Lúcia Kiill has been a researcher at Embrapa since 2001, focused on ecosystems ecology, plant reproductive biology, community ecology and biological surveys in the caatinga. She has a Biological Sciences degree from the Universidade de São Paulo (1986), and Masters and PhD in Botany from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1991 and 1998). She has authored 164 articles and reports on ecology, conservation and agriculture in Brazil, including in international journals.
