Economic valorization stream

Economic and social services

WP4: Forest ecosystem services and sociocultural preferences (Lead F Lopes / A Moniz / MA Ventura).

WP5: Potential value for nature tourism and recreation (Lead A Moniz / MA Ventura / F Lopes).

WP6: New perspectives - exotic woodland biomass biomass (Lead L Silva / F Silva / F Lopes).

A4 - Integration and outreach stream

Holistic spatial analysis and stakeholder involvement

WP7: Data integration and construction of an holistic spatial analysis (Lead J Porteiro / F Silva / L Silva).

WP8: A white book dedicated to the forest in the Azores (Lead F Lopes / J Porteiro / L Silva).