Sao Paulo University – School of Public Health + National Institutes of Health (USA)

Researcher

São Paulo-SP, Brazil
2023-2024

Vale Technological Institute of Sustainable Development
Researcher

Belém-PA, Brazil

2021-2023

Sao Paulo University – School of Public Health + Faculty of Medicine + CADDE (Brazil-UK Centre for Arbovirus Discovery, Diagnosis, Genomics and Epidemiology)

Postdoc in Public Health

São Paulo-SP, Brazil
2019-2021

Vale Technological Institute of Sustainable Development
Postdoc in Applied Ecology for Restoration and Conservation Scenarios

Belém-PA, Brazil

2017-2018

Sao Paulo University – Ecology at Biosciences Institute + Belmont Forum (France)
Specialization in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Models & Scenarios

São Paulo-SP, Brazil
2016-2017

Sao Paulo University – Ecology at Biosciences Institute + School of Engineering
PhD in Ecosystem Ecology

São Paulo-SP, Brazil
2011-2015

University of Porto – Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources

Ms. in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources

Porto, Portugal
2006-2008

Sao Paulo State University –  School of Sciences

B.Sc. and Lic. in Biological Sciences

Bauru-SP, Brazil

2001-2005

Sao Paulo State University –  School of Sciences

B.Sc. and Lic. in Physics (no completed)

Bauru-SP, Brazil

1998-2000

Planned: Anopheles mosquitoes sampling in Amazon Forest

Amazonas State, Brazil

2024

Cangas ecology and plant species survey in Carajás National Forest

Pará State, Brazil

2023

 “Wanted Bee” survey and Citizen Science in Pampas Grasslands for detecting a invasive bee species

Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil and Uruguai

2014

International course and fieldwork on Plant- Pollination Interaction at Amazon Forest

Regions at Oriental Amazon – Brazil

2011

Western Africa fieldwork and survey on Canidae and herpetological species

Morocco, Occidental Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal.

2007

Peneda-Gerês National Park fieldwork and survey on herpetological species

Portugal

 2007

1) Acosta, A.L., SANTOS, C.F., IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L., CALIARI, R., GIANNINI, T.C. (2024). A methodological approach to identify priority zones for monitoring and assessment of wild bee species under climate change In Frontiers Bee Science (V.2).

2) Vieira, T.L., Barbosa-Silva, R.G., Acosta, A.L., & van den Berg, C. (2024). Expanding the Distribution of Prosthechea jauana (Orchidaceae) in the Pantepui and Highlighting the Urgent Need for Conservation Strategies in the Region in Face of Climate Change. In Plants (Vol. 13, Issue 2, p. 222). MDPI AG.

3) SABINO, W., COSTA, L., ANDRADE, T., TEIXEIRA, J., ARAÚJO, G., ACOSTA, A.L., CARVALHEIRO, L., & GIANNINI, T. C. (2022). Status and trends of pollination services in Amazon agroforestry systems. In Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (V.335, p.108012).

4) SANTOS, C.F., ACOSTA, A.L., RAMOS, J.D., TIMM, J.M., & BLOCHTEIN, B. (2022). Scientific note: a stingless bee species attempting to invade a foreign region. In Apidologie (V.53, I.3).

5) SALIM,J.A., SARAIVA, A.M., ZERMOGLIO, P.F., AGOSTINI,K., WOLOWSKI, M., DRUCKER, D.P., SOARES,F.M., BERGAMO, P.J. VARASSIN, I.G., FREITAS, L.,  MAUÉS, M.M.,  RECH,A.R., VEIGA, A.K., ACOSTA, A.L. et al., (2022) Data standardization of plant-pollinator interactions. In GigaScience (v.11).

6) XAVIER, F., AMARAL, G.R., OLENSCKI, J.R.W., ACOSTA, A.L., VIANNA, M.D.A., SALLUM, M.A.M., & SARAIVA, A.M. (2022). Who is Tweeting about COVID-19. In Applied Informatics International Conference (V.2022).

7) LI, S.L., ACOSTA, A.L., HILL, S.C., BRADY, O.J., DE ALMEIDA, M. A. B., CARDOSO, J. DA C., et al. (2022). Mapping environmental suitability of Haemagogus and Sabethes spp. mosquitoes to understand sylvatic transmission risk of yellow fever virus in Brazil. In PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (V.16, I.1, p. e0010019).

8) SANTOS, C.F., ACOSTA, A.L., HALINSKI, R., SOUZA‐SANTOS, P.D., BORGES, R.C., GIANINNI, T.C., & BLOCHTEIN, B. (2022). The widespread trade in stingless beehives may introduce them into novel places and could threaten species. In Journal of Applied Ecology. (V.59, I.4, pp.965–981).

9) MEE, P., ALEXANDER, N., MAYAUD, P., GONZÁLEZ, F. DE J. C., ABBOTT, S., SANTOS, A. A. DE S., ACOSTA, A.L., et al. (2022). Tracking the emergence of disparities in the subnational spread of COVID-19 in Brazil using an online application for real-time data visualisation: A longitudinal analysis. In The Lancet Regional Health – Americas (V.5, p.100119).

10) ACOSTA, A.L., TAVARES, V., OLIVEIRA, G., TREVELIN, L., ALVES, R., MARQUES, N., & GIANNINI, T. (2021). Biodiversity 4.0: Standardizing biodiversity protocols for the private sector. In Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (V.5).

11) GIANNINI, T.C., ACOSTA, A.L., COSTA, W.F., MIRANDA, L., PINTO, C.E., WATANABE, M.T.C., et al. (2021). Flora of Ferruginous Outcrops Under Climate Change: A Study in the Cangas of Carajás (Eastern Amazon). In Frontiers in Plant Science (V.12).

12) PRINCIPE, S.C., ACOSTA, A.L., ANDRADE, J.E., & LOTUFO, T.M.C. (2021). Predicted Shifts in the Distributions of Atlantic Reef-Building Corals in the Face of Climate Change. In Frontiers in Marine Science (V.8).

13) ACOSTA, A.L.; PINTER, A.; FARIA, N.; SABINO, E.C. ; SALLUM, M.A.M. (2021). Landscape connectivity for yellow fever: a proxy approach to detect displacement and circulation through environmental corridors and interfaces. In The Lancet Planetary Health (V5, p.S22).

14) ACOSTA, A.L.; XAVIER, F.; SARAIVA, A.M. ; SABINO, J.; FARIA, N.; et al. (2021). Coronavirus from cities to forests: mapping vulnerable interfaces and hotspots for SARS-CoV-2 spillover from humans to biodiversity. In The Lancet Planetary Health (V.5, p.S15).

15) PRINCIPE, S.C.; ACOSTA, A. L.; ANDRADE, J.E.; LOTUFO, T. (2021). Predicted Shifts in the Distributions of Atlantic Reef-Building Corals in the Face of Climate Change. In Frontiers in Marine Science (V.8).

16) MEE, P., ALEXANDER, N., MAYAUD, P., COLON GONZALEZ, F. DE J., ABBOTT, S., DE SOUZA SANTOS, A. A., ACOSTA, A. L., et al. (2021). Tracking the emergence of disparities in the subnational spread of COVID-19 in Brazil using an online application for real-time data visualisation: a longitudinal analysis. medRxiv Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.   

17) ACOSTA, A. L.; XAVIER, F.; CHAVES, L.S.M.; SABINO, E.C.; SARAIVA, A.M.S.; SALLUM, M.A.M. (2020). Interfaces à transmissão e spillover do coronavírus entre florestas e cidades. In Estudos Avançados  (V.34, I.99, pp.191–208).

18) XAVIER, F.; OLENSKI, J.R.; ACOSTA, A. L.; SALLUM, M.A.M.; SARAIVA, A.M.S. (2020). Análise de redes sociais como estratégia de apoio à vigilância em saúde durante a Covid-19. In Estudos Avançados (V.34, I.99, pp.261–282).

19) HALINSKY, R.; GARIBALDI, L.A.; SANTOS, C.F.; ACOSTA, A. L; GUIDI, D.D.; BLOCHTEIN, B. (2020). Forest fragments and natural vegetation patches within crop fields contribute to higher oilseed rape yields in Brazil. In Agricultural Systems (V.180, p.102768).

20) ACOSTA, A. L.; DALBERTAS F.G.C.; LEITE, M.S.; SARAIVA, A.M.; METZGER, J.P. (2018). Gaps and limitations in the use of restoration scenarios: a review. In Restoration Ecology, (V.26, I.6, pp. 1108–1119).

21) METZGER, J.P. ; ESLER, K.; KRUG, C.; ARIAS, M.; TAMBOSI, L.; CROUZEILLES, R.; ACOSTA, A.L.; BRANCALION, P.H.S; et al. (2017). Best practice for the use of scenarios for restoration planning. In Current Opinion In Env. Sustainability, (V29, pp.14-25). 

22) GIANNINI, T.C.; MAIA-SILVA, C.; ACOSTA, A.L.; JAFFÉ, R.; CARVALHO, A.T.; MARTINS, C.F.; ZANELLA, F.C.V.; HRNCIR, M.; SARAIVA, A.M.; SIQUEIRA, J.O.; FONSECA, V.L.I. (2017).Protecting managed bee pollinator against climate change: strategies for an area with extreme climatic conditions and socioeconomic vulnerability. In Apidologie, (v48, p784-794).

23) ACOSTA, A.L.; GIANNINI, T.C.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L.; SARAIVA, A.M. (2016). Worldwide Alien Invasion: A Methodological Approach to Forecast the Potential Spread of a Highly Invasive Pollinator. In Plos One, (V.11, I.2, p. e0148295).

24) DOS SANTOS, C.F.; ACOSTA, A.L.; DORNELES, A.L.; DOS SANTOS, P.D.S.; BLOCHTEIN, B. (2016). Queens become workers: pesticides alter caste differentiation in bees. In Scientific Reports, (V.6, I.1, p.31605).

25) JAFFÉ, R.; POPE, N.; ACOSTA, A.L.; ALVES, D.A.; ARIAS, M.C.; DLA RÚA, P.; FRANCISCO, F.O.; GIANNINI, T.C.; GONZÁLEZ-CHAVES, A.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L.; TAVARES, M.G.; JHA, S.; CARVALHEIRO, L.G. (2016) Beekeeping practices and geographic distance, not land use, drive gene flow across tropical bees. In Molecular Ecology, (V.25, I.21, pp. 5345–5358).

26) GIANNINI, T.C.; GARIBALDI, L.A.; ACOSTA, A.L.; MAIA, K.P.; SARAIVA, A.M.; GUIMARÃES, P.R.; KLEINERT, A.M.P. (2015). Native and Non-Native Supergeneralist Bee Species Have Different Effects on Plant-Bee Networks. In Plos One, (V.10, I.9, p.e0137198).

27) GIANNINI, T.C.; TAMBOSI, L.R.; ACOSTA, A.L.; JAFFÉ, R.; SARAIVA, A.M.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L.; METZGER, J.P. (2015). Safeguarding Ecosystem Services: A Methodological Framework to Buffer the Joint Effect of Habitat Configuration and Climate Change. In Plos One, (V.10, I.6, p.e0129225).

28) DOS SANTOS, C.F.; ACOSTA, A.L.; NUNES-SILVA, P.; SARAIVA, A.M.; BLOCHTEIN, B. (2015). Climate Warming May Threaten Reproductive Diapause of a Highly Eusocial Bee. In Environmental Entomology, (V.44, I.4, pp.1172–1181).

29) VERSIEUX, L.M. ; ACOSTA, A.L. ; JORDAO, A.L. ; ZIDKO, A.; MAIA, U.M. (2014). Floral biology, morphology and ecological niche modelling of Caraipa grandifolia (Calophyllaceae), an important Amazonian floodplain tree. In Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi – Ciências Naturais, (v.9(3), p.465-479).

29) GIANNINI, T.C.; PINTO, C.E.; ACOSTA, A.L.; TANIGUCHI, M.; SARAIVA, A.M.; DOS SANTOS, I.A. (2013). Interactions at large spatial scale: The case of Centris bees and floral oil producing plants in South America. In Ecological Modelling (Vol. 258, pp.74–81).

30) GIANNINI, T.C.; ACOSTA, A.L.; SILVA, C.I.; DE OLIVEIRA, P.E.A.M.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L.; SARAIVA, A.M. (2013). Identifying the areas to preserve passion fruit pollination service in Brazilian Tropical Savannas under climate change. In Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, (V.171, pp.39–46).

31) GIANNINI, T.C.; ACOSTA, A.L.; GARÓFALO, C.A.; SARAIVA, A.M.; SANTOS, I.A., IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V.L. (2012). Pollination services at risk: bee habitats will decrease owing to climate change in Brazil. In Ecological Modelling (V.244, pp. 127–131).

32) GIANNINI, T.C.; SIQUEIRA, M.F.; ACOSTA, A.L.; BARRETO, F. C.C. ; SARAIVA, A.M., SANTOS, I.A. (2012). Desafios atuais da modelagem preditiva de distribuição de espécies. In Rodriguésia (V.63, I.3, pp.733–749).

33) BRITO, J.C., ACOSTA, A.L., ÁLVARES, F., CUZIN, F. (2009). Biogeography and conservation of taxa from remote regions: An application of ecological-niche models and GIS to North-African canids. In Biological Conservation (V.142, I.12, pp.3020–3029).