Past Members
Since 2012, more than forty students, researchers and interns — from Coimbra to Cardiff and across the Americas — have trained in the lab, from final-year undergraduates to PhDs and postdocs. Below is the record of the theses and projects they built with us. We're grateful for their contributions and proud of where they've gone since.
David Stanton
Tracking Human Settlement in Neotropical Rainforests
Rafaela Dudas
Earthworm Biodiversity and Their Role as Bioindicators in Different Land Use Systems and Brazilian Biomes
Talita Ferreira
Relação entre as Minhocas Pontoscolex corethrurus a a Fertilidade do Solo: O Caso das Terras Pretas de Índio e Seus Componentes (Biochar, Matéria Orgânica, Cerâmica, Ca e P)
Agronomist specialising in soil biology and invertebrate ecology; her doctoral research examined how Pontoscolex corethrurus earthworms shape the fertility of Amazonian dark earths.
Wilian Demetrio
Soil Macroinvertebrates and Soil Quality in Amazonian Dark Earths and Adjacent Soils
Bernat Codina
Amazonian Dark Earth and other Soil Types Effects on Maize Leaf Gene Expression
Carolina Santos
Structure of Bacterial Communities in the Presence of Chemical Contaminants: Application of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Soil
Elisabeth Steiner
Evaluating Soil Macrofauna Using Morphological and DNA Approaches Along a Gradient of Farming Intensification
Enrico Chiesa
About biotic and moisture influence on soil structure and its information theory-based complexity characterisation
Guilhem Boyer
Bat diversity, habitat use and potential exposure to PPPs in an agricultural landscape of central Portugal
Mariana Nunes
Adaptations of Soil Organisms to Extreme Conditions of a Geothermal Field
Sofia Ramos
Population differentiation and contrasting demographic histories of the Natal Multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis)
Mary Kate Doherty
The effect of bio-based fertilisers on soil carbon and soil fauna: a case-scenario in Irish agricultural soils
Yevheniia Shcheka
Measuring Changes in Apis mellifera Gut Microbiome Composition after Pesticide Exposure
Emma Davies
The abundance and distribution of the endemic Phyllodactylus palmeus and the invasive Hemidactylus frenatus on the island of Utila, Honduras
Simon Peacock
Spatial and environmental effects on the abundance and diversity of carabid species in an ancient woodland
Thomas Severn
How Consumer Trends Change Farmer’s Land Management Practices
Carol Conrado
Biodiversity of edaphic fauna in Amazonian Dark Earths
Alessandra Santos
Greenhouse gas emissions and soil chemical transformation by the earthworm Rhinodrilus alatus
Rodrigo Feijo Segalla
Chemical and Physical Properties of Amazonian Dark Earth Soils
Lyandra Oliveira
Use of biological products for herbicide remediation in soil
Adam Zenko
Rotation in Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratories
Francesca Nicoletti
Developing skills in conservation genomics
André Soares
The role of turtle corridors in earthworm invasion in the Galápagos and other factors
Arthur Marti
Influence of isopods (Porcellionides pruinosus) on the germination of myrtle (Myrtus communis) and turnip (Brassica rapa) seeds
Diana Correia
Assessment of terrestrial oligochaete diversity using molecular techniques (DNA barcoding)
Lucas Moniz
Influence of earthworms (Eisenia andrei) on the germination of myrtle (Myrtus communis) and turnip (Brassica rapa) seeds
Harry Brindle
Ants as pets: How the recent rise in the ant pet trade may affect naïve environments
Dominika Mikova
Nuclear genomic resources for the lesser red musk shrew (Crocidura hirta): mitochondrial genome and microsatellite development
Fleurtje Coppen
Mapping Muroids: mitochondrial genome and SSR panel of the African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
Taylor Ball
Conservation and the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus): Factors Threatening and Protecting the Species
Lukasz Sitko
Identification and characterisation of Pc53 – Pontoscolex corethrurus P53 gene homolog
Saffron Rosier
Using the full mitochondrial genome for detangling giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) genetic diversity
Santenay Ayers
Developing in silico microsatellite markers for the Utila Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
Callum Shaw
Treasures in a Mermaid’s Purse: Using egg capsules as a non-invasive approach to assessing genetic diversity in oviparous Chondrichthyes
Danielle Oliver
A review of the conservation status of hedgehogs in the United Kingdom
Emily Bellamey-Todd
Complete mitochondrial genome of the Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri): structure, gene content and phylogenetic positioning
Jia Wei Lee
Culicidae diversity and abundance along a disturbance gradient
Kairan Leonard
The utility of environmental DNA for soil biodiversity monitoring
Thomas Reed
A review on the methods used to evaluate dietary composition in spiders
Angharad Welham
Assessment of genetic variability and diversity of Lumbricus rubellus from Flat Holm
Charlotte Webber
Assessment of soil and tissue metal levels in earthworms from Flat Holm
Hayley Trestail
Investigation into the extent of genetic variability and diversity of Aporrectodea caliginosa in the Azorean Island of São Miguel
Hugo Arruda
Mitochondrial activity in Pontoscolex corethrurus exposed to natural and anthropogenic stress
Diogo Correia Moreira
Use of DNA Barcoding in the Identification and Classification of Earthworms
Diego Vinicius de Sena Martins
Bioinformatics tools applied to complex analysis in microbiome datasets
Francisco Luan Barbosa
The influence of biochar on the biological health of soil cultivated with corn (Zea mays L.)