Ecological diagnoses about human-related or natural disturbances;

Dynamics and functions in both temperate & tropical ecosystems (terrestrial and aquatic);

Consequences of global change on the equilibrium of ecosystems;

Biodiversity assessment, conservation and management;

Ecosystem services: a price on biodiversity and natural resources;

Trade-off between human activities and conservation: the political and social complexity;

Environmental Policies & Economics in the management of natural resources.