Environmental Education
Online presentations
We are a group of Biologists with the desire to disseminate the professional activity of biology and topics related to living beings to children.
Team:
Sara Almeida
Pedro Neves
Sara Bento
Manuel Sampaio
Participation in projects of the city council of Oeiras
Oeiras, Portugal
Renaturalization and monitoring of streams;
Removal of exotic species;
Environmental education - Pilot project (Selective collection of household and biodegradable waste);
Mapping of the invasive Cortaderia selloana in the municipality of Oeiras - QGIS;
Monitoring of amphibians in Oeiras.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) -
Xenopus laevis eradication program in Portugal
FCUL, CIBIO-InBIO and CMO
This was the subject of study of my Master's thesis in Conservation Biology.
This project entitled “eDNA is a useful tool to evaluate the success of the eradication program of Xenopus laevis in Portugal” used a novel technique, environmental DNA (eDNA), to detect the sites where this invasive species persists and to guide eradication efforts.
African Clawed Frog -
2020 eradication campaign
Oeiras, Portugal
Monitoring the rivers in the municipality of Oeiras to capture the invasive amphibian Xenopus laevis
African Clawed Frog -
2019 eradication campaign
Oeiras, Portugal
Monitoring the rivers in the municipality of Oeiras to capture the invasive amphibian Xenopus laevis
Event organization:
Ecological Modeling Day
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
It was an event developed by the students of the Ecological Modeling course (FCUL) in the year 2019/2020 with the aim of presenting various works and activities within the scope of Ecological Modeling.
Environmental Education
Iberian Wolf Recovery Center
Mafra, Portugal
Accompany visitors and inform them about how the CRLI works, the behavior and life cycle of the Iberian Wolf, the threats it faces and its conservation status in Portugal.
Ectoparasites of Exotic Birds - Lisbon Zoo
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
This was the subject of study of my Master's thesis in Human Biology and Environment.
The results increased the knowledge about ectoparasites of exotic birds of the Lisbon Zoo (Portugal). This is important because birds maintain contact with innumerable potentially pathogenic agents for themselves, other animals and even humans.