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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Inês Laranjeiro Gouveia Santos

Citation names

  • Laranjeiro, Maria I.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
081B-6A59-80E4
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9884-4743
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=KLsiiOIAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
Scopus Author Id
57216771656

Addresses

  • University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01 - 2025/06
Concluded
 Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecologia
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seabirds as bioindicators of environmental health in the Northeast Atlantic and Western Mediterranean" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021 - 2021
Concluded
 Curso Avançado Ciência de Animais de Laboratório [FELASA categoria B] (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/12
Concluded
 Erasmus+ internship (Outros)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2017/09 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Ecologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seabirds as biomonitors of metal contamination and environmental health in the North Atlantic" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/06 - 2017/07
Concluded
 Summer internship (Outros)
Biological Park of Lousã Mountain, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - 2024 Seabirds as bioindicators of environmental health in the Northeast Atlantic and western Mediterranean
UI/BD/150956/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - Current MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/MAR/04292/2019
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UIDB/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04292/2020
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/09 - 2019/12 ECOLIND – Seabirds and fish as ecological indicators of contaminants and health in the North Atlantic relevant to ocean resources assessment
MFM/2017/0003
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lopes, Catarina S.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Lavers, Jennifer L.; Finger, Annett; Provencher, Jennifer F.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Catarina S.. "Seabirds as indicators of metal and plastic pollution". In Seabird Biodiversity and Human Activities, edited by Ramos, Jaime. A.; Pereira, Leonel. Florida, United States: CRC Press, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Ramos, Jaime; Pereira, Jorge M.; Reyes-González, José M.; Lemos, Marco F. L.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "How does foraging in two different environments influences the fatty acid profile of two close-related shearwater species?". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  2. dos Santos, Ivo; Paiva, Vitor H.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Churlaud, Carine; Ceia, Filipe R.; Pais De Faria, Joana; Pereira, Jorge M.; et al. "Assessing the impact of trace element contamination in the physiological condition and health of coastal and oceanic seabirds breeding along the Portuguese coastline". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  3. dos Santos, Ivo; Jaime A. Ramos; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; et al. "Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) as a bioindicator of trace elements and organic contaminants along a gradient of exposure". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  4. Cerveira, L. R.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Ceia, Filipe R.; dos Santos, Ivo; Jorge M. Pereira; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Will seagulls thrive without landfills and fishing discards?". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
  5. Pereira, Jorge M.; Santos, Sara; Martins, Beatriz B.; Ramos, Jaime; A Norte ; Campioni, Letizia; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; et al. "Seabirds as indicators of ocean health: parent-offspring behavioural and physiological responses to experimental changes in food supply.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  6. Villarroya, Alba; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Ramos, Jaime; Ceia, Filipe R.. "A comparative assessment of chemical elements contamination in sympatric seabird species with distinct foraging strategies.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  7. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Pereira, Jorge; Paiva, Vitor H; Lemos, Marco FL; Ramos, Jaime; et al. "Using two close-related shearwater species as bioindicators of chemical pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  8. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luis M. F.; da Silva, Joana M.; Pereira, Jorge M.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Paiva, Vitor H; Marco F.L. Lemos; et al. Corresponding author: Ceia, Filipe R.. "The causes and effects of chemical contamination and drivers of oxidative stress in a wide-ranging seabird". Paper presented in International Conference for Young Marine Researchers - ICYMARE 2021, Berlin, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Ramos, Jaime; Pereira, Jorge M.; Lemos, Marco F. L.; Paiva, Vitor H.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Using two close-related shearwater species as sentinels of marine chemical pollution". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, 2024.
  2. Paiva, Vitor H.; Fernandes, Ricardo; Cerveira, L. R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Spatial and behavioural ecology and diel rhythms of natural and urban breeding gulls in relation to anthropogenic activities". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2023.
  3. dos Santos, Ivo; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; Veríssimo, Sara N.; et al. "Understand How Distinct Seabird Foraging Strategies Can Influence Mercury Loads Along a Gradient of Exposure". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  4. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Navarro, Joan; dos Santos, Ivo; Cerveira, Lara; Pereira, Jorge; Bertolero, A; Paiva, V.H.; et al. "Using pelagic and coastal seabirds to compare chemical contamination between the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland., 2023.
  5. Norte, Ana Cláudia; Nuncio, MS; Luz, MT; Pereira, Jorge; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Santos I; et al. "Elusive Borrelia circulating in soft ticks infesting coastal birds in Portugal.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Weimar, Germany., 2023.
  6. Paiva, Vítor H.; Fernandes, R.; Cerveira, L.; Pereira, J.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, I.; et al. "Spatial and behavioural ecology of natural and urban breeding Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) in relation to anthropogenic activities.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., 2023.
  7. Cerveira, L; Matos, D.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Pereira, J.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, S.; Ramos, Jaime; Paiva, V.. "Design and test the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas off Algarve.". Paper presented in 16th International Conference Littoral22, Costa da Caparica, Portugal., 2022.
  8. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Bessa, Filipa; SILVA, ANDREIA V.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Occurrence of microplastics in commercial mid-trophic level fishes along the Portuguese coast". Paper presented in ICYMARE 2021 Berlin, 2021.
  9. Ceia, Filipe R.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Silva, Joana M.; Calado, Joana; A.C. Norte; Paiva, Vitor H.; et al. "Environmental health assessment based on a complementary approach using metal quantification, oxidative stress and trophic ecology of two sympatric gull species (Larus michahellis & Larus audouinii)". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  10. Ceia, Filipe R.; Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Andreia; A.C. Norte; Lemos, M.F.L.; Ramos, Jaime; Novais, Sara C.. "Are low mercury levels in commercial mid-trophic level fishes detrimental? Evidences from oxidative damage assessment". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  11. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Pereira, JM.; Paiva, Vitor; Ramos, Jaime; Lemos, M.F.L.; Ceia, Filipe R.. "The demanding phase of the breeding season: how do stress levels vary in Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) during pre-laying and chick-rearing periods?". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2019.
  12. Silva, Joana M.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M. F.; A.C. Norte; Calado, Joana; Paiva, Vitor H.; Ramos, Jaime; et al. "Does foraging niche have an influence on oxidative stress of two gull species (Yellow-legged gull and Audouin's gull) breeding in sympatry?". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Joan Navarro; Albert Bertolero; Lara R. Cerveira; Eduarda Pereira; Ivo dos Santos; Jaime A. Ramos; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Spatial and interspecific differences of trace element concentrations in the feathers of pelagic and coastal seabirds from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin 220 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118351.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118351
  2. Pereira, Jorge M.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Domingues, Adriana; Almeida, Ana; Marçalo, Ana; Cascão, Catarina; Silva, Carlos; et al. Corresponding author: Pereira, Jorge M.. "Experimental anthropogenic food restrictions drive short-term foraging and immuno-haematological changes in sympatric breeding gulls". Science of The Total Environment 1003 (2025): 180672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180672.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180672
  3. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Seco, José; Santos, Ivo dos; Bertolero, Albert; Pereira, Eduarda; Coelho, João P.; Pereira, Jorge M.; et al. "Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula". Environmental Pollution 368 (2025): 125820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125820.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125820
  4. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; Ramos, Jaime A.; dos Santos, Ivo; Pereira, Jorge M.; Reyes-González, José M.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Foraging in contrasting oceanographic regions impacts the fatty acid profile of two closely related pelagic seabirds". Marine Environmental Research 204 (2025): 106888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106888.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106888
  5. Ivo dos Santos; Jaime A. Ramos; Filipe R. Ceia; Joana Pais de Faria; Jorge M. Pereira; José Seco; Lara R. Cerveira; et al. "The role of seabird foraging strategies on the uptake of mercury: a case study using gulls and shearwaters from the Portuguese coast". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137673.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137673
  6. Ivo dos Santos; Vitor H. Paiva; Ana C. Norte; Carine Churlaud; Filipe R. Ceia; Joana Pais de Faria; Jorge M. Pereira; et al. "Assessing the impacts of trace element contamination on the physiological and health of seabirds breeding along the western and southern coasts of Portugal". Environmental Pollution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124528.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124528
  7. Filipe R. Ceia; Yves Cherel; Andreia V. Silva; Susana Garrido; Maria M. Angélico; Joana M. da Silva; Maria I. Laranjeiro; Jaime A. Ramos. "Drivers of niche partitioning in a community of mid-trophic level epipelagic species in the North Atlantic". Hydrobiologia (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05160-3.
    10.1007/s10750-023-05160-3
  8. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Farré, Marc; Phillips, Richard A.; Quillfeldt, Petra; Bonadona, Francesco; Gémard, Charlène; Daigre, Maximiliano; et al. "Variation among species and populations in bill shape and size in three planktivorous petrels". Marine Biology 169 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-04014-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-021-04014-7
  9. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Bessa, Filipa; SILVA, ANDREIA V.; Norte, Ana C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. Corresponding author: da Silva, Joana M.. "Accumulation of chemical elements and occurrence of microplastics in small pelagic fish from a neritic environment". Environmental Pollution 292 (2022): 118451-118451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118451.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118451
  10. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M.F.; da Silva, Joana M.; Pereira, Jorge M.; Norte, Ana C.; Paiva, Vítor H.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Year-round element quantification of a wide-ranging seabird and their relationships with oxidative stress, trophic ecology, and foraging patterns". Environmental Pollution 284 (2021): 117502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117502.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117502
  11. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M.F.; Silva, Joana M.; Calado, Joana G.; Norte, Ana C.; Paiva, Vítor H.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Assessment of environmental health based on a complementary approach using metal quantification, oxidative stress and trophic ecology of two gull species (Larus michahellis & Larus audouinii) breeding in sympatry". Marine Pollution Bulletin 159 (2020): 111439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111439.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111439
  12. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M.F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Andreia; Angélico, Maria M.; Norte, Ana C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Mercury levels in commercial mid-trophic level fishes along the Portuguese coast – Relationships with trophic niche and oxidative damage". Ecological Indicators 116 (2020): 106500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106500.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106500
Online resource
  1. Ceia, Filipe R.; Cherel, Yves; Andreia V. Silva; Susana Garrido; Maria Manuel Angélico; da Silva, Joana M.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Jaime A. Ramos. Stable isotope data of a community of mid-trophic level epipelagic species in the North Atlantic [Data set].. 2023. https://zenodo.org/records/10378447.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Seabirds as biomonitors of metal contamination and environmental health in the North Atlantic". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/87815.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/21 Education & Outreach Talk with Marine Biology students from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Marine Biology students visit to Berlenga
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE (Peniche, Portugal)
2023 Education & Outreach Talk: Dia Temático Marine Ecology and Biotecnology (MARE - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria) Dia Temático Marine Ecology and Biotecnology
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE
2023 Seabirds as indicators of heavy metal contamination in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea DCV Talks
Department of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021 Education & Outreach Talk: 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Berlengas Biosphere Reserve 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Berlengas Biosphere Reserve
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas
2021 Education & Outreach Talk: Speed Meeting with students of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) 6th meet.ECO
NEB-AAC: Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Associação Académica de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/06 XVI International Seabird Group Conference (2024/09/02 - 2024/09/06)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06/20 - 2024/06/21 Marine Data 4 Coastal Monitoring workshop 2024
Workshop
 Marine Data 4 Coastal Monitoring
Copernicus Marine Service, France
2024/06/14 - 2024/06/16 XV Curso de identificação biologia e conservação de aves de rapina
Workshop
 XV Curso de identificação biologia e conservação de aves de rapina
Reserva da Faia Brava – ATNatureza, Portugal
2023 - 2023 XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas
Congress
 XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2023 - 2023 SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland
Congress
 SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2023 - 2023 Seminários Ecotoxicologia da Vida Selvagem
Seminar
 Seminários Ecotoxicologia da Vida Selvagem
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023 - 2023 RUN-EU PLUS workshop on "Storytelling in Science - Introduction"
Workshop
 RUN-EU PLUS Researcher Career Development Training Programme 2023/2024
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV), Austria
2022 - 2022 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Festival
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2021 - 2021 ICYMARE 2021 Berlin
Congress
 ICYMARE 2021 Berlin
2020 - 2020 X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA
Congress
 X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/10 Physiological impact of air quality in urban gulls and its implications for their use as pollution sentinels in coastal cities
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Catarina Fernandes de Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves Association member

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - 2024 Marine Ecology Progress Series (01718630) Inter-Research Science Publisher
2023 - 2023 Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) Elsevier
2022 - 2022 PLOS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2021 - 2021 Marine Biology (0025-3162) Springer-Verlag

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/18 Oceanographic cruise, on board of the Sarmiento de Gamboa R/V, collecting samples of fish and crustaceans and identification of marine species. Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2019/09/23 - 2019/09/24 Oceanographic cruise, on board of the Garcia del Cid R/V, collecting fish and crustacean samples. Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain