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Kaline is a research fellow at the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods - Charles Darwin University, working with wetlands ecology. She is a biologist with a Ph.D. in Biosystem Engineering from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and the University of Massachusetts (US). She has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo (2018-2021, Brazil) and the University of Queensland (2019-20020). Between 2022 and 2023 she was a research fellow conducting her research project about ecosystem services at the Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil). Kaline has worked with research on environmental policy implementation and natural resource management, especially water resources, including setting priority areas for forest conservation and restoration, the multiscale relationship between land use/land cover and water quality, riparian zones, landscape connectivity, and watershed modeling.
Education/Academic qualification
Forest cover and water quality in tropical agricultural watersheds, University of São Paulo
1 Feb 2013 → 15 Feb 2017
Award Date: 15 Feb 2017
Spatial analysis of urban forest fragments to set priority areas for protect areas implementation, Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar
1 Feb 2010 → 9 Feb 2012
Award Date: 9 Feb 2012
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Adelaide River Aquatic Ecosystem Mapping and Classification, Preliminary Fieldwork
Garcia, E. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), De Mello, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kyne, P. M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kopf, R. K. (Associate Investigator) & Ramsey, R. (Project Manager)
4/09/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Climate Change and Water Extraction Impacts on Wetlands in Northern Australia
De Mello, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Mollick, P. (Student Investigator)
1/02/24 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Research output
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Assessing seasonal river-wetland connectivity using remote sensing-based monitoring in tropical environments
Irvine, D. J., de Mello, K. & Mollick, P., Jan 2026, In: Ecological Indicators. 183, p. 1-13 13 p., 114624.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Challenges in applying payment for ecosystem services to protect geographically isolated wetlands in a Brazilian intensive agricultural region
da Silva, B. L., Junqueira, D. A., Bontempi, R. M., Ranieri, V. E. L., de Mello, K. & Rosolen, V., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolution and emerging directions in SAR-based wetland mapping and monitoring: a global synthesis
de Mello, K., Luiz, O., Mollick, P., Crabbe, R. A., Garcia, E. A., Richards, A. E. & Liou, Y., Aug 2026, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 47, 16, p. 6983-7012 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Floodplain Inundation Mapping and Modelling: A Case Study for the Daly Catchment in Northern Australia
Mollick, P., Karim, F., de Mello, K., Irvine, D. J., Garcia, E. A., Rangers, M. M., Waugh, P. S. & Hostache, R., Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) 4th International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering - Proceedings of iCWEE 2025. Rahman, A., Hagare, D., Siddiqui, Z., Ouarda, T. B. M. J. & Muhitur Rahman, M. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 254-266 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 822 LNCE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper published in Proceedings › peer-review
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Functional Integrity as a Baseline for Multi-Scale Impact Assessment
dos Santos Junior, E. R., Pereira, L. F., De Mello, K., Randhir, T. & Montaño, M., May 2026, IAIA26 proceedings. International Association for Impact Assessment, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper published in Proceedings › peer-review
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Understanding communities' perspectives on payment for ecosystem services in the Atlantic Forest
Angelo, J., Fadel Junior, D., Rentes Barbosa, B., Ribeiro, M. C. & De Mello, K., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 406, p. 1-13 13 p., 129785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Análise de limiares de integridade funcional da biosfera para o cerrado entre 1985 e 2023
Translated title of the contribution :Analysis of biosphere functional integrity thresholds for the Cerrado between 1985 and 2023 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper published in Proceedings › peer-review
Press/Media
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Charles Darwin University Researcher Furthers Understanding of Biology (Biomonitoring for Watershed Protection from a Multiscale Land-Use Perspective)
25/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research