B.Sc in Biology at the Universidade de São Paulo (1999), M.Sc. in Ecology at the Technische Universität München (2004) and PhD at the Technische Universität München (Dr. rer. nat. 2008). I was a post-doc researcher from 2009 - 2011 at the Universidade de São Paulo and in 2010 at the Universidad de Alicante. At the moment, I am professor at the Department of Botany at the UNESP Rio Claro (São Paulo). Experience in ecology, mostly in vegetation ecology, fire ecology, population biology, community ecology, above- and belowground biomass and carbon dynamics, effects of disturbance, grassland dynamics and plant functional types. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
| News published in Agência FAPESP Newsletter about the researcher |
| More itemsLess items |
| TITULO |
| Articles published in other media outlets ( ): |
| More itemsLess items |
| VEICULO: TITULO (DATA) |
| VEICULO: TITULO (DATA) |
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…
The integrated fire management (IFM) has been implemented in different preserves of Cerrado since 2014, aiming at controlling the fuel load to avoid wildfires at the end of the dry season. Prescribed fires - one of the activities of IFM - are applied at the begin of the dry season, when the environmental conditions are optimal to conduct low severity fires. The IFM can be used for conserv…
Wildfires are a global phenomenon affecting many ecosystems and together with climate change shapes their vegetation and cause damage to property and livelihoods. Germination from seed after fire is a global phenomenon. It has evolved multiple times, is widespread across the phylogenetic tree, can be associated with distinct seed dormancy mechanisms, and its ecology has been well studied …
A large number of highly damaging invasive non-native species(INNS) have become established in South America. They affect native species, ecosystems and livelihoods.Many INNS are now so widespread that eradication is not an option. Their spread must be contained and their density reduced, in the long-term, in those areas where taking no action is not acceptable. This must be done as cost …
This proposal aims to study the effects of fire season on campo sujo areas in different regions of Brazil: Goiás, Tocantins and São Paulo. Therefore, this project aims to establish permanent experiment plots for long-term studies, where the fire behavior will be determined in the different seasons (beginning, middle and end of the dry season). Although the results of this project will be …
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
Fire is the major disturbance influencing vegetation around the world. Post-fireregeneration includes germination and resprouting. In tropical savannas, resprouting from protectedbelowground buds is the major post-fire regeneration strategy. Therefore, after fire, plants persist inthe system because they have belowground reserve structures that allow them to rapidly resproutafter fire, al…
Fire is the major disturbance influencing vegetation around the world. Post-fire regeneration includes germination and resprouting. In flammable ecosystems, germination is usually stimulated by fire, through the breaking of dormancy by heat shocks or smoke. However, very few evidence was found so far for Cerrado species. Cerrado species usually have fire-resistant seeds, which can germina…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
Fire is a key factor in structuring and maintaining fire-prone ecosystems. Among them are the grasslands and savannas like the ones found in the tropics and subtropics. This is the case of the Brazilian Cerrado, a global biodiversity hotspot, with emphasis on its herbaceous and shrub vegetation cover, where 75% to 80% of its diversity can be found. The Cerrado grasslands and savannas form…
Seasonality in tropical savannas is an essential environmental component in community's dynamics. The well-defined contrast between dry and wet seasons favored the presence of organisms with attributes in response to seasonality. In Cerrado, the presence of seasonality, fire and other processes (such as different soil types), contributed to the formation of plant communities mainly compo…
Fire regime drives plant responses and plant traits in fire-prone environments. Besides, altering any component of fire regime, such as fire frequency, could lead to changing plant response, diversity, and community dynamics. Hence, we aim to evaluate how fire affects plant traits in a Tropical Savanna. For that, we will focus on four main points: I) evaluate the Intra and interspecific v…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
Plants develop through the production of repetitive units called metamers, which form growth modules. The morphology and functioning of these modules can vary depending on environmental cues and plant development. Understanding the variation of module development is crucial for comprehending how plants respond to contrasting ecosystems and changing climates. In tropical regions, forests a…
Plant architecture plays a crucial role in determining the form and function of plants and their ability to adapt to different environments. This proposal aims to investigate the diversity of architectures in woody plants that are open specialists, closed-canopy specialists, or generalists. The study focuses on the Santa Bárbara Ecological Station in Brazil, which features a mosaic of for…
Seed and germination traits can provide essential information on recruitment, seedling establishment, plant function and adaptation, and thereby ecological strategies. However, in fire-prone ecosystems, fire regimes (e.g. fire frequency) affect plant/seed traits and trait variability thus interfering in those essential processes. It is therefore our main aim to specifically capture seed t…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
| 2 / 2 | Ongoing grants |
| 5 / 4 | Completed research grants |
| 9 / 9 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 31 / 26 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 8 / 8 | Completed scholarships abroad |
| 55 / 49 | All research grants and scholarships |
| Associated processes | |
CV Lattes
ORCID