Sara Prado

Area(s) of Expertise

Broadly, my research interests lie in promoting sustainable cities, communities and agricultural practices, which I believe can be achieved through targeted research programs and direct communication with those who can benefit most from these studies.

Publications

• Urbanization drives partner switching and loss of mutualism in an ant–plant symbiosis , Ecology (2024)
• Can behaviour and physiology mitigate effects of warming on ectotherms? A test in urban ants , Journal of Animal Ecology (2023)
• The influence of floral resources and microclimate on pollinator visitation in an agro-ecosystem , AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT (2020)
• A comparison of coffee floral traits under two different agricultural practices , Scientific Reports (2019)
• Accurate near surface air temperature measurements are necessary to gauge large-scale ecological responses to global climate change , ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2018)
• Construction of a Compact Low-Cost Radiation Shield for Air-Temperature Sensors in Ecological Field Studies , Journal of Visualized Experiments (2018)
• Resurgence of specialized shade coffee cultivation: Effects on pollination services and quality of coffee production , Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2018)
• Optimal foraging by an aphid parasitoid affects the outcome of apparent competition , Ecological Entomology (2014)
• Compact plants reduce biological control of Myzus persicae by Aphidius colemani , BIOLOGICAL CONTROL (2013)
• Tritrophic effects of plant growth regulators in an aphid-parasitoid system , BIOLOGICAL CONTROL (2013)