Afonso Ferreira (DE1E-2AFD-6446)

Curriculum Vitae

Afonso Ferreira

Afonso Ferreira (PhD in Marine Sciences from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon in 2024) is a early career researcher at MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET, specializing in ocean colour remote sensing and phytoplankton ecology. His research combines in situ and satellite data to study various marine ecosystems, from the Portuguese coast to Antarctica, aiming to understand phytoplankton responses to climate change and their implications for the oceans. He has participated in more than 12 high-profile national and international projects and several oceanographic expeditions, including four Antarctic campaigns and one Atlantic Meridional Transect. He is the author of over 20 scientific papers published in the last five years, including one in the prestigious Nature Communications, and has delivered multiple presentations at international conferences. He was awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship (2022) and served as Invited Assistant Professor at FCUL (2023 and 2024).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Afonso Ferreira

Citation names

Ferreira, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: DE1E-2AFD-6446
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2670-8125
Google Scholar ID: 8zcZlUkAAAAJ
Researcher Id: Y-3832-2018
Scopus Author Id: 57212092879

Email addresses

ambferreira@fc.ul.pt (Professional)

Addresses

MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/624 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/01/01 - 2024/11/12 Concluded	Marine Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Honour and distinction (by unanimity)
2017/01/11 Concluded	Marine Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Phytoplankton response to nutrient pulses in an upwelling region: microcosms experiments" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2014/06/24 Concluded	Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/06/24 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Hidrografico, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2015/09/16 - 2018/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/22 - 2024/06/23	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/01/01 - 2024/06/01	Bolseiro de Doutoramento (PhD Studentship)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal (...)

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/06/24 - Current	Caracterização geral de áreas aquícolas para estabelecimento de culturas marinhas (AQUIMAR) MAR-02-01-01-FEAMP-0107 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Hidrografico, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Programa MAR2020
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Caracterização geral de áreas aquícolas para estabelecimento de culturas marinhas (AQUIMAR) MAR-02-01-01-FEAMP-0107 Research Fellow Instituto Hidrografico, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Programa MAR2020 Ongoing
2017/11/06 - 2018/12/31	Dynamics of phytoplankton community through remote sensing: an assessment of eutrophication processes and environmental quality (PHYTOTROPH) FCT IF/00331/2013 Research Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/04/16 - 2017/11/06	SOPHIA - Knowledge for Marine Environment Management EEA Grants PT02-0007 Researcher Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Portugal Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning, Norway Norsk institutt for luftforskning, Norway	EEA Grants Concluded
2015/09/16 - 2016/04/16	SOPHIA - Knowledge for Marine Environment Management EEA Grants PT02-0007 Research Fellow Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Portugal Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning, Norway Norsk institutt for luftforskning, Norway	EEA Grants Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025 - Current	PHYTO-CCI - PHYTOplankton biomass and diversity Climate Change Initiative XXXXXXX Researcher Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/01/01 - Current	MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente UID/MAR/04292/2019 FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2024/10/01 - Current	PHYTO-SHIFT - Understanding PHYTOplankton community composition SHIFTs in the North Antarctic Peninsula PROPOLAR2024-2025-PHYTOSHIFT Researcher	Programa Polar Português (PROPOLAR)
2024/02/06 - Current	Khione - Pairing science and tourist biodiversity assessments: grassroots for an Antarctic monitoring scheme KHIONE Researcher Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal	ARICE-PONANT Concluded
2024 - 2027	ImpactANT - IMPACTo das mudanças climáticas na biodiversidade e resiliência dos ecossistemas marinhos na região da Península ANTártica CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT Nº 08/2023 - Linha 2 Researcher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira, Brazil Universidade da Região de Joinville, Brazil Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Aquáticos do Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, United States Institut Des Substances et Organismes de la Mer, Nantes Université, France European Commission Joint Research Centre, Belgium University of Pretoria, South Africa National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche – IMEV, Sorbonne University, France Instituto Antártico Chileno, Chile Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile University of St Andrews Scottish Oceans Institute, United Kingdom Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands The University of British Columbia, Canada Griffith University, Australia Instituto Antártico Argentino, Argentina	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia Inovações e Comunicações Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2023/12/31	EcoPelagos - Response of the pelagic ecosystem to climate change in the Southern Ocean Projeto CNPq 442637/2018-7 Researcher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia Inovações e Comunicações Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação
2020/09/01 - 2023/09/01	4DATLANTIC EBUS PRIMUS - PRIMary-productivity in Upwelling Systems 4DATLANTIC EBUS PRIMUS Researcher European Space Agency, France Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2021/09/30	PHYTO-UP - Response of two Southern Ocean PHYTOplankton Species to climate-driven changes in the UPper ocean PROPOLAR-PHYTOUP Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Programa Polar Português (PROPOLAR) Ongoing
2018 - 2021	PORTWIMS - Portugal Twinning for innovation and excellence in marine science and Earth observation 810139 Researcher FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Alfred-Wegener-Institut fur Polar und Meeresforschung Forschungsstelle Potsdam, Germany Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Horizon 2020 Concluded
2019/11/01 - 2020/10/31	FACT - Links between phytoplankton dynamics and climate Forcing in NW AntarCTica PROPOLAR2020-FACT Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Programa Polar Português (PROPOLAR) Ongoing
2018/11/01 - 2019/12/31	PHYTO-NAP - Resposta do fitoplâncton às tendências climáticas na Península Antártica Norte PROPOLAR2018-2019-PHYTO-NAP Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Programa Polar Português (PROPOLAR) Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Domingos, Isabel; Gameiro, Carla; Ferreira, Afonso; Adão, Helena; Amorim, Ana; Brotas, Vanda; Cabral, Henrique; et al. Ecossistemas da Plataforma Continental (ISBN: 978-989-99601-9-0). Lisboa, Portugal: DGRM - Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos. 2017. Published
Book chapter	Botta, Silvina; Mendes, Carlos Rafael Borges; Seyboth, Elisa; de Lima, Renan Costa; Cebuhar, Julieta Denise; Costa, Raul Rodrigo; Ferreira, A.; Secchi, Eduardo Resende. "The Southern Ocean pelagic ecosystems around the Antarctic Peninsula". In Aquatic Biomes, 303-322. Elsevier, 2025. 10.1016/b978-0-443-15726-4.00031-1
Conference abstract	Fonseca, A.; Ferreira, A.; Favareto, L. R.; Tracana, A.; Nascimento, A.; Gomes, M.; Palma, C.; Brito, A. C.. "". Paper presented in 6.as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica / 1.as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia, 2020. Ferreira, A.; Garrido-Amador, P.; Brito, Ana C.. "Environmental drivers of phytoplankton biomass variability along a complex upwelling-influenced region (Western Iberian Coast)". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, Portugal, Peniche, 2019. 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00010
Conference paper	Cruz, Joana P. C.; Tracana, Andreia F; Favareto, L. R.; Ferreira, A.; Palma, Carla; Borges, Carlos; Heumüller, Joshua; Brito, Ana C.. Corresponding author: Cruz, Joana P. C.. "Environmental drivers of phytoplankton in the coast of Portugal". Paper presented in 7as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica/ 2as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia, Lisboa, 2022. Published Biguino, B.; Estrella Olmedo; Ferreira, A.; Zacarias, N.; Lamas, L.; Favareto, L. R.; Palma, C.; et al. "Satellite-derived sea surface salinity for the Portuguese coast - evaluation of SMOS BEC L4 product". Paper presented in 7as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica/ 2as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia, Lisboa, 2022, Lisbon, 2022.
Conference poster	Ferreira, A.; Mendes, Carlos Rafael Borges; Schofield, Oscar; Brito, Ana C.; Turner, Jessica S; Costa, Raul R.; Brotas, Vanda ; Dierssen, Heidi. "Evaluating The Performance Of Satellite Multispectral Approaches For Assessing Phytoplankton Community Composition In The West Antarctic Peninsula". Paper presented in Ocean Optics XXVI, 2024. Sent, Giulia; Ferreira, A.; Favareto, L. R.; Tracana, Andreia; Biguino, B.; Cruz, J.P.; Brito, A. C.; Brotas, Vanda . Corresponding author: Sent, Giulia. "Meet MARE's Phytoplankton Monitoring and Remote Sensing group!". Paper presented in Conferência Nacional de Observação da Terra - Terra em Foco, 2024. Catarina V. Guerreiro; Ferreira, A.; J-B Stuut; L Cros; A Baker; Tracana, Andreia; C Pinto; et al. "Response of coccolithophore communities to Saharan dust deposition in the tropical North Atlantic". Paper presented in AGU ASLO TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024, 2024. Afonso Ferreira; J Abreu; PM Araujo; L Bastos; Ana C. Brito; Brotas, Vanda ; D Carmo; et al. "MARE's role in polar science". Paper presented in Encontro MARE 2023, 2023. Ferreira, A.; Carlos R. B. Mendes; Brotas, Vanda; Costa, Raul R.; Guerreiro, Catarina V.; Sá, Carolina; Brito, Ana C.. "Understanding the response of phytoplankton to climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula". Paper presented in Ciências Research Day 2022, 2022. Ferreira, A.. "Monitoring 20-year inter-regional changes in phytoplankton biomass off the Antarctic Peninsula using ocean colour remote sensing". Paper presented in ECSA 58 & EMECS 13 - Estuaries and coastal seas in the Anthropocene, 2021. Favareto, Luciane; Tracana, Andreia; Ferreira, A.; Nascimento, Ângela; Fonseca, André; Veloso, Vera; Carolina Sá; et al. "Phytoplankton Size Classes in Portuguese Coastal Waters". Paper presented in 6as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica / 1as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia, 2020. Ferreira, A.; Palma, C.; Brotas, V.; Borges, C.; Sá, C.; Brito, A.C.. "Using ocean colour remote sensing to identify suitable locations for marine aquaculture". Paper presented in 42nd Mediterranean Science Comission Congress, 2019. Ferreira, A.; Palma, C.; Borges, C.; Brito, A.C.. "AQUIMAR - Overal assessment of the Portuguese coast towards the sustainable establishment of aquaculture sites". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation Congress - Ecology across borders, 2019. Ferreira, Afonso; Sá, Carolina; Silva, Nélson; Beltrán, Carolina; Dias, Ana Margarida; Brito, Ana C.. "Phytoplankton response to nutrient pulses assessed through a microcosm experiment". Paper presented in ECSA 57 - Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems - Diverse threats and opportunities, 2018. Ferreira, Afonso; Sá, Carolina; Silva, Nélson; Beltrán, Carolina; Dias, Ana Margarida; Brito, Ana C.. "Assessing phytoplankton dynamics in a small bay amidst upwelling and anthropogenic pressure (Algarrobo Bay, Central Chile)". Paper presented in ECSA 57 Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems - Diverse threats and opportunities, Perth, Australia, 2018.
Journal article	Biguino, Beatriz; Antunes, Carlos; Dias, João Miguel; Haigh, Ivan D.; Cruz, Joana P.C.; Borges, Carlos; Palma, Carla; et al. "Long-term trends (1986–2019) in the physicochemical properties of the Sado Estuary (Portugal) driven primarily by changes in river flow and influenced by marine upwelling". Marine Pollution Bulletin 207 (2024): 116806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116806. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116806 Ferreira, Afonso; Mendes, Carlos R. B.; Costa, Raul R.; Brotas, Vanda; Tavano, Virginia M.; Guerreiro, Catarina V.; Secchi, Eduardo R.; Brito, Ana C.. "Climate change is associated with higher phytoplankton biomass and longer blooms in the West Antarctic Peninsula". Nature Communications 15 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50381-2. 10.1038/s41467-024-50381-2 Ferreira, A; Brito, AC; Costa, JL; Brotas, V; Teles-Machado, A; Garrido, S. "Anchovy on the rise: Investigating environmental drivers of recruitment strength in the northern Canary Current". Marine Ecology Progress Series (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14594. Open access • In press • 10.3354/meps14594 Brotas, Vanda; Ferreira, Afonso; Veloso, Vera; Tracana, Andreia; Guerreiro, Catarina V.; Tarran, Glen Adam; Woodward, E. Malcolm S.; et al. "Assessing phytoplankton community composition in the Atlantic Ocean from in situ and satellite observations". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1229692. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1229692 Costa, Raul Rodrigo; Ferreira, Afonso; de Souza, Márcio S.; Tavano, Virginia M.; Kerr, Rodrigo; Secchi, Eduardo R.; Brotas, Vanda; et al. "Physical-biological drivers modulating phytoplankton seasonal succession along the Northern Antarctic Peninsula". Environmental Research 231 (2023): 116273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116273. 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116273 Ferreira, Afonso; Garrido, Susana; Costa, José Lino; Teles-Machado, Ana; Brotas, Vanda; Brito, Ana C.. "What drives the recruitment of European sardine in Atlanto-Iberian waters (SW Europe)? Insights from a 22-year analysis". Science of The Total Environment 881 (2023): 163421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163421. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163421 de Lima, RC; Cebuhar, JD; Negrete, J; Ferreira, A; Secchi, ER; Botta, S. "Correction: Ecosystem shifts inferred from long-term stable isotope analysis of male Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella teeth". Marine Ecology Progress Series 695 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14112_c. 10.3354/meps14112_c Favareto, Luciane; Brotas, Vanda; Rudorff, Natalia; Zacarias, Nuno; Tracana, Andreia; Lamas, Luisa; Nascimento, Ângela; et al. "Response of phytoplankton to coastal upwelling: The importance of temporal and spatial scales". Limnology and Oceanography 68 6 (2023): 1376-1387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12353. 10.1002/lno.12353 Guerreiro, Catarina V.; Ferreira, Afonso; Cros, Lluisa; Stuut, Jan-Berend; Baker, Alex; Tracana, Andreia; Pinto, Catarina; et al. "Response of coccolithophore communities to oceanographic and atmospheric processes across the North- and Equatorial Atlantic". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1119488. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1119488 Mendes, Carlos Rafael Borges; Costa, Raul Rodrigo; Ferreira, Afonso; Jesus, Bruno; Tavano, Virginia Maria; Dotto, Tiago Segabinazzi; Leal, Miguel Costa; et al. "Cryptophytes: An emerging algal group in the rapidly changing Antarctic Peninsula marine environments". Global Change Biology 29 7 (2023): 1791-1808. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16602. 10.1111/gcb.16602 Valente, André; Sathyendranath, Shubha; Brotas, Vanda; Groom, Steve; Grant, Michael; Jackson, Thomas; Chuprin, Andrei; et al. "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications – version three". Earth System Science Data 14 12 (2022): 5737-5770. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-5737-2022. 10.5194/essd-14-5737-2022 RC de Lima; JD Cebuhar; J Negrete; A Ferreira; ER Secchi; S Botta. "Ecosystem shifts inferred from long-term stable isotope analysis of male Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella teeth". Marine Ecology Progress Series 695 (2022): 203-216. 10.3354/meps14112 Ferreira, Afonso; Brito, Ana C.; Mendes, Carlos R. B.; Brotas, Vanda; Costa, Raul R.; Guerreiro, Catarina V.; Sá, Carolina; Jackson, Thomas. "OC4-SO: A New Chlorophyll-a Algorithm for the Western Antarctic Peninsula Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data". Remote Sensing 14 5 (2022): 1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14051052. Published • 10.3390/rs14051052 Ferreira, Afonso; Dias, Joaquim; Brotas, Vanda; Brito, Ana C.. "A perfect storm: An anomalous offshore phytoplankton bloom event in the NE Atlantic (March 2009)". Science of The Total Environment 806 (2022): 151253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151253. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151253 Biguino, Beatriz; Olmedo, Estrella; Ferreira, Afonso; Zacarias, Nuno; Lamas, Luísa; Favareto, Luciane; Palma, Carla; et al. "Evaluation of SMOS L4 Sea Surface Salinity Product in the Western Iberian Coast". Remote Sensing 14 2 (2022): 423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14020423. 10.3390/rs14020423 Brotas, Vanda; Tarran, Glen A.; Veloso, Vera; Brewin, Robert J. W.; Woodward, E. Malcolm S.; Airs, Ruth; Beltran, Carolina; Ferreira, Afonso; Groom, Steve B.. "Complementary Approaches to Assess Phytoplankton Groups and Size Classes on a Long Transect in the Atlantic Ocean". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.682621. 10.3389/fmars.2021.682621 Costa, Raul Rodrigo; Mendes, Carlos Rafael Borges; Ferreira, Afonso; Tavano, Virginia Maria; Dotto, Tiago Segabinazzi; Secchi, Eduardo Resende. "Large diatom bloom off the Antarctic Peninsula during cool conditions associated with the 2015/2016 El Niño". Communications Earth & Environment 2 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00322-4. 10.1038/s43247-021-00322-4 Afonso Ferreira; Vanda Brotas; Carla Palma; Carlos Borges; Ana C. Brito. "Assessing Phytoplankton Bloom Phenology in Upwelling-Influenced Regions Using Ocean Color Remote Sensing". Remote Sensing 13 4 (2021): 675-675. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Frs13040675. 10.3390/rs13040675 Afonso Ferreira; Raul R. Costa; Tiago S. Dotto; Rodrigo Kerr; Virginia M. Tavano; Ana C. Brito; Vanda Brotas; Eduardo R. Secchi; Carlos R. B. Mendes. "Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Along the Northern Antarctic Peninsula: Causes, Impacts and Research Priorities". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffmars.2020.576254. 10.3389/fmars.2020.576254 A. Ferreira; C. Sá; N. Silva; C. Beltrán; A.M. Dias; A.C. Brito. "Phytoplankton community dynamics in a coastal bay under upwelling influence (Central Chile)". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 245 (2020): 106968-106968. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ecss.2020.106968. 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106968 A. Ferreira; C. Sá; N. Silva; C. Beltrán; A.M. Dias; A.C. Brito. "Phytoplankton response to nutrient pulses in an upwelling system assessed through a microcosm experiment (Algarrobo Bay, Chile)". Ocean & Coastal Management 190 (2020): 105167-105167. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ocecoaman.2020.105167. 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105167 Ferreira, A.; Garrido-Amador, P.; Brito, Ana C.. "Disentangling Environmental Drivers of Phytoplankton Biomass off Western Iberia". Frontiers in Marine Science 6 44 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00044. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmars.2019.00044
Report	Rodrigo Kerr; Ferreira, A.; André Lopes Brum; Artur Andriolo; Augusto Andrade Pereira; Brenno Januário da Silva; Claus Inck Freitas Furtado; et al. 2025. Relatório Sucinto de Campo Operação Antártica XLIII - PRO-SAMBA E IMPACTANT. Rodrigo Kerr Duarte Pereira; Andréa da Consolação de Oliveira Carvalho; Thiago Monteiro da Silva; Ferreira, A.; André Lopes Brum; Brendon Yuri Damini; Claus Inck Freitas Furtado; et al. 2023. Relatório Sucinto de Campo Operação Antártica XLI - PROVOCCAR E ECOPELAGOS. Ana Brito; Vanda Brotas; Ferreira, A.; Luciane Favareto; Joana Cruz; Beatriz Biguino; Filipa Afonso. 2021. Relatório Científico - Projeto AQUIMAR (Caracterização Biológica de Áreas Aquícolas para o Estabelecimento de Culturas Marinhas). Carlos Rafael B Mendes; Ferreira, A.; Ana Luzia de Figueiredo Lacerda ; Claus Inck Freitas Furtado; Elisa Seyboth; Jonatas Henrique Fernandes do Prado; Leticia Cazarin Baldoni ; et al. 2020. Relatório Sucinto de Campo Operação Antártica XXXVIII - ECOPELAGOS. Ana Brito; Vanda Brotas; Carolina Sá; Ferreira, A.. 2019. Relatório Anual - Projeto Aquimar (Caracterização Biológica de Áreas Aquícolas para o Estabelecimento de Culturas Marinhas). Carlos Rafael Borges Mendes; Ferreira, A.. 2019. Relatório Sucinto de Campo Operação Antártica XXXVII - INTERBIOTA. Glen Tarran; Werenfrid Wimmer; Aisling Smith; Bob Brewin; Giorgio DallOlmo; Wade De Kock; John Ballard; et al. Corresponding author: Glen Tarran. 2018. AMT 28 Cruise Report. https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9523/1/AMT_28_CRUISE_REPORT_RS.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation	"Phytoplankton response to climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/98539. Ferreira, Afonso. "Phytoplankton response to nutrient pulses in an upwelling region: microcosms experiments". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/27295.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/02/21	Biases in phytoplankton size class models in the Antarctic Peninsula: how well do we know our diatoms?	AGU ASLO TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024 American Geophysical Union; Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography; The Oceanography Society (New Orleans, United States)
2023/11/15	Emparelhando a avaliação da biodiversidade por cientistas e turistas: framework de validação como ferramenta de coleta de dados e de promoção da consciência e diplomacia ambiental	XIV Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (IGOT) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/11/03	Phytoplankton response to climate change in the West Antarctic Peninsula: findings from a 25-year satellite perspective	XV Conferência Portuguesa de Ciências Polares Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/11/10	Using environmental and biological satellite data to understand recruitment in two small pelagic fish species in Atlanto-Iberian waters	International Symposium on Small Pelagic Fish 2: New Frontiers in Science for Sustainable Management IPMA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/09/05	What drives European sardine recruitment in Atlanto-Iberian Waters (SW Europe)? Insights from a 22-year analysis based on satellite data	ECSA 59 - Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas AZTI (Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain)
2021/09/20	OC4-SO algorithm: Improving satellite retrievals of chlorophyll-a in the Antarctic Peninsula	Polar Data Forum IV
2021/09/06	Assessing phytoplankton bloom phenology in upwelling-influenced regions using ocean colour remote sensing	ECSA 58 & EMECS 13 - Estuaries and coastal seas in the Anthropocene
2021/06/25	A perfect storm: an anomalous offshore phytoplankton bloom event in the NE Atlantic	ASLO 2021 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
2019/10/24	Combining 10 years of in-situ data with a satellite remote sensing dataset to evaluate changes in Antarctic phytoplankton communities	XI Conferência Portuguesa de Ciências Polares Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/08/29	Implementing ocean colour remote sensing as a tool towards supporting marine aquaculture off the Portuguese coast: phytoplankton bloom phenology insights	54th European Marine Biodiversity Symposium University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
2019/08/25	Combining 10-years in-situ data with a satellite remote sensing dataset to help evaluate climate change effects on Antarctic phytoplankton communities	54th European Marine Biodiversity Symposium University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
2018/09/04	Do environmental drivers shape phytoplankton biomass off Western Iberia?	ECSA 57 Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems - Diverse threats and opportunities Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (Perth, Australia)
2018/07/05	Assessing phytoplankton dynamics in a small bay amidst upwelling and anthropogenic pressure (Algarrobo Bay, Central Chile)	International Meeting on Marine Research 2018 MARE IPLEIRIA; IPL - Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar (Peniche, Portugal)
2018/06/19	Do environmental drivers shape phytoplankton biomass off Western Iberia?	4th International Symposium on Research and Management of Eutrophication in Coastal Ecosystems (EUTRO 2018) NIVA Denmark Water Research; DCE – Danish Center For Environment and Energy (Nyborg, Denmark)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/08/04 - 2024/08/08	NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Hackweek Workshop	PACE Hackweek University of Maryland Baltimore County, United States NASA, United States
2021/10/05 - 2021/10/08	Summer School - Ramon Margalef Summer Colloquia VII Symposium	Ramon Margalef Summer Colloquia VII
2019/05/27 - 2019/06/14	EUMETSAT and PORTWIMS: Using the Copernicus Marine Data Stream for Ocean Applications	EUMETSAT, Germany
2018/12/13 - 2018/12/13	Workshop "OPENcoastS e-Tutorial: from processes knowledge to on-demand circulation forecasts" Workshop	OPENcoastS e-Tutorial: from processes knowledge to on-demand circulation forecasts Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2017/05/15 - 2017/05/26	Summer School "NecoSchool - International Training School on the effects of Nitrogen on Air Quality, Ecosystems and Biodiversity" Other	NecoSchool - International Training School on the effects of Nitrogen on Air Quality, Ecosystems and Biodiversity Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2015/07/13 - 2015/07/15	Curso "Direito do Mar, Proteção do Ambiente Marinho e Legislação Europeia" 18h - Projeto SOPHIA	Direito do Mar, Proteção do Ambiente Marinho e Legislação Europeia Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos, Portugal
2015/06/30 - 2015/07/09	Curso "Temperatura da Superfície do Mar e Cor do Oceano" 40h - Projeto SOPHIA	Temperatura da Superfície do Mar e Cor do Oceano Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/06/09 - 2015/06/11	Summer School + Workshop "Integrative assessment of marine systems: the ecosystems approach in practice workshop and DEVOTES-EUROMARINE Summer School course"	"Integrative assessment of marine systems: the ecosystems approach in practice" workshop and DEVOTES-EUROMARINE Summer School course AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/03/22 - 2025/04/22	Marine Environmental Research	Elsevier
2025/03/01 - 2025/03/01	Progress in Oceanography (0079-6611)	Elsevier
2021 - 2024	Journal of Marine Systems	Elsevier
2023 - 2023	Journal of Visualized Experiments	MyJove Corp.
2023 - 2023	Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2169-9291)	Wiley-Blackwell
2023 - 2023	Ocean Science	European Geosciences Union
2022 - 2022	Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers
2022 - 2022	GIScience & Remote Sensing (1943-7226)	Taylor and Francis
2022 - 2022	Biogeosciences	European Geosciences Union
2022 - 2022	International Journal of Remote Sensing	Taylor & Francis
2021 - 2021	Remote Sensing of the Environment (0034-4257 )	Elsevier

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022 - 2025	ECSA - Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association	Student Membership
2024/01/19 - 2024/09/30	Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Student Chapter of the University of Lisbon	Treasurer and Secretary

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020/09 - 2023/02	Produção Primária Marinha	Produção Primária Marinha (Mestrado)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/01/09 - 2023/01/20	Curso de Formação Avançada Deteção Remota Aplicada ao Oceano (PRR)	Engenharia e Tecnologias da Geoinformação (Outros)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2025/02/19	Arroz e feijão a bordo de um navio polar: a vida de dois portugueses na Antártida	Sábado
2025/01/19	Jovem biólogo marinho madeirense estuda fitoplâncton na Antártida	Diário de Notícias da Madeira
2024/10/01	O fitoplâncton está a mudar na Antártida e com isso há coisas boas e más a acontecer no oceano	Expresso

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2025/01/21 - 2025/02/25	Oceanographical cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard Navio Polar Almirante Maximiano (Brazil) - OPERANTAR 43
2023/02/16 - 2023/03/28	Oceanographical cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard Navio Polar Almirante Maximiano (Brazil) - OPERANTAR 41	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil
2020/02/01 - 2020/02/29	Oceanographical cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard Navio Polar Almirante Maximiano (Brazil) - OPERANTAR 38	PROANTAR - Programa Antártico Brasileiro, Brazil GOAL - Grupo de Oceanografia de Altas Latitutudes, Brazil
2019/01/01 - 2019/01/31	Oceanographical cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard Navio Polar Almirante Maximiano (Brazil) - OPERANTAR 37	PROANTAR - Programa Antártico Brasileiro, Brazil GOAL - Grupo de Oceanografia de Altas Latitutudes, Brazil
2018/09/23 - 2018/10/30	AMT 28 - Atlantic Meridional Transect (RV James Clark Ross) (http://www.amt-uk.org/Cruises/AMT28)	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom
2014/04/03 - 2014/04/20	Cruzeiro de Investigação PT-DEPM14-PIL (RV Noruega)	Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2025	Prémio FCiências.ID, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
2023	Fulbright Grant for research with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) Fulbright Portugal, Portugal
2022	Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award - Honorable Mention Mirpuri Foundation, Portugal
2021	ECSA58-EMECS13 - Best Student Poster Award Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association, United Kingdom
2021	ASLO 2021 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Student Grant Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, United States
2019	Menção Honrosa no 1º Concurso de Ideias para a Sustentabilidade em Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Other distinction

2018	Berth aboard an international scientific expedition in the Southern and Indian Oceans (RV Mirai, 2020) Kokuritsu-Kenkyu-Kaihatsu-Hojin Kaiyo Kenkyu Kaihatsu Kiko, Japan