Seca Limite Team
Meet the researchers, students and technicians who dedicate their efforts to understanding the future of the Amazon.
General Coordination
Prof. David Galbraith
General Coordination (UK)
University of Leeds (UK)
Prof. Beatriz Schwantes Marimon
General Coordination (Brazil)
State University of Mato Grosso
Prof. Ben Hur Marimon Júnior
General Coordination (Brazil)
State University of Mato Grosso
Prof. Antonio Carlos Lola da Costa
Infrastructure Coordination
Federal University of Pará
Local Execution
Core data collection and experiment maintenance team.
Antony Mundaca
Assistant Researcher
Carla Heloísa Luz de Oliveira
Assistant Researcher
Creunildo Gomes de Souza
Experiment Maintenance
Eder Carvalho das Neves
Data Manager
Erick Esteban
Principal Investigator
Moisés Alves
Experiment Maintenance
Shaila Silva Ferreira
Research Assistant
Researchers & Partners
Leadership of specific projects and ongoing theses that drive our research.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Calil Torres Amaral
Postdoctoral Researcher (UNEMAT-LEEDS)
Effect of drought on canopy temperatures
Emma Docherty
Postdoctoral Researcher (LEEDS)
Impact of extreme temperatures on forest processes
Erick Esteban
Postdoctoral Researcher (UNEMAT-LEEDS)
Impact of 2 years of drought on forest productivity and structure
Karoline Chaves da Silva
Postdoctoral Researcher (UNEMAT)
Hydraulic strategies and residual leaf conductance
Luciano Pereira
Postdoctoral Researcher (LEEDS)
Monitoring of water potential and hydraulic conductivity
Students
Leadership of specific projects and ongoing theses.
Ana Júlia Magalhães Gonçalves Dias
Master’s Student (INPE)
Effect of drought on leaf reflectance.
Antony Mundaca Ramirez
Master’s Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Sensitivity of stomatal conductance to vapor pressure deficit.
Carla Heloísa L. de Oliveira
Master (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Amplification of water stress by increasing air temperature.
Eder Carvalho das Neves
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Hydraulic strategies for drought resistance and resilience.
Ediméia Laura S. da Silva
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Mortality timing of tropical seedlings under drought and affected organs.
Elisvan Mariano de Sousa
Master’s Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Effect of drought and extreme warming on leaf temperatures.
Fabiana A. Rêgo Ciecoski
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as key components of forest resilience.
José Wemerson S. da Silva
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Embolism resistance and anatomical traits of tropical trees.
Julia Vicente
Master’s Student (UENF)
Effect of drought on the integration of functional traits.
Keval Dodhia
PhD Student (LEEDS)
Modeling drought impacts on the southern edge of the Amazon.
Maélly Dállet A. Gonçalves
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Response of soil and stem CO₂ fluxes to experimental drought.
Nathan Nigatu
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality.
Patrícia Medrado Parente
Master’s Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Effect of rainfall reduction on the litter-decomposing fungal community.
Priscila Sá
PhD Student (UNEMAT-PPGEC)
Effect of drought on non-structural carbohydrates.
Collaborating Researchers
Experts from national and international institutions collaborating on the scientific development of the project.
Angela Vitoria
UENF
Plant Ecophysiology
Antônio Carlos Silveiro
IPAM
Soils
Augusto Cesar Franco
UnB
Plant Ecophysiology
Cristiane da Silva Ferreira
UnB
Plant Ecophysiology
Edmar Almeida de Oliveira
UNEMAT
Forest Inventories Coordinator
Emanuel Gloor
University of Leeds
Biogeochemical Cycles
Jadson Belém de Moura
UniEvangélica
Soil Microbiology
Leonardo Maracahipes dos Santos
IPAM
Ecology and Conservation
Lucas Silva
University of Oregon
Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
Marcos Adami
INPE
Remote Sensing
Oliver Phillips
University of Leeds
Forest Dynamics
Paulo Brando
Yale University
Global Change and Tropical Forests
Ricardo Umetsu
UNEMAT
Water resources
Thiago Silva
University of Stirling
LiDAR and Forest Structure
Thomas Williams
UnB
Plant Biochemistry