Carlos Alberto Sousa Melo

PhD Student

I am currently a PhD student in Geology (Palaeontology and Stratigraphy) at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon), developing a work entitled “Fossil marine molluscs from the Last Interglacial stage MIS 5e: palaeoecology, palaeoclimatoloy, and palaeobiogeography”.

I’m graduated in Biology (minor in Geology) and Master in Geology of the Environment and Society, both degrees granted by the University of the Azores.

My research interests are related with the palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography of the marine molluscs from the geographical region of the Macaronesia, as also volcanic oceanic island ontogeny processes.

During my academic studies I have gained expertise in study of coastal geomorphology and in the acquisition of data using UAV’s.

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Publications

Baptista, L., Santos, A.M., Cabezas, M.P., Cordeiro, R., Melo, C. & Avila, S.P. (2019). Intertidal or subtidal/circalittoral species: which appeared first? A phylogenetic approach to the evolution of non-planktotrophic species in Atlantic Archipelagos. Marine Biology, 166.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3536-y

Avila, S.P., Melo, C., Berning, B., Sa, N., Quartau, R., Rijsdijk, K.F., et al. (2019). Towards a 'Sea-Level Sensitive' dynamic model: impact of island ontogeny and glacio-eustasy on global patterns of marine island biogeography. Biological Reviews, 94, 1116-1142.

https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12492

Avila, S.P., Cordeiro, R., Madeira, P., Silva, L., Medeiros, A., Rebelo, A.C., et al. (2018). Global change impacts on large-scale biogeographic patterns of marine organisms on Atlantic oceanic islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 101-112.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.087

Melo, C.S., Ramalho, R.S., Quartau, R., Hipolito, A., Gil, A., Borges, P.A., et al. (2018). Genesis and morphological evolution of coastal talus-platforms (fajas) with lagoons: The case study of the newly-formed Faja dos Milagres (Corvo Island, Azores). Geomorphology, 310, 138-152.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.03.006

Raposo, V.B., Melo, C.S., Silva, L., Ventura, A., Camara, R., Pombo, J., et al. (2018). Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism. Sustainability, 10.

https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103596

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