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MJC completed the PhD in Fluvial Restoration and Management in 2019 at the University of Lisbon (Instituto Superior de Agronomia). Her scientific background is highly multidisciplinary combining Freshwater Biology and Ecohydraulics, especially focusing on the interactions between freshwater fish and the surrounding flow environment. Her research is both field and flume-based enabling the applicability of flume-based knowledge to river conditions. During her PhD MJC led all activities related to the rehabilitation and certification process of the flume facilities at the Laboratory of Hydraulics located at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), to conduct live-fish experiments. She integrates the Animal Welfare Body of IST. MJC continued her post-doctoral studies on the impacts of hydropower on freshwater fish, by integrating a competitive H2020 project (FIThydro - Fishfriendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower), where her duties included the planning, execution, analysis, and dissemination of ecohydraulics research activities. Her expertise in this field resulted in her invitation as a consultant in the private sector, as project coordinator. MJC has published 14 articles in ISI Web of Science (h-index=7; 105 citations) on the topics of Ecohydraulics and Freshwater Biology (5 as first author, 11 published in the last 5 years). In parallel, MJC has published and presented more than 10 papers at internationally renowned conferences and has chaired sessions on the limnology topic. She participated in several competitive national and international projects, highlighting the FCT-EcoPeak4Fish project, aiming at developing solutions to ensure the sustainability of fish populations downstream of hydropower plants, where she coordinates two of the project's main tasks. MJC has mentored 1 PhD and 3 MSc students and is currently mentoring 2 PhD students. MJC has been active in co-organizing scientific meetings and conferences and in communicating science. MJC has a well-established scientific network with who she collaborates regularly publishing papers, mentoring students and submitting proposals to highly competitive calls. MJC was a member of the Organizing and Scientific Committees of the Fish Passage 2020 Conference and a member of the Organizing Committee of the CERIS Open Day 2019, which was awarded the Best Practices R&D Award.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Ferreira Rodrigues Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, M. J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EE1A-8D02-FB1A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6395-6868
Researcher Id
I-2781-2017
Scopus Author Id
57201885718

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014 - 2019
Concluded
 Restauro e Gestão Fluviais (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"EFFECTS OF HYDROPEAKING AND REFUGE CONFIGURATIONS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF CYPRINIDS IN EXPERIMENTAL FLUME CONDITIONS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/07 - 2016/07
Concluded
 CAL-AQUA | Laboratory Animal Sciences - Aquatic Organisms (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/07/30
Concluded
 Advanced Studies in Sanitary Engineering and Integrated Waste Management (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006/10/15 - 2009/02/11
Concluded
 Hydrobiology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"A diversidade ictiofaunística do Rio Febros: da lenta recuperação ao rápido desaparecimento" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1997 - 2004
Concluded
 Engenharia Zootécnica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Evaluation of nase larvae, Chondrostoma nasus (L.), growth rate fed three different diets under controlled conditions and fed on plankton in an earthen nursery pond" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002 - 2003
Concluded
 International Livestock Production (Licenciatura)
Aeres Hogeschool Dronten, Netherlands
"Comparison of nase, Chondrostoma nasus (L.), larvae growth and survival rates under different rearing conditions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/05/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2018/04/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2014/11 - 2015/02 Visiting Researcher (Research) Carleton University Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Canada
2010/08/01 - 2014/04/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2010/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2003/05 - 2003/08 Visiting Researcher (Research) Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Poland

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/07/15 - Current Hydrobiologist Aqualogus Engenharia e Ambiente, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01 - Current SHAREe Sustainable Hydropower to Alleviate and Reduce Environmental externalities
FBR_OC2_18_IST-ID
Post-doc
EEA Grants
Ongoing
2018/11/01 - 2020/07/15 Fishfriendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/Horizon 2020 Framework Programme/727830/EU
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
2014/05/01 - 2018/04/30 PROGRAMA DOUTORAL FLUVIO
PD/BD/52517/2014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/08/01 - 2014/04/01 Degradation of lOtic ecosysteMs assocIated with plaNtation fOrestry: An Evaluation of plantation Forest Food-wEb CommuniTies (DOMINO EFFECT)
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/104379/PT
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008 - 2010 Environmental impact assessment of a strong acid spillage in the River Febros
not applicable
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Tranquilidade
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/07 - 2024/02 EcoPeak4Fish: an integrated approach to support self sustaining fish populations donwstream hydropower plants
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/EAM-AMB/4531/2020
PTDC/EAM-AMB/4531/2020
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. José Maria Santos; Renan Leite; Costa, M. J.; Francisco Godinho; Maria Manuela Portela; António N Pinheiro; Boavida, Isabel. "Efeito de hidropicos induzidos por pequenas centrais hidroelétricas no uso sazonal e ontogenético do microhabitat de leuciscídeos e salmonídeos nativos.". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Água, Lisbon, 2023.
  2. Costa, M. J.; Isabel Boavida; José Maria Santos; Renan Leite; António N Pinheiro. "The use of flow-refuges by endemic fish species under simulated pulsed flows: insights from flume research". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Água, Lisbon, 2023.
  3. Isabel Boavida; José Maria Santos; Costa, M. J.; Renan Leite; Maria Manuela Portela; Francisco Godinho; Pedro Leitão; et al. "EcoPeak4Fish: uma abordagem integrada para a sustentabilidade de populações piscicolas a jusante de centrais hidroelétricas.". Paper presented in XII Congreso Ibérico de Gestión y Planificación del Agua, Murcia, 2023.
  4. Isabel Boavida; José Maria Santos; Costa, M. J.; Renan Leite; Anthony Merianne; Maria Manuela Portela Correia dos Santos Ramos da Silva; Francisco Godinho; et al. "EcoPeak4Fish: A Multidisciplinary Project Targeting the Protection of Fish Populations Affected by Hydropeaking". Paper presented in The IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/blsf2022013085
  5. Boavida, Isabel; José Maria Santos; Renan Leite; Rui Mota; Maria Manuela Portela Correia dos Santos Ramos da Silva; Francisco Godinho; Pedro Leitão; António N Pinheiro. Corresponding author: Boavida, Isabel. "Hydropeaking: how to assess and mitigate impacts". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Água, Lisbon, 2021.
    Published
  6. Boavida, I.; Costa, M.J.; Ambrosio, F.; Portela, M.; Tuhtan, J.; Godinho, F.; Pinheiro, A.N.. "Habitat use of cyprinid species in a small hydropeaking river: Are fish using lateral refuges?". Paper presented in 15 Congresso da Água, 2021.
  7. Costa, M. J.; Boavida, I.; Pinheiro, A. N.. "The consequences of pulsed flows to freshwater fish: challenges and solutions". Paper presented in XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology and Inland Waters, and XXI century challenges: from scientific knowledge to environmental management, 2018.
Conference paper
  1. Renan Leite; Costa, M. J.; Anthony Merianne; Daniel Mameri; José Maria Santos; António N Pinheiro; Isabel Boavida; Maria João Costa. "A Matter of Approach: Analysis of the Flow Refuge Preferences of Iberian Barbels during Pulsed Flows in Flume Conditions". 2023.
    Published • 10.3390/blsf2022013086
  2. Costa, M. J.; Francisco Godinho; Filipe Romão; Juan Francisco Fuentes-Perez; Jeffrey Tuhtan; António N Pinheiro; Isabel Boavida. "The Relevance of Fluid-Body Interactions for Habitat Selection of Two Iberian Cyprinids During Hydropeaking". Paper presented in 39th IAHR World Congress, 2022.
    Published
  3. Boavida, Isabel; José Maria Santos; Costa, M. J.; Renan Leite; Maria Manuela Portela Correia dos Santos Ramos da Silva; Francisco Godinho; Pedro Leitão; et al. "The Ecopeak4Fish Project: An Integrated Approach to Support Self-Sustaining Fish Populations Downstream Hydropower Plants". Paper presented in 39th IAHR World Congress, 2022.
    Published
  4. Costa, M. J.; Fuentes-Pérez, J.F.; Boavida, I.; Tuhtan, J.A.; Pinheiro, A.N.. "Behaviour responses of Iberian barbel to a simulated hydropeaking event: effects of instream structures and fluid-body interactions". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Tokyo, 2018.
  5. Costa, M. J.; Boavida, Isabel; Steven J Cooke; Teresa Ferreira; Pinheiro, Antonio. "Underlying mechanisms of movement patterns in cyprinids affected by hydropeaking". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, 2016.
  6. Costa, M. J.; Boavida, I.; Cooke, S.J.; Ferreira, M. T.; Pinheiro, A. N.; Ferreira, M.T.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Costa, M. J.; Boavida, Isabel. "Effects of hydropeaking and shelter configurations on the behaviour of cyprinids in an experimental flume". Paper presented in I Specialized Conference on Ecology, Management and River Restoration: Practices and Experiences, Salvador, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Moreira, M.; Costa, M. J.; Valbuena-Castro, J.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Boavida, I.. "LUNKERS-type structures as potential hydropeaking flow-refuges for Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei) in experimental conditions.". Paper presented in Biennial Symposium of the International Society for River Science, 2019.
  2. Costa, M. J.; Saro, L.P.; Medeiros, J.; Monteiro M.S.; Soares A.M.V.M.; Monaghan K.A.. "Amphibian assemblages and habitat structure in Portuguese low order stream affected by contrasting forests". Paper presented in Limnologia 2012, 2012.
  3. Saro L.P.; Costa M.J.; Medeiros J.; Monteiro M.S.; Soares A.M.V.M.; Monaghan K.A.. "The effects of Eucalypt, Pine and Broadleaf forests on river habitats in Portuguese upland streams". Paper presented in Limnologia 2012, 2012.
    10.1603/ice.2016.115363
  4. Costa, M. J.; Saro L.P.; Medeiros J.; Monteiro M.S.; Monaghan K.A.; Soares A.M.V.M.. "A comparative study of the effects of Eucalypt, Pine and Broadleaf forests on the fish communities of Portuguese upland streams". Paper presented in 7th Symposium of the European Freshwater Sciences, 2011.
  5. Saro L.P.; Costa, M. J.; Medeiros J.; Monaghan K.A.; Soares A.M.V.M.. "A comparative study of the effects of Eucalypt, Pine and Broadleaf forests on amphibian communities associated with Portuguese upland streams.". Paper presented in 7th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, 2011.
  6. Valente, A.; Costa, M. J.. "The 1990-2010 survival challenges for the river Febros fish fauna". Paper presented in 12 Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2010.
  7. Costa, M. J.; Amaral, A.; Neto, S.; Valente, A.. "Fish and roads: an inevitable collision?". Paper presented in 11th IENE Seminar – Transport Infrastructure of the 21st century: connecting people and wildlife, 2009.
  8. Costa, M. J.; Cunha J.; Fernandes, J.; Sousa, R.; Vieira, N.; Valente, A.. "Fish and roads: an inevitable collision? Hydrogen chloride spillage hits Febros. Road accident case study". Paper presented in 11th IENE Seminar – Transport Infrastructure of the 21st century: connecting people and wildlife, 2009.
  9. Costa, M. J.. "Populações piscícolas do Rio Febros". Paper presented in 11º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2008.
  10. Hermida, M.; Costa, M. J.; Maia, C.; Reis, A. R.; Valente, A.; Cruz C.; Saraiva A. "First record of the nematode Philometra ovata (Zeder, 1803) (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Iberian Peninsula fishes". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Fish Parasites, 2007.
Journal article
  1. Maria Alp; Ramon J. Batalla; Maria Dolores Bejarano; Isabel Boavida; Hervé Capra; Mauro Carolli; Roser Casas-Mulet; et al. "Introducing HyPeak: An international network on hydropeaking research, practice, and policy". River Research and Applications (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3996.
    10.1002/rra.3996
  2. Carlos M. Alexandre; Bernardo R. Quintella; Michaël Ovidio; Isabel Boavida; Maria J. Costa; Arjan P. Palstra; Rui L. Pedroso de Lima; et al. "Technologies for the study of hydropeaking impacts on fish populations: Applications, advantages, outcomes, and future developments". River Research and Applications (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4039.
    10.1002/rra.4039
  3. Baladrón, Alejandro; Costa, Maria João; Bejarano, María Dolores; Pinheiro, António; Boavida, Isabel. "Can vegetation provide shelter to cyprinid species under hydropeaking?". Science of The Total Environment 769 (2021): 145339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145339.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145339
  4. Boavida, I.; Costa, M.J.; Portela, M.M.; Godinho, F.; Tuhtan, J.; Pinheiro, A.. "Do cyprinid fish use lateral flow-refuges during hydropeaking?". River Research and Applications (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85115296496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/rra.3863
  5. Isabel Boavida; Filipa Ambrósio; Maria João Costa; Ana L Quaresma; Maria Manuela Portela; António N Pinheiro; Francisco Godinho. "Habitat Use by Pseudochondrostoma duriense and Squalius carolitertii Downstream of a Small-Scale Hydropower Plant". Water 12 2522 (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/9/2522.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w12092522
  6. Moreira; Costa, M.J.; Valbuena-Castro, J.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Boavida, I.. "Cover or Velocity: What Triggers Iberian Barbel (Luciobarbus Bocagei) Refuge Selection under Experimental Hydropeaking Conditions?". Water 12 2 (2020): 317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12020317.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w12020317
  7. Boavida, I.; Diaz-Redondo, M.; Fuentes-Pérez, J.F.; Hayes, D.S.; Jesus, J.; Moreira, M.; Belmar, O.; et al. "Ecohydraulics of river flow alterations and impacts on freshwater fish". Limnetica 39 1 (2020): 213-232. http://www.limnetica.net/es/ecohydraulics-river-flow-alterations-and-impacts-freshwater-fish.
    Open access • Published • 10.23818/limn.39.14
  8. Costa, Maria João; Pinheiro, António N.; Boavida, Isabel. "Habitat Enhancement Solutions for Iberian Cyprinids Affected by Hydropeaking: Insights from Flume Research". Sustainability 11 24 (2019): 6998. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11246998.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su11246998
  9. Costa, M.J.; Ferreira, M.T.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Boavida, I.. "The potential of lateral refuges for Iberian barbel under simulated hydropeaking conditions". Ecological Engineering 127 (2019): 567-578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.07.029.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.07.029
  10. Costa, M. J.; Fuentez-Pérez, J. F.; Boavida, I.; Pinheiro, A.N.. "Fish under pressure: Examining behavioural responses of Iberian barbel under simulated hydropeaking with instream structures". PLoS ONE (2019): https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211115.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0211115
  11. Costa, M. J.; Boavida, I.; Almeida, V.; Cooke, S. J.; Pinheiro, A. N.. "Do artificial velocity refuges mitigate the physiological and behavioural consequences of hydropeaking on a freshwater Iberian cyprinid?". Ecohydrology e1983 (2018): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eco.1983.
    Published • 10.1002/eco.1983
  12. Costa, M. J.; Lennox, R.; Katopodis, C.; Cooke, S.J.. "Is there evidence for flow variability as an organism-level stressor in fluvial fish?". Journal of Ecohydraulics 2 1 (2017): 68-83. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24705357.2017.1287531.
    Published • 10.1080/24705357.2017.1287531
  13. Bio, A.; Vieira, N.; Costa, M.J.; Valente, A.; Bio, Ana; Vieira, Natividade; Costa, Maria Joao; Valente, Alexandre. "Assessment of habitat and water quality of the Portuguese Febros River and one of its tributaries". Limnetica 30 1 (2011): 103-116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80955135552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  14. Saraiva, A.; Hermida, M.; Costa, M.J.; Maia, C.; Reis, A.R.; Cruz, C.; Valente, A.. "First record of Philometra ovata (Nematoda) infection in Gobio lozanoi in Portugal". Journal of Fish Biology 73 9 (2008): 2288-2292. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57649143098&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02063.x
Online resource
  1. Costa, M. J.. FIThydro Insights: Research on hydropeaking in Portugal.. 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb1SC6Fwijs.
  2. Costa, M. J.. Scientists study fish to learn how to adapt to the impacts of climate change. 2019. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/erc-ssf031919.php.
  3. Costa, M. J.. O sistema sensorial altamente especializado dos peixes de água doce. 2019. https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pt/noticias/o-sistema-sensorial-altamente-especializado-dos-peixes-de-agua-doce/.
Report
  1. Costa, M. J.; Boavida, Isabel; Pinheiro, António N.. 2021. D3.3 Guidelines for fish behaviour assessment at HPPs. https://www.fithydro.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/D3.3-Guidelines-for-fish-behaviour-assessment-at-HPPs.pdf.
  2. Valente, A.; Costa, M. J.; Vieira, M.N.; Elias, C.L.. 2010. Avaliação do impacte ambiental do derrame de ácido clorídrico no Rio Febros.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, M. J.. "Effects of hydropeaking and refuge configurations on the behaviour of cyprinids in experimental flume conditions". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 2019.
  2. Costa, M. J.. "A diversidade ictiofaunistica do Rio Febros: da lenta recuperação ao rápido desaparecimento". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2009.
  3. Costa, M. J.. "Evaluation of nase larvae, Chondrostoma nasus (L.), growth rate fed three different diets under controlled conditions and fed on plankton in an earthen nursery pond". Degree, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, 2004.
  4. Costa, M. J.. "Comparison of nase, Chondrostoma nasus (L.), larvae growth and survival rates under different rearing conditions.". Degree, Aeres Hogeschool Dronten, 2003.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/03 Exploring pulsed flows in flume conditions: Insights for fish habitat enhancement 6th HyPeak Women’s day webinar: Innovations in Hydropeaking Research
2023/03 The use of flow-refuges by endemic fish species under simulated pulsed flows: insights from flume research 16º Congresso da Água
2023/01 EcoPeak4Fish: uma abordagem integrada para a sustentabilidade de populações piscicolas a jusante de centrais hidroelétricas. XII Congreso Ibérico de Gestión y Planificación del Agu
2020 Flow-refuges as potential solutions to mitigate the impacts of rapid flow fluctuations HydroFish2020 | Hydropower, Fish and River Connectivity Twitter Conference
2019 Meet iRon: a fish-like sensor for river ecological studies Cool Tools for Science
ITQB Nova (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017 Efeitos dos hidropicos: implicações no restauro fluvial V Jornadas de Restauro Fluvial
LNEC (Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/15 - 2021/11/03 EcoPeak4Fish Kickoff Meeting (2021/10/28)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Fish Passage 2020 | International Conference on River Connectivity (2020/06/28 - 2020/07/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/10 CERIS Open Day 2019 (2019/10/09 - 2019/10/10)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01 Fifth Steering Committee and Fifth Case Study Management Board meeting (within the Horizon 2020 FIThydro Project). (2019/01/22 - 2019/01/25)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2018/06 - 2018/06 Ecohydraulics in the global context of river flow alterations and impacts for freshwater fish" - Special session within the conference "XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology and Inland Waters, and XXI century challenges: from scientific knowledge to environmental management". (2018/06/24 - 2018/06/29)
Conference (Other)
 Asociación Ibérica de Limnología, Spain

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11 - Current Blue BioValue Ideation 2022 | Intensive weekend programme created to boost innovative sustainable blue bioeconomy projects by providing tools, network, and seed funding needed to transform innovative R&D into new sustainable circular new business solutions.
Other
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/12 - Current #MovRioDouro - Em defesa dos rios da bacia hidrográfica do Rio Douro Supporting the association with scientific and technical knowledge regarding freshwater ecosystem management; Provide assitance in the organization of the Movement activities.
2020/08 - Current HyPeak: Hydropeaking Research Network Provide assistance within the association activities to promote transboundary, interdisciplinary and integrative hydropeaking research .

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Member of the Animal Welfare Body representing the collaborators who directly handle fish fauna at the animal facilities located at Laboratory of Hydraulics and Environment (Civil Engineering Department - Instituto Superior Técnico)
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/06 - 2020/07 Fish Passage 2020 | International Conference on River Connectivity Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil
2018/06 - 2018/06 XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology and Inland Waters, and XXI century challenges from scientific knowledge to environmental management Asociación Ibérica de Limnologia

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Monitoring cyprinid fish larvae in waterbodies from Guadiana and Sado catchments (within EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infraestruturas do Alqueva, S.A.). Fieldwork planning and coordination. Aqualogus Engenharia e Ambiente, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Evaluation of water quality from water bodies affected by the Hydropower Plants - First campaign 2021 (within AGUIAENLINCA). Fieldwork coordination and completion of a Technical Note. Aqualogus Engenharia e Ambiente, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Implementation of compensation measures to habitat loss of European eel and endemic Iberian cyprinids (MC12L): enhancing fluvial connectivity - Rivers Sousa, Ferreira, Corgo, Pinhão and Côa (within EDP). Fieldwork planning and coordination; Completion of a technical report. Aqualogus Engenharia e Ambiente, Portugal

EDP, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Monitoring of Carrapatelo and Crestuma-Lever fish locks. Video analysis and report development (within EDP). Aqualogus Engenharia e Ambiente, Portugal

EDP, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/02/11 Interview for the independent online magazine "Gerador" within the scope of the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science",

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/09 - Current Ecohydrology Wiley Online Library
2022/09 - Current Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology Science Direct
2021 - Current Biology MDPI
2021 - Current Fishes MDPI
2020 - Current Fisheries Management and Ecology Wiley Online Library
2021 - 2022 Water MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019 - Current PhD Thesis: Hydropower production effects on rivers and its services Alejandro Baladrón
2021/09 - 2025 PhD Thesis: Improving Sustainability of Fish Populations Donwstream of Small Hydropower Plants Renan Leite
2018 - 2020 PhD Thesis: Mitigation of hydropeaking impacts on fish: towards sustainable hydropower management Miguel Moreira
2017 - 2018 MSc Thesis: Modelação experimental e numérica de escoamentos em abrigos de peixes a jusante de centrais hidroelétricas Vera Almeida
2017 - 2018 MSc thesis: Fish detection in image sequences Guilherme Santos
2008 - 2009 Dynamics of fish and macroinvertebrate communities Jacinto Cunha; Pedro Vilares; Joana Guilherme Fernandes; Joel Ribeiro
Distinctions

Other distinction

2020 Best Practices Observatory - R&D for the organization of CERIS Open Day
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 Trainee Grant| Training School in Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2014 PhD grant (SFRH/BD/52517/2014)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal