15 peer-reviewed publications (6 as first author, 1 as senior author); 3 manuscripts in preparation (1 as first author); 6 Preprints; 5 repositories for datasets and code; 2 book chapters; 4 pieces of science outreach (3 reports for magazines, 1 for newspaper); 9 pieces of media coverage.

Google Scholar Citations (Dec 2024): 496; H-index 10; i10-index 11.
In prep
1. Leite MS,  de Deurwaerder, H (...) & Marco Visser. Are there limits to the predictability of forest dynamics? To be submitted to Biogeosciences.

2. Morato, K, Leite MS, (...) & Metzger J. Unpacking the effects of urban green areas exposure on mental health: A meta-analysis. Submitted to Biosciences

3. Barreto JR, Leite MS, Pardini R, Metzger JP & Nichols E. Context-dependent drivers of biodiversity response to anthropogenic changes. To be submitted to Landscape Ecology.

   
Preprints/submitted
1. Nakamura G. (...) Leite MS. (...) et al. 2024. The macroecology of knowledge: Spatio-Temporal patterns of name-bearing types in biodiversity science. EcoEvoRxiv.
    Data and code available on Zenodo and on GitHub pages.

2. Noble, D. W. A., Xirocostas, Z. A., Wu, N. C., Martinig, A. R., Lagisz, M.,(...) Leite, MS, et al. 2024. The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution. EcoEvoRxiv. Submitted to Proc. Royal Society B.
   Data and code availabe on GitHub.

3.  *Barreto, J., Romitelli, I., Santana, P. C., Assis, A. P., Pardini, R., & *Leite, MS. 2024. Is the Audience Gender‐Blind? Smaller Audience in Female Talks Highlights Prestige Differences in Academia. EcoEvoRxiv. Submitted for Recomendation to Peer Community In Ecology. *Authors with Equal Contribution.
    Video in Portuguese of the preliminary results presented at RABECO Conference 2021
    Video in Portuguese of the results presented in a debate about Women in Science in March 2022
    Data and code available in the Zenodo Repository

Research
Papers

15. Hülsmann, L., Chisholm, R. A., Comita, L., Visser, M. D., de Souza Leite, M. … Hartig, F. 2024. Latitudinal patterns in stabilizing density dependence of forest communities. Nature, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07118-4
   Media coverage (in Port):  Árvores têm mais dificuldade de sobreviver perto de outras da mesma espécie. In: Jornal da USP.
  Code available in the Zenodo Repository.

14. Leite MS, McMahon S, Prado PI, Davies S, Oliveira AA, Deurwaerder HD, ... Visser MD & Hülsmann L. 2024. Major axes of variation in tree demography across global forests. Ecography 6: e07187.
  EDITOR'S CHOICE for the June issue
   Preprint in BioRxiv. 2023.
   Supplementary material
  Data and code in the Zenodo Repository
   Presentation in English for the INTECOL conference in 2022
   Presentation in English for the BES 2020 online confeence
  
13. Leite. MS, Boesing, AL, Metzger, JP & Prado, PI. 2022. Matrix quality determines the strength of habitat loss filtering on bird community assembly across spatial scales. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(11): 2790-2802.
    Shortlisted in the Southwood Prize 2022: Early Career Researchers Award among the 12 best papers in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
      Preprint in EcoEvoRxiv. 2021.
      Supplementary material
      Data and code in the Zenodo Repository

12. Oberpriller J, Leite MS, & Pichler M. 2022. Fixed or random? On the reliability of mixed-effects models for a small number of levels in grouping variables. Ecology & Evolution, 12(7): e9062.
     Preprint in BioRxiv 2021.
     Supplementary code on Zenodo repository.
    
11.Barros CS, Pistón N, Delciellos AC & Leite MS. 2021. Is OECOLOGIA AUSTRALIS promoting gender equality in its review process? Oecologia Australis 25(3): 642-647
          Supplementary material.

10. Locosselli GM, Brienen RJW, Leite MS, et al. 2020. Global tree-ring analysis reveals rapid decrease in tropical tree longevity with temperature. PNAS 117, 33358–33364.
       Press release (in portuguese) Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
       Supplementary material with data and code.

9. Leite MS, Alves da Silva Jr. J, Calaboni A & Igari A. 2020. Fatores socioeconômicos e a vegetação nativa em imóveis rurais no estado de São Paulo. Ambiente & Sociedade, 23: e03093.
            English version: Socioeconomic factors and native vegetation in rural lands in São Paulo state, Brazil

8. Lira PK, Leite MS & Metzger JP. 2019.  Temporal lag in ecological responses to landscape change: where are we now? Current Landscape Ecology Reports. doi:10.1007/s40823-019-00040-w.
     Supplementary material.

7. Acosta AL, D'Albertas F, Leite MS, Saraiva AM & Metzger JP. 2018. Gaps and limitations in the use of restoration scenarios: a review. Restoration Ecology 26 (6): 1108-1119. doi:10.1111/rec.12882

6. Leite, MS, Galliez, M, Queiroz, TL & Fernandez, FAS. 2016b. Spatial ecology of the water opossum Chironectes minimus in Atlantic Forest streams. Mammalian Biology. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2016.05.003.
          Supplementary material (see dataset DOI published below).

5. Fernandez, FAS, Galliez, M, Leite, MS, Queiroz, TL & Palmeirim, AF. 2015. Natural history of the water opossum Chironectes minimus: a review. Oecologia Australis 19, 47–62. doi:10.4257/oeco.2015.1901.04.

4. Palmeirim, AF, Leite, MS, Santos-Reis, M & Fernandez, FAS. 2014. Habitat selection for resting sites by the water opossum (Chironectes minimus) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 49, 231–238. doi:10.1080/01650521.2014.966627.

3. Leite, MS, Queiroz, TL, Galliez, M, de Mendonça, PP & Fernandez, FAS. 2013b. Activity patterns of the water opossum Chironectes minimus in Atlantic Forest rivers of south-eastern Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 29, 261–264. doi:10.1017/S0266467413000187.

2. Leite, MS, Tambosi, LR, Romitelli, I & Metzger, JP. 2013a. Landscape Ecology Perspective in Restoration Projects for Biodiversity Conservation : a Review. Natureza & Conservação (Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation) 11, 108–118.

1. Galliez, M, Leite, MS, Queiroz, TL & Fernandez, FAS. 2009. Ecology of the water opossum Chironectes minimus in Atlantic forest streams of southeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 90, 93–103. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-397.1
    Media coverage (in Port): Ribeirinho Tímido: Estudo Revela Hábitos de Espécie Pouco Conhecida. In: O Globo

Other publications
Book chapter:

2. Leite, MS, Silva JR, JA, Calaboni, A & Igari, AT. 2021. Variações no percentual de vegetação nativa em imóveis de povos indígenas, quilombolas e comunidades locais tradicionais no Estado de São Paulo. In: Povos Tradicionais e Biodiversidade no Brasil. Parte II. Seção 5: Os territórios indígenas e tradicionais protegem a biodiversidade? Cunha, MC, Magalhães, SB & Adams C (Orgs.).   http://portal.sbpcnet.org.br/livro/povostradicionais5.pdf

1. Calaboni, A, Leite, MS, et al. ODS 15: Vida Terrestre - Histórico, governança e perspectivas para conservação dos ecossistemas terrestres na Macrometrópole Paulista. In: Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Macrometrópole Paulista. Jacobi, P & Frey L. (eds.). Editora UFABC. In press.
         Podcast episode about the chapter findings.


Datasets/data papers/repositories:

1. Leite, MS, Galliez M, Queiroz TL, Mendonça PP, Fernandez FAS. 2016a. Data from: Spatial ecology of the water opossum Chironectes minimus in Atlantic Forest streams. Movebank Data Repository. doi:10.5441/001/1.4rr97k10


Conference papers, presentations and posters:

3. Leite, MS, Visser M, MacMachon S, Prado, PI, Davies, S, Adalardo, A & Hülsmann, L. 2020. Seeing the forest for the trees: disentangling the contribution of species, space and time to the variability in tree vital rates. Festival of Ecology 2022. British Ecological Society Conference.

2. Leite, MS, Boesing AL, Mortara SR, Metzger JP & Prado PI. 2018. GLMMs disentangle the relative importance of niche and neutral processes assembling bird communities in fragmented landscapes. International Statistical Ecology Conference 2018, Saint Andrews, UK.

1. Leite, MS; Alves Jr, Joaquim S.; Calaboni, A. & Igari A. 2017. Fatores socioeconômicos e a cobertura de vegetação nativa em imóveis rurais no estado de São Paulo. II Simpósio Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável. Matinhos, PR.


Science outreach (Magazines/Newspapers):

1. Galliez, M, Leite, MS, Fernandez, FAS, Queiroz, TL, Palmeirim, AF & Avelato, HL. 2011. Cuída d’água Chironectes minimus. MG BIOTA 4, 56–60.

2. Leite, MS, Galliez, M., Queiroz, T. L., & Fernandez, F. A. S. 2010. Cuíca D‘água. In: Ficha Dos Seres Volume 3 ‑ Reserva Biológica União.

3. Fernandez, FAS, Galliez, M, Leite, MS & Queiroz, TL. 2007. O gambá que inventou o submarino. (In Port). Ciência Hoje 39, 70–72.

4. Fernandez, FAS; Galliez M & Leite, MS. 2007. O gambá que inventou o submarino (in Port). Jornal do Brasil, JB Ciência Hoje, p. A32, 11 Feb. 2007.
Dissertations
Ph.D. Thesis
Leite, MS. 2022. Embracing variability: the use of mixed effects models in Ecology / Incorporando a variabilidade: o uso de modelos de efeitos mistos na ecologia. Doctor in Biological Sciences. Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia.

MBA Monograph
Leite, MS. 2017. Fatores socioeconômicos e a cobertura de vegetação nativa em imóveis rurais no estado de São Paulo. MBA in Environmental Management at the Programa de Educação Continuada da Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo.

MSc Dissertation
Leite, MS. 2009.  Padrões espaciais e de atividade da cuíca d’água Chironectes minimus em rios de Mata Atlântica no sudeste do Brasil. Master in Ecology. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia.