I am a post-doc researcher at Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) where I integrate the Island Biodiversity, Biogeography and Conservation research group (IBBC) - http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/member/maacuterio-rui-canelas-boieiro. I am also member of the Portuguese entomological society (SPEN).

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I have been involved in studies on insect biodiversity, macroecology and conservation in Madeira and mainland Portugal. Presently I coordinate a project on insect-plant interactions in island ecosystems (http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/research/projects/ver.php?id=63), participate as a team member in a project on terrestrial arthropod biodiversity in Macaronesia (http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/research/projects/ver.php?id=61) and coordinate a study on the biology and control of the invasive Argentine ant in Madeira (https://liferecovernatura.madeira.gov.pt/).

 

My main interests are the study of insect-plant interactions, particularly pollination and seed dispersal, as well as the analysis of biodiversity patterns in island ecosystems. Furthermore, I am also interested on insect conservation and on the impacts and control of invasive species in oceanic islands.

 

 

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Email:
mboieiro@fc.ul.pt

Web References:

Keywords:
Systematics; Ecology; Ants, Coleoptera

Relevant Island Knowledge:
Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos

Taxon:
Insects (particularly ants, bees and beetles)

Geographic Location:
Lisbon