Understanding how mangroves work, and how they connect to everything around them.
My research centres on mangrove and coastal ecology: how these forests are structured, how they change through time, and above all how they connect to the salt flats, savannahs, and seas around them. My doctorate at ZMT Bremen traced organic matter across the forest, salt flat, and savannah continuum using stable isotopes, biomarkers, and molecular fingerprinting, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Earlier research with Biota/FAPESP and the ReBentos network covered mangrove structure, historical ecology, and the framing of mangroves as panarchies, alongside foundational benthic, meiofauna, and marine-mammal survey work along the Brazilian coast.
Quantified ecological connectivity between mangroves and the terrestrial realm through sediment chemistry and molecular fingerprinting.
Studied mangrove structure, variability, and change through time across Brazilian sites with Biota/FAPESP and ReBentos.
Developed the framing of mangroves as panarchies and contributed to ecosystem-degradation theory.
Built early research experience in benthic and meiofauna sampling and marine-mammal observation.