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Overview

Rodolfo Jaffé is affiliated with ENVIRON in the United States, where they contribute to research primarily in environmental science and biological studies. Their research work spans several interconnected fields such as Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their subfields of study include Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Plant Science. These areas demonstrate a focus on genetic diversity and ecological dynamics in both plant and animal populations.

Jaffé's main research topics cover Plant and animal studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Species Distribution and Climate Change. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach integrating genetics, ecology, and environmental impact assessment.

Frequent co-authors in Jaffé's research include Carolina da Silva Carvalho, Leonardo Carreira Trevelin, Cecílio Fróis Caldeira, Markus Gastauer, and Sean Hoban. Collaborative work with these researchers suggests a networked approach in ecological and genetic research.

Jaffé has published multiple papers, with some recent notable works being:

  • "Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity," 2020, Science
  • "Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition," 2022, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Combining genotype, phenotype, and environmental data to delineate site-adjusted provenance strategies for ecological restoration," 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees," 2020, Biological Conservation

Jaffé's publications frequently appear in venues such as Biological Conservation, Landscape Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Apidologie, and Science. These journals indicate a research focus at the intersection of biodiversity conservation, ecological processes, and applied genetics.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity, conservation and current threats to European honeybees*

    Pilar De la Rúa;Rodolfo Jaffé;Raffaele Dall'Olio;Irene Muñoz

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

    Sean Hoban;Michael Bruford;Josephine D'Urban Jackson;Margarida Lopes-Fernandes

  • Dynamic microbiome evolution in social bees

    Waldan K. Kwong;Waldan K. Kwong;Luis A. Medina;Hauke Koch;Kong-Wah Sing

  • Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

    Hannelie Human;Robert Brodschneider;Vincent Dietemann;Galen Dively

  • Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

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  • Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity

    Linda Laikre;Linda Laikre;Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Michael W. Bruford;Michael W. Bruford;Gernot Segelbacher;Gernot Segelbacher

  • Bees for development: Brazilian survey reveals how to optimize stingless beekeeping

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Nathaniel Pope;Airton Torres Carvalho;Ulysses Madureira Maia

  • Estimating the density of honeybee colonies across their natural range to fill the gap in pollinator decline censuses

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Vincent Dietemann;Vincent Dietemann;Mike H. Allsopp;Cecilia Costa

  • Landscape structure influences bee community and coffee pollination at different spatial scales

    Fernanda Teixeira Saturni;Rodolfo Jaffé;Jean Paul Metzger

  • Landscape genetics of a tropical rescue pollinator

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Antonio Castilla;Nathaniel Pope;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

  • Selecting plant species for practical restoration of degraded lands using a multiple‐trait approach

    Tereza C. Giannini;Ana M. Giulietti;Raymond M. Harley;Raymond M. Harley;Pedro L. Viana

  • Worker caste determination in the army ant Eciton burchellii.

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Daniel J.C Kronauer;F Bernhard Kraus;Jacobus J Boomsma

  • Conserving genetic diversity in the honeybee: comments on Harpur et al. (2012).

    Pilar De la Rúa;Rodolfo Jaffé;Irene Muñoz;José Serrano

  • Anthropogenic disturbance of tropical forests threatens pollination services to acai palm in the Amazon river delta

    Alistair John Campbell;Alistair John Campbell;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Marcia Motta Maués;Rodolfo Jaffé

  • Deformed wing virus and drone mating flights in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): implications for sexual transmission of a major honey bee virus

    Orlando Yañez;Rodolfo Jaffé;Rodolfo Jaffé;Antje Jarosch;Ingemar Fries

  • Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees

    S Hoban;I Paz-Vinas;S Aitken;LD Bertola

  • Combining genotype, phenotype, and environmental data to delineate site-adjusted provenance strategies for ecological restoration

    Carolina S. Carvalho;Brenna R. Forester;Simone K. Mitre;Ronnie Alves

  • Landscape genomics to the rescue of a tropical bee threatened by habitat loss and climate change.

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Rodolfo Jaffé;Jamille C. Veiga;Nathaniel S. Pope;Éder C. M. Lanes

  • Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance

    Luca Coscieme;Håkon da Silva Hyldmo;Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares;Ignacio Palomo

  • Beekeeping practices and geographic distance, not land use, drive gene flow across tropical bees.

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Nathaniel Pope;André L Acosta;Denise A Alves

  • Landscape Genomic Conservation Assessment of a Narrow-Endemic and a Widespread Morning Glory From Amazonian Savannas

    Éder C. Lanes;Nathaniel S. Pope;Ronnie Alves;Nelson M. Carvalho Filho

Frequent Co-Authors

Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo
José Oswaldo Siqueira
José Oswaldo Siqueira Federal University of Lavras
Jean Paul Metzger
Jean Paul Metzger Universidade de São Paulo
Sean Hoban
Sean Hoban Morton Arboretum
Myriam Heuertz
Myriam Heuertz University of Bordeaux
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Shalene Jha
Shalene Jha The University of Texas at Austin
Paul A. Hohenlohe
Paul A. Hohenlohe University of Idaho
Breno Magalhães Freitas
Breno Magalhães Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará

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