Cândida Gomes Vale (DE13-B850-797C)

Curriculum Vitae

Cândida Gomes Vale

Highly experienced and dedicated Ecologist, Conservation Biologist, and Data Analyst with 14 years of expertise. Skilled in biogeography, climate change vulnerability assessments, and ecological modeling, with a particular research interest in extreme environments and ecological adaptations. Demonstrates a proven ability to effortlessly transition from terrestrial (arid and semi-arid environments - Ph.D. in 2016) to marine (intertidal) research, all the while actively pursuing innovative solutions and enhancing modeling capabilities. Proficient in ecological modeling and statistical analysis, explored issues related to models' performance, expanded modelling skills from correlative to mechanistic, including DEB models; and more recently, from macro to micro scale. A post-graduation in Computational Statistics and Data Analysis (2021) enhanced proficiency in handling complex datasets. Owns a proven and solid scientific track record since the Ph.D. followed by subsequent research initiatives. Attraction of competitive international research funds is demonstrated leadership in securing competitive international research funding (as PI), and multiple participations in national and international successful projects (e.g.: SPARC, ENGAGE-SKA, ESA - Due Diversity II, Ocean3R, FutureMares, BlueForesting). Fieldwork included multiple days in expeditions to areas such as the Sahara Desert, Atlas mountains, or Cape Verde islands. Teaching activities include multiple advanced coursed on Ecological Niche Modelling, and students supervision (two MScs concluded in 2020 and 2021). Current research focuses on the development a biodeterioration model to predict biological impact on exposed rock surfaces and open-air rock-art, under ROCKinBIO project (2022.04830.PTDC).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Cândida Gomes Vale

Citation names

Vale, Cândida Gomes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: DE13-B850-797C
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1764-8607
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WKdoCOkAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id: L-7243-2013
Scopus Author Id: 55226596700

Email addresses

candivale@gmail.com (Professional)
cgvale@cibio.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-662, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WKdoCOkAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT (Scholar)
https://cibio.up.pt/en/people/details/candida-gomes-vale/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Statistics and Probability
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/10/01 - 2021/07/06 Concluded	Computational Statistics and Data Analysis (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	15
2011/04/01 - 2016/02/12 Concluded	Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Biodiversity Conservation in Arid environments under Climate Change" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with distinction
2008 - 2010 Concluded	Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Biogeography and Conservation of African Sahel Biodiversity " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2003 - 2008 Concluded	Biology - Technological-Scientific Branch: Applied Animal Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Distribuição e Abundância de algumas espécies cinegéticas da Zona de Caça Municipal de Montalegre, com ênfase na população de corço (Capreolus capreolus, L.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/01 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
	Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2023/08/31	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2021/12/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2019/03/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais, Portugal

2017/08/15 - 2017/12/15	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2015/04/01 - 2016/03/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/07/23 - 2018/07/27	Teacher at Advanced Course of Improving Ecological Niche Modellings	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais, Portugal

2011/04/01 - 2015/03/31	PhD student with a FCT’s grant (SFRH/BD/72522/2010). Thesis titled “Biodiversity Conservation in Arid environments under Climate Change”	Universidade do Porto, Portugal

2011/02/14 - 2011/02/22	Teaching assistant in practical classes of the "Geographical Information Systems" module of the MSc "Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução"	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2010/10/01 - 2010/12/31	Researcher at CIBIO under a protocol Benefits and Costs from Generating Electricity in Serra da Estrela: Valuing the Watershed of Cascata da Serra da Estrela with EDP energy company.	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2009/09/01 - 2010/07/20	Master student. Development of master thesis entitled “Biogeography and Conservation of African Sahel Biodiversity”	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2010/02/18 - 2010/02/26	Teaching assistant in practical classes of the "Geographical Information Systems" module of the MSc "Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução"	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2008/10/01 - 2009/07/31	Collaborator at CIBIO under a protocol "Caracterização e gestão das espécies cinegéticas na Zona de Caça Municipal de Montalegre – coelho-bravo, lebre, perdiz-vermelha e corço” with Câmara Municipal d	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2008/03/01 - 2008/07/31	Intern at CIBIO under a protocol Caracterização e gestão das espécies cinegéticas na Zona de Caça Municipal de Montalegre – coelho-bravo, lebre, perdiz-vermelha e corço” with Câmara Municipal de Mont	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2007/09/01 - 2007/09/30	Collaborator in the census of hare (Lepus capensis) and radio-tracking of red partridges (Alectoris rufa) released into shares of restocking.	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2007/07/01 - 2007/07/31	Collaborator in the census of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)and radio tracking of red partridge (Alectoris rufa) released into shares of restocking	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

2006/10/01 - 2006/10/31	Collaborator in census of deer (Cervus elaphus) at Serra da Lousã, under project “Estudo das Populações de Ungulados na Zona de Caça Nacional da Serra da Lousã e nas Zonas de Caça limítrofes”	Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

2006/07/03 - 2006/07/31	Monitor (fellow) of the activity “Vamos conhecer a fauna do Jardim da Cordoaria” in initiative Junior University	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

2004/09/01 - 2006/06/30	Monitor the Museum of Natural History	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

2006/04/03 - 2006/04/28	Collaborator in prospecting for clues to the presence of wild cat (Felis silvestris) at Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela (PNSE)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/03 - 2023/08/31	ACTNOW - Advancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing No 101060072 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Agence Europe SA Ongoing
2021 - 2023/08/31	OCEAN3R: REDUCE PRESSURES, RESTORE AND REGENERATE THE NW-PORTUGUESE OCEAN AND WATERS NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Ongoing
2020 - 2023/08/31	ATLANTIDA: Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/01 - Current	ROCKinBIO - A biodeterioration model to predict biological impact on exposed rock surfaces and open-air rock-art 2022.04830.PTDC Researcher Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/09/01 - Current	CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado 10.54499/UIDP/50027/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50027/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0048/2020 Researcher Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Centre for Marine and Environmental Research LA/P/0101/2020 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology UIDB/50027/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50027/2020 UID/BIA/50027/2019 LA/P/0048/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0048/2020 UIDP/50027/2020 10.54499/UIDP/50027/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal Universidade dos Açores, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2022 - 2023/08/31	COAST - COnservation of mArine ecosystems around Santo AnTão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society BiodivRestore-29 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	European Biodiversity Partnership Ongoing
2022 - 2023/08/31	BiodivRestore - COnservation of mArine ecosystems around Santo AnTão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society DivRestore/0006/2020 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/08/31	Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental 10.54499/LA/P/0101/2020 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01 - 2023/08/31	FutureMARES GRANT_NUMBER: 869300 Researcher Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg Ongoing
2019/04 - 2022/06/30	SEEINGSHORE - Understanding and predicting the impact of climate change on coastal habitats PTDC/BIA-BMA/31893/2017 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais UID/Multi/00190/2019 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/11/01	Next Generation Conservation: preserving the continuum of life in space and time PTDC/BIA-BIC/3545/2014	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2014 - 2016	Conservation Status of Addax nasomaculatus in Mauritania 13257467 Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Concluded
2013 - 2015	DESERTFLOW – Assessing gene flow and contact zone dynamics in desert lizards under climate change scenarios PTDC/BIA-BIC/2903/2012 Other Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2012 - 2014	Due Diversity II: Supporting the Convention on Biological Diversity Due Diversity II Other Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	European Space Agency Concluded
2010 - 2013	METALAND: Inferring Metapopulation Dynamics with Landscape Genetics for Vertebrates of Mauritanian Mountains PTDC/BIA-BEC/099934/2008 Other Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2011 - 2012	Conservation Status of Papio papio, Crocodylus niloticus, and Agama boulengeri in Mauritania 11052707 Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/11/01 - 2023/08/31	BLUEFORESTING: CLIMATE RESILIENT MARINE FORESTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PT-INNOVATION-0077 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	EEA Grants Ongoing
2018/02/01 - 2019/03/31	ENGAGE-SKA POCI-01-0145-FEDER022217 Post-doc Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais, Portugal
2017/08 - 2017/11	Trait-based assessments of species’ vulnerability to climate change SPARC Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Conservation International Global Environment Facility Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Vale, Cândida Gomes. "Desert Biogeography: Sahara-Sahel Biodiversity Patterns". 2019. 10.1016/b978-0-12-409548-9.11927-x Sillero N; Vale, Cândida; Beukema W. "GIS for Spatial Biology: the geographical component of life.". In GIS - An overview of Application, edited by Teodoro A.C., 149-183. Bentham Science, 2018. Published
Conference poster	Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira; Sara Barrientos; ARENAS, FRANCISCO; Barreiro, Rodolfo; Vale, Cândida Gomes. "Will Climatic Refuges Be Effective For Marine Forest Survival Under Climate Change?". Paper presented in 13th International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 2023. Dias, Joana; Vale, Cândida; Silva, AM; Ferreira da Silva, M; Brito, José Carlos. "Modelling Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the distribution of Papio papio, Papio anubis, Papio hamadryas and Erythrocebus patas". Paper presented in Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution – TiBE 2016, 2016. Smeraldo, S.; Vale, Cândida; Rebelo, H.; Martinoli, A.; Piccioli Cappelli, M.; Russo, D. "Are African Bats Going To Compensate The Future Loss Of Bat Fauna In Europe Caused By Climate Change?". Paper presented in LAS VI JORNADAS DE SECEMU, 2016. Ferreira, Sonia; Boudot, J-P; Boratynski, Zbyszek; Campos, JC; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Guerreiro, R; Martínez-Freiría, Fernando; et al. "Odonata From Mauritania: Past, Present And Future". Paper presented in Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (SSIG) Meeting, 2014.
Journal article	Jonas de Azevedo; João N. Franco; Cândida G. Vale; Marco F. L. Lemos; Francisco Arenas. "Rapid tropicalization evidence of subtidal seaweed assemblages along a coastal transitional zone". Scientific Reports (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38514-x. 10.1038/s41598-023-38514-x Diana Freitas; Débora Borges; Francisco Arenas; Isabel Sousa Pinto; Vale, Cândida Gomes. Corresponding author: Vale, Cândida Gomes. "Forecasting distributional shifts of Patella spp. in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, under climate change". Marine Environmental Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105945. Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105945 Diana Freitas; Francisco Arenas; Vale, Cândida Gomes; Isabel Sousa Pinto; Débora Borges. "Warning of warming limpets: sea temperature effects upon intertidal rocky assemblages". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 103 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315422001096. 10.1017/s0025315422001096 Cândida Gomes Vale. "Diversity, distribution and conservation of land mammals in Mauritania, North-West Africa". PLOS ONE 17 8 (2022): e0269870-e0269870. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269870. 10.1371/journal.pone.0269870 Cândida Gomes Vale; Francisco Arenas; Rodolfo Barreiro; Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira; Amanda Taylor; Vale, Cândida Gomes; ARENAS, FRANCISCO; Barreiro, Rodolfo. "Understanding the local drivers of beta-diversity patterns under climate change: The case of seaweed communities in Galicia, North West of the Iberian Peninsula". Diversity and Distributions 27 9 (2021): 1696-1705. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13361. Under revision • 10.1111/ddi.13361 Sillero, Neftalí; ARENAS-CASTRO, SALVADOR; Enriquez-Urzelai, Urtzi; Vale, Cândida Gomes; Diana Sousa Guedes; Martínez-Freiría, F.; Real, Raimundo; Barbosa, A. Márcia. "Want to model a species niche? A step by step guideline on correlative ecological niche modelling". (2021): Submitted Vale, Cândida Gomes. "Using citizen science in road surveys for large-scale amphibian monitoring: are biased data representative for species distribution?". Biodiversity and Conservation (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01956-0. 10.1007/s10531-020-01956-0 Leite, João V.; Campos, João C.; Gangkofner, Ute; Vale, Cândida G.; Brito, José C.. "Remote Sensing indicators and vertebrate biodiversity distribution in global drylands: An assessment with ESA Diversity II products". Journal of Arid Environments (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.03.005. Published • 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.03.005 Maia-Carvalho, Bruno; Vale, Cândida Gomes; Sequeira, Fernando; Ferrand, Nuno; Martínez-Solano, Iñigo; Gonçalves, Helena. "The roles of allopatric fragmentation and niche divergence in intraspecific lineage diversification in the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans )". Journal of Biogeography 45 9 (2018): 2146-2158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13405. Published • 10.1111/jbi.13405 Brito, José Carlos; Durant, Sarah M.; Pettorelli, Nathalie; Newby, John; Canney, Susan; Algadafi, Walid; Rabeil, Thomas; et al. "Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel". Conservation Letters 11 5 (2018): e12446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12446. 10.1111/conl.12446 Silva, T.L.; Vale, C.G.; Godinho, R.; Fellous, A.; Hingrat, Y.; Alves, P.C.; Abáigar, T.; Brito, J.C.. "Ecotypes and evolutionary significant units in endangered north African gazelles". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 122 2 (2017): 286-300. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030724797&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1093/biolinnean/blx064 Vale, C.G.; Campos, J.C.; Silva, T.L.; Gonçalves, D.V.; Sow, A.S.; Martínez-Freiría, F.; Boratynski, Z.; Brito, J.C.. "Biogeography and conservation of mammals from the west sahara-sahel: An application of ecological niche-based models and gis". Hystrix 27 1 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988848335&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.4404/hystrix-27.1-11659 Brito, J.C.; Tarroso, P.; Vale, C.G.; Martínez-Freiría, F.; Boratynski, Z.; Campos, J.C.; Ferreira, S.; et al. "Conservation Biogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: Additional protected areas are needed to secure unique biodiversity". Diversity and Distributions 22 4 (2016): 371-384. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960118871&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/ddi.12416 Cândida G. Vale; Maria J. Ferreira da Silva; João C. Campos; João Torres; José C. Brito. "Applying species distribution modelling to the conservation of an ecologically plastic species (Papio papio) across biogeographic regions in West Africa". Journal for Nature Conservation 27 (2015): 26-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2015.06.004. 10.1016/j.jnc.2015.06.004 Cândida Gomes Vale; José Carlos Brito; Vale, Cândida; Brito, José Carlos. "Desert-adapted species are vulnerable to climate change: Insights from the warmest region on Earth". Global Ecology and Conservation 4 (2015): 369-379. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.gecco.2015.07.012. 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.07.012 Vale, Candida Gomes; Pimm, Stuart L.; Brito, Jose Carlos. "Overlooked Mountain Rock Pools in Deserts Are Critical Local Hotspots of Biodiversity". Plos One 10 2 (2015): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000350168700068&KeyUID=WOS:000350168700068. 10.1371/journal.pone.0118367 Vale, C.G.; Tarroso, P.; Brito, J.C.. "Predicting species distribution at range margins: Testing the effects of study area extent, resolution and threshold selection in the Sahara-Sahel transition zone". Diversity and Distributions 20 1 (2014): 20-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890155906&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/ddi.12115 Brito, Jose C.; Godinho, Raquel; Martinez-Freiria, Fernando; Pleguezuelos, Juan M.; Rebelo, Hugo; Santos, Xavier; Vale, Candida G.; et al. "Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara-Sahel". Biological Reviews 89 1 (2014): 215-231. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000329357500012&KeyUID=WOS:000329357500012. 10.1111/brv.12049 Vale, C.G.; Tarroso, P.; Campos, J.C.; Gonçalves, D.V.; Brito, J.C.; Vale, Candida Gomes; Tarroso, Pedro; et al. "Distribution, suitable areas and conservation status of the Boulenger's Agama (Agama boulengeri, Lataste 1886)". Amphibia Reptilia 33 3-4 (2012): 526-532. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881180107&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1163/15685381-00002853
Report	Wallis, J; Alonso, C; Barlow, C; Brito, José Carlos; Ferreira da Silva, Maria; Hernansaiz, A; Kopp, G.H.; Vale, Cândida Gomes; Zinner, D.. 2020. Papio papio. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T16018A17952926.. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16018A17952926.en. Brito, José Carlos; Boratynski, Z; Campos, João Carlos; Cavadas, J; Godinho, Raquel; Goncalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Martínez-Freiría, Fernando; et al. 2012. Biodiversité et Évolution des Vertèbres de la Mauritanie. Rapport de progrès relatif a 2008-2011..
Thesis / Dissertation	Vale, Cândida. "Biodiversity Conservation in Arid environments under Climate Change.". PhD, Universidade do Porto, 2016. Vale, Cândida. "Biogeography and Conservation of African Sahel Biodiversity". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2010.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2020/03	Predicting impacts of climate change on species distribution	Limpets 2020: Biology of Limpets: evolution, adaptation, ecology and environmental impacts Malacological Society of London and the Marine Biological Association UK (Plymouth, United Kingdom)
2020/02/14	Predicting impacts of climate change on species distribution	IJUP’20 13º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07	Estimating extinction risk: integrating ecological niche models and remote sensing data.	ICCB2019 - 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2016	Integrating ecological data to better understand the endangered North African Gazelles	16th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (Barcelona, Spain)
2014	Mountain rock pools in deserts are critical local hotspots of biodiversity.	14th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting. Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2014	Systematic Conservation Planning of the Sahara-Sahel: a framework for conserving biodiversity representation and persistence of the largest warm desert.	14th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting. Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2014	Contrasting Earth Observation indicators with biodiversity data: drylands. ESA Diversity II workshop on Land Productivity Indicators for Drylands.	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) secretariat (Bonn, Germany)
2013	Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara-Sahel.	3th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting. Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (Agadir, Morocco)
2013	Biodiversité, évolution et menaces dans le Sahara-Sahel: nouveaux éclairages pour la conservation	Conference “Le Sahara, impacts de changements environnementaux extrêmes sur la biodiversité” (France)
2013	Micro-hotspots of biodiversity within hostile environments: the case of mountain rock pools in the Sahara desert.	26th meeting of the International Congress for Conservation Biology. Society for Conservation Biology (Baltimore, United States)
2012	Distribution, suitable areas and conservation status of mountain-restricted biodiversity in Mauritania.	12th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (Londres, United Kingdom)
2012	Unravelling herpetological biodiversity, evolution and conservation planning in the Sahara-Sahel.	Congreso Herpetelogia. (Murcia, Spain)
2011	The use of GIS and ecological niche-based models for studying the distribution, evolution and conservation of biodiversity in the Sahara Desert.	11th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (Almeria, Spain)
2010	Crocodiles in the Sahara desert: distribution, habitats, genetic variability and population status for conservation planning in Mauritania	XI Iberian Herpetological Congress (Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/01/02 - Current	Assessing the role of kelp forests and associated flora in the ProductIvity and food wEbs across the PoRtuguese coast Co-supervisor of Jonas Reghelin de Azevedo	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2021/09/30	Physical and ecological mapping of the intertidal shores of PNLN: Vulnerabilities under future projections Supervisor	Mestrado em Deteção Remota (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/11/27	Effects of Climate Change on Limpets (Patella spp.): Biology and Distribution Co-supervisor	Mestrado em Ecologia e Ambiente (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2014/01/01 - 2014/05/02	14th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting. Vairão, Portugal. Organising committee (2014/04/30 - 2014/05/02) Congress (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/19	Workshop de Macroalgas Marinhas de Cabo Verde,	(Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)	Instituto de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico,, Cape Verde
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/17	Workshop Aquatic species distribution modelling	(Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/09/07 - 2021/09/07	Introduction to species distribution models from terrestrial to marine realms on the XVI Iberian Congress of Herpetology	(Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
2018/07/23 - 2018/07/27	ADVANCED COURSE IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING	(Outros)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2016/07/03 - 2016/07/03	Participation of the first episode of RTP1: As Novas Viagens Philosophicas - Mauritânia: Os Crocodilos do Deserto	Os Crocodilos do Deserto
2015/03/09 - 2015/03/09	Entrevista para RDP África: Científica Mente	Lagoas Rochosas do deserto são hotspots de biodiversidade

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2020 - 2020	Diversity and Distributions (1472-4642)
2020 - 2020	Ecological Modelling (0304-3800)
2020 - 2020	Journal of Mountain Science
2020 - 2020	Animal Conservation (1469-1795)
2018 - 2018	Journal for Nature Conservation (1617-1381)	Elsevier
2018 - 2018	Mammal Research (2199-241X)	Springer-Verlag
2017 - 2017	Diversity and Distributions (1472-4642)	Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2017 - 2017	Ecological Modelling (0304-3800)	Elsevier
2016 - 2016	Journal for Nature Conservation (1617-1381)	Elsevier
2016 - 2016	Biodiversity and Conservation (1572-9710)	Springer-Verlag
2016 - 2016	Basic and Applied Herpetology (2255-1476)	Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola
2015 - 2015	PLoS ONE (1932-6203)	Public Library of Science
2011 - 2011	Amphibia-Reptilia (1568-5381)	Brill

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2016/09/01 - 2017/05/30	Conservation planning in Mauritania	José Fernando Castro
2016 - 2017	Modelling Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the distribution of Papio papio, Papio anubis, Papio hamadryas and Erythrocebus patas	Joana Dias
2014 - 2014	Biogeographical analyses of the distribution of large endangered mammals in the Sahara-Sahel ecosystem in the 20th century	Said AN

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022/06/20 - 2022/07/20	A scientific expedition to Santo Antão, Cape Verde in the context of the DivRestore/0006/2020 project.	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal