bachelor's at Ciencias Biológicas from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1993), master's at Zoology from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1996) and doctorate at Ecologia e Biossistemática from Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (2001). Has experience in Ecology, acting on the following subjects: brachyura, pachygrapsus, larval release, settlement and carcinus maenas. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Mussel beds are paramount for the ecological equilibrium of rocky shores lying at the interface of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. One key ecosystem function of mussel beds is the ecological facilitation of a diversified invertebrate fauna, including the early recruitment of species that contribute to the ecological equilibrium of the whole ecosystem. However, heat waves may collapse s…
Shallow vegetated habitats provide important physical structure and trophic resources for very diverse communities of mobile invertebrates. This associated fauna may in turn sustain higher-order consumers, chiefly fish recruits that use seagrass or canopy-forming macroalgae (complex vegetated habitats, CVHs) as nursery grounds. Despite of potential impacts on several ecosystem services, s…
The visit of Prof. Stevens to the CEBIMar will be a continuation of scientific collaboration between the two institutions, namely a follow-up of a BEPE/FAPESP stay of the PhD student Rafael Duarte, under the supervision of Prof. Flores. During Prof. Steven's stay in São Sebastião (6 weeks) we aim to (i) review the literature on camouflage and color change as a means to identify research l…
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The Sun-Coral Tubastraea coccinea is a predominantly tropical invader that releases larvae massively during short events at different times each year. These events occur both in summer and winter in populations near this species geographic distribution limit, such as those previously examined in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. However, different previous studies had reported significant e…
Habitat loss and fragmentation of natural landscapes is considered one of the most serious environmental threats, and little is known on how the physical and biological properties of the connectivity matrix, generally secondary and impoverished habitat, affect the stability of biological populations and the performance of individuals. This project approaches this issue in a particularly t…
Species richness assessments have governed our understanding of global biodiversity patterns. As a result, we have constructed an incomplete view of the drivers and the implications of the geographic distribution of biodiversity. In light of this incomplete view and the continued declines of global biodiversity, trait-based approaches to quantify functional diversity indices are key to re…
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The reorganization of species diversity patterns due to global environmental changes, and the consequences for humans, are not yet fully understood. Climate change may underlie conditions alterations in geographic species distributions, and therefore affect functional diversity, ecosystem processes and services still a challenge. Tracing the impacts of recent ocean warming on the structur…
Intertidal rocky shores and adjacent coastal oceans are very dynamic habitats, and conditions for both adult benthic stages and pelagic larvae often range from optimal to life-threatening over short periods of time. Therefore, the stability and persistence of intertidal invertebrate populations may rely on reproductive tactics based on prompt responses to reliable environmental cues. Exce…
Color camouflage can be considered the most common means to avoid predation in nature and can be achieved by different mechanisms, usually background matching or disruptive coloration. The use of high quality digital cameras to study animal coloration and camouflage is increasingly common because they are more affordable than specialist alternatives, and a wide variety of sophisticated so…
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