CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic formation Research interests Publications Participation in projects Taxonomic expertise Courses attended Supervision experience Invited presentations Other presentations Relevant professional skills Non-professional activities Download pdf version 2006 “Conservation of European troglobiont species: a case study of a new symphytognathid in Portugal” – 23rd European Colloquium of Arachnology, University of Barcelona, Spain. (Also member of the scientific committee of the colloquium). 2005 “When to capture spiders in Mediterranean ecosystems?” – 22nd European Colloquium of Arachnology, American University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. 2004 “A future proposal for a spider biodiversity assessment protocol in the Iberian Peninsula” - 5th Meeting of the Iberian Group of Arachnology, Murcia, Spain. “A future proposal for a spider biodiversity assessment protocol in Mediterranean habitats” - 16th International Congress of Arachnology, Ghent, Belgium. 2003 “Measures and methods for prioritization of areas for conservation” - 4th Meeting of the Iberian Group of Arachnology, Aranzadi Society of Sciences, San Sebastian, Spain. 2002 “Higher taxa surrogates vs. surrogate groups of biodiversity. What approach to use with spiders in a Portuguese natural area?” – 20th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Szombathely, Hungary. 2001 “Towards a spider biodiversity assessment protocol” – 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Group of Arachnology, University of Barcelona, Spain. 1999 “Portuguese spiders (Araneae) – checklist and distribution” - 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology, High Tatras, Slovakia. “Description of the male Nemesia hispanica Ausserer 1871 (Araneae, Nemesiidae)” - 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology, High Tatras, Slovakia. (poster). “Arachnofauna of Arrabida mountain chain” – University of Évora, Portugal. 1998 “Arachnofauna of Arrabida mountain chain” – 8th Iberian Congress of Entomology, University of Évora, Portugal. (poster).