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Bianca Reis is a Marine Ecologist with experience in subtidal coastal systems, scientific diving, population dynamics and restoration of Atlantic temperate reef ecosystems. She is interested in understanding vulnerability drivers and climate change effects on these environments and how resilience can be built. Her research is centered in kelp forests' ecology and ecosystem functions, reforestation techniques and implementation of artificial reefs for habitat restoration.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bianca Reis

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C310-1EB3-851E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5268-7102

Email addresses

  • rbiancareis@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2018/11/15 - 2021 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Bianca Reis; João N. Franco; Dimítri A. Costa; Harold Casalís-Cantallo; Pieter van der Linden; Isabel Sousa-Pinto; Francisco Arenas; Carlos Antunes; Iván F. Rodil. "Macrofaunal diversity and secondary production in kelp holdfasts (Phaeophyceae) within a climatic transition zone". Marine Environmental Research (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108054.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108054
  2. Franco, João N.; Sainz Meyer, Hugo; Babe, Óscar; Martins, Marta; Reis, Bianca; Sanchez-Gallego, Álvaro; Lemos, Marco F. L.; et al. "Potential blue carbon in the fringe of Southern European Kelp forests". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09361-9.
    10.1038/s41598-025-09361-9
  3. Reis, B.; Arenas, F.; Sánchez-Gallego, Á.; Marques, A. F. S.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Franco, J. N.. "Potential backfiring effects of Marine Protected Areas on kelp herbivory". Scientific Reports 14 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82557-7.
    10.1038/s41598-024-82557-7
  4. Reis, Bianca; Franco, João N.; Peiffer, Friederike; Gómez, Oscar Babé; Meyer, Hugo Sainz; Sousa-Pinto, Isabel; Arenas, Francisco. "Benthic Incubation Chamber (BIC) for in-situ assessment of primary productivity in different canopy-forming communities". Marine Biology 171 9 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04494-3.
    10.1007/s00227-024-04494-3
Online resource
  1. Meyer, Hugo; Salas-Leiton, Emilio; Franco, João; DOLBETH M; Babe, Oscar; Chemello, Silvia; Reis, Bianca; Sousa-Pinto, Isabel; ARENAS, FRANCISCO. Mapping of subtidal Laminaria hyperborea and Saccorhiza polyschides in Northern Portugal. 2026. https://doi.org/10.15468/d6uv4e.