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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Ana Maria Villa Serrano

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303344
E-mail: mariavilla@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0001-8353-5438
Scopus Author ID: 57158670600

Career

  • Since 2021: Auxiliary reseacher, Observatório de Montesinho Dionísio Gonçalves, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2016 - 2021: Post-doc Fellow at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2011 - 2016: PhD granter, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2010 - 2011: Research granter at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2008 - 2009: Granter at Palombar ONG, Miranda do Douro, Portugal
  • 2004 - 2007: Collaboration with the Quimiosystematic Laboratory at Department Vegetal Biology I of University Complutense of Madrid, Spain

Qualifications

  • 2016 - PhD. in Agricultural Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2009 - MSc. in Science on Agroecology, Rural Development and Agrotourism, Rural Development and Agrotourism, University of Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
  • 2007 - Graduation in Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Interests

  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Conservation biological control
  • Functional biodiversity
  • Landscape ecology
  • Nature Conservation
  • Biodiversity
  • Botany
  • Sustainable use of natural resources
  • Trophic relationships

Projects:

ASINIFIRE - Asininos na Prevenção de Incêndios para a Resiliência Ecológica
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference: PD24-00017
Principal Investigator:Ana Maria Villa Serrano
Start: 2024-10-01
End: 2027-09-30
LIFE SILFORE - Towards the conservation and management of resilient agroforestry system through silvopastoralism
Funding body: LIFE
Reference: LIFE21-CCA-ES-LIFE SILFORE
Principal Investigator:Marina Maria Pedrosa Meca Ferreira de Castro
Start: 2022-09-01
End: 2027-08-31
Arbo-Innova - Regenerative Intensive Almonds & Olive Pilots
Funding body: Avina Stiftung
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ângelo Rosa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2027-06-30
PRE-HLB - Preventing HLB epidemics for ensuring citrus survival in Europe
Funding body: HORIZON 2020
Reference: 917526
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2019-05-01
End: 2023-04-30
OLIVESIM - Managing ecosystem services in olive groves using advanced landscape agent-based models
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/ASP-PLA/30003/2017
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2018-10-01
End: 2022-09-30
XF-ACTORS - Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy
Funding body: HORIZON 2020
Reference: PC0044
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2016-11-01
End: 2021-04-30
- Vine protection against pests and diseases in organic production method for obtaining organic wine
Funding body: PRODER - Medida 4.1
Reference:
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2014-01-01
End: 2016-12-31
PROTECTOLIVE - Olive crop protection in sustainable production under global climatic changes: linking ecological infrastructures to ecosystem functions
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: EXCL/AGR - PRO/0591/2012
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2013-04-01
End: 2015-03-30
IBER-XYFAS - Red Iberoamericana para la Vigilancia de Xilella Fastidiosa
Funding body: CYTED - Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Reference:
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 0000-00-00
End: 0000-00-00

Total results: 22
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Madureira M.,Rodrigues I.,Villa M.,Pereira J.A.
The surrounding landscape shapes the abundance of Sphaerophoria scripta and Melanostoma mellinum (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Portuguese vineyards
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 25, 206-216, 2023

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Taranto L.,Rodrigues I.,Santos S.,Villa M.,Pereira J.A.
Intermediate fragmentation surrounding vineyards favours the Coleoptera community within the crop
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 25, 9-19, 2023

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Taranto L.,Rodrigues I.,Santos S.A.P.,Villa M.,Pereira J.A.
Response of the Coccinellidae Community within Sustainable Vineyards to the Surrounding Landscape
Agronomy, 12, , 2022

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Pappalardo S.,Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Benhadi-Marín J.,Pereira J.A.,Venturino E.
A tritrophic interaction model for an olive tree pest, the olive moth — Prays oleae (Bernard)
Ecological Modelling, 462, , 2021

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Brito S.S.d.S.,Villa M.,Benhadi-Marín J.,da Silva F.,Pereira J.A.
The temporal and spatial variation of arthropod associations inhabiting non-crop vegetation in a sisal crop, agave sisalana in the caatinga biome
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11, , 2021

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,López-Sáez J.A.,Pinheiro L.,Marrão R.,Aguiar C.,Pereira J.A.
Pollen feeding by syrphids varies across seasons in a Mediterranean landscape dominated by the olive orchard
Biological Control, 156, , 2021

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Pascual S.,Pereira J.A.
Do non-crop areas and landscape structure influence dispersal and population densities of male olive moth?
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 111, 73-81, 2021

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Villa M.,Rodrigues I.,Baptista P.,Fereres A.,Pereira J.A.
Populations and host/non-host plants of spittlebugs nymphs in olive orchards from Northeastern Portugal
Insects, 11, 1-19, 2020

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Sousa J.P.,Ferreira A.,da Silva P.M.,Patanita I.,Ortega M.,Pascual S.,Pereira J.A.
Landscape composition and configuration affect the abundance of the olive moth (Prays oleae, Bernard) in olive groves
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 294, , 2020

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Villa M.,Somavilla I.,Santos S.A.P.,López-Sáez J.A.,Pereira J.A.
Pollen feeding habits of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. adults in the olive grove agroecosystem
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 283, , 2019

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Mexia A.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Wild flower resources and insect honeydew are potential food items for Elasmus flabellatus
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 37, , 2017

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Villa M.,Marrão R.,Mexia A.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Are wild flowers and insect honeydews potential food resources for adults of the olive moth, Prays oleae?
Journal of Pest Science, 90, 185-194, 2017

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Marrão R.,Pinheiro L.A.,López-Saez J.A.,Mexia A.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Syrphids feed on multiple patches in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes during the autumn season, a period of food scarcity
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 233, 262-269, 2016

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Benhadi-Marín J.,Mexia A.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Life-history parameters of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. fed on spontaneous plant species and insect honeydews: importance for conservation biological control
BioControl, 61, 533-543, 2016

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Villa M.,Santos S.A.P.,Mexia A.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Ground cover management affects parasitism of Prays oleae (Bernard)
Biological Control, 96, 72-77, 2016

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Palá-Paúl J.,Pérez-Alonso M.J.,Velasco-Negueruela A.,Villa A.M.,Granda E.,Sanz J.
Essential oil composition of santolina oblongifolia boiss. From spain: An iberian peninsula endemic species
Journal of Essential Oil Research, 20, 65-68, 2008

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Palá-Paúl J.,Pérez-Alonso M.J.,Velasco-Negueruela A.,Varadé J.,Villa A.M.,Sanz J.,Brophy J.J.
Analysis of the essential oil composition from the different parts of Eryngium glaciale Boiss. from Spain
Journal of Chromatography A, 1094, 179-182, 2005

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Palá-Paúl J.,Pérez-Alonso M.J.,Velasco-Negueruela A.,Vadaré J.,Villa A.M.,Sanz J.,Brophy J.J.
Essential oil composition of the different parts of Eryngium bourgatii Gouan from Spain
Journal of Chromatography A, 1074, 235-239, 2005

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