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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

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)

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.

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

Publications

Projects

Modelling mercury remobilization and transport in Ria de Aveiro: Effects of Climate Change, extreme and dredging events See more

INSIDER - Impact of an invasive species under global climate change and anthropogenic contamination scenarios in coastal food webs See more

IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs See more

Scientific Supervision

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