Research

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Peer-reviewed journals

Conservation Science

  1. Veríssimo, D., and L. Cugnière. 2013. Revived species: how would they survive? Nature 493:608.
  2. Veríssimo, D. Challender, DWS., Nijman, V. (2012). Wildlife trade in Asia: start with the consumer [Editorial]. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, Vol.2, p.49-50
  3. Takahashi, Y., D. Veríssimo, D. C. MacMillan, and A. Godbole. 2012. Stakeholder Perceptions of Potential Flagship Species for the Sacred Groves of the North Western Ghats, India. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17:257-269.
  4. Veríssimo, D.,  Jones, D., Chaverri, R., and Meyer, S.R. (2012) Jaguar Predation of Marine Turtles: Conflict among Flagship Species in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Oryx, 45(3), 340-347
  5. Smith, R. J., Veríssimo, D., Isaac, N. J.B. and Jones, K. E. (2012), Identifying Cinderella species: uncovering mammals with conservation flagship appeal Conservation Letters 5(3) 205-212
  6. Verissimo, D., and K. Metcalfe. 2012. Whaling: Quota trading won’t work. Nature 482:162-162.
  7. Veríssimo, D., M. Barua, P. Jepson, D. C. MacMillan, and R. J. Smith (2012) Selecting marine invertebrate flagship species: Widening the net. Biological Conservation 145(1),  4
  8. Veríssimo, D., MacMillan, D., and Smith, R.J. (2011) Marketing diversity: a response to Joseph and colleagues. Conservation Letters, 4, 326-327
  9. Veríssimo, D., MacMillan, D., and Smith, R.J., (2011) Towards a systematic approach to the flagship concept in conservation, Conservation Letters 4, 1-8
  10. Smith, R.J., Veríssimo, D., Leader-Williams, N., Knight, A.T., Cowling, R.M. (2009) Let the locals lead. Nature, 462, 280-281
  11. Veríssimo, D, Fraser, I, Groombridge, J, Bristol, R and MacMillan, DC (2009). Birds as tourism flagship species: a case study of tropical islands. Animal Conservation, 12, 549-558

Natural History

  1. de Freitas, M. A., D. P. F. de França, and D. Veríssimo. 2013. First record of the Bicoloured-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) for Brazil. Check List 9:094-096.
  2. de Freitas, M.A., de França, D.P.F., Graboski, R., Uhlig, V., Veríssimo, D. (2012) Conservation status and notes on the ecology of Bothrops muriciensis Ferrarezzi and Freire, 2001 (Serpentes, Viperidae) North-Western Journal of Zoology 8 (2): 338-343
  3. Veríssimo, D., De Freitas, M.A., Rosa, G.M. DRYMOLUBER DICHROUS (northern woodland racer) and ANOLIS FUSCOAURATUS (slender anole): PREDATION. Herpetological Bulletin 120: 36-38
  4. Freitas, M.A. and D.Veríssimo. First record of the lizard Procellosaurinus erythrocercus (Rodrigues, 1991), (Squamata: Gymnophtalmidae) for the Brazilian state of Piauí, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 35-36.
  5. Freitas, M.A., D. Veríssimo, S. Albuquerque and T.O. Lima. Distribution extension for the lizard Enyalius lechii (Boulenger, 1885) (Squamata: Leiosauridae): Third record for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 33-34.
  6. Freitas, M.A.; D. Veríssimo; V. Uhlig. (2012) Squamate Reptiles of the central Chapada Diamantina, with a focus on the municipality of Mucugê, state of Bahia, Brazil. Check List 8(1):16-22
  7. Freitas, M.A.; D.P.F. França; D. Veríssimo. (2012) Distribution extension of Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918) (Serpentes: Colubridae) for the state of Piauí, Brazil. Check List 8(1):168-169
  8. Freitas, M.A.; D.P.F. França; D. Veríssimo (2011) Distribution extension of Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855) (Reptilia: Squamata): Second record for the state of Acre, Brazil. Check List 7(6), 823-824
  9. Freitas, M.A.; D.P.F. França; D. Veríssimo, (2011) First record of Cercosaura eigenmanni (Griffin, 1917) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) for the state of Acre,. Brazil Check List (7) 4, 516
  10. de Souza, J. R. D., N. M. Venâncio, M. A. de Freitas, M. B. de Souza, and D. Veríssimo. 2013. First record of Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 (Reptilia: Viperidae) for the state of Acre, Brazil. Check List 9:430-431.

 

Books and book chapters

  1. Smith, R.J., D. Veríssimo, and D. MacMillan. (2010). Marketing and conservation in N. Leader-Williams, W. Adams, and R. Smith, editors. Trade-offs in conservation: Deciding what to save. Blackwells, Oxford, UK.

 

Conference abstracts

  1. Veríssimo, D. Branding Biodiversity: What environmental conservation can learn from social marketing (2012) First European Social Marketing Conference, Lisbon
  2. Veríssimo, D., Pongiluppi, T, Santos, C., Develey, P.F., MacMillan, D. and Smith, R.J., (2012) Using a systematic approach to select flagship species for bird conservation in Brazil, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, USA
  3. Veríssimo, D., Pongiluppi, T, Santos, C., Develey, P.F., MacMillan, D. and Smith, R.J., (2011) Engaging stakeholders in the selection of flagship species, 25th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Auckland, New Zealand
  4. Veríssimo, D., Pongiluppi, T, Santos, C., Develey, P.F., MacMillan, D. and Smith, R.J., (2011) Engaging stakeholders in the selection of flagship species for biodiversity conservation, UK Social Marketing Conference, Brighton, UK
  5. Veríssimo, D., MacMillan, D.C., and Smith, R.J., (2010) Towards a systematic approach to the flagship concept in conservation, 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Edmonton, Canada
  6. Arce, S.A., Tsui, W., Veríssimo, D., Jackson, J, Lewis, J., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Marine turtle monitoring and conservation hand-in-hand. A three year review from Playa Norte, Costa Rica. XIII Meso American Congress of Biology and Conservation, Belize city, Belize
  7. Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Priceless monitoring without cost: the significance of incidental detection of species to conservation efforts. XIII Meso American Congress of Biology and Conservation, Belize city, Belize
  8. Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Conservation volunteers: Can anyone make a difference? 23rd International Congress for Conservation Biology, Beijing, China
  9. Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Jaguar predation of marine turtles: multilateral threats to flagship species ; 29th International Sea Turtle Symposium, Brisbane , Australia .
  10. Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2008) Jaguar predation has a potential threat to populations of marine turtles ; XII Meso American Congress of Biology and Conservation, Mesoamericana 12 (3), San Salvador , El Salvador – BEST PRESENTATION AWARD 
  11. Veríssimo, D., I. Fraser, J. Groombridge, R. Bristol and D. MacMillan. (2008) Unwrapping the Flagship Concept: A Case Study on Tropical Islands; 22 nd International Congress for Conservation Biology, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  12. Smith, B., Veríssimo,D., MacMillan D. (2007) Conservation and Marketing; Zoological Society of London Symposium “Trade-offs in Conservation: Deciding what to Save”, London , UK

Reports and thesis

  1. Veríssimo, D., Oquiongo, G.S., Viegas, L., Lima, R. 2012. Environmental Education Activities in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.  Grin Publishers
  2. Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Leatherback Season Report 2008 – Playa Norte Marine Turtle Monitoring and Conservation Programme, Global Vision International, Costa Rica
  3. Tsui, W., Veríssimo, D., Jones, D., Chaverri, R. (2009) Green Turtle Season Report 2008 – Playa Norte Marine Turtle Monitoring and Conservation Programme, Global Vision International, Costa Rica
  4. Veríssimo, D. (2008) What makes a flagship species: A case study on the birds of Seychelles – MSc thesis Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, UK