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ICAAM Laboratories
- Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Laboratory of Botany
- Rural Engineering Laboratory
- Oenology Laboratory
- Entomology Laboratory
- Soil Physics Laboratory
- Laboratory of Applied Animal Physiology
- Plant Physiology Laboratory
- Macromycology Laboratory
- Plant Breeding and Biotecnology Laboratory
- Mycology Laboratory
- Microbiology Laboratory
- Soil Microbiology Lab.
- Nematology Laboratory
- Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory
- Laboratory of Ornithology (LabOr)
- Laboratory of Palynology and Aerobiology
- Parasitology Laboratory - Victor Caeiro
- Laboratory of Reproduction and Lactation
- Laboratory of technology and post-harvest
- Technology and Quality Laboratory of Regional Products
- Laboratory of Plant Virology
- Trial Support Units
Laboratory of Ornithology (LabOr)
The LabOr - Laboratório de Ornitologia is included in the Ecosystem Functioning and Conservation Research Group of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (ICAAM ). This institutional background induces LabOr to undertake scientific & educational actions and services regarding the birds of Portugal and the Mediterranean, in the areas of Ornithology and Conservation Biology.
Major goals of the LabOr include:
- R&TD projects and services
- Teaching and training activities conducted at the undergraduate and graduate levels (including master and doctoral thesis)
- Short plans carried out in 1st and 2nd Cycle Courses according to the Bologna Process
- Diffusion of scientific activities regarding the study of birds
- Production of educational outreach elements
The LabOr is a Qualified Entity (qualification code: 1757) by the Ministry of Economics & Innovation on the scope of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF/QREN).
This qualification allows LabOr to offer its services of Research, Development and Innovation to the business fabric (SMEs) in the area of Sciences and Technologies of the Environment.
Equipa
- João E. Rabaça - Head of LabOr, Assistant Professor (jrabaca@uevora.pt)
- Ana Marques - Master in Nature Management and Conservation, Teammate (seugrana@gmail.com)
- Ana Mendes - PhD in Biology (aismendes@isa.utl.pt)
- Carlos Godinho - PhD in Biology, Research fellowship (capg@uevora.pt)
- Carla Azeda - PhD Student (cmazeda@uevora.pt)
- Fernando Goytre - Field Technician
- Inês Roque - PhD in Biology, Research Fellowship (iroque@uevora.pt)
- Nuno Faria - PhD in Ecology, Teammate (farnuno@uevora.pt)
- Pedro Pereira - PhD Student (ppereira@uevora.pt)
- Pedro Salgueiro - PhD Student (pas@uevora.pt)
- Rui Lourenço - PhD in Biology, Post-Doctoral fellowship (lourenco@uevora.pt)
Contactos e Horário
LabOr – Laboratory of Ornithology
Department of Biology
University of Évora -Pólo da Mitra
7006-554 Évora | Portugal
Phone: +351 266 760 897
E-mail: labor@uevora.pt
Site: http://www.labor.uevora.pt/en
CONSULTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- Environmental assessment studies: environmental impact studies and monitoring associated with highways, railroads, power lines, quarries, dams, irrigation schemes, wind farms, tourism projects, and golf courses.
- Design, implementation and monitoring rehabilitation actions in riparian galleries, surface water bodies and quarries: evaluation of baseline, implementation of rehabilitation plans and monitoring.
- Assessment of the potential for ornithological tourism: application of methodologies to aid decision making on the use of environmental tourism.
- Birds as bio-indicators to assess the effect of management on aquatic and terrestrial habitats: farming systems, intensity of livestock grazing, forest pests.
- Production of technical contents: addressed to managers of farming zones and forestry (including hunting areas) using birds as a model (i.e. transform data into management tools).
DISSEMINATION AND EDUCATION
- Production and dissemination of educational outreach elements: flyers, leaflets, information boards, environmental pathways and educational games.
- Courses, seminars and conferences: lectures, short courses and thematic seminars.
SURVEYS AND MONITORING
- Studies on the occurrence and distribution of birds: application of bird census with special emphasis on the following functional groups: forest birds, steppe birds, diurnal raptors, owls, nightjars and aquatic birds.
- Flora and vegetation and conservation status of habitats: application of protocols for surveying environmental descriptors.
- Studies on food habits: screening and prey identification in food remains of birds.
- Ringing: birds of terrestrial ecosystems. The ringing technique brings important additions in studies of phenology, distribution and feeding habits of several species of birds.
- Tagging and follow up of birds: capturing, tagging and radio-tracking birds. Data processing and analysis.
Research in LabOr develops mainly in four key lines:
- Forest Bird Communities
- Ecology Conservation and Rehabilitation of Watercourses;
- Biology and Conservation of Birds of Prey;
- Ecology and Conservation of Steppe Birds.