Post-Doctoral Students
In addition to the enormous contribution to the research carried out in the Program, post-docs are invited to teach courses at the undergraduate level and at the PPGECB, and contribute to the training of students as co-supervisors.
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Catriane Sousa Santos
My research aims to understand how Ecophysiology can contribute to the development of more efficient and resilient forest restoration strategies to climate change in different ecosystems. Through the analysis of physiological and ecological indicators, I seek to identify forest species with greater resilience to extreme climate events, contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the reestablishment of ecosystem services. Currently, my postdoctoral internship involves investigating the ecophysiological, genetic and conservation aspects of an endangered palm tree (Euterpe edulis) in a scenario of global change.
Leiza Aparecida Souza Serafim Soares
My research focuses on the effect of landscape-scale deforestation on the genetic and diversity patterns of palm species. In addition, I seek to understand the main mechanisms involved in the establishment of tropical tree species with contrasting regeneration strategies, focusing on physiological responses and the processes of herbivory and seed predation.
Maria Isabel Carvalho Gonçalves
The focus of my research is to study how humpback whales behave in their breeding area in southern Bahia and to verify how spatial and temporal factors affect the use of this area by the species. I also study the vocal repertoire of the population that migrates to Brazil and its variations over time. In addition, I am developing studies on the ecology and behavior of cetaceans.
Paloma Silva Resende
My research is focused on understanding how anthropogenic impacts affect species diversity, with an emphasis on mammals, and how these changes influence ecosystem functioning. During my postdoctoral internship, my goal will be to investigate trophic relationships, the control of arthropod communities by birds and bats, and the cascading effects in cocoa agroforestry.
Roberto Fiorini Torrico
My main interest is investigating the hormonal and behavioral responses used by primates to cope with changes in their habitat caused by human activities. Together with the BioBrasil Project, coordinated by the Antwerp Zoo's Research and Conservation Center, my research focus is the endangered golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and the study of how reduced connectivity in anthropized landscapes can impact its chances of survival and reproduction. I am also interested in statistical meta-analysis techniques.
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Alesandro Souza Santos
My line of research seeks to understand how anthropogenic disturbances related to deforestation and defaunation at a landscape scale influence the genetic diversity of tree species. The line of research integrates ecological concepts with the use of molecular markers (SSR and SNPs) in the study of biodiversity, working in the following areas: Conservation genetics of tropical forests, landscape genetics and genomics.
AMANDA FREITAS CERQUEIRA
Since my master's degree, I have been dedicated to investigating the adjustments of native species of the Atlantic Forest to different abiotic stresses. My work focuses on the areas of plant ecophysiology and interdisciplinary studies that contribute to the conservation and management of tropical tree species. In addition, I seek to explore how ecophysiology can be applied to forest restoration practices and to the indication of suitable species for planting in the face of climate change and extreme weather events. Currently, my postdoctoral internship involves investigating the ecophysiological, genetic and conservation aspects of an endangered palm tree (Euterpe edulis) in a scenario of global change.
Erik Costa Tedesco
I am interested in the application of ecosystem-based management, an integrated and interdisciplinary approach that considers all sectors and aspects of an ecosystem, including those involving humans. This requires broad thinking when considering food chain interactions, connectivity, functional factors, and how human activities interact with species and natural services. We need healthy ecosystems to have healthy people! I work on a forest restoration project for cocoa producers in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes. I am also a collaborator of the Baleias na Serra Project, a research initiative on the ecology, behavior, and monitoring of cetaceans on the coast of Bahia.
João Carlos Pires de Oliveira
The focus of my research is to understand the patterns and processes that explain the distribution of species on the surface of the planet and how climate change will affect such patterns. I also investigate and propose strategies to minimize such effects, aiming at Biodiversity Conservation. For this, I use Ecological Niche Models (ENMs). And because I make extensive use of ENMs, I am also interested in testing and proposing methods to make them more robust and useful. In addition, I am enthusiastic about data analysis and programming in the R environment.
MARIANA SILVA FERREIRA
My research interests include the study of population ecology and life history of mammals, with a focus on marsupials, and the evaluation of the success of ecological restoration of tropical forests. More recently, I am working on the development of a predictive model of vertebrate biodiversity in cabrucas (cocoa agroforests) in southern Bahia.
Neander Marcel Heming
My main interest is to understand the impacts of climate change on the distribution and life history of birds, mammals, fish, plants, including species of economic interest, and their consequences for biodiversity conservation. More recently, I am working on testing and proposing methodological advances for Ecological Niche Modeling (ENM) and its applications for conservation.