André Vicente Liz (741A-E1E9-E887)

Curriculum Vitae

André Vicente Liz

André Vicente Liz. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Doctoral Program in Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution em 2024/01/22 pelo(a) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Mestrado em Applied Ecology em 2017/09 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra, Mestrado em Applied Ecology em 2017/09 pelo(a) Université de Poitiers, Mestrado em Applied Ecology em 2017/09 pelo(a) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Bachelor em Geography and Territorial Planning em 2018/07 pelo(a) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela e Bachelor em Biology em 2015/07 pelo(a) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. É Investigador no(a) Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva. Publicou 7 artigos em revistas especializadas. Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s) e Bolseiro de Mestrado em 2 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia da Evolução das Espécies, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Conservação da Biodiversidade, Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Ciências da Computação e da Informação com ênfase em Bioinformática, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente com ênfase em Investigação Climática e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente com ênfase em Geografia Física. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Comparative phylogeography; Phylogenetics; Biogeography; Ecological niche modelling; Geographic Information Systems; Molecular ecology; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoclimatology; Holocene; Quaternary; Sahara-Sahel; Deserts; Lizards; Climate change; Seasonality; Thermal biology; Peatlands; Humification analysis; Subantarctic; Plio-Pleistocene; Biomonitoring; Scripting (R); Neotropics; Isotopic analys; Natura 2000; Alkaline fens - habitat type 7230; Conservation management; Phylgeography; Speciation; Ancient Area Reconstruction; Diversification; Isolation/dispersal; .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: André Vicente Liz

Citation names

Liz, André Vicente
Vicente Liz, André

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 741A-E1E9-E887
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6131-5194

Email addresses

andre.vicente.liz@cibio.up.pt (Professional)
andre.vicente.liz@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

(+34) 677823561 (Personal)

Addresses

CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources of the University of Porto. R. Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://cibio.up.pt/en/people/details/andre-vicente-liz/ (Scholar)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre-Vicente-Liz (Scholar)
https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=V4Dxe5kAAAAJ&hl=es (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Climatic Research
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical Geography

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Galician	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
German	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018/10/01 - 2024/01/22 Concluded	Doctoral Program in Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal "Comparative phylogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: a spatial-temporal approach to biodiversity dynamics in the largest warm desert on Earth" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/09 - 2018/07 Concluded	Geography and Territorial Planning (Bachelor) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain "State of Knowledge regarding Alkaline Peatlands (Natura 2000 code 7230) in Spain: basis for conservation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2015/09 - 2017/09 Concluded	Applied Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Université de Poitiers, France Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil "Effects of seasonality and thermal environments on the thermal ecology of the Sand Lizard, Liolaemus arambarensis, in a subtropical restinga" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2011/09 - 2015/07 Concluded	Biology (Bachelor) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain "Holocene dynamic of organic matter in peatlands from Tierra de Fuego" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/06/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2023/03/01 - 2024/05/31	Researcher (Research)	Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2014/08/12 - 2014/08/28	Intern at Natural Park Fragas do Eume	Xunta de Galicia Conselleria de Medio Ambiente Territorio e Infrastruturas, Spain

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023 - 2027	Predator-Prey Model CW11830 Researcher	Royal Commission for AlUla
2023 - 2026	PLACES – PLAnning for the Conservation of life on Earth in the light of evolution and Sustainability 2022.08134.PTDC Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva (InBIO) LA/P/0048/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0048/2020 Post-doc Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2024 - 2025	Spatial Habitats Assessment for Biodiversity Conservation R98Z13M190 Researcher	Red Sea Global
2023 - 2024	Inventory of AlUla Fauna PR6869 Researcher	Royal Commission for AlUla
2023 - 2024	Investigate Acacia Trees Dieback Possible Solutions – Insect related SR60193694 Researcher	Royal Commission for AlUla
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva UIDB/50027/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50027/2020 Post-doc Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva UIDP/50027/2020 10.54499/UIDP/50027/2020 Post-doc Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2017/03 - 2017/09	Monitoramento das populações de Liolaemus arambarensis, lagarto endémico e ameaçado da Laguna dos Patos, RS No. 22984 Master Student Fellow Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2016/09 - 2017/03	Efeitos da testosterona no comportamento territorial da lagartixa-das-dunas, Liolaemus arambarensis (Squamata: Liolaemidae) No. 33142 Master Student Fellow Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Outputs

Publications

Book	Licata, Fulvio; Liz, André Vicente; Santos, Bárbara; Lakusic, Margareta; Taheri, A; Tarroso, Pedro; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Brito, José Carlos. Reptiles of AlUla. Saudi Arabia. 2024. Published Bilancioni, Marcello; Diogo Ferreira; Khalatbari, Leili; Boratynski, Zbyszek; Hugo Rebelo; Álvares, Francisco; Liz, André Vicente; et al. Mammals of AlUla. Saudi Arabia. 2024. In press
Conference abstract	Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Liz, André Vicente. "Genetic diversity and habitat stability in Sahara-Sahel vertebrates". Paper presented in 11th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society, Prague, 2024. Published Liz, André Vicente; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Dennis Rödder; Guillermo Velo-Antón; Pierre-André Crochet; Silvia B. Carvalho; José Carlos Brito. "Diversity centres in the Sahara-Sahel: contrasting evolutionary histories in functional groups urges a reassessment of priority conservation zones". Paper presented in 10th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society, Vancouver, 2022. Published Liz, André Vicente; Nagl, Paula; Pereira, Maria João. "How do organic pollutants affect seals' health? A review". Paper presented in The 46th Annual EAAM Conference, Rome, 2018. Liz, André Vicente; Fontán Bestilleiro, David. "Algae within Galician farmlands: popular knowledge and science for sustainable development". Paper presented in OCEANEXT - Interdisciplinary conference: risks and opportunities in marine and coastal socio-ecosystems, Nantes, 2016.
Conference poster	Paúl, Maria João; Moreira, Matthew O.; Liz, André Vicente; Decker, Sydney; Moritz, Craig; Carstens, Bryan; Carvalho, Silvia Benoliel. Corresponding author: Paúl, Maria João. "Predictors of intraspecific diversity in herptiles using machine learning". Paper presented in XX ENBE Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology, 2024. László, Patkó; Liz, André Vicente; Licata, Fulvio; Santos, Bárbara; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Lakusic, Margareta; Serén, Nina; et al. Corresponding author: László, Patkó. "The Herpetofauna of AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Preliminary Results from an Uncharted Territory". Paper presented in 10th World Herpetology Congress, 2024. Nagl, Paula; Liz, André Vicente; Pereira, Maria João. Corresponding author: Nagl, Paula. "How do organic pollutants affect seals' health? A review". Paper presented in European Cetacean Society, 2018.
Journal article	Liz, André Vicente; Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel; Velo-Antón, Guillermo; García-Cardenete, Luis; Brito, José Carlos; Carranza, Salvador; Martínez-Freiría, Fernando. "Historical biogeography of the Saharan horned viper enlightens past dynamics of hyperarid desert habitats". Journal of Arid Environments 222 (2024): 105171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105171. 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105171 Licata, Fulvio; Pola, Lukáš; Šmíd, Jirí; Ibrahim, Adel A.; Liz, André Vicente; Santos, Bárbara; Patkó, László; et al. "The missing piece of the puzzle: A new and widespread species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Squamata, Colubridae) from the Arabian Peninsula". Zoosystematics and Evolution 100 2 (2024): 691-704. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.123441. 10.3897/zse.100.123441 John W. Williams; Amanda Taylor; Krystal A. Tolley; Diogo B. Provete; Ricardo Correia; Thaís B. Guedes; Harith Farooq; et al. "Shifts to open access with high article processing charges hinder research equity and careers". Journal of Biogeography (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14697. 10.1111/jbi.14697 André Vicente Liz; Dennis Rödder; Duarte Vasconcelos Gonçalves; Guillermo Velo-Antón; Pedro Tarroso; Philippe Geniez; Pierre-André Crochet; Silvia B. Carvalho; José Carlos Brito. "Overlooked species diversity in the hyper-arid Sahara Desert unveiled by dryland-adapted lizards". Journal of Biogeography (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14510. 10.1111/jbi.14510 André Vicente Liz. "DNA barcode reference library for the West Sahara-Sahel reptiles". Scientific Data 9 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01582-1. 10.1038/s41597-022-01582-1 Liz, André Vicente; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Velo-Antón, Guillermo; Brito, José Carlos; Crochet, Pierre-André; Rödder, Dennis. "Adapt biodiversity targets to climate change". Science 376 6593 (2022): 589-590. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abo7381. 10.1126/science.abo7381 André Vicente Liz; Dennis Rödder; Duarte Vasconcelos Gonçalves; Guillermo Velo-Antón; Miguel M. Fonseca; Philippe Geniez; Pierre-André Crochet; José Carlos Brito. "The role of Sahara highlands in the diversification and desert colonization of the Bosc's fringe-toed lizard". Journal of Biogeography 48 11 (2021): 2891-2906. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14250. 10.1111/jbi.14250 Naia, Marisa; Tarroso, Pedro; Sow, Andack Saad; Liz, André Vicente; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Martínez-Freiría, Fernando; Santarém, Frederico; et al. "Potential negative effects of the Green Wall on Sahel's biodiversity". Conservation Biology 35 6 (2021): 1966-1968. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13755. 10.1111/cobi.13755 André Vicente Liz; William David Halliday; Vinicius Santos; Talita Ribeiro; Murilo Guimarães; Laura Verrastro. "Are lizards sensitive to anomalous seasonal temperatures? Long-term thermobiological variability in a subtropical species". PLOS ONE 14 12 (2019): e0226399-e0226399. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226399. 10.1371/journal.pone.0226399
Magazine article	Fontán Bestilleiro, David; Liz, André Vicente. "Algas no agro galego: saber popular e ciencia por un futuro sostible", GCiencia, 2015, https://www.gciencia.com/medioambiental/algas-no-agro-galego-saber-popular-e-ciencia-por-un-futuro-sostible-2/.
Report	Brito, José Carlos; Álvares, Francisco; Bilancioni, Marcello; Boratynski, Zbyszek; Carvalho, Silvia; Ana Coelho; Diogo Ferreira; et al. 2024. Inventory of AlUla Fauna – Final Report. Martina Panisi; Ana Coelho; Diogo Ferreira; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Khalatbari, Leili; Vidak Lakušic; Licata, Fulvio; et al. 2023. Inventory of AlUla Fauna – Training Report.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/12	Distribution of intraspecific diversity across species ranges: Insights from herptiles in six global regions	XX ENBE Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2024/08	Comparative phylogeography reveals ancient corridors, refugia and cradles of genetic diversity in Sahara-Sahel vertebrates	10th World Herpetology Congress (Kuching, Malaysia)
2024/07	Understanding spatial patterns of intraspecific genetic and genomic diversity: an insight from the Australian Monsoonal Tropics	3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology (Montreal, Canada)
2024/07	Historical biome shifts in the Sahara region since the Miocene: a macrogenetic perspective	3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology (Montreal, Canada)
2024/06	Challenges and opportunities of inferring spatial genetic patterns of amphibians and reptiles for conservation planning across six global regions	7th European Congress of Conservation Biology (Bologna, Italy)
2024/01	Genetic diversity and habitat stability in Sahara-Sahel vertebrates	11th Biannual Conference of the International Biogeography Society (Praga, Czech Republic)
2022/06	Diversification cradles in the Sahara-Sahel: contrasting evolutionary histories in functional groups urges a reassessment of priority conservation zones	10th Biannual Conference of the International Biogeography Society (Vancouver, Canada)
2022/05	Diversification cradles in the Sahara-Sahel: contrasting evolutionary histories in functional groups urges a reassessment of priority conservation zones	Sahel & Sahara Interest Group 2022 meeting
2021/10	Integrative phylogeography to unveil historical biodiversity dynamics: a case study of Acanthodactylus lizards in arid regions	Early Career Biogeographers Conference of the International Biogeography Society
2021/09	Phylogeny and biogeography of the Acanthodactylus scutellatus species complex in North Africa	XVI Iberian Congress of Herpetology
2021/09	Phylogeny and biogeography of the Acanthodactylus scutellatus species complex in North Africa	11th International Symposium of the Lacertids of the Mediterranean Basin
2021/05	Biogeography of Sahara highlands: inferring historical climatic refugia and diversification hotspots in the Bosc's fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus (Squamata: Lacertidae)	20th Annual Meeting of the Sahel-Saharan Interest Group
2018/03	How do organic pollutants affect seals' health? A review	The 46th EAAM annual conference European Association for Aquatic Mammals (Rome, Italy)
2016/06	Algae within Galician farmlands: popular knowledge and science for sustainable development	OCEANEXT - Interdisciplinary conference: risks and opportunities in marine and coastal socio-ecosystems Université de Nantes (Nantes, France)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025 - 2025	Effect of ecological niche components on gene flow Co-supervisor	Data Science in Agriculture, Food, Forest and Environment (Green Data Science) (Master) Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Portugal
2024 - 2025	Exploring the drivers of dominance/evenness effects in dryland reptile communities Co-supervisor	Gulbenkian New Talents Scholarship (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) (Other) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2024	Assessing the effect of climate change on the persistence of Saharan biodiversity in relation to taxonomic, threat and flagship status Co-supervisor	Applied Ethology and Animal Biology (Master) Linköpings universitet, Sweden

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2024/10	GB31 - 31st Meeting of the GBIF Governing Board (2024/09 - 2024/10) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/02 - 2025/02	Invited participant in Workshop Consolidation of Habitat Classification for AlUla Workshop	Consolidation of Habitat Classification for AlUla French Agency for AlUla Development and Wildlife and Natural Heritage Department of the Royal Commission for AlUla, France
2024/07 - 2024/07	Invited panelist in Workshop Navigating Scientific Publishing - Early Career Focus Round table	3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology
2024/07 - 2024/07	Invited panelist in Workshop Global Scholars – Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem Round table	3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology
2023/03 - 2023/03	Invited participant in Workshop Research Coordination Network Synthesis: g2p2pop in the Amazon Workshop	Research Coordination Network Synthesis: g2p2pop in the Amazon Northern Arizona University, United States
2018/12 - 2018/12	Invited participant in Workshop Community-Based Conservation Management IMAE Workshop Workshop	Community-Based Conservation Management IMAE Workshop Université de Poitiers, France

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/12 - Current	Conservation Genetics
2024/04 - Current	Scientific Reports
2024/03 - Current	Evolutionary Ecology
2023/09 - Current	Journal of Thermal Biology
2022/07 - Current	BMC Ecology and Evolution

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/01 - 2024/01	11th Biannual Conference of the International Biogeography Society	Praga

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2025/01/28 - 2025/01/30	Phylogenetic Cartography: Automating Genetic Database Searching and Spatial Analysis	Phylogenetic Cartography: Automating Genetic Database Searching and Spatial Analysis (Doutoramento)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022/07 - 2023/09	Journal of Biogeography

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2025/01 - 2025/04	Delimitation of the sudanian savanna phyloregions using rodents as a model group	Laura Brosseau-Acquaviva

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019/11 - 2019/12	Scientific travel to Morocco and Mauritania as part of the research group BIODESERTS-CIBIO/InBIO, gaining first-hand experience on Sahara-Sahel habitats and species. Duration: 38 days.
2016/03 - 2016/03	Scientific travel to Ecuador as part of the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Applied Ecology and the University San Francisco Quito, gaining first-hand experience on neotropical habitats and species, including the Amazon Rainforest (Tiputini Biodiversity Station), the Andes (Cayambe-Coca and Antisana Reserves) and the Galapagos Islands (USFQ campus San Cristobal). Duration: 1 month.

Distinctions

Award

2023	GBIF 2023 Graduate Researchers Award Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Denmark
2015	II Premio Universitario de Comunicación Científica "La Caixa" GCiencia - Xornalismo e divulgación, Spain