Diogo André Alves Salgado Rodrigues Ala
Researcher
Climate Change and Biodiversity
CIBIO, Centro de Investigacao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Geneticos
Portugal
Biography
"My research interests revolve mainly around systematic conservation prioritization. I have particular interest in developing novel conceptual and methodological approaches integrating the impacts of climate change and other dynamic processes into area prioritization. To follow this aim I use mathematical (mostly combinatorics) and statistical tools, integrated in optimising algorithms, to achieve the best solutions (either minimising costs or maximising utility). My background is in Biology (BSc.) and Applied Mathematics (MSc.) and during my PhD I fused both interests with the development of quantitative tools to assist selection of areas for species conservation under climate change. Presently, I am working as an FCT post-doctoral fellow in the ‘Rui Nabeiro’ Biodiversity Chair at the University of Évora, Portugal."
Research Interest
Systematic conservation prioritization
Publications
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Vicente JR, Alagador D, Guerra C, Alonso JM, Kueffer C, Vaz AS, Fernandes RF, Cabral JA, Araújo MB, Honrado JP (2016) Cost-effective monitoring of biological invasions under global change: a model-based framework. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53: 1317-1329.
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Buchadas A, Vaz AS, Honrado JP, Alagador D, Bastos R, Cabral JA, Santos M, Vicente JR (2017) Dynamic models in research and management of biological invasions. Journal of Environmental Management, 196: 594-606.
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Alagador D, Cerdeira JO (2017) Meeting species persistence targets under climate change: A spatially explicit conservation planning model. Diversity and Distributions, 23(6): 703-713.
