Paula Koeler Lira - Forest Ecology and Conservation Group

Paula Koeler Lira
PhD student at Universidade de São Paulo (University of São Paulo)
Rua do Matão, travessa 14, 321, São Paulo, SP, Brazil - Cep.: 05508-901
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 20th January 1979
Citizenship: Brazilian
Present Address: Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berkshire, UK
Mobile: (+44) 07774598191
E-mail: [email protected]
Tertiary Education
2007-Present: PhD student at Universidade de São Paulo (University of São Paulo), Brazil. Advisor: Dr. Jean Paul Metzger. Thesis
title: “Long-term effects of landscape modification on birds and small mammals in Atlantic Forest”.
2003-2005: M.Sc. in Ecology at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. Advisor: Dr.
Fernando A. S. Fernandez. Dissertation title: “Use of a fragmented landscape by three species of opossum in south-eastern Brazil.”
1997-2001: B.Sc. in Biology at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
Professional Experience
2005-2006: Research assistant; Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Populações (Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation of
Populations), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. Supervisor: Dr. Fernando A. S.
Fernandez.
2005: Lecturer; Basic Ecology and Forest Ecology, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Rural Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro), Brazil.
2001-2003: Research assistant; Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Populações (Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation of
Populations), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. Supervisor: Dr. Fernando A. S.
Fernandez.
Teaching experience
2006: Guest lecturer; Population Ecology (1 lecture), postgraduate level, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University
of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
2006: Guest lecturer; Methods in Ecology (1 lecture), 3rd/4th year undergraduate level, Universidade Veiga de Almeida (University of
Veiga de Almeida), Brazil.
2006: Guest lecturer; Animal Ecology (1 lecture), 3rd/4th year undergraduate level, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
2005: Lecturer; Basic Ecology, 1st/2nd year undergraduate level, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Rural Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
2005: Lecturer; Forest Ecology, 3rd/4th year undergraduate level, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Rural Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
2004: Guest lecturer; Animal Ecology (1 lecture), 3rd/4th year undergraduate level, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil.
Grants and awards
2007-2009: PhD scholarship from CNPq (Brazilian scientific institute).
2010-present: Scholarship from CAPES (Brazilian educational institute) to develop part of the PhD in a foreign University.
2003-2005: M. Sc. scholarship from CAPES (Brazilian educational institute).
2003-2004: The Nature Conservancy from Brazil (TNC) - Financial support for development of M.Sc. project.
2002-2003: Research assistant scholarship from FAPERJ (Scientific institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2002: Idea Wild - Equipment donation for development of M.Sc. project.
1999-2001: Undergraduate scholarship from CNPq (Brazilian scientific institute).
Publications (in reverse chronological order)
Lira, P. K. & Fernandez, F. A. S. 2009. A comparison of trapping- and radiotelemetry-based estimates of home range of the
Neotropical opossum Philander frenatus. Mammalian Biology 74: 1-8.
Lira, P. K.; Fernandez, F. A. S; Carlos, H. S. A. & Curzio, P. L. 2007. Use of a fragmented landscape by three species of opossum in
southeastern Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23: 427-435.
Santos, B. A.; Dias, S. C.; Werneck, F. ; Lira, P. K.; Carrasco, V. & Fernandes, G. W. 2006. Efficiency of prey subjugation by one
species of Myrmeleon larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) in the central Amazonia. Brazilian Journal of Biology 66(2A).
Fernandez, F.A.S.; Pires, A.S.; Carvalho, F.M.V.; Soares, P.P.; Leiner, N.O.; Lira, P.K.; Figueiredo, M.S.L. & Carlos, H.S.A., 2006.
Ecologia do marsupial Micoureus demerarae em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica no estado do Rio de Janeiro. In: Freitas, T.R.O.;
Vieira, E.; Pacheco, S. & Christoff, A.(Eds.). Estudos Sobre a Fauna de mamíferos do Brasil. Ed São Carlos: Suprema. Pp. 67-80.
Carlos, H. S. A.; Lira, P. K.; Curzio, P. L. & Fernandez, F. A. S. 2005. BOA CONSTRICTOR CONSTRICTOR (Boa Constrictor) and
BOTHROPS JARARACA (Jararaca). DIET. Herpetological Review 36 (4): 456.
Pires, A.S., Lira, P.K., Fernandez, F.A.S, Schittini, G.M. & Oliveira, L.C., 2002. Frequency of movements of small mammals among
Atlantic Coastal Forest fragments in Brazil. Biological Conservation 108: 229-237.
Presentation at conferences (in reverse chronological order)
Lira, P. K., Ewers, R. M. & Metzger, J. P. 2010. Effects of historical and current landscape structure on bird extinction debts in the
Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Bali, Indonesia. (Talk)
Lira, P. K., Ewers, R. M. & Metzger, J. P. 2010. Time lags in birds and small mammals response to landscape change in the
Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom. (Talk)
Lira, P. K., Pardini, R. & Metzger, J. P. 2009. Are time-lagged responses to landscape modifications explained by biological
characteristics? Latin American IALE Conference, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil. (Talk)
Lira, P. K. , Pardini, R. & Metzger, J. P. 2009. Long-term effects of landscape modification on birds and small mammals in an
Atlantic Forest region (SE Brazil). The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Marburg,
Germany. (Poster)
Lira, P. K. & Metzger, J. P. 2008. Effects of past and current landscape structure on bird richness in south-eastern Brazil. The Annual
Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Paramaribo, Suriname. (Talk)
Lira, P. K., Pires, A. S., Fernandez, F. A. S., Carlos, H. S. A., Feliciano, B. R. & Freitas, D. 2005. Spatial patterns of a rodent in a
fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape. The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Uberlândia,
MG, Brazil. (Poster)
Lira, P. K., Carlos, H. S. A., Curzio, P. L. & Fernandez, F. A. S. 2005. Use of fragmented landscape by marsupials in southeastern
Brazil. XIX Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Brasília, DF, Brazil. (Poster)
Leitão, R. P., Lira, P. K., Castanho, C. T., Martins, E. G, Adeney, M., Cunha, N. L. & Zuanon, J. 2005. Alterações na estrutura da
ictiofauna associada a bancos de macrófitas à deriva no rio Solimões. XVI Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia, João Pessoa, Paraíba,
Brazil. (Poster)
Lira, P.K., Carlos, H.S.A., Curzio, P.L. & Fernandez, F.A.S. 2003. Padrões Espaciais do marsupial Philander frenata em fragmentos
de Mata Atlântica no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. II Congresso Brasileiro de Mastozoologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. (Poster)
Lira, P.K., Pires, A.S. & Fernandez, F.A.S. 2001. Tamanho e padrões de sobreposição de áreas de vida do roedor Akodon cursor em
pequenos fragmentos de Mata Atlântica no estado do Rio de Janeiro. V Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
(Poster)
Pires, A.S., Lira, P.K., Fernandez, F.A.S, Schittini, G.M. & Oliveira, L.C. 2001. Frequência de movimentos de pequenos mamíferos
entre fragmentos de Mata Atlântica no estado do Rio de Janeiro. V Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
(Poster)
Lira, P.K., Pires, A.S., Carlos, H.S.A., Oliveira, L.C., Schittini, G.M. & Fernandez, F.A.S. 2001. Uso de uma paisagem fragmentada
de Mata Atlântica pelo marsupial Philander frenata. I Congresso Brasileiro de Mastozoologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. (Poster)
August 10th, 2010