CONNECT.GENE – A genetic landscape approach to sustain rare species connectivity for small islands biodiversity 
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Cândida Margarida Ferreira Mendes
Post-Doc Researcher
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of the Azores
Rua Capitão João D'Avila
9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo
Terceira, Azores, Portugal
Email: candida.m.mendes@uac.pt
I was in Porto in 1973. I have a degree in Agriculture engineering, master in Environment management, conservation, and PhD in Agrarian Sciences, studying peatland restoration strategies in Azores islands (Portugal).
I have been participated in several projects related with Azorean flora and vegetation, mainly in wetlands and peatlands ecology and conservation.
Publications
Mendes C, Dias E, Ponte M, Mendes A. & Rochefort L. (2019). The distribution and naturalness of peatland on Terceira Island (Azores): instruments to define priority areas for conservation and restoration. Mires and Peat, 24(35), 1–16. doi: 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.371
Pereira D, Mendes C, Dias E (2020). The Importance of Land Cover Planning on Climatic Events: Evaluation of Peatlands’ Buffer Impact on Terceira and Flores Islands (Azores, Portugal). In: Fernandes F, Malheiro A, Chaminé H (eds) Advances in Natural Hazards and Hydrological Risks: Meeting the Challenge. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development). Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-34397-2_18
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Projects
CONNECT.GENE – A genetic landscape approach to sustain rare species connectivity for small islands biodiversity 
Implementation of the action plans for the conservation and recovery of species and habitats in the Autonomous Region of the Azores 
WETREST - Wetland Restoration: Renaturalization Processes and Biodiversity Valorisation in Environmental Management 
Plan for the monitoring of biodiversity, soil, water and high conservation values, with the purpose of Forest Certification of the Forestry Perimeter and Regional Forests of the Island of São Miguel View archive