Frederico Mestre
Researcher at CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
Faro, Portugal
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Top SchoolFrederico Mestre is a researcher in spatial ecology and biogeography with over a decade of experience studying species distributions, metapopulation dynamics, and ecological niche modelling. He holds a PhD from the University of Évora focusing on climate change and habitat fragmentation effects on range shifts, and has applied those methods across terrestrial and marine systems—from red deer and polecats to wild rabbits, marine turtles and cetaceans. His career spans academia and applied conservation, including project leadership, teaching, and hands-on wildlife rehabilitation, which gives him rare practical insight into both field sampling and theoretical modelling. Currently at CE3C after roles at CCMAR and the University of Évora, he combines network and landscape approaches to tackle connectivity and persistence questions. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex spatial theory into actionable conservation measures and to refine niche models for forecasting future range dynamics. An understated strength is his cross-system perspective—bringing lessons from marine rehabilitation back to terrestrial metapopulation research.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of Évora
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (41)
r-package9
ecology9
garmin9
biogeography9
spatial8
connectivity8
grass8
proj8
earth-observation7
perf7
expansion7
landscape7
geos7
vector6
science6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FMestre1/MetaLandSim
Mar 2018 - Jan 2023
Metapopulations Persistence and Range Expansion Simulation
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 39 pushes in 4 years 10 months
biogeographysimulationexpansionecologyrange
cran/MetaLandSim
Nov 2014 - Jan 2022
Contributions:23 commits in 7 years 3 months
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