Follow TERRA researchers’ on fieldwork in remote locations
Upernavik, Greenland | Marcelo Fernandes
Marcelo Fernandes (CEG) participated in a field campaign as part of the GRELARCTIC research project, whose main objective is to reconstruct glacial and environmental dynamics in Greenland based on cosmogenic isotope dating and lake sediments.
(Video in portuguese)
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Turku, Finland | Sofia Viegas
Sofia Viegas, manager and science communicator at the TERRA Associated Laboratory, talks to us about the potential for creating and developing virtual exhibitions hosted on institutional websites, using the example of the University of Turku Herbarium project.
(Video in portuguese)
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Serra do Gerês e Serra da Estrela, Portugal | Tiago Lima
Follow doctoral student Tiago Lima (CEF/ISA) as he studies sap production in different parts of the country.
(Video in portuguese)
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Gorongosa, Mozambique | João Neves Silva
Professor João Neves Silva (CEF/TERRA) in Gorongosa National Park, where he taught the Statistics Module of the Master’s Degree in Conservation Biology.
(Video in portuguese)
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Kwanza-Sul and Huambo, Angola | Carlos Neto and José Carlos Costa
TERRA researchers Carlos Neto (CEG) and José Carlos Costa (LEAF) coordinate a Geobotanical Expedition to the Afromontane of Serra da Namba and Morro do Moco, in Angola.
(Video in portuguese)
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Santiago, Chile | Susete Marques and Ana Curtas
Researchers from TERRA and CEF in Chile are collecting data to better understand fire behavior in Chile.
(Video in portuguese)
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King George, Antarctica | Gonçalo Vieira, Milene Guerreiro, Joana Batista and Henrique Zilhão
Researchers from TERRA, CEG, and CFE on the COASTANTAR 2024 expedition – the first Portuguese scientific sailing expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula – have the mission of collecting data to better understand Antarctica, one of the most sensitive regions on the planet in the face of climate change.
(Video in portuguese)
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia | Filipa Monteiro
Filipa Monteiro, researcher at the TERRA Associate Laboratory and LEAF, assessing the biodiversity of acacia trees in some locations in Saudi Arabia, following the identification of pests and diseases that are affecting the productivity of these plants.
(Video in portuguese)
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Gorongosa, Mozambique | Ana Ribeiro and José Cochicho
Ana Ribeiro and José Cochicho, researchers from TERRA Associate Laboratory and CEF, collect data for sustainable coffee production in Gorongosa National Park in an integrated agroforestry system in the context of deforestation, climate change and food security.
(Video in portuguese)
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Galápagos Islands | Ruben Heleno
Ruben Heleno, Professor and researcher at the TERRA Associate Laboratory and the Center for Functional Ecology, is part of an international group investigating the diet of Galapagos Islands birds and the fragilities of the Galapagos Islands ecosystem.
(Video in portuguese)
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Michigan, USA | Paulo Morgado
Paulo Morgado, Professor and researcher at the TERRA Associated Laboratory and CEG, collects real-time data in Michigan using microclimate, air quality, binaural sound, terrain altitude and electromagnetic activity sensors, to verify stimuli in an urban environment.
(Video in portuguese)
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Pantanal, Brazil | José Luís Zêzere
José Luís Zêzere, Professor and researcher at the TERRA Associate Laboratory and Director of CEG, describes his experience in Pantanal (Brazil), the largest flooded area on the planet where we find river dynamics.
(Video in portuguese)
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