A5071858466- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Forest Management and Policy
- Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
University of British Columbia
2023-2024
Okanagan University College
2023-2024
Concordia University
2021-2023
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2018-2023
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
2022
Universidade Federal de Goiás
2015-2021
University of Amsterdam
2021
Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
2018
Abstract Humans have fragmented, reduced or altered the biodiversity in tropical forests around world. Climate and land‐use change act synergistically, increasing drought fire frequencies, converting several rainforests into derived savannas, a phenomenon known as “savannization.” Yet, we lack full understanding of faunal changes response to transformation plant communities. We argue that composition vertebrate assemblages ecotone regions forest–savanna transitions from South America will be...
Abstract In striking contrast to heartening events in the adjacent Amazon, Brazil's Cerrado biome has seen continued deforestation over past decade. Though approved 2012, no study evaluated impacts of new Brazilian Forest Code ( FC ) revision on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here, we report first assessment likely loss gain services expected if is properly enforced across 200 million hectares Cerrado. We also discuss challenges associated compliance with law present opportunities for...
Documenting the impacts of Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions on predator-prey interactions is a challenge because incomplete fossil record and depauperate extant community structure. We used comparative ecological approach to investigate whether existing prey preference patterns jaguars Panthera onca were potentially affected by in Americas compared with large felids Africa Asia. reviewed literature found 25 studies reporting 3214 jaguar kills recorded throughout species' distribution. that...
Niche conservatism, i.e. the retention of a species' fundamental niche through evolutionary time, is cornerstone for biological invasion assessments. The fact that species tend to maintain their original climate allows predictive maps risk anticipate potential invadable areas. Unravelling mechanisms driving shifts can shed light on management invasive species. Here, we assessed in one world's worst species: wild boar Sus scrofa. We also predicted areas based an ensemble three ecological...
Primates play an important role in ecosystem functioning and offer critical insights into human evolution, biology, behavior, emerging infectious diseases. There are 26 primate species the Atlantic Forests of South America, 19 them endemic. We compiled a dataset 5,472 georeferenced locations native 1 introduced species, as hybrids genera Callithrix Alouatta. The includes 700 communities, 8,121 single occurrences 714 estimates population sizes, covering most natural forest types tropical...
Climate change will redistribute the global biodiversity in Anthropocene. As climates change, species might move from one place to another, due local extinctions and colonization of new environments. However, existence permeable migratory routes precedes faunal migrations fragmented landscapes. Here, we investigate how dispersal affect outcome climate on distribution Amazon's primate species. We modeled 80 Amazon species, using ecological niche models, projected their potential scenarios...
Abstract Aim Global changes will redistribute biodiversity, reshaping ecological interactions and ecosystem processes. The decoupling in the distribution of plants their mutualistic seed dispersers, for instance, may have overlooked eco‐evolutionary effects. How animal‐dispersed respond to dispersers remains largely an open question. Here, we forecast consequences climate change frugivory spatial size evolution a Neotropical palm species. Location Atlantic forests South America. Time period...
Humans have reshaped the distribution of biodiversity across globe, extirpating species from regions otherwise suitable and restricting populations to a subset their original ranges. Here, we ask if anthropogenic range contractions since Late Pleistocene led an under-representation realized niches for megafauna, emblematic group taxa often targeted restoration actions. Using reconstructions past geographic distributions (i.e., natural ranges) 146 extant terrestrial large-bodied (>44 kg)...
Human-induced climate change is considered a conspicuous threat to biodiversity in the 21st century. Species' response depends on their exposition, sensitivity and ability adapt novel climates. Exposure however uneven within species' range, so that some populations may be more at risk than others. Identifying regions most exposed therefore first pivotal step determining vulnerability across geographic ranges. Here, we aimed quantifying mammal local exposure We identified areas Brazilian...
Owing to climate change, species’ geographical distribution may be extended, reduced or displaced in the future. Across ranges, novel conditions also expose species thermal for which they are not adapted. Migration toward more suitable climates will, however, only possible if able keep pace with change. Here, we analyze different metrics predict impacts of change on Amazon primates. We found that this iconic group will exposed a large portion their territories and most might track preferred...
Refugia-based conservation offers long-term effectiveness and minimize uncertainty on strategies for climate change adaptation. We used distribution modelling to identify refugia 617 terrestrial mammals quantify the role of protected areas (PAs) in providing across South America. To do so, we compared species potential different scenarios change, highlighting those regions likely retain suitable climatic conditions by year 2090, explored proportion inside PAs. Moist tropical forests...
An often-overlooked question of the biodiversity crisis is how natural hazards contribute to species extinction risk. To address this issue, we explored four hazards, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, overlapped with distribution ranges amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles that have either narrow distributions or populations few mature individuals. assess which are at risk from these combined frequency magnitude each hazard estimate their impact. We considered if they regions...
Patterns of biodiversity respond to habitat disturbances and different land-uses. Those patterns possibly vary according the spatial scale under analysis. Although other studies have shown such responses for systems, no study has ever demonstrated spatial-scale influences in subterranean terrestrial communities. Therefore, objective this paper was analyze how land use cave physical structure could influence invertebrate species composition. We also determined on collected environmental data...
Abstract Aim Climate change and deforestation will redistribute biodiversity in the next century. Species‐specific differences response to these stressors lead distribution decoupling of interacting species. However, consequences for ecosystem services are poorly known. Here, we assess potential effects future mismatch on a key service mediated by seed dispersal pollination interactions: sustainable exploitation Brazil nuts. Location The Amazon. Major taxa studied Woody plants, medium‐sized...
Root rots are a constraint for staple food crops and long-lasting security problem worldwide. In common beans, yield losses originating from root damage frequently attributed to dry rot, disease caused by the Fusarium solani species complex. The aim of this study was model current potential distribution bean rot on global scale project changes based future expectations climate change. Our approach used spatial proxy field occurrence, instead solely pathogen distribution. We modeled...
Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, publications have highlighted disproportionate impact pandemic on academic mothers, mostly focusing social distancing and quarantine. A few months later, despite lack effective vaccines or therapeutics in sight, many economic activities are being resumed. Nurseries schools expected to be among latest reopen, which will amplify impacts mothers. In this letter, we unwrap mothers describe a set specific short-, medium- long-term policies that, if...
Abstract Species distribution patterns are constrained by historical and ecological processes in space time, but very often the species range sizes geographical sampling biases resulting from unequal effort. One of most common definitions endemism is based on “congruence distributional areas” criterion, when two or more have same limits. By acknowledging that available data marine meiobenthic prone to bias can affect accuracy biogeographical signals, present study combines analyses inventory...