Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães, PhD

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​Welcome to my webpage!

Most interested in the dynamics of wetlands and biodiversity across landscapes, I draw on my technical background as an Agronomic Eng. & Ph.D. in Biology to explore the multidisciplinary aspects governing the use and conservation of natural resources across the tropics. 

My goal as a Scientist is to innovate in applied science with a positive impact on conservation and education, specifically by promoting the understanding, protection, restoration, and sustainability of wetland and aquatic ecosystems in the context of climate change, human population growth, and environmental degradation. 

My work and research environment is diverse. I have been interacting with different stakeholders such as students, local producers, private institutions, government, and scientists from Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S.A.

Currently, I serve as the leader of the IUCN CEM Wetland Ecosystem Group (Former Co-chair of the International Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists from 2019 to 2025). 
In this role, I aim to promote wetland science, education, and protection, establish far-reaching networks of wetland scientists, and facilitate collaborative partnerships between institutions and scientists worldwide.


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​​News 


 Recently, I was recognised by the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2025!

The World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes Vol. 2 was published,
and Vol. 3 is coming soon!

https://link.springer.com/book/9783032094339


Recent talks/meetings by invitation:

IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi (Oct 2025)
XI Congreso Argentino de Limnología in Argentina, Corrientes (Jul 2025)
I Simposio Mesoamericano para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y Ecosistemas de Agua Dulce, Guatemala (Jun 2025)
Smart Wetlands Workshop, Washington D.C., US (Mar 2025)
Historiadores Frente a La Historia - Ciclo de Conferencias, UNAM, Mexico (Feb 2025)
Ecuador Water Week (Jan 2025)
IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Strategy Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands  (Jun 2024)
IUCN-CEM Steering Committe Meeting, Sta. Marta, Colombia (Oct 2024)
SWS Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan (Nov 2024)
IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Strategy, de Hortus, Amsterdam (Jun 2024)

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Fulbright Specialist Project on Water and Wetlands:  
https://uaqfulbrightspecialist.weebly.com/

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Accomplishments​


Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2025
2024 Society of Wetland Scientists International Fellow Award
2024 SWS Presidential Service Award​
Medal José Mariano Mociño, Doctoral Thesis contest, Mexican Society of Botany
Medal of Academic Merit at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
Member of the National System of Researchers, Mexico, SNI I - 2021-2029
​Distinguished Foreign Scholar, International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE-NA)
SWS Webinar Series Committee Emeritus Member 
2018 SWS Wetland Ambassador



Editorial Board Member:

Executive Guest Editor, Aquatic Botany, 2024-2025
Associate Editor, Aquatic Botany Journal, 2021-actual 
Associate Editor, Marine and Freshwater Research, 2025-2028
Associate Editor, New Zeland Marine and Freshwater Research, 2025-actual
Editorial Board Member, Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management (Springer Nature bookseries), 2020-actual
Associate Editor, Wetlands Journal, 2021-2025
Replacement of the Wetlands Editor-in-Chief, July 2022, June 2023 and June 2024




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Recent publications



Lobato de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Otte, M.L. & Molina-Navarro, E. (2026). World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes: Monocotyledonous species I (Acoraceae – Cyperaceae) – Volume 3. in the book series Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management (ed. M. Finlayson). Springer Link, Amsterdam. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032094339 
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Lobato-de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Davidson, T. A., García-Girón, J., Efremov, A., Chepinoga, V., ... & Alahuhta, J. (2026). Fine-scale patterns and drivers of ploidy state in lentic and lotic macrophyte assemblages across the world. Aquatic Botany, 103943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2025.103943 

Lobato de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Otte, M.L. & Molina-Navarro, E. 2025. World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes: Dicotyledonous species II (Molluginaceae – Tetrachondraceae)- Volume 2. Vol. 11 in the book series Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management (ed. M. Finlayson). Springer Link, Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80771-8

Lobato de Magalhães, T.,  Sample, A. R., Hockensmith, J. A., Herman, B.D., Turnage, G., Ervin, G.N. 2025. Is companionship preferable to being alone? Properly paired wetland plant species improve nutrient phytoremediation outcomes. Ecological Engineering, 218: 107666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107666

Lobato de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Otte, M.L. & Molina-Navarro, E. 2024. World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes: Dicotyledonous species I (Acanthaceae – Menyanthaceae) - Volume 1. Vol. 10 in the book series Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management (ed. M. Finlayson). Springer Link, Amsterdam.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52749-4

Lobato-de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Tapia-Grimaldo, J., Davidson, T., Molina-Navarro, E., De-Nova, J. A., & Efremov, A. 2024. Global hotspots of endemicity, rarity and speciation of aquatic macrophytes. Marine and Freshwater Research.
https://doi.org/10.1071/MF23121

Lobato-de Magalhães T., Becerril-Bartolo, M., Montoya-Lopera, P. 2024. Plantas mexicanas para la remediación (Mexican aquatic plants for remediation). Editorial UAQ. 
https://doi.org/10.61820/UAQ.9786075137186

Wood, K. A., Jupe, L. L., Aguiar, F. C., Collins, A. M., Davidson, S. J., Freeman, W., Lobato de Magalhães, T. ... & Newth, J. L. 2024. A global systematic review of the cultural ecosystem services provided by wetlands. Ecosystem Services, 70, 101673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2024.101673

Lobato‑de Magalhães, T.,  Murphy, K., Efremov, A. et al. 2023. How on Earth did that get there? Natural and human vectors of aquatic macrophyte global distribution, Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05107-0

Lobato‑de Magalhães, T.,  Otte, Marinus L. (Eds). 2023. Wetlands for Remediation in the Tropics. Springer Nature, in press. ISBN: 978-3-031-23664-8. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031236648

Tonella, L.H., Ruaro, R. ...Lobato‑de Magalhães, T., et. al. 2023. A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3713  

Lobato‑de Magalhães, T.,  Otte, Marinus L., Martínez, M. et al. 2022.  Insights into Sustainable Management of Water and Wetlands in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. 120 p. Editorial UAQ, in press. ISBN: 978-607-513-635-6

Lobato-de Magalhães, T., Olguín-Chávez, L. E., Martínez, M., & Tippery, N. P. 2022. Insights into sexual reproduction and morph compatibility of the distylous Nymphoides fallax Ornduff (Menyanthaceae). Aquatic Botany, 103573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103573

Lobato-de Magalhães, T., Otte, Marinus L., Mier, Leticia Rocha. 2022. Water and Wetlands Outreach Project in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Wetland Science & Practice, 40:1, 82-87. 

Lobato-de Magalhães, T., Murphy, K., Efremov, A., Chepinoga, V., Davidson, T., & Molina-Navarro, E. 2021. Ploidy state of aquatic macrophytes: global distribution and drivers. Aquatic Botany, 173.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2021.103417

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