Profile
Educational Background
PhD, Ecology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2019
MSc, Geoecology, University of Tübingen, 2013
BSc, Biology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, 2010
Profile/About Me
I'm interested in processes and patterns of vegetation structure and dynamics. I answer my research questions by both empirical data collection and experimentation.
Research Interests
Biological Invasions
Disturbances
Historical Ecology
Research Group (Lab)
Fridley Lab
Courses Taught
Biological Conservation - Undergraduate Program - Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina - 2024
Population Ecology - Undergraduate Program - Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina - 2024
Community Ecology - Undergraduate Program - Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina - 2024
Selected Publications
Sühs, R. B., Dalotto, C. E., Castellani, T. T., Pugnaire, F. I., & de Sá Dechoum, M. (2024). Plant-plant interactions in a subtropical coastal community. Plant Ecology, 1-9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11258-024-01478-7
Zenni, R. D., Ziller, S. R., da Rosa, C. A., Sühs, R. B., Puechagut, P. B., Marterer, B. T., ... & Chapla, T. E. (2024). Invasive non-native species in Brazil: an updated overview. Biological Invasions, 26(8), 2397-2405.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-024-03302-9
Sühs, R. B., Casali, S., Novaes, S. K., Silveira, J., & Giehl, E. L. (2024). Unraveling fruit and seed morphology and seedling establishment of a narrow endemic tree species. Biota Neotropica, 24(3), e20241619.
https://www.scielo.br/j/bn/a/VCV3SbmDmbG3W4sWDXhSChF/?lang=en
Barbizan Sühs, R., Ziller, S. R., & Dechoum, M. (2024). Is the use of drones cost-effective and efficient in detecting invasive alien trees? A case study from a subtropical coastal ecosystem. Biological Invasions, 26(2), 357-363.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03190-5
Sühs, R. B., Giehl, E. L. H., & Peroni, N. (2020). Preventing traditional management can cause grassland loss within 30 years in southern Brazil. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 783.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-57564-z
Outreach
https://noticias.ufsc.br/2022/11/santa-catarina-abriga-especie-de-arvore-considerada-super-rara-ainda-pouco-conhecida-pela-ciencia/
https://noticias.ufsc.br/2020/01/estudo-demonstra-importancia-do-manejo-com-fogo-nos-campos-de-altitude/
https://educezimbra.wordpress.com/2019/01/29/estudo-aponta-papel-facilitador-das-araucarias-na-expansao-das-florestas-e-importancia-dos-proprietarios-locais/
