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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Vanessa Macedo Matos

Citation names

  • Matos, Diana M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CD1F-5640-33FD
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8078-456X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jMwiIQQAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Author Id
57200660463

Email addresses

  • dianammatos92@outlook.com (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/01 - 2024/04/22
Concluded
 Doctoral Program on Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Seabirds as Indicators of Plastic Pollution: A Multi-level Approach to Plastic Exposure" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good (Maximum classification)
2014 - 2016
Concluded
 Master's degree in Ecology - Specialization in Research in Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"How fishery discards affect the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18.200
2010 - 2014
Concluded
 Bachelor in Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
 13.000
2013/02/06 - 2013/06/10
Concluded
 Socrates/Erasmus Mobility Programme - Bachelor in Biology (Bachelor)
University Pavla Jozefda Safárika, Slovakia
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/08/19 - 2025/08/18 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2019/12/31 Researcher (Research) IATV - INSTITUTO DO AMBIENTE, TECNOLOGIA E VIDA, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2017/11/30 Researcher (Research) ICETA - Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/08/19 - 2025/08/18 Services rendered to conduct a study on the interactions between seabirds, seaturtles and artisanal fisheries in Cabo Verde (West Africa)
01/2023
Post-doc Fellow
Birdlife International
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/02/29 Seabirds as indicators of plastic pollution: a multi-level approach to plastic exposure
SFRH/BD/143659/2019
10.54499/SFRH/BD/143659/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/MAR/04292/2019
Other
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/02/01 - 2019/12/31 Alcyon - Seabird conservation in the Cape Verde archipelago
MAVA 17022
Research Fellow
IATV - INSTITUTO DO AMBIENTE, TECNOLOGIA E VIDA, Portugal
 MAVA - Foundation pour La Nature
Concluded
2017/06/01 - 2017/11/30 The canary bird as a model for elucidating the genetic basis of vocalization traits
IF/00283/2014/CP1256/CT0012
Research Fellow
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2017 SEAPLAS - Seabirds as indicators of plastic exposure from neritic to oceanic and temperate to tropical environments
SEAPLAS
Other
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015 - 2016 Combining population genomics and quantitative genetics to decipher the molecular basis of phenotypic change during the early stages of animal domestication.
UID/BIA/50027/2013
Other
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Jorge M. Pereira; Sara H. Santos; Martins, Beatriz; Jaime A. Ramos; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Campioni, Letizia; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; A.M.M. Gonçalves; A.M. Gonçalves; Ana Marta Gonçalves; et al. Corresponding author: Jorge M. Pereira. "Seabirds as indicators of ocean health: Parent-offspring behavioural and ecophysiological responses to experimental changes in food supply". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  2. D. M. Matos; J. A. Ramos; L. C. Brandão; F. Bessa; V. Silva; I. Rodrigues; S. Antunes; et al. "Seabirds as bioindicators of anthropogenic and chemical pollution". 2023.
    10.48797/SL.2023.58
  3. Matos, Diana M.; Jaime A. Ramos; Antunes, Stefan; Luís A. E. Batista de Carvalho; Bessa, Filipa; A. L. C. Brandão; Coentro, João; et al. "Microplastics ingestion and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by breeding seabirds in the east tropical Atlantic: Associations with trophic and foraging proxies (d15N and d13C)". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia, Ponta Delgada, 2023.
    Published
  4. Jaime A. Ramos; Matos, Diana M.; Calado, Joana; Nuno Oliveira; Joana Sofia Costa Neves Pais de Faria; Sara Nujo Veríssimo; Lara Rodrigues Cerveira; Jorge M. Pereira; Vitor Hugo Rodrigues Paiva. Corresponding author: Jaime A. Ramos. "How dependent are gulls on fisheries and how they behave when fishery resources are reduced". Paper presented in 13th International Gull Meeting, Aveiro, 2022.
    Published
  5. Carreiro, Ana Rita; Jaime A. Ramos; Mata, Vanessa A.; Almeida, Nathalie; Rodrigues, Isabel; dos Santos, Ivo; Matos, Diana M.; et al. Corresponding author: Carreiro, Ana Rita. "DNA metabarcoding uncovers prey diversity overlap among tunas and seabirds of Eastern Tropical Atlantic". Paper presented in International Conference for Young Marine Researchers ¿ ICYMARE, Bremerhaven, 2022.
    Published
  6. Paiva, Vitor H.; Militão, Teresa; Rodrigues, Isabel; Almeida, Nathalie; Saldanha, Sarah; Araújo, Deusa; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Conservation implications of seasonal and inter-annual seabird-fisheries interactions within the Cabo Verde archipelago". Paper presented in 15th International Seabird Group Conference, Cork, 2022.
    Published
  7. Paiva, Vitor H.; Militão, Teresa; March, David; RODRIGUES, ISABEL; Almeida, Nathalie; Saldanha, Sarah; Araújo, Deusa; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Seabird-fisheries interactions within the EEZ of Cabo Verde: overlap in space, target prey-species and potential bycatch rates". Paper presented in IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, 2022.
    Published
  8. Almeida, Nathalie; Militão, Teresa; March, David; RODRIGUES, ISABEL; Saldanha, Sarah; Araújo, Deusa; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Almeida, Nathalie. "Overlap between foraging Cabo Verde seabirds and established Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): proposed addition to the MPA network and their sensitivity to environmental pressures". Paper presented in IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, 2022.
    Published
  9. Matos, Diana M.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Calado, Joana G.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Hey, Jessica; Paiva, Vitor H.. "How fishing intensity affects the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry?". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Peniche, 2019.
    Published
  10. Veríssimo, Sara N.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Calado, Joana G.; Matos, Diana M.; Paiva, Vitor H.. "The role of fisheries in yellow-legged gulls’ diet". Paper presented in X Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, Peniche, 2019.
    Published
  11. Mendes, Roberto F.; Ramos, Jaime; Paiva, Vitor H.; Calado, Joana; Matos, Diana M.; Ceia, Filipe R.. "Foraging strategies of a generalist seabird species, the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), derived from GPS tracking and stable isotope analyses". Paper presented in SPEA X Ornithology Congress, Peniche, 2019.
    Published
  12. Calado, Joana G.; Matos, Diana M.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Paiva, Vitor H.. "Rejeições de pesca permitem a coexistência de duas espécies de gaivota no Algarve (PT)". Paper presented in 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia - Biodiversidade e Bem-Estar Humano, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
  13. Matos, Diana M.; Santos, M. ; Travassos, P.. "Seleção de habitats, comportamentos dominantes e modelação dos ritmos circadianos de um núcleo populacional de Bico-de-lacre (Estrilda astrild) (PT)". Paper presented in VIII Jornadas de Biologia 2014 - UTAD, Vila Real, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Matos, Diana M.; Jaime A. Ramos; Filipa Bessa; Vitor Silva; Isabel Rodrigues; Stefan Antunes; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. "Anthropogenic debris ingestion in a tropical seabird community: Insights from taxonomy and foraging distribution". Paper presented in Seabird Group Conference, 2024.
  2. Paiva, Vitor H.; Fernandes, Ricardo; Cerveira, Lara; Jorge M. Pereira; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. Corresponding author: Paiva, Vitor H.. "Spatial and behavioural ecology and diel rhythms of natural and urban breeding gulls in relation to anthropogenic activities". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA, 2023.
  3. Matos, Diana M.; Jaime A. Ramos; Bessa, Filipa; Vitor Silva; Isabel Rodrigues; Stefan Antunes; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. "Anthropogenic debris ingestion in a tropical seabird community: insights from taxonomy and foraging distribution". Paper presented in XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia, 2023.
  4. Paiva, Vítor H.; Fernandes, R.; Cerveira, L.; Pereira, J.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; dos Santos, I.; et al. "Spatial and behavioural ecology of natural and urban breeding Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) in relation to anthropogenic activities.". Paper presented in SPEA XI Ornithology Congress & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia., 2023.
  5. Cerveira, L. R.; Matos, Diana M.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Jorge M. Pereira; Laranjeiro, Maria I.; Veríssimo, Sara N.; Jaime A. Ramos; Paiva, Vitor H.. Corresponding author: Cerveira, L. R.. "Design and test the effectiveness of marine protected areas off Algarve". Paper presented in Litoral'22, 2022.
  6. Carreiro, Ana Rita; Mata, Vanessa A.; Paiva, Vitor H.; Militão, Teresa; González-Sólis, J; Matos, Diana M.; Sarmento, I; et al. "Assessment of Cabo Verde seabirds¿ diet and its relation with sub-surface predators through metabarcoding.". Paper presented in Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution (TiBE) Conference - Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 2020.
  7. Matos, D. M.; Ramos, J. A.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Krüger, L.; Paiva, V. H.. "Where do gulls spend their weekends?". Paper presented in IX Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & VI Congresso Ibérico de Ornitologia, Vila Real, 23-25 Abril, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Matos, Diana M.; Ramos, J.A.; Brandão, A.L.C.; Baptista, Francisca; Rodrigues, Isabel; Fernandes, J.O.; Batista de Carvalho, L.A.E.; et al. "Influence of paternal factors on plastic ingestion and brominated chemical exposure in East Tropical Atlantic Procellariid chicks". Science of The Total Environment 945 (2024): 173815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173815.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173815
  2. Matos, Diana M.; Jaime A. Ramos; Brandão, A.L.C.; Baeta, Alexandra; Rodrigues, Isabel; dos Santos, Ivo; Coentro, João; et al. "Microplastics ingestion and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by breeding seabirds in the east tropical Atlantic: Associations with trophic and foraging proxies (d15N and d13C)". Science of The Total Environment 912 (2024): 168664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168664.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168664
  3. dos Santos, I; Gonçalves, AMM; Carreiro, AR; Martins, B; Rocha, CP; Vieira, C; Matos, DM; et al. "Similar breeding performance despite inter-annual differences in diet composition of seabirds inhabiting a tropical environment". Marine Ecology Progress Series 725 (2023): 95-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14463.
  4. Matos, Diana M.; Jaime A. Ramos; Bessa, Filipa; Vítor Silva; Isabel Rodrigues; Stefan Antunes; dos Santos, Ivo; et al. "Anthropogenic debris ingestion in a tropical seabird community: Insights from taxonomy and foraging distribution". Science of The Total Environment 898 (2023): 165437-165437. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165437.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165437
  5. Sara H. Santos; Beatriz S. Martins; Jaime A. Ramos; Jorge M. Pereira; Nathalie Almeida; Ana M. M. Gonçalves; Diana M. Matos; et al. "Omega-3 enriched chick diet reduces the foraging areas of breeders in two closely related shearwaters from contrasting marine environments". Journal of Experimental Biology 226 13 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.244690.
    10.1242/jeb.244690
  6. Carreiro, Ana Rita; Ramos, Jaime A.; Mata, Vanessa A.; Almeida, Nathalie M.; Rodrigues, Isabel; dos Santos, Ivo; Matos, Diana M.; et al. "DNA metabarcoding to assess prey overlap between tuna and seabirds in the Eastern tropical Atlantic: Implications for an ecosystem-based management". Marine Environmental Research 187 (2023): 105955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105955.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105955
  7. I dos Santos; AMM Gonçalves; AR Carreiro; B Martins; CP Rocha; C Vieira; DM Matos; et al. "Similar breeding performance despite inter-annual differences in diet composition of seabirds inhabiting a tropical environment". Marine Ecology Progress Series (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14463.
    10.3354/meps14463
  8. Ana Rita Carreiro; Jaime A. Ramos; Vanessa A. Mata; Diana M. Matos; Ivo dos Santos; Pedro M. Araújo; Isabel Rodrigues; et al. "High-throughput sequencing reveals prey diversity overlap between sympatric Sulids in the tropical Atlantic". Food Webs 33 (2022): e00258-e00258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00258.
    10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00258
  9. dos Santos, Ivo; Ramos, Jaime A.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Rodrigues, Isabel; Almeida, Nathalie; Antunes, Stefan; Carreiro, Ana R.; et al. "Sexual segregation in the foraging distribution, behaviour, and trophic niche of the endemic Boyd’s shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri boydi)". Marine Biology 169 11 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04127-7.
    10.1007/s00227-022-04127-7
  10. Araújo, Pedro Miguel; Dias, Marcos Rocha; Matos, Diana M.; Norte, Ana Cláudia. "Reliability of steatocrit as an indicator of intestinal health in young birds – Relationships with morphology and growth rate of canary Serinus canaria nestlings". Zoology 151 (2022): 126004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2022.126004.
    10.1016/j.zool.2022.126004
  11. Pereira, Jorge M.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Almeida, Nathalie; Araújo, Pedro M.; Ceia, Filipe R.; Geraldes, Pedro; Marques, Ana M.; et al. "Foraging costs drive within-colony spatial segregation in shearwaters from two contrasting environments in the North Atlantic Ocean". Oecologia 199 1 (2022): 13-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05109-8.
    10.1007/s00442-022-05109-8
  12. Almeida, Nathalie; Ramos, Jaime A.; Rodrigues, Isabel; dos Santos, Ivo; Pereira, Jorge M.; Matos, Diana M.; Araújo, Pedro M.; et al. "Year-round at-sea distribution and trophic resources partitioning between two sympatric Sulids in the tropical Atlantic". PLOS ONE 16 6 (2021): e0253095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253095.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0253095
  13. Calado, JG; Veríssimo, SN; Paiva, VH; Ramos, R; Vaz, PT; Matos, D; Pereira, J; et al. "Influence of fisheries on the spatio-temporal feeding ecology of gulls along the western Iberian coast". Marine Ecology Progress Series 661 (2021): 187-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13601.
    10.3354/meps13601
  14. SEMEDO, GILSON; PAIVA, VITOR H.; MILITÃO, TERESA; RODRIGUES, ISABEL; DINIS, HERCULANO A.; PEREIRA, JORGE; MATOS, DIANA; et al. "Distribution, abundance, and on-land threats to Cabo Verde seabirds". Bird Conservation International (2020): 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270920000428.
    10.1017/s0959270920000428
  15. Mendes, Roberto F.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Paiva, Vitor H.; Calado, Joana G.; Matos, Diana M.; Ceia, Filipe R.. "Foraging strategies of a generalist seabird species, the yellow-legged gull, from GPS tracking and stable isotope analyses". Marine Biology 165 10 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3421-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-018-3421-0
  16. Matos, Diana M; Ramos, Jaime A; Calado, Joana G; Ceia, Filipe R; Hey, Jessica; Paiva,Vitor H. "How fishing intensity affects the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry". ICES Journal of Marine Science (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy096.
    Published • 10.1093/icesjms/fsy096
  17. Calado, J. G.; Matos, D. M.; Ramos, J. A.; Moniz, F.; Ceia, F. R.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Paiva, V. H.. "Seasonal and annual differences in the foraging ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry and their use of fishery discards". Journal of Avian Biology 49 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jav.01463.
    Published • 10.1111/jav.01463
  18. Matos, D.M.; Ramos, J.A.; Calado, J.G.; Ceia, F.R.; Hey, J.; Paiva, V.H.. "Erratum: How fishing intensity affects the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry (ICES Journal of Marine Science (2018) DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsy096)". ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 6 (2018): 2288-2288. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072522720&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/icesjms/fsy137
Report
  1. Matos, Diana. 2014. Seleção de habitats, comportamentos dominantes e modelação dos ritmos circadianos de um núcleo populacional de Bico-de-lacre (Estrilda astrild) (PT).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Seabirds as indicators of plastic pollution: a multi-level approach to plastic exposure". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2024. https://estudogeral.uc.pt/handle/10316/115159.
  2. Matos, Diana. "How fishery discards affect the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2016.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/08 Plastic ingestion and organ-brominated chemical exposure in Procellariid chicks from the east tropical Atlantic: An assessment of parental effect DCV Talks
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/05/11 Seabirds as indicators of plastic and chemical pollution DCV Talks
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 How fishing intensity affects the spatial and trophic ecology of two gull species breeding in sympatry: a test of the discard ban at sea Palestra Quintas do MARE
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/06 Volunteer in Seabird Group Conference (2024/09/02 - 2024/09/06) (2024) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/10/28 - 2021/10/29 Workshop training to build seabirds artificial nests (2021/10/28 - 2021/10/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal

Biosfera NGO, Cape Verde

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/02/04 - 2019/02/08 Workshop Seabird sampling techniques (2019/02/04 - 2019/02/08)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal

Biosfera NGO, Cape Verde

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/09/07 - 2018/09/08 Workshop GPS data collection and analysis (2018/09/07 - 2018/09/08)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Biosfera NGO, Cape Verde

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/02 Workshop Necropsy in wild birds in Seabird Group Conference
Workshop
 Seabird Group Conference
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/04/18 - 2024/04/19 Workshop to monitoring the impact of marine litter on seabird colonies
Workshop
 Life SeaBil Technical Workshop Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2023/11/22 - 2023/11/26 XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia
Congress
 XI Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & II Jornadas Macaronésicas de Ornitologia
Spea - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2023/11/17 - 2023/11/19 IX meet.Eco Coimbra - Talks, workshops and outreach activities
Meeting
 IX meet.Eco Coimbra
NEB - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/04/27 - 2023/04/28 II TOXRUN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, 2023
Congress
 II TOXRUN International Congress 2023 - No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet
IUCS –Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, CESPU, Portugal

TOXRUN –Toxicology Research Unit, Portugal
2019/03/02 - 2019/03/05 X Congresso de Ornitologia da Spea
Congress
 X Congresso de Ornitologia da Spea
Spea - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/17 Workshop training on action plans steering
Workshop
 Workshop training on action plans steering
MAVA Foundation, Switzerland
2017/12/04 - 2017/12/05 Workshop Life + Marpro: Marine Protected Areas and Management Plans for Cetaceans and Seabirds
Workshop
 Workshop Life + Marpro: Marine Protected Areas and Management Plans for Cetaceans and Seabirds
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/12/19 - 2016/12/20 1º Congresso Português sobre Microplásticos: Contaminação Ambiental por Microplásticos e suas Implicações para a Saúde dos Ecossistemas, Animal e Humana
Congress
 1º Congresso Português sobre Microplásticos: Contaminação Ambiental por Microplásticos e suas Implicações para a Saúde dos Ecossistemas, Animal e Humana
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/04/23 - 2016/04/25 IX Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & VI Congresso Ibérico de Ornitologia
Congress
 IX Congresso de Ornitologia da SPEA & VI Congresso Ibérico de Ornitologia
Spea - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
2014/10/22 - 2014/10/23 Seleção de habitats, comportamentos dominantes e modelação dos ritmos circadianos de um núcleo populacional de Bico-de-lacre (Estrilda astrild)
Conference
 VIII Jornadas de Biologia 2014 - UTAD
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2012/03/31 - 2012/04/03 XV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia em Coimbra
Meeting
 XV Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia em Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/11/28 - 2011/11/28 Workshop - Manipulação de animais de laboratório (rato e morganho) (PT)
Workshop
 V Jornadas de Biologia UTAD
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Morpatudos - a non-profit association, based in Mortágua, whose objective is the defense and protection of stray, at-risk and abandoned animals.
2015 - Current SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves Association member
2017 - 2020 MORCUL - Mortágua Youth Association. Youth association with the aim to discuss society problems (e.g.politics, environment, mental and body health, food habits), and help in different society levels (e.g. solidarity initiatives)

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/09/02 Cape Verde Shearwaters (and other seabirds): how are they doing on Cabo Verde? Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
2019/04/01 Investigadores de Coimbra ajudam a salvar aves marinhas ameaçadas em Cabo Verde Lusa

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Food Webs ( 2352-2496) Elsevier
2024 - Current Marine Biology (1432-1793) Springer
2024 - Current Science of the Total Environment (1879-1026) Elsevier
2024 - Current Waterbirds (1524-4695) The International Journal of Waterbird Biology

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/09/01 - 2025/01/31 Applied biology project I - Diet ecology of two species of gulls that breed in sympatry in the Ria Formosa Natural Park (Portugal) Tiago Sousa
2024 - 2025 Applied biology project II - Exposure to microplastics in coastal and oceanic seabirds: Difference between ocean and coastal areas Romão Gomes
2024/02/01 - 2024/06/30 Applied biology project II - Presence of microplastics in the stomachs of different fish species Luís Lopes (bachelor student)
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/30 Applied biology project I - Intergenerational transfer of anthropogenic particles in Cabo Verde shearwater, Calonectris edwardsii Francisca Baptista (bachelor student)
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/15 Project in applied biology II - Analysis of the Presence of Microplastics in Environmental and Biological Samples from the Marine Area of the Desertas Islands Natural Reserve, Cape Verde André Neves (bachelor student)
2021/09/01 - 2022/06/30 Master thesis - Exposure to microplastics in pelagic and coastal seabirds from temperate and tropical environments Vitor Silva (Master Student)
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Flash Talk Presentation - X Congresso de Ornitologia da Spea
Spea - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal