Biography

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

Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), in Brazil. I’m working on a LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) project, dealing with the effects of fire and grazing on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

I am 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

Rafael D. Zenni, Silvia R. Ziller, Clarissa A. Rosa, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Patricia Beatriz Puechagut, Beloni T. P. Marterer, Gustavo Heringer, Ana Carolina L. de Matos, Marina Lopes Bueno, Jonathan Wilson Almeida, Carlos H. T. Silva, José Renato Legracie-Júnior, Tatiani E. Chapla
April 2024 Biological Invasions

Invasive non-native species in Brazil an updated overview

We provide an updated list of invasive animals, plants and algae in Brazil that is fully integrated and based on the same criteria and lexicon to define invasive species across all plant and animal taxa and habitats for Brazil.

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Invasive non-native species in Brazil an updated overview

We provide an updated list of invasive animals, plants and algae in Brazil that is fully integrated and based on the same criteria and …
Rafael D. Zenni, Silvia R. Ziller, Clarissa A. Rosa, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Patricia Beatriz Puechagut, Beloni T. P. Marterer, Gustavo Heringer, Ana Carolina L. de Matos, Marina Lopes Bueno, Jonathan Wilson Almeida, Carlos H. T. Silva, José Renato Legracie-Júnior, Tatiani E. Chapla
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Understanding willow invasion in subtropical highlands

In this study, we characterized the population structure of the hybrid invasive tree Salix × rubens, determined the stage of the …
Laíse Orsi Becker, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Michele de Sá Dechoum
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Is the use of drones cost-effective and efficient in detecting invasive alien trees? A case study from a subtropical coastal ecosystem

We present in this paper the assessment of the effectiveness of using drones to detect invasive pines in a protected area in a coastal …
Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Silvia R. Ziller, Michele de Sá Dechoum
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Effects of root hemiparasite Escobedia grandiflora (Orobanchaceae) on southern Brazilian grasslands- Diversity, composition, and functional groups

Higher plant diversity, dominance reduction, and changes in species composition are associated with the presence of this perennial …
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Estimating yield and control costs of Pinus spp. invasions – a case study in a municipal protected area in Atlantic Forest, Florianópolis, Brazil

Despite the higher individual cost, isolated pine trees must be controlled first to avoid higher future costs from abundant seed …
Sílvia R. Ziller, Michele de S. Dechoum, Aracídio F. B. Neto, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Alexandre D. Schmidt, Guilherme Ritzmann, Christopher H. Graves, Guilherme H. Pereira
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Araucaria biodiversity biological invasions coastal vegetation Conservation diversity Drones ecology facilitation Flora grasslands highland grasslands hybrid crack willow Insects Invasive species land management neurodegeneration pines protected area vegetation

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