Maria Saldanha Alho
@maria_alho
PhD Student at @ISPAmedia | Conservation Biologist | Seabird ecology | Pelagic seabirds
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17-11-2017 11:29:08
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Getting ready for the next breeding season of white-faced storm #petrel in #SelvagemGrande! Nest boxes are installed and waiting for the new tenants! #seabirds #ornithology #fieldwork #PhD Atlantic Migrants
Last days in #SelvagemGrande! Now I know how #seabirds feel when walking on land! Waddling through the colony of white-faced storm #petrel to estimate the number of burrows occupied this breeding season #ornithology #fieldwork #PhD Atlantic Migrants
The first field season of 2019 is on! #wadersofbijagos teams of @FC_UL and Universidade Aveiro travelling together with ibap guine-bissau from Bissau to attend the first steering committee meeting of the project, held in Bubaque. Collaboration is the lead word! @CESAM_Univ @MavaFdn PRCM
Finally back in the field! Fieldwork season on #SelvagemGrande is on! More news to come... #seabirds #ornithology #petrel #PhD Atlantic Migrants
I had the pleasure of participating in this amazing work! Thank you Telma G. Laurentino, PhD for being such an inspiration.
Grateful to be part of this long author list in this brilliant paper! White-faced #stormpetrel is among the 77 species for which exposure risk to plastic has been assessed. Congratulations Beth Clark and team. 🔗nature.com/articles/s4146… #plastic #conservation #seabirds
Finally, 2nd paper of our small #vulture project is out! #GuineaBissau is among the most important #WestAfrica stronghold for #HoodedVultures. Protect these populations is of top priority! Read and comment our paper! Rufford Foundation IBAP @JosePGranadeiro @peducardoso @Ana__Nuno x.com/Atlant_Migrant…
Just published Current Biology by @S_Lisovski et al. Inherent limits of light-level geolocation may lead to over-interpretation. cell.com/current-biolog…
Read about the The Epic Journeys of Migratory Birds on.natgeo.com/2BWwkux via @NatGeoMag. Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center scientists Smithsonian are highlighted along with several great colleagues studying migration. Awesome images by Stephen Wilkes #ornithology
The Internet of animals: On February 11, a Russian Sojus rocket will carry the antenna of the #Icarus mission to the #ISS. Researchers will soon be able to study the movements of animals and determine the conditions in which they live Migration Dept., Max Planck Inst. Animal Behavior Martin Wikelski РОСКОСМОС