Profile | Geography | University of Exeter

For students

For staff

Popular links

New and returning students

Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture

Quick links

Study
Study
Undergraduate
Masters
PhD
Teacher training
Degree Apprenticeships
Research

Our world-leading research

Our research is changing the world - making it greener, healthier and fairer.

PhDs and research degrees

We are committed to nurturing talent and encouraging new ideas, making Exeter a great place to pursue Postgraduate Research.

Exeter Innovation

Exeter Innovation is a partner for transformative innovation. We harness the world leading research and education of the University of Exeter to create real and lasting impact, by working with organisations of all types and sizes on their innovation journey.
For business
Global
Global Exeter
The University of British Columbia

Activities between the University of British Columbia and Exeter include a joint research symposium focused on Community, Culture, Creativity, and Wellbeing held at Exeter in May 2018 and a faculty-led, co-funded initiatives in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Climate Change and Digital Humanities.

IIT Delhi

Exeter and IIT Delhi combine expertise to work on issues of major importance to the UK and India; this includes enhancing sport capacity, working towards a greener future via clean energy and environment projects, and developing operations research.

Tsinghua University

The University of Exeter and Tsinghua University have launched a jointly-awarded PhD degree programme in climate and environmental sciences which supports six students to be co-supervised between Tsinghua's Department of Earth System Science and Colleges at Exeter that conduct research on earth systems and environmental sciences. Read more.

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Our strategic partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has established the Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) Joint Centre, supporting impactful research collaborations that address key SDGs and global climate challenges.

Paris Saclay

Exeter & Paris-Saclay collaboratively deliver a series of double PhD degree projects. The universities offer joint funding to provide tuition, living, travel and research costs, and the opportunity to obtain two PhD awards from both Exeter and Paris-Saclay.

University of Geneva

To celebrate, and further extend, the strong relationship of staff within the University of Exeter and the University of Geneva, the two universities have launched a new seed fund to support developing research links.

University of Queensland

The University of Exeter and The University of Queensland have partnered to establish the QUEX Institute, a new multi-million pound partnership designed to bolster their joint global research impact. Read more.

Duke University

The University of Exeter has extended its partnership with Duke University through a new collaborative agreement to work together to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. These are Investing in Health; Sustainability and the Environment; Public Policy and Global Security; Digital Worlds – Approaches to Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Computational Social Sciences.

The University of British Columbia

IIT Delhi

Tsinghua University

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Paris Saclay

University of Geneva

University of Queensland

Duke University
Our departments
About us
About the University
Contact us
Business and partnerships
Campuses and visitors
University of Exeter, Cornwall
- Discover the University of Exeter, Cornwall: world-class education in a unique coastal setting.
News
- View all news
- View all events

Geography

Edit your profile

About me:

I am an Ecologist, specialist in Interdisciplinary Environmental Education, Master in Agronomy, Ecological Restoration practitioner and PhD student at department of Physical Geography in the University of Exeter, UK. During my previous experiences, I have been in contact with different methods of ecological restoration of the Caatinga, a seasonally dry tropical forest in northern Brazil. Since my undergraduate and master's studies, I have sought to understand how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbiota can be managed to improve the outcomes of the restoration process. I have also worked on ecological restoration in three different projects, such as RE-Habitar Ararinha Azul, São Francisco River Integration and Wind Farm Serra da Babilônia.

Broadly, my interests are related to Restoration Ecology. During my journey in the department, I am investigating how soil microbes are involved in mechanisms of plant biological invasions and seeking for potential applications of them in the process of ecological restoration of abandoned pastures. The project in partnership with Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), has been developed in the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado vegetation), under the supervision of Lucy Rowland, Richard Tennant, Fernanda Vasconcellos Barros and Rafael Oliveira.

Interests:

Nature-based solutions, Ecological Restoration, Plant-Soil Feedback, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Applications, Soil Microbiology.

Qualifications:

2019 - 2021
Masters in Agronomy - Plant production at Federal University of Vale do São Francisco. Supervised by Adriana Mayumi Yano-Melo and Renato Garcia Rodrigues. Dissertation: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities shaped by hostplant affect the outcome of plant-soil feedback in dryland restoration

2018 - 2020
Specialism in Interdisciplinary Environmental Education at Federal University of Vale do São Francisco. Supervised by Maryluce Albuquerque da Silva Campos. Thesis: Geographical distribution of Brazilian environmental education in non-formal spaces.

2012 - 2016
Bachelor in Ecology at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Supervised by Gislene Ganade. Thesis: Ecological restoration methods influence the structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in degraded drylands

View full profile