Background
Sofia Costa has a degree in Biology (1998) and an MSc in Ecology (2002), Univ. Coimbra, a PhD in Biological Sciences (2007, Univ. Lancaster, based at Rothamsted, UK), and a Post-graduation in Organic Agriculture (2014, IPVC). She held FCT postdoc grants on nematode-plant-rhizobia interactions (Univ. Coimbra and Australian National University) and sustainable nematode management (Univ. Minho and IPVC).
Research Interests
Sofia Costa is a nematode ecologist active in two main research lines: i) the use of nematode communities as bioindicators of soil-based ecosystem services; and ii) the ecology and control of crop-damaging plant-parasitic nematodes in agroecosystems. These two lines are combined in the topic of Agroecology, that she explores to evaluate, monitor and promote agroecosystem resilience to pests and diseases.
Keywords
agroecology, crop protection, nematode community analysis, plant-parasitic nematodes, rhizosphere interactions, soil ecology
Ongoing research projects
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