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Rafael Barbizan Sühs

Postdoctoral fellow

Clemson University

Biography

I’m a field ecologist with research interests in vegetation ecology, historical ecology and biological invasions.

Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Clemson University (USA) and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), in Brazil. We are trying to understand how and why some invasive plants become superinvaders across the Americas.

I am also a collaborator at the laboratories of Human Ecology and Ethnobotany (ECOHE), Laboratory of Diversity and Conservation (divEcon) and Lab on Ecology of Biological Invasions, Management and Conservation (LEIMAC) at UFSC.

Interests

  • Vegetation Ecology
  • Historical Ecology
  • Diversity and Conservation
  • Biological Invasions
  • Above-belowground interactions
  • Seed rain
  • Remote Sensing

Education

  • PhD in Ecology, 2019

    Federal University of Santa Catarina

  • MSc in Geoecology, 2013

    Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

  • BSc in Biology, 2010

    University of Santa Cruz do Sul

Skills

R

Statistics

UAVs (Drones)

Inventories

Team leading

Scientific communication

Accomplish­ments

Grant to develop a project with Paraná Pine (Araucaria angustifolia)

The Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Feb 2019
I have been awarded a grant to develop a project with an endangered species in southern Brazil.
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Projects

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All Araucaria Salix x rubens Biodiversity in Brazil Drones

Feral pigs in Brazilian highlands

Impacts of feral pigs in subtropical highlands

Invasive Alien Species in Brazil

Compiling Invasive Alien Species in Brazil

Crinodendron brasiliense

Unveiling biological and ecological aspects of a narrow endemic and endangered species of montane cloud forests in southern Brazil

Salix × rubens invasion

Alien invasive willow in Brazilian subtropical highlands

Araucaria angustifolia

How land use and management affect Araucaria populations?

Drones in ecological research

How useful are drones in ecological research?

PELD / PPBio - Biodiversity Programs

Long term ecological research (PELD) and Program for Biodiversity Research in Brazil (PPBio) in Atlantic forest

Featured Publications

Amanda Angélica Carmes, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Gabriela Moraes da Silva, Pedro Fiaschi, Michele de Sá Dechoum
May 2025 Acta Botanica Brasilica

Factors explaining species richness of invasive plants in Neotropical forests

Higher temperature seasonality and accessibility were strong positive predictors of invasive plant richness.

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Recent Publications

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Factors explaining species richness of invasive plants in Neotropical forests

Higher temperature seasonality and accessibility were strong positive predictors of invasive plant richness.
Amanda Angélica Carmes, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Gabriela Moraes da Silva, Pedro Fiaschi, Michele de Sá Dechoum
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Fire regime and local biotic and abiotic factors as drivers of diversity patterns in highland grasslands in southern Brazil

Plant species diversity is shaped by fire regime and environmental factors
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Invasiveness in *Schefflera*":" do non-native species outperform phylogenetically related native species?

Both invasive non-native species are shade-tolerant, allowing them to germinate in the forest undergrowth.
Amanda Angélica Carmes, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Pedro Fiaschi, Michele de Sá Dechoum
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Plant-plant interactions in a subtropical coastal community

Community composition differed among shrub species and open sites, as well as across different shrubs.
Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Cecília S. Dalotto, Tânia Tarabini Castellani, Francisco I. Pugnaire, Michele de Sá Dechoum
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Unraveling fruit and seed morphology and seedling establishment of a narrow endemic tree species

Fruit and seed morphology of Crinodendron brasiliensis
Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Sofía Casali, Sophia K. Novaes, Jonata Silveira, Eduardo L. H. Giehl
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Popular Topics

Araucaria biodiversity biological invasions coastal vegetation community ecology Conservation Crinodendron diversity ecology facilitation Flora grasslands highland grasslands Invasive species land management pines protected area southern Brazil subtropical region vegetation

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