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Overview

Clara Grilo is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and primarily works within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans important subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Among recent publications, Clara Grilo has contributed to studies addressing the impact of roads on wildlife populations and conservation challenges:

  • Roadkill risk and population vulnerability in European birds and mammals (2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
  • Conservation threats from roadkill in the global road network (2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • The lost road: Do transportation networks imperil wildlife population persistence? (2021, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation)
  • Roadkill patterns in Latin American birds and mammals (2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • Potential Movement Corridors and High Road-Kill Likelihood do not Spatially Coincide for Felids in Brazil: Implications for Road Mitigation (2021, Environmental Management)

The frequent co-authors with whom Clara Grilo has collaborated include Manuela González-Suárez, Pablo Medrano-Vizcaíno, João Carvalho, Fernando Ascensão, and Tomé Neves, reflecting a network of scientific partnerships in related fields of study.

Publication venues where Clara Grilo's work frequently appears include Global Ecology and Biogeography, SSRN Electronic Journal, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, and Scientific Data. These outlets indicate the interdisciplinary and applied nature of the research conducted.

Best Publications

  • Spatial-temporal patterns in Mediterranean carnivore road casualties: Consequences for mitigation

    Clara Grilo;John A. Bissonette;Margarida Santos-Reis

  • Handbook of Road Ecology: van der Ree/Handbook of Road Ecology

    Rodney van der Ree;Daniel J. Smith;Clara Grilo

  • Handbook of Road Ecology

    Rodney Ree;Daniel J Smith;Clara Grilo

  • Response of carnivores to existing highway culverts and underpasses: implications for road planning and mitigation

    Clara Grilo;John A. Bissonette;Margarida Santos-Reis

  • Roadkill risk and population vulnerability in European birds and mammals

    Clara Grilo;Elena Koroleva;Richard Andrášik;Michal Bíl

  • Influence of Aesthetic Appreciation of Wildlife Species on Attitudes towards Their Conservation in Kenyan Agropastoralist Communities

    Joana Roque de Pinho;Joana Roque de Pinho;Clara Grilo;Clara Grilo;Randall B. Boone;Kathleen A. Galvin

  • Identification methods and deterministic factors of owl roadkill hotspot locations in Mediterranean landscapes

    Luís Gomes;Clara Grilo;Clara Silva;António Mira

  • The Ecological Effects of Linear Infrastructure and Traffic

    Rodney van der Ree;Daniel J. Smith;Clara Grilo

  • Global exposure of carnivores to roads

    Ana Ceia-Hasse;Luís Borda-de-Água;Luís Borda-de-Água;Clara Grilo;Henrique M. Pereira

  • Conservation threats from roadkill in the global road network

    Clara Grilo;Clara Grilo;Luis Borda-de-Água;Pedro Beja;Eric Goolsby

  • Individual Spatial Responses towards Roads: Implications for Mortality Risk

    Clara Grilo;Joana Sousa;Fernando Ascensão;Hugo Matos

  • Spatial and species‐level predictions of road mortality risk using trait data

    Manuela González‐Suárez;Flávio Zanchetta Ferreira;Clara Grilo

  • Do well-connected landscapes promote road-related mortality?

    Clara Grilo;Clara Grilo;Fernando Ascensão;Margarida Santos-Reis;John A. Bissonette

  • Effects of roads on terrestrial vertebrate species in Latin America

    Fernando A.S. Pinto;Anthony P. Clevenger;Clara Grilo;Clara Grilo

  • The lost road: Do transportation networks imperil wildlife population persistence?

    Rafael Barrientos;Fernando Ascensão;Marcello D’Amico;Clara Grilo

  • Highway verges as habitat providers for small mammals in agrosilvopastoral environments

    Fernando Ascensão;Fernando Ascensão;Anthony P Clevenger;Clara Grilo;Clara Grilo;Joel Filipe

  • Modeling the impact of road mortality on barn owl (Tyto alba) populations using age-structured models

    Luís Borda-de-Água;Clara Grilo;Henrique M. Pereira

  • BRAZIL ROAD-KILL: a data set of wildlife terrestrial vertebrate road-kills.

    Clara Grilo;Michely R. Coimbra;Rafaela C. Cerqueira;Priscilla Barbosa

  • Mitigation Measures to Reduce Impacts on Biodiversity

    Clara Grilo;John A. Bissonette;Patricia C. Cramer

  • Roadkill patterns in Latin American birds and mammals

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  • Do dry ledges reduce the barrier effect of roads

    Pablo Villalva;Dyana Reto;Margarida Santos-Reis;Eloy Revilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Margarida Santos-Reis
Margarida Santos-Reis University of Lisbon
John A. Bissonette
John A. Bissonette Utah State University
Eloy Revilla
Eloy Revilla Spanish National Research Council
Anthony P. Clevenger
Anthony P. Clevenger Montana State University
Henrique M. Pereira
Henrique M. Pereira Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Rodney van der Ree
Rodney van der Ree University of Melbourne
Carlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca University of Aveiro
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Emilio Virgós
Emilio Virgós King Juan Carlos University
Luís Cardoso
Luís Cardoso University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

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