Valdivino Domingos de Oliveira Júnior holds a PhD in Ecology from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), a master's degree in Plant Production from the State University of Goiás (UEG), and bachelor's and teaching degrees in Biological Sciences. He works as a researcher, lecturer, and environmental consultant, with experience in applied ecology, remote sensing, geoprocessing, biodiversity conservation, and vegetation monitoring. He is a member of the Laboratory of Forest Inventory and Ecology (LIFE/UEG) and the Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Evolution (LEEP/UFV), as well as an associate member of Probiodiversa Brasil. He was recognized as one of MDPI's Top 1000 Reviewers for 2025. His main research interests include forest edge effects, forest fragmentation, vegetation indices, carbon stocks, ecological restoration, and the conservation of the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.