Primary production in systems subject to natural and anthropogenic eutrophication

Tese dout., Química, Universidade do Algarve, 2005

Modelling underwater acoustic noise as a tool for coastal management

Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão da Água e da Costa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2009

Efeito do cloro no desenvolvimento e na tiróide da Tilápia Moçambicana (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Dissertação mest., Biotecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2009

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and oxidative stress markers in the clam Ruditapes decussatus from the Ria Formosa (Portugal)

Tese dout., Ciências e Tecnologias do Ambiente, Universidade do Algarve, 2007

Caracterização dos mecanismos de transporte epitelial no intestino da dourada, Sparus auratus

Dissertação de mest., Aquacultura e Pescas, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Univ. do Algarve, 2010

Aplicação Webgis para análise do comportamento de substâncias prioritárias da DQA na bacia hidrográfica do Algarve

Dissertação de mest., Geomática (Ciência da Informação Geográfica), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Univ. do Algarve, 2012

Effects of nanoparticles exposure in the mussel Mytilus Galloprovincialis

Tese de dout., Ciências do Mar, Terra e Ambiente (Ecotoxicologia), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Univ. do Algarve, 2012

Spatial variability of macroinvertebrate assemblages and the influence of hydrological and environmental variables along the Sigi River, Tanzania-East Africa

The study of investigating the spatial and temporal variability of macroinvertebrate and their relation to hydrology, hydraulic and environmental factors was done along the Sigi River during two sampling periods in the dry (March) and wet (May) periods of 2012. The river was demarcated based on slope ranges and five river zones were identified as mountains streams (MS), upper foothills (UF), lower foothills (LF), rejuvenated foothills (REJ) and mature lower river (MR). Samples of macroinvertebrate were collected from the five river zones and measurements of hydrological (discharge), hydraulics (Depth, velocity and Froude number) and Environmental (pH, Temperature, substrate, conductivity) parameters were done in each zone. In characterizing the macroinvertebrate assemblages along the Sigi River diversity indices (number of taxa, total abundances, Margalef richness index and ShannonWiener index) were calculated and the most representative species for the spatial and temporal variation were identified. Melanoides and Afronurous showed differences in abundance in two samplings periods while Cleopatra, Potamonautes, Ephemerythus, Neoperla, Caenis, Ceratogomphus and Cheumatopsyche showed significant difference among the river zones. Spearman rank correlation and Distance Linear Model (DistLM) used to revealed physical factors governing the macroinvertebrate assemblages distribution. The study demonstrated that the variation of physical factors like discharge, temperature, conductivity and pH have an important role in the spatial distribution of macroinvertebrate assemblages along the river and the life cycle of macroinvertebrate (Afronurus) is important in determining the temporal variability.

Assessment of the mineralogenic toxicity of aquatic pollutants

In ecotoxicology a major focus is in the aquatic environment, not only because it presents a great economic value to man but it is an ecosystem widely affected by the growing anthropogenic pollution. Most of the studies performed relate to adverse effects in development, reproductive or endocrine disruption but little is known about the possible effects in bone formation and skeletal development. In this study, we set out to evaluate the effects of 8 aquatic pollutants on the skeletal development using an in vivo system, the zebrafish larvae aged 20 days post-fertilization, through chronic exposure. Several endpoints were considered such as the cumulative mortality, total length, occurrence of skeletal deformities and marker gene expression. We were able to establish LD50 values for some pollutants, like 3-methylcholanthrene, lindane, diclofenac, cobalt and vanadate and found that the total length was not affected by any of the pollutants tested. Cobalt was the most harmful chemical to affect hatching time, severely affecting the ability of the zebrafish embryos to hatch and overall the number of deformities increased upon exposure to tested chemicals but no patterns of deformities were identified. We also propose that 3-methylcholanthrene has an osteogenic effect, affecting osteoblast and osteoclast function and that op levels can act as a mediator of 3-methylcholanthrene toxic stress to the osteoblast. In turn we found naphthalene to probably have a chondrogenic effect. Our results provided new insights into the potential osteotoxicity of environmental pollutants. Future studies should aim at confirming these preliminary data and at determining mechanisms of osteotoxicity.

Estudo de alguns aspectos da biologia reprodutiva da espécie Sepia officinallis (Linnaeus, 1758) na Ria Formosa

Dissertação de Mestrado, Recursos Biológicos do Mar, Unidade de Ciências e Tecnologias dos Recursos Aquáticos, Universidade do Algarve, 1998

O tratamento convencional coagulação/floculação na remoção de nanopartículas metálicas

Dissertação de Mestrado, Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Avaliação do impacto de poluentes estrogénicos em peixes

Dissertação de Mestrado, Biologia Marinha, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Bioaccumulation and effects of TBT on molluscs from southern Portugal

Tese de dout. Ciências e Tecnologias do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Univ. do Algarve, 2004

Characterization of the behavioural phenotype of calpain-knockout mice

Dissertação de Mestrado, Ciências Biomédicas, Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, 2016