Leila Nunes Morgadohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0561-1666,^1,2,* Vania Gonçalves-Esteves,^2,** Roberto Resendes,^1,*** Maria A. Mateus Ventura<sup>1,****

1</sup>aCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado,
²bUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vis

^*Leila Nunes Morgado is PhD (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) in science, area in ecology, with post-doc in the areas of entomology (Universidade Federal de Lavras), palynology (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) and biology (Universidade dos Açores). She specialized in animal behavior and melissopalinology. Her research interests relate to the pollinator-plant interaction analysis. Currently is visiting researcher in the Department of Botany of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional.
^**Vania Gonçalves Lourenço Esteves is Titular professor in the Department of Botany of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional and is a research fellow at Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). She received a graduate in biological sciences (Botany) at the Universidade do Estado da Guanabara in 1974, master's in botany (palynology) at the Uiniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional in 1981 and PhD in biological sciences (palynology) from the Universidade de São Paulo in 1994. Her research involves palynology of the current flora in several Brazilian ecosystems.
^***Roberto Resendes is research technician of Department of Biology of the University of the Azores. Specialized in photos and identification of the botanical species of the Azores.
^****Maria Da Anunciaçao Mateus Ventura graduated in biology (scientific branch) in 1986 by the Faculty of Sciences (University of Lisbon), and entered the University of the Azores in 1991. Took the APCC (master equivalent) in 1995 and the PhD in 2003. Specialized in animal ecology, environmental management and conservation, develops her research on animal ecophysiology, evolution and conservation. Has projects and interests on sustainable tourism and ecological economics (biodiversity valuation for tourism).