PUBLICATIONS
2024
122) Lima, C. G., Campos, J. C., Regos, A., Honrado, J. P., Fernandes, P. M., Freitas, T. R., Santos, J. A., & Vicente, J. R. (2024). Fire suppression and land-use strategies drive future dynamics of an invasive plant in a fire-prone mountain area under climate change. Journal of Environmental Management, 359, 120997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120997
121) Pôças, I., Almeida, C. R., Campos, J. C., Garcia, N., Alírio, J., Sillero, N., & Teodoro, A. C. (2024). Spectral Library of Plant Species from Montesinho Natural Park in Portugal. Data, 9(5), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/data9050065
120) Gallardo, B., Bacher, S., Barbosa, A. M., Gallien, L., Sorte, C., Vimercati, G., & Vilà, M. (2024). Risks posed by invasive species to the provision of ecosystem services in Europe. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46818-3
119) Pinto, T.; Sillero, N.; Santos, S.M.; Mira, A. (2024): Using the dead to infer about the living: amphibian roadkill spatiotemporal dynamics suggest local populations’ reduction. Science of the Total Environment, 927: 172356.
118) Garcia, N.; Campos, J.C.; Silva, D.; Alírio. J.; Duarte, L.B.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Pôças, I.; Loureiro, A.; Teodoro, A.C.; Sillero, N. (2024) Biodiversity dataset and atlas of the special area of conservation Montesinho/Nogueira, Portugal. Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e118854.
117) Rato, C.; Silva-Rocha, I.; Sillero, N. (2024) What does the future hold for a thermophilus and widely introduced gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae)? Biological Invasions 26: 1061–1074.
116) Sousa-Guedes, D.; Bessa, F.; Queiruga, A.; Teixeira, L.; Reis, V.; Gonçalves, J.A.; Marco, A.; Sillero, N. (2024) Lost and found: Patterns of marine litter accumulation on the remote island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde. Environmental Pollution 344: 123338.
2023
115) Garcia, N.; Alírio, J.; Silva, D.; Campos, J.; Duarte, L.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Pôças, I.; Sillero, N.; Teodoro, A.C. (2023): MontObEO, Montesinho biodiversity observatory: an Earth observation tool for biodiversity conservation. Proc. SPIE 12734, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XIV, 1273411. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2678524
114) Sousa-Guedes, D.; Cunha, SC.; Fernandes, JO.; Semedo, D.; Sillero, N.; Marco, A.; Bessa, F. (2023): Can plastic pollution contaminate loggerhead turtle nests? Evaluation of flame retardants (PBDEs) levels in the sand. Marine Pollution Bulletin 195, 115550.
113) Formoso-Freire, V.; Barbosa, A.M.; Baselga, A.; Gómez-Rodríguez, C. (2023) Predicting the Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Range Expansion under Lack of Equilibrium with Climate’ Biological Conservation 288: 110361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110361.
112) Lara-Galván L., Montesino-San Martín M., Martínez-Montoya J.F., Sigala-Rodríguez J.J., BañuelosAlamillo J.A. & Barbosa M. (2023) Assessing the distribution of the West Mexican Coral Snake, Micrurus distans Kennicott, 1860, in Zacatecas State, Mexico, using modelling based on multiple data sources. Herpetology Notes, 16: 827-836. https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/75867
111) Puig-Gironès, R.; Brotons, L.; Pons, P.; Franch, M. (2023). Examining the temporal effects of wildfires on forest birds: Should I stay or should I go? Forest Ecology and Management, 549, 121439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121439
110) Rodrigues de Almeida, C.; Garcia, N.; Campos, J.C.; Alírio, J.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Gonçalves, A.; Sillero, N.; Teodoro, A.C. (in press) Time-series analyses of land surface temperature changes with Google Earth Engine in a mountainous region. Helyon, 9(8), e18846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18846
109) Norberto, M.; Sillero, N.; Coimbra, J.; Cunha, M. (2023) Filling the maize yield gap based on Precision Agriculture – A MaxEnt approach. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 211, 107970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.107970.
108) Adão F, Campos JC, Santos JA, Malheiro AC and Fraga H (2023) Relocation of bioclimatic suitability of Portuguese grapevine varieties under climate change scenarios. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:974020. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.974020
107) Campos, J.C.; Garcia, N.; Alírio, J.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Teodoro, A.C.; Sillero, N. (2023) Ecological Niche Models using MaxEnt in Google Earth Engine: evaluation, guidelines and recommendations. Ecological Informatics 76, 102147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102147
106) Scaramuzzi, A., Freitas, I., Sillero, N. and Martínez-Freiría, F. (2023), Meso-habitat distribution patterns and ecological requirements of two Mediterranean vipers depict weak competition in a contact zone. Journal of Zoology 320(4): 308-321. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13087
105) Pinto, T, Santos, SM, Mira, A, Sillero, N (2023) Importance of water availability for amphibian roadkill in a Mediterranean landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 2513–2537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02616-9
104) Rocchini, D., Tordoni, E., Marchetto, E., Marcantonio, M., Barbosa, A.M., et al. (2023) A quixotic view of spatial bias in modelling the distribution of species and their diversity. npj Biodivers 2, 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00014-6
103) Diederik Strubbe, Laura Jiménez, A. Márcia Barbosa, Amy J. S. Davis, Luc Lens & Carsten Rahbek (2023) Mechanistic models project bird invasions with accuracy. Nature Communications 14: 2520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38329-4
102) Regos Adrián, Pais Silvana, Campos João C., Lecina-Diaz Judit (2023) Nature-based solutions to wildfires in rural landscapes of Southern Europe: let’s be fire-smart!. International Journal of Wildland Fire 32(6): 942-950. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF22094
101) Hedrick, B. P., Estrada, A., Sutherland, C., & Barbosa, A. M. (2023). Projected northward shifts in eastern red-backed salamanders due to changing climate. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e9999. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9999
100) Lecina-Diaz, J., J. C. Campos, S. Pais, C. Carvalho-Santos, J. C. Azevedo, P. Fernandes, J. F. Gonçalves, N. Aquilué, J. V. Roces-Díaz, M. Agrelo de la Torre, L. Brotons, M.-L. Chas-Amil, A. Lomba, A. Duane, F. Moreira, J. M. Touza, V. Hermoso, Â. Sil, J. R. Vicente, J. Honrado, and A. Regos. 2023. Stakeholder perceptions of wildfire management strategies as nature-based solutions in two Iberian biosphere reserves. Ecology and Society 28(1): 39. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13907-280139
99) Denoël, M.; Schmidt, B.R.; Fonters, R.; Hansbauer, G.; Johanet, A.; Kühnis, J.; Poboljsaj, K.; Schweiger, S.; Sillero, N. (2023): Quantifying rarity of intraspecific diversity at multiple spatial scales by combining fine-grain citizen-based data across national boundaries. Biological Conservation, 280, p.109937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109937
98) Băncilă, R.I.; Lattuada, M.; Sillero, N. (2023): Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in agricultural landscape across Europe. Landscape Ecology 38: 861–874. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01583-w
97) Sousa-Guedes, D., Sillero, N., Bessa, F. and Marco, A. (2023): Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of the loggerhead turtle hatchlings. Animal Conservation 26 (4): 492-501. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12837
96) Žagar, A.; Gomes, V.; Sillero, N. (2023): Selected microhabitat and surface temperatures of two sympatric lizard species. Acta Oecologica 118, 103887.
95) Sillero, N.; Campos, J.C.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Barbosa, A.M. (2023): A curated list of R packages for ecological niche modelling. Ecological Modelling 476, 110242.
2022
94) Iglesias, M.C., Hermoso, V., Campos, J.C., Carvalho-Santos, C., Fernandes, P.M., Freitas, T.R., Honrado, J.P., Santos, J.A., Sil, Â., Regos, A. and Azevedo, J.C. (2022) Climate-and fire-smart landscape scenarios call for redesigning protection regimes to achieve multiple management goals. Journal of Environmental Management, 322, 116045.
93) Fernandez, M.; Sillero, N.; Yesson, C. (2022) To be or not to be: the role of absences in niche modelling for highly motile species in dynamic marine environments. Ecological Modelling, 471, 110040.
92) Sillero, N.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Ribeiro-Silva, J. (2022) Shifts in climatic realised niches of Iberian species. Oikos, 2022 (4), e08505.
91) Grilo, C., Afonso, B.C., Afonso, F., Alexandre, M., Aliácar, S., Almeida, A., Alonso, I.P., Álvares, F., Alves, P., Alves, P.C., Alves, P., Amado, A., Amendoeira, V., Amorim, F., da Silva Aparício, G., Araújo, R., Ascensão, F., Augusto, M., Bandeira, V., Barbosa, A.M., Barbosa, S., Barbosa, S., Barreiro, S., Barros, P., Barros, T., Barros, F., Basto, M., Bernardino, J., Bicho, S., Biedma, L.E., Borges, M., Braz, L., Brito, J.C., Brito, T., Cabral, J.A., Calzada, J., Camarinha, C., Carapuço, M., Cardoso, P., Carmo, M., Carrapato, C., da Silva Carrilho, M., C. S. Carvalho, D.F.T., Carvalho, F., Carvalho, J., Castro, D., Castro, G., Castro, J., Castro, L.R., Catry, F.X., Cerveira, A.M., Cid, A., Clarke, R., Conde, C., Conde, J., Costa, J., Costa, M., Costa, P., Costa, C., do Couto, A.P., Craveiro, J., Dias, M., Dias, S., Duarte, B., Duro, V., Encarnação, C., Eufrázio, S., Fael, A., Falé, J.S., Faria, S., Fernandes, C., Fernandes, M., da Costa, G.F., Ferreira, C., Ferreira, D.F., Ferreira, E., Ferreira, J.P., Ferreira, J., Ferreira, D., Fonseca, C., Fontes, I., Fragoso, R., Franco, C., Freitas, T., Gabriel, S.I., Gibb, R., Gil, P., Jorge Gomes, C.P., Horta, P., Gomes, P., Gomes, V., Grilo, F., Guedes, A., Guilherme, F., Gutiérrez, I., Harper, H., Herrera, J.M., Hipólito, D., Infante, S., Jesus, J., Jones, K.E., Laborde, M.I., de Oliveira, L.L., Leitão, I., Lemos, R., Lima, C., Linck, P., Lopes, H., Lopes, S., López-Baucells, A., Loureiro, A., Loureiro, F., Lourenço, R., Lourenço, S., Lucas, P., Magalhães, A., Maldonado, C., Marcolin, F., Marques, S., Marques, J.T., Marques, C., Marques, P., Marrecas, P.C., Martins, F., Martins, R., Mascarenhas, M., Mata, V.A., Mateus, A.R., Matos, M., Medinas, D., Mendes, T., Mendes, G., Mestre, F., Milhinhas, C., Mira, A., Monarca, R.I., Monteiro, N., Monteiro, B., Monterroso, P., Nakamura, M., Negrões, N., Nóbrega, E.K., Nóvoa, M., Nunes, M., Nunes, N.J., Oliveira, F., Oliveira, J.M., Palmeirim, J.M., Pargana, J., Paula, A., Paupério, J., Pedroso, N.M., Pereira, G., Pereira, P.F., Pereira, J., Ramos Pereira, M.J., Petrucci-Fonseca, F., Pimenta, M., Pinto, S., Pinto, N., Pires, R., Pita, R., Pontes, C., Quaresma, M., Queirós, J., Queirós, L., Rainho, A., da Graça Ramalhinho, M., Ramalho, P., Raposeira, H., Rasteiro, F., Rebelo, H., Regala, F.T., Reto, D., Ribeiro, S.B., Rio-Maior, H., Rocha, R., Rocha, R.G., Rodrigues, L., Román, J., Roque, S., Rosalino, L.M., do Rosário, I.T., Rossa, M., Russo, D., Sá, P., Sabino-Marques, H., Salgueiro, V., Santos, H., Santos, J., Santos, J.P.V., Santos, N., Santos, S., Santos, C.P., Santos-Reis, M., Serronha, A., Sierra, P., Silva, B., Silva, C.S.G.M., Silva, C., Silva, D., da Silva, L.P., Silva, R., Silva, C., da Silva Júnior, F.M.R., Sousa, P., Sousa-Guedes, D., Spadoni, G., Tapisso, J.T., Teixeira, D., Teixeira, S., Teixeira, N., Torres, R.T., Travassos, P., Vale-Gonçalves, H., Cidraes-Vieira, N., von Merten, S. and da Luz Mathias, M. (2022), MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in Portugal. Ecology. Accepted Author Manuscript e3654. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3654
90) Natoli, A.; Moura, A. E.; Sillero, N. (2022) Citizen science data of cetaceans in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Occurrence and habitat preferences of the three most reported species. Marine Mammal Science, 38 (1), 235-255.
2021
89) Jablonski, D.; Sillero, N.; Oskyrko, O.; Bellati, A.; Čeirāns, A.; Cheylan, M.; Cogălniceanu, D.; Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.; Crochet, P.; Crottini, A.; Doronin, I.; Džukić, G.; Geniez, P.; Ilgaz, Ç.; Iosif, R.; Jandzik, D.; Jelić, D.; Litvinchuk, S.; Ljubisavljević, K.; Lymberakis, P.; Mikulíček, P.; Mizsei, E.; Moravec, J.; Najbar, B.; Pabijan, M.; Pupins, M.; Sourrouille, P.; Strachinis, I.; Szabolcs, M.; Thanou, E.; Tzoras, E.; Vergilov, V.; Vörös, J.; & Gvoždík, V. (2021) The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones. Amphibia-Reptilia, 42: 519-530.
88) Sillero, N. (2021) Climate change in action: local elevational shifts on Iberian amphibians and reptiles. Regional Environmental Change 21(4): 101.
87) Vega-Agavo, M. I.; Suazo-Ortuño, I.; Lopez-Toledo, L.; Gómez-Tagle, A.; Sillero, N.; Pineda-López, R.; Alvarado-Díaz, J. (2021) Influence of avocado orchard landscapes on amphibians and reptiles in the trans-Mexican volcanic belt. Biotropica, 53(6), 1631-1645.
86) Baquero R.A., Barbosa A.M., Ayllón D., Guerra C., Sánchez E., Araújo M.B. & Nicola G.G. (2021) Potential distributions of invasive vertebrates in the Iberian Peninsula under projected changes in climate extreme events. Diversity and Distributions, DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13401
85) Sillero, N. (2021) A Simple Spatial Method for Identifying Point Clusters by Neighbourhood Relationships. Ecologies, 2 (3), 305-312.
84) Sillero, N.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Enriquez‐Urzelai, U.; Gomes Vale, C.; Sousa-Guedes, D.; Martínez-Freiría, F.; Real, R.; Barbosa, A.M. (2021) Want to model a species niche? A step-by-step guideline on correlative ecological niche modelling. Ecological Modelling, 456: 109671.
83) Rato, C.; Sillero, N.; Ceacero, F.; García-Muñoz, E.; Carretero, M. A. (2021) A survival story: evolutionary history of the Iberian Algyroides (Squamata: Lacertidae), an endemic lizard relict. Biodiversity and Conservation, 30: 2707–2729.
82) Llorente-Culebras, S., Molina-Venegas, R., Barbosa, A. M., Carvalho, S. B., Rodríguez, M. Á., & Santos, A. (2021) Iberian protected areas capture regional functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of most tetrapod groups. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 464.
81) Sousa-Guedes, D.; Franch, M.; Sillero, N. (2021) A spatial approach for modelling amphibian road-kills: comparison of regression techniques. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf., 10 (5), 343.
80) Correia, A.M.; Sousa-Guedes, D.; Gil, A.; Valente, R.; Rosso, M.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Sillero, N.; Pierce, G.J. (2021) Predicting cetacean distributions in the eastern North Atlantic to support marine management. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 518.
79) Arenas-Castro, S.; Sillero, N. (2021) Cross-scale monitoring of habitat suitability changes using satellite time series and ecological niche models. Science of The Total Environment, 784, 147172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147172
78) Cocca, W.; Žagar, A.; Sillero, N.; Jowers, M.J.; Krofel, M.; Lužnik, M.; Podnar, M.; Tvrtković, N.; Carretero, M.A.; Crottini, A. (2021) Genetic diversity of Horvath’s Rock Lizard meets current environmental restrictions. Conservation Genetics, 22 (3), 483-498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01351-4
77) Lourenço, P. (2021) Biomass Estimation Using Satellite-Based Data, Forest Biomass - From Trees to Energy, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Adélia Sousa and Isabel Malico, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93603.
76) Rato, C., Stratakis, M.; Sousa-Guedes, D.; Sillero, N.; Corti, C.; Freitas, S.; Harris, D.J.; Carretero, M.A. (2021) The more you search the more you find: Cryptic diversity and admixture within the rock-lizard Darevskia rudis group. Zoologica Scripta, 50 (2), 193-209.
75) Sillero, N.; Barbosa, A.M. (2021) Common mistakes in ecological niche models, International Journal of Geographical Information Science 35:2, 213-226.
74) Sillero, N.; dos Santos, R.; Teodoro, A.C.; Carretero, M.A. (2021) Ecological niche models improve home ranges estimations. Journal of Zoology, 313 (2), 145-157.
73) Ascensão, F; D'Amico, M; Martins, RC; Rebelo, R; Barbosa, AM; Bencatel, J; Barrientos, R; Abellán, P; Tella, JL; Cardador, L; Anadón, JD; Carrete, M; Murgui, E; Fernandes, P; Santos, SM; Mira, A; da Luz Mathias, M; Tiago, P; Casabella, E; Reino, L; Paulo, OS; Pereira, HM; Capinha, C (2021) Distribution of alien tetrapods in the Iberian Peninsula. NeoBiota 64: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.64.55597
72) Lourenço, P; Teodoro, A.C; Gonçalves, J.A.; Honrado, J.P.; Cunha, M.; Sillero, N. (2021) Assessing the performance of different OBIA software approaches for mapping invasive alien plants along roads with remote sensing data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 95, 102263.
71) Medinas D., Marques J.T., Costa P., Santos S.M., Barbosa A.M., Rebelo H. & Mira A. (2021) Spatiotemporal persistence of bat roadkill hotspots in response to dynamics of habitat suitability and activity patterns. Journal of Environmental Management, 277: 111412.
2020
70) Ribeiro, J.; Sillero, N.; Lopes, R.J.; Sullivan, M.J.; Santana, J.; Capinha, C.; Reino, L. (2020): Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild Linnaeus, 1758). In: Downs, C.T.; Lorinda A.H., eds. (2020) Invasive birds: Global trends and impacts. CABI, 155-158.
69) Duarte, L.; Santos, X.; Teodoro, A.C.; Sillero, N. (2020): Modelling Terrestrial Tortoises Response to Fire Events. IGARSS 2020 – IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 4255-4258.
68) Sillero, N.; Argaña, E.; Matos, C.; Franch, M.; Kaliontzopoulou, A.; Carretero, M.A. (2020): Local Segregation of Realised Niches in Lizards. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 9, 764.
67) Lara-Galván, J.L.; Martínez-Montoya, J.F.; Sigala-Rodríguez, J.J.; Esparza-Estrada, C.E.; Rosas-Rosas, O.C.; Ávila-Herrera, L.; Barbosa, A.M. (2020): Rattlesnake (Crotalus spp.) distribution and diversity in Zacatecas, Mexico. ZooKeys 1005: 103-132.
66) Ribeiro, V.A.R.M.; Batel Anjo, A.; Barbosa, D.; Barraca, J.P; Gomes, D.; Bergano, M.; Maia, D.; Bastos, M.L.; Sillero, N.; Teodoro, A.C.; Cunha, M.; Gonçalves, J.A.; Anton, S.; Correia, A.; Cuambe, V.; Machaieie, D.; Paulo, C.M.; Fernandes, J.; Peixinho, N.; Barata, T.; Lagarto, V. (2020): DOPPLER: Development of PALOP Knowledge in Radio Astronomy. In: Barbosa, D., et al. (eds.), 2020. Portuguese SKA White Book, Universidade de Aveiro.
65) Duarte, L.; Teodoro, A.C.; Maia, D.; Barbosa, D.; Sillero, N.; Gonçalves, J.A.; Fonte, J.; Gonçalves-Seco, L.; Pinheiro da Luz, L.M.; Santos Beja, N. (2020): A Portuguese SKA “test site” as a case study for an Integrated Environmental Management System: synergies with Space and Earth Observation Sciences. In: Barbosa, D., et al. (eds.), 2020. Portuguese SKA White Book, Universidade de Aveiro.
64) Pisco Costa R., Sales Oliveira C. & Barbosa A.M. (2020) Desenhando a mobilidade. A potencialidade do sketching nos estudos de mobilidade [Drawing mobility. The potential of sketching for mobility studies]. Forum Sociológico, 36: 67-76
63) Sillero, N.; Huey, R.B.; Gilchrist, G.; Rissler, L.; Pascual, M. (2020): Distribution modelling of an introduced species: do adaptive genetic markers affect potential range? Proceedings of the Royal Society B — Biological Sciences 287 (1935), 20201791.
62) Gouveia, S. F., Rubalcaba, J. G., Soukhovolsky, V., Tarasova, O., Barbosa, A. M., & Real, R. (2020). Ecophysics reload—exploring applications of theoretical physics in macroecology. Ecological Modelling, 424, 109032.
61) Barbosa, A.M & Perry, P. (2020) First record of a melanistic Common Genet Genetta genetta in southern Portugal extends the geographic range of this variant in Europe. Small Carnivore Conservation, 2020, vol. 58, e58005.
60) Pereira P.F., Barbosa A.M., Godinho C., Salgueiro P.A., Silva R. & Lourenço R. (2020) The spread of the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) in Europe: the conquest by an overlooked invader? Biological Invasions 22 (2), 709-722.
59) Campos, F.S.; Lourenço-de-Moraes, R.; Ruas, D.S.; Mira-Mendes, C.V.; Franch, M.; Llorente, G.A.; Solé, M.; Cabral, P. (2020): Searching for Networks: Ecological Connectivity for Amphibians Under Climate Change. Environmental Management 64 (3), 329-343.
58) Báez J.C.; Barbosa A.M.; Pascual P.; Ramos M.L.; Abascal F. (2020): Ensemble modelling of the potential distribution of the whale shark in the Atlantic Ocean. Ecology and Evolution 10 (1), 175-184. DOI 10.1002/ece3.5884.
57) Escoriza, D.; Franch, M.; Ramos, S.; Sunyer-Sala, P.; Boix, D. (2020): Demographics and survivorship in the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis): a 31–year study. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15(1): 41–48.
56) Petrovan, S.; Gomes, C.; Sillero, N. (2020): Using citizen science in road surveys for large-scale amphibian monitoring: are biased data representative for species distribution? Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 1767–1781.
55) Sousa Guedes, D.; Ribeiro, H.; Vaz-Freire, M.T.; Mira, A.; Sillero, N. (2020): Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66 (1): 23.
54) Sousa-Guedes, D.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Sillero, N. (2020): Ecological niche models reveal climate change effect on biogeographical regions: the Iberian Peninsula as case study. Climate 8(3), 42.
53) Malkmus, R.; Loureiro; A.; Sillero, N. (2020): Die Herpetofauna der Serra de Montemuro (Nord-Portugal) mit einem Rückblick auf über 40 Jahre Kartierungstätigkeit in Portugal. Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 27: 14–50.
52) Paumier, A.; Drouineau, H; Boutry, S.; Sillero, N.; Lambert, P. (2020): Assessing the relative importance of temperature, discharge and photoperiod on diadromous fish reproduction. Freshwater Biology. 65(2): 253-263.
51) Arenas-Castro, S.; Gonçalves, J.; Moreno, M.; Villar, R. (2019): Projected climate changes are expected to decrease the suitability and production of olive varieties in southern Spain. Science of The Total Environment, 709, 136161, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136161.
2019
50) Baamonde, S.; Cabana, M.; Sillero, N.; Penedo, M.G.; Naveira, H.; Novo, J. (2019): Fully automatic multi-temporal land cover classification using Sentinel-2 image data. Procedia Computer Science 159 (2019) 650–657.
49) Sousa Guedes, D.; Ribeiro, H.; Sillero, N. (2019): An improved mobile mapping system to detect road-killed amphibians and small birds. International Journal of Geo-Information 8, 565.
48) Moura, A.E.; Silva, S.E.; SPEA; Correia, A.M.; Sousa–Pinto, I.; Gil, A.; Freitas, L.; Ribeiro, C.; Carvalho, A.; Dinis, A.; Alves, F.; Ferreira, R.; Azevedo, J.M.V.; Fernández, M.; Cecchetti, A.; Medeiros, R.; Machete, M.; Silva, H.; González, L.; Faustino, C.; Carvalho, I: Brito, C.; Martinho, F.; IFAW/MCR, Sillero, N. (2019): Mamíferos marinhos. In: Bencatel J., Álvares F., Moura A.E. & Barbosa A.M. (eds.) (2019): Atlas de Mamíferos de Portugal, 2ª edição. Universidade de Évora, Portugal: 274 pp.
47) Sánchez-Polaina, F.J.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Jimena-Medina, F.; Tamargo-Medel, M. (2019): Nuevas medidas morfométricas y estima de edad del Piruétano del Castillo de Miramontes (Pyrus bourgaeana) en Santa Eufemia (Córdoba, S España). Trianoi 1: 81-85.
46) Lino, S; Sillero, N.; Torres, J.; Santos, X.; Álvares, F. (2019): The role of fire on wolf distribution and breeding–site selection: Insights from a generalist carnivore occurring in a fire–prone landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 183: 111–121.
45) Santos, X.; Sillero, N.; Poitevin, F.; Cheylan, M. (2019): Realized niche modelling uncovers contrasting responses to fire according to species-specific biogeographical affinities of amphibian and reptile species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126 (1): 55–67.
44) Sillero, N.; Poboljšaj, K.; Lešnik, A.; Šalamun, A. (2019): Influence of Landscape Factors on Amphibian Roadkills at the National Level. Diversity 11, 13.
43) Denoël, M.; Ficetola, G.F.; Sillero, N.; Džukić, G.; Kalezić, M.L.; Vukov, T.; Muhovic, I.; Ikovic, V.; Lejeune, B. (2019): Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis. Ecological Monographs 89(2), e01347.
42) Freitas, S.; Harris, J.D; Sillero, N.; Arakelyan, M.; Butlin, R.; Carretero, M.A. (2019): The role of hybridisation in the origin and evolutionary persistence of vertebrate parthenogens: a case study of Darevskia lizards. Heredity 123: 795–808.
41) Fagoaga, A.; Blain, H.A.; Marquina-Blasco, R.; Laplana, C.; Sillero, N.; Hernandez Gomez, C.M.; Mallol, C.; Galván, B.; Ruiz, J. (2019): Improving the accuracy of small vertebrate-based palaeoclimatic reconstructions derived from the Mutual Ecogeographic Range. A case study using Geographic Information Systems and UDA-ODA discrimination methodology. Quaternary Science Reviews 223, 105969.
40) Arenas-Castro, S., Regos, A., Gonçalves, J.F., Alcaraz-Segura, D., Honrado, J. (2019): Remotely Sensed Variables of Ecosystem Functioning Support Robust Predictions of Abundance Patterns for Rare Species. Remote Sensing, 11:2086.
39) Bouchet P.J., Peterson A.T., Zurell D., Dormann C.F., Schoeman D., Ross R.E., Snelgrove P., Sequeira A.M.M., Whittingham M.J., Wang L., Rapacciuolo G., Oppel S., Mellin C., Lauria V., Krishnakumar P.K., Jones A.R., Heinänen S., Heikkinen R.K., Gregr E.J., Fielding A.H., Caley M.J., Barbosa A.M., Bamford A.J., Parnell S., Wenger S. & Yates K.L. (2019) Better model transfers require knowledge of mechanisms. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34(6): 489-490.
38) Santos, P.; Sillero, N.; Boratyński, Z., Teodoro, A.C. (2019): Landscape changes at Chernobyl. SPIE Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXI 11149: 111491X.
2018
37) Wielstra, B.; Canestrelli, D.; Cvijanović, M.; Denoel, M.; Fijarczyk, A.; Jablonski, D.; Liana, M.; Naumov, B.; Olgun, K.B.; Pabijan, M.; Pezzarossa, A.; Popgeorgiev, G.; Salvi, D.; Si, Y.; Sillero, N.; Sotiropoulos, K.; Zieliński, P.; Babik, W. (2018): The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. Amphibia–Reptilia 39 (2): 252–259.
36) Carretero, M.; García–Muñoz, E.; Argaña, E.; Freitas, S.; Corti, C.; Arakelyan, M.; Sillero, N. (2018): Parthenogenetic Darevskia Lizards Mate Frequently if they have the Chance. A Quantitative Analysis of Copulation Marks in a Sympatric Zone. Journal of Natural History 52 (7–8): 405–413.
35) Sillero, N.; Biaggini, M.; Corti, C. (2018): Analysing the importance of stepping–stone islands in maintaining structural connectivity and endemicity. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124 (1), 113–125.
34) Caeiro–Dias, G.; Luís, C.; Pinho, C.; Crochet, P.A.; Sillero, N.; Kaliontzopoulou, A. (2018): Lack of congruence of genetic and niche divergence in Podarcis hispanicus complex: allopatric speciation as the main driving factor. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 56 (4): 479–492.
33) Sillero, N.; Campos, J.; Bonardi, A.; Corti, C.; Creemers, R.; Crochet, P.A.; Crnobrnja–Isailović, J.; Denoël, M.; Ficetola, G.F.; Gonçalves, J.; Kuzmin, S.; Lymberakis, P.; de Pous, P.; Rodríguez, A.; Sindaco, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Toxopeus, B.; Vieites, D.R.; Vences, M. (2018): NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018). Biologia 73 (11): 1131–1135.
32) Pérez i de Lanuza, G.; Sillero, N.; Carretero, M.A. (2018): Climate suggests environment‐dependent selection on lizard colour morphs. Journal of Biogeography 45 (12): 2791–2802.
31) Sillero, N.; Ribeiro, H.; Franch, M.; Silva, C.; Lopes, G. (2018): A road mobile mapping device for supervised classification of amphibians on roads. European Journal of Wildlife Research 64 (6): 77.
30) Sillero, N.; Argaña, E.; Freitas, S.; García–Muñoz, E.; Arakelyan, M.; Corti, C.; Carretero, M.A. (2018): Short term spatial structure of a lizard (Darevskia sp.) community in Armenia. Acta Herpetologica 13 (2): 155-163.
29) Mizsei, E.; Zinenko, O.; Sillero, N.; Ferri, V.; Roussos, S.A.; Szabolcs, M. (2018): The distribution of meadow and steppe vipers (Vipera graeca, V. renardi and V. ursinii): a revision of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. Basic and Applied Herpetology 32: 77-83.
28) Sillero, N.; Vale, C.G.; Beukema, W. (2018): GIS for Spatial Biology: the geographical component of life. In: Teodoro, A.C. (Ed.): GIS – An overview of Application. Frontiers in Information System, 201(1): 149–183. eBook Series. Bentham Science.
27) Silva–Rocha, I.; Montes, E.; Salvi, D.; Sillero, N.; Mateo, J.A.; Ayllón, E.; Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Carretero, M.A. (2018): Balearic Islands herpetological history: when aliens conquered these islands and what to do next.
26) Ilunga, C., Mbayu, F., Sabongo, P., Ebuy, J., Arenas-Castro, S. (201): Comparaison de deux approches de mesure de cernes utilisant les outils système d’information géographique (SIG) sur des images à haute résolution de bois tropicaux. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(12):1543-1553. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0178.
2017
25) Moura, A.E.; Silva, S.E.; SPEA; Correia, A.M.; Sousa–Pinto, I.; Gil, A.; Freitas, L.; Ribeiro, C.; Carvalho, A.; Dinis, A.; Alves, F.; Ferreira, R.; Azevedo, J.M.V.; Fernández, M.; Cecchetti, A.; Medeiros, R.; Machete, M.; Silva, H.; González, L.; Faustino, C.; Carvalho, I: Brito, C.; Martinho, F.; IFAW/MCR, Sillero, N. (2017): Mamíferos marinhos. In: Bencatel J., Álvares F., Moura A.E. & Barbosa A.M. (eds.), 2017. Atlas de Mamíferos de Portugal, 1ª edição. Universidade de Évora, Portugal: 256 pp.
2016
24) Brown, J.; Sillero, N.; Glaw, F.; Bora, P.; Vieites, D.; Vences, M. (2016): Spatial biodiversity patterns of Madagascar's amphibians and reptiles. PlosONE 11(1): e0144076.
23) Lopes, G.; Ribeiro, A.; Sillero, N.; Gonçalves–Seco, L.; Silva, C.; Franch, M.; Trigueiros, P. (2016): High Resolution Trichromatic Road Surface Scanning with a Line Scan Camera and Light Emitting Diode Lighting for Road–Kill Detection. Sensors 16(4): 558.
22) Freitas, S.; Rocha, S.; Campos, J.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Corti, C.; Sillero, N.; Ilgaz, Ç.; Kumlutaş, Y.; Arakelyan, M.; James Harris, D.; Carretero, M.A. (2016): Parthenogenesis through the Ice Ages: a biogeographic analysis of Caucasian rock lizards (genus Darevskia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102, 117–127.
21) Dos Santos, R.; Teodoro, A.C.; Carretero, M.A.; Sillero, N. (2016): Remote sensing as a tool to analyse lizard's behaviour. Proc. SPIE 9998, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XVIII, 99981Z.
20) Carretero, M.A.; Sillero, N. (2016): Evaluating how species niche modelling is affected by partial distributions with an empirical case. Acta Oecologica 77, 207–216.
19) Sillero, N.; Corti, N.; Carretero, M.A. (2016): Home ranges of parthenogenetic and bisexual species in a community of Darevskia lizards. Zoology of the Middle East 62(4): 306–318.
18) Sillero, N.; Gomes, V. (2016): Living in clusters: the local spatial segregation of a lizard community. Basic and Applied Herpetology 30, 61–75.
2015
17) Malkmus, R.; Loureiro, A.; Sillero, N. (2015): Die Herpetofauna des Parque Natural do Douro Internacional (Nordost–Portugal). Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 22 (2), 223–252.
16) Sillero, N. (2015): Using remote sensing data in ecological niche models to forecast species' extinction risks. The Journal of Brief Ideas.
15) Silva–Rocha, I.; Salvi, D.; Sillero, N.; Mateo, J.A.; Carretero, M.A. (2015): Snakes on the Balearic Islands: an invasion tale with implications for native biodiversity conservation. PlosONE 10 (4): e0121026.
14) Žagar, A.; Carretero, M.A.; Osojnik, N.; Sillero, N.; Vrezec, A. (2015): A place in the sun: does interspecific interference affects thermoregulation in coexisting lizards? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69 (7): 1127–1137.
13) Franch, M.; Montori, A.; Sillero, N.; Llorente, G.A. (2015): Temporal analysis of Mauremys leprosa distribution in northeastern Iberia: unusual increase in autochthonous species distribution. Hydrology 757 (1): 129–142.
12) Teodoro, A.; Duarte, L.; Sillero, N.; Gonçalves, J.A.; Fonte, J.; Gonçalves–Seco, L.; Pinheiro da Luz, M.; dos Santos Beja, N.M.R. (2015): An integrated and open source GIS environmental management system for a protected area in the south of Portugal. Proc. SPIE 9644, 96440U–1.
11) Franch, M.; Silva, C.; Lopes, G.; Ribeiro, F.; Trigueiros, P.; Seco, L.; Sillero, N. (2015): Where to look when identifying roadkilled amphibians? Acta Herpetologica 10(2): 103–110.
10) Corti, C.; Barbagli, F.; Bassu, L.; Di Cerbo, A.R.; Cascio, P.L.; Sillero, N.; Nulchis, V.; Ceccolini, F.; Paggetti, E.; Romano, A.; Bazzoffi, P. (2015): Monitoraggio della biodiversità in relazione all’applicazione degli standard di condizionalità: 4.2 c, 4.6, 4.3 (olivo). Italian Journal of Agronomy 10(1): 135 pp.
2014
9) Sillero, N.; Leerschool, T.; Hollanders, M.; Beukema, W. (2014): Decline of Podarcis carbonelli in its type locality, Laguna de San Marcos, Spain? Herpetology Notes 7: 751–754.
8) Brito, J.C.; Godinho, R.; Martínez–Freiría, F.; Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Rebelo, H.; Santos, X.; Gomes Vale, C.; Velo–Antón, G.; Boratyński, Z.; Carvalho, S.; Ferreira, S.; Vasconcelos Gonçalves, D.; Silva, T.; Tarroso, P.; Campos, J.C.; Vasco Leite, J.; Nogueira, J.; Álvares, F.; Sillero, N.; Saad Sow, A.; Fahd, S.; Crochet, P.A.; Carranza, S. (2014): Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara–Sahel. Biological Reviews 89 (1): 215–231.
7) Ayres–Sampaio, D.; Teodoro, A.C.; Sillero, N.; Santos, C.; Fonseca, J.; Freitas, A. (2014): An investigation of the environmental determinants of asthma hospitalizations: An applied spatial approach. Applied Geography 47: 10–19.
6) Sillero, N.; Campos, J.; Bonardi, A.; Corti, C.; Creemers, R.; Crochet, P.A.; Crnobrnja–Isailović, J.; Denoël, M.; Ficetola, G.F.; Gonçalves, J.; Kuzmin, S.; Lymberakis, P.; de Pous, P.; Rodríguez, A.; Sindaco, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Toxopeus, B.; Vieites, D.R.; Vences, M. (2014): Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe based on a compilation of countrywide mapping studies. Amphibia–Reptilia 35 (1): 1–31.
5) Sillero, N.; Oliveira, M.A.; Sousa, P.; Sousa, F.; Gonçalves–Seco, L. (2014): Distributed database system of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe: the NA2RE project. Amphibia–Reptilia 35 (1): 33–39.
4) Sillero, N.; Gonçalves–Seco, L. (2014): Spatial Structure Analysis of a Reptile Community with Airborne LiDAR Data. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 28 (8): 1709–1722.
3) Santos, X.; Vidal–García, M.; Brito, J.C.; Fahd, S.; Llorente, G.A.; Martínez–Freiria, F.; Parellada, X.; Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Sillero, N. (2014): Phylogeographic and environmental correlates support the cryptic function of the zigzag pattern in a European viper. Evolutionary Ecology 28: 611–626.
2) Sillero, N.; Reis, M.; Vieira, C.P.; Vieira, J.; Morales–Hojas, R. (2014): Niche evolution and thermal adaptation in the temperate species Drosophila americana. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27 (8): 1549–1561.
1) Wielstra, B.; Sillero, N.; Vörös, J.; Arntzen, J.W. (2014): The distribution of the crested and marbled newt species (Amphibia: Salamandridae: Triturus) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. Amphibia–Reptilia 35 (3): 376–381.
THESES
14) Cabana Otero, M. (on going) Distribución y conservación de reptiles en Galicia. PhD Thesis. University of Corunha. Supervised by Galán, P.; Sillero, N.
13) Sousa-Guedes, D. (on going) Plastic pollution and climate change effects in nesting beaches of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). PhD Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Sillero, N; Bessa, F.; Marco, A.
12) Pinto, T. (on going). Predicting movement routes for amphibians by modelling changes in landscape connectivity with remote sensing satellite data. PhD Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Santos, S.; Mira, A.; Sillero, N.
11) Silva, J. (on going). The impact of declining water availability for bat conservation: assessing pond functions in a Mediterranean region. PhD Thesis. University of Évora. Supervised by Marques, J.T.; Pinto Cruz, C.; Sillero, N.
10) Reyes-Puig, C. (on-going). Linking comparative tools and mechanistic niche models to understand the consequences of size variation on species' vulnerability to global change. PhD Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Kaliontzopoulou, A.; Enriquez‐Urzelai, U.; Sillero, N.
9) Alírio, J. (on going). Estudo ambiental no parque de Montesinho. PhD Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Teodoro, A.C.; Sillero, N.; Esteves, J.
8) Garcia, N. (2023) Using Google Earth Engine, ecological niche models, and a web geographic information system for biodiversity monitoring. Universidade do Porto, Portugal. Supervised by Sillero, N.; Duarte, L.; Campos, J.C.
7) Norberto, M. (2021) Filling the maize yield gap based on precision agriculture – A Maxent approach. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Cunha, M.; Sillero, N. Classification 19/20.
6) Moreira da Rocha, F.J. (2021) Deteção Remota aplicada à monitorização da cobertura rochosa da praia da Aguda. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Teodoro, A.C.; Weber, G.M.; Sillero, N. Classification 14/20.
5) Cunha, P. (2020) Modelling species richness from satellite-remote sensing for biodiversity monitoring: A multi-scale approach in Europe. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Sillero, N; Arenas-Castro, S. Classification 18/20.
4) Quiroga, F. (2020) Interferência das rodovias na conectividade funcional dos anfíbios do Peloponeso na Grécia. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Sillero, N. Classification 17/20.
3) Santos, P. (2018) Landscape changes in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Sillero N.; Teodoro, A.; Boratynsky, Z. Classification: 18/20.
2) Matos, P. (2016) Divulgation videos for the NA2RE project. Training–ship Thesis. Instituto Universitário da Maia–ISMAI. Professional internship report. 37 pp. Supervised by Sillero, N.; Miranda, L.
1) Santos, R. (2016) Spatial analysis of escape tactics by Iberian lizards. MSc Thesis. University of Porto. Supervised by Sillero N.; Teodoro, A.; Carretero, M.A. Classification: 20/20.