Diogo Alagador

Assistant Researcher

Biodiversity Research Chair

Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED)

University of Évora

Portugal

Research Interests

I am interested in developing conceptual and analytical frameworks to support problem-solving in biodiversity conservation. My research is focused around the integration of Operations Research, Graph Theory, Algorithmic Science and Spatial Statistics techniques in the identification of the 'wheres', 'whens' and 'how' to conserve, taking the highest benefit per dollar spent. I develop such analyses under scenarios of climate change and socio-economic conflicts, at regional to biogeographical scales and for multiple biodiversity units (habitat, species, genetic lines), under protective or restaurative frameworks.

Latest Publications

Integrating land-use and climate connectivity to link protected areas at the country level

Ecological corridors that are high in biodiversity potential and stable under climate change are central to long-term conservation planning. Yet spatial prioritization frameworks rarely integrate land-use resistance and climate stability into a unified approach, limiting their operational value for landscape management and policy. We aimed to develop an ecological connectivity framework that jointly incorporates land-use resistance and climate stability to map linkages among protected areas, and to quantify and communicate methodological uncertainty arising from key parameterization choices.