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Joana Vasconcelos. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Doutoramento em Ciências Biológicas em 2017/01/23 pelo(a) Universidade da Madeira, Mestrado em Ciências da Terra e da Vida para o Ensino em 2007/02/27 pelo(a) Universidade da Madeira e Licenciatura em Biologia em 2002/03/01 pelo(a) Universidade da Madeira. É Docente do ensino Básico e Secundário no(a) Secretaria Regional de Educação, Investigador no(a) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Pólo da Madeira e Investigador Contratado no(a) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Publicou 43 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 capítulo(s) de livros. Organizou 5 evento(s). Participou em 25 evento(s). Coorientou 1 dissertação(ões) de mestrado. Orientou 4 trabalho(s) de conclusão de curso de licenciatura/bacharelato. Recebeu 5 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s), Co-Investigador Responsável (Co-IR) em 2 projeto(s), Investigador em 10 projeto(s) e Investigador responsável em 3 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia Marinha, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia Marinha, Ciências Agrárias com ênfase em Agricultura, Silvicultura e Pescas com ênfase em Pescas, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Conservação da Biodiversidade, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Zoologia, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia da Reprodução e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Ecologia. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Trophic cascade; Epifauna; Filamentous algae; Zostera marina meadows ; Swedish west coast; Northern Skagerrak area; Otolith; Von Bertalanffy; Growth determination; Reproduction; Fecundity-type determination; Fecundity estimation ; Age determination; Geometric morphometric analysis; Countour analysis ; Landmarks; Wavelets; Beverton & Holt ; Mortality; Natural mortality ; Fishing mortality; Age at first maturity ; Length at first maturity ; Maturity stages; Black scabbardfish ; Fragmented habitats; Fecundity type determination; Trachurus picturatus; Northeastern Atlantic; Size and age at first maturity; Yield per recruit model; Otolith shape analysis; Geometric morphometrics; Identifying populations; Stock identification; Parasites; Biological tags; Blue jack mackerel; Oceano; Ambiente; Biodiversidade; Impactos antropogénicos; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Vasconcelos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EE13-2152-BBFC
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3880-2554

Email addresses

  • joanapatricia.reis@ulpgc.es (Professional)
  • joana.pr.vasconcelos@madeira.gov.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31
Concluded
 Integrative approach to develop bioindicators of overfishing symptoms in fully-exploited species in areas with different protection and management regimes (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
2017/01/23
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Ciências Biológicas (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Estrutura populacional do chicharro, Trachurus picturatus do Atlântico Nordeste" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2009/09 - 2011/08/31
Concluded
 Profissionalização em Serviço - Biologia e Geologia ( Formação Profissional) (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Major in Sem Ramos - Especialidades
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
 14,14/20
2007/02/27
Concluded
 Ciências da Terra e da Vida para o Ensino (Mestrado)
Major in Biologia e Geologia (Grupo 520)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Contribuição para o conhecimento da biologia da Cavala, Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 do Arquipélago da Madeira" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2004/09 - 2006/02/20
Concluded
 Ciências da Terra e da Vida para o Ensino (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Major in Biologia e Geologia (Grupo 520)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 16/20
2003/09/08 - 2003/10/30
Concluded
 Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Outros)
Major in Formação de Professores e Formadores
Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
2002/03/01
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Ciêntífico
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Contribuição para o conhecimento da idade e crescimento do chicharro, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), na Madeira" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2017/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Pólo da Madeira, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Pólo da Madeira, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/08/31 Researcher (Research) Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
2016/03/01 - 2018/08/31 Researcher (Research) Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2003 - 2015 Researcher (Research) Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2002/11/01 - 2003/07/31 Research Trainee (Research) Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas Direção Regional de Agricultura, Portugal
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas Direção Regional de Agricultura, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - 2022/12 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2020/08 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/10/02 - Current Docente do ensino Básico e Secundário Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
2023/11/06 - 2023/11/10 Scientific stay at State University of New York (SUNY), College of Environmental Science and Forestry Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, United States
2023/10/24 - 2023/10/26 Scientific stay at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU-Aqua) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Institutionen för akvatiska resurser, Sweden
2021/07/01 - 2021/08/31 Scientific stay at Kristineberg Center för Marin Forskning Och Innovation in Fiskebackskill, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
2019/11/15 - 2019/11/28 Scientific stay in Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción in Chile. Carrying out the research project on ¿Migratory cycle of the black scabbardfish in NA. Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción - Campus San Andrés, Chile
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
(...)
2019/07 - 2019/08 Scientific stay at EAWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) in Horw, Luzerne, Switzerland Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Eawag, Switzerland
2018/07/09 - 2018/07/27 Scientific stay at Kristineberg Sven Lovén Center in Fiskebackskill, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
2017/07/31 - 2017/08/02 Scientific stay at University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Department of Biology, Gran Canaria Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2015/04/28 - 2015/05/02 Scientific stay at University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Department of Biology, Gran Canaria Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
(...)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2008/11/17 - 2017 Population structure of the oceanic horse mackerel, Trachurus picturatus from the Northeast Atlantic
22/1080/1974
PhD Student Fellow
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2026/01/01 - 2028/12/31 Otolith Archives of Change: Ecotype Dynamics and Climate Stress in Baltic Herring and Cod
T
Principal investigator
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Campus de Tafira, Spain
 Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Rede de Infraestruturas em Investigação Aquática
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ARNET - Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

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

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UIDB/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04292/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UIDP/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04292/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/12/01 - 2023/11/30 Dinâmica da metacomunidade de espécies com ciclo de vida complexos em ecossistemas explorados
Provided by PTCRIS: EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/07/04 - 2021/08/15 Biodiversity implications of habitat fragmentation in Zostera marina meadows: Implications for conservation and restoration
KVA2020
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
 Göteborgs Universitet
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2021/03/31 Are species with high phenotypic plasticity better adapted to environmental fluctuations? Implications to artisanal fisheries on the SE Pacific coast
UCSC2020
Principal investigator
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Integrative Approach to develop bioindicators of overfishing symptoms in fully-exploited species in areas with differente protection and management regimes
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BSAB/143056/2018
Principal investigator
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/07 - 2019/08 Complex life cycle metacommunities in disturbed landscapes
EAWAG
Researcher
Eawag, Switzerland
 Eawag
Concluded
2017 - 2019 Valorisation of marine products from Macaronesia: tourism, gastronomy and professional training
MAC/2.3d/015
Researcher
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2017 - 2019 Development of technical and scientific conditions, training, transfer of technology and knowledge, aiming to promote the sustainable exploitation and marketing of shellfish in Macaronesia
MAC/2.3d/097
Researcher
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018/07/09 - 2018/07/27 Are natural and human-induced perturbations affecting the same way the marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning?
KVA2018
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
 Göteborgs Universitet
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost region
MARE/2015/06
Researcher
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Concluded
2006 - 2008 Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control
POCTI/CVT/46851/2002
Researcher
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 Deepwater Fisheries Resources of the Central East Atlantic: Assessment of Potential and Dissemination of Results – III
05MAC/4.2/M11
Researcher
Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Observatory in the Network of Fisheries and Marine Environment of Macaronesia – II
MAC/4.2/A2
Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Deepwater Fisheries Resources of the Central East Atlantic: fishing alternatives in Macaronesia – II
03/MAC/4.2/M8
Researcher
Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2003 - 2005 Observatory in the Network of Fisheries and Marine Environment of Macaronesia – I
MAC/4.2/A2
Researcher
Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2003 - 2005 Deepwater Fisheries Resources of the Central East Atlantic - I
MAC/4.2/M12
Researcher
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal

Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
Interreg Europe
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2002 - Current National Data Collection Program (PNRD)
PNRD
Researcher
Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Pescas, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sousa, R.; Delgado, J.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7); Pinto, A.R.; Gouveia, L.; Alves, A.; et al. "Artisanal Harvest of Shellfish in the Northeastern Atlantic: The Example of Limpet and Topshell Fisheries in the Archipelago of Madeira". In Invertebrates – Ecophysiology and Management, edited by Diarte-Plata, G.; Ray, S., 1-18. London, United Kingdom: IntechOpen, 2019.
    Published • 10.5772/intechopen.85728
Conference poster
  1. Vasconcelos, Joana; Otero-Ferrer, J.L.; Jurado-Ruzafa, A.; Lombarte, A.; Hernández-González, C.; Freitas, Mafalda; Andujar, Victor. Corresponding author: Vasconcelos, Joana. "Investigating Aphanopus spp. In the Atlantic waters using otolith contour: converging population hypotheses.". Paper presented in 7th International Otolith Symposium, 2023.
  2. Vasconcelos, Joana; Otero-Ferrer, J.L.; Jurado-Ruzafa, A.; Manjabacas, A.; Andujar, Victor; Lombarte, A.. Corresponding author: Vasconcelos, Joana. "Comparing shape r packages using wavelet functions for connecting fish populations". Paper presented in 7th International Otolith Symposium, 2023.
  3. Andujar, Victor; Vasconcelos, Joana; Jurado-Ruzafa, A.; Otero-Ferrer, J.L.; Massaro, A.; Navarro, M.R.; Hernández, C.. "Using otolith phenotipic variability to infer Potential Population diferences of Scomber colias in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea". Paper presented in Small Pelagic Fish: New Frontiers in Science and Sustainable management, 2022.
  4. Vasconcelos, Joana; Otero-Ferrer, J.L.; Guerra, Airam; Freitas, Mafalda; Tuset, V.M.. Corresponding author: Vasconcelos, Joana. "Who is who? Otolith shape analysis to differentiate two externally identical scabbardfish (Aphanopus spp.)". Paper presented in Virtual International Sclerochronology Conference (vISC), 2022.
  5. Ferro, João; Sousa, Ricardo; Rodrigo Riera; Freitas, Mafalda; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago". Paper presented in International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems: Assessment, Vulnerabilities and management (IS-AR-FIS), 2022.
  6. Vasconcelos, Joana; Caamaño, D.; Tuset, V.M.; Sousa, R.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "How hydrodynamics affects phenotypic plasticity on limpets? Intensity vs. Frequency of events". Paper presented in XXXIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, Iquique, Chile, 27-31st May 2019, 2019.
  7. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, R.; Riera, Rodrigo; Delgado, J.; González, J.A.; Freitas, M.; Henriques, P.. "Different levels of exploitation and geographic distribution of the marine snail Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae): Potential impacts on community size structure". Paper presented in XXXIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, Iquique, Chile, 27-31st May 2019, 2019.
  8. Vasconcelos, Joana; González, J.A.; Leonel Serrano Gordo. "Otolith shape analysis as a tool for stock discrimination of the blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) in the northeast Atlantic". Paper presented in XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, Porto, Portugal, 5-9th September 2016, 2016.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.05.00115
  9. Vasconcelos, Joana; Hermida, M.; Saraiva, A.; González, J.A.; Leonel Serrano Gordo. "The use of parasites as biological tags for stock identification of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the north-eastern Atlantic waters.". Paper presented in XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, Porto, Portugal, 5-9th September 2016, 2016.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.05.00114
  10. Reis, R.; Faria, G.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Alves, A.. "Some aspects of reproductive biology of Scomber colias from Madeira Island.". Paper presented in XVI Simpósio Ibérico de Estudios de Biologia Marina (SIEBM), Alicante, Espanha, 6-10th September 2010, 2010.
  11. Alves, A.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Age and growth of pink dentex, Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810), caught in Madeira Archipelago". Paper presented in ICES Deep-Sea Symposium - Issues Confronting the Deep Oceans (ICDO): The Economic, Scientific, and Governance Challenges and Opportunities of Working in the Deep SeaHorta, Faial, Portugal, 27-30th April 2009, 2009.
  12. Vasconcelos, Joana; Faria, G.; Afonso-Dias, M.. "Biological characteristics of Atlantic chub mackerel landings off Madeira Island (2002-2004)". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  13. Vasconcelos, Joana; Afonso-Dias, M.; Faria, G.. "Spawning season, size and age at first maturity of the chub mackerel (Scomber colias) off Madeira Island". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  14. Vasconcelos, Joana; Alves, A.; Faria, G.. "Age and growth of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus off Madeira Island". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  15. Faria, G.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Reproductive biology of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) off Madeira Archipelago". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  16. Reis, S.; Carvalho, D.; Afonso-Dias, M.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Biological characteristics of Madeira Island black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) landings in the past 20 years (1988-2007).". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  17. Alves, A.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Comparative studies for age and growth of two Sparidae, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus 1758) and Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810), caught in Madeira Archipelago". Paper presented in XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008, 2008.
  18. Vasconcelos, Joana; Alves, A.. "Breve descrição das pescarias de pequenos pelágicos e demersais no arquipélago da Madeira". Paper presented in III National Congress of Biologists - Bioeconomics the 4th wave, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, 25-27th February 2008, 2008.
  19. Alves, A.; Faria, G.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Breve descrição das pescarias de pequenos pelágicos e demersais no arquipélago da Madeira". Paper presented in III National Congress of Biologists - Bioeconomics the 4th wave, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, 25-27th February 2008, 2008.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.1070.5446
  20. Gouveia, N.; Alves, A.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Carvalho, D.. "Confronto dos teores de Mercúrio Total com os parâmetros de crescimento, no Pargo (Pagrus pagrus) e Pargo Capelo (Dentex gibbosus)". Paper presented in Regional Meeting of Biologists, Machico, 14-15th June 2007, 2007.
Journal article
  1. Joana Vasconcelos; Pablo Angulo; Olivia Martínez-Ruiz; Alberto Rodríguez Díaz; Víctor M. Tuset; Rodrigo Riera. Corresponding author: Joana Vasconcelos. "Adaptive Reproductive Strategies of Limpets in a Harvest-Influenced Environment". Fisheries Oceanography (2025): https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12745.
    10.1111/fog.12745
  2. Rodrigo Riera; Joana Vasconcelos; Susanne Baden; Alejandro Martínez; Eduardo Infantes. Corresponding author: Joana Vasconcelos. "Towards a more integrative environmental assessment: Infauna as tool for Zostera marina conservation management". PLOS One (2025): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334934.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0334934
  3. Olivia Martínez-Ruiz; Rodrigo Riera; Víctor M. Tuset; Joana Vasconcelos. Corresponding author: Joana Vasconcelos. "Coastal exposure and artificialization: Drivers of shell shape variation in intertidal limpets". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109344.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109344
  4. Joana Vasconcelos; Claudio D’Iglio; Javier Martinez; Airam Guerra-Marrero; José Otero-Ferrer; Alba Jurado-Ruzafa; Ricardo Sousa; et al. "Clarifying species identity in Aphanopus using wavelet-based otolith shape analysis". PLOS One (2025): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326199.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0326199
  5. Joana Vasconcelos; María Cirera; Ana Rita Vieira; José Luís Otero-Ferrer; Víctor M. Tuset. "Application of shape analysis for the identification of pelagic fish stocks". Hydrobiologia (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-025-05798-1.
    10.1007/s10750-025-05798-1
  6. Rodrigo Riera; Néstor E. Bosch; Eduardo Infantes; Joana Vasconcelos. Corresponding author: Joana Vasconcelos. "Navigating biodiversity patterns in fragmented seagrass mosaics". Scientific Reports 15 (2025): 8729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93015-3.
    10.1038/s41598-025-93015-3
  7. Joana Vasconcelos; José Luís Otero-Ferrer; Antoni Lombarte; Alba Jurado-Ruzafa; Amalia Manjabacas; Víctor M. Tuset. "Choosing wavelet methods for otolith contour studies". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09896-6.
    10.1007/s11160-024-09896-6
  8. Manjabacas, A.; Chic, O.; Garcia-Ladona, E.; Tuset, V. M.; Morros, J. R.; Sayrol, E.; Marti-Puig, P.; et al. "Twenty years of AFORO: New developments and connections enhancing otolith research". Fisheries Research (2025): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/71979221/.
    10.1016/J.FISHRES.2024.107242
  9. Vasconcelos, Joana; Limburg, Karin E.; Oterro-Ferrer, Jose Luis; Tuset, Victor M.. "Phenotypic variation in otolith shape of American shad across eastern North American rivers". Scientific Reports (2025): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/77429903/.
    10.1038/S41598-025-14742-1
  10. Joana Vasconcelos; Jose A. Sanabria-Fernandez; Víctor M. Tuset; Ricardo Sousa; Graça Faria; Rodrigo Riera. "Rising temperatures, falling fisheries: causes and consequences of crossing the tipping point in a small-pelagic community". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09885-9.
    10.1007/s11160-024-09885-9
  11. A. Jurado-Ruzafa; J. Vasconcelos; J.L. Otero-Ferrer; M.R. Navarro; A. Massaro; C. Hernández; V.M. Tuset. "Phenotypic response of a geographically expanding species, Scomber colias: Clues in the fish otolith shape". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108880.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108880
  12. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, Ricardo; Ferro, João; Ana Rita Pinto; Mafalda Freitas; Rodrigo Riera. Corresponding author: Vasconcelos, Joana. "Fecundity, an overlooked life-history trait for coastal management of commercial molluscs?". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): 1173629-1173629. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1173629/full.
    Open access
  13. Vasconcelos, Joana; J. Ferro; R. Sousa; A.R. Pinto; RODRIGO RIERA. Corresponding author: Vasconcelos, Joana. "Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago". Regional Studies in Marine Science 60 (2023): 102849-102849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102849.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102849
  14. Ricardo Sousa; Joana Vasconcelos; Iván Vera-Escalona; Rodrigo Riera. "Occurrence of bacteria potentially pathogenic to humans in a harvested intertidal sea snail". Molluscan Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2022.2028970.
    10.1080/13235818.2022.2028970
  15. Vasconcelos, Joana; Diego Caamaño; Tuset, V.M.; Sousa, Ricardo; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "The shell phenotypic variability of the keyhole limpet Fissurella latimarginata: insights from an experimental approach using a water flow flume". Journal of Molluscan Studies 87 4 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyab043.
    10.1093/mollus/eyab043
  16. Vasconcelos, Joana; Jurado-Ruzafa, Alba; Otero-Ferrer, José Luis; Lombarte, Antoni; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7); Andujar, Victor. "Thinking of Fish Population Discrimination: Population Average Phenotype vs. Population Phenotypes". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.740296.
    Open access • 10.3389/fmars.2021.740296
  17. Vasconcelos, Joana. "Pleistocene expansion, anthropogenic pressure and ocean currents: Disentangling the past and ongoing evolutionary history of Patella aspera Röding, 1798 in the archipelago of Madeira". Marine Environmental Research (2021): 105485-105485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105485.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105485
  18. Vasconcelos, Joana; Riera, Rodrigo. "Major ocean currents may shape the microbiome of the topshell Phorcus sauciatus in the NE Atlantic Ocean". Scientific Reports 11 12480 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91448-0.
    Open access • Published
  19. Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7); Vasconcelos, Joana; Baden, S.; Gerhardt, L.; Sousa, R.; Infantes, E.. "Severe shifts of Zostera marina epifauna: Comparative study between 1997 and 2018 on the Swedish Skagerrak coast". Marine Pollution Bulletin 158 (2020): 11143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111434.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111434
  20. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, R.; Tuset, V.M.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "Island effect in the shell phenotypic plasticity of an intertidal gastropod". Zoology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2020.125802.
    Published • 10.1016/j.zool.2020.125802
  21. Sousa, R.; Pinto, A.R.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "Does harvesting affect the relative growth in Patella aspera Röding, 1798?". The European Zoological Journal 87 (2020): 395-401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1791266.
    Published • 10.1080/24750263.2020.1791266
  22. Sousa, R.; Henriques, P.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Pinto, A.R.; Delgado, J.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "The protection effects of MPAs on intertidal exploited mollusks from an oceanic archipelago". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems 30 4 (2020): 717-729. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3285.
    Published • 10.1002/aqc.3285
  23. Sousa, R.; Vasconcelos, J.; Riera, R.. "Weight–length relationships of four intertidal mollusc species from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and their potential for conservation". Molluscan Research 40 4 (2020): 363-368. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092178149&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/13235818.2020.1809810
  24. Sousa, R.; Vasconcelos, J.; Riera, R.. "Unravelling the effects of exploitation on the size–structure of the intertidal topshell Phorcus sauciatus in harvested and non-harvested Atlantic regions". Regional Studies in Marine Science 38 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089201709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101387
  25. Sousa, R.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7); Pinto, A.R.; Delgado, J.; Henriques, P.. "Potential impact of harvesting management measures on the reproductive parameters of the limpets Patella aspera and Patella candei from Madeira Island". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 226 (2019): 10626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106264.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106264
  26. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, R.; Henriques, P.; Amorim, A.; Delgado, J.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "Two sympatric, not externally discernible and heavily-exploited deep species with coastal migration during spawning season: Implications for sustainable stocks management of Aphanopus carbo and A. intermedius around Madeira". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423.
    Published • 10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423
  27. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, R.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7). "Disentangling exploitation of the intertidal grazer Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in an oceanic archipelago: Implications for conservation". Marine Ecology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12540.
    Published • 10.1111/maec.12540
  28. Vasconcelos, Joana. "Deep stocks avoid competition migrating horizontal and vertically: The example of two scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) targeted by long-liners in grounds next to an oceanic archipelago". Regional Studies in Marine Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100605.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100605
  29. Sousa, R.; Vasconcelos, J.; Henriques, P.; Pinto, A.R.; Delgado, J.; Riera, R.. "Long-term population status of two harvested intertidal grazers (Patella aspera and Patella candei), before (1996–2006) and after (2007–2017) the implementation of management measures". Journal of Sea Research 144 (2019): 33-38. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056611552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.002
  30. Sousa, R.; Henriques, P.; Vasconcelos, J.; Faria, G.; Riera, R.; Pinto, A.R.; Delgado, J.; Hawkins, S.J.. "First observations of hermaphroditism in the patellid limpet Patella piperata Gould, 1846". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99 7 (2019): 1615-1620. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067616605&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1017/S0025315419000559
  31. Freitas, Mafalda; Costa, Luísa; Delgado, João; Jiménez, Sebastián; Timóteo, Viriato; Vasconcelos, Joana; González, José A.. "Deep-sea sharks as by-catch of an experimental fishing survey for black scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) off the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)". Scientia Marina 82 S1 (2018): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04793.03a.
    10.3989/scimar.04793.03a
  32. Vasconcelos, Joana; Sousa, R.; Rodrigo Riera (CC16-7DB1-47E7); Delgado, J.; Faria, G.; Gordo, L.S.. "Stock assessment of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the North-eastern Atlantic". Fisheries Management and Ecology 25 (2018): 233-239. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fme.12289.
    Published • 10.1111/fme.12289
  33. Vasconcelos, J.; Vieira, A.R.; Sequeira, V.; González, J.A.; Kaufmann, M.; Gordo, L.S.. "Identifying populations of the blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) in the Northeast Atlantic by using geometric morphometrics and otolith shape analysis". Fishery Bulletin 116 1 (2018): 81-92. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041925231&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.7755/FB.116.1.9
  34. Sousa, R.; Vasconcelos, J.; Delgado, J.; Riera, R.; González, J.A.; Freitas, M.; Henriques, P.. "Filling biological information gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058060435&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0025315418001054
  35. Freitas, M.; Costa, L.; Delgado, J.; Jiménez, S.; Timóteo, V.; Vasconcelos, J.; González, J.A.. "Deep-sea sharks as by-catch of an experimental fishinsurvey for black scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) off the Canary islands (NE Atlantic),Tiburones de profundidad en las capturas accesorias de una campaña de pesca experimental de pez sable negro (Aphanopus spp.) en las islas Canarias (Atlántico nororiental)". Scientia Marina 82 S1 (2018): 151-154. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85062665743&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3989/scimar.04793.03A
  36. Vasconcelos, J.; Hermida, M.; Saraiva, A.; González, J.A.; Gordo, L.S.. "The use of parasites as biological tags for stock identification of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the North-eastern Atlantic". Fisheries Research 193 (2017): 1-6. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016445940&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.015
  37. Vasconcelos, J.; Faria, G.; Freitas, R.; Gordo, L.S.. "Fecundity regulation strategy of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)". Fisheries Research 190 (2017): 150-156. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85013779725&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.02.009
  38. Graça Costa; Maria Teresa Garcia Santamaria; Joana Vasconcelos; Clara Borges Perera; Egberto Melo-Moreira. "Endoparasites of Trachurus picturatus (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Madeira and Canary Islands: Selecting parasites for use as tags". (2013): https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03707.07A.
    10.3989/scimar.03707.07A
  39. Vasconcelos, Joana; Afonso-Dias, M.; Faria, G.. "Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) spawning season, size and age at first maturity in Madeira waters.". Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 29 (2012): 43-51. http://www.okeanos.uac.pt/storage/2018/08/Vasconcelos-etal2012.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  40. Alves, A.; Vasconcelos, Joana. "Age and growth of the pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) caught off the Madeira Archipelago.". Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 30 (2012): 1-9. http://www.okeanos.uac.pt/storage/2018/06/1_09Alves-Vasconcelos-2012.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  41. Vasconcelos, Joana; Dias, M.A.. "Age and growth of the Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 off Madeira Island.". Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences: 28 (2011): 57-70. http://www.okeanos.uac.pt/storage/2018/08/Vasconcelos_etal_2011.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  42. Vasconcelos, Joana; Alves, A.; Gouveia, E.. "Age and growth of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus off Madeiran archipelago". Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 23 A (2006): 47-57. https://repositorio.uac.pt/bitstream/10400.3/196/1/pp47_57_Vasconcelos_et_al_23A.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  43. Féliz, A. P.; Vasconcelos, Joana; Brazão, C. I.; Aguiar, A. M. F.. "Aspectos Bioecológicos de Hyperaspis pantherina FÜRSCH (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predador de Orthezia insignis BROWNE (Homoptera: Ortheziidae).". Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 30 2 (2004): 347-354. https://www.miteco.gob.es/ministerio/pags/Biblioteca/Revistas/pdf_plagas%2FBSVP-30-02-347-354.pdf.
    Published
Preprint
  1. Joana Vasconcelos; José A. Sanabria-Fernández; Andujar, Victor; Ricardo Sousa; Graca Faria; Rodrigo Riera. "Rising temperatures, falling fisheries in an isolated jurisdiction: consequences of crossing the tipping point in a small pelagic fishery". 2022. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166272125.54859164/v1.
    10.22541/au.166272125.54859164/v1
Report
  1. Vasconcelos, Joana. 2020. Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-sea Fisheries Resources (WGDEEP). ICES Scientific Reports.. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.6015.
  2. Vasconcelos, Joana. 2019. ORFISH - Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost regions - MARE/2015/06. WP2. Raising awareness of the opportunities to develop innovative fishing techniques. Task 2.1 Status and evolution of small-scale fisheries in Outermost Regions (ORs). Deliverable #7. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00628/74011/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Vasconcelos, Joana. "Estrutura populacional do Chicharro, Trachurus picturatus do Atlântico Nordeste". PhD, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/1502.

Other

Other output
  1. Population structure of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the northeast Atlantic. 2017. Vasconcelos, Joana. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33384.67840.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.33384.67840
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/06 INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKER: "The primary sector in touristic islands: the case of artisanal fisheries in Madeira" 1st ISLANDS CONFERENCE
University of Groningen, The Netherlands (Groningen, Netherlands)
2022/09/13 Who is who? Otolith shape analysis to differentiate two externally identical scabbardfish (Aphanopus spp.) Virtual International Sclerochronology Conference (vISC)
2022/07/06 Rising temperatures, falling fisheries in an isolated jurisdiction: consequences of crossing the tipping point in a small-pelagic fishery. International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems: Assessment, Vulnerabilities and management (IS-AR-FIS)
(Las Palmas, Spain)
2017/06/28 Desenvolvimento de condições técnico-científicas, formação, transferência de tecnologia e conhecimento, visando fomentar a exploração e comercialização sustentável de mariscos na Macaronésia - MARISCOMAC (MAC/2.3d/097) Jornada de Presentación de Los Proyectos Aprobados con Cabo Verde en la Primera Convocatoria del Programa MAC 2014-2020 Proyecto Estratégico Hexagone, Praia, Cabo Verde, 28-29th June 2017
(Praia, Cape Verde)
2008/09/09 Age and growth of Atlantic chub macherel, Scomber colias off Madeira Island XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008
Estação de Biologia do Funchal, Câmara Municipal da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/23 - 2030/04/22 Unraveling Individual Variability in Body and Otolith Shapes among Commercially Fish Species
Supervisor
 Doctorado en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ecosistemas Marinos (PhD)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2024/10/23 - 2028/10/22 Unlocking the Secrets of Population Structure in Overexploited Fish Stocks
Supervisor
 Doctorado en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ecosistemas Marinos (PhD)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2025/10 - 2026/04 Erasmus+ Student Mobility for Studies International Mobility (KA171)
Supervisor
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain

Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
2024/02/01 - 2025/05/20 Prácticas Académicas Externas - 120 horas
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2025/03/31 - 2025/05/06 Prácticas Académicas Externas - 120 horas
Supervisor
 Máster Universitario en Gestión Sostenible de Recursos Pesqueros (Master)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2024 - 2025 Intraspecific variability in otoliths of Helicolenus dactylopterus from the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2024 - 2025 Deciphering Mollusk Body Shape Adaptations to Varying Hydrodynamic Conditions and Substrate Types
Supervisor
 Máster U. en Gestión Sostenible de Recursos Pesqueros (Master)
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2024 - 2025 Individual Research Training (IRT) in "Morphotype Diversity in a Small Pelagic Fish Species Across a Temporal Dataset of 30 Years" - 100 horas
Supervisor
 Individual Research Training (IRT) (Master)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2023/09/01 - 2024/06 COASTAL EXPOSURE AND ARTIFICIALIZATION: DRIVERS OF SHELL SHAPE VARIATION IN INTERTIDAL LIMPETS
Co-supervisor
 Máster en Biología Marina (Master)
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2024/02/01 - 2024/05/31 Erasmus+ fellow - Exploring the eco-morphology of Trachurus sp. otoliths
Supervisor
 Master (Master)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Spain

Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy
2024/02/01 - 2024/05/20 Prácticas Académicas Externas - 120 horas
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2024/02/01 - 2024/05/20 Prácticas Académicas Externas
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2024/02/01 - 2024/05/20 Prácticas Académicas Externas
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2023 - 2024 Application of morphometry and shape analysis in the identification of coastal stocks
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2023 - 2024 Fecundity strategy in Patella aspera and Patella crenata from the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)
Supervisor
 Grado en Ciencias del Mar (Degree)
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Spain
2023 - 2024 Prácticas Externas - 450 horas
Supervisor
 Máster en Biología Marina (Master)
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2022/11/07 - 2023/04/06 Project Fellowship: Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM) in Tasks 4-6
Supervisor
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2022/07/31 Quantification of phenotypic variability in the otolith contour of the Atlantic chub mackerel, Scomber colias in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic) - Estágios de Verão Universitários
Supervisor
 Biologia (Other)
Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2022/07/31 Fecundity strategy in limpets from the species Patella aspera from Madeira Island (Atlantic NE) - Estágios de Verão Universitários
Supervisor
 Biologia (Other)
Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/31 Project Fellowship: Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM) in Tasks 2 Fecundity estimation
Supervisor
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/05 Fecundity regulation strategy of the limpet, Patella ordinaria, off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic).
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/05/08 - 2023/05/12 4th meeting and Workshop in the scope of the project Project “Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems” (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM), funded from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, at the Polivalente II building of the Parque Cientifico y Tecnologico of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Esteemed researchers, including Dr. Joana Vasconcelos and Dr. Rodrigo Riera from ULPGC, Dr. Ali Vahdati from the University of Zurich, Dr. Victor M. Eguíluz from IFISC (CSIC-UIB), and fellow Ero (2023/05/08 - 2023/05/12)
Round table (Other)
 Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2023/03/27 - 2023/03/31 3rd meeting and Workshop in the scope of the project Project “Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems” (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM), funded from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, at “NEXO” building of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Esteemed researchers, including Dr. Joana Vasconcelos and Dr. Rodrigo Riera from ULPGC, Dr. Carlos Melián from EAWAG (Switzerland), and fellow Eros Geppi from UMa/ULPGC, actively participated in this event. The meeting provided a platform for th (2023/03/27 - 2023/03/31)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2022/07/06 - 2022/07/08 Member of the scientific committee at the International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems (IS-AR-FIS) (https://isms-canarias.com/isarfis) (2022/07/06 - 2022/07/08)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/01/24 - 2022/01/28 1st Kick-off meeting of project Project “Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems” (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM), funded from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, at the University of Madeira, Madeira Island, Portugal. (2022/01/24 - 2022/01/28)
Round table (Other)
 Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/01/26 - 2022/01/26 Cycle of Lectures within the scope of the project "Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems" (LAPACOM)”, funded from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, at the University of Madeira, Madeira Island, Portugal. URL: https://www.uma.pt/noticias/palestras-por-investigadores-do-projeto-dinamica-da-metacomunidades-de-especies-com-ciclo-de-vida-complexos-em-ecossistemas-explorados/?contentid=75260 (2022/01/26 - 2022/01/26)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/06/12 - Current 2nd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Workshop
 2nd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2017/02/01 - Current Technical Workshop of the South West Waters Advisory Council, Bilbao, Spain. http://www.cc-sud.eu/index.php/fr/agenda-du-ccsud/item/journee-technique
Workshop
 Technical workshop organized by the CCS, which will take place in Bilbao on February 1, 2017 at the NH Villa Hotel in Bilbao.
2025/10/02 - 2025/10/03 ICES Workshop on emerging methods and technologies for the automated analysis of calcified structures (WKETAC)
Workshop
 ICES Workshop on emerging methods and technologies for the automated analysis of calcified structures (WKETAC)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2022/08/08 - 2022/08/28 2nd meeting and Workshop in the scope of the project Project “Metacommunity dynamics of complex life cycle species in exploited ecosystems” (EXPL/MAT-APL/0262/2021, LAPACOM), funded from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, at the EAWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) in Horw, Luzerne, Switzerland.
Workshop
Eawag, Switzerland
2020/04/24 - 2020/05/01 ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP), Copenhagen, Denmark (online)
Round table
 Annual meeting of the working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2019/07/10 - 2019/07/11 Training course in introduction to programming in R by Nuno Brites through We Value
Other
 Training course in introduction to programming in R
We Value, Portugal
2018/07/09 - 2018/07/27 Field surveys to collect epi- and infaunal community in Zostera marina meadows, conducted during July 2018 to compared with former data from same fjords on the SW Swedish coast. These former data have been compiled mainly by Prof. Baden. The main aim is to carry out a comparative spatial and temporal analysis of the epi- and infaunal community, and to a lesser extent, we explore if any species may be considered bioindicator of “good health status” in order to establish a classification of seagrass meadows focused on their epifaunal composition.
Workshop
 Data collected of epi- and infaunal communities from Zostera marina meadows
Göteborgs universitet Marina infrastrukturen, Sweden
2018/04/11 - 2018/04/18 ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Round table
 Annual meeting of the WGDEEP
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2018/03/19 - 2018/03/21 2nd meeting of project ORFISH Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost regions¿, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel. 2nd meeting of project ORFISH
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/15 4rd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Workshop
 4rd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Campus de Tafira, Spain
2018/01/15 - 2018/01/17 3rd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Workshop
 3rd coordination meeting of projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Campus de Tafira, Spain
2017/10/24 - 2017/10/29 1st Kick-off meeting of project ORFISH “Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost regions”, Basse-Terre, Guadalupe.
Workshop
 1st Kick-off meeting of project ORFISH “Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost regions”
2017/10/02 - 2017/10/06 ICES Workshop on the Development of Quantitative Assessment Methodologies based on Life-history traits, exploitation characteristics, and other relevant parameters for category 3–6 stocks (WKLIFE VII), IPMA, Algés, Portugal.
Workshop
 ICES Workshop on the Development of Quantitative Assessment Methodologies based on Life-history traits, exploitation characteristics, and other relevant parameters for category 3–6 stocks (WKLIFE VII)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2017/07/31 - 2017/08/02 Workshop on Biological Sampling (Balistes capriscus and Acanthocybium solandri) in the framework of the projects MARISCOMAC and MACAROFOOD, 31st Jul-2nd Aug 2017, “Sociedad Cooperativa del Mar Pescarestinga”, La Restinga, El Pinar, El Hierro, Canary Islands.
Workshop
 Workshop on Biological Sampling (Balistes capriscus and Acanthocybium solandri)
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2017/04/24 - 2017/05/01 ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Round table
 Annual meeting of the ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP), Copenhagen, Denmark.
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2015/01 - 2015/07 Workshop iTEC - Learning scenarios with interactive technologies Código: 28-DFP-01 9.01/15 Objetivos gerais: Desenvolver competências essenciais poro o século XXl; Desenvolver competências no uso de ferramentas digitais; Criar dinâmicos de trabalho colaborativo entre professores (intra e inter escolas). Objetivos específicos: Explorar recursos tecnológicos poro integrar em cenários de aprendizagem ou usar na sala de aula com os alunos; Criar ou adotar cenários de aprendizagem que utilizem recursos tecnológicos. implementar cenórios de aprendizag
Workshop
 Workshop iTEC - Learning scenarios with interactive technologies
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2015/04/28 - 2015/05/02 ONE week stay in University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Department of Biology, Gran Canaria. Carrying out fish sampling in the scope of the PhD project “Population structure of the oceanic horse mackerel, Trachurus picturatus from the Northeast Atlantic”, under the supervision of Dr. José Antonio González.
Workshop
 fish sampling in the scope of the PhD project “Population structure of the oceanic horse mackerel, Trachurus picturatus from the Northeast Atlantic”
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Campus de Tafira, Spain
2014/07/11 - 2014/07/18 Use of TIC in educational context: Development of audiovisual content directed to pedagogical practice¿ by João Paulo Vaz (50 hours). CONTEÚDOS: -Exposição de conceitos teóricos por meio 'de apresentações multimédia e de demonstrações de ordem prática -Debate entre formador-formandos e formandos-formandos sobre a aplicação prática das aprendizagens -Demonstração prática de procedimentos e replicação destes por parte dos formandos, com espaço e abertura para a reconstrução criativa desses procedimentos -Realização de Exercícios práticos
Workshop
 Use of TIC in educational context: Development of audiovisual content directed to pedagogical practice
Associação Nacional de Professores, Portugal
2010/12/01 - 2011/06/15 Production of Interactive Learning Resources Secretaria Regional da Educação, 1 Dec–15 Jun 2011, Funchal, Madeira (50 hours).
Workshop
 Production of Interactive Learning Resources
Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
2007/10/24 - 2007/10/26 Workshop in resin and paraffin histological techniques in the framework of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002). Departamento de Recursos Marinhos do Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas (INIAP – IPIMAR) and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 24–26 Oct 2007, Lisboa, Portugal.
Workshop
 Workshop in resin and paraffin histological techniques
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera Olhão, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2007/04/19 - 2007/04/23 Workshop in “Software FISAT II (FAO-ICLARN)” By Doctor Victor Manuel Tuset Andújar, researcher of the Canary Institute of Marine Sciences (ICCM), Direção de Serviços de Investigação das Pescas/ Direção Regional de Pescas da Madeira/ Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais, 19–23 Apr 2007, Funchal, Madeira (21 hours). Cálculo de parâmetros de crescimento de populações marinhas mediante análise de progressão modal.
Workshop
 Workshop in “Software FISAT II (FAO-ICLARN)”
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2006/11/20 - 2006/11/22 Workshop in preparation, assembly, cut and reading of otoliths of black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) in the framework of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002). Departamento de Recursos Marinhos do Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas (INIAP – IPIMAR), 20–22 Nov 2006, Lisboa, Portugal.
Workshop
 Workshop in preparation, assembly, cut and reading of otoliths of black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo)
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera Olhão, Portugal
2006/07/05 - 2006/07/06 3rd meeting of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Workshop
 3rd meeting of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002)
Direção Regional de Pescas, Portugal
2006/06/26 - 2006/06/27 2nd meeting of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002), Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal.
Workshop
 2nd meeting of the project “Black scabbardfish in Portuguese waters: conservation measures and quality control” (POCTI/CVT/46851/2002)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal
2004/04/19 - 2004/04/23 Workshop in scientific illustration By Dr. Pedro Salgado, Botanical garden of Madeira, 19–23 Apr 2004, Funchal, Madeira.
Workshop
 Workshop in scientific illustration
Jardim Botânico da Madeira Engenheiro Rui Vieira, Portugal
2003/09 - 2003/10 Training of Pedagogical Competencies AJAMPS – Associação dos Jovens Agricultores da Madeira e Porto Santo, Funchal, Madeira (30 hours).
Round table
 Training of Pedagogical Competencies
Associação de Jovens Agricultores da Madeira e Porto Santo, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Expert on the ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP), where we provide scientific advice on 29 assessment units including stocks of deep-water species like black scabbardfish, present in Madeira (CECAF area).
Member
 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09 - Current Laboratório Natura/Natura Laboratory Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2033 Animal Histology and Physiology / Histologia e Fisiologia Animal Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Fisheries and sampling and analysis strategies (Pesca y estrategias de muestreo y análisis) Sustainable Management of Fishery Resources / Gestión Sostenible de Recursos Pesqueros (Master) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2023 - 2024 Fisheries (Pesquerías) Degree in Marine Sciences (Grado en Ciencias del Mar) (Bachelor (1st cycle)) Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Spain
2022 - 2024 Biological, Population and Fish Parameters International ERASMUS Mundus Joint Master Programme islands and Sustainability (Master Universitario) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2022 - 2023 Animal Physiology / Fisiologia Animal Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Biosystematics / Biossistemática Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Zoology I /Zoologia I Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Study of the medium V / Estudo do Meio (Subject Leader / Professor responsável) Educação Básica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Biological, population and fish parameters Master in Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources (Master Universitario) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2021 - 2022 Animal Physiology (Subject Leader / Professor responsável) Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Zoology I Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Zoology II Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Animal Histology and Physiology (Subject Leader / Professor responsável) Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/08 Animal Histology and Physiology / Histologia e Fisiologia Animal Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/08 Animal Physiology / Fisiologia Animal Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/08 Biosystematics / Biossistemática Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/08 Zoology II / Zoologia II Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/10/06 - 2021/07/31 Zoology I / Zoologia I Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/02 - 2020/08 Environment and Marine Resources / Ambiente e Recursos Marinhos Guias da Natureza (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Análisis y Medición de Biodiversidad Doctorado en Ciencias con mención en Biodiversidad y Biorecursos (Doctor) Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción - Campus San Andrés, Chile
2018 - 2019 Análisis y Medición de Biodiversidad Doctorado en Ciencias con mención en Biodiversidad y Biorecursos (Doctor) Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción - Campus San Andrés, Chile
2009/09 - 2016/03 Ciências Naturais (Ensino básico 3º ciclo) Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current PlosONE (1544-9173)
2019 - Current Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía (0718-1957)
2019 - Current Scientia Marina (0214-8358)
2019 - Current Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers (0967-0637) Elsevier
2018 - Current Fisheries Research (0165-7836) Elsevier
2018 - Current Aquatic Living Resources (1765-2952)
2018 - Current Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (0137-1592)
2018 - 2018 CBM - Cahiers de Biologie Marine (0007-9723 )
Distinctions

Award

2025 August T Larsson gästforskarprogram 2025
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Sweden

Title

2024 Cambridge Linguaskill – English Proficiency Certification C1 or above (CEFR) - 180+
Cambridge English Language Assessment Spain and Portugal, Spain
2022 Evaluación POSITIVA a Profesor/a Contratado/a Doctor/a por las Universidades Públicas Españolas (ANECA) - PCD: 2021-11953
Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, Spain
2022 Evaluación POSITIVA a Profesor/a de Universidad Privada por las Universidades Públicas Españolas (ANECA) - PUP: 2021-11954
2021 Evaluación POSITIVA a Profesor Ayudante a Doctor por las Universidades Públicas Españolas (ANECA) - PAD: 2020-03575
Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, Spain

Other distinction

2025 Equivalência da Licenciatura em Biologia (Ramo Científico), atribuída pela UMa, ao nível académico de “Grado” do sistema de ensino superior espanhol,
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain
2023 Equivalência do Doutoramento em Ciências Biológicas, atribuído pela Universidade da Madeira, ao nível académico de “Doctor” do sistema de ensino superior espanhol (Credencial n.º 2023/Q01565)
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain
2022 Beatriz Galindo grant to attract research talent Call 2022 Junior (code BG22/00069)
Gobierno de España Ministerio de Universidades, Spain
2022 Viera y Clavijo
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain