Biologist from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) (1993), Master in Psychology (Experimental Psychology) from Universidade de São Paulo (1999) and PhD in Applied Ecology from Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP) (2004). I am currently professor in the Forest Science Department at ESALQ/USP. I am the lead of the Wildlife Ecology, Management and Conservation Lab (LEMaC http://www.esalqlemac.com.br/). I supervise graduate students in the Graduate Programs in Forest Resources (PPGRF) and Applied Ecology (PPGI-EA). I am member of the Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) at IUCN. I am member of Instituto Pró-Carnívoros and Instituto Manacá. I have a productivity fellowship in research (PQ-2) from CNPq. My main research interests are applied animal ecology, wildlife management, biodiversity conservation, species distribution modeling and human dimensions. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
| News published in Agência FAPESP Newsletter about the researcher |
| TITULO |
| Articles published in other media outlets (0 total): |
| More itemsLess items |
| VEICULO: TITULO (DATA) |
| VEICULO: TITULO (DATA) |
Our proposal focuses on the thematic area 2.1.1 (i) item a. Biodiversity: Research, inventory and characterization of the biodiversity in the region, and the impacts to which it is subject; and 2.1.1 (ii) Research for the development of models to evaluate the social perception of ecosystem services; Research for the development of models to minimize the conflict between farmers and mammal…
CON-VIVA is grounded in the premise that conservation is critical to transformations to sustainability but that its practices need to change radically. Conservation can be effective in protecting biodiversity in places, but in toto has failed to halt global biodiversity loss. Continued habitat fragmentation and reduced funding during times of austerity compound this problem. Many conserva…
The goal of the current proposal is to have road ecology experts available in Brazil and help develop science based guidelines for the design and implementation of mitigation measures aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and increasing safe crossing opportunities for wildlife along roads and railroads in Brazil. We aim to contribute to reaching these goals through teaching a road…
The Atlantic Forest biome has suffered defaunation processes resulting in the loss of ecological functions that compromised their ecosystem services. This study aims to describe the trophic ecology, functional diversity and occurrence of terrestrial mammals in preserved areas (N=5) located at the largest forest continuum of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The study includes the isotopic an…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
One possible definition for citizen Science is "non-professionals participating in authentic scientific inquiry". The role of citizens in the scientific investigation and the intensity of their participation may vary. Some foundations of this scientific approach are also found in the conservation biology, in which a co-production of knowledge between academics, stakeholders and decision-m…
Mammals are part of the megafauna and play an important ecosystem role. Over the past 500 years, the assemblages of these animals have been reduced on a large scale in the Neotropics. Anthropic actions are among the main causes of threat and occur in the form of deforestation and fragmentation of ecosystems, which leads to the emptying of mammal assemblages in the tropical forests and sav…
Human influenced landscapes are threatening the biodiversity. Nevertheless, some resilient species can still live in these areas and adapt to them. Among these species showing adaptations, capybaras can reach a high demographic density and cougars are the only top-predator remaining in these landscapes. Both species are cause of conflicts with human population, since they are found very c…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
Throughout the history of ecology, milestone hypotheses have been posed to understand the latitudinal, altitudinal, area size and seasonal influences in the distribution of mammalian diversity. Mammals embody the acme of ecosystem functioning and communities assembling, and their populations are collapsing in the face of multiple threats. The central aim of this project is to understand b…
Habitat fragmentation has resulted in modifications to the composition of different vertebrate assemblages. Frugivorous birds are considered one of the functional groups most impacted bylogging and fragmentation in the Atlantic Forest. The aim of this study is to compare frugivorous bird assemblage composition at different proportion of habitat (e.g., 5%, 15%,…
| 1 / 1 | Ongoing research grants |
| 6 / 5 | Completed research grants |
| 1 / 1 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 18 / 12 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 2 / 2 | Completed scholarships abroad |
| 28 / 21 | All research grants and scholarships |
| Associated processes | |
CV Lattes
ORCID