About us

The PELD Oeste do Pará team is composed of researchers dedicated to long-term ecological monitoring in the Amazon, bringing together specialists from different areas, as well as undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students who work directly in field activities, data analysis, and scientific production. Under the coordination of Rodrigo Fadini and the vice-coordination of Clarissa Rosa, the group includes professionals from UFOPA, INPA, and partner institutions, working collaboratively to maintain permanent plots, conduct inventories, document biodiversity, and strengthen the training of new scientists. It is a multidisciplinary team that combines experience, energy, and a strong commitment to research and the conservation of ecosystems in western Pará. Meet the team below:

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Coordinator

Rodrigo Fadini

UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s degree in plant biology and a PhD in ecology. He has been a professor at UFOPA since 2010, and his research lines include: (1) mistletoe ecology, (2) interactions between herbivores and plants, and (3) impacts of timber forest management activities on fauna.

Vice-Coordinator

Clarissa Rosa

INPA

Ecologist, with a master’s and PhD in applied ecology. She has been a researcher at INPA since 2019. Her main research lines include: wildlife management, biological invasions, road ecology, community ecology, vertebrate ecology, fauna–flora interactions, land-use change, climate change, ethnoecology, and biodiversity synthesis.

scholarship holders

Industrial Technological Development Fellow

ana paula viana | POPA

Forest engineer, with a master’s degree in protected area management.

Human Resources Retention Fellow

emiliano franco fogliatti | PPBio

Biologist, with a master’s degree in biological sciences (biodiversity).

Knowledge Dissemination Support Fellow

luíza neves coelho

Forest engineer.

Technological and Industrial Development Fellow

pedro salomão ganança

Biologist, with a master’s degree in biological sciences (biodiversity) and a PhD candidate in ecology (INPA).

Researchers

Albertina p. lima | INPA

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in ecology.

Cárlison silva de oliveira | ifpa

Biologist, with a master’s in Amazonian continental aquatic resources and a PhD in freshwater biology and inland fisheries.

herison medeiros | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in botany.

Luis reginaldo r. rodrigues | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s in biological sciences and a PhD in genetics and molecular biology.

sheyla regina m. couceiro | ufopa

Biologist, with a master’s in entomology and a PhD in ecology.

Alfredo P. dos Santos Júnior | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in zoology.

deliane penha | ufopa

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in environmental sciences.

joão paulo s. de cortes | UFOPA

Geographer, with a master’s and PhD in geosciences and environmental studies.

Marcos diones f. santana | ufopa

Biologist and gastronomy specialist, with a master’s in botany and a PhD in biodiversity and biotechnology.

vinicius j. giglio | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s in ecology and biodiversity conservation and a PhD in ecology.

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antônio Henrique c. ramalho | UFOPA

Forest engineer, with a master’s and PhD in forest sciences.

diego r. gonzaga | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in botany.

josé a. teston | UFOPA

Biologist, with a master’s and PhD in ecology and biodiversity evolution.

priscila s. miorando | Ufopa

Biologist, with a master’s in ecology and a PhD in aquatic ecology and fisheries.

william e. magnusson | inpa

Biologist, with a PhD in biological sciences.

Other Collaborators

arlison b. castro | ufopa

Biologist, with a master’s in environmental sciences and a PhD candidate in biology (ecology).

josé risonei a. da silva | ICMBio

Environmental analyst, agronomist, specialist in environmental management and forest systems management, and master’s student in biodiversity in protected areas.

Associated Students