Diogo André Alagador
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Nationality: Portuguese
Languages: Portuguese (born language); English (good writing, good reading,
fair speaking); French (fair writing, good reading, fair speaking)
Institutional address 1
Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Contacts: phone: +351 21 365 34 67
fax: +351 21 363 07 23
mail: [email protected]
Institutional address 2
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de
Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006 Madrid, España
[url:
http://www.ibiochange.mncn.csic.es/people/group-members/diogoalagador]
ACADEMIC DEGREES
2005 – MSc on Applied Mathematics on Biological Sciences at Instituto Superior
de Agronomia da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Final average: approved.
2000 – Graduate on Applied Biology to Animal Resources – Marine branch – at
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa - FCUL (Lisbon Faculty of
Sciences). Final average: 16.3.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biogeography in conservation planning.
Reserve selection and spatial prioritizing on conservation schemes.
Climatic change impacts on biodiversity conservation.
Mathematical methods and decision theory in conservation.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Alagador, D; Triviño, M; Orestes Cerdeira, J; Brás R; Cabeza, M and Araújo, MB.
in review. Linking like with like: optimising connectivity between
environmentally-similar habitats.
Shoo, L; Hoffmann, A; Williams, S; Pressey, R; Williams, Y; Taylor, M; Falconi, L;
Yates, C; Scott, J; Alagador, D; and Garnett, S . in review. Making decisions to
conserve biodiversity under climate change.
Diogo André Alagador
Araújo, MB; Alagador, D; Cabeza, M; Nogués-Bravo, D & Thuiller, W. 2011.
Climate change threatens European conservation areas. Ecology Letters, 14:
484-492.
Alagador, D; Martins, MJ; Orestes Cerdeira, J; Cabeza, M & Araújo, MB. 2011. A
probability-based approach to match species with reserves when data are at
different resolutions. Biological Conservation 144 (2): 811-820.
Alagador, D & Orestes Cerdeira, J. 2007. Designing spatially-explicit ecological
reserve networks in the presence of mandatory sites. Biological Conservation,
137: 254-262.
Alagador, D & Costa, PM. 2003. Distribution patterns of deep-sea
benthopelagic fish off Algarve coast, Portugal. Boletín del Instituto Español de
Oceanografía, vol. 19, nº 1-4: 407-417.
Alagador, D & Murta, A. 2002. A comparison of staining techniques to improve
precision of age estimations from fish otoliths. Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 61, nº
3: 839-841.
BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Sousa Reis, C; Lemos, R; Alagador, D. 2006. Pescas. In : Alterações Climáticas
em Portugal. Cenários, Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação: Projecto SIAM II
(eds: Santos, F.D. & P. Miranda), pp. 345-384. Gradiva, Lisboa.
Sousa Reis, C; Lemos, R & Alagador D. 2006. Pescas: Estudo do caso do estuário
do Sado. In : Alterações Climáticas em Portugal. Cenários, Impactos e Medidas
de Adaptação: Projecto SIAM II (eds: Santos, F.D. & P. Miranda), pp. 438-451.
Gradiva, Lisboa.
REPORTS
Alagador, D & Cerdeira, JO. 2005. Designing spatially-concerned ecological
reserve networks in the presence of hotspots. Relatórios internos do
Departamento Matemática do ISA, Lisboa.
SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES
A) ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2010 (Mar 22-25) – Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge,
UK: Alagador, D; Martins, MJ; Cerdeira, JO; Cabeza, M & Araújo, MB. Aligning
species with protected areas: a probabilistic approach in a climate-change
scenario.
2009 (Sep 1-5) – 2nd European Congress on Conservation Biology, Prague,
Czech Rep. (presentation of the communication as invited speaker on the
Symposium Climate Change a Challenge for Conservation: Alagador, D;
Martins, MJ; Cerdeira, JO; Cabeza, M & Araújo, MB. Aligning species with
protected areas: a probabilistic approach in a climate-change scenario).
Diogo André Alagador
2008 (Jul 13-17) - 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology,
Chattanooga, TN, USA. (presentation of the communication: Alagador, D;
Araújo, MB; Cabeza, M; Thuiller, W & Nogués-Bravo, D. Effectiveness of
European protected areas for conserving biodiversity under climate change).
2006 (Oct 08-11) – 12ºIO – APDIO Congress (Portuguese Association of
Operational Research Congress), Lisbon, Portugal (presentation of the
communication: Alagador, D & Cerdeira JO. Designing spatially-explicit reserve
networks).
2006 (Aug 22-26) – 1st European Congress on Conservation Biology, Eger,
Hungary (presentation of the communication: Alagador, D & Cerdeira JO.
Designing spatially-explicit reserve networks).
2002 (Oct 22-25) – XII Iberian Symposium on the Study of Marine Benthos,
Gibraltar- La Línea, Espanha (presentation of the communication: Alagador,
DA & Costa, PM. Distribution patterns of deep sea benthopelagic fish off
Algarve coast, Portugal).
B) POSTERS
2010 (Mar 22-25) – Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge,
UK: Alagador, D; Martins, MJ; Cerdeira, JO; Cabeza, M & Araújo, MB. Aligning
species with protected areas: a probabilistic approach in a climate-change
scenario.
C) ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN OPEN MEETINGS
2010 Jun 25. “Novos paradigmas na selecção de áreas prioritárias para a
conservação” (New paradigms in conservation areas prioritizing), under
DEF/CEABN Seminars, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisbon, Portugal.
2009 Oct 19-23. “Aligning species with protected areas: a probabilistic
approach in a climate-change scenario”, under the Annual joint BIOCHANGE
Lab & Copenhagen’ University Centre for Macroecology Workshop, Convento
da Arrábida, Arrábida, Portugal.
2009. Apr 14 “A Matemática na Biologia da Conservação” (Mathematics within
Conservation Biology), in the 4th meeting “A Matemática nas Ciências
Biológicas”, organized by Departamento de Matemática do Instituto Superior
de Agronomia, ISA-UTL, Lisbon.
2008. Nov 28. “Desarollos metodológicos para evaluación de la efectividad de
las reservas”, in the project IberiaGap meeting, Museo Nacional de Ciencias
Naturales, Madrid, Spain.
2008 Oct 27-30. “Ecological networks as a strategy to mitigate the effects of
climate change: Do existing plans and concepts consider the expected
changes? Case study from the Iberia Peninsula”, at the International Workshop
on Ecological Networks and Climate Change, Isle of Vilm, Germany.
Diogo André Alagador
2008 Jul 13-17. “European protected areas and climate change”, at the joint
BIOCHANGE Lab & Copenhagen’ University Centre for Macroecology
Workshop, S. Juan de la Peña, Huesca, Spain.
2007, Apr 20. “Questões espaciais no traçado de reserves ecológicas na
presença de áreas de selecção obrigatória” (Spatial attributes on the design of
ecological reserves in the presence of mandatory sites). Seminairs of CEMAPRE.
Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Lisbon.
2007, Apr 19. “Uma aplicação de IO ao traçado de reserves ecológicas” (An
aplication of OR in the selection of ecological reserves”. MAEG Spring Journeys,
Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Lisbon.
2007, Mar 26-30. “Working for persistence in biodiversity conservation plans: an
explorative approach of uncertainties”, in the workshop of the Biochange Lab,
National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. Noudar, Portugal.
2005, Dec 16. “Traçado de reservas ecológicas na presença de hotspots: uma
visão matemática” (Designing ecological reserves with hotspots: a
mathematical approach). Seminars of Departamento de Matemática do
Instituto Superior de Agronomia. ISA-UTL, Lisbon.
2003, Oct 28. “SIAM – fase II: Alterações Climáticas em Portugal, Cenários,
Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação”. Presentation of results within an outreach
session at IPIMAR – INIAP, Olhão.
2003 Feb 5. “SIAM – fase II: Alterações Climáticas em Portugal, Cenários,
Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação”. Presentation of results within an outreach
session at navio-museu Sto. André, Ílhavo.
2002 Jul 16“SIAM – fase II: Alterações Climáticas em Portugal, Cenários,
Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação”. Presentation of results within an outreach
session at FORPESCAS, Peniche.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2007-2011. PhD scholarship from FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and
Technology), SFRH.BD.27514.2006, under the theme:” Quantitative methods for
reserve selection under environmental-change”, supervised by Prof. Miguel
Araújo, scientific researcher of CSIC (Spanish Council for Scientific Research) in
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de
Ciencias Naturales, Madrid; and Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, do
Departamento de Matemática, Instituto Superior de Agronomia da
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Activities: critical review on methodological
approaches in gap analysis to assess the functional performance of protected
areas; development of quantitative methods to enhance the performance of
reserves under a global change context in Europe; uncertainty analysis in
spatial conservation decisions; environmental connectivity among protected
areas on Iberian Peninsula.
2006 (Aug-Nov). Visiting studentship by the Danish grant program ISOBIS
(International School of Biodiversity Studies)
under the workplan on
“Quantitative methods for the selection of reserve networks under
Diogo André Alagador
environmental change”, co-supervised by Prof. Miguel Araújo, visitor lecturer of
Population Biology Department, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Prof.
Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Departamento de Matemática, Instituto Superior de
Agronomia da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Activities: introduction to and
bibliographic preparation for a gap analysis critical review; preparation of a
paper dealing with dispersal corridors and climate change.
2005 – collaborative work with the Departamento de Matemática, Instituto
Superior de Agronomia da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, within the master’s
thesis subject:”Configurações espaciais no traçado de reservas para a
protecção de espécies” (“Spatial configurations on the design of ecological
reserves”). Activities: devising combinatorial models of integer programming
with spatial sense, namely connectivity and full species representation.
2002-2003 – member of the research Fisheries Group of project SIAM:” Climatic
Changes in Portugal: Scenarios, Impacts and Adaptation Measures”. Activities:
assess relationships between hydroclimatic events and abundance/ vitality of
selected marine species stocks; outreaching for fisheries stakeholders.
2002 – research cruise “CORRAM.07.02”, on board “N/I Meste Costeiro”.
Activities: cruise preparation, dividing, sampling and identification of collected
planktonic and benthonic fauna accompanying Octopus vulgaris; gathering
hidroclimatic data.
2001 – volunteer collaboration on the C.O.R.R.A.M. project: “Cefalópodes
Octopodídeos – Relação do Recurso com o Ambiente Marinho” (PRAXIS
XXI/2/2.1/MAR/1707/95) – (Octopodid Cephalopoda –Relation of the Resource
with Marine Environment). Activities: statistical analysis of biological data (i.e.,
multivariate analyses); image processing of GIS data using IDRISI.
2000 – graduation final work at Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar IPIMAR (Institute of Fisheries and Sea Research, Lisbon) under the theme “Ensaio
de técnicas de realce de marcas de crescimento em otólitos de carapaubranco Trachurus trachurus (Lineu, 1758)” – (Essay of contrast techniques of
growth marks on horse-mackerel’s, Trachurus trachurus, otoliths) and “Efeito de
diferentes técnicas de realce de marcas de crescimento em otólitos na
modelação de crescimento de Trachurus trachurus (Lineu, 1758)- (Effect of
different contrast techniques of otolith’s growth marks on horse-mackerel’s,
Trachurus trachurus, growth modelling). Promotor: Alberto Murta (IPIMAR); copromotor: Carlos Sousa Reis (FCUL).
2000 – research cruise “Cruzeiro Verdinho 00”, on board “N/I Noruega”.
Activities: triage, sampling and identification of collected fishes.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
.2011. May. 24 hours: “Planeamento e selecção de áreas para a conservação
da biodiversidade” (Systematic Conservation Planning), under the discipline
Biodiversity and Conservation from the Biology BSc course in the Instituto
Superior de Agronomia (with Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Maria João Martins
and Tiago Monteiro-Henriques, Instituto Superior de Agronomia).
Diogo André Alagador
.2010. May. 24 hours: “Planeamento e selecção de áreas para a conservação
da biodiversidade” (Systematic Conservation Planning), under the discipline
Biodiversity and Conservation from the Biology BSc course in the Instituto
Superior de Agronomia (with Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Instituto Superior de
Agronomia).
.2009. May. 24 hours: “Planeamento e selecção de áreas para a conservação
da biodiversidade” (Systematic Conservation Planning), under the discipline
Biodiversity and Conservation from the Biology BSc course in the Instituto
Superior de Agronomia (with Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Instituto Superior de
Agronomia).
.2008. May. 15 hours: “Planeamento e selecção de áreas para a conservação
da biodiversidade” (Systematic Conservation Planning), under the discipline
Biodiversity and Conservation from the Biology BSc course in the Instituto
Superior de Agronomia (with Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Instituto Superior de
Agronomia).
.2007. May. 10 hours: “Planeamento e selecção de áreas para a conservação
da biodiversidade” (Systematic Conservation Planning), under the discipline
Biodiversity and Conservation from the Biology BSc course in the Instituto
Superior de Agronomia (with Prof. Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Instituto Superior de
Agronomia).
PROJECTS AND WORKING GROUPS
. Mar 2011 – Feb 2014. S-PerforMA: Species Performance Modeling Algorithm
(PTDC/AAC-AMB/113394/2009),
. Nov 2010. Workshop on Optimal monitoring of habitats and biodiversity across
scales (leaded by João Honrado, CIBIO, Faculty of Sciences, University of
Porto, Portugal).
. Nov 2009. Workshop on Dynamic Conservation Planning (leaded by Bob
Pressey and Steve Williams, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia).
. Oct 2006-Dec 2009. Iberia Gap - Evaluacion de las deficiencias de las areas
protegidas y de las necesidades para la conservacion de la biodiversidad en
la Peninsula Iberica.
. Oct 2008. International Workshop on Ecological Networks and Climate
Change (leaded by BfN, Germany).
. Nov 2006-Oct 2008. MACIS: Minimisation of and Adaptation to Climate
Change Impacts on Biodiversity (CSIC member).
. Sep 2006. Working group on Metrics for Connectivity (leaded by Mark
Johnson, Belfast University).
Diogo André Alagador
SCIENTIFIC REVISIONS
Reviewer
of
peer-reviewed
journals
in
the
fields
of
biodiversity
and
conservation:
- Biodiversity and Conservation, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology,
Diversity and Distributions, Journal of Biogeography.
ATTENDED COURSES
.2010 Sep 20-24. “BIOMOD: Predictive Habitat Suitability Models”, taught by Nick
Zimmermann (WSL, Switzerland), Wilfried Thuiller (CNRS, Grenobles, France) e
Antoine Guisan (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), under the “Ecochange
Summer School 2010”, WSL, Birmensdorf, Zurich, Switzerland.
.2009. Sep 1. “ The Zonation conservation prioritization framework and software hands on”, coursed by Prof. Atte Moilanen, Helsinki University, Finland, over the
2nd European Congress on Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech Rep.
.2009. Jul 20-25. “Curso practico de estadística exploratoria: patrones naturales
obtenidos mediante técnicas de regresión” (Practical Course of Exploratory
Statistics: natural patterns under regression techniques), coursed by Luís M.
Carrascal, Dep. Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciências
Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, at the Cátedra de Biodiversidade e Conservação da
Universidade de Évora, Évora.
.2008, Jul 13-17. “Taking on Climate Change in Conservation: Climate Camp
(the abridged version)”, coursed by Laura Hansen, WWF Climate Change
Program, over the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology,
Chattanooga, TN, USA.
.2006, Sep 24-30. “Modelling populations in time and space by means of
Delphi”, coursed by Gösta Nachman, Biology Institute, University of
Copenhagen, Denmark.
.2006, Aug 22. “Systematic conservation planning: concepts and techniques,
applications and challenges”, coursed by Prof. Robert Pressey, University of
Queensland, Australia, over the 1st European Congress on Conservation Biology,
Eger, Hungary.
.1998, Oct 9-11. VIII Curso de Actualização em Ecologia e Conservação da
Natureza – “Oceanos” (VIII Actualization Course in Ecology and Conservation,
theme – Oceans). Promoted by the Liga para a Protecção da Natureza –LPN
(Association for Nature Proteccion) at Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e
Tecnologia – ICAT (Institute of Applied Science and Technology), Lisbon.
PRIZES
.2006 (Oct 08-11) – 1st Place on APDIO scientific contest for Master Thesis. In:
12ºIO – APDIO Congress (Portuguese Association of Operational Research
Congress), Lisbon, Portugal (presentation of the communication: Alagador, D.A.
& Orestes Cerdeira J. Designing spatially-explicit reserve networks).
Diogo André Alagador
SKILLS
. Use of integer and linear programming software Cplex.
. Development of computational designs under C and Fortran programming
languages.
. Use of LateX for document edition with mathematical formula.
. Use of statistical software R, SPlus and Statistica.
. Diving certificate (Open Water Diver – PADI)