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Dário Hipólito

PhD Student

Author Name : Hipólito, D.
Doctoral Programme: Biology and Ecology of Global Changes
Thesis title: Challenges faced by range-limit European wolves’ threatened populations: Can global changes be overcome by reinforcing coexistence?
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Fonseca, Drª. Rita Tinoco Torres, Prof. Dr. Josip Kusak

Researcher ID: A-2820-2017
ORCID: 0000-0002-2985-1314
Ciencia ID: 8F12-C890-FCB2
Department: Biology
Research Group: Adaptation Biology & Ecological Processes (ABEP)
ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: Hipolito, Dario

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Research interests

1 - Understand Human-Wildlife conflicts in both perspectives and how to minimize it in a changing world.
2 - Understand the ecology of mammals, especially carnivores in human-shaped ecosystems.
3 - Develop wildlife management strategies to promote conservation of biodiversity.
4 - Understand how nature tourism affects wildlife and how to allow economical sustainability of protected areas without compromising the ecological functioning natural ecosystems.

Academic degrees

2020-2024 - PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Change in University of Aveiro in collaboration with Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, entitled: "Challenges faced by range-limit European wolves’ threatened populations: Can global changes be overcome by reinforcing coexistence?"

2012-2014 - Master in Conservation Biology - Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, with the thesis "Influence of management options on key resources for badger in a Mediterranean agro-silvo-pastoral environment."

2009-2012 - Bachelor in Biology - Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon

Scientific activities

Jul 2018 - Aug 2020 - Research Fellow in Monitoring of Wolf Populations in Freita, Arada and Montemuro Mountains Project. Adaptation Biology & Ecological Processes Group. CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro

Jan 2018 - Jun 2018 - Research Fellow in Coimbra Nature Corridors Project. Adaptation Biology & Ecological Processes Group. CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro

Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 - Research Fellow in Eucaly-PT - Functional Conservation in Production Forests Project. Adaptation Biology & Ecological Processes Group. CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro

Nov 2014 - Dec 2015 - ERASMUS+ Intern in LIFE DinAlp Bear Project. Large Carnivore Group. Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb (2014-2015)

Publications

Hipólito, D., ... Carvalho, J., ... Rosalino, L.M. (2019) Distribución del tejón en la Península Ibérica: ¿cuales es la influencia del uso del suelo?. XIV Congreso de la Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM), 2019, Jaca. See more

Hipólito D., Santos-Reis M., Rosalino L.M. (2017) - Make a living by what we get: Ecological plasticity of badgers in an agroforestry and cattle ranching area of Central-West Portugal. 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium, 15-17 November, Lyon, France. See more

Rosalino L.M., Guedes D., Cabecinha D., Serronha A., Grilo C., Santos-Reis M., Monterroso P., Carvalho J., Fonseca C., Pardavila X., Virgós E., Hipólito D. (2017) Distribución del tejón en Portugal: ¿cuales son los factores determinantes?. XIII Congreso SECEM, , Guadalajara. See more

Alexandre M., Ferreira E., Hipólito D., Fonseca C., Rosalino L.M. (2017) Determinantes ambientales de la presencia del zorro (Vulpes vulpes) y de la garduña (Martes foina) en un paisaje del Mediterráneo ocidental. XIII Congreso SECEM, 6-9 de Dezembro, Guadalajara. See more

Alexandre M., Rosalino L.M., Hipólito D., Fonseca C., Ferreira E. (2017) Can scats be a misleading ecological tool? More evidences from northeastern Portugal. 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, , Lisboa. See more

Hipólito D., Santos-Reis M., Rosalino L.M. (2013) Dieta del tejón-europeo, Meles meles, afectado por el pastoreo en un ambiente mediterráneo: datos preliminares. XI Congreso Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM), 5-8 December, Avilés, Spain. See more

Projects

Scientific Supervision

Pesquisa (Co-supervisor): Pedro Severino (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (Co-supervisor): Carolina Nogueira (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (Co-supervisor): Letícia Duarte (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (Co-supervisor): Mariana Amorim (not a CESAM member)

Research Interests

I' am a wildlife ecologist with interests in carnivores ecology, behavior and conservation. I'm also interested in human-wildlife conflicts and management. Co-existence is the key for the future, for our future and for wildlife future!