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I am an Assistant Researcher (CEEC 1st Edition-FCT) at CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Dep. of Biology, Univ. of Aveiro (UAveiro), PT. I graduated in Biology (2003), MSc in Ecology (2005) from University of Coimbra and PhD in Biology (Ecology) (2010), Univ. Lisbon, PT. Worked for 1 year in science management (IP) at Tech Transfer Office - Univ. Coimbra. In 2012, started as a Post-Doc researcher at CESAM-UAveiro and SDU-Southern Denmark Univ. (DK). From 2012-2018, I was awarded 2Post-Doc FCT grants, the latter ceased to start a competitive FCT-CEEC Assistant Researcher contract. My research career guiding thread has been coastal wetlands (CW) functioning/resilience against multiple threats, including climate change. Over my PhD I specialised in nitrogen & metals effects in saltmarsh dynamics and phytoremediation. My first Post-doc targeted seagrass resilience to climate and other changes, focusing on the impacts on EC (BC stock) and seagrass restoration (SDU,DK). In the 2nd Post-doc I targeted saltmarsh spatio-temporal changes (plant zonation shifts, nutrient dynamics, climate change effects). Since 2019, I focused on CW resilience and long-term spatio-temporal changes due to climate, natural/human-driven threats (e.g. invasive species). I specialised in seagrass restoration (PT,DK), conservation/management through a transdisciplinary approach to answer scientific/societal challenges (e.g.BioPradaRia project (MAR2020/EMFF) which I was coordinator). Currently, I¿m coordinating at UAveiro the projects REWRITE (Horizon Europe), which focuses on the REWilding and Restoration of Intertidal Sediment Ecosystems for Carbon Sequestration, Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Support, and the Project CAPTA - Climate Neutrality: Blue Carbon role in the coast of Portugal and Galicia (Interreg VI-A España ¿ Portugal (POCTEP)). I¿m also a team member of the recent funded projects LifeSeagrassRiaWild (LIFE+; WP Leader)), RESTORE4Cs, A-AAgora (Horizon Europe). I worked as a Post-Doc at SDU (DK) (2014) and did an internship at Univ. Maryland (USA) (2009). Participated in International scientific workshops/networks (e.g. TeaCompositionH2O, iSBio Consortium (SoilTeaBag) as UAveiro site coordinator). I am part of networks performing long-term research/monitoring (LTER-PT&Europe), contributing to worldwide databases. I¿ve participated in over 25 R&D Inter/national projects (3 as PI, 2 international as PI at UAveiro; and team member) focused on wetland ecology and conservation, biodiversity and coastal management. In 2020-2022, I was a Seagrass Bioregional Co-Leader of IUCN SSS Group & Red List Authority; Review Editor - Frontiers in Marine Science (Marine Ecosystem Ecology); Topic Editor (2022-present). I have supported management as invited participant by ICNF (2022/23) and data sharing with national administration (ICNF,DGRM). Participated in outreach activities as organizer /invited speaker; TV documentaries and interviews for national/regional newspapers. Regarding academia, I am a lecturer at UAveiro (Wetlands Ecology - BSc level) since 2021. I have been (co-)supervising students and research fellows at UAveiro & Univ. Algarve (2 Post-docs, 1PhD student, 6MSc and 7BSc), internships of 2 PhD students (DK). Since 2003 (BSc), I¿ve (co)authored 36 ISI papers; 7 book chapters; 1 book; 2 technical reports. I have published with international teams (600 co-authors, several institutions and countries) and contributed to >60 presentations at international/national conferences. I have achieved an h-index=18, w-index=6, with a total of 1500 citations (Scopus).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Isabel Francisco Sousa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1A11-42A5-49DD
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0783-5177
Researcher Id
C-1532-2010
Scopus Author Id
15756573500

Email addresses

  • anaisousa@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 234 247182 Ext.: 22786 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Biologia & CESAM - Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Education
Degree Classification
2006/01/01 - 2010/12/21
Concluded
Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecology
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"PhD Thesis: Nitrogen and metals as multiple stressors affecting the auto-remediation role of salt marshes: consequences to the ecosystem services" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aproved with distinction and loud
2003/09 - 2005/05
Concluded
Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"MSc Thesis: Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. spores" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Muito Bom /Very good
1998 - 2003
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Ramo de Investigação / Research
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/04/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2019/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2018/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2014/04 - 2014/09 Postdoc (Research) Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
2011/09 - 2012/05 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/04/01 - Current TraceLands - Ecogeomorphic Trajectories in Ria Formosa Wetlands
PP0090200
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Space Agency
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - Current RESTORE4C - Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits
101056782
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Commission

Horizon Europe
Ongoing
2023 - Current REWRITE - REWilding and Restoration of Intertidal Sediment Ecosystems for Carbon Sequestration, Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Support (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal)
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Commission
2023 - Current LIFE SeagrassRIAwild - Mariculture for Ria de Aveiro subtidal seagrass Rewilding
101114362
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2023 - Current CAPTA - Climate Neutrality: Blue Carbon role in the coast of Portugal and Galicia ((Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal)
968_CAPTA_1_E
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2018 - 2023 GLOW - The Global Wetlands Project - A global index to improve coastal wetland health. (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal)
Researcher
Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus, Australia

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/06 - 2022/12 BioPradaRia - Restoration, management and conservation of biodiversity and biological resources associated with Ria de Aveiro seagrass ecosystems.
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
MAR2020 Operational Programme, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), European Union, Portugal 2020
Concluded
2017/06 - 2022/06 PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021 - 2022 PAMP_it_UP - PAMPas grass control in the University of Aveiro campus, in marginal areas of Ria de Aveiro
Appl. n.º 47 / Aviso n.º 10096/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Concluded
2019/05 - 2021/12 RemedriGrass - Seagrass beds as green and blue infrastructures for ecosystem restoration
PTDC/CTA-AMB/29647/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/07 CtLight - Effects of light on the photobiology and growth of the commercially valuable macroalgae Codium tomentosum
PTDC/BIA-FBT/30979/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06 - 2019 C-GRASS – Seagrass meadows: Blue carbon spatio-temporal changes at Murtosa region (Ria de Aveiro)
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Institut écologie et environnement
Concluded
2016/06 - 2018/12 BLUE-C-RISE - Coastal wetlands Blue Carbon storage: nature based solutions to mitigate sea level rise effects (FCT Pos-Doc research fellow)
SFRH/BPD/107823/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06 - 2018/05 SOILSALT - Benchmark of soil salinization on "Baixo Vouga Lagunar” before the floodbank construction
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Institut écologie et environnement
Concluded
2014 - 2017 NOVAGRASS - Innovative Eelgrass Restoration Techniques
Researcher
Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Danish Strategic Science Foundation
2012/06/01 - 2016/05 SEAGRASS MEADOWS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND OTHER HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES: IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (FCT Pos-Doc Research fellow)
SFRH/BPD/795372/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/10 - 2014/09 LAGOONS - Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/06 ECOSAM - Effects of Carbon Dioxide increase on Salt Marshes
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - LA 17 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/MAR/LA0017/2011
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/09 - 2012/05 Project INOV C - Innovation Ecosystem (MaisCentro/QREN) (Pos-Doc fellow)
NA
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2010/12 NITROGEN ENRICHMENT AND HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION, AS MULTIPLE STRESSORS AFFECTING THE AUTO-REMEDIATION ROLE OF SALT MARSHES: CONSEQUENCES TO THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (SFRH/BD/23634/2005) (FCT PhD student fellow)
SFRH/BD/23634/2005
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/03 - 2010/08 EEMA – Ecological quality status of coastal and transitional waters
POVT-03-0133-FCOES-000017
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
INAG - Portuguese Water Institute.
Concluded
2007/01 - 2009/05 MECTIS - Metal Cycling and Sediment Dynamics in Tagus Estuary: Influence of Salt Marsh Plants and Fishes
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004/10 - 2005/09 Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. spores / Estudos dos factores que controlam o desenvolvimento de esporos de macroalgas oportunistas (Enteromorpha spp.) em sistemas estuários (FCT MSc student fellow)
SFRH/BM/19131/2004
Master Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current BiCOME - Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean: Monitoring with Earth observation (European Spacy Agency's - Biodiversity+ Precursors) - Collaborator
Researcher
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom

Nantes Université, France

HYGEOS, France
European Space Agency

European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Ongoing
2019/04/01 - Current C-Wetlands - Blue C as Indicator for Coastal Wetlands Sustainability under Human & Climate-Related Hazards (CEECIND/00962/2017) (FCT Assistant researcher contract)
CEECIND/00962/2017
CEECIND/00962/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/12/01 - 2025/12/31 A-AAGORA - Blueprint for Atlantic-Arctic Agora on cross-sectoral cooperation for restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate resilience through transformative innovation
101093956
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar
LA/P/0094/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
UID/AMB/50017/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/06 - 2019/05 eLTER H2020 project - Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem; Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure (LTER Ria de Aveiro is one of the Virtual Access (VA) sites in the H2020 project eLTER) - Collaborator
GA: 654359
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2016/09 - 2017/10 RESTORE - Phytoremediation of saline soils using Salicornia ramossisima
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Institut écologie et environnement
Concluded
2015/03 - 2017 MARSH-C-LEVEL - The role of Baixo Vouga Lagunar salt marshes on carbon storage as an ecosystem service: Effects of sea level rise
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Institut écologie et environnement
Concluded
2011/09 - 2015/03 LTER-RAVE - Long term monitoring in the Ria de Aveiro: towards a deeper understanding of ecological, environmental and economic processes
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2023/02 - Current SEAREST-BC: SEAgrass RESToration in Ria de Aveiro and Blue Carbon sequestration
x
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - Current iSBio Consortium (Soil Tea Bag) - International Soil Biogeography Consortium for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation of Soil communities (AISousa - PI from Univ. Aveiro)
Other
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2017 - 2020 TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative (Principal Investigator from Univ. Aveiro)
Other
Deakin University, Australia

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2015 - 2019 TeaComposition Initiative - Global Litter Decomposition Initiative (Co-PI from Univ. Aveiro)
Other
Concluded
2005 - 2005 RIzosfera - Rhizosphere biogeochemistry and its relevance for toxicity endpoints and phytoremediationtrações
POCTI/CTA/48386/2002
Other
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Lillebø AI (Eds.); FL Alves, L Sousa, J Soares; AI Lillebø, M Dolbeth, AI Sousa, H Queiroga, A Aleixo, O Ameixa, A Soare. LAGOONS. 2014. Gestão integrada de lagunas costeiras europeias no contexto das alterações climáticas: A Ria de Aveiro. (Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change: The Ria de Aveiro). Portugal. 2014.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Lillebø, Ana I.; Teixeira, Heliana; Sousa, Ana I.. "Challenges in the Operationalization of the Concept of Ecosystem Services in Coastal Areas". In Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00218-x
  2. Ameixa, Olga MCC; Sousa, Ana I.. "Saltmarshes: Ecology, Opportunities, and Challenges". In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Life Below Water, edited by Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T.. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing (http://www.springer.com/978-3-319-98535-0), 2020.
    Published
  3. Lillebø AI, OMCC Ameixa, LP Sousa, AI Sousa, JA Soares, M Dolbeth and FL Alves. "The Physio-geographical background and the Ecology of Ria de Aveiro (Chapter 03)". United Kingdom, 2015.
  4. Lillebø AI, C Spray, FL Alves, P Stålnacke, JA Soares, LP Sousa, AI Sousa, V Khokhlov, Y Tuchkovenko, A Marin, J Loret,. "European coastal lagoons: an integrated vision for ecosystem services, environmental SWOT analysis and human well-being (Chapter 19)". In Coastal Lagoons in Europe: Integrated Water Resource Strategies. 2015.
  5. Marín A, J Lloret, J Velasco, C Bello, AI Lillebø, AI Sousa, AMVM Soares, Y Tuchkovenko, O Tuchkovenko, J Warzocha, R Ko. "Lagoons response using key bio-indicators & and implications on ecological status (WFD) (Chapter 17)". In Coastal Lagoons in Europe: Integrated Water Resource Strategies, 167-177. International Water Association (IWA), 2015.
    Published
  6. Lillebø, A.I.; Sousa, A.I.; Flindt, M.R.; Pereira, M.E.; Duarte, A.C.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Nutrient cycling in salt marshes: An ecosystem service to reduce eutrophication". 135-160. 2010.
  7. Sousa, Ana I.. "Nutrient cycling in salt marshes: an ecosystem service to reduce eutrophication (Chapter 5)". In Eutrophication: Ecological effects, sources, prevention and reversal. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Carneiro, Inês; Carrasco, A. Rita; Didderen, K.; Sousa, Ana I.. "Preliminary results of salt marsh transplants in rewilded coastal wetlands". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2023, 2023.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15449
  2. Dolbeth, Marina; Vânia Freitas; Crespo, Daniel; Faião, Rita; Oliveira, Vitor Hugo; Costa, Dimítri de Araújo; Ribeiro, Tiago; Sousa, Ana I.; Coelho, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Coelho, João Pedro. "Side effects of a seagrass recolonization experiment to rehabilitate coastal ecosystems". Paper presented in ECSA 59, Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas, San Sebastian, 2022.
    Published
  3. Carrasco, A. Rita; Sousa, Ana I.. "Tracking ecogeomorphologic states in renaturalized wetlands in Portugal". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2022, 2022.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4476
Journal article
  1. Ana I. Sousa; Nordlund, L. M., Unsworth, R. K. F., ... Sousa AI, ... Wilkes, R.. "One hundred priority questions for advancing seagrass conservation in Europe". Plants, People, Planet (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10486.
    10.1002/ppp3.10486
  2. V.H. Oliveira; B.A. Fonte; F. Costa; Ana I. Sousa; B. Henriques; E. Pereira; M. Dolbeth; S. Díez; J.P. Coelho. "The effect of Zostera noltei recolonization on the sediment mercury vertical profiles of a recovering coastal lagoon". Chemosphere 345 (2023): 140438-140438. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140438.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140438
  3. Daniel Crespo; Rita Faião; Vânia Freitas; Vitor Hugo Oliveira; Ana I. Sousa; João Pedro Coelho; Marina Dolbeth. "Using seagrass as a nature-based solution: Short-term effects of Zostera noltei transplant in benthic communities of a European Atlantic coastal lagoon". Marine Pollution Bulletin (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115762.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115762
  4. Buelow, Christina A.; Connolly, Rod M.; Dunic, Jillian C.; Griffiths, Laura; Holgate, Briana; Lee, Shing Yip; Mackey, Brendan G.; et al. "Enabling conservation theories of change". Nature Sustainability 7 1 (2023): 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01245-y.
    Published • 10.1038/s41893-023-01245-y
  5. B.A. Fonte; V.H. Oliveira; A.I. Sousa; C.B. Lopes; B. Henriques; M.E. Pereira; E. Figueira; et al. "Zostera noltei response to transplantation into historically Hg-contaminated sediments (A mesocosm experiment): Growth, bioaccumulation and photosynthetic performance". Chemosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139374.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139374
  6. Genua-Olmedo, Ana; Verutes, Gregory M.; Teixeira, Heliana; Sousa, Ana I.; Lillebø, Ana I.. "A spatial explicit vulnerability assessment for a coastal socio-ecological Natura 2000 site". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1086135.
    10.3389/fmars.2023.1086135
  7. Moreira-Saporiti, Agustin; Teichberg, Mirta; Garnier, Eric; Cornelissen, J. Hans C.; Alcoverro, Teresa; Bjork, Mats; Bostrom, Christoffer; et al. "A trait-based framework for seagrass ecology: Trends and prospects". Frontiers in Plant Science (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58358571/.
    10.3389/FPLS.2023.1088643
  8. Buelow Christina A., Rod M. Connolly, Mischa P. Turschwell, Fernanda Adame, Gabby Ahmadia, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Pet. "Ambitious global targets for mangrove and seagrass recovery". Current Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.013
  9. Eger, Aaron M.; Earp, Hannah S.; Friedman, Kim; Gatt, Yasmine; Hagger, Valerie; Hancock, Boze; Kaewsrikhaw, Ratchanee; et al. "The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting". Biological Conservation 266 (2022): 109429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429
  10. Flindt M.R., Oncken N.S., Kuusemae K., Lange T., Aaskoven N., Winter S., Sousa AI, Rasmussen E.K., Canal-Verges P., Conn. "Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)". Journal of Sea Research (2022): 102177-102177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177.
    10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177
  11. Valentina Costa; Mogens R. Flindt; Marta Lopes; J. Pedro Coelho; Ana F. Costa; Ana I. Lillebø; Ana I. Sousa. "Enhancing the resilience of Zostera noltei seagrass meadows against Arenicola spp. bio-invasion: A decision-making approach". Journal of Environmental Management (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113969.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113969
  12. Sievers, Michael; Brown, Christopher J.; Buelow, Christina A.; Pearson, Ryan M.; Turschwell, Mischa P.; Fernanda Adame, Maria; Griffiths, Laura; et al. "Global typologies of coastal wetland status to inform conservation and management". Ecological Indicators 131 (2021): 108141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108141.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108141
  13. Costa, Valentina; Serôdio, João; Lillebø, Ana I.; Sousa, Ana I.. "Use of hyperspectral reflectance to non-destructively estimate seagrass Zostera noltei biomass". Ecological Indicators 121 (2021): 107018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107018.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107018
  14. Brown Christopher J. , Maria F. Adame, Christina A. Buelow, Marieke A. Frass (...) Ana I Sousa (...) R. Connolly. "Opportunities for improving recognition of coastal wetlands in global ecosystem assessment frameworks". Ecological Indicators (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107694.
    In press • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107694
  15. Kwon TaeOh, Shibata Hideaki, (...) Djukic Ika, TeaComposition Network* (*incl. Sousa AI). "Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes". Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4 (2021): 90. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480.
    Open access • Published
  16. Sousa A I., Silva J. Figueiredo, Azevedo A., Lillebø A.I.. "Blue Carbon stock in Zostera noltei meadows at Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Portugal) over a decade". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50425-4.
    10.1038/s41598-019-50425-4
  17. Martinez-Lopez J., Teixeira H., Morgado M., Almagro M., Sousa A.I., Villa F., Balbi S., Genua-Olmedo A., Nogueira A.J.A.. "Participatory coastal management through elicitation of ecosystem service preferences and modelling driven by coastal squeeze". Science of the Total Environment (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.309.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.309
  18. Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; et al. "Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons". Journal for Nature Conservation 44 (2018): 50-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009.
    10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009
  19. Djukic, Ika; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg; Beier, Claus; Berg, Björn; Verheyen, Kris; et al. "Early stage litter decomposition across biomes". Science of The Total Environment 628-629 (2018): 1369-1394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012
  20. Kuusemae K., von Thenen M., Lange T., Rasmussen E.K., Pothoff M., Sousa A.I., Flindt M.R.. "Agent Based Modelling (ABM) of eelgrass (Zostera marina) seedbank dynamics in a shallow Danish estuary". Ecological Modelling (2018): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380018300115.
    10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.01.001
  21. Bueno-Pardo J., Garcia-Seoane E., Sousa A.I., Coelho J.P., Morgado M., Frankenbach S., et al. "Trophic web structure and ecosystem attributes of a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)". Ecological Modelling (2018):
    10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.03.009
  22. Sousa, Ana I.; Valdemarsen, Thomas; Lillebø, Ana I.; Jørgensen, Lisbeth; Flindt, Mogens R.. "A new marine measure enhancing Zostera marina seed germination and seedling survival". Ecological Engineering 104 (2017): 131-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.04.004.
    10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.04.004
  23. Sousa, Ana I.. "Effect of spatio-temporal shifts in salinity combined with other environmental variables on the ecological processes provided by Zostera noltei meadows". Scientific Reports (2017):
    DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-01359-2
  24. Sousa, A.I.; Santos, D.B.; Silva, E.F.D.; Sousa, L.P.; Cleary, D.F.R.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Lillebø, A.I.. "'Blue Carbon' and Nutrient Stocks of Salt Marshes at a Temperate Coastal Lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)". Scientific Reports 7 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010739072&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • 10.1038/srep41225
  25. Lillebø, A.I.; Somma, F.; Norén, K.; Gonçalves, J.; Alves, M.F.; Ballarini, E.; Bentes, L.; et al. "Assessment of marine ecosystem services indicators: Experiences and lessons learned from 14 European case studies". Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 12 4 (2016): 726-734. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84987819613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ieam.1782
  26. Sousa, L.P.; Sousa, A.I.; Alves, F.L.; Lillebø, A.I.. "Ecosystem services provided by a complex coastal region: Challenges of classification and mapping". Scientific Reports 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960904876&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep22782
  27. Cleary, D.F.R.; Polónia, A.R.M.; Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Queiroga, H.; Gomes, N.C.M.. "Temporal dynamics of sediment bacterial communities in monospecific stands of Juncus maritimus and Spartina maritima". Plant Biology (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84965031141&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/plb.12459
  28. Azevedo, A.; Sousa, A.I.; Lencart E Silva, J.D.; Dias, J.M.; Lillebø, A.I.. "Application of the generic DPSIR framework to seagrass communities of Ria de Aveiro: A better understanding of this coastal lagoon". Journal of Coastal Research SPEC. ISSU (2013): 19-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883781929&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2112/SI65-004
  29. Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Risgaard-Petersen, N.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Denitrification: An ecosystem service provided by salt marshes". Marine Ecology Progress Series 448 (2012): 79-92. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857621022&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/meps09526
  30. Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Influence of multiple stressors on the auto-remediation processes occurring in salt marshes". Marine Pollution Bulletin 62 7 (2011): 1584-1587. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959364233&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.025
  31. Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "The influence of Spartina maritima on carbon retention capacity in salt marshes from warm-temperate estuaries". Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 4-6 (2010): 215-223. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951298630&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.02.018
  32. Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: Contribution to ecosystem health". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 87 4 (2010): 640-646. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951025293&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.007
  33. Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Caçador, I.; Pardal, M.A.. "Contribution of Spartina maritima to the reduction of eutrophication in estuarine systems". Environmental Pollution 156 3 (2008): 628-635. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55649108415&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.022
  34. Sousa, A.I.; Caçador, I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.. "Heavy metal accumulation in Halimione portulacoides: Intra- and extra-cellular metal binding sites". Chemosphere 70 5 (2008): 850-857. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36348973923&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.012
  35. Sousa, A.I.; Martins, I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Flindt, M.R.; Pardal, M.A.. "Influence of salinity, nutrients and light on the germination and growth of Enteromorpha sp. spores". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 341 1 (2007): 142-150. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845931139&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.020
  36. Pereira, L.; Sousa, A.; Coelho, H.; Amado, A.M.; Ribeiro-Claro, P.J.A.. "Use of FTIR, FT-Raman and 13C-NMR spectroscopy for identification of some seaweed phycocolloids". Biomolecular Engineering 20 4-6 (2003): 223-228. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0043166651&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S1389-0344(03)00058-3
Online resource
  1. Sousa, Ana I.. Benthic Intertidal Vegetation from the Tagus Estuary and Aveiro Lagoon (GBIF dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x). 2022. https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x.
    https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x
  2. Sousa, Ana I.; Stacey Trevathan-Tackett. Corresponding author: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett. StoryMap (content contributor): TeaComposition H2O: Reading Tea Leaves to Save the Planet. How scientists are using tea bags to measure carbon preservation in wetlands across the world - TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative. Coordinator: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett (Australia). Ria de Aveiro sites highlighted. https://arcg.is/10qb0T. 2021. https://arcg.is/10qb0T.
  3. Sousa, Ana I.; Ana Isabel Lillebo; da Silva, José Figueiredo. Zostera noltei seagrass meadows spatial distribution at LTER site Ria de Aveiro lagoon in 2014 (GBIF dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ucf7eb). 2019. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9756e0d8-2234-4219-82e6-fde1c1b45314.
Preprint
  1. Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea; Cortizas, Antonio Martinez; Sousa, Ana I.. "Aerobic and anaerobic potential microbial consumption of salt marsh soils organic matter". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2751051/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-2751051/v1
  2. Crespo, Daniel; Faião, Rita; Freitas, Vânia; Oliveira, Vítor Hugo; Sousa, Ana Isabel; Coelho, João Pedro; Dolbeth, Marina. "Short-Term Effects of a Seagrass Transplant in the Local Benthic Communities of a European Atlantic Coastal Lagoon". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4358475.
    10.2139/ssrn.4358475
Report
  1. 2019. BioPradaRia, 2019. 1st Participatory Workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site - Ria de Aveiro and Baixo Vouga Lagunar. Results from the 1st Participatory Workshop of the Projects BioPradaRia and Saltfree II (A Ria de Aveiro e o Baixo Vouga Lagunar, Portugal. 2019. Resultados do Primeiro Workshop Participativo dos Projetos BioPradaRia e SaltFree II. Destaque No. 1) 8pp..
  2. Lillebø, A.I. Sousa, H. Queiroga, J. Soares, A. Aleixo. 2014. LAGOONS. 2013. Results of the problem based science analysis: The Ria de Aveiro Lagoon. LAGOONS Report D3.2.1. 50 pp. (FP7. Grant agreement 283157). http://lagoons.web.ua.pt/.
    10.2172/1149024
  3. Lloret J, Bello C, Marín A, Lillebø AI, Sousa AI, Lopes I, Drgas A, Warzocha J, Kornijów R, Tuchkovenko Y, Khokhlov V. 2013. LAGOONS. 2013. Ecosystem threshold response to the main environmental factors. LAGOONS Report D3.3. 102pp (FP7-Grant agreement 283157). http://lagoons.web.ua.pt/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sousa, Ana I.. "Nitrogen and metals as multiple stressors affecting the auto-remediation role of salt marshes : consequences to the ecosystem services". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/2342.
  2. Sousa, Ana I.. "Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. Spores". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2005.
  3. Sousa, Ana I.. "Seaweeds, its potential and uses; Inventory of Seaweeds of the Central Coast of Portugal (Leiria-Peniche) (Macroalgas Marinhas, suas potencialidades e utilizações; Inventariação de Macroalgas da Zona Centro da Costa Portuguesa (Leiria – Peniche))". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, 2003.
Website
  1. Sousa, Ana I.. BioPradaRia Project website (MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0020). 2020. https://biopradaria.weebly.com.

Artistic / Performance

Curatorial / Museum exhibition
  1. 2022. "ESA Photo Exhibition - French and Portuguese Coasts under the Satellites Eyes | As Costas Francesa e Portuguesa sob o olhar dos satélites". In ESA - European Spatial Agency - Portugal Space and National Centre for Spatial Studies. Program Cross Season Portugal-France 2022 (Temporada Cruzada Portugal-França). Participation in Photo selection and Description/Caption.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/08 A stepwise approach to improve Zostera noltei seagrass meadows resilience through counteracting Arenicola spp. bioturbation IMCC6 - 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (16-28 Aug)
IMCC6 - 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (Germany)
2019/07 Current status, conservation and restoration of seagrass meadows: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) as a show case 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding ecology in sustainable development goals
EEF & SPECO (Lisboan, Portugal)
2019/06 Seagrass meadows Status and Restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Natured Based-Solutions to mitigate loss of Biodiversity and ES provisioning The EU Biodiversity Strategy beyond 2020 - Research insights and needs for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe
EKLIPSE / ALTER-Net (Ghent, Belgium)
2019/01 C-GRASS - Seagrass meadows: Blue carbon spatio-temporal changes at Murtosa region (Ria de Aveiro) 6eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja
OHM- Estarreja (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/01 SOILSALT: Benchmark of soil salinization on "Baixo Vouga Lagunar" before the floodbank construction 6eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja
OHM- Estarreja (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/12/07 Alien species at seagrass meadows and associated habitats: concerns and restoration measures to promote biodiversity Workshop “Alien species in a changing world”
CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/03/22 Ria de Aveiro salt marshes: blue carbon relevance and changes occurring at Baixo Vouga Lagunar (Invited speaker)
Instituto de Educação e Cidadania - IEC (Mamarrosa, Portugal)
2018/02/02 Ria de Aveiro Wetlands: the straight link to the city and the meaning of preserving it (Invited speaker) Wetlands for a sustainable urban future - Workshop
ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P. (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/01 - Current Soil organic matter dynamics of blue carbon deposits
Supervisor of Dr. Nerea Piñeiro Juncal
Pos-doctoral research fellow (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022 - Current Population dynamics, phenology and reproduction of Zostera noltei seagrass
Supervisor
MSc in Sea Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - Current Ecogeomorphological response of coastal marshes to climate change
Co-supervisor
PhD Program in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Corals ex-situ sexual reproduction and applications on habitats restoration
Supervisor
Applied Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Organic matter degradation by microbial communities in blue carbon ecosystems
Supervisor
BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Coastal wetlands renaturalization
Supervisor
BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09 Carbon sequestration in Coastal wetlands (Sequestro de Carbono em Zonas Húmidas Costeiras)
Supervisor of Carlos Gonçalo Pinho
BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09 Seagrass restoration: success evaluation through imagery processing
Supervisor of Daniel Pereira
BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2019/12 - 2021/02 Species distribution models of native and invasive species associated to seagrass meadows at Ria de Aveiro (MSc Research fellow - BioPradaRia Project)
Co-supervisor of Diana Sousa Guedes (MSc)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Seagrass meadows restoration and conservation (ERASMUS+)
Supervisor of MSc Carmen Poveda Aguilar
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10 - 2020/12/31 Recovery and conservation of biodiversity of seagrass meadows and associated benthic macrofauna, in the Ria de Aveiro (Pos-Doc research fellow - BioPradaRia Project)
Supervisor of Dr. Valentina Costa
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Seagrass meadows (Zostera noltei) restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): evaluation of transplanting techniques / Recuperação de pradarias marinhas (Zostera noltei) na Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Avaliação de técnicas de transplante (MSc Thesis)
Supervisor of Ana Filipa Albuquerque Costa
MSc in Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Efeitos da exposição prolongada a Radiações Eletromagnéticas na Entomofauna de áreas urbanas
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Cravo e Azevedo
Research project (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Insect community structure in the Baixo Vouga Lagunar saltmarshes: influence of saline intrusion and sea level rise
Co-supervisor of Miguel Ângelo Bastos
MSc in Applied Ecology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Limiting factors of estuarine primary productivity: effects of autoshading in the photosynthetic activity of Zostera noltei / Fatores limitantes da produtividade primária estuarina: efeitos do auto-ensombramento na atividade fotossintética de Zostera noltei
Co-supervisor of Vânia Araújo
Research project (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Macrofauna functional groups associated with Zostera noltei meadows in Ria de Aveiro: potential use of epibenthic macrofauna in bioremediation
Supervisor of Joana Ferreira de Paiva Morais Soares
Research project (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/07/25 - 2023/07/25 2nd Participatory workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site, in the scope of BioPradaRia project (including local associations, fisherman, bait diggers). (2023/07/25 - 2023/07/25)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12 Seagrass meadows@Ria de Aveiro - Restore to accelerate climate action and biodiversity conservation / Pradarias Marinhas@Ria de Aveiro - Restaurar para acelerar a ação climática e conservar a biodiversidade (participation of stakeholders from different sectors: public administration, local associations, citizens, etc) (2021/12)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10 1st Participatory workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site, in the scope of BioPradaRia and Saltfree II projects (including public administration, business, environmental managers, local associations, citizens). (2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/12/07 - 2018/12/07 Workshop: Alien species in a changing world. CESAM, University of Aveiro. (Including stakeholders participation) (2018/12 - 2018/12)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Final seminar of the project MARSH-C-LEVEL - The role of Baixo Vouga Lagunar salt marshes on carbon storage as an ecosystem service: Effects of sea level rise. (Dissemination of the project results to the Baixo Vouga Lagunar stakeholders, as an Open Session for citizens, local communities, public administration, municipalities). Estarreja Library (Aveiro). (2016 - 2016)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Invited particiant to a Debate about Carbon Capture Systems - Expresso project 50 to 2050 (50 experts invited to 10 debates)- Moderated by João Moleira, journalist (National TV channel - SIC) https://expresso.pt/iniciativaseprodutos/projetos-expresso/2021-02-16-Cada-fogo-destroi-anos-de-captura-de-carbono https://expresso.pt/iniciativaseprodutos/projetos-expresso/2021-03-08-O-dificil-equilibrio-entre-a-economia-e-o-clima
Round table
2022 - 2022 Invited Speaker - Webinar "Aquatic Forests - Seagrass meadows" celebrating the World Earth Day, organised by SOA/OHP - Sustainable ocean Alliance - Ocean Hub Portugal.
Seminar
"Aquatic Forests - Seagrass meadows" celebrating the World Earth Day, organised by SOA/OHP - Sustainable ocean Alliance - Ocean Hub Portugal
2022 - 2022 Invited Speaker - Sea Talk: Blue Carbon Ecosystems and climate change - World Ocean Day celebrations - Maritime Museum of Ílhavo - CIEMar Ílhavo (Portugal) - Target audience: regional and local population (Science communication/ Outreach)
Seminar
2021/03 - 2021/03 Invited speaker - "Blue carbon and wetlands role on climate change mitigation / Carbono Azul e o papel das zonas húmidas na mitigação das alterações climáticas"
Symposium
XII Jornadas de Engenharia do Ambiente – JEAmbi 2021 do Instituto Superior Técnico
2020/09/15 - 2020/09/17 Training Workshop "Blue Carbon workshop on restoring Coastal Wetlands & Seagrass Meadows" by EU project Life Blue Natura. Online event. Role: participant.
Workshop
Blue Carbon workshop on restoring Coastal Wetlands & Seagrass Meadows
International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Spain, Spain
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/30 Sizing the Blue Carbon: Estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems, Blanes, Spain. International Hands-on Course | EU project Life Blue Natura (LIFE14CCM/ES/000957)
Other
Sizing the Blue Carbon: Estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12 Modulation of Hermetia illucens Lipid Profile by Incorporation of an Invasive Macroalgae – A Multigenerational Approach
(Thesis) Main arguer
Maria Fernandes Louzado (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/11 Blue Carbon and Nitrogen sequestration capacity of restored Zostera marina meadows in the Arrábida Natural Park
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ángela Herrero Fernández (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/06/04 Climate Change Factors And The Effect On Enhalus Acoroides Seedlings
(Thesis) Main arguer
Suci Rahmadani Artika (PhD)
Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia
2021/02/19 Study of the Salicornia ramosissima fatty acid profile, for its nutritional valorization and geographical origin assessment
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ana Carolina Soares Veríssimo (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/02/04 Evaluation of provisioning and regulation services in Guiné-Bissau mangroves / Avaliação de serviços de provisão e de regulação nos mangais da Guiné-Bissau
(Thesis) Main arguer
Giselle Ermelinda Alvarenga Gomes Dias (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/12/19 Seagrass meadows (Zostera noltei) restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): evaluation of transplanting techniques / Recuperação de pradarias marinhas (Zostera noltei) na Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Avaliação de técnicas de transplante
Supervisor
Ana Filipa Albuquerque Costa (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/12/19 Effects of the gall midge Baldratia salicorniae infestation on Salicornia ramosissima
(Thesis) Main arguer
João Carlos Rodrigues Rebelo (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/12/19 Salicornia ramosissima as food: microbiological, nutritional and sensorial quality of glasswort from Ria de Aveiro
(Thesis) Main arguer
Mariana Pereira da Silva Cardoso (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/07 - 2022/07 Session chairman - Ecological restoration | Conference: 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) | XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) | 21st National Congress of Ecology of the Portuguese Ecological Society - SPECO SIBECOL/AIL/SPECO | University of Aveiro | CESAM
2014/05 - 2014/05 Session Chairman - ‘Shifts in biodiversity and ecosystems functioning’. Conference: ECSA 54 – Coastal systems under change: tuning assessment and management tools" - Sesimbra, Portugal ECSA - Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association https://ecsa.international/event/2014/ecsa-54-coastal-systems-under-change-tuning-assessments-and-management-tools

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11 Participative Process of the Management Plan of SCA (Special Conservation Area) and SPA (Special Protection Area) of Ria de Aveiro (coastal lagoon) and SCE of Vouga River. Led by ICNF - National Institute for Nature and Forests Conservation. Discussion and contributions to the concerning the Management Plan and Complementary Conservation Measures to be included. Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Wetlands Ecology (Biology and Geology BSc degrees) - Biology Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal Wetlands Ecology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - Current Member of the scientific committee, follow-up as External Examiner - PhD student Elisa Calvo Martin, in the scope of the DOMAR PhD program at University of Vigo (Spain). Thesis entitled “Esteiros subterráneos na Ría de Vigo: fontes agochadas de solutos cara as augas costeiras”. Supervisors: Dr. Ibánhez and Prof. Álvarez-Salgado.
Evaluator
Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2018 - Current Interview for Antena 1 Radio show “Click” - Ria de Aveiro seagrass meadows fluctuations and impacts on blue carbon / Flutuações nas pradarias da Ria de Aveiro e impacto no carbono azul, by Catarina Lázaro. https://www.rtp.pt/play/p384/e366316/click Research ongoing in the scope of C-GRASS (CNRS/OHMI) project
2023 - 2023 Participation in BioPradaRia Project Videos - Lenga-Lenga Films (MCCosta; CCAlmeida) (9 min & 3 min videos) - Dissemination and Outreach BioPradaRia - Seagrass restoration, conservation & management (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07 - 2022/07 Participation on TV-RTP (National Portuguese TV) Documentary "Ecomare - Research and Marine Species Rescue" (45min) - Specific topic I addressed: Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon (Link to BioPradaRia project) https://www.rtp.pt/play/p10504/ecomare-investigacao-e-salvamento-de-especies-marinhas Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon - Link to BioPradaRia project
2021/11 - 2021/11 Participation on the RTP3 (National Portuguese TV) - TV series/ documentary - UAU! - Science with no limits - OCEANS - Ep. 1 (15 min). Specific topic I addressed: Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon (Link to BioPradaRia project). https://www.rtp.pt/play/p9566/e581922/uau-ciencia-sem-limites Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon
2021 - 2021 Interview for the radio show 90 seconds of science (90 segundos de ciência) by Adriano Cerqueira (Ana Sousa. At the University of Aveiro, a group of researchers is trying to recover seagrass meadows at Ria de Aveiro.) https://www.rtp.pt/play/p2936/e550339/90-segundos-ciencia Research ongoing in the scope of proiect BioPradaRia (MAR2020/EMFF) and on the Blue Carbon storage
2021 - 2021 Participation in the Video of LTsER- Ria Aveiro platform - Porbiota - Speco (https://youtu.be/c0zn9xxc9X4) https://www.porbiota.pt/en/
2019 - 2019 Participation in the video “CESAM Infrastructures - ALTER–Net – PORBIOTA”, in the scope of PORBIOTA (FCT) project. Ria de Aveiro LTsER- Long Term Socio-Ecological Research platform and research ongoing description. http://www.cesam.ua.pt/files/Cesam_Infraestruturas.mp4?rel=0 http://www.cesam.ua.pt/index.php?menu=4635&language=eng&tabela=post
2018 - 2018 Participation in a didactic video entitled “Carbon capture and storage” in the scope of EduCO2cean project (Science-Technology-Society Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean) - EC funding - ERASMUS+ - Strategic Partnership for Schools Education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXMGuIG10Vw Carbon capture and storage

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science | Research Topic Editor: Coastal Rewilding as a Nature-Based Solution Frontiers
2021 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystems Ecology (Review Editor) Frontiers
2007 - Current Reviewer activity: Aquaculture Research; Environmental & Experimental Botany; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science; J Exp Marine Biology and Ecology; J. of Phycology; Ecological Indicators; Marine Ecology; Chemistry and Ecology; Aquatic Botany; Marine Poll Bull; Frontiers in Marine Sciences
Distinctions

Award

2008 Prize Luiz Saldanha/Ken Tenore (FLAD/IMAR) - Luso-American Foundation for Development / Institute of Marine Research)
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2007 Friday Harbour Laboratories Grant
University of Washington Department of Biology, United States