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Environmental DNA Template Variation: Its Relevance for Species Detection and C...
Nogueira, Sofia; Curto, Manuel; Dias, Diogo; Alves, Maria Judite; Amaral, Susana Dias; Magalhaes, Maria Filomena; Carrapato, Carlos; Veríssimo, AnaAccurate species monitoring is foundational for understanding and assessing species extinction risk. Environmental DNA (eDNA) based species detection methods have been proposed as fast and powerful biodiversity monitoring tools. Yet, these methods are susceptible to errors that might hinder the assessment of species extinction risk. Samples may contain low DNA concentrations of the target taxa and/or exhibit hi...
A nationwide collapse of a priority grassland bird related to livestock convers...
Silva, João Paulo; Marques, Ana Teresa; Carrapato, Carlos; Delgado, Ana; Godinho, Carlos; Elias, Gonçalo; Gameiro, JoãoGrassland birds are among the most threatened and fastest declining terrestrial vertebrate species in Europe, principally due to agricultural intensification and transformation. The little bustard is a priority grassland bird under the European Directive (2009/147/CE) that led to the classification of a network of Special Protected Areas (SPAs) in Portugal. A third national survey carried out in 2022 reveals a ...
Building a Portuguese coalition for biodiversity genomics
Marques, João P.; Alves, Paulo C.; Amorim, Isabel R.; Lopes, Ricardo J.; Moura, Monica; Myers, Eugene; Sim-sim, Manuela; Sousa-Santos, CarlaThe diverse physiography of the Portuguese land and marine territory, spanning from continental Europe to the Atlantic archipelagos, has made it an important repository of biodiversity throughout the Pleistocene glacial cycles, leading to a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is under threat from anthropogenic drivers, such as climate change, invasive species, land use changes...
Building a Portuguese coalition for biodiversity genomics
Marques, João P.; Alves, Paulo C.; Amorim, Isabel R.; Lopes, Ricardo Jorge; Moura, Monica; Myers, Eugene; Sim-Sim, Maria; Sousa-Santos, CarlaThe diverse physiography of the Portuguese land and marine territory, spanning from continental Europe to the Atlantic archipelagos, has made it an important repository of biodiversity throughout the Pleistocene glacial cycles, leading to a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is under threat from anthropogenic drivers, such as climate change, invasive species, land use changes...
Assessing behaviour states of a forest carnivore in a road-dominated landscape ...
Ferreira, Eduardo; Valerio, Frafrancesco; Medinas, Denis; Fernandes, Nelson; Craveiro, João; Costa, Pedro; Silva, João Paulo; Carrapato, CarlosAnthropogenic infrastructures and land-use changes are major threats to animal movements across heterogeneous landscapes. Yet, the behavioural consequences of such constraints remain poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between the behaviour of the Common genet (Genetta genetta) and road proximity, within a dominant mixed forest-agricultural landscape in southern Portugal, fragmented by roads. Sp...
Building a Portuguese Coalition for Biodiversity Genomics
Marques, João Pedro; ALVES, Paulo C; Rosário, Isabel Amorim do; Lopes, Ricardo J.; Moura, Mónica; Meyers, Gene; Sim-Sim, Manuela; Sousa-Santos, C.The diverse physiography of the Portuguese land and marine territory, spanning from continental Europe to the Atlantic archipelagos, has made it an important repository of biodiversity throughout the Pleistocene glacial cycles, leading to a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is under threat from anthropogenic drivers, such as climate change, invasive species, land use changes...
A nationwide collapse of a priority grassland bird related to livestock convers...
Silva, João Paulo; Marques, Ana Teresa; Carrapato, Carlos; Machado, Rui; Alcazar, Rita; Delgado, Ana; Godinho, Carlos; Elias, Gonçalo; Gameiro, JoãoGrassland birds are among the most threatened and fastest declining terrestrial vertebrate species in Europe, principally due to agricultural intensification and transformation. The little bustard is a priority grassland bird under the European Directive (2009/147/CE) that led to the classification of a network of Special Protected Areas (SPAs) in Portugal. A third national survey carried out in 2022 reveals a ...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occur...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func tionality and resilience, and theref...
Serological and Molecular Survey of Leishmania infantum in a Population of Iber...
Lima, Clara M.; Santarém, Nuno; Neves, Nuno Costa; Sarmento, Pedro; Carrapato, Carlos; de Sousa, Rita; Cardoso, Luís; Cordeiro-da-Silva, AnabelaLeishmania infantum, the sand fly-transmitted protozoan parasite responsible for leishmaniasis in humans, dogs, and cats, is endemic in the Iberian Peninsula. However, the impact of L. infantum infection on the conservation of the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is unknown. Herein, we describe for the first time the occurrence of L. infantum infection among a population of reintroduced and wild-born L. ...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occu...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore...