Edberto Moura Lima

Senior Researcher, BAW Research

edberto.mouralima@baw.at - edberto.moura@gmail.com

Ausbildung

2018-2022 Doktorat (Ph.D.), Forstingenieurwesen, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, RS, Brasilien.

2016-2018 Master (M.Sc.), Forstingenieurwesen, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, PR, Brasilien.

2009-2016 Bachelor (B.Sc.), Forstingenieurwesen, Universidade de Brasília - UnB, DF, Brasilien.

Berufserfahrung

seit 2025 Senior Researcher
BAW Research, Pollnbergstraße 1, 3252 Petzenkirchen, Österreich.

2022-2024 Postdoc
Institut für Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft (HyWa)
Department für Wasser, Atmosphäre und Umwelt (WAU)
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Wien, Österreich.

2016-2022 Freiberuflicher Online-Tutor
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural do Paraná (SENAR-PR), PR, Brasilien.

2021 Wissenschaftlicher Berater
Department of Geography
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Kanada.

2016-2018 Forschungspraktikant
EMBRAPA Florestas, PR, Brasilien.

2015 Praktikant
Department of Engineering, Terracap, Brasília, Brasilien.

Projekte und Forschungsaufenthalte

2026-2028 VeSchN - Verdunstung des Schilfgürtels Neusiedler See
BAW Research mit der Forschung Burgenland GmbH, Österreich. Gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLUK) und dem Land Burgenland.
Quantifizierung des Beitrags des Schilfgürtels zur Gesamtverdunstung des Sees sowie des Einflusses von Schilfvitalität, Schilfmanagement und hydrologischen und meteorologischen Bedingungen. Mitarbeit an der Fernerkundungskomponente: satellitengestützte Verdunstungsschätzung (Sentinel-2, 2016-2026) und Hochskalierung der Feldmessungen auf den gesamten Schilfgürtel. Die Ergebnisse dienen als Entscheidungsgrundlage für das Schilfmanagement und die regionale Wasserwirtschaft.

2022-2024 SoilX - Klimaangepasstes Bodenmanagement gegen Wetterextreme (EJP SOIL)
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Wien, Österreich. European Joint Programme EJP SOIL, EU Horizon 2020 (Grant 862695).
Minderung der Auswirkungen von Dürre und Starkniederschlag auf die Erträge durch Boden- und Bewirtschaftungsmaßnahmen, mit Langzeitfeldversuchen entlang eines europäischen Gradienten, einem Ensemble agrohydrologischer Modelle und sozioökonomischen Interviews. Mitarbeit an den Simulationen des agrohydrologischen Modellensembles.

2020-2022 GIS-Teamleiter, Projekt Restaura PAMPA
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasilien.
Kartierung von Landnutzung und Landbedeckung mit Google Earth Engine für Schutzgebiete; Identifikation von Flächen für Schutz und Renaturierung.

2021 Gastforscher
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Wien, Österreich. Betreuung: Dr. Bano Mehdi-Schulz.
Integration der Landnutzungsdynamik in das SWAT-Modell zur Abschätzung des Wasserdargebots.

2019-2020 Gastforscher (ELAP-Stipendium)
University of Lethbridge, AB, Kanada. Betreuung: Dr. Laura Chasmer.
LiDAR-Analyse von Vegetationsveränderungen in Feuchtgebieten im Umfeld der Ölsandförderung.

Publikationen

Publikationsliste auch auf Google Scholar.

Zeitschriftenartikel

2026 Lima, E. M., Mehdi-Schulz, B., & Reichert, J. M. Natural ecosystem loss in an Atlantic Forest agricultural basin: drivers of land-use change and future landscape trajectories. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10, 1912707. DOI, 2026.

Meurer, K. H. E., Turek, M. E., Pullens, J. W. M., Lima, E. M., Schreel, J. D. M., Holzkämper, A., & Mehdi-Schulz, B. Site-specific climate impacts outweigh no-till benefits for modelled winter wheat yields across a European gradient. European Journal of Soil Science, 77(3), e70363. DOI, 2026.

2025 Turek, M. E., Pullens, J. W. M., Meurer, K. H. E., Lima, E. M., Mehdi-Schulz, B., & Holzkämper, A. Pedotransfer functions versus model structure: what drives variance in agro-hydrological model results? European Journal of Soil Science, 76(2), e70088. DOI, 2025.

Borja, D., Daněk, J., Assis, J. C., Gorosábel, A., Lundquist, C., Rosa, I., … Lima, E. M., Borges, R. C. Rethinking scenario building for sustainable futures: mobilizing conscientização, social learning and knowledge co-production. Ecosystems and People, 21(1), 2507247. DOI, 2025.

Niemeyer, J., Resende, F. M., Lima, E. M., & Vale, M. M. Risk and adaptation of socio-ecological systems to global change in the dry forests of Northeastern South America. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 13, 1536445. DOI, 2025.

2024 Mehdi-Schulz, B., Zoboli, O., Schürz, C., Strenge, E., Lima, E. M., Parajka, J., Wang, C., Zessner, M., & Schönhart, M. The impacts of climate change on nitrogen losses to the environment in Austria: A dual model analysis across spatial and temporal scales to support policy decisions. Science of The Total Environment, 918, 170730. DOI, 2024.

2023 Reichert, J. M., Morales, B., Lima, E. M., de Bastos, F., Morales, C. A. S., & de Araújo, E. F. Soil morphological, physical and chemical properties affecting Eucalyptus spp. productivity on Entisols and Ultisols. Soil and Tillage Research, 226, 105563. DOI, 2023.

2021 Reichert, J. M., Morales, C. A. S., Lima, E. M., de Bastos, F., Sampietro, J. A., de Araújo, E. F., & Srinivasan, R. Best tillage practices for early-growth of clonal eucalyptus in soils with distinct granulometry, drainage and profile depth. Soil and Tillage Research, 212, 105038. DOI, 2021.

da Rosa, D. P., Reichert, J. M., Lima, E. M., & da Rosa, V. T. Chiselling and wheeling on sandy loam long-term no-tillage soil: compressibility and load-bearing capacity. Soil Research, 59(5), 488-500. DOI, 2021.

Chasmer, L., Lima, E. M., Mahoney, C., Hopkinson, C., Montgomery, J., & Cobbaert, D. Shrub changes with proximity to anthropogenic disturbance in boreal wetlands determined using bi-temporal airborne lidar in the Oil Sands Region, Alberta Canada. Science of The Total Environment, 780, 146638. DOI, 2021.

2020 Paz, T. D. C., Menegaes, J. F., Backes, F. A. A. L., Wegermann, K., Difante, A. C., & Lima, E. M. Importance of choosing vegetation for the urban road network: a literature review. Research, Society and Development, 9(12), e5791210847. DOI, 2020.

Resende, F. d. M., Denman, L. A. C., Selva, G. V., Campanhão, L. M. B., Nobre, R. L. G., Jimenez, Y. G., Lima, E. M., Niemeyer, J. A conceptual model to assess the impact of anthropogenic drivers on water-related ecosystem services in the Brazilian Cerrado. Biota Neotropica, 20(suppl. 1), e20190899. DOI, 2020.

2018 Lima, E. M., Curcio, G. R., Bonnet, A., Uhlmann, A., & Palma, V. H. Crescimento inicial de espécies arbóreas nativas em solos degradados e com presença de plintita no Bioma Cerrado, Brasília - DF, [Initial growth of native tree species in a degraded soil with presence of plinthite in Biome Cerrado, Brasília-DF]. Nativa, 6, 787-794. DOI, 2018.

de Oliveira, T., Lima, E. M., Sanquetta, C., & dalla Corte, A. Simultaneous adjustment in the prediction of above-ground biomass in Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze. BIOFIX Scientific Journal, 3(1), 137-144. DOI, 2018.

2017 Cerqueira, C., Môra, R., Lenzi, I., Drescher, R., Lima, E. M., Lisboa, G. d. S., & França, L. d. J. Modeling height of Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis in different spacing. BIOFIX Scientific Journal, 2(2), 93-99. DOI, 2017.

Preprints

2025 Ebling, A. A., Behling, A., Lima, E. M., MacFarlane, D. W., & David, H. C. Sampling Amazonian forest with clusters to measure tree species diversity: dissociating the effect of cluster size and sample size. Research Square. DOI, 2025.

Datensätze

2024 Turek, M. E., Holzkämper, A., Pullens, J. W. M., Meurer, K. H. E., Lima, E. M., & Mehdi-Schulz, B. Supporting data to “Pedotransfer functions versus model structure: what drives uncertainty in agro-hydrological modelling?” [Dataset]. Zenodo. DOI, 2024.

Tagungsbeiträge (Abstracts)

Alle Tagungsbeiträge anzeigen (19)

2026 Tadić, L., Janjić, J., & Lima, E. M. Assessing climate change impacts on low-flow extremes in a small catchment in Croatia using the SWAT model. 5th International Congress on Earth and Geological Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 23-24 July 2026. DOI

2024 Lima, E. M., Böning, K., and Mehdi-Schulz, B. Comparative analysis of two tillage systems and their implications for soil hydrology, carbon dynamics, and nitrogen cycling in a changing climate. SWAT Conference, Lima, Peru.

Lima, E. M., Böning, K., Arnillas, C. A., and Mehdi-Schulz, B. APEX R tool: An Open-source R scripted workflow to prepare model inputs and execute APEX simulations in parallel. SWAT Conference, Lima, Peru.

Lima, E. M., Böning, K., Ding, F., Stumpp, C., Holzkämper, A., and Mehdi-Schulz, B. Assessing the impacts of future climate scenarios on soil management practices and their hydraulic properties. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2023 Stecher, G., Lima, E. M., Herrnegger, M., & Mehdi-Schulz, B. Challenges and potential approaches of applying SWAT in a data scarce and hydrological complex region in Uganda (East Africa). SWAT Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.

Mehdi-Schulz, B., Lima, E. M., Egger, C., & Gaube, V. Integrating farmer decisions in dynamic land use change modelling to simulate future nitrate losses to water bodies. Ecological Models for Tomorrow’s Solutions, Conference.

Lima, E. M., Egger, C., Gaube, V., & Mehdi-Schulz, B. Integrating Farmer Decision-Making with Land Use Trajectories for Understanding Hydrological Responses: Case Study of the Enns Watershed. SWAT Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.

Mehdi-Schulz, B., Lima, E. M., Egger, C., & Gaube, V. Linking an ABM to SWAT to determine the impacts of future changes to surface water quality. SWAT Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.

2022 Lima, E. M., Reichert, J. M., Schürz, C., & Mehdi-Schulz, B. Simulating streamflow - Does historical land use matter? Comparing two approaches to simulating historic discharge based on dynamic land use and cover maps. SWAT Conference, Prague.

2020 Lima, E. M., Souza, E. E. B., Weiler, E. B., Reichert, J. M., Deus Junior, J. C. Influência de diferentes usos do solo no deflúvio de pequenas Bacias Hidrográficas [Influence of different soil uses on water discharge in Small Watersheds]. XIII Reunião Sul Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Porto Alegre.

Lima, E. M., Niemeyer, J., Batistao, A. C. Aumentado a precisão do modelo Water Yield do InVEST na estimativa de Serviços ecossistemas com base em atributos pedológicos regional [Increasing the accuracy of the Water Yield model (InVEST) to estimate hydrological ecosystem services based on regional pedological attributes]. Conferencia Regional de la Ecosystem Services Partnership Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Cidade do México.

2019 Weiler, E. B., Reichert, J. M., Mantovanelli, B. C., Barbosa, J. S., Bastos, F., Souza, E. E. B., Lima, E. M. Correlação do setor florestal no desenvolvimento socioeconômico e humano do COREDE Celeiro, RS [Correlation between the Forestry sector and the human socioeconomic development of COREDE Celeiro, RS]. 34ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada, Santa Maria.

Lima, E. M., Reichert, J. M., Minella, J. P. G., Rovedder, A. P. M., Souza, E. E. B., Barbosa, J. S., Weiler, E. B. Ocupação do solo, fragmentação da paisagem e a redução da cobertura florestal na bacia hidrográfica do Guaporé-RS [Land use, landscape fragmentation, and the reduction of forest cover in the Guaporé-RS watershed]. 34ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada, Santa Maria.

Souza, E. E. B., Reichert, J. M., Lima, E. M., Weiler, E. B., Fernandes, G. D., Kemerich, P. D. C., Borba, W. F. Variação do nível da água subterrânea em bacias hidrográficas florestais e de campo na região da Campanha do RS [Changes on the groundwater level in watersheds under forest and grassland use in the region of Campanha do RS]. 34ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada, Santa Maria.

Barbosa, J. S., Reichert, J. M., Carducci, C. E., Kohn, L. S., Weiler, E. B., Bastos, F., Lima, E. M. Atributos físicos e químicos do solo e sua relação no crescimento da Araucaria angustifolia (BERTOL.) KUNTZE [Physical and chemical attributes of the soil and its relationship to the growth of Araucaria angustifolia (BERTOL.) KUNTZE]. 34ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada, Santa Maria.

Correa, U. O. S., Reichert, J. M., Lima, E. M., Cavalli, J. P. Uso do software R em estudos pedológicos: compreendendo os atributos edáficos em uma coleção de perfis de solo [Using R software in pedological studies: understanding the soil attributes in a collection of soil profiles]. 34ª Jornada Acadêmica Integrada, Santa Maria.

2018 Lima, E. M., Curcio, G. R., Bonnet, A., Reichert, J. M., Palma, V. H. Simulação do fluxo de água em neossolo regolítico distrófico petroplíntico e obstáculos para restauração de áreas degradadas [Simulation of water flow in petroplinic dystrophic Regolitic Neossol and obstacles to the restoration of degraded areas]. II Conferência Brasileira de Restauração Ecológica, Belo Horizonte, MG.

2014 Lima, E. M., Rezende, A. V., Oliveira, L. S. B., Azevedo, G. B., Matos, N. M. Diversidade e riqueza em área de Cerrado sensu stricto após diferentes intensidades de exploração da vegetação [Diversity and richness in Cerrado sensu stricto areas under different logging intensities]. VIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais, Recife.

Oliveira, L. S. B., Rezende, A. V., Azevedo, G. B., Lima, E. M., Matos, N. M. Diversidade e dispersão das espécies lenhosas em áreas de cerrado sensu stricto, no período de 1996 a 2011, após supressão da vegetação em 1988 [Diversity and dispersion of woody species in areas of cerrado sensu stricto, from 1996 to 2011, after suppression of vegetation in 1988]. VIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais, Recife.

Weitere Publikationen

2024 Holzkämper, A., ten Damme, L., D’Hose, T., Mehdi-Schulz, B., Pullens, J., Leonhard, H., Höckert, J., Lundström, C., & Meurer, K. EJPSOIL-SoilX: Final Project Report. Zenodo. DOI, 2024. (Contributor: Lima, E. M.)

2017 Milani, J. E. F., Lima, E. M. Restauração de Áreas Degradadas [Restoration of Degraded Areas]. (Short course, university extension).

2016 Bonnet, A., Curcio, G. R., Lima, E. M., Santos, D., Ogata, R. Poda experimental de Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (pimenta-rosa) em área de Cerrado [Experimental pruning of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (pink pepper) in a Cerrado area]. (Technical research note).

Stipendien

Internationale Stipendien

2021 Doktoratsstipendium - CAPES/PRINT (Doktorats-Sandwich-Programm)

2019 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) Stipendium

2013 - 2015 Bachelor-Sandwich-Stipendium - Science Without Borders (CAPES)

Nationale Stipendien

2018 - 2022 CAPES-Stipendium (Programa de Demanda Social) - Doktorat

2016 - 2018 CAPES-Stipendium (Programa de Demanda Social) - Master

Auszeichnungen

2020 Posterpreis – XIII Reunião Sul Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (SBCS - Núcleo Regional Sul - NRS), 2020.

2008 6. Platz, SENAI Olimpíada do Conhecimento 2008 – Bereich Informationstechnologie (nationaler Wettbewerb für die WorldSkills), 2008.

Konferenzen

Vorträge

2019 Chasmer, L., Hopkinson, C., Mahoney, C., Lima, E. M., Montgomery, J., Cobbaert, D. Assessing wetland ecosystem changes using remotely sensed data. (Presentation/Other).

Chasmer, L., Lima, E. M., Mahoney, C., Hopkinson, C., Cobbaert, D. Comparing spatial distribution of vegetation structural change in wetlands proximal to disturbance: Oil sands region, Alberta, Canada. (Presentation/Conference or Colloquium).

2013 Lima, E. M., Rezende, A. V., Oliveira, L. S. B., Miranda, J. F. N. Dinâmica de uma População de Carvoeiro submetido a tratamentos Silviculturais, em áreas de Cerrado Sensu Stricto [Dynamics of a population of Carvoeiro in areas of cerrado sensu stricto under different silvicultural treatments]. (Presentation/Congress).

Miranda, J. F. N., Rezende, A. V., Lima, E. M., Oliveira, L. S. B., Azevedo, G. B. Dinâmica de uma População de Pequizeiros na Estação Ecológica de Águas Emendadas, Planaltina - DF (2008–2011) [Dynamics of a population of pequizeiros in the Águas Emendadas ecological station, Planaltina - DF]. (Presentation/Congress).

2012 Lima, E. M., Rezende, A. V., Oliveira, L. S. B., Miranda, J. F. N., Sampaio, S. S. Dinâmica de um cerrado sensu stricto seis anos após intervenção por corte raso e diferentes intensidades de desbaste [Dynamics of Cerrado sensu stricto six years after intervention by clear-cut and different thinning intensities]. (Presentation/Congress).

Lehre

Kurse

2026 Einführung in SWAT+ für Einsteiger (8 h, 14.-15. Oktober 2026, Kursleiter), SNCT 2026 - Nationale Woche für Wissenschaft und Technologie, IFBA Campus Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasilien.

Studienassistenz

2019-2020 Bodenphysik, Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasilien.

2017 Dendrologie Südbrasiliens, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal do Paraná, PR, Brasilien.

Betreute Abschlussarbeiten

Masterarbeiten

2024 Böning, Kristin. Impacts of “Conservation Agriculture” as a nature-based solution on hydrological processes and nitrate loss: Application of the APEX model in Flakkebjerg, DK. Masterarbeit, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, 2024. http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC17330816

Wissenschaftliche Tätigkeiten

laufend Topic Editor, Frontiers Research Topic Watershed/landscape scale ecosystem services and Land Use for Sustainable Agricultural Food Production (gemeinsam mit J. M. Reichert). Handling Editor für Kang, Q., Chen, Z., & Huang, C., Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2026.

2023 Gutachter, Journal of South American Earth Sciences (ein Manuskript).

Ehrenamt

2023 Cartas com Ciência, Briefwechselprogramm zwischen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern und Schülerinnen und Schülern in portugiesischsprachigen Ländern.

Software

2026 Rainfall Erosivity Monitor (REM) (GitHub)
Lima, E. M. Rainfall Erosivity Monitor (REM). Zenodo. DOI
Python/Streamlit-Webanwendung zur Berechnung des Regenerosivitätsindex EI30 aus Daten der GeoSphere-Austria-Wetterstationen, mit Erkennung erosiver Starkregen, farbcodierten Erosionswarnungen und Empfehlungen für Feldbegehungen.

2026 QField-Erosionskartierung (DWA-M 921) (GitHub)
Lima, E. M., Liebhard, G., Brunner, T., & Strauss, P. QField Manual: DWA-M-921 Erosion Survey. Zenodo. DOI
Kartieranleitung und QGIS/QField-Projekt zur standardisierten Erfassung aktueller Erosionsformen durch Wasser nach dem Merkblatt DWA-M 921 (Deutsch und Englisch).

Kenntnisse

Modellierung: SWAT, APEX, InVEST; Wassermenge und Wasserqualität; Szenarien naturbasierter Lösungen
Datenanalyse: R, Python, SQL; Zeitreihenanalyse, Regression, allgemeine lineare Modelle, multivariate Statistik
GIS und Fernerkundung: Google Earth Engine, Sentinel-1/2, Landsat, MODIS, LiDAR; QGIS, ArcGIS; Fernerkundung der Verdunstung
Werkzeuge: Git, Markdown, Quarto

Sprachen

Muttersprache: Portugiesisch
Verhandlungssicher: Englisch (C1)
Selbstständige Sprachverwendung: Spanisch (B2), Deutsch (B1, ÖIF-Integrationsprüfung 2026)

Persönliches

Staatsbürgerschaft: Brasilien


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