A5034535441- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Study of Mite Species
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
2025
University of Coimbra
2014-2024
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
2021
Marine Research Centre
2017
Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés
2017
Institute of Marine Research
2013-2015
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2015
École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État
2015
Rivers suffer from multiple stressors acting simultaneously on their biota, but the consequences are poorly quantified at global scale. We evaluated biological condition of rivers globally, including largest proportion countries Global South published to date. gathered macroinvertebrate- and fish-based assessments 72,275 37,676 sites, respectively, 64 study regions across six continents 45 nations. Because were based differing methods, different systems consolidated into a 3-class system:...
Abstract The effect of different urbanization levels on terrestrial biodiversity associated with riparian zones remains poorly studied, despite the important ecosystem services it provides in cities. Studies focused aquatic ecosystems urban streams reported decreases ecological quality and species richness, lack sensitive taxa. Thus, we investigated impact zone flora invertebrates using as case studies nine spanning an gradient Portuguese city Coimbra. An unexpectedly high number taxa were...
DNA metabarcoding from the ethanol used to store macroinvertebrate bulk samples is a convenient methodological option in molecular biodiversity assessment and biomonitoring of aquatic ecosystems, as it preserves specimens reduces problems associated with sample sorting. However, this method may be affected by errors biases, which need thoroughly quantified before can mainstreamed into programmes. Here, we 80 unsorted collected Portugal under Water Framework Directive monitoring programme,...
River and stream ecosystems within cities can provide important Ecosystem Services (ES) to urban population along with the maintenance of biodiversity. Increasing urbanization land use change affect biodiversity, impacting ES provision, but relationships between biota are complex poorly understood. This study aims explore aquatic biodiversity (communities' composition structure), provided by streams. Nine streams were surveyed a city area (up 8 km centre) focusing on common biological...
Urban Blue (like lakes, rivers and streams) Green Areas parks or woods), UBGAs, provide natural areas within cities, potentially contributing to a better health wellbeing (H&W) of citizens. However, if degraded these ecosystems pose potential risk for human health. Understanding the role UBGAs in citizens' is crucial developing sustainable cities under One Health framework, particularly vulnerable citizens like older adults, which hasn't been clearly demonstrated. To fill this gap amplify...
Blue and green ecosystems are considered a key for the improvement of cities sustainability, providing numerous ecosystem services habitat many species. However, urban streams still neglected degraded, specially in southern European countries. One important step towards rehabilitation these is awareness their importance by citizens. This study aimed to assess effect 1-year activities (field laboratory) an environmental education project on primary school children, improving knowledge stream...
Chironomidae are diverse and present a wide variety of ecological preferences. Thus, they have high potential in establishing reference conditions for river bioassessment providing functional information, especially when other macroinvertebrates poorly represented. However, because taxonomic difficulties poor knowledge traits, neglected programmes kept at coarser levels, reducing the discrimination power invertebrate-based diagnostic tools. Here, we compared efficiency subfamily genus levels...
Diatom size plasticity at regional and global scalesStudies based on diatom traits are increasing worldwide but most of them database information from other geographical regions whereas data direct observations measurements individuals lacking.The aim this study was to understand how cell sizes vary at: 1) a small (regional) scale, among rivers streams Central Portugal with different hydromorphological climatic characteristics (typologies) 2) large (global) spatial comparing areas the...
A stable temperature may favour continuous reproduction by Theodoxus fluviatilis and explain its high densities in some karstic springsTheodoxus is a common gastropod many springs central Portugal.We investigated the possible reasons for near-total restriction of this species to these springs.We first determined spatial distribution within spring (Anc ¸os) related at sampling-patch scales selected physical chemical variables.We then several locations downstream from variables.Finally, we...