Prof. Dr. Cristina Máguas is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), Portugal. She graduated with a degree in Biology (1987) and obtained a PhD in Biology (Ecology and Systematics) from the University of Lisbon in 1997. Prof. Dr. Cristina Máguas’s research focuses on ecophysiological and ecological approaches in: Mediterranean Ecosystems, Invasive Alien Plants, Carbon and water fluxes, and Cryptogrammic vegetation.