Bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP), a master's and a doctorate degree in Ecology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Currently is a full Professor at São Paulo State University ((UNESP). She has experience in botany and plant ecology, working mainly in phenology and temporal ecology in tropical vegetation, investigating the effects of global climatic change in the timing of plant growth and reproduction, pollination and seed dispersion, the influence of anthropogenic disturbances and phylogeny on plant phenology, and implications for biodiversity conservation. She has produced several reviews, organized books and edited special issues. She has investigated methods in plant phenology and, as an important innovation of her recent research agenda, in collaboration with computer scientists is exploring new technologies for investigating temporal changes in natural vegetations at different spatial scales, with the application of digital cameras, drones and remote sensing. She is leading research projects in those new frontiers, e-science and transdisciplinary research. She participated, as contributing author, in the Working Group II (WGII), of the 4th Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) - 2006/2007, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The unprecedented loss of biodiversity and the imminent threats of climate and environmental changes are among the most important challenges faced by humanity. Biodiversity continues to decline worldwide, mainly in response to urban and agriculture expansion over natural areas. In addition, climate change is projected to commit over one-third of the Earth's animal and plant species to ext…
Climate change has altered the environment, triggering extreme events of drought, heat, and flood, affecting plants, animals, and human activities, increasing the unequaled biodiversity loss that we witnessed today. Recent IPCC and United Nations reports indicate the need for information regarding biotic responses to climate change and associated extreme events, especially for the tropica…
PhenoChange will launch a trans-continental network to monitor plant phenology across the dry tropics. Currently, controls on the timing of leaf display and the associated fluxes of energy and matter are a major uncertainty in earth system modelling, particularly for the dry tropics, limiting projections of vegetation responses to climate change. Tropical dry biomes, which cover 18% of gl…
Phenology has achieved a position of high relevance in environmental research due to its applications to monitor, detect and attribute shifts in phenological timing to climate change. The paucity of long-term phenology data, the high diversity of species and the absence of a marked dormant season have hampered our ability to relate increasing warming temperatures to temporal shifts in tro…
The temporal patterns of leaf production in plant communities from seasonally dry environments are influenced by climatic factors, such as the amount and distribution of rainfall. The leafing patterns are directly associated to the gas and water exchange, the capacity of plants to fix CO2 and, consequently, the productivity of the seasonal biomes such as Cerrado and Caatinga. The present …
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The cerrado is a mega-diverse seasonal tropical vegetation, considered a biodiversity conservation hotspot. Plant communities are structured according to their reproductive strategies, by interacting with local floral visitors and depending on climatic conditions. Climate change is altering flowering patterns in temperate vegetations, affecting interactions and causing ripple effects on p…
Monitoring phenological patterns and leaf attributes at different aridity levels is particularly important in the Caatinga region, as species in areas with distinct volumes of total annual precipitation demonstrate a wide range of phenological behaviors and degree of deciduity. New technologies provide different methods of monitoring leaf phenology, such as the near-remote phenology perfo…
The campo rupestre represents one of the most complex and diverse Brazilian vegetations. It is formed by a herbaceous-shrub vegetation mosaic and composed of a rich diversity of species and high endemism, subject to fire and climate seasonality. The biomes of the Caatinga and Cerrado are in the North and West frontiers, riparian forests and some forest islands (capões) are elements of the…
The Serra do Cipó, located in Cadeia do Espinhaço, north of Belo Horizonte (MG), inside of the domain of the Cerrado and with predominance of phytophysiognomy of rupestrian grassland, is characterized by a high richness and endemicity of herbaceous species. Cadeia do Espinhaço is the center of diversity of various group of plants, including more than 4000 species and, the region of Serra …
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The leaf economic spectrum (LES) is a concept that defines the covariation of leaf traits (morphological, physiological, chemical, and phenological), to characterize the strategies of plants carbon acquisition. The LES ranges from fast acquisition to slow acquisition, with plants investing differently in leaf construction and maintenance to optimize carbon acquisition. In Seasonally Dry T…
Within a community, plant species vary in their patterns of flower production and distribution in time and space. While the flowering time and spatial distribution tend to favor pollination success and avoid interspecific competition, pollinators look forward optimizing their food search. Floral constancy, a forage strategy performed by bees, is advantageous for both: improves the chances…
The spatio-temporal patterns of leaf production of seasonally dry forests are strongly influenced by climatic factors, especially the amount and distribution of rainfall. The leaf exchange strategies are directly associated to the gas and water exchange, influencing plant carbon uptake and, consequently, the productivity of seasonal biomes such as the Caatinga drylands. The aim of this pr…
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