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Filipa Miguel Graça Afonso. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado em Ecologia Marinha em 2019 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha em 2016/07 pelo(a) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Filipa Miguel Graça Afonso

Citation names

  • Afonso, Filipa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E815-E5AA-A7CA
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7360-7450

Email addresses

  • fmafonso@fc.ul.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 925855989 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/08/01 - 2025/08/31
Ongoing
 Ciências do Mar (Doutoramento)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019
Concluded
 Ecologia Marinha (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"A importância dos mangais de São Tomé: perceções e serviços ecossistémicos (18 valores)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2016/07
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05 - 2021/11/30 Researcher (Research) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/12/15 - 2021/11/15 AQUIMAR - Caraterização geral de áreas AQUIcolas para estabelecimento de culturas MARinhas
MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP- 0107
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Hidrográfico, Portugal
 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2020/10/01 STeP 3: Gestão Participativa dos Mangais de Malanza e Praia das Conchas (São Tomé)
GFWA-2018-LG-02
Research Fellow
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Ongoing
2019 - 2020 Aquasado
MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0051
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/05 - 2019/12 Cockles: Co-Operation for Restoring Cockle ShelIfisheries and its Ecosystem Services in the Atlantic Area (AA)
EAPA_458/2016
Technical development
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Afonso, Filipa; Cristina Ponte Lira; Broszeit, S.; Austen, M.C.; Ricardo Melo; Ricardo Mendes; Brito, Ana C.. "Developing Sustainable Management Strategies using the Natural Capital Approach: a case study on Sado estuary (Portugal)". Paper presented in 4th ESP Europe Conference, 2022.
    Published
  2. Heumüller, Joshua; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Márcio Gonçalves; Gabriel Oquiongo; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro. "Taxonomic and functional fish diversity in the mangroves of São Tomé island". Paper presented in 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  3. Heumüller, J.; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; Gonçalves, Márcio; de Lima, R.F.; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "Taxonomic and functional fish diversity in mangroves of the São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  4. Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Heumüller, J.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "The importance of São Tomé mangroves: perceptions and ecosystem services". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  5. Heumüller, J.; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "Functional diversity of the fish assemblages in the mangroves of São Tomé island (Gulf of Guinea)". Paper presented in VII Congresso Ibérico de Ictiologia, Faro, 2018.
    Published
  6. de Lima, R.F.; Heumüller, J.; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "Diversidade e Fenologia dos Peixes como Ferramentas para Determinar a Diversidade Funcional nos Mangais da Ilha de São Tomé (São Tomé e Príncipe)". Paper presented in 16th Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
  7. Heumüller, J.; Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "Diversidade e Fenologia dos Peixes como Ferramentas para Determinar a Diversidade Funcional dos Mangais da Ilha de São Tomé (São Tomé e Príncipe)". Paper presented in 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
  8. Afonso, Filipa; Brito, Ana C.; Chainho, Paula; de Lima, R.F.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Heumüller, J.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "A importância dos mangais de São Tomé: percepções e serviços ecossistémicos". Paper presented in 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sofia Nogueira; Manuel Curto; Pedro M. Félix; Joshua Heumüller; Filipa Afonso; Diogo Dias; Paula Chainho; et al. "Using DNA Metabarcoding to Uncover the Diet of the Invasive Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in Mangroves from the Island of São Tomé". 2022.
    10.3390/blsf2022013132
Conference poster
  1. Afonso, Filipa; Cristina Ponte Lira; S. Broszeit; M.C. Austen; Melo, Ricardo; Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo M; Brito, Ana C.. "Developing Sustainable Management Strategies using the Natural Capital Approach: a case study on Sado estuary (Portugal)". Paper presented in 4th ESP Europe Conference, 2022.
  2. Afonso, Filipa; Ana C. Brito. "Community perceptions of mangroves: ecosystem services and threats in São Tomé Island (Central Africa)". Paper presented in 26th CERF Biennial Conference, 2021.
  3. Brito, Ana C.; Heumuller, Joshua; Afonso, Filipa; Lima, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Chainho, Paula; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "Fish diversity and phenology as tools for determining functional diversity in mangroves lagoons of São Tomé island (Central Africa)". Paper presented in 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium, 2018.
  4. Brito, Ana C.; Afonso, Filipa; Chainho, Paula; Lima, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Heumuller, Joshua; Ribeiro, Filipe; Félix, Pedro M.. "The Importance of Provisioning Ecosystem Services in the Mangrove Lagoons of São Tomé Island (Central Africa): Resource Assessment and Community Perception". Paper presented in 8th European Coastal Lagoons Symposium, 2018.
  5. Ribeiro, Filipe; Afonso, Filipa; Chainho, Paula; Lima, Ricardo; Félix, Pedro M.; Gonçalves, Márcio; Oquiongo, Gabriel; Heumüller, Joshua. "A diversidade aquática dos Mangais da Ilha de São Tomé". Paper presented in 1º Congresso de Biologia Marinha dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, 2018.
Journal article
  1. F. Afonso; C. Ponte Lira; M.C. Austen; S. Broszeit; R. Melo; R. Nogueira Mendes; R. Salgado; A.C. Brito. "Using semi-automated classification algorithms in the context of an ecosystem service assessment applied to a temperate atlantic estuary". Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101306.
    10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101306
  2. S. Nogueira; M. Curto; C. Gkenas; F. Afonso; D. Dias; J. Heumüller; P. M. Félix; et al. "DNA metabarcoding reveals the diet of the invasive fish Oreochromis mossambicus in mangroves of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea)". Biological Invasions (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03170-9.
    10.1007/s10530-023-03170-9
  3. F. Afonso; C. Palma; A.C. Brito; P. Chainho; R. de Lima; J.A. Heumüller; F. Ribeiro; P.M. Félix. "Metal and semimetal loadings in sediments and water from mangrove ecosystems: A preliminary assessment of anthropogenic enrichment in São Tomé island (central Africa)". Chemosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138973.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138973
  4. Dias, Diogo; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.; Afonso, Filipa; Azevedo e Silva, Francisco; Medeiros, João Paulo; Heumüller, Joshua; et al. "The Role of Insular African Mangroves as Nursery Areas for the Early Life Stages of Fish". Biology and Life Sciences Forum (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/13/1/80.
    10.3390/blsf2022013080
  5. Afonso, Filipa; Félix, Pedro M.; Chainho, Paula; Joshua A. Heumüller; de Lima, Ricardo F.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.. "Community perceptions about mangrove ecosystem services and threats". Regional Studies in Marine Science 49 (2022): 102114-102114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102114.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102114
  6. Afonso, Filipa; Félix, Pedro M.; Chainho, Paula; Heumüller, Joshua A.; de Lima, Ricardo F.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.. "Assessing Ecosystem Services in Mangroves: Insights from São Tomé Island (Central Africa)". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.501673.
    10.3389/fenvs.2021.501673
  7. Heumüller, Joshua; Afonso, Filipa; Chainho, Paula; Lima, Ricardo; Ribeiro, Filipe; Brito, Ana C.; Félix, Pedro M.. "The fish assemblages of the mangroves of São Tomé island (Gulf of Guinea), patterns of functional diversity". Frontiers in Marine Science 5 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00101.
    Published • 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00101
Report
  1. Félix, Pedro M.; Lima, Ricardo; Heumüller, Joshua; Gonçalves, Marcio; Ana Brito; Ribeiro, Filipe; Chainho, Paula; et al. 2021. Melhoria do conhecimento científico sobre a composição e dinâmica dos ecossistemas dos mangais.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/04/20 Natural Capital Approach for the Sado estuary, Portugal, to develop a sustainable management strategy Marine Biological Association 18 Postgraduate Conference
Marine Biological Association (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
2019/08/01 Taxonomic and functional fish diversity in the mangroves of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea) 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/07/31 The importance of São Tomé mangroves: perceptions and ecosystem services 15th European Ecological Federation Congress and 18th National SPECO Meeting
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/06/12 Functional diversity of the fish assemblages in the mangroves of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea) IV Encontro Ibérico de Ictiologia
SIBIC - Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia (Faro, Portugal)
2017/09/10 A importância dos mangais de São Tomé: perceções e serviços ecossistémicos 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/09/10 Diversidade e Fenologia dos Peixes como Ferramentas para Determinar a Diversidade Funcional dos Mangais da Ilha de São Tomé (São Tomé e Príncipe) 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa da Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/07 - 2019/08 EEF Congress - Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals: the main activities developed were organizing support material, receiving participants and organizing daily tasks (2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02)
Conference (Other)
 Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/08 - 2022/08 Poster Presentation "The Natural Capital Approach as a way to achieve Sustainable Management Strategies: a case study on Sado Estuary (Portugal)"
Conference
 4th ESP Europe Conference
2022/07/09 - 2022/07/16 Workshop sobre o uso de dados de imagens de satélite e drones, assim como o uso de machine learning em processamento dos dados
Workshop
 PORTWIMS Summer School on Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom
2021/03/02 - 2021/03/11 Online course about the management of educational projects with Nuno Silva Gomes
Workshop
 ON Line para Aprender, SPP Produções
2019/05 - 2020/12 Participation in field campaigns to collect water and biologic samples to posterior analyses on laboratory (e.g. techniques to assess Chlorophile and Suspended matter present in samples) AQUASADO: Promoting Sustainable Aquaculture in the Sado estuary
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2020/10/17 - 2020/11/14 Sampling campaign on mangroves from São Tomé
Other
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/05 - 2020/06 Sampling and processing of benthonic community Cockles: Co-Operation for Restoring Cockle ShelIfisheries and its Ecosystem Services in the Atlantic Area (AA)
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2020/01/09 - 2020/01/10 Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Workshop, lead by Prof. Melanie Austen and Dr Stefanie Broszeit, from PML, and organised within the scope of the PORTWIMS Project. In this workshop several aspects about the use of Ecosystem Services approaches and provide practical experience were discussed and specific case studies were used
Workshop
 PORTWIMS Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Workshop
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2017/08/01 - 2017/09/01 Sampling campaign on São Tomé for characterization of mangrove systems (biological processes, fish and benthic communities). Moreover to conduct questionnaires with local communities to identify the uses and threats to local mangroves.
Other
 Biodiversidade dos sistemas de mangal de São Tomé e Príncipe
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal