Henrique Nuno Pinto Duarte Couto

He is conducting the project "The Butterfly effect: Listing, quantifying and evaluating the distribution and impacts of invasive lepidopterans", under the supervision of César Capinha (IGOT UL), Rui Rebelo (FCUL & cE3c) and José Grosso-Silva (MHNCUP). Henrique Ph.D. project aims are: To identify, quantify and evaluate the impacts of invasive lepidopterans worldwide by: creating the database on invasive lepidopterans worldwide; analyzing patterns and drivers of species range extents; analyzing global biogeographical patterns and their drivers; assessing at a global scale the socioeconomic impacts of invasive lepidopteran species; forecasting range expansion and future impacts based on estimates of climate change and of spread rates.