Costa V, Mogens R. Flindt, Marta Lopes, J. Pedro Coelho, Ana F. Costa, Ana I. Lillebø, Sousa Ana I. (2022) Enhancing the resilience of Zostera noltei seagrass meadows against Arenicola spp. bio-invasion: a decision-making approach.
Journal Of Environmental Management, 302
, (113969), .
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Eger, AM, Earp, HS, Friedman, K, Gatt, Y, Hagger, V, Hancock, B, Kaewsrikhaw, R, MacDonald, T, Mcleod, L, Moore, AM, Niner, HJ, Razafinaivo, F, Sousa, AI, Stankovic, M, Thorton, H, Worthington, TA, Bayraktarov, E, Saunders, M, Vergés, A, Reeves, S. (2022) The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting.
Biological Conservation, 266
, (109429), .
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Buelow Christina A., Rod M. Connolly, Mischa P. Turschwell, Fernanda Adame, Gabby Ahmadia, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Pete Bunting, Steven W.J. Canty, Jillian C. Dunic, Daniel A. Friess, Shing Yip Lee, Catherine E. Lovelock, Eva C. McClure, Ryan M. Pearson, Michael Sievers, Ana I. Sousa, Thomas A. Worthington, Christopher J. Brown (2022) Ambitious global targets for mangrove and seagrass recovery. .
Current Biology, 32
1-9.
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Flindt M.R., Oncken N.S., Kuusemae K., Lange T., Aaskoven N., Winter S., Sousa AI, Rasmussen E.K., Canal-Verges P., Connolly R.M., Kristensen E. (2022) Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina).
Journal Of Sea Research, 181
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Costa V, Serôdio J, Lillebø AI, Sousa AI (2021) Use of hyperspectral reflectance to non-destructively estimate seagrass Zostera noltei biomass.
Ecological Indicators, 121
107018.
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Brown CJ, Adame MF, Buelow CA, Frassl MA, Lee SY, Mackey B, McClure EC, Pearson RM, Rajkaran A, Rayner TS, Sievers M, Saint CA, Sousa AI, Tulloch VJD, Turschwell MP, Connolly RM (2021) Opportunities for improving recognition of coastal wetlands in global ecosystem assessment frameworks.
Ecological Indicators, 126
, (107694), .
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Sievers Michael, Christopher J. Brown, Christina A. Buelow, Ryan M.Pearson, Mischa P. Turschwell, Maria Fernanda Adame, Laura Griffiths, Briana Holgate, Thomas S. Rayner, Vivitskaia J.D. Tulloch, Mahua Roy Chowdhury, Philine S.E. zu Ermgassen, Shing Yip Lee, Ana I. Lillebø, Brendan Mackey, Paul S. Maxwell, Anusha Rajkaran, Ana I. Sousa, Rod M. Connolly (2021) Global typologies of coastal wetland status to inform conservation and management.
Ecological Indicators, 131
, (108141), .
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Kwon TaeOh, Shibata Hideaki, Kepfer-Rojas Sebastian, Schmidt Inger K., Larsen Klaus S., Beier Claus, Berg Björn, Verheyen Kris, Lamarque Jean-Francois, Hagedorn Frank, Eisenhauer Nico, Djukic Ika, TeaComposition Network* (*incl. Sousa AI, Lillebo AI, Lopes ML) (2021) Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes .
Frontiers In Forests And Global Change , 4
90.
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Martinez-Lopez J., Teixeira H., Morgado M., Almagro M., Sousa A.I., Villa F., Balbi S., Genua-Olmedo A., Nogueira A.J.A., Lillebo A.I. (2019) Participatory coastal management through elicitation of ecosystem service preferences and modelling driven by coastal squeeze.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 652
1113-1128.
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Sousa A I., Silva J. Figueiredo, Azevedo A., Lillebø A.I. (2019) Blue Carbon stock in Zostera noltei meadows at Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Portugal) over a decade.
Scientific Reports, 9
14387.
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Newton A., Brito A.C., Icely J.D., Derolez V., Clara I., Angus S., Schernewski G., Inacio M., Lillebo A.I., Sousa A.I., Bejaoui B., Solidoro C., Tosic M., Canedo-Arguelles M., Yamamuro M., Reizopoulou S., Tseng H.C., Canu D., Roselli L., Maanan M., Cristina S., Ruiz-Fernandez A.C., de Lima R.F., Kjerfve B., Rubio-Cisneros N., Perez-Ruzafa A., Marcos C., Pastres R., Pranovi F., Snoussi M., Turpie J., Tuchkovenko Y., Dyack B., Brookes J., Povilanskas R., Khokhlov V. (2018) Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, 44
50-65.
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Djukic, IIka , Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Claus Beier, Björn Berg, Kris Verheyen, plus TeaComposition team by alphabetic order (Ana I. Sousa, Ana I. Lillebø, Marta L. Lopes) (2018) Early stage litter decomposition across biomes.
Science Of The Total Environment, 628-629
1369-1394.
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Kuusemae K., von Thenen M., Lange T., Rasmussen E.K., Pothoff M., Sousa A.I., Flindt M.R. (2018) Agent Based Modelling (ABM) of eelgrass (Zostera marina) seedbank dynamics in a shallow Danish estuary.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, 371
60-75.
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Bueno-Pardo J., Garcia-Seoane E., Sousa A.I., Coelho J.P., Morgado M., Frankenbach S., Ezequiel J., Vaz N., Quintino V., Rodrigues A.M., Leandro S., Luis A., Serodio J., Cunha M.R., Calado A.J., Lillebo A., Rebelo J.E., Queiroga H. (2018) Trophic web structure and ecosystem attributes of a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal).
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, 378
13-25.
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Sousa A.I., Santos D.B., da Silva E.F., Sousa L.P., Cleary D.F.R., Soares A.M.V.M., Lillebo A.I. (2017) 'Blue Carbon' and Nutrient Stocks of Salt Marshes at a Temperate Coastal Lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal).
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7
, (41225), .
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Sousa A.I., Calado R., Cleary D.F.R., Nunes C., Coimbra M.A., Serodio J., Lillebo A.I. (2017) Effect of spatio-temporal shifts in salinity combined with other environmental variables on the ecological processes provided by Zostera noltei meadows.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7
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Sousa A.I., Valdemarsen T., Lillebo I., Jorgensen L., Flindt M.R. (2017) A new marine measure enhancing Zostera marina seed germination and seedling survival.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 104
131-140.
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Lillebo A.I., Somma F., Noren K., Goncalves J., Alves M.F., Ballarini E., Bentes L., Bielecka M., Chubarenko B.V., Heise S., Khokhlov V., Klaoudatos D., Lloret J., Margonski P., Marin A., Matczak M., Oen A.M.P., Palmieri M.G., Przedrzymirska J., Rozynski G., Sousa A.I., Sousa L.P., Tuchkovenko Y., Zaucha J. (2016) Assessment of Marine Ecosystem Services Indicators: Experiences and Lessons Learned from 14 European Case Studies.
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT, 12
, (4), 726-734.
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Cleary D.F.R., Polonia A.R.M., Sousa A.I., Lillebo A.I., Queiroga H., Gomes N.C.M. (2016) Temporal dynamics of sediment bacterial communities in monospecific stands of Juncus maritimus and Spartina maritima.
PLANT BIOLOGY, 18
, (5), 824-834.
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Sousa L.P., Sousa A.I., Alves F.L., Lillebo A.I. (2016) Ecosystem services provided by a complex coastal region: challenges of classification and mapping.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6
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Azevedo A., Sousa A.I., Silva J.D.L.E., Dias J.M., Lillebo A.I. (2013) Application of the generic DPSIR framework to seagrass communities of Ria de Aveiro: a better understanding of this coastal lagoon.
Journal Of Coastal Research,
19-24.
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Sousa A.I., Lillebo A.I., Risgaard-Petersen N., Pardal M.A., Cacador I. (2012) Denitrification: an ecosystem service provided by salt marshes.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 448
79-92.
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Sousa A.I., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M.A., Caçador I. (2011) Influence of multiple stressors on the auto-remediation processes occurring in salt marshes.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62
, (7), 1584–1587.
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Sousa A.I., Lillebø A.I , Pardal M.A., Caçador I. (2010) The influence of Spartina maritima on carbon retention capacity in salt marshes from warm-temperate estuaries.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 61
215–223.
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Sousa A.I., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M., Caçador I. (2010) Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: contribution to ecosystem health.
Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science , 87
640-646.
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Sousa A.I., Caçador I., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M.A. (2008) Heavy metal accumulation in Halimione portulacoides: intra- and extra-cellular metal binding sites.
Chemosphere, 70
850–857.
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Sousa A.I., Lillebø A.I., Caçador I., Pardal M.A. (2008) Contribution of Spartina maritima to the reduction of eutrophication in estuarine systems.
Environmental Pollution (accepted June 2008),
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Sousa A. I., Martins I., Lillebø A. I., Flindt M. R., Pardal M. A. (2007) Inf luence of salinity, nutrients and light on the germination and growth of Enteromorpha sp. spores.
J Exp Mar Biol Ecol,
, (341), 142-150.
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Pereira L., Sousa A., Coelho H., Amado A.M., Ribeiro-Claro P.J.A. (2003) Use of FTIR, FT-Raman and 13C- NMR spectroscopy for identification of some seaweed phycocolloids.
Biomolecular Engineering , 20
, (4-6), 223-228.
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Ana I. Sousa
Assistant Researcher
- Author Name : Sousa A.I.
- Researcher ID: C-1532-2010
- ORCID: 0000-0003-0783-5177
- Ciencia ID: 1A11-42A5-49DD
- Department: Biology
- Research Group: Marine Biotechnology & Aquaculture (MBA)
- ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: AU=(Sousa AI or Sousa A AND Pereira L) AND AD=(Aveiro OR Coimbra OR Lisbon) AND TS=(salt marsh OR seagrass OR seaweed OR decomposition OR coastal)
Research interests
Marine and estuarine ecology
Ecosystem services and human benefits
Blue carbon and nutrient dynamics in coastal wetlands (salt marshes and seagrass meadows)
Wetlands biodiversity, vulnerability and resilience to climate change and other disturbances
Wetlands restoration and recovery
Nature based-solutions to mitigate global changes
Ecosystem services and human benefits
Blue carbon and nutrient dynamics in coastal wetlands (salt marshes and seagrass meadows)
Wetlands biodiversity, vulnerability and resilience to climate change and other disturbances
Wetlands restoration and recovery
Nature based-solutions to mitigate global changes
Academic degrees
2010 - PhD in Biology (Ecology), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
2005 - MSc in Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2003 - First degree ("licenciatura") in Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2005 - MSc in Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2003 - First degree ("licenciatura") in Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Scientific activities
2021 - Present: Review Editor for Frontiers in Marine Science (Marine Ecosystems Ecology)
2020 - Present: Seagrass Bioregional Leader of the IUCN SSC Seagrass Specialist Group/Red List Authority
04/2019 - Present - Assistant Researcher (CEEC Individual 2017 - FCT | Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2017), Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
01/2019 - 03/2019 - Researcher (DL 57-NT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2016 - 2018 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2012 - 2016 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal & SDU - Southern Denmark University, Denmark.
2011- 2012 - Post-Doc - Science and Technology Transfer Officer; DITS – Technology Transfer Office, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2010 - Research fellow - Project EEMA- Ecological quality status of coastal and transitional waters. University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2006 - 2009 - PhD fellow (FCT) at Centre of Oceanography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2004 - 2005 - MSc fellow (FCT) at IMAR – Institute of Marine Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2020 - Present: Seagrass Bioregional Leader of the IUCN SSC Seagrass Specialist Group/Red List Authority
04/2019 - Present - Assistant Researcher (CEEC Individual 2017 - FCT | Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2017), Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
01/2019 - 03/2019 - Researcher (DL 57-NT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2016 - 2018 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2012 - 2016 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT), Dpt. Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal & SDU - Southern Denmark University, Denmark.
2011- 2012 - Post-Doc - Science and Technology Transfer Officer; DITS – Technology Transfer Office, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2010 - Research fellow - Project EEMA- Ecological quality status of coastal and transitional waters. University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2006 - 2009 - PhD fellow (FCT) at Centre of Oceanography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2004 - 2005 - MSc fellow (FCT) at IMAR – Institute of Marine Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Others
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INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES / COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES
2017 – 2020 - TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative Coordinator: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett (Australia). Ria de Aveiro site coordinator. Involving 35 countries, 100 researchers & citizen scientists. TeaCompH2O video
2015 – 2019 – TeaComposition - Global Litter Decomposition Initiative - organized within the ILTER network (International Long Term Ecological Research). Global Coordinator: Ika Djukic (Austria); Ria de Aveiro site coordinator of the experiment: AI Lillebø; Coordination & execution of field/lab work, data analysis and management at Ria de Aveiro: AI Sousa.
2018 - iSBio Consortium (SoilTeaBag) - International Soil Biogeography Consortium for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation of Soil Communities. Coordinator: Simone Cesarz (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), University of Leipzig, Germany). PI from UA. Involving 112 institutions, 35 countries.
OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS
2014 – NOVAGRASS – Innovative eelgrass restoration techniques. Danish Council for Strategic Research (Denmark) () (2013-2017). Coordinator: Erik Kristensen (SDU-University of Southern Denmark). Team member/collaborator in 2014.
2010 - 2012 - ECOSAM – Effects of Carbon Dioxide increase on Salt Marshes – PTDC/AAC-CLI/104085/2008 (Portugal). Coordinator: Isabel Caçador, University of Lisbon. Team member.
2010 - EEMA – Assessment of the Ecological State of Coastal and Transitional Water Bodies and of the Ecological Potential of Highly Modified Water Bodies – POVT-03-0133-FCOES-000017. (Portugal). Team member.
2006 - MECTIS - Metal Cycling and Sediment Dynamics in Tagus Estuary; Influence of Salt Marsh Plants and Fishes - PPCDT/MAR/58548/2004. Coordinator: Isabel Caçador, University of Lisbon. Team member.
2005 - RIZOSFERA – Biogeoquímica da rizosfera e sua relevância para índices de toxicidade e fitoremediação - POCTI/CTA/48386/2002. Coordinator: Teresa Vasconcelos, University of Porto. Collaborator.
SCIENCE DISSEMINATION PROJECTS
2016 – 2018 – EduCO2cean - Science-Technology-Society Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean. Programme: Erasmus+ (2016-1-PT01-KA201-022952). EC Grant. Collaborator.
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES / COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES
2017 – 2020 - TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative Coordinator: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett (Australia). Ria de Aveiro site coordinator. Involving 35 countries, 100 researchers & citizen scientists. TeaCompH2O video
2015 – 2019 – TeaComposition - Global Litter Decomposition Initiative - organized within the ILTER network (International Long Term Ecological Research). Global Coordinator: Ika Djukic (Austria); Ria de Aveiro site coordinator of the experiment: AI Lillebø; Coordination & execution of field/lab work, data analysis and management at Ria de Aveiro: AI Sousa.
2018 - iSBio Consortium (SoilTeaBag) - International Soil Biogeography Consortium for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation of Soil Communities. Coordinator: Simone Cesarz (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), University of Leipzig, Germany). PI from UA. Involving 112 institutions, 35 countries.
OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS
2014 – NOVAGRASS – Innovative eelgrass restoration techniques. Danish Council for Strategic Research (Denmark) () (2013-2017). Coordinator: Erik Kristensen (SDU-University of Southern Denmark). Team member/collaborator in 2014.
2010 - 2012 - ECOSAM – Effects of Carbon Dioxide increase on Salt Marshes – PTDC/AAC-CLI/104085/2008 (Portugal). Coordinator: Isabel Caçador, University of Lisbon. Team member.
2010 - EEMA – Assessment of the Ecological State of Coastal and Transitional Water Bodies and of the Ecological Potential of Highly Modified Water Bodies – POVT-03-0133-FCOES-000017. (Portugal). Team member.
2006 - MECTIS - Metal Cycling and Sediment Dynamics in Tagus Estuary; Influence of Salt Marsh Plants and Fishes - PPCDT/MAR/58548/2004. Coordinator: Isabel Caçador, University of Lisbon. Team member.
2005 - RIZOSFERA – Biogeoquímica da rizosfera e sua relevância para índices de toxicidade e fitoremediação - POCTI/CTA/48386/2002. Coordinator: Teresa Vasconcelos, University of Porto. Collaborator.
SCIENCE DISSEMINATION PROJECTS
2016 – 2018 – EduCO2cean - Science-Technology-Society Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean. Programme: Erasmus+ (2016-1-PT01-KA201-022952). EC Grant. Collaborator.
Publications
WoS Papers
(29)
Other Papers
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Books
(1)
Book Chapter
(7)
Thesis
(2)
Communications
(49)
Other Publications
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Reports
(2)
Projects
In Progress (2)
Concluded (14)
RESTORE4C - Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits
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A-AAGORA - Blueprint for Atlantic-Arctic Agora on cross-sectoral cooperation for restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate resilience through transformative innovation
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PAMP_it_UP - PAMPas grass control in the University of Aveiro campus, in marginal areas of Ria de Aveiro
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FITA - FIghting Towards restoration Actions for Zostera marina (Linnaeus, 1753)
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RemediGrass - Seagrass beds as green and blue infrastructures for ecosystem restoration
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CtLight - Effects of light on the photobiology and growth of the commercially valuable macroalgae Codium tomentosum
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GLOW - The Global Wetlands Project - A global index to improve coastal wetland health
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BioPradaRia - Restoration, management and conservation of biodiversity and biological resources associated with Ria de Aveiro seagrass ecosystems
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SOILSALT - Benchmark of soil salinization on "Baixo Vouga Lagunar” before the floodbank construction
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C-GRASS – Seagrass meadows: Blue carbon spatio-temporal changes at Murtosa region (Ria de Aveiro)
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PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity
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RESTORE - Phytoremediation of saline soils using Salicornia ramossisima
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eLTER H2020 project - Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem and Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure (LTER Ria de Aveiro is one of the Virtual Access (VA) sites in the H2020 project eLTER)
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MARSH-C-LEVEL - The role of Baixo Vouga Lagunar salt marshes on carbon storage as an ecosystem service: Effects of sea level rise
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LTER-RAVE - Long term monitoring in the Ria de Aveiro: towards a deeper understanding of ecological, environmental and economic processes
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LAGOONS - Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change
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Scientific Supervision
In progress
(5)
Concluded
(16)
Master (Main Supervisor):
João Silva
(not a CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Inês Carneiro
(not a CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Daniel Pereira
(not a CESAM member)
PhD (Co-supervisor):
Evangelia Efi Konstantinidou
(not a CESAM member)
Post-doc (Main Supervisor):
Nerea Pineiro Juncal
(CESAM member)
Master (Main Supervisor):
José Santos Martinho
(not a CESAM member)
Master (Main Supervisor):
Ana Filipa Costa
(not a CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Miguel Angelo Bastos
(not a CESAM member)
Master (Co-supervisor):
João Miguel Martinho da Silva
(not a CESAM member)
Pós-MSc Training (Erasmus) (Main Supervisor):
Carmen Poveda Aguilar
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research Project) (Main Supervisor):
Mariana Pinto
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research Project) (Main Supervisor):
Maria João Neto
(not a CESAM member)
Post-Doc Research Fellow (Main Supervisor):
Valentina Costa
(ex-CESAM member)
MSc Research Fellow (Main Supervisor):
Valentina Costa
(ex-CESAM member)
BSc (Research project) (Main Supervisor):
Joana Ferreira de Paiva Morais Soares
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research Project) (Main Supervisor):
Daniel Pereira
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research Project) (Main Supervisor):
Carlos Pinho
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research Project) (Co-supervisor):
Mariana Caramujo
(not a CESAM member)
Research Project (Co-supervisor):
Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Cravo e Azevedo
(not a CESAM member)
BSc (Research project) (Co-supervisor):
Vânia Araújo
(not a CESAM member)
MSc Research Fellow (Co-supervisor):
Paulo Alexandre da Costa Rainha
(ex-CESAM member)
Other Author Identifiers
Prizes and awards
2008 - Prize Luiz Saldanha/Ken Tenore (FLAD/IMAR).
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