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I am a marine biologist from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), currently
working with acoustic ecology of reef fishes. During my masters I investigated the
impact of anthropogenic noise, generated by recreational motorboats, on foraging
and agonistic interactions of the Brazilian damselfish, Stegastes fuscus.
Now I’m a PhD student in Ecology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
(UFRJ). In my PhD, I’ll explore the acoustic behavior of an endemic damselfish and
investigate the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on its sound production.
I am an associated researcher at PELD ILOC, ONDA ILOC and Projeto Costão
Rochoso. Also, I am part of the organizing committee for the Encontro Recifal
Brasileiro. My main interests are in acoustic ecology, bioacoustics, fish biology and
ecology, and marine conservation.

Publications
Lessa AA, Barroso VR, Xavier FC, Ferreira CEL (2023). Impacts of Anthropogenic Sounds on
Reef Fish. In: Popper, A.N.,Sisneros, J., Hawkins, A.D., Thomsen, F. (eds) The Effects of Noise
on Aquatic Life . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10417-6_1-1

MINELLO, M.; BARROSO, V. R. ; COSTA, A. A. L. ; HOFFMANN, L. S. ; ARAUJO, S. A. ; RAMOS, Y.
F. ; NETTO, E. B. F. ; XAVIER, F. C. ; PARO, A. D. ; MELO JUNIOR, U. G. . A acústica submarina
como ferramenta de monitoramento ambiental. In: Raquel Dezidério Souto. (Org.). Gestão
Ambiental e Sustentabilidade em Áreas Costeiras e Marinhas: Conceitos e Práticas v.2.
1ed.: , 2022, v. , p. 433.

E-mail: alexiaalc@id.uff.br | lattes curriculum