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I consider myself a young scientist who is deeply motivated, dedicated, hard-working and enthusiastic to pursue an academic/ scientific career in ecology, particularly on the understanding of ecological interactions between organisms and the impact that increasingly prevalent environmental stochasticity and environmental stressors such as climate change might have on the disruption of those interactions. This fuelled my interest in devoting myself to this area, to contribute to the study and conservation of animal life. I also have experience in some methodologies, such as: deploying tracking devices on several seabird species; collecting blood, fat, faeces and feathers samples from seabirds; coping with harsh climate conditions and unexpected wild animals’ behaviours; stable isotope analysis; managing datasets; conducting statistical procedures within the R-environment and georeferenced data analysis in QGIS.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lara Rodrigues Cerveira

Citation names

  • Cerveira, L. R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B18-4566-E8E1
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1770-7956

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 916741427 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua da Matemática, 49, 3000-276, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
  • Urbanização Terraços do Rio, Lote 9, 3ºEsq., 3030-770, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31
Ongoing
PhD in Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Using seabirds to assess human stressors in coastal and pelagic marine nature reserves
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/07/11
Concluded
Master's degree in Ecology (Mestrado)
Major in Trophic and spatial ecology of Cape verde shearwater
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Implications of seasonal and annual changes in oceanic productivity on the at-sea spatial and temporal consistency of Cape Verde shearwaters (Calonectris edwardsii)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
19
2017/06/22 - 2017/07/22
Attended
Intership (Outros)
Parque Biológico da Serra da Lousã, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2017/06/20
Concluded
Bachelor´s degree in Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
17
2017/05/25 - 2017/05/26
Attended
Internship (Outros)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/05/01 - 2024/09/30 TernOVER II: How variation on Omega-3 may affect breeding performance of marine avian species?
TERNOver II
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/05/01 - 2023/09/30 TernOVER: How variation on Omega-3 may affect breeding performance of marine avian species?
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 LIFE Ilhas Barreira - Conserving the Barrier Islands in Algarve to protect priority species and habitats
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/09/01 - 2019/07/31 Alcyon - Conservation of Cabo Verde seabirds
MAVA 17022
Other
IATV - Instituto Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. dos Santos, Ivo; Jaime A. Ramos; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; et al. Corresponding author: dos Santos, Ivo. "Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) as a bioindicator of trace elements and organic contaminants along a gradient of exposure". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  2. Veríssimo, Sara N.; Paiva, Vitor H.; Cunha, Sara C; Ferreira, Rafael; Cerveira, Lara; Fernandes, J.O.; Jorge M. Pereira; et al. Corresponding author: Veríssimo, Sara N.. "Effects of plastic additives on the health of seabirds". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  3. Cerveira, L. R.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Ceia, Filipe R.; dos Santos, Ivo; Jorge M. Pereira; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Will seagulls thrive without landfills and fishing discards?". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
  4. Paiva, Vitor H.; Militão, Teresa; March, David; RODRIGUES, ISABEL; Almeida, Nathalie; Saldanha, Sarah; Araújo, Deusa; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Seabird-fisheries interactions within the EEZ of Cabo Verde: overlap in space, target prey-species and potential bycatch rates". Paper presented in IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, 2022.
    Published
  5. Almeida, Nathalie; Militão, Teresa; March, David; Rodrigues, Isabel; Saldanha, Sarah; Araújo, Deusa; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Almeida, Nathalie. "Overlap between foraging Cabo Verde seabirds and established Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): proposed addition to the MPA network and their sensitivity to environmental pressures". Paper presented in IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Ramos, Jaime; Cerveira, L. R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Ramos, Jaime. "Prey-mediated effects of environmental change on Little Terns breeding in an estuarine lagoon system". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2023.
  2. Paiva, Vitor H.; Fernandes, Ricardo; Cerveira, L. R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Spatial and behavioural ecology and diel rhythms of natural and urban breeding gulls in relation to anthropogenic activities". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2023.
  3. Cerveira, L. R.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Jorge M. Pereira; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Stalking Terns: Spatial and trophic ecology of an estuarine species and the effect of human disturbance". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2023.
  4. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Navarro, Joan; dos Santos, Ivo; Cerveira, Lara; Jorge M. Pereira; Bertolero, Albert; Veríssimo, Sara N.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Using pelagic and coastal seabirds to compare chemical contamination between the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  5. dos Santos, Ivo; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; Veríssimo, Sara N.; et al. Corresponding author: dos Santos, Ivo. "Understand How Distinct Seabird Foraging Strategies Can Influence Mercury Loads Along a Gradient of Exposure". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  6. Cerveira, L. R.; Matos, Diana M.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Design and test the effectiveness of marine protected areas off Algarve". Paper presented in Litoral'22, 2022.
  7. Ramos, Jaime; Cerveira, L. R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Ramos, Jaime. "Prey-mediated effects of environmental change on Little Terns breeding in an estuarine lagoon system". Paper presented in International Seabird Group Conference, Cork 2022, 2022.
  8. Cerveira, L. R.; Araújo, PM; dos Santos, Ivo; Melo, N.; Ramos, Jaime; Vieira, C.; Paiva, Vitor H.. "Implications of seasonal and inter-annual changes in marine productivity in the foraging strategies of Cape Verde shearwaters (Calonectris edwardsii)". Paper presented in Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2019.
  9. Cerveira, L. R.; Isabel Rodrigues; Nathalie Almeida; Pedro Miguel Araújo; dos Santos, Ivo; Cristiana Vieira; Jorge M. Pereira; et al. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Implications of seasonal and annual changes in oceanic productivity on the at-sea spatial and temporal consistency of Cape Verde shearwaters (Calonectris edwardsii)". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA'2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Diogo Portela; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, L. R.; Paiva, Vitor H.; Ramos, Jaime. Corresponding author: Jorge M. Pereira. "The Impact of Breeding Yellow-Legged Gulls on Vegetation Cover and Plant Composition of Grey Dune Habitats". Diversity 15 5 (2023): 589.
    Published
  2. Cerveira, L. R.; Jaime A. Ramos; Rodrigues, Isabel; Almeida, Nathalie; Pedro Miguel Araújo; Santos, Ivo dos; Vieira, Cristiana; et al. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Inter-annual changes in oceanic conditions drives spatial and trophic consistency of a tropical marine predator". Marine Environmental Research 162 (2020): 105165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105165.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105165
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/07/22 Overlap between foraging Cabo Verde seabirds and established Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): proposed addition to the MPA network and their sensitivity to environmental pressures IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress & 15th International Seabird Group Conference
IUCN Africa Protected Area (Kigali, Rwanda)
2022/07/22 Seabird-fisheries interactions within the EEZ of Cabo Verde: overlap in space, target prey-species and potential bycatch rates Seabird-fisheries interactions within the EEZ of Cabo Verde: overlap in space, target prey- species and potential bycatch rates
IUCN Africa Protected Areas (Kigali, Rwanda)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/30 - Current Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2022
Exhibition
Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2022/11/16 - 2022/11/16 Invited seminar
Seminar
Seabirds as Bio-indicators
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 Invited seminar
Seminar
Seabirds as Bio-indicators
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 "Mérito Académico" [PT]
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 "Mérito Académico" [PT]
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal