Research

Neves is a biologist specializing in Ecology and Conservation, educated in Brazil, with experience studying ant communities in the Brazilian Cerrado biome. Her research aims to understand the diversity of these species by analyzing their taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic dimensions. She have shown, for example, how climate and altitude distinctly affect ground-dwelling and canopy ants across large spatial scales. Furthermore, Neves investigate the impact of human activities on Cerrado biome. She have demonstrated that intensive land use, such as soybean plantations, drastically affects biodiversity, leading to the loss of entire ant lineages due to the destruction of natural habitats.