Covering more than 221 hectares, the Herdade de Ribeira Abaixo has served as a living laboratory for hundreds of students, researchers and teachers to conduct experiments in the field of ecology over the last 30 years. The space, which is now used as a field station by the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change (CE3C), is located in the heart of the Serra de Grândola, in the district of Setúbal.
The estate is crossed by temporary streams and is dominated by cork oak forests. In the first surveys, carried out in the 1990s, more than 400 species of plants, more than 200 species of fungi, 32 species of mammals, 12 species of reptiles, 74 species of birds and 155 species of insects were recorded – some of these species were classified as endangered.
In addition to rooms with eight beds, CIÊNCIAS researchers can take advantage of an eco-library, laboratories equipped for different tests and experiments, and a conference room.
Principal investigators: Ana Isabel Correia, Francisco Fonseca, and Rui Rebelo
Location: Herdade de Ribeira Abaixo, Grândola
Contacts:
Telephone: +351 217 500 577 (CE3C)




