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Overview

Pedro Beja is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work intersects multiple subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research encompasses a variety of topics with a strong emphasis on biodiversity and ecological systems. Key areas of study include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Recent publications by Pedro Beja demonstrate involvement in research related to biodiversity conservation, molecular ecology, and environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques. Notable papers include:

  • "Conservation threats from roadkill in the global road network", 2021, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Combining DNA metabarcoding and ecological networks to inform conservation biocontrol by small vertebrate predators", 2021, published in Ecological Applications
  • "Speeding up the detection of invasive bivalve species using environmental DNA: A Nanopore and Illumina sequencing comparison", 2022, published in Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Modelling technical and biological biases in macroinvertebrate community assessment from bulk preservative using multiple metabarcoding markers", 2020, published in Molecular Ecology
  • "Species detection from aquatic eDNA: Assessing the importance of capture methods", 2020, published in Environmental DNA

Pedro Beja frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Sónia Ferreira
  • Francisco Moreira
  • Vanessa A. Mata
  • Pedro Sousa
  • Joana Veríssimo

The scientist's work is often published in specific venues associated with biodiversity data and environmental sciences, including:

  • Biodiversity Data Journal
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental DNA

Best Publications

  • Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe - a review.

    C. Stoate;A. Báldi;P. Beja;N.D. Boatman

  • The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e)DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

    Jan Pawlowski;Mary Kelly-Quinn;Florian Altermatt;Laure Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil

  • Conservation of Mediterranean temporary ponds under agricultural intensification: an evaluation using amphibians

    Pedro Beja;Rita Alcazar

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Effects of multi‐year droughts on fish assemblages of seasonally drying Mediterranean streams

    M. Filomena Magalhães;Pedro Beja;Isaac J. Schlosser;Maria J. Collares-Pereira

  • Birds of prey as limiting factors of gamebird populations in Europe: a review

    Jari Valkama;Erkki Korpimäki;Beatriz E. Arroyo;Pedro Beja

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • The use of sighting data to analyse Iberian lynx habitat and distribution

    Luís Palma;Pedro Beja;Miguel Rodrigues

  • An analysis of otter Lutra lutra predation on introduced American crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Iberian streams

    Pedro Rui Beja

  • Distance to edges, edge contrast and landscape fragmentation: Interactions affecting farmland birds around forest plantations

    Luís Reino;Luís Reino;Pedro Beja;Patrick E. Osborne;Rui Morgado

  • Influence of landscape characteristics on carnivore diversity and abundance in Mediterranean farmland

    Ricardo Pita;Ricardo Pita;António Mira;António Mira;Francisco Moreira;Rui Morgado

  • Functional heterogeneity of dry‐season fish refugia across a Mediterranean catchment: the role of habitat and predation

    M. Filomena Magalhães;Pedro Beja;Catarina Canas;Maria João Collares‐Pereira

  • Networks of global bird invasion altered by regional trade ban.

    Luís Reino;Luís Reino;Luís Reino;Rui Figueira;Rui Figueira;Pedro Beja;Pedro Beja;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo

  • Effects of field management and landscape context on grassland wintering birds in Southern Portugal

    Francisco Moreira;Pedro Beja;Rui Morgado;Luís Reino

  • How much is enough? Effects of technical and biological replication on metabarcoding dietary analysis.

    Vanessa A. Mata;Hugo Rebelo;Hugo Rebelo;Hugo Rebelo;Francisco Amorim;Gary F. McCracken

  • Modelling farming system dynamics in High Nature Value Farmland under policy change

    Paulo Flores Ribeiro;José Lima Santos;Miguel N. Bugalho;Joana Santana

  • Advancing the integration of multi-marker metabarcoding data in dietary analysis of trophic generalists

    Luís P. da Silva;Luís P. da Silva;Vanessa A. Mata;Pedro B. Lopes;Paulo Pereira

  • Seasonal patterns of spatial variation in understory bird assemblages across a mosaic of flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests

    Pedro Beja;Carlos David Santos;Carlos David Santos;Joana Santana;Maria João Pereira

  • Structuring of Amazonian bat assemblages: the roles of flooding patterns and floodwater nutrient load.

    Maria João Ramos Pereira;João Tiago Marques;Joana Santana;Carlos David Santos;Carlos David Santos

  • Why do raptors take domestic prey? The case of Bonelli's eagles and pigeons

    Luis Palma;Pedro Beja;Miguel Pais;Luis Cancela Da Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Moreira
Francisco Moreira University of Porto
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Paulo C. Alves
Paulo C. Alves University of Porto
Miguel B. Araújo
Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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