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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Inês Laranjeiro Gouveia Santos

Citation names

  • Laranjeiro, Maria I.

Author identifiers

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

Addresses

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

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09 - 2025/06
Concluded
 Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seabirds as bioindicators of environmental health in the Northeast Atlantic and Western Mediterranean" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09 - 2019/12
Concluded
 Erasmus+ internship (Outros)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2017/09 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Ecologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seabirds as biomonitors of metal contamination and environmental health in the North Atlantic" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/06/01 - 2017/07/01
Concluded
 Summer internship (Outros)
Biological Park of Lousã Mountain, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

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

Contract

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

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

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

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lopes, Catarina S.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Lavers, Jennifer L.; Finger, Annett; Provencher, Jennifer F.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Catarina S.. "Seabirds as indicators of metal and plastic pollution". In Seabird Biodiversity and Human Activities, edited by Ramos, Jaime. A.; Pereira, Leonel. Florida, United States: CRC Press, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Ramos, Jaime; Pereira, Jorge M.; Reyes-González, José M.; Lemos, Marco F. L.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "How does foraging in two different environments influences the fatty acid profile of two close-related shearwater species?". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  2. dos Santos, Ivo; Paiva, Vitor H.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Churlaud, Carine; Ceia, Filipe R.; Pais De Faria, Joana; Pereira, Jorge M.; et al. "Assessing the impact of trace element contamination in the physiological condition and health of coastal and oceanic seabirds breeding along the Portuguese coastline". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  3. dos Santos, Ivo; Jaime A. Ramos; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; et al. "Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) as a bioindicator of trace elements and organic contaminants along a gradient of exposure". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  4. Cerveira, L. R.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Ceia, Filipe R.; dos Santos, Ivo; Jorge M. Pereira; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Will seagulls thrive without landfills and fishing discards?". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
  5. Pereira, Jorge M.; Santos, Sara; Martins, Beatriz B.; Ramos, Jaime; A Norte ; Campioni, Letizia; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; et al. "Seabirds as indicators of ocean health: parent-offspring behavioural and physiological responses to experimental changes in food supply.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  6. Villarroya, Alba; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Ramos, Jaime; Ceia, Filipe R.. "A comparative assessment of chemical elements contamination in sympatric seabird species with distinct foraging strategies.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  7. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Pereira, Jorge; Paiva, Vitor H; Lemos, Marco FL; Ramos, Jaime; et al. "Using two close-related shearwater species as bioindicators of chemical pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  8. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luis M. F.; da Silva, Joana M.; Pereira, Jorge M.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Paiva, Vitor H; Marco F.L. Lemos; et al. Corresponding author: Ceia, Filipe R.. "The causes and effects of chemical contamination and drivers of oxidative stress in a wide-ranging seabird". Paper presented in International Conference for Young Marine Researchers - ICYMARE 2021, Berlin, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; dos Santos, Ivo; Ramos, Jaime; Pereira, Jorge M.; Lemos, Marco F. L.; Paiva, Vitor H.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Using two close-related shearwater species as sentinels of marine chemical pollution". Paper presented in 16th International Seabird Group Conference, 2024.
  2. dos Santos, Ivo; Pais De Faria, Joana; Jorge M. Pereira; Cerveira, Lara; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Almeida, Nathalie; Veríssimo, Sara N.; et al. "Understand How Distinct Seabird Foraging Strategies Can Influence Mercury Loads Along a Gradient of Exposure". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  3. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Navarro, Joan; dos Santos, Ivo; Cerveira, Lara; Pereira, Jorge; Bertolero, A; Paiva, V.H.; et al. "Using pelagic and coastal seabirds to compare chemical contamination between the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland., 2023.
  4. Norte, Ana Cláudia; Nuncio, MS; Luz, MT; Pereira, Jorge; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Santos I; et al. "Elusive Borrelia circulating in soft ticks infesting coastal birds in Portugal.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Weimar, Germany., 2023.
  5. Paiva, Vítor H.; Fernandes, R.; Cerveira, L.; Pereira, J.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, I.; et al. "Spatial and behavioural ecology of natural and urban breeding Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) in relation to anthropogenic activities.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., 2023.
  6. Cerveira, L; Matos, D.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Pereira, J.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, S.; Ramos, Jaime; Paiva, V.. "Design and test the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas off Algarve.". Paper presented in 16th International Conference Littoral22, Costa da Caparica, Portugal., 2022.
  7. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Bessa, Filipa; SILVA, ANDREIA V.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Occurrence of microplastics in commercial mid-trophic level fishes along the Portuguese coast". Paper presented in ICYMARE 2021 Berlin, 2021.
  8. Ceia, Filipe R.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Silva, Joana M.; Calado, Joana; A.C. Norte; Paiva, Vitor H.; et al. "Environmental health assessment based on a complementary approach using metal quantification, oxidative stress and trophic ecology of two sympatric gull species (Larus michahellis & Larus audouinii)". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  9. Ceia, Filipe R.; Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Andreia; A.C. Norte; Lemos, M.F.L.; Ramos, Jaime; Novais, Sara C.. "Are low mercury levels in commercial mid-trophic level fishes detrimental? Evidences from oxidative damage assessment". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  10. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Pereira, JM.; Paiva, Vitor; Ramos, Jaime; Lemos, M.F.L.; Ceia, Filipe R.. "The demanding phase of the breeding season: how do stress levels vary in Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) during pre-laying and chick-rearing periods?". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2019.
  11. Silva, Joana M.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M. F.; A.C. Norte; Calado, Joana; Paiva, Vitor H.; Ramos, Jaime; et al. "Does foraging niche have an influence on oxidative stress of two gull species (Yellow-legged gull and Audouin's gull) breeding in sympatry?". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Ana Cláudia Norte; Maria Sofia Núncio; Maria Teresa Luz; Paulo Parreira; Jorge Pereira; Adriana Sofia Domingues; Maria Inês Laranjeiro; et al. "Borrelia circulating in soft ticks infesting colonial breeding seabirds along the Portuguese coast". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102591.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102591
  2. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Joan Navarro; Albert Bertolero; Lara R. Cerveira; Eduarda Pereira; Ivo dos Santos; Jaime A. Ramos; et al. Corresponding author: Laranjeiro, Maria I.. "Spatial and interspecific differences of trace element concentrations in the feathers of pelagic and coastal seabirds from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin 220 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118351.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118351
  3. Pereira, Jorge M.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Domingues, Adriana; Almeida, Ana; Marçalo, Ana; Cascão, Catarina; Silva, Carlos; et al. Corresponding author: Pereira, Jorge M.. "Experimental anthropogenic food restrictions drive short-term foraging and immuno-haematological changes in sympatric breeding gulls". Science of The Total Environment 1003 (2025): 180672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180672.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180672
  4. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Seco, José; Santos, Ivo dos; Bertolero, Albert; Pereira, Eduarda; Coelho, João P.; Pereira, Jorge M.; et al. "Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula". Environmental Pollution 368 (2025): 125820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125820.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125820
  5. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Simões, Tiago; Ramos, Jaime A.; dos Santos, Ivo; Pereira, Jorge M.; Reyes-González, José M.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Foraging in contrasting oceanographic regions impacts the fatty acid profile of two closely related pelagic seabirds". Marine Environmental Research 204 (2025): 106888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106888.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106888
  6. Ivo dos Santos; Jaime A. Ramos; Filipe R. Ceia; Joana Pais de Faria; Jorge M. Pereira; José Seco; Lara R. Cerveira; et al. "The role of seabird foraging strategies on the uptake of mercury: a case study using gulls and shearwaters from the Portuguese coast". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137673.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137673
  7. Ivo dos Santos; Vitor H. Paiva; Ana C. Norte; Carine Churlaud; Filipe R. Ceia; Joana Pais de Faria; Jorge M. Pereira; et al. "Assessing the impacts of trace element contamination on the physiology and health of seabirds breeding along the western and southern coasts of Portugal". Environmental Pollution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124528.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124528
  8. Filipe R. Ceia; Yves Cherel; Andreia V. Silva; Susana Garrido; Maria M. Angélico; Joana M. da Silva; Maria I. Laranjeiro; Jaime A. Ramos. "Drivers of niche partitioning in a community of mid-trophic level epipelagic species in the North Atlantic". Hydrobiologia (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05160-3.
    10.1007/s10750-023-05160-3
  9. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Farré, Marc; Phillips, Richard A.; Quillfeldt, Petra; Bonadona, Francesco; Gémard, Charlène; Daigre, Maximiliano; et al. "Variation among species and populations in bill shape and size in three planktivorous petrels". Marine Biology 169 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-04014-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-021-04014-7
  10. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M. F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Bessa, Filipa; SILVA, ANDREIA V.; Norte, Ana C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. Corresponding author: da Silva, Joana M.. "Accumulation of chemical elements and occurrence of microplastics in small pelagic fish from a neritic environment". Environmental Pollution 292 (2022): 118451-118451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118451.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118451
  11. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M.F.; da Silva, Joana M.; Pereira, Jorge M.; Norte, Ana C.; Paiva, Vítor H.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Year-round element quantification of a wide-ranging seabird and their relationships with oxidative stress, trophic ecology, and foraging patterns". Environmental Pollution 284 (2021): 117502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117502.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117502
  12. Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Alves, Luís M.F.; Silva, Joana M.; Calado, Joana G.; Norte, Ana C.; Paiva, Vítor H.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Assessment of environmental health based on a complementary approach using metal quantification, oxidative stress and trophic ecology of two gull species (Larus michahellis & Larus audouinii) breeding in sympatry". Marine Pollution Bulletin 159 (2020): 111439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111439.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111439
  13. da Silva, Joana M.; Alves, Luís M.F.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Silva, Andreia; Angélico, Maria M.; Norte, Ana C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; et al. "Mercury levels in commercial mid-trophic level fishes along the Portuguese coast – Relationships with trophic niche and oxidative damage". Ecological Indicators 116 (2020): 106500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106500.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106500
Online resource
  1. Ceia, Filipe R.; Cherel, Yves; Andreia V. Silva; Susana Garrido; Maria Manuel Angélico; da Silva, Joana M.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Jaime A. Ramos. Stable isotope data of a community of mid-trophic level epipelagic species in the North Atlantic [Data set].. 2023. https://zenodo.org/records/10378447.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Seabirds as bioindicators of environmental health in the Northeast Atlantic and western Mediterranean". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2025.
  2. "Seabirds as biomonitors of metal contamination and environmental health in the North Atlantic". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/87815.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/12 Oral presentation “Seabirds as bioindicators of environmental health in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea”, for students from the Master in Biodiversity, Fisheries and Marine Conservation; Master in Marine Biology; Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries; Master in Marine Biological Resources (Erasmus Mundus) Coastal and Marine Ornithology Course
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2025/05 Education and Outreach Talk with students from the Master in Ecology from the University of Coimbra, during a fieldtrip to the UNESCO Berlengas' Natural Reserve Master in Ecology fieldtrip to the UNESCO Berlengas' Natural Reserve
Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Peniche, Portugal)
2025/05 Oral presentation “Seabirds and Contaminants” for Marine Biology students of the University of Algarve Introduction to Coastal and Marine Ornithology Course
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2024/12 DCV Talks: “Calonectris shearwaters as bioindicators of mercury distribution along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula” DCV Talks
Department of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/07 Outreach Activities with children during the “European Maritime Day 2024” European Maritime Day
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
2024/05/21 Education & Outreach Talk with Marine Biology students from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria at the UNESCO Berlenga's Natural Reserve Marine Biology students visit to Berlenga
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE (Peniche, Portugal)
2024/02 Journal Club: “Seabirds as biomonitors of chemical contamination in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea” Journal Club
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE (Peniche, Portugal)
2023/11 DCV Talks: “Seabirds as bioindicators of heavy metal contamination in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea” DCV Talks
Department of life Sciences - University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/11 Outreach activities with children and senior adults from the Centro N.ª Sr.ª da Boa Viagem - Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra Encontro MARE 2023
Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra (Leirosa, Portugal)
2023/09 Outreach Activities with children during the “Semana Tanto Mar” at the UNESCO Berlengas' Natural Reserve Semana Tanto Mar
Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Peniche, Portugal)
2023 Education & Outreach Talk: Thematic Day Marine Ecology and Biotechnology (MARE - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria) Thematic Day Marine Ecology and Biotechnology
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE (Peniche, Portugal)
2021/01 Education & Outreach Talk: Oral presentation "Plastic Oceans" for 3rd cycle Basic Education students
Agrupamento de Escolas Gândara Mar (Tocha, Portugal)
2021 Education & Outreach Talk: 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Berlengas Biosphere Reserve 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Berlengas Biosphere Reserve
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas
2021 Education & Outreach Talk: Speed Meeting with students of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) 6th meet.ECO
NEB-AAC: Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Associação Académica de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/09 - Current “Inter-annual variations in diet, trophic and spatial ecology of gull populations with contrasting access to Predictable Anthropogenic Food Sources (PAFS)”
Co-supervisor of Beatriz Gomes Ferrer
 Master in Ecology (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

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

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/12 - Current PADI Open Water Diver Course
Other
 PADI Open Water Diver
AcuaSubOeste Dive Centre, Portugal
2025/08/25 - 2025/09/06 Fieldwork as a volunteer in the Deserta Grande Island (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal)
Other
 LIFE Natura@night project
SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2025/03/24 - 2025/03/28 Master lecturer at "Trophic ecology of marine organisms in past, present and future ecosystems" workshop
Workshop
 Trophic ecology of marine organisms in past, present and future ecosystems
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2024/06/20 - 2024/06/21 Marine Data 4 Coastal Monitoring workshop 2024
Workshop
 Marine Data 4 Coastal Monitoring
Copernicus Marine Service, France
2024/06/14 - 2024/06/16 XV Course on identification, biology and conservation of birds of prey
Workshop
 XV Curso de identificação biologia e conservação de aves de rapina
Reserva da Faia Brava – ATNatureza, Portugal
2023/06 - 2023/06 Oral presentation "Marine pollution and seabirds" during the Seminars on Wildlife Ecotoxicology
Seminar
 Seminars in Wildlife Ecotoxicology
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/04 Workshop “Portugal: Using shearwater and shags as marine litter indicators” from the LIFE SeaBiL project
Workshop
 Portugal: Using shearwater and shags as marine litter indicators
2023 - 2023 XI SPEA's Ornithology Congress & II Macaronesian Ornithology Days
Congress
 XI SPEA's Ornithology Congress & II Macaronesian Ornithology Days
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2023 - 2023 SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland
Congress
 SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2023 - 2023 RUN-EU PLUS workshop on "Storytelling in Science - Introduction"
Workshop
 RUN-EU PLUS Researcher Career Development Training Programme 2023/2024
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV), Austria
2022 - 2022 Education and Outreach Activities during the European Researchers' Night 2022
Festival
 European Researchers' Night
2021/01 - 2021/06 Advanced Course on Laboratory Animal Science equivalent to the FELASA B Category
Other
 II Advanced Course on Laboratory Animal Science
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021 - 2021 ICYMARE 2021 Berlin
Conference
 ICYMARE 2021 Berlin
2020 - 2020 X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA
Congress
 X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2018/04/13 - 2018/04/15 24º Practical Workshop on Wildlife Rehabilitation
Workshop
 24º Practical Workshop on Wildlife Rehabilitation
CERVAS Centro de Ecologia Recuperação e Vigilância de Animais Selvagens, Portugal
2017/12/16 - 2017/12/16 III Ecology Meeting - meet.Eco
Meeting
 III Ecology Meeting - meet.Eco
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/12/17 - 2016/12/17 II Ecology Meeting - meet.Eco
Meeting
 II Ecology Meeting - meet.Eco
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/03/18 - 2016/03/22 XIX National Meeting of Biology Students
Meeting
 XIX National Meeting of Biology Students
ANEBio - Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

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

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) Elsevier
2023 - Current Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) Elsevier
2022 - Current PloS one (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2021 - Current Marine Biology (0025-3162) Springer Nature

Association member

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

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/18 Scientific Oceanographic Cruise - Sarmiento de Gamboa R/V Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2019/09/23 - 2019/09/25 Scientific Oceanographic Cruise - Garcia del Cid R/V Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain