Faculty

Lorena Silva

Assistant Research Scientist
Faculty
Lorena Silva
Assistant Research Scientist
Horn Point Laboratory

Bio

I am a limnologist with a Ph.D. in Ecology and a strong interest in reservoir ecology, water quality, phytoplankton-zooplankton interface, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship, functional traits, mesocosm experiments, analytical chemistry, habitat monitoring, aquatic ecosystem management and conservation, and programming languages. Next to research, I enjoy teaching and have given graduate-level courses on Statistical Data Analysis in R covering a range of simple and complex applications of R in ecology.

Areas of Expertise

  • Limnology
  • Water Quality
  • Plankton Ecology
  • Ecosystem Ecology
  • Greenhouse gas flux
  • Human-related impacts: Eutrophication, Biological Invasion, Land-use change, Wildfire

Education

  • Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2021, Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Zoology
  • Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, 2014, M.S., Department of Zoology
  • Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, 2013, B.S., Biology