Although I consider myself a generalist ecologist, my recent research focuses on three major topics: conservation biogeography, global change, and the geopolitics of science. In conservation biogeography, I assess how conservation planning strategies designed to mitigate the impacts of global change are affected by biodiversity knowledge shortfalls and data biases. My experience in global change research involves using ecological niche modelling (ENM) and data science techniques to anticipating the impacts of climate and land use change, and ultimately guide conservation planning and decision-making. Lastly, in the geopolitics of science, I have been investigating the consequences of the divide between the Global North and South on biodiversity discovery and capacity building.

Keywords: Global Change, Biogeography, Biodiversity Informatics, Macroecology

Relevant publications:
- Moura et al. PLoS Biology, 22:e3002658, 2024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002658
- Moura et al. Global Change Biology, 29:6931-6944, 2023. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16979
- Moura et al. Journal of Ecology, 111:1762-1776, 2023. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14139
- Carvalho et al. Current Biology, 33:3495-3504, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077
- Moura and Jetz. Nature Ecology and Evolution 5:631-639, 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01411-5

Behavioral Biology
Biogeography
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Zoology

I'm able to colaborate in projects requiring analytical and programming skills with biodiversity data science. I've strong background in quantitative ecology and global change research.

climate change, biodiversity conservation, knowledege shortfalls, threat types, tetrapods, conservation biogeography, macroecology, data science, community ecology, comparative biology

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