Montobeo project

04/12/2025

Last contribution from the MontObEO project! ecotrends is an R package for assessing species vulnerability through the analysis of temporal habitat suitability trends.
Ecotrends: an R package for estimating habitat suitability trends over time

04/08/2025

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.71802
Last paper!! We analysed niche differences in two coexisting Iberian green lizard species, integrating field observations on environmental variables, body temperatures, microhabitat use, and activity patterns.

This work provides novel insights into the spatial and temporal niche differences of two model species. Our findings reveal that microhabitat preferences and activity patterns are important factors o...

04/08/2025

Last paper! We assessed the relative contribution of climate and land cover to the current distribution of 32 northern Iberian bird species using ecological niche models and deviance partitioning.

This study examines how land cover changes influence species range shifts under climate change for 32 bird species in the Iberian Peninsula, highlighting the need to consider both factors in conserva...

29/07/2025

Our colleague Diana Sousa Guedes was awarded the third best Ecology thesis in Portugal for 2025!
https://wilder.pt/historias/trabalhos-na-antartida-com-tartarugas-em-cabo-verde-e-sobre-sementes-ganham-premio-de-ecologia?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwL1w4RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpySVvp68uFRPT7Uj_QxhC1Syg3lsBpUXB4AjKkucAa9gZz2aMasWhDtUiSBB_aem_nrGuCvAwa8nKaZBptAZbAQ

Afonso Ferreira, Sara Mendes e Diana Sousa-Guedes foram os galardoados com o Prémio de Doutoramento em Ecologia 2025 – Fundação Amadeu Dias, organizado pela SPECO – Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia. Afonso Ferreira, Sara Mendes e Diana Sousa-Guedes foram os galardoados com o Prémio de Doutor...

06/06/2025

We developed a set of dynamic indicators for conservation prioritization based on a habitat suitability index (HSI) trend analysis of 6 flagship species over 19 years (2001–2019) in Andalucía (southern Spain).

Biodiversity loss is accelerating due to human actions, and decision-making for conservation needs to be streamlined. Ex situ biodiversity modeling and monitoring based on satellite time-series data ...

06/06/2025

We built a Google Earth Engine app for for analysing species' habitat suitability over time in the Natural Park of Montesinho (Portugal). Enjoy it!!
Montrends: A Google Earth engine application for analysing species' habitat suitability over time

04/04/2025

Mapping Habitat Suitability and Connectivity for Himalayan Brown Bears in Pakistan: Implications for Conservation Management

03/04/2025

Our colleagues from the Infrastructure Ecology group are working on the RISKY project, which aims to implement a web platform on wildlife mortality from energy and transport infrastructure.on

ONGOING PROJECTS

25/03/2025

Biomod2 for evaluating the changes in the spatiotemporal distribution of Locusta migratoria tibetensis Chen in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under climate change

25/03/2025

The Spatial Biology Lab just published the first assessment of marine debris accumulation on sandy beaches of Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde.
Mapping marine debris hotspots on Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde