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Brazil, Netherlands

Biography

Forestry Engineer at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) (Brazil), Master's degree holder (2021). Ph.D. candidate in Forestry Science at UFV with co-tutelage at Wageningen University &Research.

Specialized in Forest Management, her research focuses on Animal-Plant Interaction within the Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Her expertise spans across various domains, including forest inventory, structure and dynamics of natural and planted forests, greenhouse gas (GHG) neutralization, carbon sequestration in forest biomass, restoration of degraded areas, and ecological interactions.

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Education and qualifications (4)

Wageningen University & Research: Wageningen, NL

2023-09-01 to present | Ph.D. Candidate (Forest Ecology and Forest Management)
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Maria Paula Rufino

Universidade Federal de Viçosa: Viçosa, Minas Gerais, BR

2021-08 to present | Ph.D. Candidate (Postgraduate Program in Forestry Science)
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Maria Paula Rufino

Universidade Federal de Viçosa: Viçosa, Minas Gerais, BR

2019-08 to 2021-07 | Master's degree (Postgraduate Program in Forestry Science )
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Maria Paula Rufino

Universidade Federal de Viçosa: Viçosa, Minas Gerais, BR

2014-03 to 2019-07 | Forestry Engineer ( Department of Forestry Engineering)
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Maria Paula Rufino

Works (18)

Machine learning methods: Modeling net growth in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Ecological Informatics
2024-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1574-9541
Contributors: Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Ivaldo da Silva Tavares Júnior; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Flora Magdaline Benitez Romero; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais Junior; Luciano Cavalcante de Jesus França; Bruno Leão Said Schettini et al.
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Maria Paula Rufino

Are the anthropized Cerradão of the Cerrado-Pantanal ecotone resistant to alien species invasion?

Brazilian Journal of Botany
2024-03-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Otávio Miranda Verly; Antonio Miguel Olivo-Neto; Carlos Alberto Ramos Domiciano; Indira Bifano Comini; Simone Silva; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Laiz de Oliveira Sartori; Reginaldo Antonio Medeiros
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Impacts of a severe storm on carbon accumulation in coarse woody debris within a secondary Atlantic Forest fragment in Brazil

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
2024-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-6369
Part of ISSN: 1573-2959
Contributors: Paulo Henrique Villanova; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Mariany Filipini de Freitas; Lucas Abreu Kerkoff
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Maria Paula Rufino

Coarse woody debris dynamics in a secondary Atlantic Forest fragment in Brazil

Canadian Journal of Forest Research
2024-01-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
Part of ISSN: 1208-6037
Contributors: Paulo Henrique Villanova; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Carlos Pedro Boechat Soares; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Mariany Filipini de Freitas; Lucas Abreu Kerkoff
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Maria Paula Rufino

Machine Learning: Volume and Biomass Estimates of Commercial Trees in the Amazon Forest

Sustainability
2023-06-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Flora Magdaline Benitez Romero; Carlos Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais Junior; Leonardo Pequeno Reis; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino et al.
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Maria Paula Rufino

Physical and chemical properties of Coarse Woody Debris submitted to the natural process of decomposition in a Secondary Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil

Scientific Reports
2023-05-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Paulo Henrique Villanova; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro; Fabiane Carvalho Ballotin; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Mariany Filipini de Freitas; Renato Vinícius Oliveira Castro
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Floristic composition and dispersal syndrome: How can environmental factors affect the Cracidae refuge in a secondary Atlantic Forest fragment?

Trees, Forests and People
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo; Lívia Thaís Moreira de Figueiredo; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Mariany Filipini de Freitas; José Cola Zanuncio; Lucas Abreu Kerkoff et al.
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Atlantic forest woody carbon stock estimation for different successional stages using Sentinel-2 data

Ecological Indicators
2023-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: Otávio Miranda Verly; Rodrigo Vieira Leite; Ivaldo da Silva Tavares-Junior; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Hélio Garcia Leite; José Marinaldo Gleriani; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Valéria de Fatima Silva; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Angelica Plata-Rueda et al.
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Maria Paula Rufino

USE OF DESTRUCTIVE AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODOLOGIES TO ESTIMATE STEM BIOMASS ACCUMULATION AND CARBON STOCK IN AN EUCALYPTUS FOREST

Revista Árvore
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro; Renato Vinícius Oliveira Castro; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto; Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais Júnior
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Furnace-kiln system: How does the use of new technologies in charcoal production affect the carbon balance?

Industrial Crops and Products
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0926-6690
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Lauana Blenda Silva; Renato Vinicius Oliveira Castro
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WOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION IN THE KILN-FURNACE SYSTEM: HOW DO THE COSTS AND REVENUES VARIATION AFFECT ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY?

Revista Árvore
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Renato Vinícius Oliveira Castro
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TREE SPECIES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LEAF-CUTTING ANTS ATTACK IN CARBON NEUTRALIZATION PLANTATIONS

Nativa
2021-12-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2318-7670
Contributors: Vicente Toledo Machado de Morais Júnior; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Mateus Comine Frades da Silva; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Indira Bifano Comini; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha
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Maria Paula Rufino

Sistemas silvipastoris com eucalipto: estocagem de carbono em diferentes espaçamentos e clones

Ciência Florestal
2021-09-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Eliana Boaventura Bernardes Moura Alves; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino
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Silvopastoral systems: how to use them for carbon neutral milk production?

Carbon Management
2021-07-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Amana de Magalhães Matos Obolari; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino
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Potencial de estocagem de carbono em sistemas silvipastoris no Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Development
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2525-8761
Part of ISSN: 2525-8761
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Silvio Nolasco Oliveira Neto; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Indira Bifano Comini
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Maria Paula Rufino

Efeito da borda na estrutura e estoque de carbono de uma Floresta Estacional Semidecidual

Advances in Forestry Science
2019-07-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2357-8181
Part of ISSN: 2359-6570
Contributors: Samuel José Silva Soares Da Rocha; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Águida Beatriz Traváglia Viana
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Maria Paula Rufino

EFEITO DO FOGO NA ESTRUTURA E ESTOCAGEM DE CARBONO DE UM FRAGMENTO FLORESTAL DA MATA ATLÂNTICA

Nativa
2019-04-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2318-7670
Contributors: Bruno Leão Said Schettini; Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres; Laércio Antônio Gonçalves Jacovine; Paulo Henrique Villanova; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha; Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino; Fillippe Tamiozzo Pereira Torres
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Maria Paula Rufino

Initial behavior of arbor species in different locations of the terrain in neutralization plants

Nativa
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2318-7670
Contributors: Vicente T. M. de Morais Junior; Eliana B. B. M. Alves; Laércio A. G. Jacovine; Maria P. M. X. Rufino; Tamara B. dos Santos; Lauana B. Silva
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