Vieira, H.C., Ramirez, M.M.B., Bordalo, M.D., Rodrigues, A.C.M., Soares, A.M.V.M., Abreu, S. N., Morgado, F., Rendón-von Osten, J. (accepted) Total and organic mercury in fish from different geographical areas in the North Atlantic Ocean and health risk assessment.
Exposure And Health ,
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Vieira, H.C., Bordalo, M.D., Figueroa, A.G., Soares, A.M.V.M., Morgado, F., Abreu, S. N., Rendón-von Osten, J. (2021) Mercury distribution and enrichment in coastal sediments from different geographical areas in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Marine Pollution Bulletin , 154
112153.
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H.C.Vieira, M.D.Bordalo, A.C.M.Rodrigues, S.F.S.Pires, R.J.M.Rocha, A.M.V.M.Soares, J.Rendón-von Osten, S.N.Abreu, F.Morgado (2021) Water temperature modulates mercury accumulation and oxidative stress status of Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps).
Environmental Research , 193
110585.
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Sónia D. Coelho, Hugo C. Vieira, Jacinta M. M. Oliveira, Sílvia F. S. Pires, Rui J. M. Rocha, Andreia C. M. Rodrigues, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Maria D. Bordalo (2021) How does Mytilus galloprovincialis respond when exposed to the gametophyte phase of the invasive red macroalga Asparagopsis armata exudate?.
Water , 13
, (4), 460.
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Bordalo M.D., Gravato C., Beleza S., Campos D., Lopes I., Pestana J.L.T. (2020) Lethal and sublethal toxicity assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Beauveria bassiana based bioinsecticides to the aquatic insect Chironomus riparius.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 698
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Dornelas A.S.P., Sarmento R.A., Silva L.C.R., Saraiva A.D., de Souza D.J., Bordalo M.D., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2020) Toxicity of microbial insecticides toward the non-target freshwater insect Chironomus xanthus.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 76
, (3), 1164-1172.
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Dornelas A.S.P., Sarmento R.A., Cavallini G.S., Barbosa R.D., Vieira M.M., Saraiva A.D., Bordalo M.D., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2020) Lethal and sublethal effects of the saline stressor sodium chloride onChironomus xanthusandGirardia tigrina.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, 27
, (27), 34223-34233.
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Bordalo M.D., Vieira H.C., Rodrigues A.C.M., Rosa R., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2018) Combined effects of predation risk and food quality on freshwater detritivore insects.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 69
, (1), 74-81.
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Rodrigues A.C.M., Bordalo M.D., Golovko O., Koba O., Barata C., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2018) Combined effects of insecticide exposure and predation risk on freshwater detritivores.
ECOTOXICOLOGY, 27
, (7), 794-802.
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Rodrigues A.C.M., Machado A.L., Bordalo M.D., Saro L., Simao F.C.P., Rocha R.J.M., Golovko O., Zlabek V., Barata C., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2018) Invasive Species Mediate Insecticide Effects on Community and Ecosystem Functioning.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52
, (8), 4889-4900.
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Rodrigues A.C.M., Gravato C., Quintaneiro C., Bordalo M.D., Golovko O., Zlabek V., Barata C., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2017) Exposure to chlorantraniliprole affects the energy metabolism of the caddisfly Sericostoma vittatum.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 36
, (6), 1584-1591.
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Pedrosa J.A.M., Cocchiararo B., Bordalo M.D., Rodrigues A.C.M., Soares A.M.V.M., Barata C., Nowak C., Pestana J.L.T. (2017) The role of genetic diversity and past-history selection pressures in the susceptibility of Chironomus riparius populations to environmental stress.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 576
807-816.
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Vieira H.C., Bordalo M.D., Morgado F., Soares A.M.V.M., Abreu S.N. (2017) Mercury content in the white and dark muscle of Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) along the canning process: Implications to the consumers.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS, 56
67-72.
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Rodrigues A.C.M., Gravato C., Quintaneiro C., Bordalo M.D., Barata C., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2017) Energetic costs and biochemical biomarkers associated with esfenvalerate exposure in Sericostoma vittatum.
CHEMOSPHERE, 189
445-453.
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Rosa R., Bordalo M.D., Soares A.M.V.M., Pestana J.L.T. (2016) Effects of the Pyrethroid Esfenvalerate on the Oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus.
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 96
, (4), 438-442.
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Goncalves D.A., Marques S.C., Primo A.L., Martinho F., Bordalo M.D., Pardal M.A. (2015) Mesozooplankton biomass and copepod estimated production in a temperate estuary (Mondego estuary): effects of processes operating at different timescales.
ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES, 54
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Bordalo M.D., Ferreira S.M.F., Jensen K.T., Pardal M.A. (2014) Impact of trematodes on the population structure and shell shape of the estuarine mud snail Hydrobia ulvae from a Southern European estuary.
MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE, 35
1-10.
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Bordalo M.D., Pratas J., Pardal M.A. (2013) Cadmium aqueous exposure and uptake of the estuarine isopod Cyathura carinata.
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 224
1518-1526.
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Grilo T.F., Cardoso P.G., Dolbeth M., Bordalo M.D., Pardal M.A. (2011) Effects of extreme climate events on the macrobenthic communities’ structure and functioning of a temperate estuary.
Marine Pollution Bulletin , 62
303-311.
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Bordalo M.D., Ferreira S.M., Jensen K.T., Pardal M.A. (2011) Trematode fauna of Hydrobia ulvae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) in a eutrophic temperate estuary.
Journal Of Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom , 91
913-921.
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Bordalo M.D., Ferreira S.M.F., Cardoso P.G., Leston S., Pardal M.A. (2011) Resilience of an isopod population (Cyathura carinata) population to multiple tress factors in a temperate estuarine system.
Hydrobiologia, 671
13-25.
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Dolbeth M., Cardoso P.G., Grilo T.F., Bordalo M.D., Raffaelli D., Pardal M.A. (2011) Long-term changes in macrobenthos estuarine production: impact of weather extremes.
Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science , 92
10-18.
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Cardoso P.G., Leston S., Grilo T.F., Bordalo M.D., Crespo D., Raffaelli D., Pardal M.A. (2010) Implications of nutrient decline in the seagrass ecosystem success.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60
601-608.
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Thieltges D.W., Bordalo M.D., Hernandez C.A., Prinz K., Jensen K.T. (2008) Ambient fauna impairs parasite transmission in a marine parasite-host system.
Parasitology, 135
1111-1116.
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Maria Benedicta Agostinho Donas-Bôtto Bordalo e Sá
Assistant Researcher
- Researcher ID: E-8899-2015
- ORCID: 0000-0002-8781-3666
- Ciencia ID: A71B-B7FC-633B
- Department: Biology
- Research Group: Environmental Changes, Hazards & Conservation (ECHC)
- ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: AU=(Bordalo MD)
Research interests
Aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology
Community ecotoxicology
Evolutionary ecotoxicology
Aquatic macroinvertebrates
Multiple stressors (natural and anthropogenic)
Predation risk
Parasitism
Invasive species
Community ecotoxicology
Evolutionary ecotoxicology
Aquatic macroinvertebrates
Multiple stressors (natural and anthropogenic)
Predation risk
Parasitism
Invasive species
Academic degrees
2013 - PhD in Biology, area of Ecology, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2007 - MSc in Ecology, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2005 - Degree in Biology, scientific area, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2007 - MSc in Ecology, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2005 - Degree in Biology, scientific area, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Scientific activities
31/01/2019 - present: Contracted Researcher under Decree-Law 57/2016 Art.23rd - Transitional Rule at the Department of Biology and CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (University of Aveiro).
01/09/2014 - 30/01/2019: Post-Doc Researcher at the Department of Biology and CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (University of Aveiro) (FCT Grant, ref. SFRH/BPD/94494/2013).
02/2013 – 08/2014: Research fellow at the Department of Biology and CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (University of Aveiro) within the project IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs (ref. PTDC/AAC-AMB/119433/2010).
11/2008 – 09/2012: PhD student in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Life Sciences Department, University of Coimbra (FCT Grant, ref. SFRH/BD/42320/2007).
10/2005 – 11/2007: MSc student in Ecology, at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra.
01/2006 – 08/2006: Services Rendered at IMAR – Institute of Marine Research (University of Coimbra): field trips to Mondego estuary - collection, sorting and identification of flora and fauna species.
2006 – 2-month internship at the Department of Marine Ecology, University of Aarhus (Denmark). Participation in field trips; trematode parasites’ identification in marine bivalves; mesocosms experiments regarding the influence of various environmental factors in parasites transmission.
2004/05 – Internship, integrated in the Biology degree – Estuarine ecology of macroinvertebrates and environmental monitoring. University of Coimbra.
01/09/2014 - 30/01/2019: Post-Doc Researcher at the Department of Biology and CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (University of Aveiro) (FCT Grant, ref. SFRH/BPD/94494/2013).
02/2013 – 08/2014: Research fellow at the Department of Biology and CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (University of Aveiro) within the project IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs (ref. PTDC/AAC-AMB/119433/2010).
11/2008 – 09/2012: PhD student in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Life Sciences Department, University of Coimbra (FCT Grant, ref. SFRH/BD/42320/2007).
10/2005 – 11/2007: MSc student in Ecology, at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra.
01/2006 – 08/2006: Services Rendered at IMAR – Institute of Marine Research (University of Coimbra): field trips to Mondego estuary - collection, sorting and identification of flora and fauna species.
2006 – 2-month internship at the Department of Marine Ecology, University of Aarhus (Denmark). Participation in field trips; trematode parasites’ identification in marine bivalves; mesocosms experiments regarding the influence of various environmental factors in parasites transmission.
2004/05 – Internship, integrated in the Biology degree – Estuarine ecology of macroinvertebrates and environmental monitoring. University of Coimbra.
Others
Awards:
- BPI Award (2004/2005) for the best final grade in Biology degree
Reviewer for International Journals:
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Neotropical Entomology; Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry; Oecologia; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Pollution; Chemistry and Ecology; Ecological Applications; Journal of Environmental Management
Organization of Scientific Events:
- Organizing comittee of IV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Pós-Graduação de Ciência Biológicas(30th March-2nd April 2015), University of Aveiro (http://ivenpgcb.web.ua.pt)
Scientific Activity Spreading Actions:
- open lab, school activities/lectures
- Xperimenta (University of Aveiro)
- Summer Academy (University of Aveiro)
Formations:
- CAL-AQUA – Laboratory Aquatic Organisms Sciences, organized by CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, 28th September – 11th October 2020 (41 hours, the programme of the cours follows the guidelines of DGVA, Portugal and FELASA in education and training of persons working with laboratory animals – Functions a), c) and d))
Editorial positions:
- Guest Editor in Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304, IF 3.271), special issue "Combined Effects of Climate Change and Merging Chemicals on Ecosystems" https://www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics/special_issues/Climate_Chemicals_Ecosystems
- BPI Award (2004/2005) for the best final grade in Biology degree
Reviewer for International Journals:
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Neotropical Entomology; Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry; Oecologia; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Pollution; Chemistry and Ecology; Ecological Applications; Journal of Environmental Management
Organization of Scientific Events:
- Organizing comittee of IV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Pós-Graduação de Ciência Biológicas(30th March-2nd April 2015), University of Aveiro (http://ivenpgcb.web.ua.pt)
Scientific Activity Spreading Actions:
- open lab, school activities/lectures
- Xperimenta (University of Aveiro)
- Summer Academy (University of Aveiro)
Formations:
- CAL-AQUA – Laboratory Aquatic Organisms Sciences, organized by CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, 28th September – 11th October 2020 (41 hours, the programme of the cours follows the guidelines of DGVA, Portugal and FELASA in education and training of persons working with laboratory animals – Functions a), c) and d))
Editorial positions:
- Guest Editor in Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304, IF 3.271), special issue "Combined Effects of Climate Change and Merging Chemicals on Ecosystems" https://www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics/special_issues/Climate_Chemicals_Ecosystems
Publications
WoS Papers
(24)
Other Papers
(0)
Books
(0)
Book Chapter
(0)
Thesis
(2)
Communications
(19)
Other Publications
(0)
Reports
(0)
Projects
In Progress (2)
Concluded (1)
Modelling mercury remobilization and transport in Ria de Aveiro: Effects of Climate Change, extreme and dredging events
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INSIDER - Impact of an invasive species under global climate change and anthropogenic contamination scenarios in coastal food webs
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IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs
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Scientific Supervision
In progress
(3)
Concluded
(5)
Master (Co-supervisor):
Joana Vedor
(not a CESAM member)
Pesquisa (Main Supervisor):
Ana Filipa Rodrigues
(not a CESAM member)
PhD Researcher (Main Supervisor):
Jacinta M M Oliveira
(CESAM member)
Pesquisa (Main Supervisor):
Bruna Tavares
(not a CESAM member)
Pesquisa (Main Supervisor):
Cristiana Lopes
(not a CESAM member)
Pesquisa (Main Supervisor):
Joana Carmo
(not a CESAM member)
Projeto (Main Supervisor):
Tatiana Magina
(not a CESAM member)
Research Fellow (Main Supervisor):
Sónia Dias Coelho
(CESAM member)
Call for papers in a Special Issue
Guest Editors Dr. Andreia C M Rodrigues and Dr. Maria Donas-Bôtto Bordalo would like to invite you to contribute with your work to a special issue intitled Combined effects of Climate Change and Merging Chemicals on Ecosystems. Manuscripts can be submitted until the 30 June 2021.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics/special_issues/Climate_Chemicals_Ecosystems
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