Dr. Fernanda Silva
FORMER MEMBER
POSTDOCTORAL NETWORK | Global Change Center
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Leandro Castello
Department of Fish & Wildlife Conservation
fernandacachara@gmail.com
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Throughout her career, Dr. Silva has worked to understand and mitigate anthropogenic impacts such hydropower dams, mining, and overfishing on freshwater fish. Currently, she is primarily studying fish movement, leading projects that examine how freshwater fish behave under different spatial and temporal scales. Dr. Silva current research focuses on the ecology and conservation of pirarucu, or giant arapaima (Arapaima spp), a fish that is increasingly managed by riverine communities of the Central Amazon. The research will propose a model of pirarucu movement based on hydrological connectivity, using a broad array of biotelemetry methods (acoustics, radio, and GPS), remote-sensing and spatial analysis.
Last updated 3/29/2024.
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