Open knowledge produced by our team and projects

Research Outputs and Resources

Instituto Atlântica is a collaborative network of researchers, educators, and environmental managers working across the Extreme South of Bahia and beyond. Our portfolio integrates applied research, biodiversity conservation, science education, community outreach, One Health, bioeconomy, and environmental management, connecting technical-scientific knowledge, public policies, and territorial demands.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Seasonal and edaphic drivers of chemotype variation in the essential oil of Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) — 2027.
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, v. 130, p. 105369. Topics: seasonal and edaphic variation, essential oil chemotypes.
Protected areas, land-use dynamics and sustainable regional development: Evidence from the Rio da Barra basin (Atlantic Forest, Brazil) — 2026.
Research, Society and Development, v. 17, p. e8815751457. Original: Áreas protegidas, dinâmica do uso da terra e desenvolvimento regional sustentável.
Chemical Ontogeny in Plants: Developmental Dynamics of Specialized Metabolism and Implications for Ecology, Quality Control, and Bioprospecting — 2026.
Plants, v. 15, p. 2756. Topics: chemical ontogeny, specialized metabolism, bioprospecting.
Volatile Oil from Piper macedoi: A New Perspective for Aedes aegypti Mosquito Control — 2024.
Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, v. 1, p. 1. Topics: vector control, volatile oil.
Acaricide activity of Piper macedoi Yunck essential oil against Rhipicephalus sanguineus — 2022.
Research, Society and Development, v. 11, p. e18911124610. Topics: acaricidal activity.
Essential oils with acaricidal activity against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus: a review — 2022.
Research, Society and Development, v. 11, p. e178111537030. Original: Óleos essenciais com atividade carrapaticida.
Leishmanicidal Activity of the Volatile Oil of Piper macedoi — 2021.
Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, v. 31, p. 342–346. Topics: leishmanicidal activity.
Overview and trends in forensic palynology from a scientometric study in the PubMed database — 2025.
Paubrasilia, v. 8, p. e166. Original: Panorama e tendências em palinologia forense.
palinoFLORAS — 2018.
Paubrasilia, v. 1, p. 20–24. Topics: implementation of the South Bahia Atlantic Forest Palynotheca.
Glitter ingestion by bromeliad-dwelling macroinvertebrates: implications for freshwater microplastic contamination — 2025.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. vgaf1, p. 111. Topics: microplastics, freshwater contamination.
Microplastic bioaccumulation in odonata larvae: Integrating evidence from experimental studies in freshwater microcosm — 2025.
Chemosphere, v. 390, p. 144716. Topics: microplastic bioaccumulation.
Burns: education for prevention and care in school and domestic contexts — 2024.
Revista de Extensão Universitária Atenas, v. 2, p. 1. Original: Queimaduras: educação para a prevenção e cuidados.
Pollen Morphology of Selected Endemic Eudicots From the FLORAS Botanical Garden, Southern Bahia, Brazil — 2025.
Microscopy Research and Technique, v. 88, p. 2967–2976. Topics: pollen morphology, endemic species.
Protocol for the pollen flora of the FLORAS Botanical Garden and addition of the genera Mucuna Adans. and Paubrasilia (Lam.) Gagnon, H.C.Lima & G.P.Lewis (Leguminosae) — 2023.
Paubrasilia, v. 6, p. 1–10. Original: Protocolo para a flórula polínica do Jardim Botânico FLORAS.
Floristic composition of a forest fragment in the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor, southern Bahia, Brazil — 2019.
Paubrasilia, v. 2, p. 14–27. Original: Composição florística de um fragmento de floresta.

Book Chapters

Are all fish the same? — 2025.
In: Tiradas do Netuno, 1st ed., São Paulo: Câmara Brasileira do Livro, v. 1, p. 1–83. Original: Seriam os peixes todos iguais? Topics: ocean science popularization.

Lectures, Panels and Roundtables

Microbiology and public health: surveillance, prevention and care — 2025. Lecture/conference.
Whooping cough — collection, transport and registration — 2025. Lecture/conference.
Microbiology applied to public health: laboratory diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance — 2025. Lecture/conference.
Biology and health working in the care of life — 2024. Lecture/conference.
External triage: optimizing flows and ensuring quality care — 2022. Lecture/conference.
Roundtable on Women in Sciences — III Biology Week of UFSB — 2021. Roundtable.
Roundtable: profile of science faculty at UFSB — II Biology Week of UFSB — 2020. Roundtable.
Conversation circle at Viver o Mar: Women in Science — 2019. Conversation circle.
Conversation circle at the I Biology Week of UFSB: Women in Sciences — 2019. Conversation circle.
Conversation circle at the 38th ERBOT: Women in Science — 2018. Conversation circle.
Are bromeliads favorable environments for dengue? — 2023. Radio/TV interview.
Connection between health and science in an interdisciplinary model adopted by UFSB — 2019. Radio/TV interview.

Short Courses and Training

Essential oils: fragrances of the Atlantic Forest — aromatic candle production techniques — 2024. Extension short course.
Essential oils: fragrances of the Atlantic Forest — artisanal soap production techniques — 2024. Extension short course.
Essential oils and the intelligence of nature — 2023. Extension short course.
Essential oils: the chemistry of plant seduction — 2019. Short course.
These are aquatic insects, the gossips of water quality... Come and meet them — 2026. Short course.
Bioindicators of “what”? Aquatic insects as a tool for river conservation — 2025. Extension short course.
Aquatic insects as indicators of environmental impacts — 2024. Extension short course.
Training for food handlers — 2013. Short course.

Workshops

Scientific Literacy Workshop — 2016. Extension workshop.
Workshop courses on aromatic candle and artisanal soap production with essential oils — 2024. Practical extension workshops.
Workshop — Laboratory of Oceanologies: Biological Oceanology — 2019. Science communication workshop.

Teaching Assistantships and Monitoring

Monitoring at the 38th Regional Botanical Meeting of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Espírito Santo — 2018.
Monitor at the 24th Science, Technology and Innovation Show — ExpoT&C — 2016.
Monitor at the 68th Annual Meeting of SBPC — 2016.
Monitor at the I Social Forum of UFSB — 2015.
Teaching assistantship in Entomology — UESC — 2024.
Monitoring at the I Birdwatching Festival of Costa do Descobrimento — 2018.
Teaching assistantship in Entomology — UFSB — 2023.
Monitoring at UFSB — 2019.

Research Projects

Chemical study and acaricidal activity of essential oils from Atlantic Forest species in the Extreme South of Bahia — 2019–2020. Certified project; chemical analysis and acaricidal assays.
Cytotoxic activity of Piper species from the Atlantic Forest of the Extreme South of Bahia using Artemia salina — 2017–2018. Toxicological study with essential oils and extracts.
Optimization of clonal multiplication methodology for endangered orchids and their reintroduction into the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia — 2016–2017. Conservation and plant biotechnology.
Scientific Literacy in Elementary Education — 2015–2016. Research and outreach in science teaching.
Biodiversity and Conservation of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (Insecta) in Bahia: an integrated approach to mitigate biodiversity and conservation deficits under climate change scenarios — 2025–present. Taxonomy, distribution and conservation.
Diversity of Ephemeroptera (Insecta) in the Caatinga of Bahia: expanding the frontiers of knowledge generation and dissemination — 2024–present. Diversity and science communication.
The collections and natural spaces of UESC are public, come visit us — 2022–present. Valorization of collections and natural spaces.
Aquatic biodiversity monitoring program: study and monitoring of marine and estuarine ichthyofauna — 2020–2022. Monitoring of tailings mud impacts on ichthyofauna and carcinofauna.
Spatiotemporal distribution of the pelagic community in tropical coastal and estuarine regions, with emphasis on size spectra and biomass — 2018–2019. Certified project; didactic collection and digital guide on zooplankton.
Aspects of the reproductive biology of a new species of the genus Dendropsophus (Amphibia, Anura) present in southern Bahia — 2017–2018. Study at RPPN Estação Veracel, Porto Seguro-BA.
Pollen morphology of plant species at the Sosígenes Costa Campus of UFSB — 2019–2020. Pollen characterization and regional biodiversity.
Bee flora around an apiary in indigenous territory in Porto Seguro, Bahia — 2018–2019. Plant diversity, pollen resources and beekeeping.
Preliminary diagnosis of research on botany teaching indexed in WoS and SciELO — 2017–2018. Scientometric study on botany teaching in Latin America.
Assessment of microplastics in aquatic macroinvertebrates: effects on mortality, development and trophic bioaccumulation — 2022–present. Experiments in bromeliad phytotelmata and microcosms.
Monitoring of reef fish assemblages in the area of influence of the Mariana Disaster (Environmental Area I) — 2020–2021. Monitoring of reef ichthyofauna after environmental disaster.
Can phase shift in coral reefs affect the behavioral patterns of reef fish? — 2019–2020. Behavioral study in coral reefs.
Aquatic Biodiversity Monitoring Program in Environmental Area I: study and monitoring of marine and estuarine ichthyofauna — 2018–2019. Monitoring of impacts from the Fundão dam rupture.
Pollination as an environmental service: characterization of the reproductive biology of plant species in Atlantic Forest fragments — 2018. Reproductive biology and pollination.
Characterization and floristic composition of a forest fragment under strong anthropogenic pressure in the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor in southern Bahia — 2016–2017. Floristics and conservation.

Extension and Outreach Projects

Promotion of competencies in basic microbiology techniques — 2024. Training in biosafety, sterilization, culture media, isolation, subculturing and microscopy.
Parasitology at school — 2019–2020. Educational activities on parasitic diseases for elementary and high school students in Porto Seguro-BA.
Scientific Literacy in Elementary Education at Escola Rotary — 2015–2016. Playful teaching of chemistry, physics and biology using recycled materials.
Experiences and practices of the sensitive in ethnographic research with children — 2015–2016. Ethnographic research and sensitive practices with children.
Bate-papo com Netuno: popularization of ocean sciences and gender discussion in academia — 2015–2021. Blog with weekly posts on ocean sciences, women in science, life of a scientist, opportunities and events.
Zoology in network — 2022–present. Dissemination of the UFSB Zoology Collection, online content production, curation, courses and lives.
Environmental education at RPPN Rio do Brasil — 2021–2022. Environmental education activities.
Atlantic Forest Botanical Garden of Southern Bahia (JBFLORAS): a network conservation experience in southern Bahia — 2019–2020. Conservation network and science popularization.
Environmental education and environmental regularization actions with small producers and communities — 2022–present. Licensing, regularization, floristic inventory, APP/RL via UAV and environmental education.

Event Organization

II Sexual Health Symposium: Sexual and Reproductive Rights — 2019.
Close de Garota: Drag Queen Art in the Regional Context of Southern Bahia — 2019.
I Biology Week of UFSB — 2019. Organizing committee.
I Sexual Health Symposium: topics in health promotion and disease prevention — 2018. Congress organization.
I Zoology Summer Course — UESC — 2023.
The marine microworld: observing zooplankton — Viver o Mar — 2019.
Women in Botany — 38th ERBOT — 2018. Exhibition organization.
Unveiling the mysteries of the ocean: come meet microscopic plankton — 2016. Exhibition organization.
38th Regional Botanical Meeting of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Espírito Santo — 2018.
X Brazilian Congress of Herpetology — 2023.
I Birdwatching Festival of Costa do Descobrimento — 2018.
Regional Botany Meeting — BA, MG and ES — 2018.
Botany at SBPC — 2016. Exhibition organization.

Technical Production and Science Communication

Websites, Blogs and Social Media

Bate-papo com Netuno — popularization of ocean sciences and gender discussion in academia — 2015–2021. Blog with weekly posts; sections: Ocean Sciences, Women in Science, Life of a Scientist, Opportunities and Events, Descomplicando Netuno.
Zoologia UFSB — social media and content for the Zoology Collection — 2022–present. Online content production, curation, courses and lives.
I Biology Week of UFSB — website — 2019. Event promotion.
I Sexual Health Symposium — website — 2018. Event promotion.
Science communication posts — 2016–2018. Topics: tides, bony and cartilaginous fish, pellets and microplastics, thermocline, mariculture, hurricanes, artisanal fishing, coastal upwelling, thermohaline circulation, osmosis, oceanographic divisions, algae, shellfish gatherers.

Interviews, Media and Roundtables

Connection between health and science in an interdisciplinary model adopted by UFSB — 2019. Radio/TV interview.
Roundtable on Women in Sciences — III Biology Week of UFSB — 2021. Radio/TV roundtable.
Roundtable: profile of science faculty at UFSB — II Biology Week of UFSB — 2020. Radio/TV roundtable.
Conversation circle at Viver o Mar: Women in Science — 2019. Radio/TV roundtable.
Conversation circle at the I Biology Week of UFSB: Women in Sciences — 2019. Radio/TV roundtable.
Conversation circle at the 38th ERBOT: Women in Science — 2018. Radio/TV roundtable.
Are bromeliads favorable environments for dengue? — 2023. Radio/TV interview.

Technical Works

The food that comes from the earth: the model agroecological garden as an interpretive point of the children's educational circuit at RPPN Rio do Brasil — 2021. Environmental education technical work.
Administrative and financial reports, minutes, document organization and internal communication — Instituto Atlântica — 2026–present. Administrative and institutional management.
Reports, inventories, floristic surveys and APP/RL surveys via UAV, environmental regularization — 2022–present. Environmental consulting and management.

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