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Prof. João Coimbra

Project promoter

CIIMAR

E-mail: joao.coimbra@ciimar.up.pt

Dra. Joana Campos

Project co-ordinator

CIIMAR

E-mail: jcampos@ciimar.up.pt

Research theme: Biogeography of estuarine species, specially epibenthic crustaceans, and species interactions.

Allan Souza

PhD student

CIIMAR

E-mail: allantsouza@gmail.com

Research theme: Effects of climate change on the population dynamics and productivity of key-species from European estuarine ecosystems.

Climate change is a global phenomenon, which is affecting differently distinct geographic regions of the planet. Global climate change is considered a direct result of varied human activities and is currently one of the most controversial topics in environment, ecology, and governance. Estuaries are essential systems to the ecological balance of various organisms. Among other processes, estuaries provide nursery and feeding areas for numerous aquatic and avian species. Due to the high biological significance and value of estuaries, it is important to know the dynamics and productivity of estuarine species. Subsequently, productivity and dynamics data may be used within appropriate tools to make predictions regarding the imminent impacts of climate change on estuarine systems. To accomplish this, a series of interconnected studies will be carried out, in order to ultimately develop consistent ecological models that will be capable to predict the effects of climate change on the population dynamics and productivity of selected key-species species along a latitudinal gradient of European estuaries.
 

 

Ester Dias

PhD student

CIIMAR

Research theme: Trophic interactions in European estuarine ecosystems
 

 

João Paulo Machado

PhD student

CIIMAR

E-mail: jprmachado@gmail.com

Research theme: Evolutionary characterization of genes involved in development and adaptation in vertebrate species under differential environmental conditions of selective pressure

Species that occupy heterogeneous environments are influenced by different selective pressures and are expected to express inter- and intra-specific genetic variation that is related with habitat differences. If phenotypes were acted upon by natural selection, the genes responsible for these phenotypes would be expected to carry detectable signatures of selection in the spatial distribution of genetic variation.

Genomic differences between ectothermic and homeothermic species and their populations help to understand the response of vertebrate genomes to environmental constrains, providing insight (at mechanistic levels) into the evolution of novel traits and the contribution of regulatory pathways. Genes involved in phenotype (e.g. development of skeleton, eye and ectodermical appendices) and physiology (e.g. adaptation to temperature, salinity, metabolism and detoxification) are important to understand the adaptation of the organism. Unraveling the effects of major selective forces operating in important gene-products may allow the prediction of the future of populations under changing environmental conditions or anthropogenic influence.
 

Rute Pinto

PhD student

CIIMAR

Email: fiuza.rute@gmail.com

Research theme: The spatial planning in the management of global climate effects on Minho estuary (Portugal)

Climate change and sea level rise are unequivocal. In the future, the likely effects of  climate change and sea level rise will be different according to the coastal zones characteristics. Therefore, coastal zones including estuaries will be particularly affected requiring appropriate planning and management to mitigate and adapt damages. 

The aim of my research is to develop a set of mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change to be integrated into spatial management instruments, especially in the review of the existing, and in the coming, covering the Minho river estuary and the adjacent coastal zone, using Geographic Information System (GIS) as a supporting tool to improve the management of the climate change effects.
  

 

Vânia Freitas

PhD student

NIOZ

Research theme: Modelling of intra- and interspecific physiological capacities by means of Dynamic Energy Budgets.
 

Ana Rita Caldas

PhD student

University of Bergen

Email: Rita.Guillot@bio.uib.no

Research theme: Ecophysiology of estuarine species for understanding differences and latitudinal trends in estuarine ecosystems.

Ecophysiology, especially in what concerns estuarine benthos, trophic webs and effects of climate changes.

 Latitudinal differences in the ecology, morphometry and physiology of estuarine ecosystems. Presently studying the ecophysiology of some key species by comparison of the Minho estuary (North of Portugal) population with several other European estuaries.

 Traditional Morphometry and Geometric Morphometrics as a tool for understanding differences and latitudinal trends in estuarine ecosystems.
 

Sofia Gonçalves

CIIMAR

E-mail: sofia.goncalves@ciimar.up.pt

Research Technician of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

Alexandra Caetano

Research grant

CIIMAR

Email: caetano.al@gmail.com

Research theme: Hydrodynamics modeling of Minho estuary

 

Cláudia Moreira

Research grant

CIIMAR

Email: claudyamoreira@gmail.com

Research theme: Parameterization of models of population dynamics of key species in Minho estuary using the Dynamic Energy Budget model (DEB)
 

Fabiana Freitas

Research grant

Email: fabi.pintofreitas@gmail.com

CIIMAR

Research theme: Population dynamics in Minho estuary key species Crangon crangon
 

 

Ana Mafalda Ferreira

BsC biology student

Volunteer
 

 

Felipe Ribas

BsC biology student

Volunteer
 

 

Maria João Almeida

Biology teacher

Volunteer
 

 

Sandra Almeida

Technical support

Theme: Population dynamics in Minho river specie A. desmarestii
 

 

Eduardo Martins

Field technical support

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There will be a special issue of the Journal of Sea Research dedicated to the ECClima Congress. Manuscript submission date for this issue is the 30th of April 2011.
 

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River Minho (Portugal)

 

 

Skibotn, Tromsø (Norway)

 

 

Wadden Sea (The Netherlands)

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