Caroline C. Vasconcelos

Caroline C. Vasconcelos

DSc candidate in Botany

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

Biography

She has a degree in Forestry Engineering from the Universidade do Estado do Amapá (UEAP) and a Master’s degree in Botany from the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA). She is currently studying for a PhD in Botany at INPA and a degree in Biological Sciences at IBRA College. She recently worked as a DTI-A Fellow (CNPq) in the research group Ecology, Monitoring and Sustainable Use of Wetlands (MAUA-INPA), in which she gained experience with floristic inventories; botanical identification; and functional traits of tree species in Amazonian ecosystems. During her first degree, she worked as a collaborator for four years on research projects carried out by Embrapa Amapá, where she gained experience with epidemiological aspects of plant-pathogen interaction; morphological and physiological aspects of seeds and seedling growth of tree species; and ecology and forest management for the multiple use of floodplain forests in the Amazonian estuary. (she/her/hers)

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Interests
  • Sapotaceae
  • Taxonomy and systematics
  • Near infrared spectroscopy
  • Seedling morphology
  • Floristic studies
  • Amazonian flora
  • Herbarium
  • Tropical forest ecology
  • Species distribution modeling
  • Climate change
Education

  • D.Sc. in Biological Sciences (emphasis in Botany), 2018 - Present

    Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

  • M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (emphasis in Botany), 2015 - 2017

    Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

  • B.Sc. in Forest Engineering, 2010 - 2014

    Universidade do Estado Amapá (UEAP)

  • Licentiate in Biological Sciences, 2022 - Present

    Faculdade IBRA

  • Certified in Computer Networks, 2009 - 2010

    Centro de Educação Profissional do Amapá (CEPA)

  • Certified in Informatics, 2008 - 2009

    Centro de Educação Profissional do Amapá (CEPA)

Research History

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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Ecology, Monitoring and Sustainable Use of Wetlands (MAUA) group
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Sep 2022 – Dec 2023 Manaus, Amazonas
CNPq DTI-A Fellow | Diversity, floristic composition, and functional traits of tree species in Amazonian forested ecosystems under hydro-climatic changes as part of the ATTO/Hydrotraits project.
 
 
 
 
 
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Dr. Isolde D. K. Ferraz Lab (Seed Laboratory)
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Mar 2015 – Present Manaus, Amazonas
Graduate Student | Taxonomy and Systematics of Sapotaceae. Morphological aspects of fruits, seeds, and seedlings of Amazonian tree species with emphasis on producing new pages for the book “Guide to Amazonian Fruits, Seeds & Seedlings”.
 
 
 
 
 
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP)
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) group
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP)
Apr 2017 – Jun 2018 Manaus, Amazonas
Technical Assistant | Phenological monitoring and natural history of tree species in continuous and fragmented forests north of Manaus, Central Amazonia.
 
 
 
 
 
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Amapá)
Drs. Marcelino C. Guedes & Ana C. Lira-Guedes Lab
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Amapá)
Aug 2012 – Feb 2015 Macapá, Amapá
Collaborator | Preparation of an identification guide of trees in the Amazonian estuary and on ecology and management for the multiple use of floodplain forests as part of the projects “FLORESTAM” and “Ecology and Integrated community management of environmental resources in the Amazonian estuary”.
 
 
 
 
 
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Amapá)
Dr. Jurema S. A. Dias Lab
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Amapá)
Sep 2011 – Aug 2012 Macapá, Amapá
Collaborator | Diversity of filamentous fungi and toxins present in seeds of Bertholletia excelsa from Amapá as part of the MICOCAST project in partnership with Embrapa Acre.

Tools & Skills

R/RStudio

Software used daily

Map preparation

ArcGIS and QGIS

GeoCAT

Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool

Microsoft suite

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Graphic designer (enthusiast)

Photoshop and Illustrator

Scientific image analysis tools

ImageJ and ReColNat Annotate

Mendeley
Languages

Portuguese (mother tongue), English (intermediate), and Spanish (beginner)

Five Most Recent Publications

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Caroline C. Vasconcelos, FM Durgante, GB Mori, LO Demarchi, AC Quaresma, MTF Piedade, J Schongart, F Wittmann (2023). Diversity and floristic composition along the ATTO footprint sites: preliminary data. In ATTO Workshop 2023.

Project Poster

Caroline C. Vasconcelos, KCM Cunha, MH Terra-Araujo (2023). Lucuma kossmanniae, a new name for Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae). Phytotaxa, 609(1): 71-73.

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MJV Carim, FK Wittmann, MTF Piedade, H ter Steege, AM Torres, OM Silva-Junior, CP Oliveira, Caroline C. Vasconcelos, PS Aparício, RB Lima (2023). Environmental Factors and Distribution of Tree Species in Wetlands Eastern Amazon, Brazil. Research Square (preprint).

Project Source Document DOI

WWS Pereira, PRR Piovesan, Caroline C. Vasconcelos, GP Calvi, IDK Ferraz (2022). Efeito do substrato na produção de mudas por meio estaquia da liana Machaerium macrophyllum (Benth.) Ducke (Fabaceae). In IV SOBRE.

Project Poster DOI

RCM Pena, NLL Almeida-Cabral, Caroline C. Vasconcelos, EMC Gomes, TC Corrêa (2022). Potencial fungitóxico in vitro de extratos de folhas de Cymbopogon citratus contra Lasiodiplodia theobromae. In SIES.

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Featured Publications

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August 2023 Phytotaxa, 609(1): 71-73
Lucuma kossmanniae, a new name for Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae)
Lucuma kossmanniae, a new name for Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae)

In light of the recent findings in Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae), it can be understood that Pouteria kossmanniae is a member of Lucuma, not Pouteria, which is why we performed a new combination and increased the number of recognized species to 18.
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March 2021 Brittonia, 73(2): 211–219
Chromolocuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae), a new tree species from central Amazonia, Brazil
Chromolocuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae), a new tree species from central Amazonia, Brazil

A new species from central Amazonia, Chromolucuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae) is described and illustrated. It occurs in terra firme (non-flooded) forests near Manaus, Brazil. We compare C. brevipedicellata to similar species in terms of diagnostic morphology, as well as near-infrared spectral differences of the leaves, and provide, an identification key for its distinction. Although the new species is common in the permanent plots of the Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, it has a narrow distribution and is assessed as being endangered following criteria of the IUCN Red List.
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Projects

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All Current projects as lead Current projects as partner Other projects Completed projects
HydroTraits
Diversity of hydraulic-functional attributes in Amazonian ecosystems along hydro-climatic gradients Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.
HydroTraits
Neotropical Chrysophylloideae
Delimitation and species discovery in Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae) using integrative data Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.
Propagules and seedlings of Sapotaceae
Fruits, seeds, and seedlings of Neotropical Chrysophylloideae species (Sapotaceae) Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.
FLORESTAM
Ecology and forest management for multiple use of floodplains in the Amazonian estuary Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.
Other projects
Collaborations in different fields Coming soon. Page under construction.
Diversity of Copaifera
Revealing the diversity of Copaifera oil-resin trees for Apuí, a threatened region in southern Amazonas, Brazil Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.
Neotropical Lecythidoideae
Morphology of fruits, seeds and seedlings of Lecythidoideae Goal Funding Collaborators Coming soon. Page under construction.

Honors, Awards & Grants

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PDBFF
Support for Conservation Students during the COVID crisis
PDBFF Aug 2021
An initiative of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in partnership with the Paul & Maxine Frohring Foundation
JOBOECO
Honorable Mention for oral presentation of the work entitled Características invisíveis apoiam o descobrimento de espécies novas?
JOBOECO Jan 2021
In “Curtas de Iniciação Científica” Awards Session | II Jornada de Botânica e Ecologia e II Jornada Amapaense de Botânica | Universidade do Estado do Amapá
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IAPT
IAPT Research Grants | US$ 1900
IAPT Jun 2020
International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
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ASPT
ASPT Graduate Student Research Grants | US$ 1200
ASPT May 2020
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
PDBFF
Thomas Lovejoy Research Fellowship Program
PDBFF May 2015
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP)
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4CAIC
2nd place for the best oral presentation
4CAIC Nov 2013
In Biological Sciences Session | 4º Congresso Amapaense de Iniciação Científica | Secretaria de Estado da Ciência e Tecnologia-AP
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Contact

Feel free to send an email to cc_vasconcelos@hotmail.com

Background photo

📷 View of the forest canopy at “Amazon Tall Tower Observatory - ATTO” (Amazonas, Brazil). Photo by Ana Luiza Costa.