Projects

LAND-LTER (Agricultural Landscape Dynamics and Impacts on Biodiversity)

2017– LAND-LTER is a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project with sites located in the Brazilian Cerrado since 2017. This project is led by Professor Rosane Collevatti (UFG) and me. The objective of this project is to identify how spatiotemporal variations in agricultural landscapes influence biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services. We also assess how agroecosystem management and restoration actions affect biodiversity and decision-making.

Funding: CNPq, FAPEG   |  Status: in progress

Spatiotemporal influence of landscape structure on soil microbiota diversity in Atlantic Forest

2023–2025 The objective of this project is to understand how landscape structure at different spatial and temporal scales influences the taxonomic and functional diversity of soil microbiota (fungi and bacteria) in Atlantic Forest landscapes, using metabarcoding (16S and ITS rRNA). Key questions include the role of habitat amount, heterogeneity, and disturbance in shaping microbial diversity, and differences between forest vs. matrix environments (pasture, agriculture, eucalyptus).

Funding: UNESP CAPES/PRINT, FAPESP/CBioClima   |   Status: finished

Integrated framework for monitoring secondary forest dynamics in the Atlantic Forest

2019–2023 The objective of this project is to generate an integrated and operational framework to monitor secondary forests at large scale. It combines in situ ecological indicators with orbital data to assess vegetation quality and forest dynamics. For the first time in Brazil, we developed a framework based on freely available satellite data for monitoring secondary forests, providing a functional and scalable alternative to specialized technologies such as LiDAR.

Funding: FAPESP   |   Status: finished