With a Ph.D. in Marine Biology, I am currently an associated lecturer at the University of the Azores, where I teach courses at undergraduate, Master and PhD levels, and lead the Island Aquatic Ecology Research Group of the IBBC Group of cE3c (http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/sub-team/island-aquatic-ecology). I am actively involved with the coordination of students and researchers and have successfully supervised post-doctoral researchers, doctoral, Master and undergraduate theses. With a background on marine botany and coastal ecology, I have a well-established expertise in marine macroalgae and in the ecology of coastal habitats, resulting from the development of over 30 years of research on islands littoral ecosystems. I have extensive experience in coordinating, managing and executing national and international projects and scientific events, and have consolidated collaborations with colleagues working on a range of topics in coastal ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. I am a reviewer for several scientific journals, and often integrate review panels for international and national research projects and grants, and also for academic career evaluations. I am also actively involved with the organization and promotion of scientific events, and collaborate with the civil society through service provision, consultancy, awareness and environmental education activities. My current research is centred on the valorisation of biodiversity and marine resources and on the dynamics, patterns and processes of coastal communities and their responses to adverse factors such as climate change and overexploitation. Its development has resulted in the publication of eight guides, three book chapters and about 150 papers in peer review journals in the field of marine biology.