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Sofia Conde completed her Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering, Plant Protection specialization in 2017, from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon. She graduated in Agricultural Engineering in 2015 from the same institution. She is a PhD Researcher at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa, working on pests and diseases of mangrove swamp rice in Guinea-Bissau. She has published 5 articles in specialized journals, 1 as first author. She works in the area of Agricultural Sciences with an emphasis on Agronomy, Entomology and Phytopathology. In its Science Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Entomology; Plant Protection; Phytopathology; Agriculture; Myrmecology; Ants; Nematology; Astronomy; ESA; Space.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Conde

Citation names

  • Conde, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8715-8113-8D70
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4579-951X

Email addresses

  • sofiaconde@isa.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Entomology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Creole and Pidgin, Portuguese-based (Other) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09 - 2024
Ongoing
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia do Ambiente (Doutoramento)
Major in Proteção de Plantas
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2015 - 2017
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Agronómica (Mestrado)
Major in Proteção de Plantas
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Antagonistic interactions between dominant invasive and native ant species in citrus orchards" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2012 - 2015
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/06 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2018/11 - 2019/05 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/08 - 2018/08 Apoio técnico - Agropecuária Biológica Herdade do Freixo do Meio, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/06 Greenkeeper Orizonte Lisbon Golf, Portugal
Orizonte Lisbon Golf - Quinta do Perú, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Técnica de Campo - pequenos frutos New Deal Lda., Portugal
Small Fruits, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Apoio técnico - viticultura AVIPE - Associação de Viticultores do Concelho de Palmela, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/11 - 2019/05 EcoGreenRoof
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033728
Research Fellow
Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09 - Current Mangrove, mangrove rice and mangrove people: sustainably improving rice production, ecosystems and livelihoods
FOOD/2019/412-700, DeSIRA_GB
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/06 - 2020/09 Optimus Prime - Optimal Greening of Irrigated farmland to achieve a prime environment
FCT-PTDC/ASP-AGR/29771/2017, PT
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/05 - 2020/09 CERES - Connectivite des Ecosystemes Forestiers et Rivulaires de L’Espace SUDOE
Interreg IV-B SUDOE-SOE2/P5/F0551
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
 INTERREG SUDOE
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2016/07 - 2016/07 Nematology in INIAV
INIAV Nematology
Other
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2014/11 - 2015/11 Internship PIIC-LEAF | Mirids associated with protected crops: preys and voracity of Dicyphus umbertae species
PIIC-LEAF
Other
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

PIIC-LEAF, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Conde, Sofia; André Fonseca; Vera Zina; Gonçalo Duarte; Maria do Rosário Fernandes (4619-6FED-721C); Francisca Aguiar; Patrícia Rodriguez-González; Manuela Branco; Teresa Ferreira. "Influence of landscape connectivity and spatial configurations on biodiversity in Portugal First results". Paper presented in CERES Expert network & Monitoring Committee meeting, Lisbon, 2019.
  2. Conde, Sofia; Vera Zina. "Interacciones antagonistas entre la hormiga argentina, Linepithema humile (Mayr), y las hormigas nativas dominantes Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander) y Lasius grandis Forel". Paper presented in XII Taxomara - Iberian Congress of Mitmecology, Madrid, 2017.
Conference poster
  1. "The Mangrove Swamp Rice in Guinea-Bissau: Study of pests and diseases that affect the productivity". 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.35846.65603
  2. Conde, Sofia; José Carlos Franco. "Comparative Study of the Entomofauna in two Vineyards of Tapada da Ajuda". Paper presented in Iberian Congress of Entomology, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Vera Zina; André Fonseca; Gonçalo Duarte; Sofia Conde; Maria Rosário Fernandes; Maria Teresa Ferreira; José Carlos Franco. "Ant Diversity Is Enhanced by Ecological Infrastructures in Agroecosystems: A Case Study in Irrigated Mediterranean Farmland". Agronomy (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112690.
    10.3390/agronomy12112690
  2. "The location and vegetation physiognomy of ecological infrastructures determine bat activity in Mediterranean floodplain landscapes". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 332 (2022): 107929-107929. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107929.
    10.1016/j.agee.2022.107929
  3. José Carlos Franco; Manuela Branco; Sofia Conde; André Garcia; M Rosário Fernandes; José Lima Santos; Tainan Messina; et al. "Ecological Infrastructures May Enhance Lepidopterans Predation in Irrigated Mediterranean Farmland, Depending on Their Typology and the Predator Guild". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/7/3874.
    10.3390/su14073874
  4. Conde, Sofia; Branco, Manuela. "Assessment the importance of habitat type and configuration to support dummy caterpillars predation in Intensive agricultural areas (em elaboração)". (2020):
Magazine article
  1. Conde, Sofia; Gonçalo Duarte; Maria do Rosário Fernandes (4619-6FED-721C); André Fonseca; Vera Zina; Manuela Branco; José Carlos Franco; et al. "Optimus Prime Project - Optimização de infraestruturas verdes em vales agrícolas irrigados para promoção da qualidade ambiental e biodiversidade", Revista AgroTejo, 2019, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337195653_Projeto_Optimus_Prime_-_Otimizacao_de_infraestruturas_verdes_em_vales_agricolas_irrigados_para_promocao_da_qualidade_ambiental_e_biodiversidade.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Conde, Sofia. "Antagonistic interactions between dominant invasive and native ant species in citrus orchards". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 2017. https://www.repository.utl.pt/handle/10400.5/14836.

Other

Other output
  1. The Location and Vegetation Physiognomy of Ecological Infrastructures Determine Bat Activity in Mediterranean Floodplain Landscapes. 2021. Froidevaux, J.S.P.; Duarte, G.; Fonseca, A.; Zina, V.; Conde, S.; Ferreira, M.T.; Fernandes, M.R.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119306574&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/10/15 Produção de arroz de mangal na Guiné-Bissau: uma abordagem genética e morfológica para o estudo de pragas e doenças XXIII Encontro da Rede de Estudos Ambientas de Países de Língua Portuguesa
(Tomar, Portugal)
2022/05/26 O arroz de mangal na Guiné-Bissau: estudo das pragas e doenças que afetam a produtividade II Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da CPLP sobre África 2022
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/09/23 The scary reality of pesticides use in Guinea-Bissau XIX Iberian Congress of Entomology
SPEN (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/07/12 - 2017/07/14 XII TAXOMARA Iberian Congress of Myrmecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Congress
 XII TAXOMARA - Iberian Congress of Myrmecology
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

SPEN - Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Portugal

AeE - Asociación Española de Entomología, Spain
2016/09/05 - 2016/09/08 XVII Iberian Congress of Entomology, LNEC, Lisbon
Congress
 XVII Iberian Congress of Entomology
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2015/07/15 - 2015/07/17 X TAXOMARA Iberian Congress of Myrmecology, ISA, Lisbon
Congress
 X TAXOMARA - Iberian Congress of Myrmecology
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

SPEN - Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Portugal
2014/11/20 - 2014/11/21 1st Symposium SCAP New Challenges in the Protection of Plants and 7st Congress of SPF
Symposium
 1st Symposium SCAP New Challenges in the Protection of Plants and 7st Congress of SPF
Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Portugal

Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2016/09/10 - 2016/09/10 Table Chair in 1st European Citizen's Debate of ESA (European Space Agency), Life Science, Knowledge Pavilion, Lisbon
Advisor / Consultant
 European Space Agency, Portugal

Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Observatorio Astronómico de Lisboa, Portugal