André Vicente Liz. Comparative phylogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: integrating spatial and temporal approaches to understand biodiversity dynamics in deserts and arid regions. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Duarte Vasconcelos Gonçalves, Dennis Rödder (ZFMK, Germany) . BIODIV Doctoral Programme. University of Porto.

Frederico Santarém. Ecotourism development for biodiversity conservation and local economic development in remote regions: a multi-scale approach in the Sahara-Sahel. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Jarkko Saarinen. BIODIV Doctoral Programme. University of Porto.

Gholam Hosein Yusefi. Mammals at the crossroad: past history, present status and the future trends of Iran mammals. BIODIV Doctoral Programme. University of Porto.Supervisor: José Carlos Brito.

Said Larbes. Biogeography of the herpetofauna of the Kabylia. University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito

Teresa Luísa Ferreira da Silva. Combining ecological niche-based modelling and landscape genetics for conservation planning of endangered North African gazelles.. Doutoramento em Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução. Universidade do Porto. Supervisors: José Carlos Alcobia Rogado de Brito , Paulo Célio Pereira Martins Alves, Teresa Abaigar