Ana Isabel Francisco Sousa (1A11-42A5-49DD)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Isabel Francisco Sousa

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Isabel Francisco Sousa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1A11-42A5-49DD
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0783-5177
Researcher Id: C-1532-2010
Scopus Author Id: 15756573500

Email addresses

anaisousa@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

234 247182 Ext.: 22786 (Professional)

Addresses

Departamento de Biologia & CESAM - Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

http://www.cesam.ua.pt/anaisousa (Professional)
https://twitter.com/anaifsousa (Social media)
https://twitter.com/BioPradaRia (Social media)
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&user=M3JG8mIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Education

	Degree	Classification
2006/01/01 - 2010/12/21 Concluded	Biology (Doutoramento) Major in Ecology Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "PhD Thesis: Nitrogen and metals as multiple stressors affecting the auto-remediation role of salt marshes: consequences to the ecosystem services" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aproved with distinction and loud
2003/09 - 2005/05 Concluded	Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "MSc Thesis: Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. spores" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom /Very good
1998 - 2003 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Major in Ramo de Investigação / Research Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	16/20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/04/01 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2019/03/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2018/12/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal (...)
2014/04 - 2014/09	Postdoc (Research)	Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
	Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
2011/09 - 2012/05	Science and Technology Management	Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/04/01 - Current	TraceLands - Ecogeomorphic Trajectories in Ria Formosa Wetlands (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro) PP0090200 Researcher Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Space Agency Ongoing
2023/01/01 - Current	RESTORE4C - Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits 101056782 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Commission Horizon Europe Ongoing
2023 - Current	REWRITE - REWilding and Restoration of Intertidal Sediment Ecosystems for Carbon Sequestration, Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Support (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal) 101081357 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Commission
2023 - Current	LIFE SeagrassRIAwild - Mariculture for Ria de Aveiro subtidal seagrass Rewilding 101114362 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2023 - Current	CAPTA - Climate Neutrality: Blue Carbon role in the coast of Portugal and Galicia ((Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal) 968_CAPTA_1_E Researcher	European Commission Ongoing
2025 - 2026	Coastal Wetland Conservation Action: public access data for education and restoration (PI at University of Aveiro). Project PI: Rod Connolly (Griffith University, Australia) . Researcher Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus, Australia Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/01 - 2025/12/31	A-AAGORA - Blueprint for Atlantic-Arctic Agora on cross-sectoral cooperation for restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate resilience through transformative innovation 101093956 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2024 - 2025	C-Land: Carbon storage in wetLands: assessment and maximisation (2023.10236.S4P23) (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro) 2023.10236.S4P23 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018 - 2023	GLOW - The Global Wetlands Project - A global index to improve coastal wetland health. (Principal Investigator at Univ. Aveiro - Portugal) . Researcher Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus, Australia Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Ongoing
2018/06 - 2022/12	BioPradaRia - Restoration, management and conservation of biodiversity and biological resources associated with Ria de Aveiro seagrass ecosystems. MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0020 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	MAR2020 Operational Programme, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), European Union, Portugal 2020 Concluded
2017/06 - 2022/06	PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021 - 2022	PAMP_it_UP - PAMPas grass control in the University of Aveiro campus, in marginal areas of Ria de Aveiro Appl. n.º 47 / Aviso n.º 10096/2021 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Concluded
2019/05 - 2021/12	RemedriGrass - Seagrass beds as green and blue infrastructures for ecosystem restoration PTDC/CTA-AMB/29647/2017 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/07	CtLight - Effects of light on the photobiology and growth of the commercially valuable macroalgae Codium tomentosum PTDC/BIA-FBT/30979/2017 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/06 - 2019	C-GRASS – Seagrass meadows: Blue carbon spatio-temporal changes at Murtosa region (Ria de Aveiro) xx Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institut écologie et environnement Concluded
2016/06 - 2018/12	BLUE-C-RISE - Coastal wetlands Blue Carbon storage: nature based solutions to mitigate sea level rise effects (FCT Pos-Doc research fellow) SFRH/BPD/107823/2015 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/06 - 2018/05	SOILSALT - Benchmark of soil salinization on "Baixo Vouga Lagunar” before the floodbank construction - Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institut écologie et environnement Concluded
2014 - 2017	NOVAGRASS - Innovative Eelgrass Restoration Techniques 0603-00003DSF Researcher Biologisk Institut Syddansk Universitet, Denmark	Danish Strategic Science Foundation
2012/06/01 - 2016/05	SEAGRASS MEADOWS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND OTHER HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES: IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (FCT Pos-Doc Research fellow) SFRH/BPD/795372/2011 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/10 - 2014/09	LAGOONS - Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change 283157 Researcher	European Commission Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/06	ECOSAM - Effects of Carbon Dioxide increase on Salt Marshes 104085 Provided by PTCRIS: 104085 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - LA 17 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/MAR/LA0017/2011 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/09 - 2012/05	Project INOV C - Innovation Ecosystem (MaisCentro/QREN) (Pos-Doc fellow) NA Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra - Divisão de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal	Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2010/12	NITROGEN ENRICHMENT AND HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION, AS MULTIPLE STRESSORS AFFECTING THE AUTO-REMEDIATION ROLE OF SALT MARSHES: CONSEQUENCES TO THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (SFRH/BD/23634/2005) (FCT PhD student fellow) SFRH/BD/23634/2005 PhD Student Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/03 - 2010/08	EEMA – Ecological quality status of coastal and transitional waters POVT-03-0133-FCOES-000017 Research Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	INAG - Portuguese Water Institute. Concluded
2007/01 - 2009/05	MECTIS - Metal Cycling and Sediment Dynamics in Tagus Estuary: Influence of Salt Marsh Plants and Fishes 82107 Provided by PTCRIS: 82107 Researcher Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2004/10 - 2005/09	Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. spores / Estudos dos factores que controlam o desenvolvimento de esporos de macroalgas oportunistas (Enteromorpha spp.) em sistemas estuários (FCT MSc student fellow) SFRH/BM/19131/2004 Master Student Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022 - Current	BiCOME - Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean: Monitoring with Earth observation (European Spacy Agency's - Biodiversity+ Precursors) - Collaborator 4000135756/21/I-EF Researcher Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom Nantes Université, France HYGEOS, France	European Space Agency European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Ongoing
2019/04/01 - Current	C-Wetlands - Blue C as Indicator for Coastal Wetlands Sustainability under Human & Climate-Related Hazards (CEECIND/00962/2017) (FCT Assistant researcher contract) CEECIND/00962/2017 DOI CEECIND/00962/2017 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar LA/P/0094/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0094/2020 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies UID/AMB/50017/2019 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/06 - 2019/05	eLTER H2020 project - Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem; Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure (LTER Ria de Aveiro is one of the Virtual Access (VA) sites in the H2020 project eLTER) - Collaborator GA: 654359 Researcher	European Commission Ongoing
2016/09 - 2017/10	RESTORE - Phytoremediation of saline soils using Salicornia ramossisima z Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institut écologie et environnement Concluded
2015/03 - 2017	MARSH-C-LEVEL - The role of Baixo Vouga Lagunar salt marshes on carbon storage as an ecosystem service: Effects of sea level rise xxx Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institut écologie et environnement Concluded
2011/09 - 2015/03	LTER-RAVE - Long term monitoring in the Ria de Aveiro: towards a deeper understanding of ecological, environmental and economic processes 109692 Provided by PTCRIS: 109692 LTER/BIA-BEC/0063/2009 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023/02 - Current	SEAREST-BC: SEAgrass RESToration in Ria de Aveiro and Blue Carbon sequestration x Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Ongoing
2018 - Current	iSBio Consortium (Soil Tea Bag) - International Soil Biogeography Consortium for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation of Soil communities (AISousa - PI from Univ. Aveiro) https://home.uni-leipzig.de/idiv/isbio/ Other German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Ongoing
2017 - 2020	TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative (Principal Investigator from Univ. Aveiro) http://www.bluecarbonlab.org/teacomposition-h2o Other Deakin University, Australia Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Ongoing
2015 - 2019	TeaComposition Initiative - Global Litter Decomposition Initiative (Co-PI from Univ. Aveiro) https://www.teacomposition.org Other	Concluded
2005 - 2005	RIzosfera - Rhizosphere biogeochemistry and its relevance for toxicity endpoints and phytoremediationtrações POCTI/CTA/48386/2002 Other Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Lillebø AI (Eds.); FL Alves, L Sousa, J Soares; AI Lillebø, M Dolbeth, AI Sousa, H Queiroga, A Aleixo, O Ameixa, A Soare. LAGOONS. 2014. Gestão integrada de lagunas costeiras europeias no contexto das alterações climáticas: A Ria de Aveiro. (Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change: The Ria de Aveiro). Portugal. 2014. Published
Book chapter	Lillebø, Ana I.; Teixeira, Heliana; Sousa, Ana I.. "Challenges in the Operationalization of the Concept of Ecosystem Services in Coastal Areas". In Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 2021. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00218-x Ameixa, Olga MCC; Sousa, Ana I.. "Saltmarshes: Ecology, Opportunities, and Challenges". In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Life Below Water, edited by Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T.. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing (http://www.springer.com/978-3-319-98535-0), 2020. Published Lillebø AI, OMCC Ameixa, LP Sousa, AI Sousa, JA Soares, M Dolbeth and FL Alves. "The Physio-geographical background and the Ecology of Ria de Aveiro (Chapter 03)". United Kingdom, 2015. Lillebø AI, C Spray, FL Alves, P Stålnacke, JA Soares, LP Sousa, AI Sousa, V Khokhlov, Y Tuchkovenko, A Marin, J Loret,. "European coastal lagoons: an integrated vision for ecosystem services, environmental SWOT analysis and human well-being (Chapter 19)". In Coastal Lagoons in Europe: Integrated Water Resource Strategies. 2015. Marín A, J Lloret, J Velasco, C Bello, AI Lillebø, AI Sousa, AMVM Soares, Y Tuchkovenko, O Tuchkovenko, J Warzocha, R Ko. "Lagoons response using key bio-indicators & and implications on ecological status (WFD) (Chapter 17)". In Coastal Lagoons in Europe: Integrated Water Resource Strategies, 167-177. International Water Association (IWA), 2015. Published Lillebø, A.I.; Sousa, A.I.; Flindt, M.R.; Pereira, M.E.; Duarte, A.C.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Nutrient cycling in salt marshes: An ecosystem service to reduce eutrophication". 135-160. 2010. Sousa, Ana I.. "Nutrient cycling in salt marshes: an ecosystem service to reduce eutrophication (Chapter 5)". In Eutrophication: Ecological effects, sources, prevention and reversal. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010. Published
Conference abstract	Carneiro, Inês; Carrasco, A. Rita; Didderen, K.; Sousa, Ana I.. "Preliminary results of salt marsh transplants in rewilded coastal wetlands". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2023, 2023. Published • https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15449 Dolbeth, Marina; Vânia Freitas; Crespo, Daniel; Faião, Rita; Oliveira, Vitor Hugo; Costa, Dimítri de Araújo; Ribeiro, Tiago; Sousa, Ana I.; Coelho, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Coelho, João Pedro. "Side effects of a seagrass recolonization experiment to rehabilitate coastal ecosystems". Paper presented in ECSA 59, Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas, San Sebastian, 2022. Published Carrasco, A. Rita; Sousa, Ana I.. "Tracking ecogeomorphologic states in renaturalized wetlands in Portugal". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2022, 2022. Published • https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4476
Journal article	Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett,* Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Martino Malerba, Peter I. Macreadie, Ika Djukic, Junbin Zhao, Eric. "Climate effects on belowground tea litter decomposition depend on ecosystem and organic matter types in global wetlands". Environmental Science & Technology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c02116. Open access • Published Simon Oiry; Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies; Ana I. Sousa; Philippe Rosa; Maria Laura Zoffoli; Guillaume Brunier; Pierre Gernez; Laurent Barillé. "Discriminating Seagrasses from Green Macroalgae in European Intertidal Areas Using High-Resolution Multispectral Drone Imagery". Remote Sensing (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16234383. 10.3390/rs16234383 Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies; Simon Oiry; Philippe Rosa; Maria Laura Zoffoli; Ana I. Sousa; Oliver R. Thomas; Dan A. Smale; et al. "A sentinel watching over inter-tidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe and North Africa". Communications Earth & Environment (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01543-z. 10.1038/s43247-024-01543-z Inês Carneiro; A. Rita Carrasco; Karin Didderen; Ana I. Sousa. "Evaluating the success of vegetation restoration in rewilded salt marshes". Science of The Total Environment (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171699. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171699 Ana I. Sousa; Nordlund, L. M., Unsworth, R. K. F., ... Sousa AI, ... Wilkes, R.. "One hundred priority questions for advancing seagrass conservation in Europe". Plants, People, Planet (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10486. 10.1002/ppp3.10486 Davies, Bede Ffinian Rowe; Oiry, Simon; Rosa, Philippe; Zoffoli, Maria Laura; Sousa, Ana I.; Thomas, Oliver R.; Smale, Dan A.; et al. "Intertidal seagrass extent from Sentinel-2 time-series show distinct trajectories in Western Europe". Remote Sensing of Environment 312 (2024): 114340. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/69299564/. Published • 10.1016/J.RSE.2024.114340 V.H. Oliveira; B.A. Fonte; F. Costa; Ana I. Sousa; B. Henriques; E. Pereira; M. Dolbeth; S. Díez; J.P. Coelho. "The effect of Zostera noltei recolonization on the sediment mercury vertical profiles of a recovering coastal lagoon". Chemosphere 345 (2023): 140438-140438. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140438. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140438 Daniel Crespo; Rita Faião; Vânia Freitas; Vitor Hugo Oliveira; Ana I. Sousa; João Pedro Coelho; Marina Dolbeth. "Using seagrass as a nature-based solution: Short-term effects of Zostera noltei transplant in benthic communities of a European Atlantic coastal lagoon". Marine Pollution Bulletin (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115762. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115762 Buelow, Christina A.; Connolly, Rod M.; Dunic, Jillian C.; Griffiths, Laura; Holgate, Briana; Lee, Shing Yip; Mackey, Brendan G.; et al. "Enabling conservation theories of change". Nature Sustainability 7 1 (2023): 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01245-y. Published • 10.1038/s41893-023-01245-y B.A. Fonte; V.H. Oliveira; A.I. Sousa; C.B. Lopes; B. Henriques; M.E. Pereira; E. Figueira; et al. "Zostera noltei response to transplantation into historically Hg-contaminated sediments (A mesocosm experiment): Growth, bioaccumulation and photosynthetic performance". Chemosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139374. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139374 Genua-Olmedo, Ana; Verutes, Gregory M.; Teixeira, Heliana; Sousa, Ana I.; Lillebø, Ana I.. "A spatial explicit vulnerability assessment for a coastal socio-ecological Natura 2000 site". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1086135. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1086135 Moreira-Saporiti, Agustin; Teichberg, Mirta; Garnier, Eric; Cornelissen, J. Hans C.; Alcoverro, Teresa; Bjork, Mats; Bostrom, Christoffer; et al. "A trait-based framework for seagrass ecology: Trends and prospects". Frontiers in Plant Science (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58358571/. 10.3389/FPLS.2023.1088643 Buelow Christina A., Rod M. Connolly, Mischa P. Turschwell, Fernanda Adame, Gabby Ahmadia, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Pet. "Ambitious global targets for mangrove and seagrass recovery". Current Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.013. Published • 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.013 Eger, Aaron M.; Earp, Hannah S.; Friedman, Kim; Gatt, Yasmine; Hagger, Valerie; Hancock, Boze; Kaewsrikhaw, Ratchanee; et al. "The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting". Biological Conservation 266 (2022): 109429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429. Published • 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429 Flindt M.R., Oncken N.S., Kuusemae K., Lange T., Aaskoven N., Winter S., Sousa AI, Rasmussen E.K., Canal-Verges P., Conn. "Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)". Journal of Sea Research (2022): 102177-102177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177. 10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177 Valentina Costa; Mogens R. Flindt; Marta Lopes; J. Pedro Coelho; Ana F. Costa; Ana I. Lillebø; Ana I. Sousa. "Enhancing the resilience of Zostera noltei seagrass meadows against Arenicola spp. bio-invasion: A decision-making approach". Journal of Environmental Management (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113969. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113969 Sievers, Michael; Brown, Christopher J.; Buelow, Christina A.; Pearson, Ryan M.; Turschwell, Mischa P.; Fernanda Adame, Maria; Griffiths, Laura; et al. "Global typologies of coastal wetland status to inform conservation and management". Ecological Indicators 131 (2021): 108141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108141. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108141 Costa, Valentina; Serôdio, João; Lillebø, Ana I.; Sousa, Ana I.. "Use of hyperspectral reflectance to non-destructively estimate seagrass Zostera noltei biomass". Ecological Indicators 121 (2021): 107018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107018. Published • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107018 Brown Christopher J. , Maria F. Adame, Christina A. Buelow, Marieke A. Frass (...) Ana I Sousa (...) R. Connolly. "Opportunities for improving recognition of coastal wetlands in global ecosystem assessment frameworks". Ecological Indicators (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107694. In press • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107694 Kwon TaeOh, Shibata Hideaki, (...) Djukic Ika, TeaComposition Network* (incl. Sousa AI). "Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes". Frontiers in Forests and Global Change* 4 (2021): 90. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480. Open access • Published Sousa A I., Silva J. Figueiredo, Azevedo A., Lillebø A.I.. "Blue Carbon stock in Zostera noltei meadows at Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Portugal) over a decade". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50425-4. 10.1038/s41598-019-50425-4 Martinez-Lopez J., Teixeira H., Morgado M., Almagro M., Sousa A.I., Villa F., Balbi S., Genua-Olmedo A., Nogueira A.J.A.. "Participatory coastal management through elicitation of ecosystem service preferences and modelling driven by coastal squeeze". Science of the Total Environment (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.309. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.309 Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; et al. "Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons". Journal for Nature Conservation 44 (2018): 50-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009. 10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009 Djukic, Ika; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg; Beier, Claus; Berg, Björn; Verheyen, Kris; et al. "Early stage litter decomposition across biomes". Science of The Total Environment 628-629 (2018): 1369-1394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012 Kuusemae K., von Thenen M., Lange T., Rasmussen E.K., Pothoff M., Sousa A.I., Flindt M.R.. "Agent Based Modelling (ABM) of eelgrass (Zostera marina) seedbank dynamics in a shallow Danish estuary". Ecological Modelling (2018): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380018300115. 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.01.001 Bueno-Pardo J., Garcia-Seoane E., Sousa A.I., Coelho J.P., Morgado M., Frankenbach S., et al. "Trophic web structure and ecosystem attributes of a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)". Ecological Modelling (2018): 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.03.009 Sousa, Ana I.; Valdemarsen, Thomas; Lillebø, Ana I.; Jørgensen, Lisbeth; Flindt, Mogens R.. "A new marine measure enhancing Zostera marina seed germination and seedling survival". Ecological Engineering 104 (2017): 131-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.04.004. 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.04.004 Sousa, Ana I.. "Effect of spatio-temporal shifts in salinity combined with other environmental variables on the ecological processes provided by Zostera noltei meadows". Scientific Reports (2017): DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-01359-2 Sousa, A.I.; Santos, D.B.; Silva, E.F.D.; Sousa, L.P.; Cleary, D.F.R.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Lillebø, A.I.. "'Blue Carbon' and Nutrient Stocks of Salt Marshes at a Temperate Coastal Lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)". Scientific Reports 7 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010739072&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Open access • 10.1038/srep41225 Lillebø, A.I.; Somma, F.; Norén, K.; Gonçalves, J.; Alves, M.F.; Ballarini, E.; Bentes, L.; et al. "Assessment of marine ecosystem services indicators: Experiences and lessons learned from 14 European case studies". Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 12 4 (2016): 726-734. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84987819613&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/ieam.1782 Sousa, L.P.; Sousa, A.I.; Alves, F.L.; Lillebø, A.I.. "Ecosystem services provided by a complex coastal region: Challenges of classification and mapping". Scientific Reports 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960904876&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1038/srep22782 Cleary, D.F.R.; Polónia, A.R.M.; Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Queiroga, H.; Gomes, N.C.M.. "Temporal dynamics of sediment bacterial communities in monospecific stands of Juncus maritimus and Spartina maritima". Plant Biology (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84965031141&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/plb.12459 Azevedo, A.; Sousa, A.I.; Lencart E Silva, J.D.; Dias, J.M.; Lillebø, A.I.. "Application of the generic DPSIR framework to seagrass communities of Ria de Aveiro: A better understanding of this coastal lagoon". Journal of Coastal Research SPEC. ISSU (2013): 19-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883781929&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.2112/SI65-004 Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Risgaard-Petersen, N.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Denitrification: An ecosystem service provided by salt marshes". Marine Ecology Progress Series 448 (2012): 79-92. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857621022&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3354/meps09526 Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Influence of multiple stressors on the auto-remediation processes occurring in salt marshes". Marine Pollution Bulletin 62 7 (2011): 1584-1587. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959364233&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.025 Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "The influence of Spartina maritima on carbon retention capacity in salt marshes from warm-temperate estuaries". Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 4-6 (2010): 215-223. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951298630&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.02.018 Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.; Caçador, I.. "Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: Contribution to ecosystem health". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 87 4 (2010): 640-646. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951025293&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.007 Sousa, A.I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Caçador, I.; Pardal, M.A.. "Contribution of Spartina maritima to the reduction of eutrophication in estuarine systems". Environmental Pollution 156 3 (2008): 628-635. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55649108415&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.022 Sousa, A.I.; Caçador, I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Pardal, M.A.. "Heavy metal accumulation in Halimione portulacoides: Intra- and extra-cellular metal binding sites". Chemosphere 70 5 (2008): 850-857. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36348973923&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.012 Sousa, A.I.; Martins, I.; Lillebø, A.I.; Flindt, M.R.; Pardal, M.A.. "Influence of salinity, nutrients and light on the germination and growth of Enteromorpha sp. spores". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 341 1 (2007): 142-150. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845931139&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.020 Pereira, L.; Sousa, A.; Coelho, H.; Amado, A.M.; Ribeiro-Claro, P.J.A.. "Use of FTIR, FT-Raman and 13C-NMR spectroscopy for identification of some seaweed phycocolloids". Biomolecular Engineering 20 4-6 (2003): 223-228. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0043166651&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/S1389-0344(03)00058-3
Online resource	Sousa, Ana I.. Benthic Intertidal Vegetation from the Tagus Estuary and Aveiro Lagoon (GBIF dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x). 2022. https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x. https://doi.org/10.15468/n4ak6x Sousa, Ana I.; Stacey Trevathan-Tackett. Corresponding author: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett. StoryMap (content contributor): TeaComposition H2O: Reading Tea Leaves to Save the Planet. How scientists are using tea bags to measure carbon preservation in wetlands across the world - TeaComposition H2O - Global Aquatic Litter Decomposition Initiative. Coordinator: Stacey Trevathan-Tackett (Australia). Ria de Aveiro sites highlighted. https://arcg.is/10qb0T. 2021. https://arcg.is/10qb0T. Sousa, Ana I.; Ana Isabel Lillebo; da Silva, José Figueiredo. Zostera noltei seagrass meadows spatial distribution at LTER site Ria de Aveiro lagoon in 2014 (GBIF dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ucf7eb). 2019. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9756e0d8-2234-4219-82e6-fde1c1b45314.
Preprint	Piñeiro-Juncal, Nerea; Cortizas, Antonio Martinez; Sousa, Ana I.. "Aerobic and anaerobic potential microbial consumption of salt marsh soils organic matter". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2751051/v1. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2751051/v1 Crespo, Daniel; Faião, Rita; Freitas, Vânia; Oliveira, Vítor Hugo; Sousa, Ana Isabel; Coelho, João Pedro; Dolbeth, Marina. "Short-Term Effects of a Seagrass Transplant in the Local Benthic Communities of a European Atlantic Coastal Lagoon". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4358475. 10.2139/ssrn.4358475
Report	2019. BioPradaRia, 2019. 1st Participatory Workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site - Ria de Aveiro and Baixo Vouga Lagunar. Results from the 1st Participatory Workshop of the Projects BioPradaRia and Saltfree II (A Ria de Aveiro e o Baixo Vouga Lagunar, Portugal. 2019. Resultados do Primeiro Workshop Participativo dos Projetos BioPradaRia e SaltFree II. Destaque No. 1) 8pp.. Lillebø, A.I. Sousa, H. Queiroga, J. Soares, A. Aleixo. 2014. LAGOONS. 2013. Results of the problem based science analysis: The Ria de Aveiro Lagoon. LAGOONS Report D3.2.1. 50 pp. (FP7. Grant agreement 283157). http://lagoons.web.ua.pt/. 10.2172/1149024 Lloret J, Bello C, Marín A, Lillebø AI, Sousa AI, Lopes I, Drgas A, Warzocha J, Kornijów R, Tuchkovenko Y, Khokhlov V. 2013. LAGOONS. 2013. Ecosystem threshold response to the main environmental factors. LAGOONS Report D3.3. 102pp (FP7-Grant agreement 283157). http://lagoons.web.ua.pt/.
Thesis / Dissertation	Sousa, Ana I.. "Nitrogen and metals as multiple stressors affecting the auto-remediation role of salt marshes : consequences to the ecosystem services". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/2342. Sousa, Ana I.. "Influence of salinity, light and nutrients on Enteromorpha sp. Spores". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2005. Sousa, Ana I.. "Seaweeds, its potential and uses; Inventory of Seaweeds of the Central Coast of Portugal (Leiria-Peniche) (Macroalgas Marinhas, suas potencialidades e utilizações; Inventariação de Macroalgas da Zona Centro da Costa Portuguesa (Leiria – Peniche))". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, 2003.
Website	Sousa, Ana I.. BioPradaRia Project website (MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0020). 2020. https://biopradaria.weebly.com.

Artistic / Performance

Curatorial / Museum exhibition

2022. "ESA Photo Exhibition - French and Portuguese Coasts under the Satellites Eyes | As Costas Francesa e Portuguesa sob o olhar dos satélites". In ESA - European Spatial Agency - Portugal Space and National Centre for Spatial Studies. Program Cross Season Portugal-France 2022 (Temporada Cruzada Portugal-França). Participation in Photo selection and Description/Caption.

Other

Dataset

Ana I. Sousa. Database on blue carbon in European seagrass and saltmarsh habitats. 2024.
10.5281/zenodo.12665611

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2020/08	A stepwise approach to improve Zostera noltei seagrass meadows resilience through counteracting Arenicola spp. bioturbation	IMCC6 - 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (16-28 Aug) IMCC6 - 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (Germany)
2019/07	Current status, conservation and restoration of seagrass meadows: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) as a show case	15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding ecology in sustainable development goals EEF & SPECO (Lisboan, Portugal)
2019/06	Seagrass meadows Status and Restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Natured Based-Solutions to mitigate loss of Biodiversity and ES provisioning	The EU Biodiversity Strategy beyond 2020 - Research insights and needs for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe EKLIPSE / ALTER-Net (Ghent, Belgium)
2019/01	C-GRASS - Seagrass meadows: Blue carbon spatio-temporal changes at Murtosa region (Ria de Aveiro)	6eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja OHM- Estarreja (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/01	SOILSALT: Benchmark of soil salinization on "Baixo Vouga Lagunar" before the floodbank construction	6eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja OHM- Estarreja (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/12/07	Alien species at seagrass meadows and associated habitats: concerns and restoration measures to promote biodiversity	Workshop “Alien species in a changing world” CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/03/22	Ria de Aveiro salt marshes: blue carbon relevance and changes occurring at Baixo Vouga Lagunar (Invited speaker)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania - IEC (Mamarrosa, Portugal)
2018/02/02	Ria de Aveiro Wetlands: the straight link to the city and the meaning of preserving it (Invited speaker)	Wetlands for a sustainable urban future - Workshop ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P. (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/01 - Current	Soil organic matter dynamics of blue carbon deposits Supervisor of Dr. Nerea Piñeiro Juncal	Pos-doctoral research fellow (Other) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022 - Current	Population dynamics, phenology and reproduction of Zostera noltei seagrass Supervisor	MSc in Sea Sciences (Degree) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - Current	Ecogeomorphological response of coastal marshes to climate change Co-supervisor	PhD Program in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (PhD) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Corals ex-situ sexual reproduction and applications on habitats restoration Supervisor	Applied Marine Biology (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Organic matter degradation by microbial communities in blue carbon ecosystems Supervisor	BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Coastal wetlands renaturalization Supervisor	BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09	Carbon sequestration in Coastal wetlands (Sequestro de Carbono em Zonas Húmidas Costeiras) Supervisor of Carlos Gonçalo Pinho	BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09	Seagrass restoration: success evaluation through imagery processing Supervisor of Daniel Pereira	BSc in Sea Sciences (Degree) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2019/12 - 2021/02	Species distribution models of native and invasive species associated to seagrass meadows at Ria de Aveiro (MSc Research fellow - BioPradaRia Project) Co-supervisor of Diana Sousa Guedes (MSc)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Seagrass meadows restoration and conservation (ERASMUS+) Supervisor of MSc Carmen Poveda Aguilar	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10 - 2020/12/31	Recovery and conservation of biodiversity of seagrass meadows and associated benthic macrofauna, in the Ria de Aveiro (Pos-Doc research fellow - BioPradaRia Project) Supervisor of Dr. Valentina Costa	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Seagrass meadows (Zostera noltei) restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): evaluation of transplanting techniques / Recuperação de pradarias marinhas (Zostera noltei) na Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Avaliação de técnicas de transplante (MSc Thesis) Supervisor of Ana Filipa Albuquerque Costa	MSc in Marine Biology (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Efeitos da exposição prolongada a Radiações Eletromagnéticas na Entomofauna de áreas urbanas Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Nuno de Andrade Cravo e Azevedo	Research project (Other) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Insect community structure in the Baixo Vouga Lagunar saltmarshes: influence of saline intrusion and sea level rise Co-supervisor of Miguel Ângelo Bastos	MSc in Applied Ecology (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Limiting factors of estuarine primary productivity: effects of autoshading in the photosynthetic activity of Zostera noltei / Fatores limitantes da produtividade primária estuarina: efeitos do auto-ensombramento na atividade fotossintética de Zostera noltei Co-supervisor of Vânia Araújo	Research project (Other) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014	Macrofauna functional groups associated with Zostera noltei meadows in Ria de Aveiro: potential use of epibenthic macrofauna in bioremediation Supervisor of Joana Ferreira de Paiva Morais Soares	Research project (Other) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/07/25 - 2023/07/25	2nd Participatory workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site, in the scope of BioPradaRia project (including local associations, fisherman, bait diggers). (2023/07/25 - 2023/07/25) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12	Seagrass meadows@Ria de Aveiro - Restore to accelerate climate action and biodiversity conservation / Pradarias Marinhas@Ria de Aveiro - Restaurar para acelerar a ação climática e conservar a biodiversidade (participation of stakeholders from different sectors: public administration, local associations, citizens, etc) (2021/12) Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10	1st Participatory workshop with local stakeholders at Ria de Aveiro Natura 2000 site, in the scope of BioPradaRia and Saltfree II projects (including public administration, business, environmental managers, local associations, citizens). (2019/05/10 - 2019/05/10) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/12/07 - 2018/12/07	Workshop: Alien species in a changing world. CESAM, University of Aveiro. (Including stakeholders participation) (2018/12 - 2018/12) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Final seminar of the project MARSH-C-LEVEL - The role of Baixo Vouga Lagunar salt marshes on carbon storage as an ecosystem service: Effects of sea level rise. (Dissemination of the project results to the Baixo Vouga Lagunar stakeholders, as an Open Session for citizens, local communities, public administration, municipalities). Estarreja Library (Aveiro). (2016 - 2016) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021 - Current	Invited particiant to a Debate about Carbon Capture Systems - Expresso project 50 to 2050 (50 experts invited to 10 debates)- Moderated by João Moleira, journalist (National TV channel - SIC) https://expresso.pt/iniciativaseprodutos/projetos-expresso/2021-02-16-Cada-fogo-destroi-anos-de-captura-de-carbono https://expresso.pt/iniciativaseprodutos/projetos-expresso/2021-03-08-O-dificil-equilibrio-entre-a-economia-e-o-clima Round table
2022 - 2022	Invited Speaker - Webinar "Aquatic Forests - Seagrass meadows" celebrating the World Earth Day, organised by SOA/OHP - Sustainable ocean Alliance - Ocean Hub Portugal. Seminar	"Aquatic Forests - Seagrass meadows" celebrating the World Earth Day, organised by SOA/OHP - Sustainable ocean Alliance - Ocean Hub Portugal
2022 - 2022	Invited Speaker - Sea Talk: Blue Carbon Ecosystems and climate change - World Ocean Day celebrations - Maritime Museum of Ílhavo - CIEMar Ílhavo (Portugal) - Target audience: regional and local population (Science communication/ Outreach) Seminar
2021/03 - 2021/03	Invited speaker - "Blue carbon and wetlands role on climate change mitigation / Carbono Azul e o papel das zonas húmidas na mitigação das alterações climáticas" Symposium	XII Jornadas de Engenharia do Ambiente – JEAmbi 2021 do Instituto Superior Técnico
2020/09/15 - 2020/09/17	Training Workshop "Blue Carbon workshop on restoring Coastal Wetlands & Seagrass Meadows" by EU project Life Blue Natura. Online event. Role: participant. Workshop	Blue Carbon workshop on restoring Coastal Wetlands & Seagrass Meadows International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Spain, Spain
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/30	Sizing the Blue Carbon: Estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems, Blanes, Spain. International Hands-on Course \| EU project Life Blue Natura (LIFE14CCM/ES/000957) Other	Sizing the Blue Carbon: Estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023/10/06	Detection of endogenous and exogenous organic compounds in Posidonia oceanica seagrass and marine sediments from the Spanish Mediterranean coast (Thesis) Main arguer	Marina Astudillo Pascual (PhD) Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, China Universidad de Almería, Spain
2021/12	Modulation of Hermetia illucens Lipid Profile by Incorporation of an Invasive Macroalgae – A Multigenerational Approach (Thesis) Main arguer	Maria Fernandes Louzado (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/11	Blue Carbon and Nitrogen sequestration capacity of restored Zostera marina meadows in the Arrábida Natural Park (Thesis) Main arguer	Ángela Herrero Fernández (Master) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/06/04	Climate Change Factors And The Effect On Enhalus Acoroides Seedlings (Thesis) Main arguer	Suci Rahmadani Artika (PhD) Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia
2021/02/19	Study of the Salicornia ramosissima fatty acid profile, for its nutritional valorization and geographical origin assessment (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Carolina Soares Veríssimo (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/02/04	Evaluation of provisioning and regulation services in Guiné-Bissau mangroves / Avaliação de serviços de provisão e de regulação nos mangais da Guiné-Bissau (Thesis) Main arguer	Giselle Ermelinda Alvarenga Gomes Dias (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/12/19	Seagrass meadows (Zostera noltei) restoration at Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): evaluation of transplanting techniques / Recuperação de pradarias marinhas (Zostera noltei) na Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Avaliação de técnicas de transplante Supervisor	Ana Filipa Albuquerque Costa (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/12/19	Effects of the gall midge Baldratia salicorniae infestation on Salicornia ramosissima (Thesis) Main arguer	João Carlos Rodrigues Rebelo (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/12/19	Salicornia ramosissima as food: microbiological, nutritional and sensorial quality of glasswort from Ria de Aveiro (Thesis) Main arguer	Mariana Pereira da Silva Cardoso (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/11 - 2024/11	Session co-chairman - Coastal ecosystem management: the role of ecosystem services in decision-making and restoration actions \| Conference: 5th ESP Europe Conference Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health - Ecosystem Service Partnership	ESP, Wageningen, The Netherlands
2022/07 - 2022/07	Session co-chairman - Ecological restoration \| Conference: 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) \| XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) \| 21st National Congress of Ecology of the Portuguese Ecological Society - SPECO	SIBECOL/AIL/SPECO \| University of Aveiro \| CESAM
2014/05 - 2014/05	Session co-Chairman - ‘Shifts in biodiversity and ecosystems functioning’. Conference: ECSA 54 – Coastal systems under change: tuning assessment and management tools" - Sesimbra, Portugal	ECSA - Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association https://ecsa.international/event/2014/ecsa-54-coastal-systems-under-change-tuning-assessments-and-management-tools

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11	Participative Process of the Management Plan of SCA (Special Conservation Area) and SPA (Special Protection Area) of Ria de Aveiro (coastal lagoon) and SCE of Vouga River. Led by ICNF - National Institute for Nature and Forests Conservation. Discussion and contributions to the concerning the Management Plan and Complementary Conservation Measures to be included.	Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021 - Current	Wetlands Ecology (Biology and Geology BSc degrees) - Biology Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal	Wetlands Ecology (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2021 - Current	Member of the scientific committee, follow-up as External Examiner - PhD student Elisa Calvo Martin, in the scope of the DOMAR PhD program at University of Vigo (Spain). Thesis entitled “Esteiros subterráneos na Ría de Vigo: fontes agochadas de solutos cara as augas costeiras”. Supervisors: Dr. Ibánhez and Prof. Álvarez-Salgado. Evaluator	Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2018 - Current	Interview for Antena 1 Radio show “Click” - Ria de Aveiro seagrass meadows fluctuations and impacts on blue carbon / Flutuações nas pradarias da Ria de Aveiro e impacto no carbono azul, by Catarina Lázaro. https://www.rtp.pt/play/p384/e366316/click	Research ongoing in the scope of C-GRASS (CNRS/OHMI) project
2023 - 2023	Participation in BioPradaRia Project Videos - Lenga-Lenga Films (MCCosta; CCAlmeida) (9 min & 3 min videos) - Dissemination and Outreach	BioPradaRia - Seagrass restoration, conservation & management (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07 - 2022/07	Participation on TV-RTP (National Portuguese TV) Documentary "Ecomare - Research and Marine Species Rescue" (45min) - Specific topic I addressed: Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon (Link to BioPradaRia project) https://www.rtp.pt/play/p10504/ecomare-investigacao-e-salvamento-de-especies-marinhas	Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon - Link to BioPradaRia project
2021/11 - 2021/11	Participation on the RTP3 (National Portuguese TV) - TV series/ documentary - UAU! - Science with no limits - OCEANS - Ep. 1 (15 min). Specific topic I addressed: Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon (Link to BioPradaRia project). https://www.rtp.pt/play/p9566/e581922/uau-ciencia-sem-limites	Seagrass meadows relevance, restoration and Blue Carbon
2021 - 2021	Interview for the radio show 90 seconds of science (90 segundos de ciência) by Adriano Cerqueira (Ana Sousa. At the University of Aveiro, a group of researchers is trying to recover seagrass meadows at Ria de Aveiro.) https://www.rtp.pt/play/p2936/e550339/90-segundos-ciencia	Research ongoing in the scope of proiect BioPradaRia (MAR2020/EMFF) and on the Blue Carbon storage
2021 - 2021	Participation in the Video of LTsER- Ria Aveiro platform - Porbiota - Speco (https://youtu.be/c0zn9xxc9X4) https://www.porbiota.pt/en/
2019 - 2019	Participation in the video “CESAM Infrastructures - ALTER–Net – PORBIOTA”, in the scope of PORBIOTA (FCT) project. Ria de Aveiro LTsER- Long Term Socio-Ecological Research platform and research ongoing description. http://www.cesam.ua.pt/files/Cesam_Infraestruturas.mp4?rel=0 http://www.cesam.ua.pt/index.php?menu=4635&language=eng&tabela=post
2018 - 2018	Participation in a didactic video entitled “Carbon capture and storage” in the scope of EduCO2cean project (Science-Technology-Society Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean) - EC funding - ERASMUS+ - Strategic Partnership for Schools Education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXMGuIG10Vw	Carbon capture and storage

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022 - Current	Frontiers in Marine Science \| Research Topic Editor: Coastal Rewilding as a Nature-Based Solution	Frontiers
2021 - Current	Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystems Ecology (Review Editor)	Frontiers
2007 - Current	Reviewer activity: Aquaculture Research; Environmental & Experimental Botany; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science; J Exp Marine Biology and Ecology; J. of Phycology; Ecological Indicators; Marine Ecology; Chemistry and Ecology; Aquatic Botany; Marine Poll Bull; Frontiers in Marine Sciences

Distinctions

Award

2008	Prize Luiz Saldanha/Ken Tenore (FLAD/IMAR) - Luso-American Foundation for Development / Institute of Marine Research) Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2007	Friday Harbour Laboratories Grant University of Washington Department of Biology, United States