The project analyzes the ecosystem functions associated with the recovery process of the Oeste Waste Rock Pile in Carajás, focusing on interactions between plants and animals, especially in pollination and seed dispersal processes. The proposal investigates how these interactions contribute to the reestablishment of ecological functioning in the restored area, integrating the selection of native plant species from the Carajás cangas, the rescue, management, and introduction of native bees, and the monitoring of pollinating and dispersing fauna. By linking applied ecological research and restoration practices, the project contributes to the technical improvement of environmental recovery and the strengthening of ecological functions in areas impacted by mining activity.
PDEoeste FuncEcos
Parauapebas-PA
Research Group
Biodiversity and Environmental Solutions
Area of activity
Biodiversidade
Recuperação de Áreas Degradadas
Vigência
Jan2026 to Dec2030
Coordinator
Tereza Giannini
PhD in Ecology
Researchers
PhD in Entomology
PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources Management
Tereza Giannini
PhD in Ecology
Tereza Giannini holds a PhD in Ecology from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is a biologist at the same university’s Institute of Biosciences, having worked at the Naturalis Museum in Leiden, Holland, and at the Center for Ecology and Hydrology in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a researcher at ITV DS, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biodiversity databases at USP’s Polytechnic School, including a research period at the University of Rio Negro in Bariloche, Argentina.
Docente em
Graduate studies
Professional Master’s Degree in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Tropical
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Juliana Galaschi
PhD in Entomology
Juliana Galaschi holds a PhD in Entomology from the University of São Paulo (USP), a master’s degree in Biosciences (Zoology) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), and a degree in Biological Sciences from PUCRS. As a researcher at ITV DS, she works in Zoology with an emphasis on Entomology, focusing on geometric morphometrics, chemical and molecular markers, and pollinators, particularly stingless bees.
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Rafael Assis
PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources Management
Rafael Assis holds a PhD in Ecology and Natural Resource Management from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, a master’s degree in Botany from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), and a degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Londrina (UEL). He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, where he coordinated the Biodiversity Research Consortium Brazil-Norway. Currently, as a researcher at ITV DS, he works on the ecology of Amazonian ecosystems, forest dynamics, ecological succession, and phytosociology, with an emphasis on soil-plant interactions and tree regeneration.
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