Sónia Raquel Quinás Serra (A01A-7F33-ABE5)

Curriculum Vitae

Sónia Raquel Quinás Serra

Sónia R. Q. Serra was a Biology graduate student (2004), who completed a master's degree in Ecology (2009) and a PhD in Biosciences (Catchment Ecology, Ecology of Hydrographic Basins, 2017). She is a researcher at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Science and Technology of the Department of Life Sciences, through MARE ¿ Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET ¿ Aquatic Research Network (Associated Laboratory), with experience in assessing ecological integrity of streams and rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates in mainland Portugal (e.g. LABELEC-EDP, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente/APA, EDIA). Author of a national guide for macroinvertebrate identification, she has also used macroinvertebrate traits (including Chironomidae) to indirectly assess the functional integrity of streams of various types. Participation in several national and European projects, scientific communication, and citizen science events. More recently she has been working in urban streams, evaluating ecosystem services and the importance of blue (water) and green (adjacent vegetation) urban areas for healthy and active ageing. Recently investes the use of technological solutions to reconnect citizens with natural environments, creating smarter and healthier cities. Currently 100% contracted researcher (as part of the PHARA-ON project).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Sónia Raquel Quinás Serra

Citation names

Serra, Sónia
Serra S.R.Q.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: A01A-7F33-ABE5
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4426-465X

Email addresses

soniarqs@ci.uc.pt (Professional)
sonia.rqs@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculty of Sciences and Technology University of Coimbra, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/130 (Professional)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-465X (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2017/02/22 Concluded	PhD in Biosciences - Specialization in Catchment Ecology (Ecology of Hydrographic Basins) (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France "From taxonomy to multiple-trait bioassessment: the role of Chironomidae in separating naturally poor from disturbed communities" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovada com Distinção e Louvor
2009/04/21 Concluded	Master in Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Dinâmica populacional e distribuição do gastrópode Theodoxus cf. fluviatilis (Prosobranchia: Neritidae) numa nascente cársica no centro de Portugal." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom
2004/09/13 Concluded	Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	17 (0-20)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/12/15 - 2025/11/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal (...)
2019/12/01 - 2020/11/30	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2019/11/30	Postdoc (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Postdoc (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2007 - 2008	Research Trainee (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09/01 - 2017/09/30	Scientific services for EDP-LABELEC, Project: 'Evaluation of the flow regime effectiveness of the Ribeiradio-Ermida Hydroelectric Power Plant'.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2017/03/01 - 2017/08/30	Scientific services, Project: ‘Monitorização Massas de Água – APA’; Official national monitoring the quality/status of freshwater bodies, rivers and reservoirs.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2016/03/01 - 2016/12/01	Scientific services for EDP-LABELEC, Project: 'Evaluation of the flow regime effectiveness of the Ribeiradio and Alto Ceira Hydroelectric Power Plant'	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2015/03/01 - 2015/12/01	Scientific services for EDP-LABELEC, Project: 'Evaluation of the flow regime effectiveness of the Ribeiradio Hydroelectric Power Plant'	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2011/07/01 - 2011/12/31	Grant-holder (renewed). Participation in Project AQUAWEB (PTDC/AAC-AMB/105297/2008) supported by Foundation for Science and Technology.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2010/07/01 - 2011/06/30	Scientific services in the Project AQUAWEB - Assessment of rivers biological quality through a WEB platform, providing monitoring and compliance with European directives (PTDC/AACAMB/105297/2008) fund	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2009/09/01 - 2010/06/30	Services rendered to IMAR - CMA. Participation in European intercalibration exercises.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2007/06/01 - 2007/07/31	Author of scientific illustrations and investigation.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2007/05/01 - 2007/05/31	Author of scientific illustrations and investigation.	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2007/03/01 - 2007/04/30	Author of scientific illustrations.	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

2006/04/01 - 2007/03/31	Collaborator/Author scientific illustrations/Co-author Identification key Guides and posters	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2003/10/01 - 2004/03/31	Collaborator/Scientific investigator	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

2002/09/01 - 2003/09/01	Assessing the impact of the Alqueva dam over aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Scientific services to EDIA (Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, S.A.).	Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/01/01 - 2026/12/31	OneAquaHealth: Protecting urban aquatic ecosystems to promote One Health 101086521 Collaborator Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2010/12/15 - 2025/11/30	PHArA-ON Project: Pilots for Healthy and Active Ageing 857188 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	European Commission
2011/01/01 - 2015/12/31	FROM TAXONOMY TO MULTIPLE-TRAIT BIOASSESSMENT: THE ROLE OF CHIRONOMIDAE IN SEPARATING NATURALLY POOR FROM DISTURBED COMMUNITIES SFRH/BD/80188/2011 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés, France	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/01 - Current	MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente UID/MAR/04292/2019 FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Rede de Infraestruturas em Investigação Aquática LA/P/0069/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	ARNET - Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network LA/P/0069/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	ARNET - Aquatic Research Network LA/P/0069/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - UI 284 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/MAR/UI0284/2011 Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade do Algarve, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network LA/P/0069/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/12/01 - 2020/11/30	PHArA-ON Project: Pilots for Healthy and Active Ageing H2020-SC1-FA-DTS-2018-2 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2019/03/01 - 2020/04/30	CEMAS Project CEMAS Project Other Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente Ongoing
2017/03/01 - 2017/09/30	Monitorização Massas de Água – APA APA MJF 017_2 'Monitorização Massas de Água – APA’ Post-doc Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente Concluded
2010/07/01 - 2012/06/30	FRAMEFFECTIVE – Can bioassays be cost-effectively integrated in a predictive model approach for rivers in compliance with the Water Framework Directive? PTDC/AAC-AMB/105411/2008 Other Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/08/01 - 2011/09/30	Project AQUAWEB - Assessment of rivers biological quality through a WEB platform PTDC/AAC-AMB/105297/2008 Research Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Serra, Sónia. Invertebrados de água doce: chave de identificação das principais famílias. Portugal. 2009.
Book chapter	Serra, Sónia. "Invertebrados". In Rios de Portugal: comunidades, processos e alterações, edited by Maria João Feio; Verónica Ferreira, 1-441. Coimbra, Portugal: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019. Published • 10.14195/978-989-26-1624-7
Journal article	Aurea Luiza Lemes da Silva; Luís Carlos Pinto de Macedo-Soares; Sónia Serra; Mauricio Mello Petrucio; Maria João Feio. "Changes in functional diversity of aquatic invertebrates across urbanization levels in a coastal island, Brazil". Hydrobiologia (2024): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-024-05490-w. 10.1007/s10750-024-05490-w Raquel Calapez, Ana; Serra, Sónia R.Q.; Mortágua, Andreia; Almeida, Salomé F.P.; João Feio, Maria. "Unveiling relationships between ecosystem services and aquatic communities in urban streams". Ecological Indicators 153 (2023): 110433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110433. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110433 Feio, Maria João; Hughes, Robert M.; Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Nichols, Susan J.; Kefford, Ben J.; Lintermans, Mark; Robinson, Wayne; et al. "Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers". Global Change Biology 29 2 (2022): 355-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16439. 10.1111/gcb.16439 Feio, Maria João; Mantas, Ana Isabel; Serra S.R.Q.; Calapez, Ana Raquel; Almeida, Salomé F. P.; Sales, Manuela C.; Montenegro, Mário; Moreira, Francisca. Corresponding author: Feio, Maria João. "Effect of environmental education on the knowledge of aquatic ecosystems and reconnection with nature in early childhood". PLOS ONE 17 4 (2022): e0266776. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266776. 10.1371/journal.pone.0266776 Calapez, Ana Raquel; Serra S.R.Q.; Rivaes, Rui; Aguiar, Francisca C.; Feio, Maria João. Corresponding author: Calapez, Ana Raquel. "Influence of river regulation and instream habitat on invertebrate assemblage’ structure and function". Science of The Total Environment 794 (2021): 148696. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148696. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148696 Martins, Filipa M.S.; Feio, Maria J.; Porto, Miguel; Filipe, Ana F.; Bonin, Aurélie; Serra, Sónia R.Q.; Alves, Paulo C.; Taberlet, Pierre; Beja, Pedro. "Assessing changes in stream macroinvertebrate communities across ecological gradients using morphological versus DNA metabarcoding approaches". Science of The Total Environment 797 (2021): 149030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149030. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149030 Serra S.R.Q.; M. Neto, João; Maria João Feio. Corresponding author: Maria João Feio. "From headwaters into the estuarine zone: changes in processes and invertebrate communities in response to abiotic conditions". Aquatic Ecology 55 1 (2021): 149-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-020-09820-7. 10.1007/s10452-020-09820-7 Martins, Filipa M. S.; Porto, Miguel; Feio, Maria J.; Egeter, Bastian; Bonin, Aurélie; Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Taberlet, Pierre; Beja, Pedro. "Modelling technical and biological biases in macroinvertebrate community assessment from bulk preservative using multiple metabarcoding markers". Molecular Ecology 30 13 (2020): 3221-3238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15620. 10.1111/mec.15620 Feio, Maria João; Serra, Sónia R.Q.; Mortágua, Andreia; Bouchez, Agnès; Rimet, Frédéric; Vasselon, Valentin; Almeida, Salomé F.P.. "A taxonomy-free approach based on machine learning to assess the quality of rivers with diatoms". Science of The Total Environment 722 (2020): 137900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137900. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137900 Pinto, Raquel; Almeida, Salomé F. P.; Serra, Sónia; João Feio, Maria. "Diatom size plasticity at regional and global scales". Limnetica 39 1 (2020): 387-403. http://dx.doi.org/10.23818/limn.39.25. 10.23818/limn.39.25 Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Calapez, Ana Raquel; Simões, Nuno Eduardo; Sá Marques, José A. A.; Laranjo, Maria; Feio, Maria João. "Effects of variations in water quantity and quality in the structure and functions of invertebrates’ community of a Mediterranean urban stream". Urban Ecosystems 22 6 (2019): 1173-1186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-019-00892-4. 10.1007/s11252-019-00892-4 Calapez, A.R.; Serra, S.R.Q.; Santos, J.M.; Branco, P.; Ferreira, T.; Hein, T.; Brito, A.G.; Feio, M.J.. "The effect of hypoxia and flow decrease in macroinvertebrate functional responses: A trait-based approach to multiple-stressors in mesocosms". Science of The Total Environment 637-638 (2018): 647-656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.071. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.071 Serra, Sónia R.Q.; Graça, Manuel A.S.; Dolédec, Sylvain; Feio, Maria João. "Chironomidae traits and life history strategies as indicators of anthropogenic disturbance". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189 7 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6027-y. 10.1007/s10661-017-6027-y Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Graça, Manuel A. S.; Dolédec, Sylvain; Feio, Maria João. "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region: a comparison of ecological and functional traits between North America and Europe". Hydrobiologia 794 1 (2017): 273-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3102-x. 10.1007/s10750-017-3102-x Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Graça, Manuel A. S.; Dolédec, Sylvain; Feio, Maria João. "Discriminating permanent from temporary rivers with traits of chironomid genera". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 53 (2017): 161-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/limn/2017004. 10.1051/limn/2017004 Serra, Sónia R.Q.; Cobo, Fernando; Graça, Manuel A.S.; Dolédec, Sylvain; Feio, Maria João. "Synthesising the trait information of European Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera): Towards a new database". Ecological Indicators 61 (2016): 282-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.028. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.028 Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Calapez, Ana Raquel; Pérez-Bilbao, Amaia; Feio, Maria João. "Adjusting the effect of seasonal variability in the bioassessment of streams". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187 1 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4107-9. 10.1007/s10661-014-4107-9 Feio, M.J.; Aguiar, F.C.; Almeida, S.F.P.; Ferreira, J.; Ferreira, M.T.; Elias, C.; Serra, S.R.Q.; et al. "Least Disturbed Condition for European Mediterranean rivers". Science of The Total Environment 476-477 (2014): 745-756. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.056. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.056 Neto, J.M.; Feio, M.J.; Teixeira, H.; Patrício, J.; Serra, S.R.Q.; Franco, J.N.; Calapez, A.R.; Constantino, E.. "Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: One site, two perspectives?". Marine Pollution Bulletin 78 1-2 (2014): 153-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.048. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.048 Graça, Manuel A. S.; Serra, Sónia R. Q.; Ferreira , Verónica. "A stable temperature may favour continuous reproduction by Theodoxus fluviatilis and explain its high densities in some karstic springs". Limnetica 31 (2012): 129-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.23818/limn.31.12. 10.23818/limn.31.12

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/11/11	Theatre to promote public awareness for the rehabilitation of urban streams.	Theatre about Science Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/06/20	Urban streams: effects on diatom community diversity structure.	Symposium of European Freshwater Sciences SEFS 13 Freshwater Biology Association (FBA) (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2023/06/20	Does the biodiversity of urban freshwater matter?	Symposium of European Freshwater Sciences SEFS 13 Freshwater Biology Association (FBA) (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2023/06/20	Citizeen, a smart solution that promotes biodiversity mapping in blue and green urban areas for an active and health ageing	Symposium of European Freshwater Sciences SEFS 13 Freshwater Biology Association (FBA) (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2022/09/06	River regulation induces functional alterations in the aquatic communities	13th SER EUROPE Conference Restoring Nature, Reconnecting People (Alicante, Spain)
2022/09/06	Theatre to promote public awareness for the rehabilitation of urban streams.	13th SER EUROPE Conference Restoring Nature, Reconnecting People. (Alicante, Spain)
2022/07/05	Unveiling relations between urban rivers’ ecosystem services and bioindicators’ diversity	SIBECOL & AIL Meeting 2022 Universidade de Aveiro, SIBECOL & AIL Meeting (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07/05	Increased awareness of stream ecosystems and reconnection with nature: the effects of an environmental project on children from cities	SIBECOL & AIL Meeting 2022 Universidade de Aveiro, SIBECOL & AIL Meeting (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07/05	The role of new technologies and green and blue areas in the healthy and active ageing of community-dwelling urban older adults – Pharaon project	SIBECOL & AIL Meeting 2022 Universidade de Aveiro, SIBECOL & AIL Meeting (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12/03	Os ecossistemas aquáticos urbanos e as pessoas – o duplo benefício de reconectar a população urbana com a natureza.	20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia Conhecimento ao Serviço das Áreas Classificadas, SPECO Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima.
2020/10/28	Machine-learning models based on molecular data to assess streams’ quality with diatoms	XX Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology Associação Ibérica de Limnologia & Iberoamerican Associations of Limnology (Múrcia, Spain)
2019/02/04	From headwaters to estuaries: are the longitudinal gradients reflected in the processes and communities?	1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting SIBECOL (Sociedad Ibérica de Ecología), University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2018/06/24	Diatom size plasticity at the global and regional spatial scales.	XIX Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology Iberian Association of Limnology, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/07/04	Integrating trait information into a new European Chironomidae database: development and applications.	XVIII Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology Iberian Association of Limnology, University Rovira i Virgili (URV) (Tortosa, Spain)
2014/08/17	Elaboration of a European Chironomidae (Order: Diptera) trait database at the genus level using a fuzzy coding approach.	19th International Symposium on Chironomidae Faculty of Science, Charles University of Prague, Biology Centre of the Czech Republic in Ceské Budejovice. (Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic)
2013/09/16	AQUAWEB – un outil en ligne pour des études écologiques de rivières Portugaises à partir des diatomées et des macroinvertébrés	7th Central European Diatom Meeting (CE-Diatom), 32nd meeting of the French-Speaking Diatomists Association (ADLaF). CE-Diatom & ADLaF 2013 (Thonon-les-Bains, France)
2013/07/03	Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados de características biológicas (traits) para os géneros de Chironomidae aquáticos Europeus.	EBCI 2013 Encontro de Biodiversidade e Conservação de Invertebrados Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/09/11	Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: one site - two perspectives.	XVII SIEBM Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies University of the Basque Country (San Sebastian, Spain)
2012/07/02	Managing macroinvertebrate communities’ seasonality in a national predictive model for Portugal.	XVI Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology. Iberian Association of limnology. University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2012/07/02	Best available conditions within common Mediterranean stream types from 7 countries.	XVI Congress of Iberian Association of limnology Iberian Association of limnology. University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2012/07/02	Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: is the river continuum discontinued?	XVI Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology. Iberian Association of limnology. University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2011/06/27	Does stable temperature favor continuous reproduction by Theodoxus fluviatilis and explain its high densities in some karstic springs?	7th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences Iberian Limnological Association in collaboration with ICRA (Catalan Institute for Water Research) and UdG* (University of Girona) (Girona, Spain)
2011/06/27	Development of a digital taxonomic key for Portuguese macroinvertebrates implementated in the AQUAWEB online platform	7th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences Iberian Limnological Association in collaboration with ICRA (Catalan Institute for Water Research) and UdG* (University of Girona) (Girona, Spain)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2016/06/01 - 2018/07/07	Iberian Limnological Congress Limnologia2018 (2018/06/24 - 2018/06/28) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022/12/13	Potamopyrgus antipodarum in Central Portugal and Madeira Island: abundance and impacts on the structure of benthic communities (Thesis) Main arguer	Marcos Rodrigues Rocha Dias (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/03/23	Biomonitoring of Ferreira and Sousa rivers using diatoms: comparison between morphological and molecular approaches (Thesis) Main arguer	Marco José Neto Teixeira (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/03/22	Aspetos ecológicos de assembleias de Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera) em riachos subtropicais (Thesis) Main arguer	Wanessa Deliberalli (Master) Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Brazil

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021/03/11 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO)	Member
2016/09/28 - Current	PROAQUA, Association for the promotion of knowledge in Aquatic Ecology, Coimbra	Vogal
2008/06/01 - Current	Iberian Association of Limnology
2023/06/18 - 2024/06/17	Freshwater Biological Association	Member