Rui Bento Elias, Short Curriculum vitae
2011
Personal data
Name
Rui Miguel Pires Bento da Silva Elias
Address
Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA-A)
Departamento de Ciências Agrárias
Universidade dos Açores
Rua Capitão João d`Ávila, São Pedro
9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira
Portugal
Telephone
(+351) 295 402 420
Fax
(+351) 295 402 421
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
http://cita.angra.uac.pt/biodiversidade/equipa/ver.php?id=52
Birthdate
24.I.1973
Birthplace
Lisboa, Portugal
Education
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2002-2007, PhD Plant Ecology, Azores University, Portugal.
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1998-2001, MSc Island Ecology and Evolution, Azores University, Portugal.
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1992-97, BSc, Biology, Azores University, Portugal.
Career
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Auxiliary Professor at the Azores University.
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Curator of the Azores University Herbarium.
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Director of the BSc in Environmental Engineering and Management.
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Senior Researcher of Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA-A), Azores University, Portugal.
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Collaborator Researcher of the Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group (IPNA-CSIC),
Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Research interests
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Population and community ecology;
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Vegetation dynamics;
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Biogeography ;
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Conservation biology;
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Impact and control of invasive species;
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Monitoring climate change;
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Impact of climate change on plant biodiversity and vegetation distribution.
Rui Bento Elias, Short Curriculum vitae
2011
Selected publications
International Peer Reviewed Papers
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Dias, E., R. B. Elias & V. Nunes. 2004. Vegetation mapping and nature conservation: a case
study in Terceira Island (Azores). Biodiversity and Conservation, 13: 1519-1539.
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Elias, R. B. & E. Dias. 2004. Primary succession on lava domes on Terceira (Azores). Journal of
Vegetation Science, 15: 331-338.
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Elias, R. B. & E. Dias. 2009. Gap dynamics and regeneration strategies in Juniperus-Laurus
forests of the Azores Islands. Plant Ecology 200: 179-189.
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Elias, R. B. & E. Dias. 2009. Cyclic patch dynamics in a Macaronesian island forest. Community
Ecology 10(1): 25-34.
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Elias, R. B. & E. Dias. 2009. The effects of landslides on the mountain vegetation of Flores
Island, Azores. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 706-717.
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Rumeu, B., M. Nogales, R. B. Elias, D. P. Padilla, T. Resendes, A. F. Rodriguéz & E. Dias. 2009.
Contrasting phenology and female cone characteristics of the two Macaronesian island
endemic cedars (Juniperus cedrus and J. brevifolia). European Journal of Forest Research 128:
567-574.
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Rumeu, B., R. B. Elias, D. P. Padilla, C. Melo & M. Nogales. 2011. Differential seed dispersal
systems of endemic junipers in two oceanic Macaronesian archipelagos: the influence of
biogeographic and biological characteristics. Plant Ecology 212: 912-921.
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Elias, R. B., E. Dias & F. Pereira. 2011. Disturbance, regeneration and the spatial pattern of tree
species in Azorean mountain forests. Community Ecology12(1): 23-30.
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Silva, L., R. B. Elias, M. Moura, H. Meimberg & E. Dias. in press. Genetic variability and
differentiation among populations of the Azorean endemic gymnosperm Juniperus brevifolia:
Baseline information for a conservation and restoration perspective. Biochemical Genetics.
Book Chapters
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Dias, E., R. B. Elias, C. Melo & C. Mendes. 2007. As florestas da Macaronésia - O elemento insular
na estruturação das florestas da Macaronésia. In: Silva J. S. (ed.), Árvores e florestas de Portugal
– Vol. 6, pp. 15-48. Público, Comunicação Social, SA/ Fundação Luso-Americana/ Liga para a
Protecção da Natureza. ISBN: 978-989-619-103-0
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Dias, E., R. B. Elias, C. Melo & C. Mendes. 2007. Biologia e ecologia das florestas das ilhas Açores. In: Silva J. S. (ed.), Árvores e florestas de Portugal – Vol. 6, pp. 51-80. Público,
Comunicação Social, SA/ Fundação Luso-Americana/ Liga para a Protecção da Natureza. ISBN:
978-989-619-103-0
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Dias, E., C. Araújo, J. F. Mendes, R. B. Elias, C. Mendes & C. Melo. 2007. Espécies florestais das
ilhas - Açores. In: Silva J. S. (ed.), Árvores e florestas de Portugal – Vol. 6, pp. 199-254. Público,
Comunicação Social, SA/ Fundação Luso-Americana/ Liga para a Protecção da Natureza. ISBN:
978-989-619-103-0
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Dias, E., D. Pereira, V. Medeiros, J. Mendes & R. B. Elias. 2007. Distribuição das principais
manchas florestais - Açores. In: Silva J. S. (ed.), Árvores e florestas de Portugal – Vol. 6, pp. 299-
Rui Bento Elias, Short Curriculum vitae
2011
322. Público, Comunicação Social, SA/ Fundação Luso-Americana/ Liga para a Protecção da
Natureza. ISBN: 978-989-619-103-0
Orientations
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One PhD student and 5 MSc Students
Science diffusion
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Participated in 15 national and international conferences, symposia and workshops;
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Co- organized five short-courses (2 international and 3 national);
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Co- organized three national conferences;
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Co-organized one international workshop.