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Dr. Gabriel de Oliveira

Dr. Gabriel de Oliveira

Assistant Professor of Geography
Department of Earth Sciences

Research Interests

  1. Vegetation Dynamics

  2. Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions

  3. Water and Carbon Cycling

  4. Remote Sensing / GIS

  5. Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC)

  6. Amazonia

Bio

Dr. Gabriel de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Geography in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of South Alabama. Dr. de Oliveira has a large expertise working in the Amazon Rainforest, focusing on the use of orbital remote sensing imagery and ground observations in order to understand how deforestation, fire, and droughts affect the plant ecophysiological processes and, consequently, the regional climate due to the exchanges of water and carbon between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Addressing these questions is essential for an improved understanding of the survival and fitness of plants, plant species distribution, and for the prediction of ecosystem responses to future climate change.

Dr. de Oliveira has over 10 years of field experience in the Amazon Rainforest, and have traveled to most parts of the Brazilian Amazon and also parts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Amazon. He is always happy to discuss projects and recruit students at the University of South Alabama to work with him on projects about the Amazon Rainforest, the Mobile Delta and other parts of Alabama and Gulf Coast. If you are interested in working on any of these projects, please send him an email or stop by his office.

Dr. de Oliveira received a B.S. in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Remote Sensing from the Brazil’s Space Agency, the National Institute for Space Research. Following that, Dr. de Oliveira conducted Postdoctoral studies in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science at the University of Kansas (USA), and the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto (Canada). Dr. de Oliveira is a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), and has published his research in some of the most important scientific journals of his field, such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Ecosphere, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Plant Science, International Journal of Remote Sensing, and International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

[31] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N.A.; Shimabukuro, Y.E; Moraes, E.C.; Mataveli, G.A. V.; Santos, C. A.C.; Stark, S.C.; Lima, A.; Aragao, L.E.O.C. Legacy effects following fire on surface energy, water and carbon fluxes in mature Amazonian forests. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126, 1-17. doi: 10.1029/2020JG005833.

[30] Mataveli, G.A.; de Oliveira, G.; Seixas, H.T.; Pereira, G.; Stark, S.C.; Gatti, L.V.; Basso, L.S.; Tejada, G.; Cassol, H.L.; Anderson, L.O.; Aragao, L.E.O.C. 2021. Relationship between biomass burning emissions and deforestation in Amazonia over the last two decades. Forests, 12, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/f12091217.

[29] Mataveli, G.A.; Pereira, G.; de Oliveira, G.; Seixas, H.T.; Cardozo, F.D.S.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; Kawakubo, F.S.; Brunsell, N.A. 2021. 2020 Pantanal’s widespread fire: short-and long-term implications for biodiversity and conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation, 30, 3299-3303. doi: 10.1007/s10531-021-02243-2.

[28] Oliveira, M.L.; dos Santos, C.A.; de Oliveira, G.; Perez-Marin, A.M.; Santos, C.A. 2021. Effects of human-induced land degradation on water and carbon fluxes in two different Brazilian dryland soil covers. Science of The Total Environment, 792, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148458.

[27] Brunsell, N.A.; de Oliveira, G.; Barlage, M.; Shimabukuro, Y. E; Moraes, E. C.; Aragao, L. E. O. C. 2021. Examination of seasonal water and carbon dynamics in eastern Amazonia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 143, 571-586. doi: 10.1007/s00704-020-03435-6.

[26] Mataveli, G.A.; Pereira, G.; Chaves, M.E.; Cardozo, F.D.S.; Stark, S.C.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; Aragao, L.E.O.C.; de Oliveira, G.; Chen, J.M. 2021. Deforestation and land use and land cover changes in protected areas of the Brazilian Cerrado: impacts on the fire-driven emissions of fine particulate aerosols pollutants. Remote Sensing Letters, 12, 79-92. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2021.1875147.

[25] de Oliveira, G.; Chen, J.M.; Stark, S.C.; Berenguer, E.; Moutinho, P.; Artaxo, P.; Anderson, L.O. Aragao, L.E.O.C. 2020. Smoke pollution’s impacts in Amazonia. Science (New York, NY), 369, 634-635. doi: 10.1126/science.abd5942.

[24] Stark, S.C.; Breshears, D.D.; Aragon, S.; Villegas, J.C.; Law, D.J.; Smith, M.N.; Minor, D.M.; de Assis, R.L.; de Almeida, D.R.A.; de Oliveira, G.; Saleska, S.R. 2020. Reframing tropical savannization: linking changes in canopy structure to energy balance alterations that impact climate. Ecosphere, 11, 1-25. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3231.

[23] de Oliveira, G.; Chen, J.M.; Mataveli, G.A.; Chaves, M.E.; Seixas, H.T.; Cardozo, F.D.S.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; He, L.; Stark, S.C.; dos Santos, C.A. 2020. Rapid recent deforestation incursion in a vulnerable indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon and re-driven emissions of ne particulate aerosol pollutants. Forests, 11, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/f11080829.

[22] Dantas, L.G.; dos Santos, C.A.; Olinda, R.A.D.; de Brito, J.I.; Santos, C.A.; Martins, E.S.; de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N.A. 2020. Rainfall prediction in the state of Paraiba, northeastern Brazil using generalized additive models. Water, 12, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/w12092478.

[21] Borges, C.K.; Dos Santos, C.A.; Carneiro, R.G.; da Silva, L.L.; de Oliveira, G.; Mariano, D.; Silva, M.T.; da Silva, B.B.; Bezerra, B.G.; Perez-Marin, A.M.; Medeiros, S.D.S. 2020. Seasonal variation of surface radiation and energy balances over two contrasting areas of the seasonally dry tropical forest (Caatinga) in the Brazilian semi-arid. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-08484-y.

[20] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Crews, T. E.; DeHaan, L. R.; Vico, G. Carbon and water relations in perennial Kernza plants: an overview. 2020. Plant Science, 295, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.plants ci2019.110.

[19] Guerrero, J.V.; Silva, E.V.E.; Chaves, M.E.; Mataveli, G.A.; Bourscheidt, V.; de Oliveira, G.; Picoli, M.C.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; Moschini, L.E. 2020. Assessing land use and land cover changes in the direct influence zone of the Braco Norte hydropower complex, Brazilian Amazonia. Forests, 11, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/f11090988.

[18] de Oliveira, G.; Chen, J.M.; Mataveli, G.A.; Chaves, M.E.; Rao, J.; Sternberg, M.; dos Santos, T.V.; dos Santos, C.A. 2020. Evapotranspiration and precipitation over pasture and soybean areas in the Xingu River Basin, an expanding Amazonian agricultural frontier. Agronomy, 10, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10081112.

[17] Simioni, J. P.; Guasselli, L. A.; Oliveira, G. G.; Ruiz, L. F.; de Oliveira, G. 2020. A comparison of data mining techniques and multi-sensor analysis for inland marshes delineation. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28, 577-594. doi: 10.1007/s11273-020-09731-2.

[16] Simioni, J. P.; Guasselli, L. A.; de Oliveira, G.; Mataveli, G. A. V.; Santos, T. V. 2020. A remote sensing-based method to assess water level fluctuations in wetlands in southern Brazil. GeoHazards, 1, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/geohazards1010003.

[15] Santos, C. A. C.; Mariano, D. A.; Nascimento, F. C. N.; Dantas, F. R.; de Oliveira, G.; Silva, M. T.; Safa, B.; Silva, L. L.; Silva, B. B.; Bezerra, B. G.; Medeiros, S.; Neale, C. M. U. 2020. Spatio-temporal patterns of energy ex-change and evapotranspiration during an intense drought for drylands in Brazil. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 85, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2019.101982.

[14] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Moraes, E. C.; Shimabukuro, Y. E; San-tos, T. V.; von Randow, C.; Aguiar, R. G..; Aragao, L. E. O. C. 2019. Effects of land-cover changes on the partitioning of surface energy and water fluxes in Amazonia using high-resolution satellite imagery. Ecohydrology, 12, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/eco.2126.

[13] Mataveli, G. A. V.; Silva, M. E. S.; Franca, D. A.; Brunsell, N. A.; de Oliveira, G.; Cardozo, F. S.; Bertani, G.; Pereira, G. 2019. Characterization and trends of ne particulate matter (PM2.5) re emissions in the Brazilian Cerrado during 2002-2017. Remote Sensing, 11, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/rs11192254.

[12] Sutherlin, C. E.; Brunsell, N. A.; de Oliveira, G.; Crews, T. E.; DeHaan, L. R.; Vico, G. 2019. Contrasting physiological and environmental controls of evapotranspiration over Kernza perennial crop, annual crops, and C4 and mixed C3/C4 grasslands. Sustainability, 11, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/su11061640.

[11] Simioni, J. P.; Guasselli, L. A.; Ruiz, L. F.; Nascimento, V. F.; de Oliveira, G. 2018. Small inner marsh area delimitation using remote sensing spectral indexes and decision tree method in southern Brazil. Spanish Journal of Remote Sensing, 52, 55-66. doi: 10.4995/raet.2 018.10366.

[10] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Sutherlin, C. E.; Crews, T. E.; DeHaan, L. R. 2018. Energy, water and carbon exchange over a perennial Kernza wheatgrass crop. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 249, 120-137. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.11.022.

[9] de Oliveira, G.; Moraes, E. C.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Aragao, L. E. O. C; Mataveli, G. A. V. 2017. Application of remote sensing for the study of biosphere-atmosphere interactions in Amazonian ecosystems: a review. Brazilian Journal of Cartography, 69, 1189-1210. (in portuguese).

[8] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Moraes, E. C.; Santos, T. V.; Bertani, G.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Aragao, L. E. O. C. 2017. Evaluation of MODIS-based estimates of water-use e ciency in Amazonia. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38, 5291-5309. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1339924.

[7] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Moraes, E. C.; Santos, T. V.; Bertani, G.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Aragao, L. E. O. C. 2016. Use of MODIS sensor images combined with reanalysis products to retrieve net radiation in Amazonia. Sensors, 16, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/s16070956.

[6] de Oliveira, G.; Moraes, E. C.; Rudorff, B. F. T. 2014. Radiation balance in areas of sugarcane expansion in Sao Paulo state using MODIS/Aqua orbital data. Brazilian Journal of Cartography, 66, 419-431. (in portuguese).

[5] de Oliveira, G.; Moraes, E. C. 2013. Digital classification of land use and land cover in Amazonia based on ASTER orbital data. Brazilian Journal of Physical Geography, 6, 510-521. (in portuguese).

[4] de Oliveira, G.; Moraes, E. C. 2013. Validation of net radiation obtained from MODIS/TERRA data in Amazonia with LBA surface measurements. Acta Amazonica, 43, 353-363. doi: 10.1590S0044-59672013000300011. (in portuguese).

[3] Moraes, E. C.; Pereira, G.; Cardozo, F. C.; de Oliveira, G.; Ferreira, M. P. 2011. Spectral response of vegetation covered surface subject to flooding due to viewing geometry. Geografia (Rio Claro), 36, 187-199.

[2] Lima e Cunha, M. C.; Monguilhott, M.; Saldanha, D. L.; Guasselli, L. A.; de Oliveira, G. 2011. Quanti cation of forest remnant dynamics in Jaquirana, RS, in satellite images. Brazilian Journal of Forest Science, 35, 867-873. doi: 10.1590/S0100-67622011000500012. (in portuguese).

[1] Martins, E. M.; de Oliveira, G.; Guasselli, L. A. 2009. GIS as a method for management of public transportation using free software. Bulletin of Rio Grande do Sul Association of Geographers, 35, 119-132. (in portuguese).

Books

[1] Suratman, N. M.; de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Santos, C. A. C. (Eds.). 2020. Forest degradation around the world (ISBN: 978-1-78923-834-1) (80 p.). London, UK: InTech. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.77433.

Book Chapters

[3] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Santos, C. A. C. 2020. Sustainable development, economic growth and the fate of tropical forests. In Suratman, N. M.; de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Santos, C. A. C. (Eds.), Forest degradation around the world (ISBN: 978-1-78923-834-1) (pp. 1-3). London, UK: InTech. 10.5772/intechopen.90648.

[2] de Oliveira, G.; Brunsell, N. A.; Moraes, E. C.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Mataveli, A. V. M.; Santos, T. V.; von Randow, C.; Aragao, L. E. O. C. 2018. Methods to evaluate land-atmosphere exchanges in Amazonia based on satellite imagery and ground measurements. In Sudarshana, P.; Rao, M. N.; Soneji, J. R. (Eds.), Tropical Forests - New Edition (ISBN: 978-9-53515-859-2) (pp. 67-94). London, UK: InTech. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.75194.

[1] de Oliveira, G.; Moraes, E. C.; Brunsell, N. A.; Shimabukuro, Y. E.; Aragao, L. E. O. C; Mataveli, A. V. M.; Santos, T. V. 2016. Analysis of precipitation and evapotranspiration in Atlantic Rainforest remnants in southeastern Brazil from remote sensing data. In Blanco, J. E.; Chang, S. C.; Lo, Y. H. (Eds.), Tropical Forests - The Challenges of Maintaining Ecosystem Services while Managing the Landscape (ISBN: 978-9-53514-821-0) (pp. 93-112). London, UK: InTech. doi: 10.5772/64533.

Courses Taught:

  • GEO331 - Computer Maps and Graphs
  • GEO332 - Remote Sensing I