Ana Clara S. Franco, PhD
Researching biological invasions and aquatic ecology for a sustainable future.
Aquatic Ecology, Invasion Science and Fish Ecology
Research
Workshop in Palma de Mallorca with the group of experts responsible for the horizon scanning for the Balearic islands.
Pivotal steps to consistently advance invasion science in a megadiverse country by Franco et al. (2026) in PECON
Nuanced effects of organic matter on native phytoplankton and non-native Ceratium: A case study re-analyzing field data using non-linear thresholds by Macedo & Franco (2025) in Limnetica.
Outreach
Technical report debating the inclusion of Oreochromis niloticus in Brazilian national list of invasive species
(in PT-BR).
E-book on the impacts of damming and the introduction of invasive fish in the São João river basin (in PT-BR).
Funding: FAPERJ
Technical report against law project 614/2018 that aimed to protect invasive species in the São Paulo state/Brasil (in PT-BR).
Support: Brazilian Society of Ichthyology