Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
 - Susana Rodríguez Echeverría
 
Citation names
- Rodríguez-Echeverría, Susana
 
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
 - 1515-DF59-72AF
 - ORCID iD
 - 0000-0002-2058-3229
 - Researcher Id
 - I-1730-2015
 - Scopus Author Id
 - 15051082700
 
Email addresses
- susanare@ci.uc.pt (Professional)
 
Websites
- http://cfe.uc.pt/profile/members/1707 (Professional)
 
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
 
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | 
| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 
                                  2002/06/23 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Doctorado en Biología (Doctor)
                                  Universidad de Salamanca, Spain 
                                 "Characterisation of Bradyrhizobium strains from Iberian leguminous shrubs. Ecological implications of the plant-microorganism
                                       interaction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  1999 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Tesina - Bachelor of Sciences with Research Degree  (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
                                  Universidad de Extremadura, Spain 
                               | 
                              Higher distinction | 
| 
                                  1996/06/30 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas (Graduado)
                                  Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, Spain 
                               | 
                              
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014/01/20 - 2019/01/21 | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2009/06/01 - 2013/12/31 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2006/02/01 - 2009/01/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal | 
| 2002/07/01 - 2006/01/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/08/26 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2017/02/07 - 2017/08/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2006/10/01 - 2009/03/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/12/01 - 2016/01/15 | Aint no mountain high enough: plant and microbial interactions as biodiversity drivers in alpine ecosystems.
                                  2015/2016 
                                 Research Fellow
                                     
                              Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile 
                                  | 
                              Banco Santander - Totta
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2005/11/01 - 2008/10/30 | Belowground mutualists and invasion by exotic acacias
                                  SFRH/BPD/21066/2004 
                                 Post-doc Fellow
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2002/07/01 - 2006/01/31 | ECOTRAIN. Ecology of plant parasitic nematodes, their host plants and antagonists in European coastal sand dunes: Training
                                 opportunity for ecologists and agricultural biocontrol researchers (EcoTrain)
                                  RTN2-2001-0464 
                                 Post-doc Fellow
                                     
                              Instituto do Mar, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/03/01 - Current | PRESINMED – Preserving the singularity of Mediterranean high-mountain biodiversity hotspots: a NBS approach (ES, PT, MA, IT)
                                  BiodivNBS/0012/2023 
                                 Principal investigator
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              |
| 2024 - 2027 | Unrevealing co-evolutionary patterns in plants and microbes under environmental stress from local to global scales (EVOLBIOME)
                                  EVOLBIOME 
                                 Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2027 | VALERECO – Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services
                                  VALERECO 
                                 Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              European Commission
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2022 - 2027 | Determinants of island ecological complexity in the context of global change
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2023/10/01 - 2026/09/30 | ReMonStar - Rede de monitorização climática e biológica no Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ( A monitoring network in Serra
                                 da Estrela Natural Park)
                                  PD23-00005 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação 'la Caixa'
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31 | DETERMINANTES DE LA COMPLEJIDAD ECOLOGICA INSULAR EN UN CONTEXTO DE CAMBIO GLOBAL (Determinants of island ecological complexity
                                 under global change)
                                  PID2020-114324GB-C21 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Spain 
                                  | 
                              Agencia Estatal de Investigación
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2018 - 2023 | GYPWORLD - A global initiative to understand gypsum ecosystem ecology
                                  MSCA-RISE 777803 
                                 777803 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                                 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal  | 
                              European Commission EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2019/07/15 - 2022/06/14 | ESTRELA- The effect of global warming on the diversity and functioning of alpine ecosystems in Serra da Estrela, an endangered
                                 mountain range in the Temperate- Mediterranean transition zone.
                                  PTDC/BIA-CBI/30215/2017 
                                 CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-030215 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2018/10/16 - 2021/10/15 | UNDERCLIME - Unveiling the drivers of greenhouse gasses emissions from drylands and their sensitivity to climate change
                                  030231 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2018/03/01 - 2021/02/28 | EFECTOS DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL SOBRE LAS META-REDES TROFICAS EN ISLAS DE PEQUEÑO TAMAÑO (Effects of global change on trophic meta-networks
                                 in small islands)
                                  CGL2017-88122-P 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 | Influencias del paisaje, climatología y manejo agrícola sobre la biodiversidad asociada a viñas: efectos sobre servicios ecosistémicos
                                 y sostenibilidad frente a cambio global. (Effect of landscape, climate and management on vinyards)
                                  CGL2015-68220-R 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Competitivad
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 | Estimación del tiempo de recuperación de bosques templados tras impactos antropogénicos históricos a lo largo de un gradiente
                                 de complejidad (Estimating recovery time for temperate forests after anthropogenic impacts in a gradiente of complexity)
                                  CGL2015-70452-R 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Competitivad
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2015/12/18 - 2018/12/18 | Consecuencias de la deposición atmosférica de nitrógeno y fósforo en las comunidades vegetales y microbiota del suelo en sistemas
                                 de alta montaña. (Consecuentes of P and N atmospheric depositan on plant and microbial communities in high altitude ecosystems)
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              España Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2013/07/01 - 2015/09/30 | GORONGOSA: Exploring biodiversity and ecological networks for forest conservation and restoration in Gorongosa National Park
                                 – Mozambique
                                  PTDC/BIA-BIC/4019/2012 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2010/05 - 2013/10 | Below and aboveground mutualisms in the invasion by Australian acacias: relevance on invasive dynamics and consequences for
                                 native ecosystems - MUTUALNET.
                                 
                                 
                                  Principal investigator
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 | Facilitation mediated by Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss along an environmental gradient and relevance of the plant-soil interactions
                                 for ecological succession processes.
                                  Procº 441.00 CSIC/ 143AP Program 2009Pt0007 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31 | Effect of soil biota on the clonal growth of Trifolium repens: potential use for restoration of heavy metal polluted environments
                                  AE-6/09 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Conselho Reitor das Universidades Portuguesas
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2007/08 - 2010/12 | Fungal diversity on historical documents: molecular identification and implementation of control strategies for the preservation
                                 of the archivistic patrimony.
                                 
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2005/06/01 - 2008/06/30 | Rhizosphere Organisms as determinants of Biological Invasion by exotic plant species (ROBIN)
                                 
                                 
                                  Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31 | The role of rhizobia symbiosis in the invasiveness of Acacia longifolia (Andr.) Willd. in the north coast of Portugal.
                                  AE 6 /05 
                                 Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Conselho Reitor das Universidades Portuguesas
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
Outputs
            Publications
| Book | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Book chapter | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Conference abstract | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Conference paper | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Conference poster | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Journal article | 
                                 
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| Preprint | 
                                 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location)  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/09/10 | Ecologia dos Ecossistemas de Alta Montanha na Serra da Estrela. Comemoração dos 140 anos da Expedição Científica à Serra da Estrela | Comemoracao dos 140 anos da Expedicao Cientifica a Serra da Estrela
                                  Centro de Interpretacao da Serra da Estrela 
                               | 
                           
| 2014 | Plantas, mutualismos y conservación en el Parque Nacional de Gorongosa (Mozambique) | 
                                  Universidade da Coruña (Spain) 
                               | 
                           
| 2014 | Positive plant-soil interactions | Biotic Interactions: Underlying Mechanisms, Ecological Functions and Ecosystems Services
                                  Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (Baeza, Spain) 
                               | 
                           
| 2009 | Mutualistic microorganisms and invasion by exotic plant species | 
                                  Instituto Superior de Agronomia (CEF-CEABN) (Portugal) 
                               | 
                           
| 2009 | Relevancia ecológica de los mutualistas edáficos: estudios moleculares y funcionales y su importancia para especies nativas e invasoras | 
                                  Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (CSIC) (Almería, Spain) 
                               | 
                           
| 2006 | Vegetación y dinámica de dunas costeras | X Reunión Científica
                                  Consejería de Educación. Junta de Extremadura. (Spain) 
                               | 
                           
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role  | 
                              Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2022/09/28 | Assessing alpine shrub response to warming in Serra da Estrela. 
                                  Co-supervisor of Kelly Rodrigues 
                               | 
                              Mestrado em ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2019 - 2020 | Assessing alpine shrub responses to climate change
                                  Co-supervisor of Danielle Rudley 
                               | 
                              Mestrado em Ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2015 - 2019 | Bridging the roles of seed dispersal and plant mycorrhizal interactions as drivers of ecosystem structure and function. 
                                  Co-supervisor of Marta Correia 
                               | 
                              Biociências (PhD)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2016 - 2017 | Biodiversidad fúngica en viñedos andaluces: influencias de manejo, clima y paisaje. 
                                  Co-supervisor of Estefanía Calvillo Galán 
                               | 
                              
                                  Universidad de Granada, Spain 
                               | 
                           
| 2009 - 2013/05/29 | Belowground mutualisms and plant genetic diversity: insights into the invasion process of Acacia dealbata and Acacia saligna
                                  Co-supervisor of João Apolinário Crisóstomo 
                               | 
                              Biociências (PhD)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2011 - 2012 | Revegetation of abandoned copper mines: the role of soil amendments and soil seed banks. 
                                  Co-supervisor of Ana Luísa Carvalho 
                               | 
                              Ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2011 - 2012 | Reproductive biology of Australian acacias in invaded areas in Portugal.
                                  Co-supervisor of Marta Correia 
                               | 
                              Ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2011 - 2012 | Plant-soil feedbacks and invasion by Australian acacias
                                  Co-supervisor of Catarina Afonso 
                               | 
                              Ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2010 - 2011 | Soil mediated mechanisms and impacts of invasion of Acacia longfolia in the Portuguese dunes.
                                  Co-supervisor of Bram Sercu 
                               | 
                              
                                  Universiteit Gent, Belgium 
                               | 
                           
| 2007 - 2008 | Comparison of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities from agricultural and natural sites in North Portugal. 
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Ecologia (Master)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role)  | 
                              Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/10/18 - Current | Main organizing committee of the XV Congreso Nacional de la AEET (2021/10/18)
                                  Congress (Member of the Organising Committee) 
                               | 
                              
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event  | 
                              Event name Institution / Organization  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/04/28 - Current | Invited plenary talk: Ecological Interactions and Global Change.
                                  Congress 
                               | 
                              I JORNADAS “ECOLOGÍA EN EL ANTROPOCENO”
                                  Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, Spain 
                               | 
                           
Committee member
| Activity description Role  | 
                              Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/02/01 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of Estrela Geopark Association
                                  Member 
                               | 
                              |
| 2018/06/01 - Current | Coordinator of the Biodiversity Lab of the “Núcleo de Educação e Ciência em Território, Biodiversidade e Ecologia de Montanha
                                 (NEC-TeBEM)” from the Estrela Geopark Network for Science and Education.
                                  Coordinator 
                               | 
                              |
| 2015/07/01 - Current | Member of the Management Board of the Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology
                                  Member 
                               | 
                              
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/04/16 - Current | Oecologia (1432-1939) | Springer-Verlag | 
| 2012/01/01 - 2022/12/31 | Ecosistemas (1697-2473) | Asociacion Espanola de Ecologia Terrestre | 
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2016 | Evaluator for the National Call for Research Projects | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | 
| 2015 - 2016 | Evaluator of projects in National Call of the Chilean Antarctic Institute - INACH | Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, Chile | 
| 2014 - 2014 | Evaluation of projects within the BiodivERsa program from the European Commission (BiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI 2014) | European Commission, Belgium | 
| 2013 - 2013 | Evaluator for National Call for Postdoctoral Contracts | Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa, Spain | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2018 | Mençao Honrosa Publicações Internacionais
                                  Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2003 | Special Award for PhD Degree
                                  Universidad de Salamanca, Spain 
                               | 
                           
| 2000 | Special Award for Bachelor Degree
                                  Universidad de Extremadura, Spain 
                               | 
                           
| 1996 | Distinguished Student Award
                                  Universidad de Extremadura Facultad de Ciencias, Spain 
                               | 
                           
| 1996 | Premio Fin de Carrera San Alberto Magni
                                  Liberbank SA, Spain 
                               | 
                           
| 1996 | Premio al Mejor Expediente en la Rama de Ciencias 
                                  Caja Argentaria/BEX, Spain 
                               | 
                           
