Echoes of socioeconomic inequality into biodiversity (IneqBio)

• Grant number: 20/11953-2
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2021
• End date: September 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Theoretical Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Raul Costa Pereira
• Grantee: Raul Costa Pereira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Hugo Miguel Preto de Morais Sarmento ; Márcio Silva Araújo ; Vladimir Eliodoro Costa
• Associated research grant(s): 23/02850-3 - Climate change and biodiversity loss impacts on trophic networks and energy flux in neotropical freshwater microecosystems, AP.R
• Associated scholarship(s): 25/00431-9 - Patterns of medical-interest biodiversity in a tropical megacity, BP.PD; 25/05802-5 - Echoes of socioeconomic inequality into biodiversity (IneqBio), BP.TT; 25/00650-2 - Does the thermal heterogeneity of urban spaces drive intraspecific variation in the activity pattern of native stingless bees?, BP.MS; + associated scholarships 25/00766-0 - Trophic niche variation across urban populations of the exotic land snail Lissachatina fulica, BP.MS; 24/11007-0 - Spatial and temporal dynamics of mammal movements between an urban forest and its surrounding landscape, BP.IC; 24/15938-9 - Echoes of socioeconomic inequality into biodiversity (IneqBio), BP.TT; 23/05405-0 - Combined effects of climate seasonality and the Covid-19 pandemic on the trophic dynamics of the European honey bee in a tropical urban environment., BP.IC; 22/13000-8 - Echoes of socioeconomic inequality into biodiversity (IneqBio), BP.TT; 21/02058-2 - Intraspecific ecological diversity in an invasive species within an urban environmental mosaic, BP.DR - associated scholarships

Abstract

Cities are complex systems shaped by interactions between social and natural processes. A prevalent property of metropolises is the uneven geographical distribution of income and resources, creating a mosaic of socioeconomic realms. The implications of this socioeconomic inequality spread well beyond aspects of human society, having a largely unexplored potential to shape the ecology and evolution of organisms. IneqBio project aims to uncover how socioeconomic inequalities reverberate in multiple dimensions and scales of urban biodiversity, from individuals to communities. We will apply a diverse set of cutting-edge techniques (e.g., environmental DNA, stable isotopes, movement tracking) to (1) map urban the biodiversity of arthropods in the city of São Paulo, and then understand how (2) biological communities and (3) food webs change along a socioeconomic gradient. We will also combine observational, experimental, and modeling approaches to shed light on (4) socio-eco-evo dynamics in multiple urban populations of the Giant African Snail, a highly invasive species with economic and epidemiological relevance. We expect to generate unprecedented data on the intricate intersections between human life and the lives of other urban species. More than advancing our understanding of urban biodiversity, IneqBio will address long-standing questions from ecological and evolutionary theories, as well as provide critical information for decision making and urban planning. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TOSCANO, BENJAMIN J.; PULCINI, DOMITILLA; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL; NEWSOME, W. BURNS; GRIFFEN, BLAINE D.. Polymorphism promotes edge utilization by marsh crabs. Oecologia, v. 198, n. 4, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-13. (20/11953-2)

FRAGATA, INES; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL; KOZAK, MARIYA; MAJER, AGNIESZKA; GODOY, OSCAR; MAGALHAES, SARA. Specific sequence of arrival promotes coexistence via spatial niche pre-emption by the weak competitor. ECOLOGY LETTERS, v. 25, n. 7, p. 11-pg., 2022-05-21. (20/11953-2)

LI, ZEZHENG; CHEN, ZIANG; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL; HUSSEY, NIGEL E.; ZHANG, YANXUEDAN; LI, YUNKAI. Isotopic trajectories and interspecific niche partitioning in tropical pelagic sharks. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 49, p. 13-pg., 2023-12-19. (20/11953-2)

COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL; SHANER, PEI-JEN LEE. The spatiotemporal context of individual specialization in resource use and environmental associations. Journal of Animal Ecology, v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2024-05-06. (20/11953-2)

VICTOR, NICOLE RIATTO; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL. Trophic allometry in a predator that carries corpses of its prey. Biotropica, v. 54, n. 5, p. 5-pg., 2022-08-13. (20/11953-2)

COUTO, THIAGO B. A.; REZENDE, RENAN S.; DE AQUINO, PEDRO P. U.; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL; DE CAMPOS, GELSO L.; OCCHI, THIAGO V. T.; VITULE, JEAN R. S.; ESPIRITO-SANTO, HELDER M. V.; SOARES, YAN F. F.; OLDEN, JULIAN D.. Effects of small hydropower dams on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in southern Brazil. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, v. 68, n. 6, p. 16-pg., 2023-04-07. (20/11953-2)

GARRIDO-DE LEON, FEDERICO; FRANCO-TRECU, VALENTINA; NAYA, DANIEL E.; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL. Unraveling how keystone niche individuals contribute disproportionately to the population niche. OIKOS, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2025-04-18. (20/11953-2)

GARRIDO-DE LEON, FEDERICO; FRANCO-TRECU, VALENTINA; COSTA-PEREIRA, RAUL. Keystone niche individuals: some are more unequal than others. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, v. 40, n. 1, p. 4-pg., 2025-01-07. (20/11953-2)