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GROUP DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE I I - MARINEMORPHOSEDIMENTARY PROCESSES, 21RESEARCH TEAM, 21FUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ES, 21Funding, source, dates, 21OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVE MENTS, 22Objectives, 22Main Achievements, 23GROUP PRODUCTIVITY, 24Publications in peer reviewed journals, 24Other international publications, 24Other national publications, 27Ph.D. theses completed, 28Internationalization, 28Government/Organization contract research, 28GROUP DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE I II - LARGE SCALEGEOLOGICAL PROCESSES , 29RESEARCH TEAM, 29FUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ES, 30Funding, source, dates, 30OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVE MENTS, 30Objectives, 30Main Achievements, 31GROUP PRODUCTIVITY, 32Publications in peer reviewed journals, 32Other international publications, 33Other national publications, 35Patents/prototypes, 35Organization of conferences, 36Industry contract research, 36Internationalization, 36Government/Organization contract research, 373

GROUP DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE IV - IMPACT OFENVIRONMENTAL PROCES SES, 38RESEARCH TEAM, 38FUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ES, 39Funding, source, dates, 39OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVE MENTS, 39Objectives, 39Main Achievements, 41GROUP PRODUCTIVITY, 42Publications in peer reviewed journals, 42Other international publications, 43Other national publications, 45Ph.D. theses completed, 46Organization of conferences, 46Industry contract research, 47Internationalization, 47Government/Organization contract research, 474

GENERAL INFORMATIONName of Research Unit: (MAR-Algarve-350),Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMA)Coordinator: Tomasz BoskiMain Scientific Domain: Ciências do MarHOST INSTITUTIONSLeading Host Institution: Universidade do AlgarveOBJECTIVES & ACHIEVEMENTSUnit DescriptionThe Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) is, by nature, a multi-disciplinaryunit that explores the connections between environments, processes and human populationsusing scientific methods coupled with state-of-the-art modelling techniques. Apart from research,CIMA places a strong emphasis on training and education, as well as providing consultationservices, digital applications and scientific information to the scientific and public domains.During 2010, day-to-day management and collective decision-making in CIMA was implementedthrough regular (8) meetings of the executive commission, which is composed of the GeneralCoordinator and the leaders of the 4 Research Objectives. In addition, 4 plenary meetings of theScientific Commission, composed of all PhD-level researchers active in CIMA, were organizedevery three months, with the aim of discussing more general strategic planning of activities andinitiatives. Minutes of all these meetings were made available through the CIMA website. Morespecific subjects were discussed and decisions made within the 4 main Research Objectives(RO's).The CIMA Coordinator represented the Centre in regular meetings of the University ResearchCouncil (UAIC), which was created to set the institutional strategy for R&D activities. Internalscientific discussion and information exchange were promoted during 21 CIMA AdvancedSeminars that were organized throughout the past year.The daily management of subjects like: contracting, assistance to grant holders, projectsubmission, assistance to accounting department, administration of collective equipment andsoftware library, webpage maintenance and collaboration with UALG Technical Services wasassured by the CIMA coordination and secretariat.A closer collaboration with 2 R&D centres within the University of the Algarve – CIEO andCIAC – was initiated through a joint research colloquium organized in September 2010 andattended by the majority of CIMA‟s members and associates.5

General ObjectivesCIMA activity is focused on 4 general aims: I - research , II - training , III - production of digitalapplications, and IV - expert servicesI. RESEARCHFour research objectives (RO‟s) are defined, together with 14 associated tasks/lines:1) MARINE PROCESSESDescription of the dynamics of coastal waters off Southern Iberia, combined with chemicalcharacterization, is fundamental to the accurate assessment of primary productivity in shelfwaters. CIMA‟s approach to these phenomena is based on modelling, analyses and observationsboth in situ and remote. The major topics covered are:a) Models and measurements of transfer phenomena in the ocean,b) Chemical dynamics in the ocean,c) Marine microbial dynamics and foodwebs.2) MARINE MORPHOSEDIMENTARY PROCESSESThe Marine Morphosedimentary Processes objective focuses on quantitative approaches to theprocesses shaping the forms and/or position of continental shelves and coasts along the S.Iberian margin. These geological processes are controlled by natural phenomena, as well ashuman activities responsible for changes in sea level and sediment supply from the continent.The multi-scale approach to the analysis bridges across geological, biological, physical andsocioeconomic processes. For the purpose of ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management),data from various disciplines are brought together in a unified, model-based approach. Thisresearch objective focuses on:a) Shelf sedimentary dynamics,b) Coastal dynamics,c) Science and policy integration for ICZM.3) LARGE SCALE GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND THEIR LOCAL RECORDThis thematic objective embraces geophysical, geochemical and geological approach to theprocesses acting within the lithosphere, climatic system and marine sedimentary environment.Our approach is based on modelling and the interpretation of sedimentary records/proxies. Thetime-scale of the modelled/interpreted processes is very broad. This objective includes:a) Sea-level and climate change,b) Numerical modelling of long-term geological processes,6

Main Achievements during the year of 2010The year 2010 was very positive in terms of overall of scientific productivity, with 43 SCI-listedpapers, start-up of 6 newly approved R&D projects, and the submission of 3 PhD theses and 23MSc dissertations. The internationalization of research also progressed substantially at Europeanlevel through our participation in the FP7 MICORE project, FP6 SPICOSA project andEuropean Space Agency (ESA) Contract Nº 21464/08/I-OL “Technical Assistance for theValidation of MERIS- Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer Marine Products at PortugueseOceanic and Coastal Sites”.A very fruitful collaboration was formed with Brazilian universities, thanks to the efforts of Drs.Bebianno, Dias and Boski, who participated as invited lecturers and researchers in collaborativeprograms. Dr. Alice Newton continued as chairperson of the LOICZ initiative. PhD researchtraining was reinforced via the approval of a new ERASMUS MUNDUS program in whichCIMA participates as a core member along with 4 other European academic institutions. CIMAtook on 9 BII scholarship holders, who received training within RO I and RO IV.The new laboratory facilities of the Biotechnology Group (RO IV) substantially reinforced ouranalytical and technological development capacities in respect to the emerging field of biofuels.Another facility that became fully operational was the Molecular Microbiology unit, which willallow the CIMA team to profit from microbiological tools in their research and sciencedissemination projects.CIMA‟s team on 6FP project SPICOSA produced some highly prized work and the integratedmodel for the Guadiana study site was presented to the European Commission as theemblematic case of System Framework Approach methodology. The multi-sensor buoySIMPATICO remained operational for 2 months, providing a vast range of data, until it wasdamaged during a Guadiana River flood.In terms of internationally published articles, CIMA Objective IV (Impacts of EnvironmentalChange) and Objective II (Marine Morphosedimentary Processes) had the highest productivity.More specific achievements are described with the reports of the 4 Research Objectives.ACTIVITIESIntegrative/multidisciplinary activities during the year of 2010CIMA‟s activities during 2010, based on the crossdisciplinary effort of more than 100 individuals,took several forms that contributed to raising the public and scientific profile of the Centre. Thefollowing are our research and development highlights in Marine and Coastal Sciences:a) From a purely scientific point of view, integration may be achieved solely when there is acommon language dealing with objects and processes studied within traditionally establisheddisciplines. That role is presently played by modelling, which assumed a growing importanceduring 2010. Our shining examples are the EU FP6 SPICOSA project and FP7 MICOREproject.b) Fostering a multidisciplinary approach was carried out, as in the previous years, through theCIMA Advanced Seminars programme (http://cima.ualg.pt/eventos/semi_avancados.htm).8

Speakers ranged from CIMA staff members and visiting scientists to local stakeholders. During2010, 21 sessions were organized, attracting audiences of 20-30 persons and generating energeticdebate.c) CIMA has been active in opening pathways for effective collaboration, by encouraging theinterchange of technical know-how and sharing the Centre‟s resources, laboratories, library,equipment and secretarial support. CIMA‟s successful project proposals all integrate researchersand technicians from at least two of the ROs, promoting interdisciplinary communication.Researchers from various groups make regular use of CIMA‟s X-Ray Diffractometer,SIMPATICO multisensory buoy, freeze-drying facility, microscopes, GPS and other instruments.d) CIMA and CIEO (Centro de Investigação Sobre o Espaço e as Organizações) decided toforge stronger links in order to better associate environmental and socioeconomic research. Topromote this relationship, a colloquium involving 15 oral presentations and a poster session wasorganized in September 2010.e) Several of CIMA‟s approved projects actively involve archaeologists and historians, namelyresearchers from CEPESE (Centre for the Study of Population, Economy and Society) in Porto.These initiatives demonstrate that CIMA is keeping pace with current scientific recognition thathuman activities had a significant environment impact on a much longer time-scale that waspreviously thought, i.e. throughout millennia before present.f) The study and application of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) was approached inmany ways by the 4 Research Objectives. It has progressively become an activity that best showsthe capacity of CIMA‟s members to collaborate on a common ground. ICZM found its bestexpression in 2 EU projects: MICORE and SPICOSA, which are managed by RO II.Outreach activities during the year of 2010Our policy of maintaining close links with society and with the educational sector in particularwas reinforced during 2010. We made CIMA‟s achievements accessible to a wider audiencethrough several major initiatives:a) Promotion of Marine & Environmental Science in secondary schools and through openlearning: CIMA maintains close links with several regional schools and has signed cooperationagreements with them. These allow pupils from these schools to initiate their research in CIMAlabs and CIMA researchers to deliver thematic seminars in the schools. Several seminars werealso organized at the Ciência Viva Centre in Tavira. CIMA co-organized a very successfulBIOBLITZ event in the Arade Estuary that led to the very complete census of a protectedcoastal ecosystem. CIMA‟s contribution to the event received attention in the national media.b) Participation in regional events promoting marine and environmental activities: Every yearCIMA has a stand at annual fairs like EXPOMAR (Olhão). CIMA‟s displays were very successfuland attracted wide public interest, especially the miniature models of physical phenomena andgeological features like internal waves, coastal aquifers, luminescent sands, coastal barriers andlive microscope identification of microfauna and minerals in marine sediments.c) On national level, CIMA researchers contributed a full program of BIOSPHERE, producedby Channel 2 of national television, which was dedicated to the Guadiana Estuaryd) Development of multimedia applications for education: GUADID, CIMA‟s educationalMacromedia - Flash applications designed to support natural science teaching at school level andecology teaching at undergraduate level, was expanded by the inclusion of the GUADEXmodule. This became an important support tool for decision-making in the coastal zone of theGuadiana Estuary. It was officially launched during the public Guadiana Forum in June 2010.9

FUNDING2006 2007 2008 2009 2010LA FCT 0,00 0,00 0,00Units FCT 209.361,07 101.818,24 101818,24Projects FCT 191.158,51 354.151,50 354151,50Other (National) 16.467,00 238.363,09 238363,09Other (International) 431.686,53 193.341,28 193341,28National Industry 0,00 87.800,00International Industry 0,00 0,000,00 0,00 848.673,11 0,00 975.474,11GENERAL INDICATORS2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TotalNo. of Researchers Proposed 0 0 0 0 0 0No. of Researchers Hired (LA) 0 0 0 0 0 0Balance 0 0 0 0 0 0No. of Researchers Hired (Ciência Programme) 0 0 3 4 4 11No. of Researchers integrated with PhD 24 30 30 33 35Training Masters (Master‟s theses completed) 3 26 9 17 0 55Training PhDs (PhD theses completed) 3 5 2 5 3 18RESEARCHERS HIREDName Start Date End DateMaria Angela Pereira Serafim 01-10-2008 01-08-2013Natasa Atanasova 01-11-2009 01-11-2012Parli Venkateswaran Bhaskar 01-11-2009 29-11-2010Simon Edward Connor 01-10-2008 01-08-2013TECHNICAL PERSONNEL HIREDName Start Date End DateMargarida da Conceição Pereira Ramires 01-01-2009 31-12-2010Zélia Maria Rodrigues Coelho 31-03-2009 31-03-2011RESEARCH GROUPSReferenceRG-Algarve-350-2320RG-Algarve-350-2321RG-Algarve-350-2324Title / Principal InvestigatorResearch Objective I - Marine Processes(Helena Maria Leitão Demigné Galvão)Research Objective II - Marine Morphosedimentary Processes(Oscar Manuel Fernandes Cerveira Ferreira)Research objective III - Large Scale Geological Processes10

(Tomasz Boski)RG-Algarve-350-2325Research Objective IV - Impact of Environmental Processes(Maria Joao Anunciação Franco Bebianno)11

GROUP DESCRIPTIONTitle of Research Group: (RG-Algarve-350-2320)Research Objective I - Marine ProcessesPrincipal Investigator: Helena Maria Leitão Demigné GalvãoMain Scientific Domain: Ciências do Mar GroupHost Institution: Universidade do AlgarveRESEARCH TEAMAlexandra Maria Francisco CravoAlice NewtonAna Maria Branco BarbosaAnna ZacharioudakiBruno Dias Duarte FragosoCarlos Miguel Guimarães Pinto Coelho AfonsoCatarina Alexandra Guerreiro PereiraCátia Sofa da Conceição LuísFlavio Augusto Bastos da Cruz MartinsHélder Filipe Trindade MadeiraJoão Miguel Leitão JaneiroJoao Vicente Madeira LopesJohn David IcelyJosé Luís Almaguer ArgaínJosé Manuel Quintela de Brito JacobMaria Filomena Pedragosa Simoes RitaMiguel Jorge Nascimento de Almeida Fernandes MadureiraNatasa AtanasovaPedro Miguel Gonçalves Lima CascadaPriscila Raquel Fernandes Costa GoelaRita Isabel de Oliveira Soares Branco DominguesSadat Nurudeher Xa MuzavorSergei DanchenkoSónia Cláudia Vitorino CristinaTânia Sofia Coelho Andrade Dias DamiãoZélia Maria Rodrigues CoelhoJoão Eduardo Brandão de Azevedo Pereira PintoJoaquim Manuel Freire LuisLuis Manuel Zambujal ChicharoManuel Seixas Afonso DiasMaria da Conceicao Lopes Videira Louro NevesPaulo José Relvas Almeida12

FUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ESFunding, source, dates199,256 € / 48,644 € (total/CIMA); FCT project PTDC/AAC-CLI/103348/2008; starting date:1 March 2010; Duration: 36 months~8,000,000 €; EU contract number (F6-2005-GLOBAL-0369922). Partner in the project andWork Task leader.386,000 €; European Space Agency “Technical Assistance for the Validation of MERIS MarineProducts at Portuguese and Oceanic and Coastal Sites” for the year 20107th Framework Programme project. WISER - Water bodies in Europe: Integrative Systems toassess Ecological status and Recovery. http://www.wiser.eu/~6,500,000 €; 7th Framework Programme KnowSeas - Postdoctoral grant for work withIMAR_Coimbra; 2009-ongoing.108,214 €.; FCT project PTDC/AMB/64747/2007: Dynamics of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxinsin the Guadiana estuary (DYNCYANO). Duration: 3 years (2008-2010). Final report submittedMarch 2011.199,000 €; FCT project PTDC/AAC-AMB/103547/2008: Ecotoxicological tools for assessingagriculture associated environmental risks in Southern Europe big man-made freshwaterreservoirs (ECOTOX); Duration: 3 years, starting date 1 June 2010.OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVEMENTSObjectivesThis Research Objective (RO) is implemented across 3 tasks with following aims:1) Models and measurements of transfer phenomena in the oceans:To set up of the main structure of an operational Hydrodynamic Wave and Oil Spill model forthe Algarve Coast and Tuscan Archipelago2) Chemical dynamics in the ocean:To characterize and assess the chemical behaviour of nutrients, dissolved oxygen andchlorophyll-a in SW Iberia including: i) Subsurface processes: upwelling, coastal counter currents,and ii) deep processes, the influence of the Mediterranean.Estimation of along- and cross-shore exchanges (transport and fluxes) of nutrients andchlorophyll-a in SW IberiaMass exchange of nutrients, chlorophyll-a and suspended solids across the main inlets of the RiaFormosa13

3) Marine microbial dynamics and foodwebs:To analyze the effects of climatic and local anthropogenic alterations in planktonic microbialcommunities, ecosystem functioning and connectivity (Ria Formosa Lagoon and Algarve coast)To assess the impact of the Alqueva dam‟s construction and freshwater flow on phytoplanktonand bacterial dynamics (standing stock, productivity and diversity), in the Guadiana Estuarybased on long-term data series (1997-2010).To determine changes in trophic state and eutrophication trends in the Guadiana River usingmicrobial processes (eg. primary and secondary production, bacterial respiration) as well as otherecological indicators (eg. chlorophyll, dissolved inorganic nutrients, dissolved oxygen, suspendedparticulate material).To assess the risk of toxic cyanobacteria blooms and associated cyanotoxins (microcystins) in theupper Guadiana Estuary within the perspective of freshwater flow management andbiodegradation pathways.Collectively the research team involved in this RO set the following goals for the near future:• To analyze the effects of climatic and local anthropogenic alterations on ecosystem functioningand connectivity• To assess spatial and seasonal variability patterns of primary production, respiration, netcommunity production and DOC fluxes in the planktonic community of the Ria Formosa coastallagoon, and evaluate the role of plankton whole-system metabolism and CO2 fluxes.)• To characterize phytoplankton abundance, biomass, activity and specific composition over anannual cycle, evaluate the role of abiotic and biotic environmental determinants, and understandthe overall impact of climate changes, particularly increases in water temperature and light, onphytoplankton dynamics in a coastal lagoon• To assess phytoplankton variability patterns off southwestern Iberia during a 15-year period(1998-2012) using satellite imagery, and to investigate whether phytoplankton variability patternscan be used to predict climate change over the study area. High spatial heterogeneity within thisarea (e.g. open ocean, submarine seamounts, coastal areas impacted by estuarine and coastallagoon outflow, and upwelling system events) will allow the investigation of phytoplanktonregulation under different environmental forcings.• To assess the sustainability of national resources in the coastal zone, in particular humanactivities and their effects, including the socio-economic consequences, to gain a betterunderstanding of ecosystem function at a global scale• Management of European resources in the coastal zone for sustainable use under changingenvironmental conditions, with an emphasis on the Algarve coast of Portugal.• Implementation of offshore aquaculture at Sagres including setting up environmentalmonitoring activities related to current work and providing technical assistance to the validationof MERIS products.• Collaboration with Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico together with European partners fromSpain, UK and Norway on managing environmental problems14

• To deepen knowledge of the global productivity of the Ria Formosa system through anunderstanding of nutrient dynamics, chlorophyll-a (as a proxy of phytoplankton) and particulates.Main AchievementsThe main research achievements of 3 tasks defined above are following1) Models and measurements of transfer phenomena in the oceansThe application of existing tools and skills in modelling in this and 3 other ROs was certainly animportant achievement. Moreover, the initiation of a successful implementation of theoperational Hydrodynamic Wave and Oil Spill model for the Algarve Coast and TuscanArchipelago Coast within the European initiative is a very positive outcome.2) Chemical dynamics in the oceanWith respect to the deep and subsurface oceanic circulation off the SW Iberia, the followingfindings were transferred to the public domain:- Ocean filaments off SW Iberia play a key role in the seaward export of matter (nutrients, gasesand phytoplankton) with an important impact on the regional oceanography of this region. Inthis area there is a strong influence of wind forcing, affecting the waters‟ chemical characteristics.With predominance of N and W winds, there is upwelling up until the Guadiana, while undercalm conditions there is a westward counter current. SW Iberian water properties are similar tothose of NW Iberia, showing the continuity of the Canary Upwelling System along the Iberiancontinental shelf. At levels deeper than 400 m, the influence of Mediterranean water is alsodetected, with distinct chemical characteristics.-On the South Portuguese Coast several water masses below the mixed layer have beenidentified, with distinct chemical fingerprints: SAW, NACW and MW. The current flow is a keyparameter for the magnitude of mass fluxes and transport, even when low concentrations arefound at surface levels. Transport was mainly alongshore and eastward.- Results show that the Ria Formosa is a well mixed, dynamic inlet where the tidal signal isevident, particularly for the nutrients and chlorophyll-a concentrations at spring tide. Thenutrient concentrations in late Spring/early Summer are almost depleted, while chlorophyll-a washigh. Transport through the Ancão Inlet was estimated and revealed that the data is quitevariable, primarily controlled by the chemical and biological characteristics of the boundary watermasses and by meteorological conditions.3) Marine microbial dynamics and foodwebs.This task has obtained a robust data base on primary production and the trophic chain in theGuadiana Estuary. Several international articles were published or are approved for publication inpeer reviewed journals. There is great potential to use these data in modelling of shelf-seaproductivity off the Guadiana Estuary, coupled to fisheries performance and socio-economicimpacts, using the systemic approach tested in the EU 6FP SPICOSA project.GROUP PRODUCTIVITYPublications in peer review Journals15

Barbosa, AB, RB Domingues and HM Galvão, 2010. Environmental forcing of phytoplankton ina Mediterranean estuary (Guadiana Estuary, southwestern Iberia): a decadal of anthropogenic andclimatic influences. Estuaries and Coasts 33: 324-341.Brito, A. Newton, A. The yield of microphytobenthic chlorophyll from nutrients: enrichedexperiments in microcosms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 384 (2010)30–43Brito, A., Newton, A., Tett, P and T. F. Fernandes. Sediment and water nutrients and microalgaein a coastal shallow lagoon, Ria Formosa (Portugal): Implications for the Water FrameworkDirective. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 12, 318 DOI: 10.1039/b909429fBrito, A.C., Newton, A. , Fernandes, T. F. , Tett, P. The role of microphytobenthos on shallowcoastal lagoons: A modelling approach. Biogeochemistry. DOI 10.1007/s10533-010-9539-xBrito,A, Newton,A, Tett,P, Icely,J., Fernandes,TF. (2010) The yield of microphytobenthicchlorophyll from nutrients: enriched experiments in microcosms. Journal of ExperimentalMarine Biology and Ecology 384, 30-43.Cravo A., Relvas P., Cardeira S., Rita F., l Madureira M., Sánchez R. (2010). An upwellingfilament off Southwest Iberia: Effect on the chlorophyll a and nutrients exportation. ContinentalShelf Research, 30: 1601-1613.Domingues, RB, TP Anselmo, AB Barbosa, U Sommer, and HM Galvão, 2010. Tidal variabilityof phytoplankton and their environmental drivers in the freshwater reaches of the Guadianaestuary (SW Iberia). International Review of Hydrobiology 95 (4-5): 352-369.Morais, P., Martins, F., Chícharo, M. A., Lopes, J. and Chícharo, L. , 2010, Merging anchovy eggsabundance into a hydrodynamic model as an assessment tool for estuarine ecohydrologicalmanagement. River Research and Applications, doi: 10.1002/rra.1443Other international publicationsBook Chapters:Barbosa, AB, 2010. Seasonal and interannual variability of planktonic microbes in a mesotidalcoastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, SE Portugal): impact of climatic changes and local-humaninfluences. In: Coastal Lagoons: critical habitats of environmental change, Eds.: H. Paerl and M.Kennish, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Marine Science Book Series, Boca Raton, 335-366pp. ISBN: 978-1-4200-8830-4.Goela, P. Icely, J , Cristina, S., Newton,.A. (2010) Absorption coefficient of particulate matter onthe south-west coast of Europe: A contribution to the validation of the MERIS sensor. Ed. H.Lacoste-Francis Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium SP-686 nº144 European SpaceAgency 7pp.Cristina, S., Icely, J, Goela, P., Newton A. (2010) Validation of MERIS satellite products inoceanic waters off Cape Sagres on the south-west coast of Portugal. Ed. H. Lacoste-FrancisProceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium SP-686 nº144 European Space Agency 5pp.16

Moore, G., Icely, J., Kratzer, S. (2010) Field inter-comparison and validation of in waterradiometers and sun photometers for MERIS validation. Ed. H. Lacoste-Francis Proceedings ofESA Living Planet Symposium SP-686 nº144 European Space Agency 5pp.Communications in International Meetings with reviewed abstracts:Anselmo T., R. Domingues, V. Sousa, T. Cecílio, M.J. Rosa, M.R. Teixeira, A. Barbosa & H.Galvão. “Dinâmica de cianobactérias tóxicas no Guadiana (2002 a 2008)”. Forum Guadiana, VilaReal de Santo António, 30 June 2010.Anselmo T.P., Domingues R.B., Sousa V., Teixeira M., Barbosa A. & Galvão, H. "Cyanobacteriaand microcystin distribution on Guadiana Estuary". Iberian congress of microcystin, Porto,Portugal, June 2009.Carlos Monteiro; Sara Cardeira; Alexandra Cravo; Paulo Relvas and Maria João Bebianno (2010).Fluxes of nutrients and dissolved metals (Zn, Cd and Pb) across an upwelling filament at CapeSão Vicente, SW Iberia. XV Seminário de Quimica Marinha, 22-24 Fevereiro 2010, VigoEspanha.Cristina,S., Goela,P., Icely, J., Newton, A., Fragoso,B., “Assessment of the optical properties ofthe ocean and coastal waters using MERIS satellite products in Sagres off the south west coast ofPortugal.” ICS 2009 10th International Coastal Symposium Lisbon, Portugal 13-18th April 2009Domingues R.B., Anselmo T.P., Barbosa A.B, Sommer U. & Galvão H.M. “Nutrient enrichmentpromotes the development of the harmful dinoflagellate Kryptoperidinium foliaceum in theGuadiana estuary”.Encontro Ibérico de Fitoplâncton Tóxico e Biotoxinas, Lisbon, 12-15 May2009Fragoso, B., Icely, J., “Upwelling events and recruitment patterns of the major fouling species oncoastal aquaculture (Sagres, Portugal).” ICS 2009 10th International Coastal Symposium Lisbon,Portugal 13-18th April 2009Gabriel, S., Martins, F., Venâncio, A., Lopes, J. e Neves, R. 2009. Monitorização da qualidade daágua na Ria Formosa usando uma metodologia combinada de amostragem clássica e modelação.2.º Seminário sobre Sistemas Lagunares Costeiros, Stº André, Portugal.Garel, E, AB Barbosa, P. Bhaskar, A. Chícharo, A. Cravo and Ó. Ferreira, 2010. “Multiparametricsignature of the lower Guadiana Estuary from 2-year long continuous monitoring”.Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) 47th International Symposium, Integrative Toolsand Methods in Assessing Ecological Quality in Estuarine and Coastal Systems Worldwide,Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14 – 19 September 2010.Goela, P.C; Cristina, S., Icely, J., Newton, A. (2010). Light absorption by particulate anddissolved organic matter in coastal and oceanic sites off the Southwest Coast of Europe: Acontribution to MERIS sensor validation. Proceedings of Ocean Optics XX Conference.Anchorage, Alaska 27th September – 1st October 2010.Icely,J. ; Luis,C.; Fragoso,B. “WP4.1. Field sampling at the transitional waters of the RioMondego, Portugal . WISER WP 4.1 meeting Faro, Portugal. 16-17 March 201017

Martins, F., Janeiro, J., Suruj, B., Verelst, N. and Cocco, M., 2010, Argomarine: A New Oil SpillEarly Warning System Integrating Modeling, In-Situ and Remote Sensing, 9th. InternationalConference on Hydroinformatics, Tianjin, China.Pedro Alcântara, Alexandra Cravo, José Jacob. Variability of nutrients and chlorophyll a in Ancãoinlet during a spring tidal cycle in April 2009. XV Seminário de Quimica Marinha, 22-24Fevereiro 2010, VigoSampath, R., Boski , T., Silva P., Martins F., 2010. Numerical study of the morphologicalevolution of the Guadiana estuary in response to the projected sea level rise and sediment supplyreductions, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU General Assembly 2010, 02-07 May2010. Vienna, AustriaSara Cardeira, Alexandra Cravo, and Paulo Relvas. Chlorophyll a and nutrients fluxes andtransports in the South Portuguese Coast. XV Seminário de Quimica Marinha, 22-24 Fevereiro2010, Vigo.Silva, P.L., Martins, F., Boski, T., Sampath, R., 2010, Basin infilling of a schematic 1D estuaryusing two different approaches: a diffusion model and a processed based model, GeophysicalResearch Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU General Assembly 2010, 02-07 May 2010. Vienna, Austria.Stewart, A; Fragoso, B, Clímaco, R, Icely, J. Evaluation of stakeholder perspectives on themanagement of the stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) resource in Parque Natural doSudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, SW Portugal. International Conference on CoastalConservation and Management, Estoril, Portugal April 11-17 2010Other national publicationsM. Rosa, A. Cravo & P. Relvas. A Coastal countercurrent in the South Coast of Portugal-Summer 2006. Comunicação oral apresentada nas 1ªs Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica,Instituto Hidrográfico, Lisboa, 21-22 de Junho de 2010, 4 pp.E. C. Vasco, A. Cravo & P. Relvas. Caracterização hidrográfica e química de longo termo naregião costeira de Benguela. Comunicação oral apresentada nas 1ªs Jornadas de EngenhariaHidrográfica, Instituto Hidrográfico, Lisboa, 21-22 de Junho de 2010, 4 pp.A. Cravo, T. & Damião , T. Programa de Monitorização do Aeroporto de Faro –Fase deconstrução (2010-2013). Componente Águas Superficiais. 1º Relatório de Progresso – NovembroDe 2010, 25 pp + Anexos.Ph.D. thesis completedRita Isabel de Oliveira Soares Branco Domingues. PhD in Marine Science, specialization inMarine Ecology. Thesis: “Bottom-up regulation of phytoplankton in the Guadiana estuary”. PhDdefence on 15 November 2010. Co-Supervisors: A. Barbosa. H. Galvão & U. Sommer(University of Kiel).Master thesis completedMSc Water and Coastal Management, University of Algarve 201018

• Sirak Robele Gari Eutrophication Assessment of transitional waters. (A. Newton co-supervisor)• Jing Feng Comparison of methods of Eutrophication assessment in a coastal lagoon. (A.Newton co-supervisor)• Aikayo Ndui Assessment of Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs), seasonal upwelling and rainfall.(A. Newton & J. Icely co-supervisors)• Qingchuan Qiu Priority substances in coastal and transitional waters. (A. Newton cosupervisor)• Christina Alzira Rumilda de Souza Biogeochemical cycles in coastal and shelf. (A Newton cosupervisor)• Teferi Fikadu Application of DPSIR framework Integrated with multiple regression model tosimulate Guadiana Catchment- Estuary Continuum, South-Eastern Iberia.( J. Icely co-supervisor)• Akilah Stewart Problems and potential solutions to management of the stalked barnacle(Pollicipes pollicipes) resource along the SW Coast of Portugal. (J. Icely supervisor)• Baravi Thaman Comparison between the management of a conservation area in Fiji and theCosta Vicentina, Portugal. (J. Icely supervisor)Organization of conferencesWISER WP 4.1 meeting Faro, Portugal 16-17 March 2010 (Organiser, oral presentation)Icely,J.; Luis,C.; Fragoso,B. “WP4.1. Field sampling at the transitional waters of the RioMondego, Portugal 18-19th September 2009.”Industry contract researchProtocolo de Colaboração entre o Aeroporto de Faro (AFR) e a Universidade do Algarve (2010-2013). PROGRAMA DE MONITORIZAÇÃO DO AEROPORTO DE FARO – FASE DECONSTRUÇÃO. Coordenação da componente Águas Superficiais: A. Cravo. 113880 €Installation and environmental monitoring of bivalve aquaculture at Sagres for Finistera Lda.InternationalizationCollaborative publication within thematic networksAnselmo T., R. Domingues, V. Sousa, T. Cecílio, M.J. Rosa, M.R. Teixeira, A. Barbosa & H.Galvão. “Dinâmica de cianobactérias tóxicas no Guadiana (2002 a 2008)”. Forum Guadiana, VilaReal de Santo António, 30 June 2010.19

Barbosa, AB, 2010. Seasonal and interannual variability of planktonic microbes in a mesotidalcoastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, SE Portugal): impact of climatic changes and local-humaninfluences. In: Coastal Lagoons: critical habitats of environmental change, Eds.: H. Paerl and M.Kennish, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Marine Science Book Series, Boca Raton, 335-366pp. ISBN: 978-1-4200-8830-4.Cristina, S., Icely, J, Goela, P., Newton A. (2010) Validation of MERIS satellite products inoceanic waters off Cape Sagres on the south-west coast of Portugal. Ed. H. Lacoste-FrancisProceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium SP-686 nº144 European Space Agency 5pp.Galvão, H. & T. Anselmo. Workshop and annual meeting of national representatives of theWorking Group in Harmful Algae Bloom Dynamics (ICES-WGHABD), Punta Umbria, Spain 30March – 3 April 2010.Garel, E, AB Barbosa, P. Bhaskar, A. Chícharo, A. Cravo and Ó. Ferreira, 2010. “Multiparametricsignature of the lower Guadiana Estuary from 2-year long continuous monitoring”.Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) 47th International Symposium, Integrative Toolsand Methods in Assessing Ecological Quality in Estuarine and Coastal Systems Worldwide,Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14 – 19 September 2010.Goela, P. Icely, J , Cristina, S., Newton,.A. (2010) Absorption coefficient of particulate matter onthe south-west coast of Europe: A contribution to the validation of the MERIS sensor. Ed. H.Lacoste-Francis Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium SP-686 nº144 European SpaceAgency 7pp.Goela, P.C; Cristina, S., Icely, J., Newton, A. (2010). Light absorption by particulate anddissolved organic matter in coastal and oceanic sites off the Southwest Coast of Europe: Acontribution to MERIS sensor validation. Proceedings of Ocean Optics XX Conference.Anchorage, Alaska 27th September – 1st October 2010.Icely,J. ; Luis,C.; Fragoso,B. “WP4.1. Field sampling at the transitional waters of the RioMondego, Portugal . WISER WP 4.1 meeting Faro, Portugal. 16-17 March 2010 .Graduate Training Networks:Erasmus Mundus MSc Course in coastal and water management - coordinator A. NewtonGovernment/Organization contract researchRECONNECT- Reference conditions for Portuguese Transitional Waters for FCT FundaçãoCiência e Tecnologia. Senior scientists: A. Newton & J. IcelyEMAA- European Management and Aquatic Assessment for INAG-National institute of Water.Senior Scientists: A. Newton & J. Icely“Technology Management & Integrated Modeling in Natural Resources: A University-EnterpriseWin-Win Partnership”. Senior scientist: F. Martins. (144627-TEMPUS-2008-EG-JPCR)20

GROUP DESCRIPTIONTitle of Research Group: (RG-Algarve-350-2321)Research Objective II - Marine Morfosedimentary ProcessesPrincipal Investigator: Oscar Manuel Fernandes Cerveira FerreiraMain Scientific Domain: Ciências do Mar GroupHost Institution: Universidade do AlgarveRESEARCH TEAMAna Isabel de Sousa Horta Dias GomesAna Margarida de Almeida MatiasAna Rita Zarcos CarrascoAndré Miguel Duarte PachecoCarlos Manuel Silva Loureiro Alves FerreiraCarlos Miguel Guimarães Pinto Coelho AfonsoDelminda Maria Jesus MouraDuarte Nuno Ramos DuarteErwan GarelFrancisca Manuel Prudêncio RosaIsabel Maria de Paiva Pinto MendesJoão Manuel Alveirinho DiasJosé Manuel Quintela de Brito JacobLaura de Fátima da Cruz PereiraLuís Pedro Melo de AlmeidaMara Lúcia Duarte NunesMargarida da Conceição Pereira RamiresMaria Margarida Tarrio Agreiro BezerraMichalis I. VousdoukasOscar Manuel Fernandes Cerveira FerreiraPedro Miguel Gonçalves Lima CascadaRuwan Sampath Dissanayake MudiyanselageSelma Maria Henriques GabrielTomasz BoskiZélia Maria Rodrigues CoelhoFUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ESFunding, source, datesFCT BAYBEACH: Evolution and Management of Embayed Beaches in ContrastingEnvironments; PTDC/CTE-GEX/66893/2006; Budget: 120.000,00 € (97.944,00 € UALG)FCT MORFEA: Morphological features in the Algarve rocky coast: first order factors on theirgenesis); PTDC/CTE-GEX/71357/2006; Budget: 80.000,00 €21

FCT BRISA: Breaking waves interaction with sand transport; PTDC/ECM/67411/2006;Budget: 155.000,00 € (47.317,00 € UAlg)FCT INSHORE: Integrated system for high operational resolution in shore monitorization;PTDC/AMB/73169/2006; Budget: 109.909,00 € (39.528,00 € UAlg)FCT CIRCO: Climate changes from isotopic records during the Holocene in South-westernIberia; PTDC/CLI/66393/2006; Budget: 155.225,00FCT DETI: Dynamics of ephemeral tidal inlets; PTDC/MAR/65585/2006; Budget 176.846,00 €(32.107,00 € UAlg)EU 6 FP 6: SPICOSA: Science and Policy Integration for Coastal Zone Assessment; Budget 12000 000,00 (213 000€ UAlg)EU 7 FP MICORE: Morphological impacts and coastal risks induced by extreme storm events;FP7 Environment Project 202798; Budget: 3.499.954,00 € (300.914,00 € UAlg)EU 7 FP - MARINA: Marine Renewable Integrated Application Platform (MARINA Platform);FP7 Energy Project 241402; Budget: 12.761.220€ (239.995 € UAlg)OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVEMENTSObjectivesTo improve knowledge about hydrodynamics and sediment transport in coastal areas andestuaries: field studies; mathematical and numerical modelling of flows, suspended sediment, bedloadtransport, bed-form dynamics, storm erosion and morphodynamics;To advance the knowledge on wave dynamics and climate in coastal areas, including the influenceof bottom roughness in wave energy dissipation.To improve the knowledge of the complex interactions between variables controlling theevolution of rocky coasts, including wave energy, lithology, freshwater discharge, morphologicalinheritance and bioerosion.To determine the different rates of cliff erosion and its contribution as sediment source to nearbybeaches under different wave conditions and lithologies.To determine the best methods for coastal hazard definition, including storm erosion and retreat,overwashes and inundation.To analyze shelf sediment transport and accumulation, taking into consideration the potential forsand exploitation and associated impacts.To define paleoenvironmental (Holocene) evolution by analyzing shelf sedimentary dynamics.To determine how embayed beaches evolve before and after storms, namely under the action ofmega-rips.22

To define equilibrium conditions for multiple inlet systems based on their morpho- and hydrodynamicevolution.To understand propagation and energy dissipation in the Ria Formosa tidal lagoonTo assess the sustainability of national resources in the coastal zone, in particular human activitiesand their effects, including the socio-economic consequences, to gain a better understanding ofecosystem function at a global scaleTo produce European methodology, based on scientific and science-governance integration inthe coastal zone, for sustainable use under changing environmental conditions, with an emphasison the Algarve coast of Portugal.Main AchievementsSuccessful use of the SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) model to study and characterize thewave climate in the nearshore region of the Tróia-Sines embayed coast (southwest Portugal)during and between storm events. The SWAN model was also applied to study the influence ofthe waves in the erosion of the rocky coast of the Algarve (southern Portugal).Testing and use of morphodynamic models (XBEACH and Convolution model) to study beacherosion during storms, after validation with field data.The discovery that layer structure, vertical variation in lithological facies, and fractures are themain drivers of the coastal cliff height, the degree of the coastline crenulation, the intensity of thekarst affecting the face of the cliff and its profile on the carbonate coast of the centre Algarve.We determined that the downwearing rates of shore platforms are inversely related to bothmechanical strength and calcium carbonate content, while porosity is positively correlated withdownwearing rates.The highest correlation between shore platforms occurrence and dimensions and waveconditions was obtained when considering the combined effect of the waves approaching theshore both from SW and SE, with Hs=2 m and Tp=9 s.Three new overwash vulnerability indices were defined and applied to the Ria Formosa, whichcan be easily applied in coastal management and planning.The relationship between headland development and beach morphodynamics and configurationwas demonstrated for Santa Catarina (Brazil).The Holocene evolution of the inner shelf off the Guadiana River was defined an related withnatural and human-induced changes.The existing equilibrium concepts of multiple inlets systems were analyzed for the Ria Formosaand new concepts arose, which can be further tested and applied in other systems.23

GROUP PRODUCTIVITYPublications in peer review JournalsBriere, C., Roos, P., Garel, E., Hulsher, S.J.M.H. (2010). Modelling the morphodynamics of theKwinte Bank, subject to sand extraction. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 51, 117-126.Ceia, F.R., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C., Dias, J.A. (2010). Coastal vulnerability in barrier islands: thehigh risk areas of the Ria Formosa (Portugal) system. Ocean and Coastal Management, 53, 478-486.Garcia, T., Ferreira, Ó., Matias, A., Dias, J.A. (2010). Overwash vulnerability assessment based inlong-term washover evolution. Natural Hazards, 54, 225-244.Garel, E. (2010). Tidally-averaged currents and bedload transport over the Kwinte Bank,southern North Sea. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 51, 87-94.Garel, E., Lefebvre, A. (2010). Wave-induced sand re-suspension at dredged gravel pits basedupon hydrodynamics measurements (Tromper Wiek, Baltic Sea). Journal of Coastal Research, SI51, 195-204.Klein, A.H.F., Ferreira, Ó., Dias, J.A., Tessler, M.G., Silveira, L., Benedet, L., Menezes, J.T.,Abreu, J.G.N. (2010). Morphodynamics of structurally controlled headland-bay beaches insoutheastern Brazil: A review. Coastal Engineering, 57, 98-111.Martins, C.C., Mahiques, M.M., Dias, J.A. (2010). Daily morphological changes determined byhigh-energy events on an embayed beach: a qualitative model. Earth Surface Processes andLandforms, 35, 487-495.Mascarenhas A, Coelho p, Subtil E, Ramos TB, 2010. The role of common local indicators inregional sustainability assessment. Ecological Indicators, 10(3): 646-656.Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó., Vila-Concejo, A., Morris, B., Dias, J.A. (2010). Short-termmorphodynamics of non-storm overwash. Marine Geology, 274, 69-84.Pacheco, A., Ferreira, Ó., Williams, J.J., Garel, E., Vila-Concejo, A., Dias, J.A. (2010).Hydrodynamics and Equilibrium of a Multiple Inlet System. Marine Geology, 274, 32-42.Radzeviĉius, R., Velegrakis, A., Bonne, W., Kortekaas, S., Garel, E., Blažauskas, N., Asariotis, R.(2010). Marine aggregates extraction: regulation and management in EU member States. Journalof Coastal Research, SI 51, 15-38.Van Lancker V, Bonne W, Garel E, Degrendele K, Roche M, Van den Eynde D, Bellec V, BriereC, Collins MB, Velegrakis, A. (2010). Recommendations for the sustainable exploitation of tidalsandbanks. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 51, 151-164.Other international publicationsAraújo, M. F., Corredeira, A., Santos, M., Dias, J. A. (2010). Avaliação de impactes antrópicos emsedimentos recentes. Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 1508.24

Bastos, M. R., Dias, J. A. (2010). História do povoamento do cordão arenoso da laguna de Aveiroou do território do vazio à crónica de uma morte anunciada. Workshop AntropicostaIberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 15022.Boski, T., Dias, J. A. (2010). Abordagem sistémica da zona costeira: exemplo do estuário doGuadiana e da Ilha Terceira. Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper15033.Carrasco, A.R., Ferreira, Ó., Matias, A., Freire, P., Dias, J.A. (2010). Evaluation of sedimenttransport at a fetch-limited beach from spring to neap tide. Geophysical Research Abstracts,Vol.12, EGU2010-4662.Dias, J. A. (2010). Evolução dos tipos e dos níveis de antropização na zona costeira de Aveiro,Portugal. Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 1501.Dias, J. A., Boski, T. (2010). Antropização do estuário do Guadiana (sul da Península Ibérica) oude como o homem conseguiu “vencer” um sistema com elevada resiliência . WorkshopAntropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 15034.Freitas, J., Dias, J. A. (2010). Praia da Rocha: um paradigma da antropização do litoral algarvio.Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 15028.Fortes, C.J., Capitão, R., Moura, T., Ferreira, Ó., Silva, P., Amante, L., Vousdoukas, M., Bezerra.(2010). Joint use of numerical models and wave data to characterize wave transformation andassist coastal management. ICCCM 2010, Estoril, Portugal.Gabriel, S., D. Moura, Ó. Ferreira, A. Pacheco, A. Matias, C. Veiga-Pires, J. Jacob, 2010. Role ofshore platforms on coastal cliffs protection in Algarve (South Portugal): First approach.European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Dynamics of Rocky Coastlines‟ session, Vol.12, EGU2010, Vienna, Austria.Gabriel, S., D. Moura, Ó. Ferreira, A. Matias, J. Jacob, C. Veiga-Pires, J. Viegas, A. Pacheco, M.Bezerra, T. Boski, 2010. Self-adjustment on rocky coasts- study case in central Algarve (Portugal).International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic andMediterranean, Estoril-Cascais.Garel, E., Barbosa, A., Chícharo, A., Cravo, A., Cruz, J., Ferreira, Ó. 2010. Multi-parametricsignature of the Guadiana lower Estuary from 2 year-long continuous monitoring. ECSA 47Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal.Garel, E., Pais, V., Ferreira Ó. (2010). Practical aspects and data analysis of 2 years-long waterquality and current monitoring in an estuary. 42nd International Colloquium on OceanDynamics, Liege (Belgium).Garel, E., Barbosa, A., Chícharo, A., Cravo, A., Cruz, J., Ferreira, Ó. 2010. Multi-parametricsignature of the Guadiana lower Estuary from 2 year-long continuous monitoring. ECSA 47Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal.Italiani, D., Alves, D., Figueira, R., Dias, J. A., Mahiques, M. M. (2010). Evolução da linha decosta e morfologia atual do delta do Valo Grande, litoral sudeste do Brasil. WorkshopAntropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 1506.25

Martins, M. V., Dias, J. A., Mahiques, M. M., Figueira, R. (2010). Prediction of sediments toxicityusing consensus-based sediment quality guidelines and benthic foraminifera in the Ria de Aveiro(Portugal). Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 15026.Matias, A., Williams, J., Bradbury, A., Masselink, G., Ferreira, Ó. (2010). Overwash thresholdexperiment for gravel barriers. Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2010,Vienne (Austria).Mascarenhas A, Ramos TB, Nunes L. Developing an Approach for Monitoring Regional LandUse Plans. 16th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2010.Hong Kong. 30 Maio -1 Junho de 2010.Guimarães H, Mascarenhas A, Sousa C, Garcia T, Dentinho T, Boski T. Systems ApproachFramework in the Guadiana estuary. International Conference on Coastal Conservation andManagement. Estoril. 11 - 14 Abril de 2010Mendes, I., Dias, J.A., Schönfeld, J., Ferreira, Ó., 2010. Live benthic foraminifera in the northernGulf of Cadiz continental shelf. Abstract Volume of the International Symposium onForaminifera (FORAMS 2010), September 5-10, Bonn, Germany, 141-142.Moura, D., S. Gabriel, A. Ramos Pereira, M. Neves, J. Trindade, S. Gamito, R. Santos, A.M.Tavares, E. Berecibar, M.F. Gusmão, A.L. Martins, 2010. Downwearing rates on shore platformsand rocky coast evolution- bioerosion contribute. European Geosciences Union GeneralAssembly, Dynamics of Rocky Coastlines‟ session, Vol. 12, EGU2010, Vienna, Austria.Moura, D., A. Ramos Pereira, M. Neves, J. Trindade, S. Gamito, A.M. Tavares, E. Berecibar,M.F. Gusmão, R. Santos, 2010. The role of bioerosion on carbonate rocky shores. InternationalConference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean,Estoril-Cascais.Mota, P., Jacob, J., Gama, C. and Salgado, R. Evolution of the Beach Profile in Response toStorm Incidence: Santo André Beach, Portuguese Southwest Coast. International Conference onCoastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean (ICCCM2010), Cascais(Portugal).Neves, M., Ana Ramos-Pereira, Delminda Moura, Jorge Trindade, Francisca Gusmão, JoséViegas, Paulo Santana, 2010. Evaluation of the biological role in the shore platform evolution.Development of specific methodology and first results. European Geosciences Union GeneralAssembly, Dynamics of Rocky Coastlines‟ session, 10759, Vol. 12, Vienna, Austria.Neves, M., Ana Ramos-Pereira, Delminda Moura, Jorge Trindade, Francisca Gusmão, JoséViegas, Paulo Santana, 2010. Influência biológica na evolução actual das plataformas rochosas desopé. Desenvolvimento de metodologia específica e primeiros resultados. VI Seminário Latino-Americano de Geografia Física, Coimbra.Paula, D., Dias, J.A., Morais, J., Ferreira, Ó. (2010) - Antropização da costa do Ceará: uma breverevisão dos eventos físicos e humanos que impulsionaram a evolução do litoral. WorkshopAntropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM, paper 15038.Paula, D., Dias, J.A., Morais, J., Ferreira, Ó. (2010). Verticalização da beira-mar de Fortaleza:valoração, consequência e projeção. Workshop Antropicosta Iberoamerica 2010, CD-ROM,paper 15039.26

Silva, M., Paquete, R., Chicharo, L., Duarte, D., Caetano, M. and Vasconcelos, M. The Role ofSpartinamaritima and Sarcocorniafruticosa on Trace Metals Retention in Ria Formosa, Portugal.ECSA Symposium 47. Integrative Tools and Methods in Assessing Ecological Quality inEstuarine and Coastal Systems Worldwide.Figueira da Foz. Outubro 2010.Vousdoukas, M.I., Ferreira, P.M., Almeida, L.P., Ferreira O., Psaros, F. (2010). Coastal videomonitoring system optimization using computational intelligence methods. Maritime RapidEnvironmental Assessment conference, Lerici (Italy).Vousdoukas, M.I., Ferreira, Ó., Almeida, L.P., Taborda, R., Silva, A.N., Andriolo, U. (2010).Automated video system for storm impact evaluation at Praia de Faro (South Portugal). 42ndInternational Liege Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. Liege (Belgium).Other national publicationsAlmeida, L.P., Vousdoukas, M.V., Ferreira, P.M., Ruano, A.E., Dodet, G., Loureiro, C., Ferreira,Ó., Taborda, R. (2010). Correlating wave hindcast and buoy data with Artificial Neural Networks.Proceedings of 1as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica, Instituto Hidrográfico Português,Lisboa, Portugal.Bezerra, M., Ferreira, Ó., Vousdoukas, M. (2010). Variações morfológicas de face de praia emcondições de baixa energia. Proceedings of 1as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica, InstitutoHidrográfico Português, Lisboa, Portugal.Bezerra, M., D. Moura, Ó. Ferreira (2010). A influência da agitação marítima na evolução dacosta rochosa do Algarve central (Galé a Olhos de Água). Congresso nacional de Geologia,Braga, e-Terra (http://e-Terra.geopor.pt), Vol. 12, nº8, 4p.Gabriel, S., Moura, D., Ferreira, Ó., Pacheco, A., Matias, A., Jacob, J., Pereira, H. (2010).Plataformas litorais: papel na protecção das arribas da costa sul Algarvia (primeira abordagem).VIII Congresso Nacional de Geologia 2010, Braga (Portugal).Ferreira, Ó., Almeida, L.P., Rodrigues, B., Matias, A. (2010). Determination of thresholds forstorm impacts. XI Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología, Solsona (Espanha), CD-ROM.Matias, A., Williams, J., Masselink, G., Ferreira, Ó., Bradbury, A. (2010). Estudo experimental degalgamento em barreiras de cascalho. VIII Congresso Nacional de Geologia 2010, Braga(Portugal).Mota, P., Jacob, J., Gama, C., Salgado, R., 2010. Characterization of the wave field along theTróia-Sines embayed coast during a storm event. 1as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica, 4 pp.Moura, D., S. Gabriel, A.Ramos-Pereira , M. Neves, J. Trindade, J. Viegas, S. Gamito (2010).Morfogénese dos litorais rochosos: Contributo da bioerosão. Congresso nacional de Geologia,Braga, e-Terra (http://e-Terra.geopor.pt), Vol. 12, nº18, 4p.Neves, M., Ramos-Pereira, A., Trindade, J., Moura, F., Gusmão, F., 2010. Acreção da superfíciedas plataformas rochosas de sopé. Ribeira de Ilhas, Estremadura, Portugal. V CongressoNacional de Geomorfologia, Porto, 283-285.27

PTDC/CTE-GEX/64966/2006, 2010. O inventário nacional do património geológico:abordagem metodológica e resultados (2010). Congresso nacional de Geologia, Braga, e-Terra(http://e-Terra.geopor.pt), Vol. 18, nº1, 4p.Guimarães, H.; Mascarenhas, A.; Sousa, C.; Dentinho, T.; Boski, T. (2010). System Approach forCoastal Zone Management: Application in Southeast Coast of Terceira Island and GuadianaEstuary – special issue on "Geographic Technologies applied to Marine Spatial Planning andIntegrated Coastal Zone Management". CIGPT - Centro de Informação Geográfica ePlaneamento Territorial. University of the Azores. Ponta Delgada, Portugal. 68-77. ISBN: 978-972-8612-64-1.Guimarães, H., 2010 The use of Q-methodology to obtain stakeholder discourses on the futuredevelopment of Ria Formosa Coastal zone, south of Portugal. . Revista Portuguesa de EstudosRegionais 23, 5-19.Ph.D. thesis completedMendes, Isabel Maria de Paiva Pinto – "Estudo de indicadores (Paleo-) ambientais no Norte doGolfo de Cádiz, utilizando foraminíferos bentónicos." Orientação: Prof. Dr. Alveirinho Dias eProf. Dr. Joachim Schönfeld.InternationalizationParticipation at 2 FP7 research projects involving more than 20 European institutions fromaround 15 countries. Joint PhDs with University of Ulster at Coleraine (Northern Ireland),University of Plymouth (UK), Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences (Germany) and University ofPortsmouth (UK). Cooperation with the University of Cádiz (Spain) at the Master on CoastalManagement. Cooperation with the University Agostinho Neto (Angola) at the Master on Marineand Coastal Sciences. Cooperation with Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazil) and InstitutoOceanográfico from Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil).Participation at the Cost Action TD0902: SPLASHCOS. Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology andLandscape of the Continental Shelf, involving 11 European countries.Participation at Red CYTED: Desarrollo de metodologías, indicadores ambientales y programaspara la evaluación ambiental integral y la restauración de ecosistemas degradados, involving 9Ibero-American countries.Government/Organization contract researchPortonovo project (nº2009-1/119) Programa Operacional de Cooperação Territorial - EspaçoAtlântico – IFDR. UAlg.28

GROUP DESCRIPTIONTitle of Research Group: (RG-Algarve-350-2324)Research objective III - Large Scale Geological ProcessesPrincipal Investigator: Tomasz BoskiMain Scientific Domain: Ciências do Mar GroupHost Institution: Universidade do AlgarveRESEARCH TEAMAna Isabel de Sousa Horta Dias GomesAnabela Rodrigues Oliveira da CostaAndré Pedro Moreira MascarenhasBruno Miguel Gregório RodriguesCarlos Alexandre Mendes da Silva de SousaCarlos Miguel Guimarães Pinto Coelho AfonsoCristina Carvalho Veiga-PiresDelminda Maria Jesus MouraDeonilde Sarita Graça Camacho EncarnaçãoDuarte Nuno Ramos DuarteGilda Maria Rodrigues LopesHélder José Rodrigues PereiraInês Burnay Alves do RioJaime Miguel Costa AníbalJoão Pedro Guerreiro AraújoJorge Filipe Rodrigues VianaJosé Inácio Jesus RodriguesLaura de Fátima da Cruz PereiraLiliana Faia CarvalhoManuela Maria Cavaco ViegasMaria Emilia Lima CostaMaria Helena Marques Enes GuimarãesMaria João Sacadura Serrano Ferreira de CarvalhoMarisa Eugénia Nogueira BorgesPatricio SerenderoPaulo Manuel Carvalho FernandesPedro Miguel Gonçalves Lima CascadaRuwan Sampath Dissanayake MudiyanselageSandra Domingues GomesSelma Maria Henriques GabrielSimon Edward ConnorSónia Cristina dos Santos AlmeidaTomasz BoskiVasco Gonçalo Alves Esteves de MatosZélia Maria Rodrigues CoelhoAna Alexandra Guerreiro dos SantosCristina Maria Almeida BernardesFung Dai Kin29

Lopo António Ferreira Trigoso de Sousa e VasconcelosLuis Manuel Zambujal ChicharoMarcial FelgueirasMaria Sofia Júdice Gamito PiresPawel TerefenkoFUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ESFunding, source, datesFCT (PTDC/CTE-GEX/72694/2006) Project Hydrocarbon Source Rock Potential of theAlgarve Basin – Southern Portugal. 01-01-2009 – 31-12-2011. 75.000,00€FCT (PTDC/AAC-CLI/108518/2008) project SWIRL 15-02-2010 – 14-02-2013. 93,494€FCT PTDC/MAR/70249/2006) "NITROLINKS – NITROgen loading into the Ria Formosathrough Coastal Groundwater Discharge (CGD) – Pathways, turnover and LINKS between landand sea in the Coastal Zone", 2009 – 2012. 160,000€FCT (PTDC/AAC-CLI/100916/2008) - “SIPCLIP - Temperature, precipitation regime and soilconditions in Southwestern Iberian Peninsula under a warmer climate - Insight from the past”,2010 – 2013. 180,000€Project PTDC/CLI/68488/2006 (EVEDUS) “EVEDUS” - Estuarine valley evolution duringthe eustatic sea-level rise – assessment of climate change impacts through the confrontation ofpalaeo-environmental data with two types of models; 2008-2011; 154,000 €EU POCTEP – RISE- “MEGASIG –IDT” Monitorização e Gestão Ambiental dos Sapais doEstuário do Guadiana – Integração e Desenvolvimento Transfronteiriço (2008-2010) 110,000 €CNPQ (Brasil) – FCT (Portugal) bilateral project “AMEFEL” _- Análise dos mecanismosforçadores da evolucão do litoral do Nordestre Brasileiro e Algarve (Portugal) durante oQuaternário - AMEFEL2010 – 2012. 15,000 €OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVEMENTSObjectivesAssessment of the thermal maturation of the organic matter and hydrocarbon source-rockpotential of the Mesozoic Algarve Basin.Establishment of a dinoflagellate-based biozonation of the Mesozoic stratigraphic succession ofthe Algarve Basin.Development of an acritarch- and cryptospores-based biozonation of the Ordovician andSilurian sedimentary rocks of Portugal.30

Interpretation of stable isotope variations (in terms of δ13C and δ18O) through Ordovician,Silurian and Mesozoic sedimentary successions in Portugal and their relationships with regionaland global palaeoclimatic events.Reconstruction of subsidence and tectonic uplift paths for the Algarve Basin using lowtemperature thermochronology (apatite and zircon fission-track).Reconstruction of the Algarve‟s regional palaeoclimatic conditions from the last 20 to 120 kyrsbased on speleothem records from the region‟s karst caves.Characterisation of continental groundwater discharge through the coastal sea-bed and theircontribution through nutrient fluxes into the Ria Formosa, based on the use of actinides, namelyRadium and Radon.Reconstruction of the post-glacial evolution of regional climate from the analysis of pollenrecords in lagoonal/wetland sediments.Definition of a curve for sea-level rise for the S. Iberian continental margin encompassing the last14000 yrs, as recorded in estuarine sedimentary records, and modelling of the process of sea-levelrise.Development of paleoecological interpretations of transitional land-sea sedimentaryenvironments through diatom and foraminifera assemblagesCorrelation of the patterns of post-glacial sea-level rise along the Brazilian and S. Iberian coastsin order to define local and regional components of the processMain Achievements• Establishment of a Palynology Laboratory and Organic Petrology Laboratory in CIMA,• Development of a pollen reference collection in collaboration with the UAlg Herbarium andthe Portuguese FloraOn programme,• Establishment of 13 pollen monitoring stations in the Algarve and Alentejo as part of theinternational Pollen Monitoring Programme (www.pollentrapping.net),• Palaeoecological analysis of Holocene and Pleistocene sediments collected from the SantoAndré region, Alentejo, with preliminary results indicating dramatic changes in the region‟svegetation cover during the Quaternary period,• Development of a new method of quantitative vegetation reconstruction based on pollenproductivity, in collaboration with scientists from Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Georgia,• Assessment of the organic maturation levels for the stratigraphic succession of the MesozoicAlgarve Basin and its relation with the hydrocarbon production zones,• Re-assessment of the stratigraphy and organic maturation levels of the wells Ruivo-1 andCorvina-1 in the offshore of the Algarve Basin and its implications for hydrocarbon exploration,• First comprehensive study of the Jurassic dinoflagellate biostratigraphy of the Algarve Basinwith implications for the palaeogeography of the Algarve Basin during this period of time,31

• First account of the δ13C variation across the Middle and Upper Jurassic boundary in theAlgarve Basin, suggesting regional perturbations in the carbon cycle,• First record of acritarchs and cryptospores from the Silurian rocks of the Buçaco Syncline.• A first stalagmite has been analyzed giving ages from the last glacial maximum and allowing,therefore, a first attempt at palaeoclimatic reconstruction.• Conclusion of microfaunal and geochronological description of the deepest borehole (CM6)drilled in the Guadiana Estuary sediments, which places spatial and temporal constraints on thesea-level rise model for the area• Closing of the first phase of research in NE Brazilian estuaries, which greatly expandedknowledge of the last post-glacial marine transgression into S. American estuaries, with the timerecord extended to ca 9000 yrs cal BP• Definition of the coastal progradation rates of in Santa Catarina and Paraná States, S. Brazil,during the last 7000 years, based on dating of podzol sequences developed in coastal barriers.GROUP PRODUCTIVITYPublications in peer review JournalsBorges, M.E.N., Fernandes, P., Rodrigues, B. & Goodhue, R. 2010. Carbon Isotope Record(δ13Ccarbonate) of the Middle to Late Jurassic (Callovian – Oxfordian) from the Algarve Basin,Portugal. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 74(12), supplement 1, pp. A105.Borges, M.E.N., Riding, J.B., Fernandes, P. & Pereira, Z. 2011. The Jurassic (Plienbachian toKimmeridgian) palynology of the Algarve Basin and the Carrapateira outlier, southern Portugal.Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, vol. 163(3-4), pp. 190-204.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.09.006Boski T., Long A.J. (2010) Quaternary land-ocean interactions: Driving mechanisms and coastalresponses . Quaternary International 221, 1- 3 doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.02.014Delgado, J., Nieto, J.M., Boski, T. (2010) Analysis Of The Spatial Variation Of Heavy Metals InThe Guadiana Estuary Sediments (SW Iberian Peninsula) Based On GIS-Mapping Techniques..Estuatrine Coastal and Shelf Science 88, 71 – 83. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.011Marinova-Filipova, M.V., Kvavadze, E.V., Connor, S.E. and Sjögren, P. 2010. Estimatingabsolute pollen productivity for some European Tertiary-relict taxa. Vegetation History andArchaeobotany 19: 351-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00334-010-0257-zMendes, I., Rosa, F., Dias, J. A., Schönfeld, J., Ferreira, Ó., Pinheiro, J. (2010). Inner shelfpaleoenvironmental evolution as a function of land-ocean interactions in the vicinity of theGuadiana River, SW Iberia. Quaternary International 221, 58-67.Sjögren, P., Connor, S.E., van der Knaap, W.O., van Leeuwen, J.F.N. 2010. The development ofcomposite pollen-dispersal functions for estimating absolute pollen productivity in the SwissAlps. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 19: 341-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00334-010-0247-132

Other international publicationsBorges, M.E.N., Fernandes, P., Pereira, Z. & Riding, J.B. 2010. Jurassic playnostratigraphy of theSagres region (Algarve Basin) and the Carrapateira outlier. Preliminary results. 3rd InternationalPaleontological Congress, London, Book of Abstracts, pp. 94.Borges, M.E.N., Fernandes, P., Pereira, Z. & Riding, J.B. 2010. The Middle Jurassic palynology ofthe Sagres region, southern Portugal. V Congreso del Jurásico de España, J.I. Ruiz-Omeñaca, L.Piñuela & J.C. García-Ramos (eds.), Museo del Jurásico de Astúrias, 8-11 Septiembre, pp. 46-47.Boski, T., Delgado, J., Nieto, J. M., Pereira, L. (2010) Geoquímica de metais vestigiais emsedimentos dopreenchimento Holocénico do Estuário do Rio Guadiana. X Congresso deGeoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Universidade do Porto. Book of abstracts ,p.127-28.Boski, T., Kumar, M., Knicker, H, Vila, F. J. G., Angulo, R., Souza, M. C..(2010) Datação,características geoquímicas e evolução temporal das piçarras do Litoral de Santa Catarina. XCongresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa.. Universidade do Porto. Book ofabstracts ,p.160-161Clayton, G., Fernandes, P., Goodhue, R., McCormack, N., Musgrave, J.A. & O‟Donoghue, E.P.2010. The thermal history and hydrocarbon source rock potential of the mid CatboniferousQuebradas Formation in SW Portugal and its correlatives in western Atlantic offshore basins.2nd Central & North Conjugate Margins Conference – Lisbon. Book of abstracts, pp. 25.Connor, S.E. 2010. Grazing pressure in the Black Sea region during the Holocene – insights fromfungal spore records. Abstracts - 4th Workshop on Non Pollen Palynomorphs, University ofFranche-Comté, Besançon, 16-19 June 2010, p. 13.D..Sampath, T. Boski, F. Martins, S. D. Pereira, F. P. Lima Filho, F. H. Bezerra. (2010)Forecasting and hindcasting MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE GUADIANAESTUARY IN RESPONSE TO THE SEA LEVEL RISE . First international conference IGCP588, "Preparing for coastal change: A detailed process-response framework for coastal change atdifferent timescales. Book of abstracts, p 16-17.D.M.R. Sampath, C. Loureiro, T. Boski (2010). Long-term morphological evolution of the lowerGuadiana estuary in response to the projected sea level rise and sediment supply reduction duringthe 21st century. International conference Sea Level Changes: the Science of a Changing World.Durham University, UK. Book of abstracts p.61-62Fernandes, P., Borges, M., Matos, V. & Rodrigues, B. 2010. Organic maturation and source-rockpotential of the Mesozoic Algarve Basin – Southern Portugal. 2nd Central & North ConjugateMargins Conference – Lisbon. Book of Abstracts, pp. 40.Fernandes, P., Borges, M., Rodrigues, B. & Matos, V. 2010. A re-assessment of the organicmaturation and palynostratigraphy of the wells Ruivo-1 and Corvina, offshore Algarve Basin,Portugal. 2nd Central & North Conjugate Margins Conference – Lisbon. Book of Abstracts, pp.41.Fernandes, P., Jorge, R.C.G.S., Rodrigues, B., Pereira, Z & Oliveira, J.T. 2010. Caracterizaçãogeoquímica da Formação Brejeira (Grupo do Flysch do Baixo Alentejo): resultados preliminaries.33

Memórias nº14, X Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, XVI Semana daGeoquímica, Universidade do Porto. Flores, D. & Marques, M. (eds), pp. 103.Fernandes, P., Luis, L., Rodrigues, S., Marques., Valentim, B. & Flores, D. 2010. Themeasurement of vitrinite reflectance with MatLab. CIMP Poland, Warsaw, Book of abstracts,Oliwkiewicz-Miklasinska, M., Stempien-Salek, M. & Laptas, A (eds.), pp. 11-13.Lopes, G., Vaz, N., Sequeira, A.J.D., Piçarra, J.M., Fernandes, P. & Pereira, Z. 2010.Palynomorphs from the Gorstian (Silurian) of the Sazes Formation (Buçaco Syncline), CentralIberian Zone, Portugal, Preliminary Results. CIMP Poland, Warsaw, Book of abstracts,Oliwkiewicz-Miklasinska, M., Stempien-Salek, M. & Laptas, A (eds.), pp. 31-33.Pereira, Z., Matos, J.X., Fernandes, P. & Oliveira, J.T. 2010. Palynostratigraphy study of theCaveira Mine (SW sector of the Oberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal). CIMP Poland, Warsaw, Book ofabstracts, Oliwkiewicz-Miklasinska, M., Stempien-Salek, M. & Laptas, A (eds.), pp. 57-59.Rodrigues, B., Chew, D., Fernandes, P & Jorge, R.C.G.S. 2010. Integrated thermochronology andorganic maturation studies in the South Portuguese Zone and Algarve Basin (South Portugal).Thermo2010, 12th International Conference on Thermochronology, Glasgow August 16-20.Rodrigues, B., Fernandes, P., Veiga-Pires, C. & Machado, N. 2010. Proveniência da Titanite noAlgarve (Sul de Portugal). Provenance of Titanite in Algarve (South Portugal). Memórias nº14, XCongresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, XVI Semana da GeoquímicaUniversidade do Porto. Flores, D. & Marques, M. (eds), pp. 113.Ross, S., Sobotkova, A., Connor, S. and Iliyev, I. 2010. An interdisciplinary pilot project in theenvirons of the ancient city of Kabyle, Bulgaria. Archaeologia Bulgarica XIV: 69-85T. Boski, M. Kumar, H. Knicker, F.J. González-Vila, R. Angulo, M.C. Souza, T. Verdejo, J.A.González-Pérez (2010) . Organo- geochemical characteristics of Podzols from the Santa CatarinaLittoral. 15th IHSS MEETING "Humic Substances and the Maintenance of EcosystemServices". Book of abstracts V.2 , 232-233T. Boski, M. Kumar, H. Knicker, F.J. González-Vila, R. Angulo, M.C. Souza, T. Verdejo, J.A.González-Pérez (2010) . Organo- geochemical characteristics of Podzols from the Santa CatarinaLittoral. 15th IHSS MEETING "Humic Substances and the Maintenance of EcosystemServices". Book of abstracts V.2 , 232-233Veiga-Pires, C., Ghaleb, B., Héllie, J.F., Moura, D., Luís, J. & Hillaire-Marcel, C. 2010. A nearlycontinuousLast Glacial Maximum stalagmite record from southern Portugal. GeophysicalResearch Abstracts, 12, EGU2010-10759, EGU General Assembly, 2010.Veiga-Pires, C., Moura, D., Luís, J., Varela, J., Ghaleb, B., Héllie, J.F. & Hillaire-Marcel, C. 2010.Primeiros registos isotópicos em stalagmites no Algarve (Sul de Portugal). First isotopic recordsfrom stalagmites in Algarve (South Portugal). Memórias nº14, X Congresso de Geoquímica dosPaíses de Língua Portuguesa, XVI Semana da Geoquímica.Other national publications34

Fernandes, P., Rodrigues, B., Borges M. & Matos V. 2010. Maturação orgânica da Bacia Algarvia.Resultados preliminares e implicações para a prospecção de hidrocarbonetos. CNG, Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/80/383Borges, M., Fernandes, P., Rodrigues & Matos, V. 2010. Maturação orgânica e palinoestratigrafiada Sondagem RUIVO-1, região imersa da Bacia Algarvia. Implicações para a prospecção dehidrocarbonetos. CNG, Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/218/385Fernandes, P., Jorge, R.C.G.S., Oliveira, J.T., Pereira, Z. & Rodrigues, B. 2010. Análise deproveniência dos sedimentos siliciclásticos do Grupo do Flysch do Baixo Alentejo, Zona SulPortuguesa. CNG, Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/127/258Pereira, Z., Matos, J.X., Fernandes, P., Jorge, R.C.G.S. & Oliveira, J.T. 2010. Qual a idade maisantiga da Faixa Piritosa? Nova idade Givetiano inferior para o Grupo Filito-Quartzítico(Anticlinal de S. Francisco da Serra – Faixa Piritosa. CNG, Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/78/361Lopes, G., Vaz, N., Sequeira, A.J.D., Piçarra, J.M., Fernandes, P. & Pereira, Z. 2010. Dadospalinoestratigraficos do Gorstiano (Silúrico) da Formação Sazes (Sinclinal do Buçaco). CNG,Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/109/322Matos, J.X., Pereira, Z., Fernandes, P., Rosas, D. & Oliveira, J.T. 2010. Contribuição para oestudo da estrutura da mina de Aljustrel (Faixa Piritosa Ibérica) com base em novos dados doComplexo Volcano-Sedimentar e da Formação Mértola. CNG. Bragahttp://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/228/396Borges, M., Fernandes, P., Pereira, Z. & Riding, J.B. 2010. Palinoestratigrafia da região de Sagres(Bacia Algarvia) e da Carrapateira: resultados preliminares. CNG, Braga.http://metododirecto.pt/CNG2010/index.php/vol/article/viewFile/81/226Sacadura, M. J., Boski, T., Estudo da estrutura tridimensional Holocénica do sistema lagunar daRia Formosa. Congresso Nacional de Geologia. Braga. Julho de 2010Patents/prototypesNational Patent nº 103359 - Physical preservations techniques for an enzyme as a plant milkclottingagentNational Patent nº 103444 - Establishment a new citrus cell line adapted to moderate saltexposure35

Organization of conferencesTransboundary Guadiana Forum, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, 27.06.2010X Congress of Geochemistry of Portuguese Speaking Countries, Porto: Tomasz Boski was amember of the scientific committeeIndustry contract researchEuropean Space Agency (ESA) for Contract Nº 21464/08/I-OL “Technical Assistance for theValidation of MERIS- Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer Marine Products at PortugueseOceanic and Coastal Sites”Project ALFAETÌLICO 3397,2009 -“Technical and economical evaluation of bioethanolproduction, using agri-food residuals as carbon source”.Project developed for implementation ofan Industrial Bioethanol Biorefinery in a partnership with Carob Industries from Algarve(AGRUPA Association) Financial support Program QREN.Contract between BIOVEGETAL, SA Company and LAb Engineering and EnvironmentalBiotechnology for Oleaginous Microbial Production for Biodiesel synthesis, Icely, J.,Cristina,S.,Goela,P., Newton, A. (January 2010) Report 4 to ESA. Icely, J.,Cristina,S., Goela,P., Newton, A.(August 2010) Report 5: Section I Final to ESA.InternationalizationS. Connor participated in the Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project – TRAP, Bulgaria(directors: Dr Shawn Ross, University of New South Wales, and Prof. Ilia Iliev, YambolMuseum). Supported by the Australian Research Council, America for Bulgaria Foundation andthe Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. www.tundzha.orgS. Connor participated in IGCP project 521 - Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea and CaspianBiomes (director: Prof. Sandy Harrison, Macquarie University).http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/EMBSECBIO.S. Connor participated in the 34th International Moor Excursion to Sicily and Pantelleria, Italy,September 2010, organised by the University of Bern, Switzerland.C. Veiga-Pires - Université de Bordeaux (France) and EPOCH research Center (France) throughthe Luso-French project on metal contaminants.C. Veiga-Pires - GEOTOP research center (Canada) and Université du Québec à Rismouski(Canada) through the stalagmite project.C. Veiga-Pires – Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) through the project NitroLinks (submarinegroundwater discharges).M. Borges and G. Lopes – Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Department of Geology – StableIsotope Geochemical Laboratory.36

M. Borges and P. Fernandes, collaboration with Dr. Jim Riding from the British GeologicalSurvey in the project on dinoflagellate biostratigraphy of the Algarve Basin.P. Fernandes and V. Matos, collaboration with Prof. João Graciano Mendonça Filho from theUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro through the project “Hydrocarbon source rock potentialof the Algarve Basin”.Tomasz Boski - continued joint research on post-glacial sea level change with the BrazilianFederal Universities in Curitiba and Natal.Tomasz Boski - collaborative research with the Spanish Universities in Huelva and Seville ongeochemical paleoenvironmental proxies obtained from the analyses of Estuarine sedimentsTomasz Boski - collaborative research with universities of Keele (UK), Szczecin (PL), UERJ(BR),Durham (UK) on micropaleontological proxies of sea-level changeTomasz Boski - UNESCO IGCP 588 Annual conference 30.11.2010-5.12.2010, Hong KongUniversityTomasz Boski was invited to give keynote lecture on "Holocene evolution of S. PortugueseCoasts" during The Sepetiba Symposium at UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, 25.06.2010International PhD level academic networksCIMA entred into the new successful Erasmus Mundus PhD courese proposal MACOMA withthe Universities of Cadiz, St. Petersburg, Bologna and AveiroGovernment/Organization contract researchRECONNECT- Reference conditions for Portuguese Transitional Waters for FCT FundaçãoCiência e Tecnologia.EMAA- European Management and Aquatic Assessment for INAG-National institute of Water.37

GROUP DESCRIPTIONTitle of Research Group: (RG-Algarve-350-2325)Research Objective IV - Impact of Environmental ProcessesPrincipal Investigator: Maria Joao Anunciação Franco BebiannoMain Scientific Domain: Ciências do MarGroup Host Institution: Universidade do AlgarveRESEARCH TEAMAlexandra Maria Francisco CravoAlice NewtonAna Catarina Godinho de AlmeidaAna Maria Branco BarbosaAntónio Manuel Coelho Oliveira e SousaBelisandra Maria Martins LopesBrígida Gonçalves RodriguesCarlos Miguel Guimarães Pinto Coelho AfonsoCatarina Alexandra Guerreiro PereiraCatarina de Pina Folgado Alves de SousaCristina Carvalho Veiga-PiresDenise Robina Teixeira FernandesDuarte Nuno Ramos DuarteFabrício Flores NunesFilipa Alexandra Oleiros Esteves RibeirosFilomena Maria Coelho Guerra da FonsecaInês do Carmo Alves MartinsJaime Miguel Costa AníbalMaria Angela Pereira SerafimMaria Emilia Lima CostaMaria Joao Anunciacao Franco BebiannoMaria Margarida dos Prazeres ReisMaria Margarida Ramos Gonzalez ReyMarisa Andreia Viegas dos SantosPaulo Miguel da Costa Zaragoza de Oliveira PedroPedro Miguel Gonçalves Lima CascadaPriscila Raquel Fernandes Costa GoelaRita Isabel de Oliveira Soares Branco DominguesRui Miguel Saraiva CompanySandra Maria da Cruz CaetanoSandra Maria Sengo MesquitaSara Isabel Cacheira RaposoSónia Cláudia Vitorino CristinaTânia Cristina Martins GomesTânia Sofia Coelho Andrade Dias DamiãoVera Lúcia de Almeida MariaZélia Maria Rodrigues Coelho38

FUNDING, SOURCE, DAT ESFunding, source, datesINTERREG III A CIANOALERTA III (2006 –2010) – Cyanobacteria Harmful algal bloomsand ecological criteria of water quality. Total funding of 280000 Euros.PTDC/AGR-ALI/109859/2009 - Molecular probing for effective strategies to control fanleafand leafroll in grapevine. 145 537,00 €/ 132 277,00 €PTDC/MAR/114380/2009; PHYTORIA Starting date: 1 March 2011; Duration: 36 months;136.336,00€ /112.155,00€;PTDC/AAC-CLI/114512/2009; PHYTOCLIMA Remote sensing of phytoplankt on variabilitypatterns of fSouth-Western Iberia: a sentinel for climatechange?Starting date: 1 April2011;134.800,00€ / 132.880,00 €;LAGOA 52 (2009-2011) – Restoration of the artificial coastal lagoon in the Baía da Meia PraiaResort . Successive private contracts for a total funding of 87800 Euros.CIANOTOOLS (2009 -2010) Ecological tools for the management of cyanobacteria dominatedreservoirs. (Sub-project coordinated by Margarida P. Reis, integrated in RISE funded byINTERREG III A total funding of 835682.67 euros) Subproject funding was 5554 euros.ECOTOXTOOLS (2010-2012). Ecotoxicological tools for assessing agriculture associatedenvironmental risks in Southern Europe big man-made freshwater reservoirs. .199370/ 37750eurosPTDC/SAU-SAP/111908/2009. Project IN-HEALTH – Maternal-infant health related toenvironmental factors . 93.108.00€.OBJECTIVES & ACHIEVEMENTSObjectivesThe aims of the 6 research tasks in RO IV are defined as follows:a) Impacts on human health,This task aims to describe the degree of individual prenatal exposure to environmental pollutingagents and the internal doses of these polluting agents during gestation to birth. A pilot surveywill be established to assess the effects in newborn children, whose mothers live in areas withdistinct environmental susceptibilities in the Algarve. Health-impact evaluation includes theassessment of different metals and organic contaminants in samples of umbilical cord blood thatwere collected during birth.b) Eutrophication and rehabilitation methods,One of the aims of this research is focused on regions of restricted exchange, such as coastallagoons, fjords, enclosed bays and seas. These coastal zones are particularly vulnerable to impacts39

from human activities that may be quite distant from the coastal zone in the case of largewatersheds or airsheds. Climate change may have large impacts on the fragile environment andthe livelihood of the people depending on them. It is crucial to analyse the effects of climatic andlocal anthropogenic alterations in planktonic microbial communities, ecosystem functioning andconnectivity. Moreover, the characterization of submarine groundwater and their contributionthrough nutrient fluxes into the Ria Formosa, based on the use of actinides, namely Radium andRádon, as well as on stable isotopes from oxygen and hydrogen will be made.c) Impacts of emerging contaminants,This research area aims to determine the toxic effects of copper and silver nanoparticles (NP) onthe mussel M. galloprovincialis using as end points biomarkers of oxidative stress (antioxidantenzymes SOD, CAT and GPX and lipid peroxidation), metal exposure (MT) and neurotoxicity(AChE). Also the effects of a mixture of pharmaceutical products (aspirin, ibuprofen, diclofenac,paracetamol, metformin, naproxen and atenolol) are assessed in marine (M. galloprovincialis) andfreshwater (Corbiculafluminea) bivalves through the application of several oxidative stress,neurotoxic and endocrine disruption biomarkers and a proteomic approach both in laboratoryexperiments and field studies, using other bivalve species as biological models namelyM.galloprovincialis, Scrobiculariaplana and Nereisdiversicolor from the Ria Formosa lagoon andGuadiana Estuary.d) Development of new biomarkers and indexes in risk managementA multi-biomarker (antioxidant enzymes, metallothioneins, acethylcholinesterase, lipidperoxidation, Citochrome P450 ALP and DNA damage) approach is used as end points inaquatic species. This study is crucial for the establishment of environmental and biological indicesfor the management of estuaries and coastal areas including harbours and ports.e) Harmful algal bloomsOur main target has been to understand conditions triggering toxic cyanobacteria blooms(CYANOHABS) in reservoirs, focusing on biological interactions and using molecular tools toelucidate them. Relationships between bacteria and phytoplankton, isolation and molecularcharacterization of cyanobacteria and the role of these viruses in cyanotoxin production/releasewere the principal focus.f) Environmental biotechnology and engineering.- development of 2 nd -Generation sustainable BioEthanol production from agri-industrial wastematerial and implementation of a pilot-plant- gene expression profiling, identification and isolation of monoclonal strains of oleaginousmicroorganisms for BioDiesel Industry- Characterization and bioreactor production of BCAs against fruit post-harvest diseases on alarge scale, in parallel with the development of molecular markers for identification of plantpathogensMain Achievements40

- The monitoring of contaminants along the Portuguese coast was crucial to identify and evaluatespatial and seasonal differences in anthropogenic inputs to the marine and estuarineenvironments and to identify the hotspots of contamination in southern Portugal.- Extensive field and lab measurements allowed the acquisition of a large amount of data that arebeing compiled for mass balance budgets of nutrient inputs from submarine groundwaterdischarges in the Ria Formosa.- Assessment of water quality in harbours helped establish guidelines for monitoring harbourareas through a process of methodological standardization in the management of water quality- Passive samplers deployed to assess contaminant load in aquatic environments revealed thepresence of different active pharmaceutical ingredients in Portuguese rivers, clearly indicatingthat water treatment plants in the area are unable to remove these compounds from the water- We proved that exposure of mussels to nanocopper and nanosilver resulted in oxidative stressand lipid peroxidation in the gills and digestive gland and DNA damage in haemolymphcells.These findings reinforce the idea that nanoparticles have adverse effects in filter feedingspecies. The Protein Expression Signatures obtained can be used in the future as specificbiomarkers of copper and silver exposure, after identification and validation. Pharmaceuticalcompounds (Ibuprofen and antidepressant Fluoxetine) in the digestive gland of M. galloprovincialisinduced antioxidant system responses (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase andglutathione s-transferase), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and damage (Lipid peroxidation) intissues.- Eight years of environmental monitoring elucidated phytoplankton dynamics in four reservoirsin the Algarve, where more than 80% of monthly water samples are dominated by cyanobacteria,showing the need for biological variables in order to understand CYANOHABS triggeringfactors. Eight new cyanophages infecting Microcystis spp. have been isolated and characterized.This viral pool is capable of infecting multiple hosts and represents an important source ofrelevant genomic information that has never been gathered before, since the only sequencedMicrocystis cyanophage (Ma-LMM01) is only capable of infecting a single host strain.- Several molecular markers, based on differential gene expression patterns, were confirmed asindicators of resistance or susceptibility to iron-chlorosis in different species.- An isolate yeast strain tolerant to high concentrations of ethanol was obtained, with high yieldssuitable for bioethanol production.- Development of assays (RT-PCR; RT-PCR-RFLP; ISIA; Tissue-printing) for the moleculardetection and tipification of quarantine viruses of the grapevine.- Establishment a new citrus cell line adapted to moderate salt exposure (National Patent nº103444)GROUP PRODUCTIVITYPublications in peer review Journals41

Blasco, J., Gomes, T., Garcia-Barrera, T., Rodriguez-Romero, A., Gonzalez-Rey, M., Moran-Roldan, F., Tromibini, C., Miotk, M., Gomez-Ariza, J. L., Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Metaloccurrence in recent sediments from the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Scientia Marina74S1, 1: 99-106. doi:10.3989/scimar.2010.74s1099 (Impact Factor:1.174; Citations: 0).Company, R, Felicia, H., Serafim, A., Almeida, A.J., Biscoito, M. &Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Metalconcentrations and metallothionein-like protein levels in deep-sea fishes captured nearhydrothermal vents in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off Azores. Deep Sea Research, Part I, 57(7): 893-903. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2010.02.005. (Impact Factor: 2.593; Citations: 0).Company, R., Serafim, A., Cosson, R.P., Fiala-Médioni, A., Camus, Serrão-Santos, R. &Bebianno,M.J. (2010). Sub-lethal effects of cadmium on the antioxidant defence system of thehydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,73(5): 788-795. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.01.003 (Impact Factor: 2.133; Citations: 2).Géret, F., Gomes, T., Marty, P., Bebianno, M. J. (2010). Differential protein expression inCorbicula fluminea exposed to a mixture of pharmaceutical products. Comparative Biochemistryand Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 157, S1: 46 - 47. (Impact Factor:2.196; Citations: 0).Gomes, T., Cancio, I., Pinheiro, J. P., Bebianno, M. J. (2010). "Integration of conventionalbiomarkers and proteomic analysis to assess the effects of copper nanoparticles in Mytilusgalloprovincialis ", Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & IntegrativePhysiology 157, S1: 54 - 54. (Impact Factor: 2.196; Citations: 0).Gonzalez-Rey M., T.C. Lau T.C., Gomes T., Maria V.L., Bebianno M.J., Wu, R.. Comparison ofmetal accumulation between „Artificial Mussel‟ and natural mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) inmarine environments.Marine Pollution Bulletin doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.007.Lima-Costa, M.E., Ferreira, S., Duarte, A. & Ferreira, A.L. (2010). Alleviation of Salt Stress UsingExogenous Proline on a Citrus Cell Line.Acta Hort. (ISHS) 868:109-112Manso T., Nunes C., Raposo S., Lima-Costa M. E. (2010). Carob pulp as raw material to producethe biocontrol agent P. agglomerans PBC-1.Journal of Industrial Microbiology andBiotechnology. 37 (11): 1145-1155. DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0762-1 IF 1.082cit 2Maria, V. L., Gomes T., Bebianno, M. J.(2010). Protein expression profiles inMytilusgalloprovincialis exposed to a combination of contaminants. Comparative Biochemistryand Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology,157, Supplement 1,S46. (ImpactFactor: 2.196; Citations: 0).Maria, V.L., Ahmad, I., Oliveira, M., Pacheco, M., Santos, M.A. (2010). Dicentrarchuslabrax L.Kidney Antioxidant Responses, Lipid and DNA Damage at five different sites within the AveiroLagoon.Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 19, 5, 790-797. (Impact Factor: 0.43; Citations: 0).Maria, V.L., Ahmad, I., Teles, M., Serafim, A., Bebianno, M.J., Pacheco, M., Santos, M.A (2010).Golden grey mullet and sea bass oxidative DNA damage and clastogenic/aneugenic responses ina contaminated coastal lagoon.Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73(8):1907-13. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.003. (Impact Factor: 2.133; Citations: 0).Manso T, Nunes C., Raposo S., Lima-Costa, M. E. (2010) Production of the biocontrol agentPantoeaagglomerans PBC-1 in a stirred tank reactor by batch and fed-batch cultures.WorldJournal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 26 (4): 725 – 735. DOI 10.1007/s11274-009-0229-6.(Impact Factor: 2.086 Citations: 2).42

Massart, S., Brostaux, Y., Barbarossa, L., Battle, A. , Cesar, V., Dutrecq, O. , Fonseca, F.,Guillem, R., Komorowska, B. , Olmos A., Steyer, S., Wetzel, T., Kummert, J. , and Jijakli, M.H.Interlaboratory evaluation of two RT-PCR based methods for detection of four fruit tree viruses.Annals of Applied Biology: 154: 133-141 (DOI 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00281.x).Newton, A., Oliveira, P. S., Icely J.D. and Foster, P.A. (2010). Monitoring of oxygen condition inthe Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal.Journal of Environmental Monitoring 12, 355 DOI:10.1039/b914015h.Oliveira M., Ahmad I., Maria V. L., Pacheco M., Santos M. A. (2010). Antioxidant responsesversus DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in golden grey mullet liver: a field study at Ria deAveiro (Portugal). ArchEnviron Contam Toxicol. 59(3):454-63. DOI 10.1007/s00244-010-9491-8. (Impact Factor: 1.743; Citations: 0).Serafim, A., Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Effect of a polymetallic mixture on metal accumulation andmetallothionein response in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. Aquatic Toxicology, 99(3):370-378.doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.05.016 (Impact Factor: 3.124; Citations: 1).Other international publicationsBook ChaptersBarbosa, AB, 2010. Seasonal and interannual variability of planktonic microbes in a mesotidalcoastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, SE Portugal): impact of climatic changes and local-humaninfluences. In: Coastal Lagoons: critical habitats of environmental change, Eds.: H. Paerl and M.Kennish, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Marine Science Book Series, Boca Raton, 335-366pp. ISBN: 978-1-4200-8830-4.Other publicationsAlmeida A. C., Cravo A., Bebianno M. J., 2010.. Comparison of DNA damage in two bivalvespecies from the Fia Formosa lagoon (South Coast of Portugal).XV Seminário de QuimicaMarinha, 22-24 Fevereiro 2010, Vigo EspanhaBlasco, j., Gomes, T., García-Barrera, T., Rodríguez- Romero, A., Gonzalez-Rey, M., Morán-Roldán, F., Trombini, C., Miotk, M., Gómez-Ariza, J.L., Bebianno, M.J. 2010. Trace metalconcentrations in sediments from Southwest Iberian Peninsula. 20th SETAC Europe Meeting,Sevilla (Spain).Pereira C., Cravo A., Bebianno M. J.,, 2010. ALP as na endocrine disruption biomarker inmussels from the South Coast of PortugalXV Seminário de Quimica Marinha, 22-24 Fevereiro2010, Vigo Espanha.Pereira C., Cravo A., Bebianno M. J., 2010. Interspecific variability of alp in two bivalve speciesfrom the Ria Formosa Lagoon (South coast of Portugal).XV Seminário de Quimica Marinha, 22-24 Fevereiro 2010, Vigo Espanha.Company, R., Antúnez, O., Torreblanca, A., Cajaraville, M. and Bebianno, M.J. 2010. Aproteomic approach to study the influence of climate change in marine organisms –hydrothermal vents as a model of unstable environments. 24th ESCPB Congress - BiologicalEffects of Climate Change and Pollution: From Biomarkers to System Biology. 5-9 September.Alessandria (Italy).43

Cristina, S., Icely, J.D., Goela, P., NewtonA., 2010 Validation of MERIS- Medium ResolutionImaging Spectrometer satellite products in oceanic waters off Cape Sagres on the south-westcoast of Portugal.Proceedings of the ESA Living Planet Symposium.SP 686.Cristina, S.;Goela, P.; Icely, J.; Moore, G.; Newton, A., 2010.Evaluation of the MERIS marineproducts in coastal and oceanic waters off Cape Sagres on the south-west coast ofPortugal.Proceedings of the Ocean Optics XX 2010. Anchorage, Alaska, 27th September – 1stOctober 2010.Géret, F., Gomes, T., Marty, P., Bebianno, M.J. 2010.Differential protein expression inCorbiculafluminea exposed to a mixture of pharmaceutical products. 27th New European Societyfor Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress. Alessandria (Italy).Goela, P.,Icely, J. D., Cristina, S., Newton, A.2010 Absorption coefficient of particulate matteron the south-west coast of Europe: A contribution to the validation of the MERIS- MediumResolution Imaging Spectrometer sensor. Proceedings of the ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686.Goela, P.C; Cristina, S.; Icely, J.; Newton, A. 2010.Light absorption by particulate and dissolvedorganic matter in coastal and oceanic sites off the Southwest Coast of Europe: A contribution toMERIS sensor validation. Proceedings of Ocean Optics XX Conference.Gomes, T., Cancio, I., Bebianno, M.J. 2010. Are copper nanoparticles more toxic than bulkcopper in Mytilus galloprovincialis? 6th International conference on marine pollution andecotoxicology, Hong Kong (China).Gomes, T., Cancio, I., Bebianno, M.J. 2010. Copper nanoparticles toxicity in the mussel Mytilusgalloprovincialis. 20th SETAC Europe Meeting. Sevilla (Spain).Gomes, T., Cancio, I., Pinheiro, J.P., Bebianno, M.J.2010. Effects of silver nanoparticles inMytilusgalloprovincialis.8th Iberian Congress, 5thIbero-American Congress on EnvironmentalContamination and Toxicology (CICTA-2010), Heredia (Costa Rica).Gomes, T., Chora, S., Cancio, I., Bebianno, M.J., 2010. “Toxicity of copper nanoparticles inMytilus galloprovincialis”.XV SeminarioIberico de Quimica Marina, Vigo (Spain).Gonzalez-Rey, M. &Bebianno, M.J., 2010. Effects of Ibuprofen in mussels Mytilusgalloprovincialis. XV Seminário Ibérico de Química Marina, Vigo, Spain.Gonzalez-Rey, M. & Bebianno, M.J., 2010. Comparison between „artificial mussel‟ andMediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on metal biomonitoring in aquatic environment:Portuguese preliminary case study. 6th International Conference on Marine Pollution andEcotoxicology, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.Gonzalez-Rey, M. & Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Oxidative stress and endocrine disruption in musselMytilusgalloprovincialis associated to NSAID ibuprofen exposure. 6th International Conferenceon Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.Gonzalez-Rey, M. & Bebianno, M.J. (May 2010). Effects of active pharmaceutical ingredientIbuprofen in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.SETAC Europe, Seville, Spain.Lima-Costa, M.E.; Ferreira, S.; Duarte, A. & Ferreira, A.L. 2010. Alleviation of Salt Stress UsingExogenous Proline on a Citrus Cell Line.Acta Hort. (ISHS) 868:109-11244

Maria V.L., Bebianno M.J. (2010). The Effects of two Model Contaminants (BaP and Cu)individually and In Combination In Antioxidant Mechanism of the Common Mussel. XVSeminário Ibérico de Química Marinha, Vigo, Espanha, 22-24 February 2010.Maria, V. L., Gomes T., Bebianno, M. J.(2010). Protein expression profiles inMytilusgalloprovincialisexposed to a combination of contaminants. 27th ESCPBnew Congress“New European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry- Biological Effects ofClimatic Changes and Pollution: from Biomarkers to System Biology” Alessandria, Italy - 5-9September 2010.Maria, V.L., Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Organs Specificity and the Combined Effects ofEnvironmental Contaminants Binary Mixtures in Mytilusgalloprovincialis. SETAC Europe 20thAnnual Meeting to be held in Seville, Spain from 23-27 May 2010.Pereira, C., Gomes, T., Cardoso, C., Cravo, A., Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Interspecific variability ofALP in two bivalve species from the Ria Formosa lagoon (south coast of Portugal). XVSeminarioIbérico de Quimica Marina, 22 – 24 February, Vigo (Spain).Pereira., P., Cravo, A., Bebianno, M.J. (2010). ALP as an endocrine disruption biomarker inmussels from the south coast of Portugal.XV SeminarioIberico de Quimica Marina, 22 – 24February, Vigo (Spain).Serafim, M.A., Company, R., Lopes, B., Fonseca, V.F., França, S., Bebianno, M. J., Cabral, H.N.,2010. Integrated biomarker response index as a useful tool for environmental assessment in twoanthropogenic impacted estuaries. 20th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology forEnvironmental Protection, SETAC Europe, Sevilha, 23 – 27 Maio.Sousa, V., Gomes, T., Serafim, A., Company, R., Cancio, I. &Bebianno, M.J. (2010). Strategies toremove nanoparticles from seawater – membrane technology. VIII Congreso Ibérico, VIberoamericano de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental (CICTA-2010). 29 November - 4December 2010. Heredia (Costa Rica).Other national publicationsBebianno, M. J. 2010. Poluição do Meio Marinho. In Políticas Públicas do Mar, ed. Matias, N.V..,Soromelho-Marques, V., Falcato, J., Leitão, A. G.,, 96 - 106. . Lisboa: Esfera do CaosEditores.Cravo A., Menaia J., Napier V., 2010. A qualidade da água da ribeira de Aljezur, SW Portugal:seus efeitos nas águas balneares. 14º ENaSB /SILUBESA Encontro Nacional de SaneamentoBásico / Simpósio Luso-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental. Porto, Outubro 26-29Out, 11pp.Bebianno M.J., A. Cravo, T. Gomes, C. Pereira, C. Almeida, C. Cardoso, A. Serafim, R.Company, 2010. Acordo Específico de Colaboração entre a Câmara Municipal de Olhão e aFaculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente. 1º Relatório Final – Julho 2007a Dezembro de2008.Company R., Serafim A., B. Lopes, T. Gomes, C. Pereira, C. Almeida, M. Gonzalez Rey, A.Cravo, M. J. Bebianno, 2010. Estudos Ecotoxicológicos no Rio Guadiana. “Fórum Guadiana”,Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).45

Gomes, T., Gonzalez-Rey, M., Rodríguez-Romero, A., Trombini, C., Riba, I., Blasco, J.,Bebianno, M.J. 2010. Biomarkers and protein expression profiles in Scrobicularia plana from theSouthwest Iberian Peninsula.8th Iberian Congress, 5thIbero-American Congress onEnvironmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA-2010), Heredia (Costa Rica).Icely, J., Cristina, S.; Goela, P.C., Newton, A.,Fragoso, B. (2010).Tecnhical Assistance for thevalidation of Meris marine products at Portuguese oceanic and coastal sites. Report 5.ContractNº 21464/08/I-OL.Menaia J., Cravo A., Napier V., 2010.Evolution of Enterobacterial Populations along the AljezurCostal Stream as Correlated to the Occurring Physical-Chemical Characteristics of the Water.TheWater Research Conference, 11 – 14 April 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.Ph.D. theses completedLucia Mora Machado . A radiação UV-B na Ria Formosa: Incidência e impactes biológicos ,2010. PhD. Thesis in Environmental Science and Technology, especiality Aquatic Environment -University of Algarve. (M. J. Bebianno supervisor).Rita Isabel de Oliveira Soares Branco Domingues, 2010. “Bottom-up regulation ofphytoplankton in the Guadiana estuary”PhD thesis in Marine Aciences, Especiality MarineEcology. (H. Galvão, A. Barbosa & Ulli Sommer (Kiel) supervisors).Organization of conferencesEstuarine & Coastal Sciences Association-ESCA Figueira da Foz, Portugal 14 to 19 of September2010 Science steering committee (Alice Newton)Littoral conference London 21-23 Sept. 2010 Science Steering Committee (Alice Newton)Biological Effects of Climatic Changes and Pollution: from Biomarkers to System Biology, 2010.27th European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry; University of PiedmontOrientale "Amedeo Avogadro"; Alessandria (Italy), 5-9 September 2010 (M. J. Bebianno-International Advisory Board).XV Seminário Ibérico de Química Marinha, 2010. Universidade de Vigo; Cidade do evento: Vigo/ Museu de Ciencias del Mar (M. J. Bebianno- Scientific Committee).Industry contract researchEuropean Space Agency (ESA) for Contract Nº 21464/08/I-OL “Technical Assistance for theValidation of MERIS- Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer Marine Products at PortugueseOceanic and Coastal Sites”Project ALFAETÌLICO 3397,2009 -“Technical and economical evaluation of bioethanolproduction, using agri-food residuals as carbon source”.Project developed for implementation ofan Industrial Bioethanol Biorefinery in a partnership with Carob Industries from Algarve(AGRUPA Association) Financial support Program QREN.46

Contract between BIOVEGETAL, SA Company and LAb Engineering and EnvironmentalBiotechnology for Oleaginous Microbial Production for Biodiesel synthesisInternationalizationM. J. Bebianno was under ERASMUS Staff Exchange at the EA 4228 “ECOMERS” –Ecosystèmes Côtier sMarins et Réponses aux Stress of the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis(France) to work on proteomics and genomics using the clam Ruditapes decussatus as a modelorganism with the aim to identify new biomarkers of environmental contamination.M.J. Bebianno was visiting lecturer at the Oceanographic Institute of the University of S. Paulo(Brasil) and to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.M. J. Bebianno joined the “MERIT”- Centre for Marine Environmental Research and InnovativeTechnology – of the City University de Hong Kong .A. Newton is the current chairperson of LOICZ working with projects and networks such asIGBP, IHDP, and LOICZ to further consolidate the links between policy, research, teaching,training and society.A joint team integrated by Universidad Complutense/Dept Microbiology and M. Emília Costagroup CIMA/ UAlg is established to develop ethanol production research from marine and agroindustrialresidues. M. Emília Costa stayed 4 months at Microbiology Department/UniversidadComplutense- developing biofuels cooperative research. Students mobility is planned fot this andthe next yearA Newton serves as a national and EU expert on the Water Framework Directive, the MarineStrategy Directive, Eutrophication and DPSIR and also OSPAR expert on Long DistanceTransport of contaminants, evaluator for UK-NERC, the Irish Research Council, PortugueseFCT, EU DG Research and European Science Foundation.Government/Organization contract researchRECONNECT- Reference conditions for Portuguese Transitional Waters for FCT FundaçãoCiência e Tecnologia.EMAA- European Management and Aquatic Assessment for INAG-National Institute of Water...................................................................................................................................................................................................................CIMA - Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental / Centre for Marine and Environmental Research - CIMAFCT, Edifício 7, Piso 1, UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE, Campus Universitário de Gambelas, 8005-139 FAROTel. 351 289 800 900, ext. 7766, Fax: 351 289 800 069, www.cima.ualg.pt;, cima@ualg.pt;47