CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade de São Paulo (1981), master's at Ecologia de Ecossistemas Terrestres e Aquáticos from Universidade de São Paulo (1985) and doctorate at Environmental Technology from University of London (1992). Has experience in Ecology, acting on the following subjects: cerrado, invasão biológica, fogo, fragmentação de habitats and solo. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Fire is an important evolutionary and ecological factor worldwide, especially in the Cerrado. Plants in fire-prone ecosystems have traits that enable them to persist and survive after fire, which, in turn, may influence ecosystem functioning, by impacting productivity and nutrient cycling. Although some of these processes have already been described for Cerrado vegetation, many ecologica…
Plant invasions can have wide-ranging ecological impacts at different scales on natural communities, and affect fundamental ecosystem functions for the conservation of ecosystem services. In southeastern Brazil, invasive herbaceous plants, such as white ginger (Hedychium coronarium) and elephant grass (Cenchrus purpureus), can alter the diversity of native species in riparian areas, as we…
This project aims to evaluate and better understand likely biodiversity loss of native flora subjected to two strong degradation vectors - biological invasions and woody encroachment throughout the the Cerrado biome - as well as develop techniques for restoring and conserving native communities to support policies and practices for the management of biodiversity in protected areas (PAs) i…
According to Caughley (1994), the need for human intervention in the wildlife at the population level has only four alternatives: increase a population that has been depleted, decrease a population that has expanded unduly, achieving the maximum sustainable yield of a population with economic value, or just keep an "eye" in populations that do not fit these categories. It is no coincidenc…
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Both the community structure and the net result of interaction networks can be variable and context-dependent according to the environmental conditions. Fire events can be decisive for the occurrence and maintenance of certain conditions, and consequently some interactions. In the rupestrian fields of the Sempre-Vivas National Park (PNSV, Minas Gerais state), traditional communities use f…
Biological invasions is one of the most serious threats to ecosystems, affecting biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the economy. The Vassununga State Park and the Santa Maria Ecological Station, in São Paulo, are suffering serious impacts due to the massive presence of invasive exotic species, which threaten the native fauna and flora and degrade the environment. Management actions are…
Carbon uptake by primary biomass growth is a vital process for biodiversity regulation, which initiates the flow of carbon through food webs. This process is modulated by climatic and edaphic conditions and by plant traits, shaping the functional diversity. On the other hand, the characteristics of species interaction networks (i.e. herbivory, pollination and dispersion of fruits and seed…
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This BEPE proposal is complementary to the post-doctoral in-country project: "How does fire management affect interactions between plants, pollinators, and ants in campo rupestre?" (FAPESP Project 21/09247-5). The research project in the country concerns the influence of fire on the availability of floral resources, interactions between plants and pollinators, and on plant reproduction me…
Degradation of tropical forest remnants has been highlighted as a critical threat for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Based on scientific evidence and followed by growing public support, international agreements have been established to foster more sustainable land use patterns. Conciliating these environmental concerns with agricultural production requires a better understanding of …
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