A5056322932- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Medical research and treatments
University of Minho
2015-2024
Research Network (United States)
2024
Aquatic Systems (United States)
2024
University of San Carlos of Guatemala
2024
Hospital de Dona Estefânia
2023
Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz
2022
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
2022
University of Coimbra
2022
University of Algarve
2022
Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute
2022
The protection, preservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems their functions are global importance. For European states it became legally binding mainly through the EU-Water Framework Directive (WFD). In order to assess ecological status a given water body, biodiversity data obtained compared reference body. quantified mismatch determines extent potential management actions. current approach assessment is based on morpho-taxonomy. This has many drawbacks such as being time consuming,...
Summary 1. To assess the impact of metal mixtures on microbial decomposition leaf litter, we exposed leaves previously immersed in a stream to environmentally realistic concentrations copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) (three levels), alone all possible combinations. The response community was monitored after 10, 25 40 days exposure by examining mass loss, fungal bacterial biomass, reproduction diversity. 2. Analysis diversity, assessed denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis identification spores,...
Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most used biological quality elements for assessing condition of all types aquatic ecosystems worldwide (i.e., fresh water, transitional, and marine). Current morphology-based assessments have several limitations that may be circumvented by using DNA-based approaches. Here, we present a comprehensive review 90 publications on use DNA metabarcoding benthic in bioassessments. Metabarcoding bulk macrozoobenthos has been preferentially waters, whereas...
In streams, the release of nitrogen and phosphorus is reported to affect microbial communities ecological processes they govern. Moreover, type inorganic (NO(3), NO(2), or NH(4)) may differently impact communities. We aimed identify environmental factors that structure aquatic drive leaf litter decomposition along a gradient eutrophication. selected five circumneutral (Portuguese) alkaline (French) streams differing in nutrient concentrations monitor mass loss alder leaves, bacterial fungal...
Microorganisms are key drivers of leaf litter decomposition; however, the mechanisms underlying dynamics different microbial groups poorly understood. We investigated effects seasonal variation and invertebrates on fungal bacterial dynamics, decomposition. followed decomposition Populus nigra in a Mediterranean stream through an annual cycle, using fine coarse mesh bags. Irrespective season, two stages. Initially, contribution to total biomass was higher compared later stages, it related...
DNA metabarcoding provides a rapid and effective identification tool of macroinvertebrate species. The accuracy species-level assignment, consequent taxonomic coverage, relies on comprehensive barcode reference libraries, which, due to incompleteness, are currently recognized limitation for applications. In this study, we assembled library barcodes Atlantic Iberia marine species, assessed gaps in species coverage examined data ambiguities. Initially, an Iberian checklist the three dominant...
Infants respond preferentially to faces and face-like stimuli from birth, but past research has typically presented in isolation or amongst an artificial array of competing objects. In the current study infants aged 3- 12-months viewed a series complex visual scenes; half scenes contained person, other did not. rapidly detected oriented even when they were not visually salient. Although clear developmental improvement was observed face detection interest, all displayed sensitivity presence...
The introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) is one the major threats to integrity European coastal ecosystems. DNA-based assessments have been increasingly adopted for monitoring NIS. However, accuracy taxonomic assignments largely dependent on completion and reliability DNA barcode reference libraries. As such, we aimed compile audit a library marine invertebrate NIS occurring in Europe. To do so, compiled list using three databases: Alien Species Information Network (EASIN), System...
The accuracy of specimen identification through DNA barcoding and metabarcoding relies on reference libraries containing records with reliable taxonomy sequence quality. considerable growth in barcode data requires stringent curation, especially taxonomically difficult groups such as marine invertebrates. A major effort curating the Barcode Life Data Systems (BOLD) was undertaken during 8 th International Conference (Trondheim, Norway, 2019). Major taxonomic (crustaceans, echinoderms,...