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Dr. Sofia Oliveira is a spatial scientist focusing on fire ecology in tropical savannas. Her research interests include characterising fire regimes and mapping vegetation using remote sensing and GIS technologies, to inform sustainable fire management and biodiversity conservation.
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bushfire Planning Supporting Information - Ecoz
Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
29/08/24 → 25/03/25
Project: Research
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Fine-scale habitat mapping and ecological threshold analysis for the Western Top End Savanna Fire Management Project
De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Edwards, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
3/05/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Fine-scale habitat mapping for a subset of Kakadu National Park
De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/08/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Habitat mapping for Kimberley Region National Parks
Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Kakadu National Park Vegetation Mapping – Stage 2
De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
17/06/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Kimberley NbS4C
Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Weber, P. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Adhikari, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
2/10/24 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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Validation Report applicable to Savanna Burning Methods for Drysdale River National Park
Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
3/04/23 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Tree hollow densities reduced by frequent late dry-season wildfires in threatened Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae) breeding habitat
Radford, I. J., Oliveira, S. L. J., Byrne, B. & Woolley, L. A., Sept 2021, In: Wildlife Research. 48, 6, p. 511-520 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recently but infrequently burnt breeding sites are favoured by threatened Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae)
Weier, A., Radford, I. J., Oliveira, S. L. J. & Lawes, M. J., 2016, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 25, 12, p. 1281-1290 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The potential distribution of the woody weed Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (Asclepiadaceae) in Australia
Menge, E. O., Stobo-Wilson, A., Oliveira, S. & Lawes, M., 2016, In: Rangeland Journal. 38, 1, p. 35-46 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecological implications of fine-scale fire patchiness and severity in tropical savannas of Northern Australia
Oliveira, S., Campagnolo, M., Price, O., Edwards, A. C., Russell-Smith, J. & Pereira, J., 2015, In: Fire Ecology. 11, 1, p. 10-31 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal differences in fire activity and intensity in tropical savannas of northern Australia using satellite measurements of fire radiative power
Oliveira, S., Maier, S., Pereira, J. & Russell-Smith, J., Mar 2015, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24, 2, p. 249-260 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where to from here?
Russell-Smith, J., Bristow, M., Brocklehurst, P., Cook, G., Cuff, N., Edwards, A. C., Fisher, R., Hutley, L., Jacklyn, P., James, G., Legge, S., Liedloff, A., Lynch, D., Maier, S., Meyer, C., Monagle, C., Murphy, B., Oliveira, S., Whitehead, P. & Yates, C., 2015, Carbon Accounting and Savanna Fire Management. Murphy, B., Edwards, A., Meyer, C. & Russell-Smith, J. (eds.). China: CSIRO Publishing, p. 329-346 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review