graduate at Biologia from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1990), master's at Ecology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1992) and ph.d. at Biological Sciences from University of Cambridge (1996). Has experience in Ecology, acting on the following subjects: atlantic forest, biodiversidade, conservacao, dispersao de sementes and ecologia da dispersao de sementes. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The unprecedented loss of biodiversity and the imminent threats of climate and environmental changes are among the most important challenges faced by humanity. Biodiversity continues to decline worldwide, mainly in response to urban and agriculture expansion over natural areas. In addition, climate change is projected to commit over one-third of the Earth's animal and plant species to ext…
This is a funding request for the visit of Prof. Maria Luisa SP Jorge (Vanderbilt University) to Prof. Mauro Galetti's research group (LABIC-UNESP-Rio Claro). This visit is part of the collaboration between Prof. Jorge and Prof. Galetti in the FAPESP Project "Center for Research on Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change - BioGATe" (FAPESP n. 2021/10639-5 - 05/01/2023 to 04/30/2028). The…
Large mammalian herbivores (LMH's), once widespread, are now functional or locally extinct in most tropical ecosystems. LMH's exert strong direct and indirect effects on community structure and ecosystem functions, and measuring these effects is important for testing ecological theory and for understanding past, current, and future environmental change. This in turn requires long-term exp…
The order Rodentia is the most diverse of mammal in the world. In the Atlantic forest occur more than 90 species of rodents being 30% endemic. Although heavily fragmented and with less than 12% of forest left, seven species are considered Threatened by IUCN, 10 classified as Data Deficient and 30 species are Not Avaluated. The recent publication of the Atlantic Small Mammal dataset (Boven…
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In the quest for a wilder Anthropocene, rewilding is gaining traction as a restoration approach to promote self-regulating ecosystems by restoring ecological processes. One of the main types of this emerging ecological restoration is trophic rewilding, which focuses on restoring the role of trophic interactions and ecosystem functions through the introduction of species. Although South Am…
The unprecedented loss of biodiversity and the imminent threats of climate and environmental change are among the most important challenges facing humanity. Biodiversity continues to decline around the world, mainly in response to urban and agricultural expansion into natural areas. Furthermore, climate change is predicted to commit more than a third of Earth's animal and plant species to…
Climate change significantly impacts the ecology and distribution of numerous species, and one of the main factors contributing to rising temperatures is the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. It is currently known that domestic animals, along with deforestation and the expansion of pasture areas, are major contributors to most emis…
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Changes in natural environments, generally caused by impacts of anthropic actions such as deforestation and changes in land use and occupation, can interfere with the habitat quality of species and cause genetically morphological changes (natural selection or genetic drift) that are determined by environmental effects and can influence ecological groups such as birds that interact with th…
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Human actions such as deforestation and changes in land use affect habitats, leading to morphological changes, such as bilateral asymmetry in animals, influenced by natural selection and environmental factors. Indices such as fluctuating asymmetry are used to assess environmental stress, while evolutionary potential to measure the adaptability of populations to environmental changes and p…
The biodiversity crisis that threatens the planet can be considered the sixth major extinction event and understanding the relationship between changes in human pressures and the decline of mammalian species is necessary for identifying those species at highest risk, and for prioritizing the actions and policies required to combat their decline. The first aim of this proposal is to quanti…
Functional plant characteristics can answer many questions related to population dynamics and limit environmental variations, such as soil fertilization and light availability, that influence the reproductive success of the species. The main objective of this 4-month internship proposal is to learn how to handle large datasets and to analyze functional traits of plants with environmental …
Large mammalian herbivores play a critical role in structuring ecosystems and regulating key ecosystem functions. Yet, whilst for grassland ecosystems this role is well established, for tropical forest species much of this role remains obscure. Here we propose to experimentally test how large tropical herbivores regulate nutrient cycling, soil fertility and the dynamics of plant communiti…
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