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Ana Rita Francisco Luís, PhD in Behavioural Biology, with strong interest in acoustic communication, underwater noise and conservation. In 2007 has received a Luso-American Foundation Scholarship to study at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Marine Mammals Center (WHOI-MMC), under the supervision of Peter Tyack. Since then, continued to develop research on small-toothed cetaceans. Researcher in scientific projects funded by national institutions, namely ICNF, FCT and Direção-Geral de Política do Mar (DGPM), and also in environmental risk assessment contract projects. Co-authored a variety of publications, including scientific journals, books, scientific reports and policy dispatches, and engaged in scientific article reviewing for international journals. Actively involved in marine conservation policies, was scientific board member in the Action Plan for the Conservation and Monitoring of the population of bottlenose dolphin of Sado estuary, Portugal, and participated in concept development of educational and outreach programs for Oceanário de Lisboa and Oceano Azul Foundation, Lecturer at ISPA - Instituto Universitário since 2012, has mentored 6 MSc students with thesis on bioacoustiscs, underwater noise and/or animal communication. Currently, coordinating a citizen-science based project (https://www.biodiversity4all.org/projects/cetasee) and a research grant (CETASEE Tejo) on the occurrence and distribution of cetaceans in Portugal. She is also consultant for cetaceans at ANP|WWF Portugal and guest specialist for small-toothed cetaceans at preliminary portuguese Marine Strategy Framework Directive workshops.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Francisco Luís

Citation names

  • Luís, A. R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2316-8D5D-FD34
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2075-1974

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/12/04
Concluded
 Behavioural Biology (Doutoramento)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
"Multi-regional acoustic repertoires of bottlenose dolphins: common themes, geographical variations and ecological factors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom com Distinção e Louvor
2008/04/04
Concluded
 Ecology and Environmental Management (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Assessment of the Impacts of Harbour Constructions on the behaviour and on the acoustic environment of the Resident Community of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of Sado estuary, Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 of 20
2007/10 - 2007/12
Concluded
 Guest student (Outros)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOI, United States
2006/07/25
Concluded
 Environmental Biology - specialization Marine Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 15 of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2008/06 - 2015 Researcher (Research) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Eco-ethology Unit, Portugal
2006/06 - 2008/05 Researcher (Research) IMAR-CMA - Instituto do Mar, Centro do Mar e Ambiente, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017 - 2020 Lecturer (University Teacher) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09 - 2021 Lecturer Fundação Oceano Azul, Portugal
2008/10 - 2021 Marine Science Educator Oceanário de Lisboa, S. A., Portugal
2008 - 2015 Researcher/Program specialist Projecto Delfim - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2023/11/30 Tejo Sonoro
TejoSon_190_14199/2022
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Ministério do Ambiente e da Ação climática
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2022/12/31 CETASEE Tejo - Occurrence and spatial-temporal distribution of cetaceans in Tagus region, Portugal
MARE minigrant2022
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Concluded
2020/01 - 2021/12 Joint Action: A Stepping-stone for underwater noise monitoring in Portuguese waters - jUMP
FA_06_2017_098
Researcher
Direção-Geral de Política do Mar - DGPM
2013/02 - 2017/01 The global acoustic repertoire of the bottlenose dolphin: common themes, geographical variations and ecological factors
 SFRH/BD/90037/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/07 - Current Complementary study of the ecological and nature conservation values, and hydric resources, in the context of the maritime accessibility to Setúbal harbour improvement project
DEPO
Researcher
APSS - Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra, SA
Concluded
2018/06 - Current Study of the ecological and nature conservation values, and hydric resources, in the context of the maritime accessibility to Setúbal harbour improvement project
71335000-5, Estudos de engenharia
Researcher
APSS - Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra, SA
2011/01 - 2012/06 Caracterization of underwater noise generated by maritime traffic in Sado estuary and assessment of its potential impact on the bottlenose dolphins' resident population
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Principal investigator
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Projecto Delfim - - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos, Portugal
Tróia-Natura, SA
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020/02/15 - Current CETASEE
n/a
Principal investigator
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Sequeira, Marina; Matias, Sónia; Farinha, João Carlos; Gaspar, Raquel; Silva, Carina; Augusto, Joana; Luís, A. R.. Basis for the action plan for conservation and monitoring the population of bottlenose dolphins of Sado estuary, Portugal. 2009.
Conference paper
  1. Luís, A. R.; Silva, Carina; Andrade, Francisco; dos Santos, M. E.. "Influence zones of pile-drive noise on a resident population of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado estuary, Portugal.". Paper presented in Conference on Underwater Noise Measurement, Impact and Mitigation 2008, Southampton, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Iolanda; Jesus, N. A.; Luís, A. R.. "Let's keep moving! The effects of vessel traffic on common dolphins' behaviour in Tagus estuary, Portugal". Paper presented in 20th Congress of Portuguese Ethological Society, 2023.
  2. Jesus, N. A.; Silva, I. M. ; Luís, A. R.. "Vacation in Lisbon? Occurrence and habitat use of Delphinus delphis in the Tagus estuary, Portugal". Paper presented in 20th Congress of Portuguese Ethological Society, 2023.
  3. Silva, I. M. ; Jesus, N. A.; Couto, P. A.; Luís, A. R.. "The effects of vessel traffic on the behavioural patterns of common dolphins, in Tagus estuary (Portugal)". Paper presented in 34th European Cetatean Society Conference, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Filipa Veiga Sobreira; Ana R. Luís; Inês S. Alves; Miguel N. Couchinho; Manuel E. dos Santos. "Raise your pitch! Changes in the acoustic emissions of resident bottlenose dolphins in the proximity of vessels". Marine Mammal Science (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.13090.
    10.1111/mms.13090
  2. Luís, A. R.; May-Collado, L. J.; Rako-Gospic, N.; Gridley, T.; Papale, E.; Azevedo, A.; Silva, M. A.; et al. "Vocal universals and geographic variations in the acoustic repertoire of the common bottlenose dolphin". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90710-9.
    10.1038/s41598-021-90710-9
  3. Luís, A. R.; Alves, I. S.; Sobreira, F. V.; Couchinho, M. N.; dos Santos, M. E.. "Brays and bits: information theory applied to acoustic communication sequences of bottlenose dolphins". Bioacoustics 28 3 (2018): 286-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2018.1443285.
    10.1080/09524622.2018.1443285
  4. Rachinas-Lopes, Patrícia; Luís, A. R.; Borges, Ana S.; Neto, Márcia; dos Santos, Manuel E.. "Whistle Stability and Variation in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Recorded in Isolation and Social Contexts". Aquatic Mammals 43 1 (2017): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/am.43.1.2017.1.
    10.1578/am.43.1.2017.1
  5. Luís, A. R.; Couchinho, Miguel N.; dos Santos, Manuel E.. "A Quantitative Analysis of Pulsed Signals Emitted by Wild Bottlenose Dolphins". PLOS ONE 11 7 (2016): e0157781. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157781.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0157781
  6. Luís, A. R.; Couchinho, Miguel N.; dos Santos, Manuel E.. "Signature whistles in wild bottlenose dolphins: long-term stability and emission rates". acta ethologica 19 2 (2015): 113-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10211-015-0230-z.
    10.1007/s10211-015-0230-z
  7. Luís, A. R.; Couchinho, Miguel N.; dos Santos, Manuel E.. "Changes in the acoustic behavior of resident bottlenose dolphins near operating vessels". Marine Mammal Science 30 4 (2014): 1417-1426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12125.
    10.1111/mms.12125
  8. dos Santos, Manuel E.; Couchinho, Miguel N.; Luís, A. R.; Gonçalves, Emanuel J.. "Monitoring underwater explosions in the habitat of resident bottlenose dolphins". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 128 6 (2010): 3805-3808. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3506378.
    10.1121/1.3506378
Manual
  1. Geraldes, Diogo; Pina, Teresa; Luís, A. R.; Duarte, M.; Couchinho, Miguel Nogueira; Agostinho, Patrícia; Tiago, Patrícia; Baptista, Rita. Ocean - Educate for a Blue Generation. 2018.
Report
  1. Batista, M.; França, S; Luís, A. R.; Henriques, A.; Sá, R.; Grilo, C.. 2022. Golfinhos no Tejo | Por um estuário mais saudável. https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/relatorio_golfinhos_no_tejo___por_um_estuario_mais_saudavel_2022.pdf.
  2. Luís, A. R.. 2012. Characterization of the underwater noise generated by maritime traffic in Sado estuary, Portugal and its effects on the resident population of bottlenose dolphins..
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Luís, Ana. "Multi-regional acoustic repertoires of bottlenose dolphins: common themes, geographical variations and ecological factors". PhD, 2019.
  2. Luís, Ana Rita Francisco. "Assessment of the Impacts of Harbour Constructions on the behaviour and on the acoustic environment of the Resident Community of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of Sado estuary, Portugal". Master, 2008. http://catalogo.ul.pt/F/?func=item-global&doc_library=ULB01&type=03&doc_number=000563713.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/12/12 Geographic variation in the acoustic repertoires of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea World Marine Mammal Science Conference
(Barcelona, Spain)
2016/03 Signature whistles and group composition in resident bottlenose dolphins: can we link photo-id with emissions? 30th Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Funchal, Madeira, Portugal)
2014/12 Underwater noise generated by maritime traffic in Sado estuary, Portugal and its effects on the resident population of bottlenose dolphins. Action plan for conservation and monitoring of the population of bottlenose dolphins of Sado estuary, Portugal workshop
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2008/10 Pile-drive noise in shallow water and its influence on a resident population of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado estuary, Portugal. Underwater Noise Conference 2008: Measurement, Impact & Mitigation.
(Southampton, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Repertórios bioacústicos de Delphinus delphis e Tursiops truncatus na região Algarvia: comportamento acústico, variações geográficas em Portugal e impactos do turismo náutico local.
Co-supervisor
 Biologia do Comportamento
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2023 The effects of vessel traffic on the behavioural pattern of common dolphins in Tagus Estuary.
Supervisor
2022 - 2023 Occurrence and habitat use of Delphinus delphis in the Tagus Estuary, Portugal.
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Conservação
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Ocorrência e distribuição espacial de cetáceos no Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (PMPLS) e na Reserva Natural Das Berlengas (RNB) : contributo da ciência cidadã no estudo dos mamíferos marinhos.
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Conservação
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/10 - 2015/10 12th Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society. Member of the organizing committee. (2015/10/09) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2008 - 2009 Scientific board in the Action Plan for the Conservation and Monitoring of the population of bottlenose dolphin of Sado estuary, Portugal. Co-author of the Dispatch n.º 21997/2009. published in the Republic Diary n.º 192, Serie II, of october 2th

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Consultant for cetaceans ANP|WWF Portugal, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - Current World Knowledge Specific Didatics Pre-school education (Mestrado integrado) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2019 - Current World Knowledge Didatics Pre-school and elementary school education Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2019 - Current Live Science in Elementary School Pre-school and Elementary School Education (Mestrado integrado) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2018 - Current Ecology and Natural Heritage Basic Education (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2018 - Current Laboratory Techniques in Natural Sciences Basic Education (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2017 - Current Integrated Natural Sciences Basic Education (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Educadores de Infância Maria Ulrich, Portugal
2014 - Current Marine Conservation Biology Marine Biology and Conservation (Mestrado) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Animal Biology (laboratory sessions) Biology (Licenciatura) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017 - 2017 Animal communication. Bioacoustics. Filipa Sobreira (MSc Marine Biology, University of Aveiro)
2016 - 2017 Animal communication. Bioacoustics. Inês Alves (MSc Marine Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon)
2015 - 2015 Animal communication. Bioacoustics. Juliette Martin (MSc in Ecosystem Services, University of Edinburgh)
2013 - 2013 Animal communication. Bioacoustics Ana Sofia Borges (MSc Marine Ecology, University of Lisbon)
2012 - 2012 Animal communication. Bioacoustics. Ana Barata da Rocha (MSc in Ocean Sciences, University of Porto)
2011 - 2011 Underwater noise. Bioacoustics. Erica Cruz (MSc Marine Ecology, University of Lisbon)
Distinctions

Other distinction

2019 Travel Grant
Society for Marine Mammalogy, United States
2007 Scholarship Ken Tenore/Luiz Saldanha
FLAD - Luso-American Foundation, Portugal