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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Capela, Nuno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
601E-2377-2B06
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7645-3207

Email addresses

  • nuno.capela@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Center for Functional Ecology - Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/02/15 - 2023/04/11
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"The impact of landscape structure and management on the development of Apis mellifera colonies: a multifactorial approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ecologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Climate change effects on Porcellionides sexfasciatus (Isopoda) inhabiting metal contaminated sites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2013
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"n.a." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/06 - 2023/04 Freelance Researcher - Advancing the Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals to Better Protect Insect Pollinators (IPol-ERA) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01/15 - 2018/01/15 Bolseiro de Investigação no projecto "INTERREG POLL-OLE-GI-SUDOE SOE1/P5/E0129" Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2016/03/13 - 2016/12/13 Bolseiro de Investigação Científica em Ecologia de Solo Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015/11/15 - 2016/02/15 Bolseiro de Investigação no projecto “Invasive capacity and reproductive isolation in native and non-native areas from Centaurea species” Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/02 - 2022/01 The impact of landscape composition and disposition on honeybee colonies development in agricultural areas. A multifactorial approach
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BD/133352/2017
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2019 POLL-OLE-GI: Proteção de polinizadores e dos serviços do ecossistema na região SUDOE: o papel das infraestruturas verdes na sustentabilidade de agro-sistemas de oleaginosas
SOE1/P5/E0129
Research Fellow
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31 Improving Bees' Resilience to Stressors by Restoring Harmony and Balance
Grant agreement ID: 101081444
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/03 - 2024/03 CONTROLVESPA - Desenvolvimento de estratégias para CONTROLar a invasão de VESPA velutina
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/CTA-AMB/2123/2020
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022 - 2023 IPolERA - Development of roadmaps for action on advancing the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators
OC/EFSA/ED/2021/01
Researcher
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
 European Food Safety Authority
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 B-GOOD: Giving beekeeping guidance by computational-assisted decision making
Grant agreement No. 817622
Researcher
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Societal Challenges
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 GO-Fitoglobulus - Prevenção e combate ao gorgulho-do-eucalipto, Grupo Operacional (GO) Fitoglobulus
PDR2020-101-031160
2019 - 2021 Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation
C/EFSA/SCER/2017/02
Researcher
European Food Safety Authority
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Ecologia Funcional
UID/BIA/04004/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

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

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - 2021 Towards an Implementation of the EU Bee Partnership Platform for Harmonised data Collection and Sharing Among Stakeholders on Bees and Pollinators
OC/EFSA/SCER/2021/09
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Santos, Soraia; Gouvinhas, Irene; Miguel Maia; Capela, Nuno; Ana I.R.N.A. Barros. Corresponding author: Santos, Soraia. "The role of botanical origin in defining the bioactive potential of honey". Paper presented in 2nd International conference BeSafeBeeHoney - BeeForward: Exploring Beekeeping Innovations and Science, 2025.
  2. Giovanni Cilia; Artur Sarmento; Rossella Tiritelli; Santos, Soraia; Capela, Nuno. Corresponding author: Giovanni Cilia. "Pathogens’ transmission and environmental impacts on wild bee populations in Portugal". Paper presented in Ecoflor 2025. León, Spain, 2025.
  3. Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Coelho, Catarina; Capela, Nuno; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Alves da Silva, António. "Creating a "Landscape Suitability Map" for honeybees as a strategic planning tool for sustainable beekeeping across Europe". Paper presented in 19th COLOSS Conference, 2023.
  4. Simoes, Sara; Martínez, Aingeru; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia; Capela, Nuno; Alves, Joana; da Silva, António Alves; Jones, T. Hefin; Sousa, José Paulo; Canhoto, Cristina. "Annual patterns of litter decomposition in an intermittent stream". Paper presented in 12th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences Virtual Conference, 2021.
  5. Domingues, Caio; Capela, Nuno; Sarmento, Artur; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Silva-Zacarin, Elaine; Malaspina, Osmar; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Domingues, Caio. "A multifactor approach to assess the health status of honeybee colonies in Eucalyptus plantations". Paper presented in SETAC Latin America 13th Biennial Meeting, 2019.
  6. Sarmento, Artur; Capela, Nuno; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Sarmento, Artur. "A novel protocol to get high quality data on hive health and development". Paper presented in 2018 COLOSS Conference, 2018.
  7. Capela, Nuno; Sarmento, Artur; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. "Honey bee dependence on wild flowers in an agricultural landscape". Paper presented in 2018 COLOSS Conference, 2018.
  8. Costa, Dalila; Capela, Nuno; Simoes, Sara; Sousa, José Paulo. "Molecular characterization of collembola biodiversity". Paper presented in EMBO Practical Course "Metagenomics: From the Bench to Data Analysis", 2013.
Journal article
  1. Harriet Hall; Martin Bencsik; Nuno Capela; José Paulo Sousa; Dirk C. de Graaf. "Remote and automated detection of Asian hornets (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) at an apiary, using spectral features of their hovering flight sounds". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110307.
    10.1016/j.compag.2025.110307
  2. Paula Malaquias Souto; Ramzi Mansour,; Artur Sarmento; Nuno Capela; António Aguilar; Henrique M.V.S. Azevedo-Pereira; Cassiana Rebello Carvalho; et al. "Acute contact toxicity of insecticides for the chemical control of the invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". PLOS ONE (2025): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320769.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0320769
  3. Regis Lefebre; Lina De Smet; Anja Tehel; Robert Paxton; Emma Bossuyt; Wim Verbeke; Coby van Dooremalen; et al. "Allele Frequencies of Genetic Variants Associated with Varroa Drone Brood Resistance (DBR) in Apis mellifera Subspecies across the European Continent". Insects (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/6/419.
    10.3390/insects15060419
  4. Nuno Capela; Xiaodong Duan; Elzbieta Ziólkowska; Christopher John Topping. "Modelling foraging strategies of honey bees as agents in a dynamic landscape representation". Food and Ecological Systems Modelling Journal (2024): https://doi.org/10.3897/fmj.5.99103.
    10.3897/fmj.5.99103
  5. Coby van Dooremalen; Zeynep N. Ulgezen; raffaele dall'olio; Ugoline Godeau; Xiaodong Duan; JP Sousa; Marc O. Schäfer; et al. "Bridging the Gap between Field Experiments and Machine Learning: The EC H2020 B-GOOD Project as a Case Study towards Automated Predictive Health Monitoring of Honey Bee Colonies". Insects (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/76.
    10.3390/insects15010076
  6. Nuno Capela; Artur Sarmento; Sandra Simões; Sara Lopes; Sílvia Castro; António Alves da Silva; Joana Alves; et al. "Exploring the External Environmental Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Development". Diversity (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121188.
    10.3390/d15121188
  7. Williams, James Henty; Bordoni, Adele; Bednarska, Agnieszka; Pinto, Alice; Martins, Cátia Ariana Henriques; Henriques, Dora; Sgolastra, Fabio; et al. "Roadmap for action on the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA)". EFSA Supporting Publications 20 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.en-8431.
    10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.en-8431
  8. NUNO CAPELA. "Exposure and risk assessment of acetamiprid in honey bee colonies under a real exposure scenario in Eucalyptus sp. landscapes". Science of The Total Environment 840 (2022): 156485-156485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156485.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156485
  9. NUNO CAPELA. "Sub-lethal doses of sulfoxaflor impair honey bee homing ability". Science of The Total Environment 837 (2022): 155710-155710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155710.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155710
  10. NUNO CAPELA. "High accuracy monitoring of honey bee colony development by a quantitative method". Journal of Apicultural Research (2022): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2098899.
    10.1080/00218839.2022.2098899
  11. Sarmento, Artur; Domingues, Caio; Capela, Nuno; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Domingues, Caio. "Monitoring the effects of field exposure of acetamiprid to honey bee colonies in Eucalyptus monoculture plantations". Science of the Total Environment (2022):
    Under revision
  12. Yoko L, Dupont; Nuno, Capela; Per, Kryger; Joana, Alves; Jørgen A, Axelsen; Mette G, Balslev; Marianne, Bruus; et al. "Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation". (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.en-6695.
    10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.en-6695
  13. Simões, S.; Martínez, A.; Gonçalves, A.L.; Capela, N.; Alves, J.; da Silva, A.A.; Jones, T.H.; Sousa, J.P.; Canhoto, C.. "Annual patterns of litter decomposition in the channel and riparian areas of an intermittent stream". Aquatic Ecology 55 2 (2021): 519-526. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101217412&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10452-021-09841-w
Manual
  1. Project Poll-Ole-GI (2019) Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Technical Guide. https://www.pollolegi. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Technical Guide. 2019.
  2. Project Poll-Ole-GI (2019) Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Policy Guide. https:/www.pollolegi.eu. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Policy Guide. 2019.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Capela, Nuno Xavier de Jesus. "The impact of landscape structure and managemnet on the development of Apis mellifera colonies - a multifactorial approach". PhD, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114453.
  2. Capela, Nuno Xavier Jesus. "Climate change effects on Porcellionides sexfasciatus (Isopoda) inhabiting metalcontaminated sites". Master, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/30969.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/11/01 - 2026/07/15 Evaluate availability and quality of flower resources for pollinators
Supervisor of Margarida Ferreira Barreiro
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/07/01 Avaliação de qualidade de recursos (néctar e pólen) de flora nativa
Supervisor of Jahmali Silva Da Graça
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/06 Avaliação de disponibilidade de recursos (néctar e pólen) de flora nativa
Supervisor of Sueli Melissa Semedo Varela
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/09/26 Comparing waggle dance decoding methods to study honey bees' use of flower resources in an agricultural landscape
Supervisor
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/06/10 Comparison of intre-colonial genetic diversity of the founder and leading edge population of Vespa velutina
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sarra Wassila Maamri (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Hearing expert on new technologies to assess honey bee colony status for the EFSA bee Guidance Document – EFSA
Advisor / Consultant
 European Food Safety Authority, Italy

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/12/01 - 2024/03/31 Candidatura da Livraria do Mondego a Área Protegida de âmbito local - Monumento Natural Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/01/10 Opinião sobre vacina para proteger abelhas da loque Greensavers
2021/02/20 Projecto MUST-B e plataforma EU Bee Partnership (EUBP) Agronegócios

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/05/20 - Current Manhãzitos da 3 - Antena 3 Clima
2025/04/07 - 2025/04/07 Newshour programme - BBC World Service New asian hornet study
2025/03/13 - 2025/03/13 ScienceCast - Uma Conversa com Ciência Honey bee
2024/09/20 - 2024/09/20 90 Segundos de Ciência Resiliencia de abelhas melíferas
2024/05/20 - 2024/05/20 Primeiro Jornal - SIC Dia mundial da Abelha
2024/05/11 - 2024/05/11 Biosfera RTP2 Bzzz: Abelhas em Declínio?
2023/03/25 - 2023/03/25 As palavras do mundo - RTP2 Comportamento de abelhas
2022/05/20 - 2022/05/20 A minha Pilar - ZigZag RTP2 Dia Mundial da Abelha
2019/05/02 - 2019/05/02 Biosfera - RTP2 O mundo das abelhas
2019/03/12 - 2019/03/12 Portugal em Directo - RTP1 Saúde das abelhas de mel

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/03/15 - 2017/04/01 Internship - Honey bee colony assessment Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, France
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best oral presentation - Neonicotinoids in Europe - How Did Research Shape Their Use?
BeSafeBeeHoney 1st Conference, Greece
2023 Best scientific publication in the UC-Life Sciences 2023 edition (biology category)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal