Tutor, lecturer and course coordinator in Life Sciences at Erasmus University College. Main interests include interdisciplinary education and research in Ecology and Sustainability.

Panel Member of the Committee for the accreditation of several Environmental Sciences programs (BSc and MSc) at Dutch Universities (UVA, VU Amsterdam, AMS Institute, WUR and RU).

Researcher in plant community dynamics and post-fire water stress in plants. Laboratory work, field work, development of an original dynamic model, data analysis and scientific writting. Project: CASCADE-CAtrastophic Shifts in Drylands - How CAn we prevent ecosystem DEgradation?

Researcher in plant community dynamics and post-fire water stress in plants. Laboratory work, field work, data analysis and scientific writting. Project: CASCADE-CAtrastophic Shifts in Drylands - How CAn we prevent ecosystem DEgradation?

Assessment of higher plant species suitability for ecological restoration following major disturbance. Research of plant germination ecology and physiological response under water stress. Laboratory work, field work, data analysis and scientific writing. In collaboration with CEAM - Centre for Environmental Studies in the Mediterranean (Valencia and Alicante, Spain). Funded by the FCT (Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology), through an individual research fellowship (reference… Show more Assessment of higher plant species suitability for ecological restoration following major disturbance. Research of plant germination ecology and physiological response under water stress. Laboratory work, field work, data analysis and scientific writing. In collaboration with CEAM - Centre for Environmental Studies in the Mediterranean (Valencia and Alicante, Spain). Funded by the FCT (Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology), through an individual research fellowship (reference SFRH/BD/47522/2008) Show less

Research fellow in plant ecology. Fieldwork and data analysis. Project: FIREREG - Post-fire regeneration in pine and eucalypt stands

Pest management in pine and eucalyptus stands to minimize environmental impacts and ameliorate biodiversity conservation. Various projects related to pest control, insect populations, management of wasp parasitoids, insect-plant interactions, tree health, monitoring the effectiveness of pest control measures and study of the environmental factors influencing pest populations. Training of forest associations, field work and coordination, laboratory work, data analysis, report writing. Funded by:… Show more Pest management in pine and eucalyptus stands to minimize environmental impacts and ameliorate biodiversity conservation. Various projects related to pest control, insect populations, management of wasp parasitoids, insect-plant interactions, tree health, monitoring the effectiveness of pest control measures and study of the environmental factors influencing pest populations. Training of forest associations, field work and coordination, laboratory work, data analysis, report writing. Funded by: AGRO 8.1 Project 550 Show less

Presentation and guidance of the general public (from 3 to 103 years old) of experiments and exhibitions in chemistry, physics and biology.

Integrating biodiversity conservation management and stakeholders interests. Interviews to stakeholders of diverse sectors of activity to identify their nature conservation values, analysis of the conservation management priorities and regulations, integration of the interests from both (stakeholders and nature parks) perspectives and report writting

Incorporating the impact of infrastructures on biodiversity conservation planning at the regional scale. Calculate biodiversity indices based on atlas datasets, integrate the information on GIS, statistical analysis and scientific writing