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Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito Machado has a PhD in Biology (2015, University of Aveiro), a Master in Applied Ecology (2005, University of Porto) and a Degree in Biology (2000, University of Porto). She published 26 articles in scientific journals. Has 3 sections of books and 1 abstract book from an intercional meeting as an editor. Organized 1 event, the 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), the XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL). She supervised 2 MSc dissertation, 1 work of course completion of LSc/BSc and 1 Eramus+ trainership. She has received 2 awards. She participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project, Post-doc Fellow in 2 projects and Research Fellow in 6 projects.Currently, she is Principal investigator in 1 project. Works in the areas Biological/ Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Freshwater Ecology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology. In her professional activities interacted with 161 collaborators co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific output are: Mediterranean rivers; Macroinvertebrate communities; Impact-recovery; Resistance-resilience; Catchment management; Functional Biodiversity; Aquatic Ecotoxicology; Wildfires; Lotic ecosystems; Disturbance; Ecological recovery; Functional diversity; Community ecology; Mesocoms.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito Machado

Citation names

  • Machado, Ana Luísa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BF13-142D-6741
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5213-6001

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Education
Degree Classification
2020/02/03 - 2020/02/07
Concluded
Advanced course "Data exploration, regression, GLM & GAM with introduction to R" (Outros)
Highland Statistics Ltd., United Kingdom
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/21
Concluded
Advanced course "Optimizing R for data analysis in Ecology" (Outros)
Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, Spain

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2015/03/10
Concluded
PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Specialty: Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"The effects of Wildfire on Lotic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovado
2011/09/12 - 2011/09/24
Concluded
Advanced course "The Use of Biological Traits in Ecology" (Outros)
Instituto do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010/11/02 - 2010/11/03
Concluded
ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflow and Analysis (Outros)
UNAVE Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Esri, United States
2010 - 2010
Concluded
Advanced course "Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008/11/19 - 2008/11/21
Concluded
Introduction to ArcGIS II (Outros)
UNAVE Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Esri, United States
2008/11/18 - 2008/11/19
Concluded
Introduction to ArcGIS I (Outros)
UNAVE Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Esri, United States
2002 - 2005
Concluded
Master in Applied Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"The Influence of habitat on the distribution of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) on S. Miguel Island (Azores), during the breeding season" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Muito Bom
2004/11 - 2004/11
Concluded
Advanced course "Molecular Ecology, Evolution and Conservation" (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
1996 - 2000
Concluded
Degree in Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"não aplicável" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/05/01 - 2020/10/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/04/15 - 2017/07/15 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2015/07/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2013/04/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2008/05/01 - 2008/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2000 - 2008 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2015/10 - 2018/07 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2016/09 - 2018/02 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/30 PhD fellow ref. SFRH/BD/43936 /2008 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/05/01 - 2020/12/31 ComPET - ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on freshwater environments
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030361
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/05/01 - 2019/04/30 An integrative approach to assess the knock-on effects of psychiatric drugs in the freshwater environment
IF/01420/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/04/15 - 2017/07/15 Monitoring of Portuguese Water Masses
APA MJF 017
Research Fellow
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2015/07/31 IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs
PTDC/AAC-AMB/119433/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/01 - 2013/04 MIDGE - MIcroevolutionary Dynamics and Genetic Erosion in pollution-affected Chironomus populations
PTDC/BIA-BEC/104125/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/29 PhD grant (ref. SFRH/BD/43936 /2008)
SFRH/BD/43936 /2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/05 - 2008/12 INFERNO - the Influence of Forest-firE on River commuNity Organisation
FCT (PTDC/AMB/76006/2006)
FCT (PTDC/AMB/76006/2006)
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2008 Characterization and Management of Game Species in Montalegre Municipal Hunting Region (Hare, Rabbit, Red Partridge and Roe deer)
na
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Montalegre
Cancelled
2000 - 2005 Study of Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in Pico and S. Miguel islands (Azores)
na
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Direcção Regional dos Recursos Florestais

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31 GoBig - GlObal change and BioloGical Invasions: Potamopyrgus antipodarum as a case study
PTDC/CTA-AMB/3702/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pestana, João L. T.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Tacão, Marta. Abstract book of the 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), the XXI Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) & the 21st Meeting of the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO). Aveiro, Portugal: UA Editora. 2022.
    Published • 10.48528/d3sr-zg89 • Editor
Book chapter
  1. Serra S.R.Q.; Cortes R.M.V; Graça M.A.S; Pinto P.; Anastácio P.M.; Machado A.L.; Calapez A.R; Feio M.J.. "Invertebrados [Invertebrates]". In Rios de Portugal. Comunidades, processos e alterações [Rivers of Portugal. Communities, processes and changes], edited by Ferreira V.; Feio M.J.. Coimbra, Portugal: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • 10.14195/978-989-26-1624-7
  2. Monaghan, K.A.; Machado, A.L.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Maia, P.A.; Keiser, J.J.; Abrantes, N.J.; Vidal, T.; et al. "The effects of wildfire on the biosphere". In Forest fires research: beyond burnt area statistics. Portugal, 2011.
  3. Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito. "Galinhola - Scolopax rusticola". In Atlas das aves nidificantes em Portugal (1999-2005). Lisboa, Portugal: ICNB; Assírio & Alvim, 2008.
Conference paper
  1. Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito; Ferrand, Yves; Gossmann, François; Silveira, António M.; Gonçalves, David. "Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) breeding biology in Pico Island (Azores – Portugal)". Paper presented in Sixth European Woodcock and Snipe Workshop - Wetlands International Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group, Nantes, 2006.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. J. L. T. Pestana; Paulino, Inês; Dias, Marcos; Machado, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana Luísa. "The use of Potamopyrgus antipodarum Feeding Rates as a Sensitive Ecotoxicological Endpoint: Effects of Salinity and Niclosamide". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  2. Campos, Diana; Machado, Ana Luísa; M.V.M. Soares, Amadeu; Pestana, J.L.T.. Corresponding author: Pestana, J.L.T.. "Exposure to Artificial Light at Night adversely affects reproductive output in Daphnia magna". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  3. Carmo, Joana; Campos, Diana; Machado, Ana Luísa; J. L. T. Pestana. Corresponding author: J. L. T. Pestana. "Light pollution increases sensitivity of an aquatic insect to thermal stress and pesticide exposure". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  4. Inês Paulino; Quintaneiro, Carla; João L.T. Pestana; Machado, Ana Luísa. "Salinity Tolerance of the New Zealand Mud Snail Patomopyrgus Antipodarum". Paper presented in 2º Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Ecologia (SIBECOL), XXI Congresso da Associação Ibérica de Limnologia (AIL), 2022.
  5. Campos, Diana; Morgado, Rui G.; Silva, Ana Rita; Machado, Ana Luísa; Loureiro, Susana; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pestana, João L. T.. "Potential synergistic effects of organic UV filters on aquatic insects". Paper presented in SIBECOL/AIL Meeting 2022, 2022.
  6. Paulino, Inês; Quintaneiro, Carla; Pestana, João L. T.; Machado, Ana Luísa. "Salinity tolerance of the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum". Paper presented in SIBECOL/AIL Meeting 2022, 2022.
  7. Bordalo, M.D.; A. L. Machado; J. L. T. Pestana. "Life-History Responses of the Non-Biting Midge Chironomus riparius Exposed to Mixtures of Fungal- and Bacterial-Based Insecticides". Paper presented in SETAC Europe Annual Meeting 2021, 2021.
  8. Campos, Diana; Silva, Carlos; Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito; Gravato, Carlos; Pestana, João; Silva, Ana Luísa. "Does the presence of natural particles alter microplastics ingestion and effects in freshwater sediment-dwelling invertebrates?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting (online meeting), 2020.
  9. Bordalo, MD; Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito; Campos, Diana; Coelho, Sónia; Rodrigues, Andreia; Lopes, Isabel; Pestana, João L. T.. "A mesocosm approach for evaluating freshwater macroinvertebrate community responses and ecosystem functioning to field-relevant levels of a Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis bioinsecticide". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting (online meeting), 2020.
  10. Silva, Carlos; Silva, Ana Luísa; Campos, Diana; Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito; Pestana, João; Gravato, Carlos. "Oxidative stress and energy unbalance in Chironomus riparius larvae after ingestion of polyethylene microplastics". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting (online meeting), 2020.
  11. Campos, Diana; Machado, A. Luísa; Cardoso, Diogo; Silva, Ana R.; Silva, Patrícia; Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Simão, Fátima; et al. "Responses of periphyton and benthic macroinvertebrate communities to 4-MBC in stream mesocosms". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting, 2019.
  12. Monteiro, Marta S.; Fraga, M.; Gravato, C.; Silva, C.; Machado, A.L.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Alves, A. C.; Loureiro, S.. "PAH levels in parturient and newborns from Aveiro region, Portugal". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 2018.
  13. Rodrigues, A.C.M.; Machado, A.L.; Bordalo, M.D.; Saro, L. ; Golovko, O.; Zlabek, V. ; Barata, C.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Pestana, J.L.T.. "Combined effects of invasive species and insecticide exposure to freshwater benthic invertebrate community: a mesocosm approach". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, 2017.
  14. Corado, M. Margarida; Machado, A. Luísa; Monaghan, Kieran A.; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.. "The Spatio-Temporal Variability of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Upland Portuguese Streams". Paper presented in 7th Symposium for European Freshwater Science, 2011.
  15. Machado, A. Luísa; Monaghan, Kieran A.; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.. "The Effects of Forest-Fire on Lotic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Portugal: A Chronosequence Study". Paper presented in 2010 ASLO & NABS Summer Meeting, 2010.
  16. Cardia, Pedro; Machado, A. Luísa; Gonçalves, David; Ferrand, Yves; Ferrand, Nuno. "Population Genetic Analysis of ß-Fibrinogen intron 7 in Western Palearctic Populations of the Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola).". Paper presented in Evolution 2004, 2004.
  17. Cardia, Pedro; Machado, A. Luísa; Gonçalves, David; Ferrand, Yves; Ferrand, Nuno. "Analysis of genetic variation in populations of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in the Western Palearctic region". Paper presented in II Iberian Ornithology Meeting, 2003.
Journal article
  1. Campos, Diana; Morgado, Rui G.; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Grabicová, Katerina; Žlábek, Vladimír; Loureiro, Susana; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.. "Toxicity assessment of binary mixtures of BP3 with 4-MBC (UV-filters), and BP3 with DEET (insect repellent) using the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius". Science of The Total Environment 892 (2023): 164594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164594.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164594
  2. Silva, Carlos J.M.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Campos, Diana; M.V.M. Soares, Amadeu; Pestana, João L.T.. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana Luísa. "Combined effects of polyethylene microplastics and natural stressors on Chironomus riparius life-history traits". Environmental Research 213 (2022): 113641. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113641.
    10.1016/j.envres.2022.113641
  3. Barreto, Angela; Santos, Joana; Capitão, Ana; Eusébio, Rodrigo; Pinheiro Damasceno, Évila; Machado, Ana Luísa; Rocha, Luciana S.; et al. "Assessment of diphenhydramine toxicity – Is its mode of action conserved between human and zebrafish?". Environment International 164 (2022): 107263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107263.
    10.1016/j.envint.2022.107263
  4. Silva, Carlos J.M.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Campos, Diana; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana Luísa. "Microplastics in freshwater sediments: Effects on benthic invertebrate communities and ecosystem functioning assessed in artificial streams". Science of The Total Environment 804 (2022): 150118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150118.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150118
  5. Simão, Fátima C. P.; Machado, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pestana, João L. T.. Corresponding author: Machado, Ana L.. "Differential accumulation of PAHs within planarian cephalic and posterior body parts". Ecotoxicology 30 10 (2021): 2132-2135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-021-02466-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s10646-021-02466-7
  6. Bordalo, Maria D.; Machado, Ana L.; Campos, Diana; Coelho, Sónia D.; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Lopes, Isabel; Pestana, João L.T.. "Responses of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to a Bti-based insecticide in artificial microcosm streams". Environmental Pollution 282 (2021): 117030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117030.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117030
  7. Simão, Fátima C.P.; Gravato, Carlos; Machado, Ana Luísa; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.. "Effects of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene on the reproduction and newborn morphology and behavior of the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina". Chemosphere 264 (2021): 128448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128448.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128448
  8. Silva, Carlos J.M.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Campos, Diana; Machado, Ana L.; Pestana, João L.T.; Gravato, Carlos. "Oxidative damage and decreased aerobic energy production due to ingestion of polyethylene microplastics by Chironomus riparius (Diptera) larvae". Journal of Hazardous Materials 402 (2021): 123775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123775.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123775
  9. Simão, Fátima C.P.; Gravato, Carlos; Machado, Ana Luísa; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.. "Toxicity of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina". Environmental Pollution 266 (2020): 115185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115185.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115185
  10. Campos, Diana; Machado, Ana L.; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Silva, Patrícia V.; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Simão, Fátima C.P.; et al. "Effects of the organic UV-filter, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene) camphor, on benthic invertebrates and ecosystem function in artificial streams". Environmental Pollution 260 (2020): 113981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113981.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113981
  11. Monaghan, Kieran A.; Machado, Ana L.; Wrona, Frederick J.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.. "A pseudo time-series reveals the rapid recovery and high variability of benthic macroinvertebrate populations following catchment wildfire". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3289.
    10.1002/aqc.3289
  12. Soares, Mayara Pereira; Machado, Ana Luísa; Hayd, Liliam; Soares, Amadeu; Domingues, Inês. "Effects of pH and nitrites on the toxicity of a cypermethrin-based pesticide to zebrafish embryos". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology (2020): 103351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2020.103351.
    10.1016/j.etap.2020.103351
  13. Abe, Flavia R.; Machado, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Oliveira, Danielle P. de; Pestana, João L.T.. "Life history and behavior effects of synthetic and natural dyes on Daphnia magna". Chemosphere 236 (2019): 124390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124390.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124390
  14. Correia, Daniela; Almeida, Ana Rita; Santos, Joana; Machado, Ana Luísa; Koba Ucun, Olga; Žlábek, Vladimír; Oliveira, Miguel; Domingues, Inês. "Behavioral effects in adult zebrafish after developmental exposure to carbaryl". Chemosphere 235 (2019): 1022-1029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.029.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.029
  15. Almeida, Ana Rita; Tacão, Marta; Machado, Ana Luísa; Golovko, Oksana; Zlabek, Vladimir; Domingues, Inês; Henriques, Isabel. "Long-term effects of oxytetracycline exposure in zebrafish: A multi-level perspective". Chemosphere 222 (2019): 333-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.147.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.147
  16. Prodana, M.; Bastos, A.C.; Amaro, A.; Cardoso, D.; Morgado, R.; Machado, A.L.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Keizer, J.J.; Loureiro, S.. "Biomonitoring tools for biochar and biochar-compost amended soil under viticulture: Looking at exposure and effects". Applied Soil Ecology 137 (2019): 120-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007.
    10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007
  17. Monaghan, Kieran A.; Machado, Ana L.; Corado, Margarida; Wrona, Frederick J.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.. "Seasonal time-series reveal the impact and rapid recovery in richness, abundance and community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates following catchment wildfire". Science of The Total Environment 651 (2019): 3117-3126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.176.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.176
  18. Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Machado, Ana L.; Bordalo, Maria D.; Saro, Liliana; Simão, Fátima C. P.; Rocha, Rui J. M.; Golovko, Oksana; et al. "Invasive Species Mediate Insecticide Effects on Community and Ecosystem Functioning". Environmental Science & Technology 52 8 (2018): 4889-4900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00193.
    10.1021/acs.est.8b00193
  19. Pedrosa, João A.M.; Machado, Ana L.; Cocchiararo, Berardino; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Nowak, Carsten; Pestana, João L.T.. "Assessing the suitability of genetic diversity of Chironomus riparius (Meigen) as an indicator of environmental pollution". Ecological Indicators 78 (2017): 115-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.014.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.014
  20. Alves, Ana Catarina; Monteiro, Marta S.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Oliveira, Mário; Bóia, Ana; Correia, Ana; Oliveira, Nuno; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Mercury levels in parturient and newborns from Aveiro region, Portugal". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 80 13-15 (2017): 697-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2017.1286926.
    10.1080/15287394.2017.1286926
  21. Lima, Ana C.; Sayanda, Diogo; Agostinho, Carlos S.; Machado, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Monaghan, Kieran A.. "Using a trait-based approach to measure the impact of dam closure in fish communities of a Neotropical River". Ecology of Freshwater Fish 27 1 (2017): 408-420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eff.12356.
    10.1111/eff.12356
  22. Ferreira, Nuno G.C.; Morgado, Rui G.; Amaro, António; Machado, Ana Luísa; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "The effects of temperature, soil moisture and UV radiation on biomarkers and energy reserves of the isopod Porcellionides pruinosus". Applied Soil Ecology 107 (2016): 224-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.06.007.
    10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.06.007
  23. Andrade, Thayres S.; Henriques, Jorge F.; Almeida, Ana Rita; Machado, Ana Luísa; Koba, Olga; Giang, Pham Thai; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Domingues, Inês. "Carbendazim exposure induces developmental, biochemical and behavioural disturbance in zebrafish embryos". Aquatic Toxicology 170 (2016): 390-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.11.017.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.11.017
  24. Monaghan, K.A.; Machado, A.L.; Wrona, F.J.; Soares, A.M.V.M.. "The impact of wildfire on stream fishes in an Atlantic-Mediterranean climate: evidence from an 18-year chronosequence". Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 417 (2016): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2016015.
    10.1051/kmae/2016015
  25. Domingues, Inês; Santos, Cátia S. A.; Ferreira, Nuno G. C.; Machado, Luísa; Oliveira, Rhaul; Ferreira, Abel; Lopes, Isabel; Loureiro, Susana; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.. "Suitability of enzymatic markers to assess the environmental condition of natural populations of Gambusia affinis and Daphnia magna—a case study". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187 4 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4429-2.
    10.1007/s10661-015-4429-2
  26. Machado, Ana Luísa; Brito, José Carlos; Medeiros, Vasco; Leitão, Manuel; Moutinho, Carla; Jesus, André; Ferrand, Yves; Gonçalves, David. "Distribution and habitat preferences of Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola in S. Miguel island (Azores) during the breeding season". Wildlife Biology 14 1 (2008): 129-137.
    Published • 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[129:DAHPOE]2.0.CO;2
  27. Machado, A. Luísa; Ferrand, Yves; Gossmann, François; Silveira, António M.; Gonçalves, David. "Application of a roding survey method to the sedentary Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola population in Pico Island, Azores". European Journal of Wildlife Research 54 2 (2007): 205-214.
    Published • 10.1007/s10344-007-0131-1
Magazine article
  1. Machado, Ana Luísa; Gonçalves, David; Ferrand, Yves; Silveira, António M.. "First Data on Woodcock Scolopax rusticola in Pico Island, Azores", Airo, 2002, https://www.airo-spea.com/.
Manual
  1. Machado, Ana Luísa; Pessoa, Patrícia; Sá-Pinto, Xana. ESPÉCIES INVASORAS: O JACINTO-DE-ÁGUA. ASA. 2023.
    Accepted
Newsletter article
  1. Gonçalves, David; Ferrand, Yves; Machado, Ana Luísa; Gossmann, François; Leitão, Manuel; Jesus, André. "Eurasian Woodcock ringing in Azores archipelago (Portugal)", Woodcock And Snipe Specialist Group Newsletter, 2006, https://www.wetlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WSSG-Newsletter32.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito; Monaghan, Kieran Andrew; Soares, Amadeu. "The effects of wildfire on lotic macroinvertebrate communities in Portugal". PhD, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14539.
  2. Machado, Ana Luísa Felgueiras de Brito. "Influência do habitat na distribuição da Galinhola (Scolopax rusticola) na ilha de S. Miguel (Açores) durante a época de reprodução". Master, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/10578.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/30 First data on Portuguese populations of the freshwater invasivesnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum TiBE 2023 Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution
CIBIO/BIOPOLIS (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2023/03/23 Potamopyrgus antipodarum: the profile of a global invader 4-4-4 Talks
CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07 Assessing the impact of the new zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum in portuguese streams SIBECOL/AIL Meeting 2022
Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/11 Does the presence of polyethylene microplastics in freshwater sediments impose a risk to its macroinvertebrate community and ecosystem functioning? Micro 2020 Internacional Conference
2020/10 Are microplastics a macroproblem to freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates? XX Iberian Congress of Limnology
Associação Ibérica de Limnologia
2019/12/18 Microplásticos: comer, sofrer e não crescer! [Microplastics: to eat, to suffer and not to grow!] FCUL Seminars
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05/26 Effects of Oil Sands Bitumen Exposure in Aquatic Ecosystems: An Integrated Ecotoxicological Approach SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) (Helsinki, Finland)
2018/11/28 The effects of Wildfires on Lotic Macroinvertebrate Communities FCUL Seminars
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/05/11 Maternal and pre-natal exposure to harmful substances in Aveiro region. 1st Workshop on Human Biomonitoring in Portugal – Bridging Chemical Exposure to Human Health
Instituto Nacional Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/09 The effects of Carbendazim on zebrafish embryos development and behaviour XIV Brazilian Congress of Ecotoxicology
Sociedade Brasileira de Ecotoxicologia (Curitiba)
2015/09/21 The Influence of wildfire on river communities Workshop “Impacts of wildfires on aquatic systems”
CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/05 Long-term effects of metal pollution in freshwaters: can genetic diversity of Chironomid populations be an indicator of environmental quality? SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting
SETAC - Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Barcelona, Spain)
2015/04 The response of macroinvertebrate community structure and functional composition to wildfire in Portuguese streams IV Encontro Nacional de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas
Departamento de Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro e do CESAM – Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar. (Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/06 Metal contamination, genetic diversity and macroinvertebrate communities of freshwater ecosystems: a multilevel approach in Portuguese freshwater ecosystems XVII Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology
Iberian Limnological Association (Santander, Spain)
2012/07 The Response of Macroinvertebrate Communities Structure and Trait Composition to Wildfire in Upland Portuguese Streams. XVI Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology
Iberian Limnological Association (Guimarães, Portugal)
2011/06 Short-term Effects of Wildfire on Macroinvertebrate Communities in Upland Atlantic-Mediterranean Streams. 7th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences
Iberian Limnological Association (Girona)
2011/06 Species Traits and Habitat Structure Mediate the Impact of Wildfire on Fish in Upland Portuguese Streams 7th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences
Iberian Limnological Association (Girona, Spain)
2010/06 The Effects Of Wildfire on Fish Communities in Upland Mediterranean Streams: Evidence From a Portuguese Chronosequence Survey (1990-2007) ASLO and NABS Summer Meeting 2010
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography & North American Benthological Society (Santa Fe, United States)
2006 Influence of habitat in the distribution of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) on S. Miguel Island (Azores) during the breeding season. V Portuguese Ornithology Congress
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA) (Oeiras, Portugal)
2004 Breeding biology and hunting management of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) on Pico Island (Azores) 3th Insular Forestry Meeting
DRRF Açores & DRF Madeira (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)
2004 The influence of habitat in the abundance and distribution of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) on S. Miguel Island (Azores) 3th Insular Forestry Meeting
IEEE (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)
2003 Methods for the study of Woodcook (Scolopax rusticola). Comemorações do VII Dia Regional do Guarda Florestal
Direcção Regional dos Recursos Florestais dos Açores (Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
2003 Woodcock Breeding Biology and Hunting on Pico Island (Azores – Portugal) Sixth Woodcock and Snipe Workshop
Wetlands International & Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (Nantes, France)
2003 Genetic Variability of the Woodcock: preliminary results obtained from the analysis of the B-fibrinogen intron 7. Sixth Woodcock and Snipe Workshop
Wetlands International & Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (Nantes, France)
2001 Breeding Biology of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) on Pico Island (Azores) – Preliminary results III Portuguese Ornithology Congress
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA) (Castelo Branco, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/07/26 - Current Sensitivity of P. antipodarum populations to different stressors
Supervisor
Eco-Toxicologia e Análise de Risco (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/01 - 2033 Status of the invasive species Potamopyrgus antipodarum in Portuguese streams
Supervisor
Erasmus+ Traineeship (Specialization course)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/27 - 2022/12/13 Monitoring the impact of the invasive species Potamopyrgus antipoderum on Portuguese rivers
Supervisor
Ecologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/29 - 2022/07/14 Predation of Potamopyrgus antipodarum by freshwater native species
Supervisor
Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2021/07 - 2022/07 SIBECOL/AIL Meeting 2022 (Aveiro, Portugal) (2022/07/03 - 2022/07/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2015 - 2018 Scientific monitor in "Ciência Viva" Programme (environmental education for general public)
Workshop
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Scientific monitor in "Academia de Verão" Programme (environmental education for students)
Workshop
What lives among the stones of a river?
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2000 - 2000 Scientific monitor in "Oficinas de Ciência" Programme (environmental education workshops for young students)
Workshop
Alive MicroWorld
Câmara Municipal do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/04 - Current Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2018 - Current Associação Ibérica de Limnologia

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/03/26 - 2018/03/30 Biodiversity Data Analysis (Advanced course) Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Natural Heritage Gestão do Património (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Biology Fruticultura, Viticultura e Enologia (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Biology Gestão do Turismo em Espaço Rural (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/02 Biology Gestão e Qualidade Ambiental (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Biology and Ecology Educação Básica (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Environmental Education Valorização do Património Cultural (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Biology Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Life and Environmental Sciences Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e de Matemática e Ciências Naturais no 2.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Biology of Aging Gerontologia (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Environmental Heritage Valorização do Património Cultural (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Landscape Ecology Valorização do Património Cultural (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Environmental Science & Technology ACS Publications
2022/01 - Current River Research and Applications (1535-1467) Wiley
2022 - Current Ecology and Evolution (2045-7758) Wiley
2022 - Current Environmental Pollution (0269-7491) Elsevier
2021/10 - Current Aquatic Ecology (1573-5125) Springer
2021/06 - Current Ecotoxicology (1573-3017) Springer
2019 - Current Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2018 - Current Hydrobiologia (1573-5117) Springer-Verlag
2018 - Current Limnetica (0213-8409) Asociación Ibérica de Limnología
Distinctions

Award

2016 Best abstract submitted for oral presentation at XIV Brazilian Congress of Ecotoxicology "The effects of Carbendazim on zebrafish embryos development and behaviour"
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2014 Best oral communication at the XVII Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology - "Metal contamination, genetic diversity and macroinvertebrate communities of freshwater ecosystems: a multilevel approach in Portuguese freshwater ecosystems"