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I am a plant ecologist focused on studying and conserving Mediterranean semiarid ecosystems. I published 25 papers in high impact journals, was speaker in 6 international meetings (e.g. International Botanical Congress in Madrid, where I organized a 2-session symposium, 15th Eur. Ecol. Fed. Meeting in Lisbon, and I was invited speaker in the 1st Spanish Botany Meeting in Toledo) and co-authored 17 oral communications. I collaborated in the writing and development of 6 projects (total budget 1 900 000€), 1 as coordinator manager and 2 as co-PI, supported by national and international funds, rendering me a solid network of national and international collaborators. I reviewed several publications in my field of expertise (e.g. Ann. Bot., AoB PLANTS, J. Veg. Sci., Ecography, Ecol. Evol. Sci. Rep., PCI Ecol, npj Biodiv. J. Trop. Ecol., Sci. Rep.). Following my BSc (Spain, 1992–97), I pursued a postgraduate Erasmus program at the University of Lisbon (UL). From 1998-2005, I worked at the UL and at the Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation, where I gained relevant experience managing and coordinating various flora conservation projects, including two EU LIFE projects. I took a four-year unintentional break from science in 2006 to work as the botany and GIS coordinator for an environmental consultancy firm. Despite this hiatus, my commitment to plant conservation remained steadfast. This dedication led me to co-found the Portuguese Botanical Society in 2009, where I continue to contribute as a member of the Board. I returned to academia in 2010 to do a PhD (at UL, completed in 2016 and including two 2-month paternal leaves). During my PhD, I undertook two secondments at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid, where I deepened my expertise in community and functional ecology. Since 2016, I have been working as a Postdoctoral Fellow on various projects. These include collaborations with the Millennium Seed Bank at Kew Gardens, as well as projects focused on conservation-oriented agroforestry and ecosystem service management. I have also explored the role of groundwater and invasive species in Mediterranean plant communities and contributed to studies on the effects of land-use intensification on arthropod communities in partnership with researchers from multiple institutions. Additionally, I participated in the PORBIOTA project to establish a framework for a Portuguese Biodiversity Monitoring Plan, and the CLIMPEST project, assessing the impacts of climate change on pine forest pests. In the R3FOREST project, I contributed to evaluating innovative technical solutions for enhancing biodiversity in post-fire landscapes. In 2022, I participated in the Smart Farm Collaborative Laboratory for the Digitalisation of Agriculture, evaluating technical and scientific strategies to promote efficiency in agriculture. In 2023, I co-led the Fight Desert project, funded by the REACT-EU Programme, and I am currently part of the Montados-Net-Zero project, which aims to enhance the resilience of Montados while advancing carbon neutrality goals. Due to my recognized expertise in the flora and habitats of Portugal, I actively contribute to several national and international research projects. I am involved in the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) initiative, and I collaborate with the University of Granada to assess the conservation status of Iberian cliff plants. At the national level, I participate in the BASS project, focused on local-scale ecological dynamic effects. I am currently co-supervising three PhD and two MSc theses. In 2023, I co-supervised a MSc thesis and mentored two Angolan PhD students. In 2024, I am mentoring three undergraduate students—one from Mozambique, one from Spain and one from Portugal. Since 2020, I have been teaching in two MSc programs at UL, as well as in the MSc program in Conservation Biology at Gorongosa National Park., I also teach three disciplines in the Biology BSc program at UL.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sergio Chozas

Citation names

  • Chozas, Sergio

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A1D-B057-1964
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6741-1259

Email addresses

  • scvinuesa@fc.ul.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 217500000 Ext.: 22537 (Professional)

Addresses

  • cE3c – Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais. Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa. Campo Grande, Edifício C2, Piso 5, 1749-016 L, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/02/17
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Distinção e Louvor
2016
Concluded
 IUCN Red List Assessor Training Workshop (Postgraduate Certificate)
International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCN, Switzerland
2006 - 2007
Concluded
 Certificate of professional competence in teaching Spanish as a foreign language (Master Universitario)
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Spain
2007
Concluded
 Certificate of professional competence in training (Outros)
Sistema Nacional de Certificação Profissional, Portugal
1997 - 2001
Concluded
 PhD Program of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
1998
Concluded
 Certificate of professional competence in Upper and General Secondary School Teaching (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
1992 - 1997
Concluded
 BSc (5-year academic degree) in Biology (Licence)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/07/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2003/02/01 - 2006/10/31 Science and Technology Management Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Portugal
2000/01/01 - 2002/09/30 Researcher (Research) Department of Plant Biology. Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal
Department of Plant Biology. Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal
1998/10 - 1999 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal
1998/05 - 1998/08 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Oceanográfico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Oceanográfico, Portugal
1997/10 - 1998/06 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2005/05/01 - 2010/06/30 Environmental Consultancy Mãe d'Água, Portugal
2006/12 - 2007/07 Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language Academia Comercial Tecla, Portugal
2006/12 - 2007/06 Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal
2006/12 - 2007/06 Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language Centro de Cursos Livres – CCL– ISCTE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/07/01 - 2022/12/31 E-Infraestrutura Portuguesa de Informação e Investigação em Biodiversidade - PORBIOTA
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/03/01 - 2018/06/30 Agro-forestry management practices of montados and its impact on bats and birds
PTDC/AGR-AAM/108448/2008
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/16 - 2018/06/30 Ensuring the survival of endangered plant species in Portugal: ex-situ conservation and research
Millennium Seed Bank
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW.
Concluded
2014/04/01 - 2015/09/30 COMDUNES - Do inland sand dune communities follow strict ecological succession?
EXPL/BIA-BIC/2311/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2000/01/01 - 2002/09/30 NATURA 2000 network of the Setúbal Peninsula/Sado
LIFE98 NAT/P/005235
Researcher
European Union
Concluded
1998/05/01 - 1998/06/30 Methodological tests for the identification and monitoring of biodiversity indicators in cork and holm oak wood pastures at management level
PAMAF 8151
Researcher
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1998/05 - 1998/06 Methodological tests for the identification and monitoring of biodiversity indicators in cork and holm oak wood pastures at management level
PAMAF 8151
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/15 - Current Biosolar & Ecosolar - Avaliação do estado e situação de referência dos componentes do solo e da biodiversidade (fauna e flora) no local de implantação da Central Fotovoltaica do Cercal
Biosolar & Ecosolar
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Ongoing
2024/09/01 - 2025/09/30 Montados Net-Zero. Innovation networks to increase resilience and progress towards carbon neutrality in the rural areas of the South
PRR-C05-i03-I-000236
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Ongoing
2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 SolarNIMBY Perceptions and willingness to accept large solar farms in rural areas
FP23-2B058
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona
Concluded
2022/07/01 - 2023/06/30 Smart Farm Collaborative Laboratory for the Digitalisation of the Agriculture
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046078
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Ongoing
2003/02 - 2006/10 National plan for conservation of endangered plans (1st phase)
LIFE02 NAT/P/008480
Researcher
LIFE programme
1998/10/01 - 1999/10/31 Diversity and Biogeography of the genus Calvoa Hook. f.
PRAXIS/PCNA/ BIA/126/96)
Researcher
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1998/05/01 - 1998/08/31 Retention of heavy metals in salt marshes sediments colonized by plant communities: bio geochemical processes
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Research Fellow
Oceanographic Institute, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - Current BASS - Biodiversity Assessment at Small Scales
NA
Researcher
2023/03/09 - Current Analysis of the effect of climbing on the conservation of cliff plants in protected areas in Spain. (EcoClimb).
A-RNM-4-UGR20
Researcher
Universidad de Granada, Spain
Concluded
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ForCE - FORest CErtification and plantation’s ecological and conservation role for mammals: Habitats, connectors or "barriers"?
2022.03253.PTDC
Researcher
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/09/16 - 2023/12/31 Fight Desert - Strategies and actions to combat desertification and increase Mediterranean systems’ resilience.
POCI-07-62G4-FEDER-181624
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2019/03/05 - 2023/03/31 R3forest - Using exotic biomass for post-fire recovery: Reuse, Regenerate and Reforest
PINFRA/22127/2016
Researcher
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/06/01 - 2022/12/31 +Biodiversity@Ciências - Mobilizing CIÊNCIAS community for the improvement of the campus biodiversity and livelihood
N/A
Principal investigator
Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2022/01/31 Climate change and its impact on coastal pine forests in west Portugal: the case of two recently emerged pests
PTDC/BIA-ECO/31655/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2018/06/30 Almada - Monitoring studies of floristic and faunistic communities and environmental services assessment of Almada
Scientific Advisory protocol with the Municipality of Almada.
Other
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
 Câmara Municipal de Almada
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Chozas, Gustavo. Aves de Gredos. Madrid, Spain: Délire Studio Madrid. 2025.
    Published
  2. Carapeto, A.; Francisco, A.; Pereira, P.; Porto; M.. Lista Vermelha da Flora Vascular de Portugal Continental.. Lisbon, Portugal: Imprensa Nacional. 2020.
    Published
  3. Chozas, Sergio; Fonseca, João Paulo. Cabo Espichel: percursos pedestres no Parque Natural da Arrábida.. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto de Conservação da Natureza. 2006.
    Published
  4. Neves, Renato; Chozas, Sergio; Costa, L.; Rufino, R. Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado, Uma Contribuição para o Plano de Gestão.. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto de Conservação da Natureza, , Centro de Zonas Húmidas.. 2004.
    Published
  5. Fonseca, João Paulo; Chozas, Sergio; Paiva, Ana. Guia de Plantas Aquáticas. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto de Conservação da Natureza. 2004.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Sergio Chozas; Andreia Anjos; Joana Jesus; Cristina Marques; Nuno Borralho; Helena Trindade; Sérgio Chozas; Cristina Máguas. "After an off-season fire: the behavior of exotic Eucalyptus globulus and invasive Acacia longifolia in Portugal". 833-838. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2022.
    10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_126
Conference abstract
  1. Chozas, Sergio; Clemente, Adelaide; Anjos, Andreia; Ulm, Florian; Jesus, Joana; Jacinto, João; Máguas, C.. "Establishing Live Fences:Evaluating the Benefits of Wood Chip Mulching and Co-Plantation". Paper presented in III SIBECOL & XVII AEET Meeting, 2025.
  2. Chozas, Sergio; Nunes, Alice; Serrano, Helena; Ascensão, Fernando; Tápia, Susana; Máguas, C.; Branquinho, Cristina. "Sowing the Seeds: Citizen Science and Mobile Apps in Education and Beyond". Paper presented in XX International Botanical Congress IBC 2024, Spain., Madrid, 2024.
    Published
  3. Mairal, Mario; Rubiales, Juan Manuel; Santos, Guillermo; Martín-Bravo, Santiago; Molino, Sonia ; et al.. "Experiences of using citizen participation as a teaching tool for botany". Paper presented in XX International Botanical Congress IBC 2024, Madrid, 2024.
    Published
  4. Cristina Máguas; Florian Ulm; Jesus, JG; Sara Filipa Vicente; Chozas, Sergio; Andreia Anjos; Cristina Antunes; Johannes J. Le Roux; Helena Trindade. Corresponding author: Cristina Máguas. "Functioning and interactions associated with invasive species: the particular case of Acacia longifolia". Paper presented in International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPI 16) Promoting diversity in the science and management of biological invasions, Pucón, 2023.
    Published
  5. Marques da Silva, J.; Chozas, Sergio; Alegria, C.; Antunes, Cristina; Leão de Sousa, Miguel; Máguas, C.. "Do photoselective protective nets improve apple production? Evidence from photochemistry and stomatal regulation". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology 2023, XVIII Portuguese Spanish Congress of Plant Biology, XXV Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Biology, Braga, 2023.
    Published
  6. Alegria, C.; Chozas, Sergio; Antunes, Cristina; Trindade, Helena; Marques da Silva, J.; Bernardes da Silva, A; Leão de Sousa, Miguel; Máguas, C.. "Living a colourful life: a photoselective-net approach in apple orchards?". Paper presented in Frontiers in E3: 8th Annual Meeting - From islands to the world: interconnecting science, Angra do Heroísmo, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Noriega, Jorge Ari; Calatayud, J; Chozas, Sergio; Santos, Ana Margarida; Hortal, J.. "How does assemblage structure change in short and long temporal scales? A study case using Amazonian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)". Paper presented in XI Reunion Latinoamericana de Scarabaeoideologia, Lavras, 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Francisco, Domingos Mumbundo António; Catarino, Luís; Cabral, Ana I. R.; Chozas, Sergio. Corresponding author: Francisco, Domingos Mumbundo António. "Exploring the drivers of the vegetation dynamics in Cangandala National Park, Angola". Paper presented in 11th Frontiers in E3, CE3C's Annual Meeting, 2025.
  2. Miguel, Sonia Molino de; Escrig, Agustí Agut; Alfaro-Saiz, Estrella; Chozas, Sergio; Mairal, Mario. "El Biomaratón de Flora Española: participación ciudadana para visibilizar la biodiversidad vegetal". Paper presented in II CONGRESO DE BOTÁNICA SEBOT2025, 2025.
  3. Rosalino, L. M.; Margarida Santos-Reis; Leal, Ana I; Chozas, Sergio; Matias, G.; Pereira, Joana; Valdez, Vasco; et al. Corresponding author: Rosalino, L. M.. "ForCe - Forest Certification as a tool to preserve vertebrates ’ biodiversity in exotic forestry plantations". Paper presented in 10th Frontiers in E3 - CE3C Annual Meeting, 2024.
  4. Antunes, Cristina; Chozas, Sergio; Hortal, Joaquín. "Effects of groundwater changes on coastal dune ecosystems". Paper presented in Evento participativo Science CHANGing Policy do LA CHANGE, 2023.
  5. Jesus, JG.; Ulm, F.; Trindade, H.; Chozas, S.; Anjos, A.; Prats, S.; Marques, C.; et al. Corresponding author: Jesus, JG.. "Regeneration soils: using Acacia longifolia compost after fire". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência'22 da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal 2022, 2022.
  6. Antunes, Cristina; Chozas, Sergio; Hortal J.; Diaz Antunes-Barradas M. C.; Máguas, C.. "Linking plant physiological responses to changes on community structure under groundwater depletion". Paper presented in XV Congreso Nacional da Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, 2021.
  7. Jesus, J.; Ulm, Florian; H. Trindade; Chozas, Sergio; Anjos, A.; Prats S.A.; Marques C.; et al. "The other side of the coin: Acacia longifolia compost improves soil in post-fire conditions". Paper presented in Sétimo Encontro Anual do Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais - ¿Frontiers in E3¿, 2021.
  8. Ramos, Mariana; Campôa, João; Antunes, Cristina; Teresa Calvão; Chozas, Sergio; Máguas, C.; Miranda, Isabel; et al. "Avaliação do impacto das condições climáticas na ecofisiolgia, morfologia e fenologia de Pinus pinaster aiton. e Pinus pinea l.". Paper presented in XIX Encontro Nacional de Ecologia - SPECO, 2020.
  9. Rosário, Inês T.; Tiago, Patrícia; Chozas, Sergio; Palmeirim, Jorge; Rebelo, Rui; Santos-Reis, Margarida. "PORBIOTA PROJECT - WP7 - National monitoring system for genetic, species and ecosystem diversity and environmental quality status.". Paper presented in Ciências Research Day., 2019.
  10. Anjos, Andreia; Chozas, Sergio; Correia, Otília; Hanson, Cristina. "After the fire: where does Eucalyptus globulus go?". Paper presented in Frontiers in E3: 5th cE3c Annual Meeting, 2019.
  11. Paiva, Leonor; Chozas, Sergio; Rosário, Lúcio; Correia, Otília. "Evaluation and preservation of Mediterranean multi-purpose systems: the case of Holm oak in Portugal". Paper presented in Frontiers in E3:3rd cE3c Annual Meeting, 2016.
  12. Chefaoui, R. M.; Chozas, Sergio; Correia, Otília; Santos, Ana Margarida; Hortal, Joaquín; Rosa M. Chefaoui; Hortal, Joaquin. "Using niche modelling of indicator species to predict the distribution of xerophitic shrub dune communities in South Western Portugal". Paper presented in 4th Iberian Ecological Congress, 2015.
  13. Azedo, R.; Ilhéu, A.; Pinto, L.; Valente, M.; Mascarenhas, M.; Costa, H.; Chozas, Sergio. "Linaria ricardoi na Rede Secundária de Rega do Empreendimento de Fins Múltiplos de Alqueva". Paper presented in jornadas FLORA E A VEGETAÇÃO MEDITERRÂNICAS NO ORDENAMENTO BIOFÍSICO E CONSERVAÇÃO DA NATUREZA NO SUL DE PORTUGAL, 2011.
  14. Chozas, Sergio; Hortal, Joaquín; Correia, Otília. "A multilevel approach for assessing plant taxa as indicators of biodiversity and habitat quality in Mediterranean psammophilous vegetation". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Federation Congress, 2011.
  15. Chozas, Sergio; Clemente, Adelaide; Repas, M.; Loução, M. A.. "Efeito do tipo de floresta no padrão de distribuição de Armeria rouyana Daveau na Comporta/Galé e Estuário do Sado". Paper presented in 6º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2001.
  16. Chozas, Sergio; Figueiredo, Estrela. "Diversidade do género Calvoa (Melastomataceae) em São Tome.". Paper presented in V Conference on Plant Taxonomy, 1999.
Journal article
  1. Z. Varela; S. Chozas; S. Lobo Dias; P. Giráldez; J. Monteiro; Cristina Branquinho; J. Hortal. "Aridity and coexistence with lichens and vascular plants determine the dynamics of coastal dune bryophyte communities". Biodiversity and Conservation (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03103-z.
    10.1007/s10531-025-03103-z
  2. Chozas, Sergio; Mira, André F.; Serrano, Manuel; Medina, Nagore G.; Hortal, Joaquín; Díaz-Barradas, María Cruz. "Dynamics of post fire plant community assembly in Doñana coastal dunes". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04400-x.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-025-04400-x
  3. Inês T. Rosário; Patrícia Tiago; Sergio Chozas; César Capinha. "When do citizen scientists record biodiversity? Non-random temporal patterns of recording effort and associated factors". People and Nature (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70017.
    10.1002/pan3.70017
  4. Fernando Ascensão; Pedro Cardoso; Rui Rebelo; Mário Boieiro; Alice Nunes; Chozas, Sergio; Inês T. do Rosário; et al. "BASS - Biodiversity Assessments at Small Scales". Research Ideas and Outcomes (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e138341.
    10.3897/rio.10.e138341
  5. Inês Gomes; Chozas, Sergio; Mari Cruz Díaz Barradas; Fernando Louro Alves; Fernando Ascensão. "Predicting the climatic suitability of non-native drought resistant trees in the face of desertification – A case study with Argania spinosa in the Iberian Peninsula". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 376 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109232.
    10.1016/j.agee.2024.109232
  6. Melanie Köbel; Sergio Chozas; Gerardo Moreno; Mirco Migliavacca; Cristina Branquinho; Alice Nunes. "Grasses don’t always win: Short-term effects of fertilization on taxonomic and functional diversity of a Mediterranean annual grassland". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109125.
    10.1016/j.agee.2024.109125
  7. Mc Cartney, Ann M.; Formenti, Giulio; Mouton, Alice; De Panis, Diego; Marins, Luísa S.; Leitão, Henrique G.; Diedericks, Genevieve; et al. "The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics". npj Biodiversity 3 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00054-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s44185-024-00054-6
  8. Tara Canelo; Daniel Marquina; Sergio Chozas; Johannes Bergsten; Álvaro Gaytán; Carlos Pérez-Izquierdo; Raúl Bonal. "Effects of livestock on arthropod biodiversity in Iberian holm oak savannas revealed by metabarcoding". Journal of Environmental Management (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121619.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121619
  9. Tiago, P.; Leal, A. I.; Rosário, I. T.; Chozas, S.. "Discovering urban nature: citizen science and biodiversity on a university campus". Urban Ecosystems (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-024-01526-0.
    Open access • 10.1007/s11252-024-01526-0
  10. Raquel Kissanga; Luís Catarino; Cristina Máguas; Ana I. R. Cabral; Chozas, Sergio. Corresponding author: Chozas, Sergio. "Assessing the Impact of Charcoal Production on Southern Angolan Miombo and Mopane Woodlands". Forests 15 1 (2023): 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15010078.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/f15010078
  11. Anjos, Andreia; Jesus, Joana G.; Marques, Cristina; Borralho, Nuno; Valente, Carlos; Araújo, José Alexandre; Máguas, Cristina; Correia, Otília; Chozas, Sergio. "Exploring reproductive biology in Eucalyptus globulus clones under distinct climatic conditions". Discover Agriculture 1 1 (2023): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44279-023-00006-x.
    10.1007/s44279-023-00006-x
  12. Ascensão, Fernando; Chozas, Sergio; Serrano, Helena; Branquinho, Cristina. "Mapping potential conflicts between photovoltaic installations and biodiversity conservation". Biological Conservation 287 (2023): 110331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110331.
    10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110331
  13. Chozas, Sergio; Nunes, Alice; Serrano, Helena C.; Ascensão, Fernando; Tapia, Susana; Máguas, Cristina; Branquinho, Cristina. "Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond". npj Biodiversity 2 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9
  14. Sergio Chozas; Rosa M. Chefaoui; Otília Correia; Ana M. C. Santos; Joaquín Hortal. "Geographical shifts in the successional dynamics of inland dune shrub communities". Ecology and Evolution (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9828.
    10.1002/ece3.9828
  15. Andreia Anjos; J. G. Jesus; C. Marques; N. Borralho; C. Valente; O. Correia; C. Máguas; Chozas, Sergio. "Climate and local factors influence Eucalyptus globulus establishment after off-season fires". New Forests (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09950-w.
    10.1007/s11056-022-09950-w
  16. Estorninho, Mariana; Chozas, Sergio; Mendes, A.; Colwell, F.; Abrantes, I.; Fonseca, L.; Fernandes, P.; et al. "Differential impact of the pinewood nematode on Pinus species under drought conditions.". (2022): DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.841707.
    Open access • In press • 10.3389/fpls.2022.841707
  17. Sucena-Paiva, Leonor; Correia, Otília; Rosário, Lúcio; Chozas, Sergio. "Holm oak wood pastures in SE Portugal: a spatial and temporal multiscale approach". Agroforestry Systems (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00714-7.
    10.1007/s10457-021-00714-7
  18. Chozas, Sergio; Tapia, Susana; Palmeirim, Jorge; Alegria, Carla; Correia, Otília. "Small rocky outcrops: Natural features to promote biodiversity in oak wood-pastures". Applied Vegetation Science 25 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12634.
    Published • 10.1111/avsc.12634
  19. A. Anjos; P. Fernandes; C. Marques; N. Borralho; C. Valente; O. Correia; C. Máguas; S. Chozas. "Management and fire, a critical combination for Eucalyptus globulus dispersal". Forest Ecology and Management 490 (2021): 119086-119086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119086.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119086
  20. Noriega, Jorge Ari; Ana Margarida Santos; Calatayud, Joaquín; Chozas, Sergio; Hortal, Joaquín; Jorge Ari Noriega; Ana M. C. Santos; et al. "Short- and long-term temporal changes in the assemblage structure of Amazonian dung beetles". Oecologia (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04831-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s00442-020-04831-5
  21. Chefaoui, R.M.; Chozas, Sergio. "Abandonment of traditional saltworks facilitates degradation of halophytic plant communities and Carpobrotus edulis invasion". Applied Vegetation Science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12436.
    10.1111/avsc.12436
  22. Cristina Antunes; Sergio Chozas; Jason West; Maria Zunzunegui; Maria Cruz Diaz Barradas; Simone Vieira; Cristina Máguas. "Groundwater drawdown drives ecophysiological adjustments of woody vegetation in a semi-arid coastal ecosystem". Global Change Biology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fgcb.14403.
    10.1111/gcb.14403
  23. Chozas, Sergio. "Community dynamics of stabilized dune xerophytic shrubs". Frontiers of Biogeography (2017): https://escholarship.org/uc/item/98w9q958.
    10.21425/F59333947
  24. Chozas, S.; Correia, O.; Santos, A.M.C.; Hortal, J.. "Trait dynamics of Mediterranean xerophytic shrub communities growing on stabilised inland dunes respond to nutrient and aridity gradients". Plant Ecology and Diversity (2017): 1-12. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85022224108&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17550874.2017.1345997
  25. Chozas, Sergio; Chefaoui, R.M.; Correia, O.; Bonal, R.; Hortal, J.. "Environmental niche divergence among three dune shrub sister species with parapatric distributions". Annals of Botany 119 7 (2017): 1157-1167. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019964332&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcx004
  26. Chefaoui, R. M.; Chozas, Sergio; Correia, O.; Santos, A. M. C.; Hortal, J.. "Using niche models of indicator species to predict the distribution of xerophytic shrub dune communities". Web Ecology 16 1 (2016): 47-49.
    10.5194/we-16-47-2016
  27. Chozas, Sergio; Correia, Otilia; Porto, Miguel; Hortal, Joaquin. "Local and regional-scale factors drive xerophytic shrub community dynamics on Mediterranean stabilized dunes". Plant and Soil 391 1-2 (2015): 413-426.
    10.1007/s11104-015-2439-z
Preprint
  1. Mira, André F.; Medina, Nagore G.; Chozas, Sergio; Divieso, Raquel; Castro-Rivadeneyra, Juan; Díaz-Barradas, Mari Cruz; Hortal, Joaquín. "Fire shifts the structure and dynamics of woody plant communities in a mediterranean coastal dune ecosystem". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.14.633058.
    10.1101/2025.01.14.633058
  2. Inês.T. Rosário; Patrícia. Tiago; Sergio Chozas; César Capinha. "Drivers of temporal bias in biodiversity recording by citizen scientists". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604598.
    10.1101/2024.07.22.604598
  3. Sergio Chozas; Rosa Chefaoui; Ana Margarida Santos; Otilia Correia; Joaquín Hortal. "Geographical shifts in the successional dynamics of inland dune shrub communities". 2022. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166401299.93524760/v1.
    10.22541/au.166401299.93524760/v1
Report
  1. Rodrigues, João; Santos, Carlos David; Chozas, Sergio; Duarte, João. 2025. Study to support the classification of the Caniceiras Marsh as a Local Protected Area.
  2. Matos Fernandes, João Pedro; Vasconcelos, Maria; Máguas, C.; Coutinho, Daniela; Mata da Silva, Guilherme; Chozas, Sergio; Soares, Endi; et al. 2024. Projeto de Recuperação Florestal em Moçambique / Forest Restoration Project in Mozambique.
  3. Chozas, Sergio; Alegria, C.; Antunes, Cristina; Patrícia Correia; Máguas, C.; Juliana Melo. 2023. Entregável E1.4.1 - Síntese dos testes e validações dos indicadores de eficiência do uso dos recursos e das soluções de integração da circularidade em explorações agrícolas.
  4. Chozas, Sergio; Alegria, C.; Antunes, Cristina; Patrícia Correia; Máguas, C.; Juliana Melo. 2023. Entregável E1.3.1 - Relatório de indicadores de eficiência do uso de recursos.
  5. Chozas, Sergio; Alegria, C.; Antunes, Cristina; Patrícia Correia; Máguas, C.. 2022. Entregável E1.2.1 - Recomendações sobre a eficiência do uso dos recursos para o melhoramento da resiliência dos sistemas.
  6. Chozas, Sergio; Alegria, Carla; Antunes, Cristina; Correia, Patricia; Melo, Juliana; Cristina Maria Filipe Máguas. 2022. Project Smart Farm 4.0 Soluções inteligentes para uma agricultura sustentável, preditiva e autónoma..
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Chozas Vinuesa, Sergio, 1974-. "Community dynamics of stabilized dune xerophytic shrubs". PhD, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/24002.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/10/10 Multifunctionality of termite mounds in African savannas: more than just a pile of soil 11th Frontiers in E3 - CE3C Annual Meeting
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C ) (Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
2025/07/07 Shifting sands: how aridity and plant interactions reshape coastal dune bryophytes in a changing climate XXIV International Symposium of Cryptogamic Botany
IBADER. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Lugo. (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2025/06/05 Establishing Live Fences: Evaluating the Benefits of Wood Chip Mulching and Co-Plantation III meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society
Iberian Ecological Society (Portevedra, Spain)
2024/11/26 +Biodiversity@CIÊNCIAS: Four years mobilizing CIÊNCIAS community for the improvement of the campus biodiversity and livelihood 23rd National Ecology Meeting: Ecological research Supporting Conservation
Portuguese Society of Ecology (SPECO), Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (BIOPOLIS/CIBIO) and Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) (Porto, Portugal)
2024/07/26 Sowing the Seeds: Citizen Science and Mobile Apps in Education and Beyond XX International Botanical Congress
Botanical Society of Spain / Sociedad Española de Botânica (Madrid, Spain)
2024/07/26 Experiences of using citizen participation as a teaching tool for botany. Mario Mairal, Juan Manuel Rubiales, Guillermo Santos, Santiago Martín-Bravo, Sonia Molino, Ángela Aguado-Lara, David Sánchez Pescador, Elena Carrió González, Estrella Alfaro-Saiz, Joana Cursach, Joshua Borràs, Lucía DeSoto, Mario Fernández-Mazuecos, Miquel Capó, Neus Nualart, Rafael Medina, Sara Martín. Teresa Garnatje, Ignacio RamosGutiérrez, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, José Ignacio Márquez-Corro, Sergio Chozas XX International Botanical Congress. IBC 2024. Madrid <info@ibcmadrid2024.com>
Spanish Society of Botany (Madrid, Spain)
2024/06/28 Main contributions of Citizen Science for the Conservation of the Portuguese Flora. PlantAnim Symposium, what can citizen science do for projects on plants, soil and associated organisms?
PlantCit’Science. CIBIO Auditorium. University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/07/18 Expert knowledge assessment of the affinity of the Iberian flora for rocky habitats XI CONGRESO DE BIOLOGÍA DE CONSERVACIÓN DE PLANTAS
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Jardín Botánico ‘Viera y Clavijo’ (Gran Canaria,, Spain)
2021/12/04 Holm oak wood pastures in SE Portugal: a spatial and temporal multiscale approach. 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
2021/10/19 Biodiversity@CIÊNCIAS: Mobilizing CIÊNCIAS community for the improvement of the campus biodiversity and livelihood. XV Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre
Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre (Plasencia, Spain)
2021/09/10 The use of collaborative work in Red List of Vascular Plants of Mainland Portugal. I Congreso Español de Botánica
Sociedad Botánica Española (SEBOT) (Toledo, Spain)
2019/08/02 Rock outcrops: nature-based solutions to promote heterogeneity in oak wood pastures. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF)
cE3c (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/08/02 Acorns as proxies to Quercus adaptation response to increased drought under climate change. 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF)
European Ecological Federation (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/08/02 Responses of woody vegetation to groundwater changes: insights from mediterranean and tropical coastal dune ecosystems 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF)
European Ecological Federation (EEF) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/08/02 The relative contribution of local and regional factors shaping coastal dune plant communities 15th European Ecological Federation
European Ecological Federation (EEF (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/08/01 Understanding the interplay of environmental responses and species interactions in determining coexistence at different scales. 15th European Ecological Federation
European Ecological Federation (EEF) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/08/01 Evaluation and preservation of montados: The case of holm oak in Portugal. 15th European Ecological Federation
European Ecological Federation (EEF) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07/01 Geographical variations in xerophytic shrub community responses to environmental gradients. 5th cE3c Annual Meeting
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/02/07 Biodiversity on the rocks: the role of rock outcrops in promoting heterogeneity in semi-natural landscapes. 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting
Iberian Ecological Society - Sibecol (Barcelona, Spain)
2019/02/07 Groundwater drawdown drives ecophysiological changes of woody vegetation in a Mediterranean coastal ecosystem. 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting
Iberian Ecological Society (Barcelona, Spain)
2017/11/09 Abandonment of traditional salt-pans promotes Carpobrotus edulis invasion in South Portugal. 15th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia - SPECO (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/02/04 Environmental niche divergence among Stauracanthus Link species. XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting
ISOMED - International Society of Mediterranean Ecology (Seville, Spain)
2015/09 Succession-driven changes in the functional diversity of xerophytic shrub communities. 13th European Ecological Federation
European Ecological Federation (EEF) (Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/01 - Current Bird Responses to the Functional Structure of Dominant Woody Plants on Termite Mounds
Co-supervisor
 Gorongosa Master’s in Conservation Biology (Master)
Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
2024/10/01 - Current Assessing the Conservation Status of Miombo Woodlands in Relation to Beekeeping Activities in Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique
Co-supervisor of Luis Pungulanhe
PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - Current Characterization and Valorization of Mediterranean multi-purpose systems: the particular case of the Quercus rotundifolia montado
Co-supervisor of Maria Leonor Ubach Chaves Sucena Paiva
 PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2025/05/12 Niche Precision Modeling for Rare Species: The Case of Coastal Cliffs
Supervisor of João Pereira Rodrigues
Master's in Ecology and Environmental Management (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2025/02/10 Factors involved in natural regeneration of Eucalyptus globulus
Co-supervisor of Andreia Anjos
Department of Plant Biology. Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09/15 - 2023/05/16 Efeito dos trilhos recreacionais, formais e informais, na vegetação do Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros / Effects of formal and informal recreational trails on the vegetation of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park
Co-supervisor of Rafaela Pires Marques
 Master Programme in Ecology and Environmental Management (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/12/01 - 2025/03/31 Workshop: Nature Bootcamp – Young Entrepreneurs of the Alentejo Montado Over the course of three weekends (January 25–26, February 8–9, and March 1–2), secondary school students, both from general and vocational education, engage in activities aimed at developing skills related to entrepreneurship. The program place particular emphasis on rural development in low-density areas, fostering the creation of innovative and environmentally sustainable projects connected to montado ecosystems. (2025/02/07 - 2025/02/09)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2024/07/26 - 2024/07/27 Let people come to botany: New methods to engage people with plant diversity. Session 1 and 2. Symposium organized within the XX International Botanical Congress 2024 (2024/07/21 - 2024/07/27)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Sociedad Botánica Española - SEBOT, Spain
2024/01/01 - 2024/06/30 Bioblitz Flora de Portugal IV - https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/iv-bioblitz-flora-portugal (2024/05/17 - 2024/05/19)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica, Portugal
2024/01/01 - 2024/05/31 Bioblitz +Biodiversidade@Ciências 2024 As members of cE3c and FCUL we organized a Bioblitz on University of Lisbon campus within the project +Biodiversidade@Ciências. https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/biodiversidade-ciencias (2024/05/17 - 2024/05/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2023/04/01 - 2023/06/30 Bioblitz Flora de Portugal III - https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/iii-bioblitz-flora-portugal (2023/05/19 - 2023/05/21)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/30 Bioblitz Flora de Portugal II - https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/ii-bioblitz-flora-portugal (2022/05/20 - 2022/05/22)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/05/30 Bioblitz +Biodiversidade@Ciências As members of cE3c and FCUL we organized a Bioblitz on University of Lisbon campus within the project +Biodiversidade@Ciências. https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/biodiversidade-ciencias (2022/05/26 - 2022/05/26)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/06/30 Bioblitz Flora de Portugal I - https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/i-bioblitz-flora-portugal (2021/05/22 - 2021/05/23)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica, Portugal
2019/10/15 - 2019/10/15 Aquatic Habitat Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Aquatic Habitat s in Portugal (2019/10/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/10/01 Terrestrial Invertebrate Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Terrestrial Invertebrates in Portugal (2019/10/01)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/09/19 - 2019/09/19 Flora and Terrestrial Habitat Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Flora and Terrestrial Habitats in Portugal (2019/09/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2019/09/16 Mammal Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Mammals in Portugal (2019/09/16)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/09/12 - 2019/09/12 Birds Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Birds in Portugal (2019/09/12)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/07/17 - 2019/07/17 Reptile and Amphibian Workshop - A monitoring strategy for Reptiles and Amphibians in Portugal. Within the framework of the PORBIOTA project, 6 thematic workshops namely: Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, Flora and Terrestrial Habitats, Mamals, Terrestrial Invertebrates and Aquatic Habitats were developed in order to design national biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring program., These workshop included the participation of the main specialists (a total of 156) from the different areas and taxonomic groups working in Portugal. (2019/07/17 - 2019/07/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/05/19 - Current Bioblitz within the Iberian Invasive Species Week 2023 - SEI2023 Identification of invasive species, record them on iNaturalist, and inform about their impact on the environment. (https://biochange-research.weebly.com/events.html)
Other
 Iberian Invasive Species Week 2023 - SEI2023
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2023/05/01 - Current Ciência Viva nos Pátios - Science Alive in the Schoolyard primary school students and teachers design research projects under our supervision, putting the schoolyard at the centre of learning and formulating hypotheses to conducting research and experiments. https://www.cienciaviva.pt/aprenderforadasaladeaula/index.php?accao=show_patios_page&id_obj=5006
Other
 Ciência Viva nos Pátios - Science Alive in the Schoolyard
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2023/05/01 - Current Ask an Ecologist - Pergunta a un ecólogo. Secondary school students make questions about ecology to ecologists https://www.speco.pt/pt/iniciativas/outras-iniciativas/pergunta-a-um-ecologo
Other
 Ask an Ecologist - Pergunta a un ecólogo
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2021/10/02 - Current BioBlitz UMUNDU Selvagem. Several environmental organizations and the Biodiversity4all organized a Bioblitz in the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon.
Other
 BioBlitz UMUNDU Selvagem
2024/11/22 - 2024/11/22 Research and knowledge: Knowledge gaps and solutions. Workshop to identify research lines needed for the conservation and sustainability of pollinators in Portugal
Workshop
 Research and knowledge: Knowledge gaps and solutions
2024/11/04 - 2024/11/08 Tropical Summit 2024 Foreseeing Answers to Global Challenges: The main objectives of Tropical Summit were to promote the transfer of knowledge, stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration and the involvement of stakeholders, and contribute to the co-creation and innovative projects, capitalizing and densifying existing initiatives and collaboration platforms for the rapid implementation of tangible and robust solutions.
Conference
 Tropical Summit 2024 Foreseeing Answers to Global Challenges
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Ghana
2022/10/22 - 2022/10/22 BioBlitz Quinta de Recreio Marquês de Pombal. The city Council of Oeiras and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the urban parks of the Council.
Other
 BioBlitz Quinta de Recreio Marquês de Pombal.
Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal
2022/05/29 - 2022/05/29 BioBlitz Parque da Paz The city Council of Almada and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the higher Urban Park of the city.
Other
 BioBlitz Parque da Paz
Câmara Municipal de Almada, Portugal
2022/04/26 - 2022/04/26 Halting biodiversity loss: awareness strategies. As part of a Cycle of webinars promoted by the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxoB-30x9Y0&list=PLd5heR1A9EvU7HLp5pX0x_CYp2v8dzBsR&index=3
Seminar
 Halting biodiversity loss: awareness strategies
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal
2022/04/09 - 2022/04/09 Bugs Behind Easter Sunday Lunch! As part of the Cycle of webinars promoted by Tagis – Butterfly Conservation Center https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMg_qBWxMqY&list=PLd5heR1A9EvU7HLp5pX0x_CYp2v8dzBsR&index=2
Seminar
 Bugs Behind Easter Sunday Lunch!
Centro de Conservação das Borboletas de Portugal, Portugal
2022/03/27 - 2022/03/27 One-day botanical tour in the Arrábida Natural Park guide by a botanist. https://biotrails.pt/en/awf
Festival
 Arrábida Walking Festival (AWF) 2° Edition: Flora trail
2021/10/16 - 2021/10/16 BioBlitz Quinta de Recreio Marquês de Pombal. The city Council of Oeiras and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the urban parks of the Council.
Other
 BioBlitz Quinta de Recreio Marquês de Pombal.
Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal
2021/06/19 - 2021/06/19 BioBlitz Museum of Lisbon The Museum of Lisbon (Museu da Cidade) and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the gardens parks of the museum..
Other
 Bioblitz Museo da Cidade
Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/05/18 - 2021/05/18 In this webinar we presented the first Bioblitz dedicated to the Portuguese Flora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0X6l-0RDMQ&list=PLd5heR1A9EvU7HLp5pX0x_CYp2v8dzBsR&index=7
Seminar
 Exploring plants in Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2020/09/26 - 2020/09/26 BioBlitz Museum of Lisbon The Museum of Lisbon (Museu da Cidade) and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the gardens parks of the museum.. Bioblitz Museo da Cidade
Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/09/13 - 2020/09/13 PlantBlitz Oeiras The city Council of Oeiras and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the urban parks of the council.
Other
 PlantBlitz Oeiras
Camara Municipal Oeiras, Portugal
2019/05/25 - 2019/05/25 BioBlitz Parque da Paz Bioblitz are intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. The city Council of Almada and the Biodiversity4all organize annually a Bioblitz in the higher Urban Park of the city.
Other
 BioBlitz no Parque da Paz
Câmara Municipal de Almada, Portugal
2018/05/17 - 2018/05/17 Project "Abraçar o planeta/Embrace the planet" aims to engage school kids in scientific outreach activities in order to foster their interest and passion for plants and science
Other
 Abraçar o planeta/Embrace the planet
Câmara Municipal de Almada, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/02/04 Innovative livestock management and methodological approaches for pest control in agroforestry ecosystems
Thesis Member
 Tara Canelo Hernández (PhD)
Universidad de Extremadura - Campus de Plasencia, Spain
2020/04/21 Taxonomic and functional diversity patterns of multi-taxa in Mediterranean wood-pastures.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Duygu Pembe Oksuz (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/07/16 Impacts of Acacia longifolia invasion on soil nutrient cycles: From invasion to solution
(Thesis) Arguer
 Florian Ulm (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/07/19 - 2024/11/19 PCI Ecology Peer Community In
2024/08/19 - 2024/09/30 Annals of Botany Oxford Academic
2020/07/20 - 2024/09/25 Scientific Reports Springer Nature
2024/07/04 - 2024/07/19 npj Biodiversity Springer Nature
2023/10/29 - 2024/01/26 Journal Of Tropical Ecology Cambridge University Press

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/02/15 - Current European Reference Genome Atlas Community - Phase 1 Members - 2020-2023 doi:10.5281/zenodo.8042449 Portuguese plant selection for sampling reference genomes
2015/01/01 - Current Portuguese Society of Ecology (SPECO) Member of the Portuguese Society of Ecology (SPECO)
2009/01 - Current Portuguese Society of Botany (SPBotânica) Secretary of the Board

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/04 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima
2019/05/01 - 2019/07/02 Frontiers in E3: 5th cE3c Annual Meeting. Lisbon, 2019 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020 Scientific consultant in the Exposition: "Variações Naturais – uma viagem pelas paisagens de Portugal" Universidade de Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Expert consulting for flora assessment and conservation for the Portuguese Nature and Forests Conservation Institute – ICNF (2013) for the preparation of the 3rd (2007-2012) Portuguese Report on Implementation Measures (Article 17, Habitats Directive) Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - 2025/02/28 Plant Ecology - Bologna Master Degree in Biology of Conservation - FCUL Biology of Conservation (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Plant Diversity - Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology - FCUL Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/06/11 - 2024/06/19 Plant Ecology - Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology Program, Mozambique Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology Program (Master Universitario)
2023/03/01 - 2023/07/31 Flora and Vegetation of Portugal - Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology - FCUL Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/03/31 Plant Ecology -Bologna Master Degree in Conservation Biology - FCUL Bologna Master Degree in Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/30 Plant Ecology - Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology Program, Mozambique Gorongosa Master's in Conservation Biology Program (Master Universitario) Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
2021/09/01 - 2022/03/31 Plant Ecology - Bologna Master Degree in Conservation Biology - FCUL Bologna Master Degree in Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/03/31 Ecology - Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology - FCUL Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02/24 - 2021/07/31 Ecology - Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology - FCUL Bologna Bachelor Degree (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09/07 - 2021/02/06 Plant Ecology - Bologna Master Degree in Conservation Biology - FCUL Bologna Master Degrees in Biology of Plant Resources and Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2020/07/31 Ecology - Bologna Bachelor Degree in Biology - FCUL Bologna Bachelor Degree (Licenciatura) Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/07/01 - Current Contribution of Termite Mounds in Gorongosa National Park to the Diversity of Native Plants Mufudzi Zito Chicande Júnior
2019/01/01 - Current Mentoring - Statistics, R and data analysis Raquel Kissanga
2023/01/01 - 2023/07/31 Mentoring - Statistics, R and data analysis Domingos Francisco

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/09/01 - 2025/10/01 Reviewer of grant proposals for the National Science Center, Poland. Funding scheme: PRELUDIUM-24 Panel: Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Distinctions

Award

2024 Teacher of the Semester - Masters in Conservation Biology Level
Biology Student Group of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
2020 1st edition of the Ideas for Sustainability Competition
Faculty of Science - University of Lisbon, Portugal