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Miguel Moreira graduated in Environmental Engineering with a major in Ecological Engineering, at the School of Science and Technology - NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, and holds a PhD in River Restoration and Management, developed at the research centre CERIS (Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability), at Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon, Portugal. Miguel does research in Natural Resources sustainable management and Biodiversity conservation, particularly in the domains of Geospatial analysis (GIS), Ecological Modelling and Ecohydraulics. Currently he's an Invited Auxiliary Researcher at the Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra, Portugal.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro Moreira

Citation names

  • Moreira, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
551D-37D3-5820
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9804-9384
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=lcDBUtEAAAAJ
Researcher Id
AAF-1769-2021
Scopus Author Id
56647555800

Email addresses

  • mmoreira@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/03 - 2020/11
Concluded
 Restauro e Gestão Fluviais (River Restoration and Management) (Doutoramento)
Major in Eco-hidráulica (Eco-hidraulics)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"MITIGATION OF HYDROPEAKING IMPACTS ON FISH: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER MANAGEMENT" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção (Approved with distinction)
2004/09 - 2010/12
Concluded
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Environmental Engineering) (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Engenharia Ecológica (Ecological Engineering)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Assessing the balance between biodiversity conservation and coastal and estuarine management of the Sado Estuary Natural Reserve, Portugal, using BIO-SAFE" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
2021/04 - 2024/03 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
2016/02 - 2020/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2015/07 - 2015/11 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2013/07 - 2013/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/10 - 2013/05 Estágio de Integração na Vida Ativa EDP, Portugal
EDP, Portugal
2011/03 - 2011/12 Estágio Profissional Bio3 Estudos e Projectos em Biologia e Valorização de Recursos Naturais Lda, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/02 - 2020/11 Mitigation of hydropeaking impacts on fish:towards sustainable hydropower management
PD/BD/114336/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04 - 2027/05 EUROPE-LAND - Towards Sustainable Land-use Strategies in the Context of Climate Change and Biodiversity Challenges in Europe
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2023/04/01 - 2026/03/31 Biospheres as Effective Conservation Measures
DivProtect/0003/2021
10.54499/DivProtect/0003/2021
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/04 - 2023/11 Biosphere Reserves: Sustainable Territories, Resilient Communities [Reservas da Biosfera: territórios sustentáveis, comunidades resilientes]
PT-ENVIRONMENT-0032
Post-doc Fellow
EEA Grants
Concluded
2015/07 - 2015/11 LocAqua - Planning and site selection for the implementation of Aquaculture Units in the Azorean Archipelago
FGF/GRA
Technical development
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Governo dos Açores
Concluded
2014/09 - 2015/03 IND_CHANGE - Ferramentas de modelação baseadas em indicadores para prever alterações na paisagem e promover a aplicação da investigação sócio-ecológica na gestão adaptativa do território
PTDC/AAG-MAA/4539/2012
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal

Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2013/12/31 SMARTPARKS - Sistema de Ordenamento e Gestão de Áreas Protegidas em Pequenas Ilhas
PTDC/AAC-AMB/098786/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Alves, J., Moreira., M., Frazão, L., Santos, S., Silva., A.A., Freitas, H. (2023). "Ecosystem Services of Portugal Biosphere Reserves". In Atlas of Portugal Biosphere Reserves. Lisbon, Portugal: FCSH - NOVA University of Lisbon, 2023.
    Published
  2. Gil, A.; Picanço, A.; Moreira, M.; Borges, P.A.V.. "4.4. Cartografia e análise de serviços de ecossistemas terrestres em pequenas ilhas oceânicas - Casos de estudo relacionados com biodiversidade no Arquipélago dos Açores (Portugal).". In S.C. Ribeiro, D. Boscolo, G. Ciochetti, A. Firmino, & N. Guiomar, (eds). A Ecologia da Paisagem no Contexto Luso-Brasileiro. APEP- Associação Portuguesa Ecologia da Paisagem e IALE-BR Associação Brasileira de Ecologia da Paisagem. Editora Appris., 113-135. Curitiba, Brazil: Editora Appris, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Freitas, Helena; Alexandros Tataridas; Moreira, Miguel. "A novel approach to land use planning rooted in agroecological principles: Perspectives from Portugal". Paper presented in Global Land Programme's 5th Open Science Meeting. Oaxaca, Mexico., 2024.
  2. Joana Alves, António Alves da Silva, Miguel Moreira, Luciana Frazão, José Paulo Sousa, Helena Freitas.. "Assessing ecosystem services as a strategy for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change in vulnerable territories: a pilot study in the Northeast of Portugal". Paper presented in 4th ESP Europe Conference, Heraklion - Greece, 2022.
  3. Moreira, M.; Costa, M.J.; Valbuena-Castro, J.; Pinheiro, A.. "LUNKERS-type structures as potential hydropeaking flow-refuges for Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei) in experimental conditions. Poster presentation at the 6th Symposium of the International Society for River Science. Vienna, Austria, 8-13 September 2019. Book of abstracts: www.bib.irb.hr/1025362/download/1025362.ISRS2". 2019.
  4. Hayes, D.S.; Moreira, M.; Boavida, I.; Haslauer, M.; et al.. "Establishing seasonal flow rules to mitigate adverse hydropeaking impacts on salmonid fish. Poster presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2019, 7¿12 April 2019, Vienna, Austria. Book of abstracts: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-19155.pdf". 2019.
  5. Duarte, G.; Moreira, M.; Branco, P.; da Costa, L.; Ferreira, M.T.; Segurado, P.. "The Portuguese historical fish database ¿ Phish. Poster presentation at Limnologia 2018 - XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology. Coimbra, Portugal, 24-29 June 2018. Book of abstracts: https://www.limnetica.com/documentos/congresos/Book_of_abstracts_Coimbra2018.pdf". 2018.
  6. Moreira, M.; Hayes, D.S.; Boavida, I.; Pinheiro, A.P.. "Hydropeaking thresholds : Current status and outlook. Poster presentation at Limnologia 2018 - XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology. Coimbra, Portugal, 24-29 June 2018. Book of abstracts: https://www.limnetica.com/documentos/congresos/Book_of_abstracts_Coimbra2018.pdf". 2018.
  7. Moreira, M.; Duarte, G.; Segurado, P.; Ferreira, M.T.. "PHISH-DB - Portuguese historical fish database. Poster presentation at SEFS 10 - Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences. Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2-7 July 2017. Book of abstracts: http://www.freshwatersciences.eu/files/Abstract_book_SEFS10.pdf". 2017.
Journal article
  1. Miguel Moreira; Luciana Frazão; Jarrod Cusens; Paula Castro; António C. Gouveia; António Alves da Silva; Sara H. Santos; et al. "Engaging participatory mapping for co-management and spatial depiction of nature’s contributions to people in the Portuguese biosphere reserves". Ecosystems and People (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2024.2422920.
    10.1080/26395916.2024.2422920
  2. Luciana Frazão; Joana Alves; Miguel Moreira; Paula Castro; Maria João Martins; Anabela Paula; António Gouveia; Helena Freitas. "Understanding Ecosystem Services through Managers' Perspectives: Insights from the Portuguese Biosphere Reserves". Research Ideas and Outcomes (2024): https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e139777.
    10.3897/rio.10.e139777
  3. Alexandros Tataridas; Miguel Moreira; Luciana Frazão; Panagiotis Kanatas; Noboru Ota; Ilias Travlos. "Biology of Invasive Plants 5. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.". Invasive Plant Science and Management (2023): https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.21.
    10.1017/inp.2023.21
  4. Tataridas, Alexandros; Oliveira, Rui S.; Frazão, Luciana; Moreira, Miguel; Travlos, Ilias; Freitas, Helena. "Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. (Solanales: Solanaceae) presence confirmed in Portugal". EPPO Bulletin 52 2 (2022): 499-504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epp.12858.
    10.1111/epp.12858
  5. Miguel Moreira; Martin Schletterer; Ana Quaresma; Isabel Boavida; António Pinheiro. "New insights into hydropeaking mitigation assessment from a diversion hydropower plant: The GKI project (Tyrol, Austria)". Ecological Engineering 158 (2020): 106035-106035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106035.
    10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106035
  6. Moreira, Miguel; Maria João Costa; Jorge Valbuena-Castro; António Pinheiro; Isabel Boavida. "Cover or Velocity: What Triggers Iberian Barbel (Luciobarbus Bocagei) Refuge Selection under Experimental Hydropeaking Conditions?". Water (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12020317.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w12020317
  7. Moreira, Miguel. "Ecohydraulics of river flow alterations and impacts on freshwater fish". Limnetica (2020): http://doi.org/10.23818/limn.39.14.
    10.23818/limn.39.14
  8. Daniel S. Hayes; Moreira, Miguel; Isabel Boavida; Franz Greimel; Melanie Haslauer; Günther Unfer; Bernhard Zeiringer; et al. "Life Stage-Specific Hydropeaking Flow Rules". Sustainability (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11061547.
    10.3390/su11061547
  9. Miguel Moreira; Daniel S. Hayes; Isabel Boavida; Martin Schletterer; Stefan Schmutz; António Pinheiro. "Ecologically-based criteria for hydropeaking mitigation: A review". Science of The Total Environment 657 (2019): 1508-1522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.107.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.107
  10. Duarte, G.; Moreira, M.; Branco, P.; da Costa, L.; Ferreira, M.T.; Segurado, P.. "Data descriptor: One millennium of historical freshwater fish occurrence data for Portuguese rivers and streams". Scientific Data 5 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051780828&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/sdata.2018.163
  11. Moreira, M.; Fonseca, C.; Vergílio, M.; Calado, H.; Gil, A.. "Spatial assessment of habitat conservation status in a Macaronesian island based on the InVEST model: a case study of Pico Island (Azores, Portugal)". Land Use Policy 78 (2018): 637-649. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050294623&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.015
  12. Moreira, Miguel. "Developing a Planning and Management System for Protected Areas on Small Islands (The Azores Archipelago, Portugal): the SMARTPARKS Project". Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (2014): http://www.aprh.pt/rgci/rgci496.html.
    10.5894/rgci496
  13. Fonseca, C.; Silva, C.P.D.; Calado, H.; Moniz, F.; Bragagnolo, C.; Gil, A.; Phillips, M.; Pereira, M.; Moreira, M.. "Coastal and marine protected areas as key elements for tourism in small islands". Journal of Coastal Research 70 (2014): 461-466. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926201917&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2112/SI70-078.1
Report
  1. Freitas, Helena; Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Frazão, Luciana; Moreira, Miguel; Santos, Sara. 2023. Estratégia de Valorização do Património Natural e Ambiental do Território de Fronteira (proyecto 0002_OP5_CENCYL_3_P). Comunidade de Trabalho Transfronteiriça CENCYL.. https://www.poctep.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/0002_OP5_CENCYL.pdf.
  2. Freitas, Helena; Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Frazão, Luciana; Moreira, Miguel. 2023. Programa de Reordenamento e Gestão da Paisagem (PRGP) das Serras da Gardunha, Alvelos e Moradal. Direção Geral do Território, I.P.. https://www.dgterritorio.gov.pt/paisagem/ptp/prgp.
  3. Freitas, Helena; Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Frazão, Luciana; Moreira, Miguel. 2022. Programa de Reordenamento e Gestão da Paisagem (PRGP) do Alto Douro e Baixo Sabor. https://www.dgterritorio.gov.pt/paisagem/ptp/prgp.
  4. Boavida, I.; Moreira, M.; Hayes, D.S.. 2018. Survey of Solutions, Methods, Tools and Devices for Hydropeaking. European Project FIThydro WP2 - Task Deliverable 2.1. https://www.fithydro.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/D2.1-SYGMA.pdf.
  5. Moreira, M.; Gil, A.. 2013. Valoração da Biodiversidade no Parque Natural de Ilha do Pico através da metodologia InVEST - Relatório Técnico. Projeto SMARTPARKS. Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada.. researchgate.net/publication/314197267.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Moreira, Miguel. "Mitigation of hydropeaking impacts on fish:towards sustainable hydropower management". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2020. https://catalogo-ist.biblioteca.ulisboa.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1629885.
  2. Moreira, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro. "Assessing the balance between biodiversity conservation and coastal and estuarine management of the Sado Estuary Natural Reserve, Portugal, using BIO-SAFE". Master, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/4987.

Other

Dataset
  1. Costa H, Salgueiro N, Marques A T, Coelho H, Zina H, Oliveira J, Puga J, Moreira M, Sousa D, Paula J, Caetano M, Silva R. EDP Foz-Tua: Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) - Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-17). Version 1.1.. https://doi.org/10.15468/pwt2fh.
  2. Costa H, Salgueiro N, Marques A T, Coelho H, Zina H, Puga J, Moreira M, Sousa D, Paula J, Caetano M, Gonçalves R, Bernar. EDP Foz Tua Otter (Lutra lutra) [transects] - Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-17). Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.15468/fffnhb.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11 Moreira, M., Alves, J., Castro, P., Freitas, H. Engagement of multi-level stakeholders in sustainable land use management: the Castro Verde case study (Portugal) 5th Open Science Meeting
Global Land Programme (GLP) (Oaxaca, Mexico)
2024/11 Miguel Moreira, Luciana Frazão, Jarrod Cusens, Paula Castro, António C. Gouveia, António Alves da Silva, Sara H. Santos, Inger E. Måren, Joana Alves & Helena Freitas. Participatory mapping as territorial co-management tool through the spatial depiction of ecosystem services in the Portuguese Biosphere Reserves 5th ESP Europe Conference
Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) (Wageningen, Netherlands)
2023/11/23 Moreira, M., Cusens, J., Frazão, L., Gouveia, A., Castro, P., Silva, A., Santos, S., Måren, I., Freitas, H., Alves, J. Mapeamento participativo como ferramenta de gestão territorial para a identificação dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas chave: o caso de estudo das Reservas da Biosfera portuguesas" 22º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO) (Faro, Portugal)
2022/10/12 Moreira, M., Frazão, L., Gouveia, A.C., Castro, P., Freitas, H., Alves, J. Participatory mapping as a management approach for the spatialization of key-ecosystem services: the Portuguese Biosphere Reserves case-study 4th ESP Europe Conference
Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) (Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece)
2022/10/11 Alves, J., Moreira, M.*, Frazão, L., Gouveia, A.C., Alves da Silva, A., Sousa, J.P., Castro, P., Martinho, F., Pardal, M., Måren, I, Freitas, H. (*presenting author) Biosphere Reserves: Sustainable territories, Resilient communities - A conceptual model for assessing and mapping ecosystems and their services 4th ESP Europe Conference
Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) (Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece)
2022/05 Miguel Moreira, Luciana Frazão, António Silva, Maria João Martins, Helena Freitas, Joana Alves. The Portuguese Biosphere Reserves as model areas for new insights into mapping and assessment of Ecosystem Services. Science and Research in, for and with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Eberswalde, Germany)
2021/12 Alves, J., Moreira, M.*, Frazão, L., Gouveia, A.C., Alves da Silva, A., Sousa, J.P., Castro, P., Martinho, F., Pardal, M., Freitas, H. (*presenting author) As Reservas da Biosfera Portuguesas: Modelo conceptual para o mapeamento e avaliação dos serviços dos ecossistemas de 12 espaços de conservação 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia - Conhecimento ao serviço das áreas classificadas
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO) (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
2019/09 Moreira, M., Schletterer, M., Quaresma, A., Boavida, I., Pinheiro, A. 2019. Hydropeaking mitigation through a diversion Hydropower plant scheme: the GKI study-case (Tyrol, Austria). 6th Symposium of the International Society for River Science. Vienna, Austria, 8-13 September 2019. Book of abstracts: www.bib.irb.hr/1025362/download/1025362.ISRS2019_book_of_abstracts.pdf
2019/07 Moreira, M., Hayes, D.S., Boavida, I., Pinheiro, A.P., 2019. Hydropeaking: current status and new insights on ecological impacts mitigation. 15th European Ecological Federation Congress. Lisbon, Portugal, 29 July to 2 August 2019. Book of abstracts: http://eeflisbon2019.org/en/content/programme-overview/abstract_book/book.html
2013/10 Moreira, M., 2013. Biodiversity Valuation at the Pico Island Natural Park: The InVEST methodological approach. International Workshop "Defining, Planning and Management of Protected Areas in Small Islands - the SMARTPARKS Project contributions". Ponta Delgada - Azores, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/09 - 2019/09 Session convenor at the Special session entitled "Mitigating ecological impacts in a flow-altered world" (2019/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 6th Symposium of the International Society for River Science. Vienna, Austria, 8-13 September 2019. , Austria

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO) Full member
2018 - Current Iberian Society of Ecology (SIBECOL) Full member
2018 - 2020 Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) Student / Young researcher