Macroecology and paleontology I'm currently a post-doc of the Graduation Program in Animal Biodiversity, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS-Brazil. In this project we're aiming to bridge the gap between macroecology and paleontology by trying to unveil the links between Pleistocene extinctions at land and sea and human colonization in the Neotropics.
ReefSYN Working Group I was a post-doc of the ReefSYN Working Group, a group of researchers aiming to make synthesis about Brazilian reefs using existing data. We aimed to reach a better understanding about the distribution of reef biodiversity and ecosystem services. The project is entitled "Brazilian reefs in the Anthropocene", and is founded by CNPq though the Sinbiose Institute. This is a project lead by Prof. Dr. Mariana Bender (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria) and Prof. Dr. Sergio Floeter (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), and has the participation of researchers from Brazilian, French and Australian institutions.
Influence of tree plantations on biodiversity Research line focused on understand the influence of tree plantations (mostly pine and eucalyptus) on communities of birds and leaf-litter frogs. Research in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Noeli Zanela (Universidade de Passo Fundo) and Prof. Dr. Sandra Maria Hartz (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul).
Species distribution estimates using hierarchical modeling In this research line, developed in collaboration with researchers from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, I'm exploring hierarchical models to understand the influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the realized occurrence of disease vectors (collaboration with Prof. Dr. Gonçalo Ferraz) and unique (Rhea americana (collaboration with Dr. Viviane Zulian, Prof. Dr. Gonçalo Ferraz, Ms. Arthur Rodrigues) and mutiple grassland birds (Ms. Patrícia Paludo, Prof. Dr. Maria João Pereira)).
Linking macroecology and macroevolution In this research line, developed in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Renan Maestri, Prof. Dr. Leandro Duarte, and Prof. Dr. Sandra Hartz from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, we are developing frameworks that allow us to integrate processes occurring at macroecological and macroevolutionary scales to a better understanding of community assembly rules and evolution.