Sérgio Paulo Ãvila Campos Marques
Researcher
Biodiversity and Islands
CIBIO, Centro de Investigacao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Geneticos
Portugal
Biography
"Born in Lajes do Pico, Pico Island, Açores (1967). MSc in Biology (Ecology and Evolution, 2001), PhD in Biology (Zoological Anatomy and Taxonomy, 2005).Organized international workshops for palaeontological research (""Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands"") as well as congresses dealing with science and conservation in the Azores. President of the Regional Council of ""Ordem dos Biólogos"". Author of the books ""A Balada das Baleias"", ""Açores O Império dos Fósseis"", ""Os Fósseis de Santa Maria. 1- A jazida da Prainha"" and ""Lajes do Pico, À Ban Baxe Muro"". Author of the music ""Cidade"", adopted as the official hymn of the town of Ponta Delgada."
Research Interest
Main areas of research are related with evolutionary and biogeographical studies in oceanic islands. Works on (palaeo)biogeography, palaeontology, (palaeo)ecology and (palaeo)biodiversity of marine organisms in oceanic islands.
Publications
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Patiño J, Whittaker RJ, Borges PAV, Fernández-Palacios JM, Ah-Peng C, Araújo MB, Ãvila SP, Cardoso P, Cornuault J, de Boer EJ, de Nascimento L, Gil A, González-Castro A, Gruner DS, Heleno R, Hortal J, Illera JC, Kaiser-Bunbury C, Matthews T, Papadopoulou A, Pettorelli N, Price JP, Santos AMC, Steinbauer MJ, Triantis KA, Valente L, Vargas P, Weigelt P, Emerson BC (2017) A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Biogeography, 44(5): 963-983.
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Johnson ME, Uchman A, Costa PJM, Ramalho RS, Ãvila SP (2017) Intense hurricane transports sand onshore: Example from the Pliocene Malbusca section on Santa Maria Island (Azores, Portugal). Marine Geology, 385: 244-249.
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Ãvila SP, Cordeiro R, Madeira P, Silva L, Medeiros A, Rebelo AC, Melo C, Neto AI, Haroun R, Monteiro A, Rijsdijk K, Johnson ME (2017) Global change impacts on large-scale biogeographic patterns of marine organisms on Atlantic oceanic islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126: 101-112.
