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Island Biodiversity, Biogeography & Conservation (IBBC)


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Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores

Rua Capitão João D'Avila 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo

Terceira, Azores, Portugal

Email: isabel.ma.rosario@uac.pt

H Index of Web of Science: 19

H Index Google: 24

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Post-Doc Researcher

Isabel R. Amorim

I received a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA, USA) in 2005 and I am a member of the Island Biodiversity, Biogeography and Conservation research group (IBBC) of CE3C.

My research interests include evolutionary biology, phylogeography, phylogenetics, molecular systematics, molecular ecology, biodiversity conservation, conservation genetics and genomics, and subterranean biology. I have also been working on science communication, mainly concerning natural heritage and biodiversity conservation, and exploring non-conventional approaches.

My current research contract aims to develop innovative and inclusive ways of experiencing biodiversity in the Azores while, contributing to the long term preservation of native biota.

Publications

Mammola, S., Brankovits, D., Di Lorenzo, T., Amorim, I. R., Bancila, R. I., Bellvert, A., Bernard, E., Blomberg, A., Borges, P. A. V., Cappelletti, M., Ferreira, R. L., Gabriel, R., Galassi, D. M. P., Garzoli, L., Gerovasileiou, V., Hose, G. C., Korbel, K. L., Martino, S., Miller, A. Z., Mori, N., Nanni, V., Nicolosi, G., Saccò, M., Sakihara, T. S., Souza Silva, M., Tamalavage, A. E., Zagmajster, M., Chávez, E., Griebler, C., Cardoso, P., & Martínez, A. (2026). Subterranean environments contribute to three-quarters of classified ecosystem services.

Biological Reviews, 101, brv.70137. DOI:10.1002/brv.70137 (IF2024 11,00; Q1 Biology)

Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Amorim, I. R., Baider, C., Burns, K. C., Caujapé-Castells, J., Cubas, J., Dean, L. S., Domínguez-Lapido, P., Endara, M. J., Florens, F. B. V., Galmán, A., Guevara-Andino, J. E., Hutton, I., Lago-Núñez, B., Mooney, K. A., Larrinaga, A. R., Pereira, F., Randimbiarison, F., Razafindratsima, O. H., Rivas-Torres, G., & Vázquez-González, C. (2026). Global insular leaf size shifts follow the island rule, independently of insect herbivory and macroclimate.

Journal of Ecology, 114, e70266. DOI:10.1111/1365-2745.70266 (IF2023 5,3; Q1 Ecology)

Crespo, L.C., Amorim, I.R., Pereira, F. & Borges, P.A.V. (2025). Insights from the Dalberto Teixeira Pombo (DTP) Arthropod Collection – II. Long-term monitoring of arthropod fauna in the show cave Algar do Carvão (Terceira, Azores, Portugal).

Biodiversity Data Journal, 13, . DOI:10.3897/BDJ.13.e167838 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

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