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Ricardo Faustino de Lima is a Junior Researcher at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, based at Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C). His research is centered around Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, focusing on the effects of human activities on the endemic-rich forest biodiversity of São Tomé and Príncipe Islands (central Africa).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo Faustino de Lima

Citation names

  • Lima, Ricardo
  • de Lima, R.F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3F14-ED75-BCE2
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0184-3945
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=8a1xZcEAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
C-2826-2011
Scopus Author Id
36647255600

Email addresses

  • rfaustinol@gmail.com (Professional)
  • rflima@ciencias.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 969418532 (Professional)
  • (+239) 9966375 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Edifício, Sala 2.5.15b, 1749-016, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ornithology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Creole and Pidgin, Portuguese-based (Other) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/06/15 - 2014/07/05
Concluded
 Conservation Management and Leadership (Outros)
Conservation Leadership Programme, United Kingdom
 NA
2008/07/01 - 2012/07/17
Concluded
 Biological Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Biodiversity conservation
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
"Thesis "Land-use management and the conservation of endemic species in the island of São Tomé"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 NA
2005/09 - 2006/11
Concluded
 Curso pós-graduado de especialização em Biologia (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Ecologia / Biologia da Conservação
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 18 valores
2001/09 - 2005/07
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia Ambiental, variante terrestre
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 16 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2019/06/30 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2007/11/01 - 2008/03/31 Research Trainee (Research) Bristol University, United States
A Rocha International, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2005/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Guia de visitas e laboratórios pedagógicos Jardim Botânico da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2006/12/01 - 2007/08/31 Estágio profissional Quercus Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza, Portugal
Centro de Estudos e Recuperação de Animais Selvagens, Portugal
2006/08/01 - 2006/11/30 Técnico EDP, Portugal
Quercus Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023 - 2027 The roles of African Greys parrots (Psittacus erithacus) in São Tomé and Príncipe
2023.03859.BD
Supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/05 - 2023/07 Assessing anthropogenic impacts on the endemic-rich forests of São Tomé and Príncipe Islands
N/A
Researcher
Universidad de La Laguna, Spain

University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2023 People, forest use, and biodiversity on islands: Models for global sustainability
NA
Supervisor
University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment, United Kingdom
 Natural Environment Research Council
Concluded
2019/05/03 - 2023 Snails, forests and people: ecology and conservation of terrestrial molluscs in a tropical island
FCT/MCTES – PD/BD/140814/2018
Supervisor
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Concluded
2019/05/03 - 2022/10/04 Effects of bird extinctions and introductions on the functional and taxonomic diversity of oceanic islands
FCT/MCTES – PD/BD/140832/2018
Supervisor
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2019/06/30 Disentangling the impact of multiple forms of anthropogenic disturbance on biodiversity: the endemic-rich islands of São Tomé and Principe as a case study
MCTES/FCT - SFRH/BPD/91494/2012
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2011/04 - 2013/07 Endemic pigeons of São Tomé: developing science-based conservation and sustainable use of African forest pigeons
115223
Provided by PTCRIS: 115223
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2008/07/01 - 2012/07/17 Land-use management and the conservation of the endemic species in the island of São Tomé
MCTES/FCT - SFRH/BD/36812/2007
PhD Student Fellow
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/03 - Current Ação para Gestão Paisagística Sustentável em São Tomé e Príncipe
EuropeAid/168944/DD/ACT/ST
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30 Dietary niche divergence of island birds and the evolution of morphological adaptations
2023.12030.PEX
Researcher
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 LA/P/0121/2020 - CHANGE - Instituto para as Alterações Globais e Sustentabilidade
10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
Other
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/25 - 2024/12/31 Conserving biodiversity and enhancing food security: the role of birds and bats as suppressors of rice insect pests in West Africa
PTDC/ASP-AGR/0876/2020
10.54499/PTDC/ASP-AGR/0876/2020
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/07 - 2024/09 Build capacity and capability to regulate hunting and protect biodiversity
DARCC003
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Concluded
2018/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Sao Tomé's buffer zone hotspot: A unique landscape for people and nature
Rainforest Trust: 4875
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2019/05 - 2022/03 Participatory Management of Malanza and Praia das Conchas Mangroves in São Tomé
103972
Researcher
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Concluded
2018/07 - 2021/12 Participatory management for community-based avoided deforestation in São Tomé Obô Natural Park
104174
Researcher
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Concluded
2018/07 - 2021/03 Implementing the Action Plan for the Critically Endangered Príncipe Thrush, São Tomé and Príncipe
103778
Researcher
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2020/10/01 STeP 3: Gestão Participativa dos Mangais de Malanza e Praia das Conchas (São Tomé)
GFWA-2018-LG-02
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2020/03/31 Save the São Tomé Giant Snail: Learning and Teaching to Preserve
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Supervisor
Alisei, Italy
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais
UID/BIA/00329/2019
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2019/01/31 The mystery scops owl of Principe Island: description of a new bird species and assessment of its population status and ecological requirements
National Geographic Society Early Career Research Grant: EC-364C-18
Supervisor
Concluded
2018/08/27 - 2018/12/16 Learning with the Forest Giants (snails): a story to be told
National Geographic Society Early Career Research Grant: EC-368E-18
Supervisor
Concluded
2014/07/16 - 2018/12/14 Towards sustainable logging in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Conservation Leadership Programme - Future Conservation Award: 01196014
Researcher
Concluded
2015/12/31 - 2017/05/31 The Role of Bird Seed Dispersal on São Tomé Forest Dynamics
Rufford Booster Grant
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Concluded
2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Seed Dispersal by Birds: Implications for Forest Conservation
African Bird Club
Supervisor
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Concluded
2014/10/01 - 2015/04/30 Participatory management plans for two mangrove sites in São Tomé: Praia das Conchas and Malanza
Global Environment Fund's project n. 4494
Researcher
Alisei, Italy
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Reducing the extinction risk of the three Critically Endangered birds of São Tomé
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund (AFR-1411 - F14AP00529)
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Reducing extinction risk of the Critically Endangered Dwarf olive ibis (Bostrychia bocagei)
Waterbird Society - Kushlan Research Grant
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2013/09/13 - 2014/09/13 Safeguarding critically endangered species and local livelihoods on Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome e Principe
Synchronicity Earth
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2013/09/01 - 2014/09/01 Securing São Tomé’s endemics
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Annual Grants
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2013/07/10 - 2013/10/08 Dwarf Olive Ibis (Bostrychia bocagei)
Mohamed bin Zayed Species project number 13256311
Researcher
Birdlife International, United Kingdom
Concluded
2012/08/01 - 2012/12/31 The Impact of Changing Agricultural and Forestry Practices on the Endemic Species of Sao Tome – Letting People Know
Rufford Small Grant 11388-2
Principal investigator
Concluded
2009/11/01 - 2011/02/28 The impact of changing agricultural practices on the endemic birds of São Tomé
Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation 50.04.09
Principal investigator
Lancaster Environment Centre, United Kingdom

Associação Monte Pico, São Tomé and Príncipe
Concluded
2007/11/01 - 2008/03/31 Mass-tourism, land-use change and its effects on wintering birds in a biodiversity hotspot
British Ecological Society
Other
Bristol University, United Kingdom
Concluded
2006/08/01 - 2007/08/31 Monitoring the impact of high and medium tension overhead power lines on avifauna
Protocolo EDP/REN
Other
Quercus Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal

Rede Electrica Nacional, Portugal

EDP, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Luis Ceríaco; de Lima, R.F.; Martim Melo; Rayna C. Bell. Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands. Springer International Publishing. 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0 • Editor
Book chapter
  1. de Lima, R.F.; Jean-Baptiste Deffontaines; Luísa Madruga; Estrela Matilde; Ana Nuno; Sara Vieira. "Biodiversity Conservation in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: Recent Progress, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Directions". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 643-670. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_24
  2. Filipa C. Soares; Joana M. Hancock; Jorge M. Palmeirim; Hugulay Albuquerque Maia; Tariq Stévart; de Lima, R.F.. "Species Ecology in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: Distribution, Habitat Preferences, Assemblages, and Interactions". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 171-188. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_7
  3. Luis M. P. Ceríaco; Bruna S. Santos; de Lima, R.F.; Rayna C. Bell; Sietze J. Norder; Melo, Martim. "Physical Geography of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 13-36. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_2
  4. Rayna C. Bell; Luis M. P. Ceríaco; de Lima, R.F.; Martim Melo. "A Thriving Future for the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 691-694. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_26
  5. Gilles Dauby; Tariq Stévart; Patricia Barberá; Laura Benitez; Maria do Céu Madureira; Filipa C. Soares; Gaëlle Viennois; de Lima, R.F.. "Classification, Distribution, and Biodiversity of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 37-69. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_3
  6. Panisi, Martina; de Lima, R.F.; Jezreel do C. Lima; Yodiney dos Santos; Frazer Sinclair; Leonor Tavares; David T. Holyoak. "Terrestrial Mollusca of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 407-429. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_16
  7. Luis M. P. Ceríaco; de Lima, R.F.; Rayna C. Bell; Martim Melo. "Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands: A Synthesis". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 1-12. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_1
  8. Melo, Martim; Peter J. Jones; de Lima, R.F.. "The Avifauna of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands". In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 555-592. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_21
  9. de Lima, R.F.. "Melro-de-colar Turdus torquatus". In Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013. Portugal, 2018.
    Published
  10. de Lima, R.F.. "Papa-moscas Ficedula hypoleuca". In Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013. Portugal, 2018.
    Published
  11. de Lima, R.F.. "Andorinha-das-rochas Ptyonoprogne rupestris". In Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013. Portugal, 2018.
    Published
  12. Phil René Oyono; Toni Lyn Morelli; Jeffrey Sayer; Samuel Makon; Robinson Djeukam; Jeffrey Hatcher; Samuel Assembe; et al. "Allocation and use of forest land: current trends, issues and perspectives". In The Forests of the Congo Basin - State of the Forests 2013, 215-240. 2013.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Panisi, Martina; Frazer Sinclair; Leonor Tavares; Ana Rita Pereira; Jezreel do C. Lima; Yodiney dos Santos; Jorge M. Palmeirim; et al. "Shelled treasures: discovering and preserving the endemic-rich malacofauna of the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands (central Africa)". Paper presented in World Congress of Malacology, Munich, 2022.
    Published
  2. Nogueira, Sofia; Curto, Manuel; Félix, Pedro M.; Heumüller, Joshua; Afonso, Filipa; Dias, Diogo; Chainho, Paula; et al. Corresponding author: Nogueira, Sofia. "Using DNA Metabarcoding to Uncover the Diet of the Invasive Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in Mangroves from the Island of São Tomé". Paper presented in IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/blsf2022013132
  3. Dias, Diogo; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.; Afonso, Filipa; Azevedo e Silva, Francisco; Medeiros, João; Heumüller, Joshua; et al. Corresponding author: Dias, Diogo. "The Role of Insular African Mangroves as Nursery Areas for the Early Life Stages of Fish". Paper presented in IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/blsf2022013080
  4. Heumüller, J.; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; Gonçalves, Márcio; de Lima, R.F.; Oquiongo, Gabriel; et al. "Taxonomic and functional fish diversity in mangroves of the São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  5. Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Heumüller, J.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "The importance of São Tomé mangroves: perceptions and ecosystem services". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  6. de Lima, R.F.. "Biodiversity conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: an overview". Paper presented in “Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Islands” Specialized symposium at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  7. de Lima, R.F.. "Ecology and distribution of endemic pigeons in São Tomé: potential implications of overharvesting". Paper presented in “Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Islands” Specialized symposium at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  8. de Lima, R.F.. "Please don't eat the birds! - Wildlife hunting in São Tomé Island". Paper presented in “Conservation of Island Vertebrates” Specialized symposium at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  9. de Lima, R.F.. "Bird Conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: islands for biodiversity and people". Paper presented in “Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Islands” Specialized symposium at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  10. de Lima, R.F.. "The dispersal of native and exotic seeds by São Tomé forest birds". Paper presented in “Network approaches to island biology” specialized symposium at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  11. de Lima, R.F.. "Research effort allocation and conservation of restricted-range bird species". Paper presented in 25th International Ornithological Conference, 2010.
Conference paper
  1. Cruz, M. Dores; Castilla-Beltrán, Alvaro; Bastiaan van Dalen; Denise Swanborn; Laura Benitez Bosco; de Lima, R.F.; Nogué, Sandra. "First paleoenvironmental and archaeological investigations in the Gulf of Guinea Islands and their potential to reveal land use change and human impacts". Paper presented in 2024 Spring Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology, Faro, 2024.
    Published
  2. de Lima, R.F.. "Alterações do uso do solo e biodiversidade em São Tomé". Paper presented in International Conference - São Tomé and Príncipe from an interdisciplinary, diachronic and synchronic perspective, Lisboa, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Brito, Ana C.; Heumuller, Joshua; Afonso, Filipa; Lima, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Chainho, Paula; et al. "Fish diversity and phenology as tools for determining functional diversity in mangroves lagoons of São Tomé island (Central Africa)". Paper presented in 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium, 2018.
  2. Brito, Ana C.; Afonso, Filipa; Chainho, Paula; Lima, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Heumuller, Joshua; et al. "The Importance of Provisioning Ecosystem Services in the Mangrove Lagoons of São Tomé Island (Central Africa): Resource Assessment and Community Perception". Paper presented in 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium, 2018.
  3. de Lima, R.F.. "Dispersão de sementes por aves florestais em São Tomé". Paper presented in 16th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2017.
  4. de Lima, R.F.. "Is the invasive West African giant snail Archachatina marginata displacing the Gulf of Guinea endemic Archachatina bicarinata?". Paper presented in 16th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2017.
  5. de Lima, R.F.. "Conservation status in a data vacuum: Red-listing the endemism hotspot of São Tomé and Príncipe". Paper presented in 28th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 2017.
  6. de Lima, R.F.. "Mangroves of São Tomé Island: a preliminary assessment". Paper presented in II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, 2016.
  7. de Lima, R.F.. "Mangrove fishes of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea): new occurrences and habitat usage". Paper presented in 6th Congreso Ibérico de Ictiologia - SIBIC, 2016.
  8. de Lima, R.F.. "Assessing the sustainability of wildlife harvesting: commercial and sunsistence hunting of endemic pigeons in the tropical island of São Tomé". Paper presented in 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology & 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology, 2015.
  9. de Lima, R.F.. "Land-use changes and the endemism-rich avifauna of São Tomé". Paper presented in Student Conference on Conservation Science, 2011.
  10. de Lima, R.F.. "Land-use and biodiversity on an endemism-rich island". Paper presented in 25th International Ornithological Conference, 2010.
Journal article
  1. RICARDO FAUSTINO DE LIMA; VASCO SILVA; MARIA CRISTINA DUARTE; LUÍS CATARINO. "Biography and contributions of Joaquim do Espírito Santo (1901-1984) to the botany of Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe". Phytotaxa (2024): https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.670.4.3.
    10.11646/phytotaxa.670.4.3
  2. Chaves, Patrícia P.; Schaafsma, Marije; Dabo, Djunco; Lomba, Judite; Mane, Fode; de Lima, R.F.; Palmeirim, Jorge; et al. "Friend or foe? Attitudes of rice farmers toward wild animals in West Africa". Ecology and Society 29 4 (2024): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/es-15486-290424.
    Open access • Published • 10.5751/es-15486-290424
  3. Panisi, Martina; Pereira, Ana R.; Neto, Bruzinay C.; de Sousa, Paulo J.; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Palmeirim, Jorge M.; de Lima, R.F.; Nuno, Ana. "Trade and socioeconomic importance of an invasive giant snail in the endemic-rich island of São Tomé, Central Africa". Conservation Biology 38 5 (2024): e14357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14357.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/cobi.14357
  4. Lena Strauß; Ricardo F. de Lima; Timothy R. Baker; Laura Benitez Bosco; Gilles Dauby; Olivier Lachenaud; Angela Lima; et al. "Widespread introduced species dominate the urban tree assemblage on the endemic-rich tropical island of São Tomé". Ecology and Evolution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70153.
    10.1002/ece3.70153
  5. Geraldes, Martim A.; Cunha, Mónica V.; Godinho, Carlos; de Lima, R.F.; Giovanetti, Marta; Lourenço, José. "The historical ecological background of West Nile virus in Portugal indicates One Health opportunities". Science of The Total Environment 944 (2024): 173875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173875.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173875
  6. Sottomayor, Madalena; Palmeirim, Ana Filipa; Meyer, Christoph F. J.; de Lima, R.F.; Rocha, Ricardo; Rainho, Ana. "Nature-based solutions to increase rice yield: An experimental assessment of the role of birds and bats as agricultural pest suppressors in West Africa". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 370 (2024): 109067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109067.
    10.1016/j.agee.2024.109067
  7. Soares, Filipa C.; de Lima, R.F.; Rodrigues, Ana S. L.; Cardoso, Pedro; Matthews, Thomas J.; Palmeirim, Jorge M.. "Patterns and Drivers of Taxonomic and Functional Change in Large Oceanic Island Bird Assemblages". Global Ecology and Biogeography 33 11 (2024): e13902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13902.
    Published • 10.1111/geb.13902
  8. ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO; GIDEON F. SMITH; RICARDO F. DE LIMA. "Exploring Pico de São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), a hotspot for collecting plant specimens during the colonial period: collectors and itineraries". Phytotaxa (2024): https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.658.2.5.
    10.11646/phytotaxa.658.2.5
  9. Flood, Robert L.; de Lima, R.F.; Melo, Martim; Kirk Zufelt. "Presumed Fuegian Storm-petrels Oceanites oceanicus chilensis off São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea, and in the North and South Atlantic oceans". Marine Ornithology 52 1 (2024): 165-171.
    Published
  10. ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO; GIDEON F. SMITH; RICARDO F. DE LIMA. "Plant collecting in São Tomé and Príncipe—collectors and their itineraries during the colonial period". Phytotaxa (2024): https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.640.2.2.
    10.11646/phytotaxa.640.2.2
  11. ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO; GIDEON F. SMITH; RICARDO F. DE LIMA. "The pteridophytes of São Tomé and Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea: who collected them and where?". Phytotaxa (2024): https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.634.1.3.
    10.11646/phytotaxa.634.1.3
  12. Rebelo, Guilherme R.V.; Soares, Filipa C.; Panisi, Martina; dos Santos, Yodiney; Bird, Tania L.F.; Sinclair, Frazer; Palmeirim, Jorge; de Lima, R.F.. "A tale of two species: the importance of native ecosystems for long-term conservation on Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea". Oryx 58 1 (2024): 100-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605323000364.
    Open access • 10.1017/s0030605323000364
  13. S. Nogueira; M. Curto; C. Gkenas; F. Afonso; Dias, Diogo; J. Heumüller; P. M. Félix; et al. "DNA metabarcoding reveals the diet of the invasive fish Oreochromis mossambicus in mangroves of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Biological Invasions 26 (2024): 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03170-9.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s10530-023-03170-9
  14. Alvaro Castilla-Beltrán; Ricardo Faustino de Lima; Laura Benitez Bosco; Rosa Delia Castillo Armas; Nichola Strandberg; Tariq Stévart; Lea de Nascimento; José María Fernández-Palacios; Sandra Nogué. "14,000 years of climatic and anthropogenic change in the Afromontane forest of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea". Quaternary Science Reviews (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108381.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108381
  15. Martim Melo; Rita Covas; Ricardo Lima; Octávio Veiga da Horta; Ceciliano do Bom Jesus; Martim Barros da Veiga; Seduney Samba; et al. "DNA Barcode library of the endemic-rich avifauna of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea". Biodiversity Data Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e110428.
    10.3897/BDJ.11.e110428
  16. F. Afonso; C. Palma; A.C. Brito; P. Chainho; de Lima, R.F.; J.A. Heumüller; F. Ribeiro; P.M. Félix. "Metal and semimetal loadings in sediments and water from mangrove ecosystems: A preliminary assessment of anthropogenic enrichment in São Tomé island (central Africa)". Chemosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138973.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138973
  17. Freitas, Bárbara; Melo, Martim; do Bom Jesus, Ceciliano; da Costa, Sátiro R.; dos Santos, Yodiney; Crottini, Angelica; de Lima, R.F.. "The recently discovered Principe Scops-owl is highly threatened: distribution, habitat associations, and population estimates". Bird Conservation International 33 (2023): e39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270922000429.
    Open access • Published • 10.1017/s0959270922000429
  18. Kelvin Chen; Mark Massaad; de Lima, R.F.; Rainho, Ana; Ricardo Rocha. "First Observation of Lethocerus cordofanus (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) Preying on Afronycteris nana (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Entomological Science (2023):
    Accepted
  19. Martim Melo; Bárbara Freitas; Philippe Verbelen; Sátiro R. da Costa; Hugo Pereira; Jérôme Fuchs; George Sangster; et al. "A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus". ZooKeys 1126 (2022): 1-54. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1126.87635.
    Open access • Published • 10.3897/zookeys.1126.87635
  20. Soares, Filipa C.; Palmeirim, Jorge M.; Rodrigues, Ana S. L.; Cardoso, Pedro; de Lima, R.F.. Corresponding author: Soares, Filipa C.. "Bird extinctions and introductions are causing taxonomic and functional homogenization in oceanic islands". Functional Ecology 36 12 (2022): 2892-2905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14196.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/1365-2435.14196
  21. Soares, Filipa C.; de Lima, R.F.; Palmeirim, Jorge M.; Cardoso, Pedro; Rodrigues, Ana S. L.; Filipa C. Soares; Ricardo F. de Lima; et al. "Combined effects of bird extinctions and introductions in oceanic islands: Decreased functional diversity despite increased species richness". Global Ecology and Biogeography 31 6 (2022): 1172-1183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13494.
    Published • 10.1111/geb.13494
  22. Panisi, Martina; de Lima, R.F.. Corresponding author: Panisi, Martina. "Disease implicated in decline of the threatened Obô Giant Land Snail Archachatina bicarinata in São Tomé and Príncipe". Tentacle 30 (2022): 19-21.
    Open access • Published
  23. Ruben H. Heleno; Filipa Mendes; Ana Coelho; Jaime A. Ramos; Jorge M. Palmeirim; Rainho, Ana; de Lima, R.F.. Corresponding author: Ruben H. Heleno. "The upsizing of the São Tomé seed dispersal network by introduced animals". Oikos 2022 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.08279.
    Published • 10.1111/oik.08279
  24. Strauß, Lena; Baker, Timothy R.; de Lima, R.F.; Afionis, Stavros; Dallimer, Martin. Corresponding author: Strauß, Lena. "Limited integration of biodiversity within climate policy: Evidence from the Alliance of Small Island States". Environmental Science & Policy 128 (2022): 216-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.11.019.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.11.019
  25. Panisi, Martina; Pissarra, Vasco; Gabriel Oquiongo; Jorge M. Palmeirim; de Lima, R.F.; Nuno, Ana. Corresponding author: Panisi, Martina. "An endemic-rich island through the eyes of children: Wildlife identification and conservation preferences in São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)". Conservation Science and Practice 4 3 (2022): e12630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12630.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/csp2.12630
  26. Filipa Afonso; Pedro M. Félix; Paula Chainho; Joshua A. Heumüller; de Lima, R.F.; Filipe Ribeiro; Ana C. Brito. Corresponding author: Filipa Afonso. "Community perceptions about mangrove ecosystem services and threats". Regional Studies in Marine Science 49 (2022): 102114-102114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102114.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102114
  27. Guedes, Patrícia; Yodiney dos Santos; de Lima, R.F.; Tania L.F. Bird. Corresponding author: Guedes, Patrícia. "Introduced Mona monkey is a key threat to the Critically Endangered Príncipe thrush". Oryx 55 6 (2021): 809-809. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605321001198.
    Open access • Published • 10.1017/S0030605321001198
  28. Correia, Edna; Correia, Berta; de Lima, R.F.. Corresponding author: Correia, Edna. "An addition and correction to "Noteworthy bird records from Príncipe Island (São Tomé and Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea)"". Malimbus 43 2 (2021): 81-83.
    Published
  29. de Lima, R.F.; Melo, Martim. "A revised bird checklist for the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón)". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 141 2 (2021): 179-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v141i2.2021.a9.
    Open access • Published • 10.25226/bboc.v141i2.2021.a9
  30. Soares, Filipa Coutinho; Leal, Ana I; Jorge M. Palmeirim; de Lima, R.F.. Corresponding author: Soares, Filipa Coutinho. "Niche differences may reduce susceptibility to competition between native and non-native birds in oceanic islands". Diversity and Distributions 27 8 (2021): 1507-1518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13298.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/ddi.13298
  31. Correia, Edna; Correia, Berta; de Lima, R.F.. "Noteworthy bird records from Principe Island (Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea)". Malimbus 43 1 (2021): 24-33. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/47894319/.
    Published
  32. Afonso, Filipa; Félix, Pedro M.; Chainho, Paula; Heumüller, Joshua A.; de Lima, R.F.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.. "Assessing Ecosystem Services in Mangroves: Insights from São Tomé Island (Central Africa)". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): 501673. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.501673.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fenvs.2021.501673
  33. Sandra Reis; Melo, Martim; Rita Covas; Claire Doutrelant; Hugo Pereira; de Lima, R.F.; Claire Loiseau. "Influence of land use and host species on parasite richness, prevalence and co-infection patterns". International Journal for Parasitology 51 1 (2021): 83-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.08.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.08.005
  34. Teresa Silva; Ana Amorim; Vera Veloso; Paula Chainho; Pedro Félix; Ana Brito; de Lima, R.F.. "First Report of Ostreopsis in a tropical mangrove lagoon in São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Harmful algae news 66 (2020): 6-7.
    Published
  35. Estrela Figueiredo; Gideon F. Smith; Ricardo F. de Lima. "Nomenclature and typification of Staudtia pterocarpa (Myristicaceae)". Phytotaxa 472 1 (2020): 79-83. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.472.1.11.
    Published • 10.11646/phytotaxa.472.1.11
  36. Newton, Alice; Icely, John; Cristina, Sonia; Perillo, Gerardo M. E.; Turner, R. Eugene; Ashan, Dewan; Cragg, Simon; et al. "Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00144.
    10.3389/fevo.2020.00144
  37. David Holyoak; Geraldine A. Holyoak; de Lima, R.F.; Martina Panisi; Frazer Sinclair. "A checklist of the land Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, with new records and description of new taxa". Iberus 38 2 (2020): 219-319.
    Published
  38. Norder, Sietze J.; de Lima, Ricardo F.; de Nascimento, Lea; Lim, Jun Y.; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Romeiras, Maria M.; Elias, Rui Bento; et al. "Global change in microcosms: environmental and societal predictors of land cover change on the Atlantic Ocean Islands". Anthropocene 30 (2020): 100242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2020.100242.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ancene.2020.100242
  39. Soares, F. C.; Panisi, M.; Sampaio, H.; Soares, E.; Santana, A.; Buchanan, G. M.; Leal, A. I.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Lima, R. F.. "Land-use intensification promotes non-native species in a tropical island bird assemblage". Animal Conservation 23 5 (2020): 573-584. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12568.
    Published • 10.1111/acv.12568
  40. Vasco Silva; de Lima, R.F.; Sara Saraiva. "Sobre a naturalização de Acer campestre L. na Serra de Sintra (Portugal)". Flora Montiberica 77 (2020): 62-64.
    Published
  41. Silva, V.; de Lima, R.F.; Saraiva, S.. "On the naturalization of Acer campestre L. in the Sintra mountain (Portugal),Sobre a naturalizaÇÃo de acer campestre L. na serra de sintra (Portugal)". Flora Montiberica 77 (2020): 62-64. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092100686&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  42. Flood, Robert L.; Lima, Ricardo F. de; Melo, Martim; Verbelen, Philippe; Wagstaff, William H.. "What is known about the enigmatic Gulf of Guinea band-rumped storm petrels Hydrobates cf. castro?". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 139 2 (2019): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v139i2.2019.a10.
    10.25226/bboc.v139i2.2019.a10
  43. de Lima, R.F.; Alice Newton; Ana C. Brito; John D. Icely; Valérie Derolez; Inês Clara; Stewart Angus; et al. "Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons". Journal for Nature Conservation 44 (2018): 50-65. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138117301371.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009
  44. Lena Strauß; de Lima, R.F.; Frank Riesbeck; Mark-Oliver Rödel. "São Tomé Island Endemic Treefrogs ( Hyperolius spp.) and Land-Use Intensification: A Tale of Hope and Caution". Tropical Conservation Science (2018): http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1940082918776434.
    10.1177/1940082918776434
  45. Lewis, Thomas C.; Melo, Martim; de Lima, Ricardo F.; Bremner-Harrison, Samantha. "Habitat associations of the critically endangered São Tomé Fiscal Lanius newtoni : Comparing standard and playback-confirmed point counts". African Journal of Ecology 56 2 (2018): 404-408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12445.
    10.1111/aje.12445
  46. Jens Hering; Heidi Hering; de Lima, R.F.; MARTIM MELO. "Little known African bird: Príncipe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus – a rare island endemic". Bulletin of the African Bird Club 25 (2018): 75-81. https://www.africanbirdclub.org/bulletins/abc-bulletin-251-march-2018/little-known-bird-principe-white-eye-rare-island-endemic-0.
  47. Ricardo Faustino de Lima; Hugo Sampaio; Jonathon C. Dunn; Gabriel Cabinda; Ricardo Fonseca; Gabriel Oquiongo; Joel Oquiongo; et al. "Distribution and habitat associations of the critically endangered bird species of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Bird Conservation International 27 04 (2017): 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270916000241.
    10.1017/S0959270916000241
  48. Aimy Cáceres; Martim Melo; Jos Barlow; Ricardo Faustino de Lima; Michael S. L. Mills. "Drivers of bird diversity in an understudied African centre of endemism: The Angolan Central Escarpment Forest". Bird Conservation International 27 02 (2017): 256-268. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270917000119.
    10.1017/S0959270917000119
  49. Ronald Sluys; Mattias Neumann; de Lima, R.F.; Mathias Neumann; Robert C. Drewes. Corresponding author: Ronald Sluys. "Land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) of São Tomé: a first account on their diversity, with the description of five new species". Zootaxa 4221 3 (2017): 291-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.2.
    Published • 10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.2
  50. Lawrence N. Hudson; Tim Newbold; Sara Contu; Samantha L. L. Hill; Igor Lysenko; Adriana De Palma; de Lima, R.F.; et al. "The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems)". Ecology and Evolution (2017): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.2579.
    10.1002/ece3.2579
  51. Ana C. Brito; Teresa Silva; Carolina Beltrán; Paula Chainho; Ricardo F. de Lima. "Phytoplankton in two tropical mangroves of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea): A contribution towards sustainable management strategies". Regional Studies in Marine Science 9 (2017): 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.11.005.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2016.11.005
  52. Rodrigues, Monica; Bos, Arthur R.; Schembri, Patrick J.; de Lima, Ricardo F.; Lymberakis, Petros; Parpal, Lluis; Cento, Michele; et al. "Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data (vol 19, pg 399, 2017)". Biological Invasions 19 1 (2017): 399-421. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/1305303/.
    10.1007/S10530-016-1347-3
  53. de Lima, R.F.; Maloney, Eden; Simison, W. Brian; Drewes, Robert. Corresponding author: de Lima, R.F.. "Reassessing the conservation status of the shrew Crocidura thomensis, endemic to São Tomé Island". Oryx 50 2 (2016): 360-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060531400091x.
    10.1017/s003060531400091x
  54. Félix, P. M.; Chainho, P.; de Lima, R.F.; Costa, J. L.; Almeida, A. J.; Domingos, I.; Brito, A. C.. "Mangrove fish of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea): new occurrences and habitat usage". Marine and Freshwater Research 68 1 (2016): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf15392.
    10.1071/mf15392
  55. Estrela Matilde; de Lima, R.F.. "Photographic evidence for the occurrence of frigatebirds Fregata sp. in the Gulf of Guinea". Bulletin of the African Bird Club 23 1 (2016): 86-88. https://www.africanbirdclub.org/bulletins/abc-bulletin-231-march-2016/photographic-evidence-occurrence-frigatebirds-fregata-sp-gulf.
  56. Mariana Carvalho; John E. Fa; Francisco C. Rego; de Lima, R.F.; Gabriel Santos; Jorge M. Palmeirim. "Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of endemic pigeons on São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Bird Conservation International 25 1 (2015): 71-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270914000288.
    Published • 10.1017/s0959270914000288
  57. De Lima, R.F.; Viegas, L.; Solé, N.; Soares, E.; Dallimer, M.; Atkinson, P.W.; Barlow, J.. "Can management improve the value of shade plantations for the endemic species of são tomé island?". Biotropica 46 2 (2014): 238-247. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896865235&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/btp.12092
  58. Hugulay Maia; Angus Gascoigne; Domingos de Deus; de Lima, R.F.. "Notes on the breeding ecology and conservation of the Critically Endangered Dwarf Olive Ibis Bostrychia bocagei". Bulletin of the African Bird Club 21 2 (2014): 202-205. https://www.africanbirdclub.org/bulletins/abc-bulletin-212-september-2014?language=en.
  59. de Lima, R.F.; Olmos, F.; Dallimer, M.; Atkinson, P.W.; Barlow, J.. "Can REDD+ Help the Conservation of Restricted-Range Island Species? Insights from the Endemism Hotspot of São Tomé". PLoS ONE 8 9 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884191608&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0074148
  60. de Lima, R.F.; Dallimer, M.; Atkinson, P.W.; Barlow, J.. "Biodiversity and land-use change: Understanding the complex responses of an endemic-rich bird assemblage". Diversity and Distributions 19 4 (2013): 411-422. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875057712&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ddi.12015
  61. Solé, N.; Alberto, A.; Samba, S.; Santana, A.; de Lima, R.F.. "New hope for the critically endangered São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor and an alert to protect Obô Natural Park surroundings". Ostrich 83 3 (2012): 161-163. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870931237&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2989/00306525.2012.724033
  62. Ana C. Brito. "The Role of Science in Society: Challenges in a Time of Global Changes". Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography (2012): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/917546/.
    10.4172/2157-7625.1000E116
  63. De Lima, R.F.; Bird, J.P.; Barlow, J.. "Research effort allocation and the conservation of restricted-range island bird species". Biological Conservation 144 1 (2011): 627-632. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78751573016&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.021
Journal issue
  1. de Lima, R.F.. "Florestas de São Tomé e Príncipe". ConTextos 7 (2015):
    Published • Invited editor
Magazine article
  1. de Lima, R.F.. "Deforestation: an alert from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe", The Conversation Africa , 2016, https://theconversation.com/deforestation-an-alert-from-the-islands-of-sao-tome-and-principe-55578.
  2. de Lima, R.F.. "Abutre-preto Aegypius monachus", Pardela , 2011
Report
  1. Benjamin Laurent; Hugo Sampaio; Tafani, Marion; Julie Courret; de Lima, R.F.; Luís Costa; Graeme Buchanan. 2022. Plano de Ação 2022-2027 para a conservação das aves em Perigo Crítico de extinção em São Tomé.
    Editor
  2. Pina, Ana Alice; Prazeres, Maria José; Leal, Alberto; Ramos, Daniel; Bird, Tania; Benitez, Laura; Costa, Ester; et al. 2022. Parque Natural do Príncipe (PNP) - Plano de Manejo 2022-2026. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367521024_Parque_Natural_do_Principe_PNP_-_Plano_de_Manejo_2022-2026.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.11537.20322
  3. Victor Bonfim; Abnilde Lima; Páscoa Costa; Aurélio Rita; Ernestelma C. Barreto; Eugénio Neves; Eduardo Elba; et al. 2022. Plano de Manejo do Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé, 2021-2025.
    Editor
  4. Ana Alice Pina; Maria José Prazeres; Alberto Leal; Daniel Ramos; Tania Bird; Laura Benitez; Ester Costa; et al. 2022. Plano de Manejo do Parque Natural do Príncipe 2022-2026.
    Editor
  5. Félix, Pedro M.; Lima, Ricardo; Heumüller, Joshua; Gonçalves, Marcio; Ana Brito; Ribeiro, Filipe; Chainho, Paula; et al. 2021. Melhoria do conhecimento científico sobre a composição e dinâmica dos ecossistemas dos mangais.
  6. Tania L.F. Bird; Hugo Sampaio; Yodiney dos Santos; Litoney Matos; Frazer Sinclair; Guilherme Rebelo; Melo, Martim; Martin Dallimer; de Lima, R.F.. 2021. Segundo Plano de Ação para a Conservação do Tordo-do-Príncipe (Turdus xanthorhynchus) 2021-2025.
    Editor
  7. Paul Kariuki Ndang’ang’a; ALICE WARD-FRANCIS; LUÍS T. COSTA; de Lima, R.F.; JORGE M. PALMEIRIM; José Tavares; GRAEME M. BUCHANAN; et al. 2014. International action plan for the conservation of critically endangered birds on São Tomé. https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/SAP%20SaoTomeCRs%20Jan2014.pdf.
  8. Ndang¿ang¿a, Kariuki; Melo, Martim; de Lima, R.F.; Costa, Luis; Buchanan, Graeme; Dallimer, Martin; Tavares, José; Valle, Simon; Ward-Francis, Alice. 2014. Single Species Action Plan for the conservation of the Príncipe Thrush Turdus xanthorhynchus.
  9. de Lima, R.F.. 2006. Selecção do local de nidificação por abutre-preto (Aegypius monachus) no Tejo Internacional.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. de Lima, R.F.. "Land-use management and the conservationof endemic species in the island of São Tomé". PhD, Lancaster University, 2012. https://www.bou.org.uk/branta/land-use-management-and-the-conservation-of-endemic-species-in-the-island-of-sao-tome/.

Other

Dataset
  1. de Lima, R.F.. The 2016 release of the PREDICTS database. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/902f084d-ce3f-429f-a6a5-23162c73fdf7.
    https://doi.org/10.5519/0066354
Other output
  1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: Obô Giant Snail Archachatina bicarinata. 2022. Panisi, Martina; Frazer Sinclair; Tania Bird; de Lima, R.F.. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2039/160300790.
  2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  3. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Dorhn’s Warbler Sylvia dorhni. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  4. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Dwarf Ibis Bostrychia bocagei. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  5. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  6. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Newton’s Sunbird Anabathmis newtoni. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  7. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Golden Weaver Ploceus princeps. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  8. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Kingfisher Corythornis nais. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  9. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  10. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Speirops Zosterops leucophaeus. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  11. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  12. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  13. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe Thrush Turdus xanthorhynchus. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  14. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: Príncipe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  15. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  16. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Gren-pigeon Treron sanctithomae. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  17. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Grosbeak Crithagra concolor. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  18. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Kingfisher Corythornis thomensis. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  19. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Olive-pigeon Columba thomensis. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  20. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Oriole Oriolus crassirostris. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  21. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  22. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Prinia Prinia molleri. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  23. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Scops-owl Otus hartlaubi. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  24. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Short-tail Amaurocichla bocagii. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  25. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  26. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  27. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé Weaver Ploceus sancithomae. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  28. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: São Tomé White-eye Zosterops feae. 2019. de Lima, R.F..
  29. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: São Tomé Shrew Crocidura thomensis. 2017. de Lima, R.F..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/04 Protecting what we know: Enhancing evidence-based conservation in the endemic-rich islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution
CIBIO (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2023/09/08 Conservation priorities in the endemic-rich islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Frontiers in E3: 9th cE3c Annual Meeting
Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/09/05 Biogeografia e conservação da flora rica em endemismos das ilhas oceânicas do Golfo da Guiné Colóquio Internacional de Biogeografia
Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/07/26 Taxonomic and Functional Changes of Bird Assemblages in Oceanic Islands International Congress for Conservation Biology 2023
Society for Conservation Biology (Kigali, Rwanda)
2023/07/07 Protecting what we know: Conservation priorities in the endemic-rich islands of São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa) 4th Conference of the Society of Island Biology
Society of Island Biology (Lipari, Italy)
2023/06/26 "O Colégio Tropical da Universidade de Lisboa (CTROP/ULisboa): uma rede internacional para o ambiente, com uma visão alargada e valores partilhados" XXXII Encontro da Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa
Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe)
2023/05/25 Building scientific evidence for terrestrial conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe Encontros Scientia
Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Portugal)
2023/05/09 Conservação terrestre em São Tomé e Príncipe: Aves, florestas e pessoas Webinário CTROP
Colégio Tropical da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
2018/04/19 Models for sustainable wildlife harvesting: Endemic pigeon hunting in São Tomé Island Encontros Scientia
ce3c
2015/12/03 Putting São Tomé and Príncipe biodiversity on the map: tools for evidence-based conservation Encontros Scientia
Ce3C
2014/06/18 Measuring the impact of human activities on biodiversity: the endemic-rich avifauna of São Tomé Island as a model Encontros Scientia
Centre for Environmental Biology

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - 2027 The roles of African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) in São Tomé and Príncipe
Co-supervisor
 Anthropology (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal
2024/07 - 2025 Ecological drivers of nest site selection in Phaethon lepturus on São Tomé Island: Integrating landscape characteristics, nest morphology, and human pressures
Supervisor
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2019 - 2024/03 People, forest use, and biodiversity on islands – Models for global sustainability
Co-supervisor
University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment, United Kingdom
2020/09 - 2023/04/17 Fatores estruturantes das comunidades de Passeriformes florestais na ilha de São Miguel, Açores
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2018 - 2023 Snails, forests and people: ecology and conservation of terrestrial molluscs in a tropical island
Supervisor
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/03 - 2022/10 Effects of bird extinctions and introductions on the functional and taxonomic diversity of oceanic islands
Supervisor
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/06 - 2022/03 Spatial conservation prioritization on the endemic-rich island of Príncipe
Supervisor
 Ecologia e Gestão Ambiental (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2020/05 - 2022/01 Implantation de zones à Haute Valeur de Conservation, le cas de São Tomé
Co-supervisor
 Geography (Master)
Université de Lausanne Faculté des Geosciences et de l'environnement, Switzerland
2019/07 - 2021/03 Habitat and population estimates of Príncipe flagship species: Príncipe thrush Turdus xanthorhynchus, and Obô giant snail Archachatina bicarinata.
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2019/07 - 2021/02 Humanização da paisagem e moluscos terrestres: efeitos opostos sobre comunidades de espécies endémicas e não endémicas na ilha de São Tomé
Supervisor of Leonor Branco Tavares
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2019/07 - 2021 Can an invasive species be a blessing? : Assessing the socio-economic importance of West African Giant Land Snail (Archachatina marginata) in São Tomé Island
Supervisor of Ana Rita Canhão Pereira
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2018/06 - 2019/09 Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the São Tomé Barn Owl (Tyto alba thomensis)
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal
2018 - 2019 The mystery Scops owl of Príncipe Island: description of a new bird species and assessment of its population status and ecological requirements
Co-supervisor
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Alterações dos parâmetros biométricos e reprodutores das tartarugas marinhas de São Tomé nas últimas duas décadas
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Sexual dimorphism and reproductive phenology of common birds in São Tomé Island – conservation implications
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Distribution and ecology of Archachatina bicarinata and A. marginata var. suturalis (Achatinidae, Pulmonata, Mollusca) in São Tomé Island: Endemic-invasive interactions
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Modelling the distribution of São Tomé bird species: Ecological determinants and conservation prioritization
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 The impact of introduced mammals and plants São Tomé seed-dispersal network
Co-supervisor
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 The dispersal of native and introduced seeds by São Tomé forest birds
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2015 How many dwarf olive ibises Bostrychia bocagei are there in São Tomé? Using distance sampling and plot sampling to estimate population of a critically endangered endemic bird
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Habitat selection by the dwarf olive ibis Bostrychia bocagei, a critically endangered bird endemic to São Tomé Island
Supervisor
 Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/07/20 - 2016/07/20 Specialized symposium "Biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea Islands" at the II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation (2016/07/18 - 2016/07/22)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade dos Açores - Campus de Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/04 - 2024/11/08 Oral presentation co-author - “EcoPestSupression - Conserving biodiversity and enhancing food security in West Africa”
Conference
 Tropical Summit
2024/09/09 - 2024/09/11 Oral presentation co-author - “Cercopithecus mona: An ecological generalist species maintaining forest processes in fragmented and defaunated landscapes”
Meeting
 American Society of Primatologists Mexico Meeting 2024
American Society of Primatologists, United States
2024/02/12 - 2024/02/16 Oral presentation co-author - “Nature-based solutions to increase rice yield: An experimental assessment of the role of birds and bats as agricultural pest suppressors in West Africa”
Conference
 2024 European Conference of Tropical Ecology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/02/12 - 2024/02/16 Oral presentation co-author - “Friend or Foe? Attitudes of rice farmers towards wild animals in West Africa”
Conference
 2024 European Conference of Tropical Ecology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/02/12 - 2024/02/16 Oral presentation co-author - “Which species do children prefer to protect and why? Exploring wildlife knowledge and conservation preferences in two African tropical sites”
Conference
 2024 European Conference of Tropical Ecology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/02/12 - 2024/02/16 Oral presentation co-author - “14,000 years of climatic and anthropogenic change in the Afromontane forest of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea”
Conference
 2024 European Conference of Tropical Ecology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/11/28 - 2023/11/30 Poster co-author - "Feeding Ecology of the Mozambique Tilapia in São Tomé Island"
Meeting
 Trends in Biodiversity & Evolution 2023
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2023/07/23 - 2023/07/27 Poster co-author - "Biodiversity of Sao Tome e Principe: from gap analysis to DNA barcode reference library"
Congress
 International Congress for Conservation Biology 2023
Society for Conservation Biology, United States
2023/07/23 - 2023/07/27 Poster co-author - "Three-in-one: Describing the Principe Scops-Owl while assessing its conservation status and designing a monitoring protocol"
Congress
 International Congress for Conservation Biology 2023
Society for Conservation Biology, United States
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/07 Oral Presentation co-author - "Impacts of introduced Mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) on the endemic-rich biodiversity of Príncipe Island, central Africa"
Congress
 International Congress for Conservation Biology 2023
Society for Conservation Biology, United States
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/07 Poster main author - "Expanding the Network of Protected Areas with limited data: High Conservation Value Areas in São Tomé Island"
Conference
 4th Conference of the Society of Island Biology
Society of Island Biology, Spain
2023/05/31 - 2023/06/03 Oral Presentation co-author - "Vulnerable Demographic Groups Benefit from an Invasive Snail"
Conference
 Pathways 2023: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/30 Poster co-author - "Rice farmers' perception and attitudes towards wildlife in West Africa"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2023/03/28 - 2023/03/30 Poster co-author - "A tropical perspective on urban tree diversity"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2022/07/31 - 2022/08/05 Oral presentation co-author - "Shelled treasures: discovering and preserving the endemic-rich malacofauna of the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands (central Africa)”
Congress
 World Congress of Malacology 2022
Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/23 Poster co-author - "Os pássaros não conhecem fronteiras - Uma abordagem para identificar Áreas de Alto Valor de Conservação (HCV)"
Congress
 Africa Protected Areas Congress
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
2022/07/03 - 2022/07/08 Oral presentation co-author - "Bird extinctions and introductions are causing taxonomic and functional homogenization in oceanic islands"
Conference
 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), XXI Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) & 21st National Congress of the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal
2022/06/20 - 2022/06/23 Oral presentation co-author - "Using DNA Metabarcoding to Uncover the Diet of the Invasive Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in Mangroves from the Island of São Tomé”
Congress
 IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology
Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiologia, Spain
2022/06/20 - 2022/06/23 Oral presentation co-author - "The Role of Insular African Mangroves as Nursery Areas for the Early Life Stages of Fish"
Congress
 IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology
Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiologia, Spain
2022/05/09 - 2022/05/20 Oral presentation co-author - "First palaeoecological insights into long-term montane forest change in São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea"
Conference
 Past Global Changes 6th Open Science & Young Scientists Meetings
Past Global Changes, Switzerland
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/31 Oral presentation - co-author "Combined effects of bird extinctions and introductions in oceanic islands: decreased functional diversity despite increased species richness"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/31 Oral presentation - co-author "An endemic-rich island through the eyes of children: wildlife identification and conservation preferences in São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/31 Poster co-author - "Unveiling the impacts of nest predation by introduced mammals on the endemic-rich avifauna of Príncipe Island"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2022/03/29 - 2022/03/31 Poster co-author - "Is biodiversity integrated in climate policy?"
Conference
 Student Conference on Conservation Science
Cambridge Conservation Initiative, United Kingdom
2021/12/12 - 2021/12/15 Oral presentation - co-author "Limited integration of biodiversity within climate policy - Evidence from the Alliance of Small Island States"
Conference
 British Ecological Society Conference
British Ecological Society, United Kingdom
2021/11/18 - 2021/11/18 Oral communication - co-author "Snails, forest and people: ecology and conservation of terrestrial molluscs in a tropical island"
Conference
 Molluscan Forum
The Malacological Society of London, United Kingdom
2021/11/01 - 2021/11/11 Oral communication - co-author "Community Perceptions of Mangroves: Ecosystem Services and Threats in São Tomé Island (central Africa)"
Conference
 CERF at 50: Celebrating Our Past, Charting Our Future
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, United States
2021/09/30 - 2021/10/01 Oral communication - co-author "Niche differences may reduce susceptibility to competition between native and non-native birds in oceanic islands"
Conference
 7º Encontro Anual Ce3C. Frontiers in E3
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2018/03/20 - 2018/03/23 Poster co-author - "Fish diversity and phenology as tools for determining functional diversity in mangrove lagoons of São Tomé Island (central Africa)"
Symposium
 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium
2018/03/20 - 2018/03/23 Poster co-author - "The importance of provisioning ecosystem services in mangrove lagoons of São Tomé Island (central Africa): Resource assessment and community perception"
Symposium
 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium
2017/11/09 - 2017/11/10 Poster co-author - "Is the invasive West African giant snail Archachatina marginata displacing the Gulf of Guinea endemic Archachatina bicarinata?"
Conference
 16th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal
2017/11/09 - 2017/11/10 Poster co-author - "Dispersão de sementes por aves florestais em São Tomé"
Conference
 16th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal
2017/07/23 - 2017/07/27 Poster main author - "Conservation status in a data vacuum: Red-listing the endemism hotspot of São Tomé and Príncipe"
Congress
 28th International Congress for Conservation Biology
Society for Conservation Biology, United States
2016/07/18 - 2016/07/22 Poster main author - "Mangroves of São Tomé Island: a preliminary assessment"
Conference
 II International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2016/06/21 - 2016/06/24 Poster co-author - "Mangrove fishes of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea): new occurrences and habitat usage"
Congress
 6th Congreso Ibérico de Ictiologia - SIBIC
Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiologia, Spain
2015/08/02 - 2015/08/06 Poster main author - "Assessing the sustainability of wildlife harvesting: commercial and sunsistence hunting of endemic pigeons in the tropical island of São Tomé"
Congress
 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology & 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology
Society for Conservation Biology, United States
2010/08/22 - 2010/08/28 Poster main author - "Land-use and biodiversity on an endemism-rich island"
Conference
 25th International Ornithological Conference
International Ornithologists' Union, United States

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/19 Analysis of macrofaunal diversity in fluvial habitats occupied by "peixinho" in São Tomé: An approach to understanding biodiversity
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Wadmilton Manuel da Trindade Fernandes (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/07/17 Causas e consequências do conflito Homem-elefante no Golungo Alto - Cuanza Norte
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Célsia Isabel Pereira da Gama Africano Guima (Master)
Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola
2021/12/21 Cabo Verde marine invertebrates - Use of innovative methodologies to better understand the biodiversity of the Cabo Verde Archipelago
(Thesis) Arguer
 Evandro Pires Lopes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01/29 Ecologia alimentar do rolieiro (Coracias garrulus) numa zona agrícola extensiva
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Sofia Xavier Pereira Diniz Sampaio (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01/12 Organização espacial do texugo europeu na Companhia das Lezírias, SA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marcelo Gomes da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/11/25 Mesocarnivores temporal niche in a cork oak woodland area: effect of habitat and moon phase
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Luísa Almeida (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/07 - Current Avian Research
2024 - Current Science of the Total Environment
2023 - Current Oryx
2023 - Current Animal Conservation
2023 - Current Global Ecology and Conservation
2022 - Current Airo
2022 - Current Herpetology Notes
2021 - Current The Herpetological Journal
2021 - Current Global Ecology and Biogeography
2021 - Current Journal of Biogeography
2020 - Current Molecular Ecology
2020 - Current Journal of Tropical Ecology
2019 - Current Zoologia Caboverdiana
2018 - Current Bird Study
2018 - Current Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Conservation
2017 - Current Journal of Ornithology
2017 - Current Land Degradation & Development
2016 - Current Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
2016 - Current Zookeys
2016 - Current Biodiversity Data Journal
2016 - Current Scientific Reports
2016 - Current Mammal Review
2015 - Current Hydrobiologia
2015 - Current Diversity and Distributions
2015 - Current Journal of Arid Environments
2014 - Current Emu - Austral Ornithology
2014 - Current Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
2014 - Current Biological Conservation
2013 - Current Landscape Ecology
2012 - Current African Journal of Ecology
2011 - Current Journal of Ecosystems and Ecography
2010 - Current Journal of Field Ornithology
2009 - Current Bird Conservation International

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Society for Conservation Biology Member
2023 - Current Society of Island Biology Founding member
2021/10/01 - Current LPN - Liga para a Proteção da Natureza Member of the board of directors
2019/12 - Current Colégio Tropical da Universidade de Lisboa Member
2018/01/01 - Current Gulf of Guinea Biodiversity Centre Founding member & Vice-president of the board of directors
2016 - Current Island Biology Interest Group Member
2014 - Current The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Member
2009 - Current Associação Monte Pico Member
2006 - Current SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/02 - Current "Networking & Fundraising" in CTrop - Colégio Tropical da Universidade de Lisboa
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2013/01/01 - Current World Commission on Protected Areas
Member
 International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
2013 - Current Species Survival Commission - Bird Red List Authority
Member
 International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
2013 - Current Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group
Member
 International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/10/21 - 2024/11/08 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/06 Lecturer "Terrestrial Animal Biology" Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/10/30 - 2023/11 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Lecturer "Terrestrial Animal Biology" Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/11/14 - 2023/01/27 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/28 - 2022/02 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Conservation Biology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/04/14 - 2018/04/15 Short-course: Flying vertebrates of Portugal Flying vertebrates of Portugal (Outros) Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2017/10/23 - 2017/11/10 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Biologia da Conservação (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/05/22 - 2017/05/26 Lecturer "Ecology" Practicals Biologia+Bio Cel Biotecnol+Bio Amb+Biol Mol Genética+Biol Geol (Ens) v. Bio (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/10/24 - 2016/11/10 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Biologia da Conservação (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/01/11 - 2016/01/29 Lecturer "Tropical Ecology" Biologia da Conservação (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/01/14 - 2014/01/18 Practical course: "Surveying Critically Endangered Birds and Biodiversity in São Tomé", 1-week intensive capacity building (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe) Practical course: "Surveying Critically Endangered Birds and Biodiversity in São Tomé" Birdlife International, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/10/30 Ciências além-fronteiras: de Lisboa até às ilhas "leve leve" - À conversa com Ricardo Lima Ciências além-fronteiras
2015 Um investigador português em São Tomé e Príncipe Pardela

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/09/02 - 2022/09/02 Podcast "A viagem do maçarico" “Ricardo Lima e a Biodiversidade de São Tomé e Príncipe”
2022/04/14 - 2022/04/14 "Três da manhã" Observação de aves em Portugal
2020/11/06 - 2020/11/06 Causa e Efeito
2020/02/14 - 2020/02/14 Focus La forêt primaire de Sao Tomé, un joyau de biodiversité à préserver
2019/06/15 - 2019/06/15 Geração Digital A conservação em São Tomé e Príncipe
2019/05/01 - 2019/05/01 90 segundos de Ciência
2016/11/26 - 2016/11/26 Científica mente
2016/05 - 2016/05 Antena aberta
2016 - 2016 Motxi de Obô (Morte da Floresta)
2016 - 2016 Inside Africa Evolving and preserving São Tomé’s ecosystems
2013/04 - 2013/04 África 21 Ambiente Biodiversidade: Espécies únicas ainda pouco estudadas
2013/02 - 2013/02 Científica mente
2011/06 - 2011/06 Científica mente

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/12/15 - 2021/12/15 Member of the jury - PhD theme proposal - Biology and Ecology of Global Change Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/12/20 - 2017/12/20 Equivalência de grau de mestrado - Sérgio José Menezes Rodrigues Filho, Biology Conservation MSc, University of Lisbon, 20 December 2017 “Efeitos de borda e aspectos ecológicos sobre moscas varejeiras (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em Laranjal do jari, Amapá, Brasil” (Tropical Biodiversity, Amapá Federal University, Brazil) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal