Curriculum Vitae
Sara Beatriz Marques Mendes
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sara Beatriz Marques Mendes
Citation names
- Mendes, Sara Beatriz
- Mendes, Sara
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- FD12-7F13-43BD
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3149-9743
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2020/10 - 2023
Ongoing
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PhD in Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seed dispersal in the Anthropocene" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2022/07
Concluded
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Certified Peer Reviewer Course (Outros)
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
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2022/06/25
Concluded
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Nature Masterclass: Advancing your scientific presentations (Outros)
Springer Nature, Luxembourg
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2021/02 - 2021/02
Concluded
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ggplot2 in R: An introduction to data visualisation (without losing the plot) (Outros)
Marine Environment Research Association (AIMM Portugal), Portugal
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2020/05/08 - 2020/07/09
Concluded
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Formación nivel básico en Prevención riesgos laborales (PRL) - 56,5H (Outros)
SGS España, Spain
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2018/02/26 - 2018/03/02
Concluded
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Statistics and programming with R for biological sciences - Module II: Basic statistics (Advanced course) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2018/02/19 - 2018/02/23
Concluded
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Statistics and programming with R for biological sciences - Module I: Fundamentals of R language (Advanced course) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2016 - 2018
Concluded
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Master in Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
""The impact of habitat disturbance in pollination services of Jasione maritima var. sabularia"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2016/12/19 - 2016/12/22
Concluded
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Island biogeography (Advanced course) (Outros)
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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2016
Concluded
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Bachelor in Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2019 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal |
| 2023/05 - 2023/07 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | University of Bristol Faculty of Life Sciences, United Kingdom |
| University of Bristol Faculty of Life Sciences, United Kingdom | ||
| 2020/07 - 2022/01 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Spain |
| Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Spain | ||
| 2018/08 - 2019/05 | Research Assistant (Research) | University of Exeter Centre for Ecology and Conservation, United Kingdom |
| Seychelles National Parks Authority, Seychelles | ||
| 2016/09 - 2018/08 | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2019/08 - 2019/12 | Team member of Living Place - Animação turística (Volunteer) | Living Place, Portugal |
| Living Place, Portugal | ||
| 2019/06 - 2019/09 | Volunteering in the program "Voluntariado Jovem para a Natureza e Florestas" | Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, I.P., Portugal |
| Eco Quinta Villa Maria, Portugal | ||
| 2015/07 - 2015/08 | Volunteer internship at the Mata do Bussaco Foundation | Fundação Mata do Bussaco, Portugal |
| 2014/08 - 2014/08 | Volunteer field assistant for the assessment of entomological biodiversity, endemic and protected species associated with lagoons and water courses of Serra da Estrela | Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Portugal |
| 2013/08 - 2013/08 | Volunteer at Vasco da Gama Aquarium | Aquário Vasco da Gama, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/01 - Current | Zooming in, out and beyond traditional bipartite networks: towards a new generation of more informative ecological networks
SFRH/BD/144414/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024 - Current | First approach integrating time-calibrated phylogenies and complex ecological networks to reconstruct insular ecosystems:
the Canary Islands (PHYLNET)
PID2022-137906NB-I00
Researcher
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Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ongoing
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| 2020 - 2022 | COLCAN - The colonization history by key plant and animal species and formation of the Canarian biomes: phylogenies and seed
dispersal networks
PGC2018-101650-B-I00
Researcher
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Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Centro de Ecologia Funcional
UID/BIA/04004/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Other
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/08/07 | Climb forest, climb: Diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on mountains | 8th Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium
8th Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium (Ilhéus, Brazil)
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| 2022/12/21 | An evaluation of the health of Seed Dispersal services in Europe | British Ecological Society Annual Meeting
British Ecological Society (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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| 2022/12/06 | A review of the seed dispersal in Europe | Seed dispersal by non frugivorous species
University of Alicante (Alicante, Spain)
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| 2021/12/03 | The impact of habitat loss on pollination services for a threatened dune endemic plant | 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO) (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
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| 2020/12/10 | Seed dispersal crisis in Europe | XIX Encontro Nacional de Ecologia (Desafios para a nova década)
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia
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| 2020/03 | Is there a seed dispersal crisis in Europe? | 7th Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium
(Corbett, India)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2020/12 - Current | Seed dispersal of fleshy fruited species by Oryctolagus cuniculus in Tenerife island
Co-supervisor
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Terrestrial Biodiversity and Conservation on Islands (Master)
Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/03 - 2024/03 | Education and Outreach Event: talk at Escola Secundária José Estêvão (Aveiro) - Ecossistemas
Other
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Palestras FCTUC |
| 2021/11/10 - 2021/11/12 | ECONET2021: V Symposium on ecological networks
Symposium
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ECONET2021: V Symposium on ecological networks
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Spain
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| 2021/11/08 - 2021/11/09 | Multilayer Networks Workshop
Workshop
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Multilayer Networks Workshop
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Spain
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| 2021/02 - 2021/02 | Formações iiiUC: Ferramentas de Apoio à Investigação - Estratégias de Interação Online
Workshop
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Formações iiiUC: Ferramentas de Apoio à Investigação
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2019/12/06 - 2019/12/06 | Education and outreach event: "The importance of insects"
Other
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Living Place - Animação turística, Portugal
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| 2019/10/18 - 2019/10/18 | Education and outreach event: "The importance of pollinators"
Other
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Living Place - Animação turística, Portugal
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| 2019/07/01 - 2019/07/04 | 43rd New Phytologist Symposium, 'Interaction networks and trait evolution'
Symposium
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Interaction networks and trait evolution
Universität Zürich, Switzerland
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| 2019/05 - 2019/05 | Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) symposium
Symposium
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Seychelles Islands Foundation symposium
Seychelles Islands Foundation, Seychelles
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| 2019/05 - 2019/05 | 'Conservation challenges in Portugal' seminar
Seminar
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Desafios da Conservação em Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2015/09 - 2015/09 | European Researcher's Night |
Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2015 - 2015 | Contaminant-driven genetic erosion in the skin microbiome of frogs
Workshop
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Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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| 2015 - 2015 | Workshop for conservation and identification of bats
Workshop
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Living Place, Portugal
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| 2015 - 2015 | Workshop of Wildlife Photography
Workshop
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Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa, Centro Pedagógico, Portugal
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| 2014 - 2014 | Emerging pathways for young scientists 2.0
Congress
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Emerging pathways for young scientists 2.0
American Society for Microbiology, United States
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2012 - 2012 | VII Scientific congress - The Frontiers of Biotechnology
Congress
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2024/03 - Current | BMC Ecology and Evolution | Springer Nature |
| 2023/03 - Current | Journal of Biogeography | Wiley |
| 2022 - Current | Acta Oecologica | Elsevier |
| 2022 - Current | Integrative Conservation |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2022 - Current | Sociedad Ibérica de Ecología (SIBECOL) | |
| 2020 - Current | British Ecological Society | Member number 1010322 |
| 2019 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO) | Sócia nº657 |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2021/05 - 2021/05 | Máster Biodiversidad en Áreas Tropicales y su Conservación | Prácticas externas (Mestrado) | Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Spain |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2024/10/11 | Estudo liderado por investigadores portugueses revela crise que pode afetar o futuro de muitas plantas | Wilder |
| 2024/10/11 | Plantas europeias ameaçadas devido ao declínio de animais que dispersam sementes | Público |
| 2024/10/10 | Las plantas europeas se están quedando sin animales que dispersen sus semillas | El País |
| 2024/10/10 | ‘Alarming’ decline of seed-dispersing animals threatens Europe’s plants | Science |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2024/10/11 - Current | Deutschlandfunk - Forschung aktuell 11.10.2024 – komplette Sendung | Evidence of a European seed dispersal crisis |
| 2020/07/09 - Current | Espaço Verde Be Nature | Importância dos insectos na polinização |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2020/07 - 2022/02 | 19 months in the Tenerife island (Canary islands) - sampling seed dispersal interactions | Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Spain |
| 2018/08 - 2019/05 | 9 months in Seychelles, Mahé Island - sampling pollination and seed dispersal interactions for the project Effects of exotic species on network structure and the consequences for ecosystem function | University of Exeter Department of Natural Sciences, United Kingdom |
Distinctions
Award
| 2020 | David W. Snow Award - Third Prize for the best Poster Paper at Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium |
Other distinction
| 2020 | ITC Conference Grant - COST Action CA18201 - An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
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