Ana Hilário
2023
Anticipation Committee member
Dr Ana Hilário is a deep-sea ecologist at Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies of the University of Aveiro (Portugal). Ana holds a BSc in Aquatic Sciences from University of Porto (2001), and PhD in Ocean and Earth Science from Southampton University (2005). Her research focuses on 3 topics in deep-sea biology: 1) biodiversity and biogeography of chemosynthetic ecosystems, 2) reproductive ecology of invertebrates and 3) population connectivity and its implications for conservation and biogeography. Ana has contributed to the policy process by authoring and reviewing the UN Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment and has worked with Portuguese Ministry of the Sea in the design of a national network of MPAs. Currently she co-leads the working groups "Population Connectivity" in INDEEP (International network for scientific investigation of deep-sea ecosystems) and "Decade for Deep-Ocean Science" in DOSI (Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative). Ana has participated in 23 oceanographic cruises dedicated to the study of deep-sea ecosystems and has a vast experience in seafloor sampling and in situ experimentation.
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