With the increasing interest in innovative biodiversity monitoring strategies, my research seeks to apply the DNA metabarcoding approach using environmental DNA (eDNA) released by cells present in feces or secretions, detected in water samples, to study bird diversity in Atlantic Forest landscapes. The aim is to investigate whether restored areas are recovering biodiversity towards a state similar to that of the original forest. I want to characterize this technique as a tool for measuring and comparing the dynamics of communities on a large scale and in near real-time in the forest, as well as evaluating its reproducibility for use in environmental reports.

My work integrates science, project management, innovation, and outreach, with Bioeconomy
as a connecting framework between biodiversity conservation, productive systems, and
territorial development. I am particularly interested in Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM)
and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as approaches to address biodiversity conservation and the
climate emergency. I manage forest restoration initiatives with rural producers in the Amazon
and Atlantic Forest biomes, implementing Biodiversity-Based Production Systems that
strengthen ecosystem services while promoting climate resilience, income diversification, and
farm productivity. This experience is complemented by my collaboration with the Baleias na
Serra Project, focused on cetacean ecology, behavior, and monitoring along the coast of Bahia.
My postdoctoral research in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation further explores the
integration of research, innovation, outreach, and management to generate ecological,
economic, and social benefits.

​I am interested in community and landscape ecology, animal-plant interaction networks, and anthropogenic impacts on diversity patterns and ecological processes such as pollination. In my research, I seek to understand how anthropogenic changes in the landscape affect different dimensions of butterfly diversity and the mutualistic interactions between butterflies and flowers.

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My research focuses on understanding how anthropogenic impacts affect species diversity, with an emphasis on mammals, and how these changes influence the functioning of ecosystems. During my postdoctoral research, my goal will be to investigate trophic relationships, the control of arthropod communities by birds and bats, and the cascading effects in cocoa agroforestry systems.

My research aims to understand the patterns and processes that determine bird species diversity in tropical forests, using a macroecological approach. During my postdoctoral studies, I intend to investigate the factors influencing bird diversity in the Atlantic Forest, as well as assess habitat loss for threatened and endemic species in their respective distribution areas. I work in the areas of Biogeography, Macroecology, Community Ecology, and Ornithology.

With a special interest in bee and wasp assemblages, my research seeks to understand how changes in land cover impact the conservation of insect diversity in agricultural landscapes. During my postdoctoral research, developed within the scope of the research project "Predicting the spatiotemporal effects of land use changes on the biodiversity of southern Bahia state," I intend to investigate how different types of land cover (forest remnants, shaded cocoa, full-sun cocoa, and coffee monocultures), as well as forest cover in the landscape, influence the conservation of insect diversity.

My main interest is investigating the hormonal and behavioral responses used by primates to cope with changes in their habitat caused by human activities. Within the BioBrasil Project, coordinated by the Research and Conservation Centre of the Antwerp Zoo, my research focuses on the endangered golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and the study of how reduced connectivity in anthropized landscapes can impact their chances of survival and reproduction. I am also interested in statistical meta-analysis techniques.