patricia.ga.madeira

Patrícia Gomes Antunes Madeira
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P. Madeira obtained her PhD in Biology, Biodiversity by the Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon, in 2019. Her research focuses on biodiversity and biogeography of echinoderm faunas, particularly those from reefless oceanic volcanic islands in the Atlantic. Over the last 5 years, she published 3 first-authored and 9 co-authored papers in international peer reviewed journals. In total she co-authored 21 papers and 2 books. She presents regularly work at national and international conferences, expeditions and oceanographic cruises, and actively participated on the organization of international workshops and congresses.

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Avila, S.P., Cachao, M., Ramalho, R.S., Botelho, A.Z., Madeira, P., Rebelo, A.C., et al. (2016). The Palaeontological Heritage of Santa Maria Island (Azores: NE Atlantic): a Re-evaluation of Geosites in GeoPark Azores and Their Use in Geotourism. Geoheritage, 8, 155-171.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-015-0148-x
Avila, S.P., Ramalho, R.S., Habermann, J.M., Quartau, R., Kroh, A., Berning, B., et al. (2015). Palaeoecology, taphonomy, and preservation of a lower Pliocene shell bed (coquina) from a volcanic oceanic island (Santa Maria Island, Azores). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 430, 57-73.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.04.015
Avila, S.P., Melo, C., Silva, L., Ramalho, R.S., Quartau, R., Hipolito, A., et al. (2015). A review of the MIS 5e highstand deposits from Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic): palaeobiodiversity, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography. Quaternary Science Reviews, 114, 126-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.012
Avila, S.P., Madeira, P., Rebelo, A.C., Melo, C., Hipolito, A., Pombo, J., et al. (2015). Phorcus sauciatus (Koch, 1845) (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in Santa Maria, Azores archipelago: the onset of a biological invasion. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 81, 516-521.
https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv012
Avila, S.P., Cordeiro, R., Rodrigues, A.R., Rebelo, A.C., Melo, C., Madeira, P., et al. (2015). Fossil Mysticeti from the Pleistocene of Santa Maria Island, Azores (Northeast Atlantic Ocean), and the prevalence of fossil cetaceans on oceanic islands. Palaeontologia Electronica, 18.