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Overview

Maria P. Dias is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and focuses on Environmental Science, with publication contributions spanning 106 works. Their research integrates several subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of main topics, with a primary focus on Avian ecology and behavior and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Other areas of interest include Species Distribution and Climate Change, Marine animal studies overview, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, UAV Applications and Optimization, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Recent publications by the scientist include the following papers:

  • Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic, 2021, Conservation Letters
  • A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Maria P. Dias has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Steffen Oppel (14 joint publications)
  • Paulo Catry (13 joint publications)
  • José P. Granadeiro (13 joint publications)
  • Ana P. B. Carneiro (11 joint publications)
  • Richard A. Phillips (11 joint publications)

Publication venues where the scientist most frequently appears include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 5 publications
  • Journal of Applied Ecology - 4 publications
  • Diversity and Distributions - 4 publications
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution - 3 publications
  • Biological Conservation - 3 publications

Best Publications

  • Threats to seabirds: A global assessment

    Maria P. Dias;Rob Martin;Elizabeth J. Pearmain;Ian J. Burfield

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

    Graeme C. Hays;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd;W. Don Bowen

  • Applying global criteria to tracking data to define important areas for marine conservation

    B. G. Lascelles;P. R. Taylor;M. G. R. Miller;M. P. Dias

  • Breaking the routine: individual Cory's shearwaters shift winter destinations between hemispheres and across ocean basins

    Maria P. Dias;José Pedro Granadeiro;Richard A. Phillips;Hany Rafael de Drummond Ludovice Garcia Alonso;Hany Rafael de Drummond Ludovice Garcia Alonso

  • Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale

    Michael B. J. Harfoot;Alison Johnston;Alison Johnston;Andrew Balmford;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess

  • Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters

    Airam Rodríguez;José M. Arcos;Vincent Bretagnolle;Maria P. Dias

  • Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs): the development and characteristics of a global inventory of key sites for biodiversity

    Paul F. Donald;Lincoln D. C. Fishpool;Ademola Ajagbe;Leon A. Bennun

  • A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation

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  • Carry-over effects from breeding modulate the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant: an experimental demonstration

    Paulo Catry;Maria P. Dias;Richard A. Phillips;José P. Granadeiro

  • The major barriers to evidence-informed conservation policy and possible solutions.

    David C. Rose;David C. Rose;William J. Sutherland;Tatsuya Amano;Juan P. González-Varo

  • Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds

    Steffen Oppel;Mark Bolton;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Maria P. Dias

  • Distance to high-tide roosts constrains the use of foraging areas by dunlins: Implications for the management of estuarine wetlands

    Maria P. Dias;José P. Granadeiro;Miguel Lecoq;Carlos D. Santos

  • The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy

    Daniel C. Dunn;Daniel C. Dunn;Autumn Lynn Harrison;Corrie Curtice;Sarah DeLand

  • Variation in numbers and behaviour of waders during the tidal cycle: implications for the use of estuarine sediment flats

    José P. Granadeiro;Maria P. Dias;Ricardo C. Martins;Jorge M. Palmeirim

  • Environmental factors drive habitat partitioning in birds feeding in intertidal flats: implications for conservation

    J. P. Granadeiro;Carlos David Santos;M. P. Dias;J. M. Palmeirim

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

    Tammy E. Davies;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Marguerite Tarzia;Ewan Wakefield

  • track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data

    Martin Beal;Martin Beal;Steffen Oppel;Jonathan Handley;Elizabeth J. Pearmain

  • A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology

    Ana P. B. Carneiro;Elizabeth J. Pearmain;Steffen Oppel;Thomas A. Clay

  • Individual variation in migratory movements and winter behaviour of Iberian Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni revealed by geolocators

    Inês Catry;Maria P. Dias;Teresa Catry;Vsevolod Afanasyev

  • An ontogenetic perspective on migratory strategy of a long-lived pelagic seabird: Timings and destinations change progressively during maturation.

    Letizia Campioni;Maria Peixe Dias;Maria Peixe Dias;José Pedro Granadeiro;Paulo Catry

  • Numbers and Population Trends of Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea at Selvagem Grande, Northeast Atlantic

    José Pedro Granadeiro;Maria P. Dias;Rui Rebelo;Carlos D. Santos

  • Do seabirds differ from other migrants in their travel arrangements? On route strategies of Cory's shearwater during its trans-equatorial journey.

    Maria Peixe Dias;José P Granadeiro;Paulo Catry

  • Different Means to the Same End: Long-Distance Migrant Seabirds from Two Colonies Differ in Behaviour, Despite Common Wintering Grounds

    Paulo Catry;Maria P. Dias;Richard A. Phillips;José Pedro Granadeiro

Frequent Co-Authors

José Pedro Granadeiro
José Pedro Granadeiro University of Lisbon
Paulo Catry
Paulo Catry International Sleep Products Association
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Steffen Oppel
Steffen Oppel Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Henri Weimerskirch
Henri Weimerskirch Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jacob González-Solís
Jacob González-Solís University of Barcelona
Peter G. Ryan
Peter G. Ryan University of Cape Town
Jorge M. Palmeirim
Jorge M. Palmeirim University of Lisbon
Daniel C. Dunn
Daniel C. Dunn University of Queensland
Norman Ratcliffe
Norman Ratcliffe British Antarctic Survey

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