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2009

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RELATÓRIO CIENTIFICO

CIMA – Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental da Universidade do Algarve

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INDICE

General Information

Objectives & Achievements ...................................................................................... 5

Unit Description ............................................................................................................ 5

General Objectives ........................................................................................................ 5

Main Achievements during the year of 2009 ............................................................... 7

Activities .................................................................................................................. 7

Integrative/multidisciplinary activities during the year of 2009 .................................. 7

Outreach activities during the year of 2009 ................................................................. 8

Funding .................................................................................................................... 9

General Indicators .................................................................................................... 9

Researchers Hired ......................................................................................................... 9

Technical Personnel Hired ............................................................................................ 9

Research Groups (RG-Algarve-350-2320) - Research Objective I - Marine Processes

Funding, source, dates ............................................................................................ 11

Objectives & Achievements .................................................................................... 11

Objectives ................................................................................................................... 11

Main Achievements .................................................................................................... 12

Group Productivity ................................................................................................. 13

Publications in peer review Journals .......................................................................... 13

Other publications International ................................................................................ 13

Book Chapters: ............................................................................................................ 13

Other publications National ........................................................................................ 14

Oral Communications: ................................................................................................ 14

Master and Ph.D. thesis completed ............................................................................ 16

Organization of conferences ....................................................................................... 17

Industry contract research .......................................................................................... 17



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Internationalization .................................................................................................... 18

Future Research ..................................................................................................... 18

Objectives ................................................................................................................... 18

Funding, source, dates ................................................................................................ 19

(RG-Algarve-350-2321) Research Objective II - Marine Morfosedimentary Processes

Funding .................................................................................................................. 20


Objectives ................................................................................................................... 20








Future Research ..................................................................................................... 25

Objectives ................................................................................................................... 25


(RG-Algarve-350-2324) Research objective III - Large Scale Geological Processes



Objectives ................................................................................................................... 27







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Books edited ............................................................................................................... 29



Future Research ..................................................................................................... 32

Objectives ................................................................................................................... 32


RG-Algarve-350-2325) Research Objective IV - Impact of Environmental Processes



Objectives ................................................................................................................... 34









Government/Organization contract research ............................................................ 41

Future Research ..................................................................................................... 41

Objectives ................................................................................................................... 41




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General Information

Objectives & Achievements

Unit Description Throughout the year 2009 the strategic decision-making in CIMA was based on regular (10) meetings of the scientific commission complemented by current affair management assured by the coordination. More specific subjects were discussed and decisions taken in Research Groups organized around the 4 main Research Objectives (RO's). In November the Scientific commission elected Tomasz Boski as the coordinator of CIMA for another 3 years term. It was decided also that executive committee composed by the general coordinator and the leaders of 4 Research Objectives would assure the scientific management of the unit. The plenary meetings of the Centre are organized trimestrialy. After a long period of internal discussions and negotiations with the hosting institution, a very important moment occurred in the life of Centre, which was the occupation of new laboratory facilities in Gambelas, concluded in May 2009.

The internal scientific discussion and exchange of information were promoted during CIMA advanced seminars - 18 organized throughout the past year.

Year 2009 was the first in which CIMA received a lower annual financing, according to the result of evaluation “good” for the period 2003 -2006. CIMA did not accept the result of the evaluation and asked for re-evaluation. To our disappointment and surprise the arguments presented (mostly in quantitative form) were not answered. According to the chairman of the evaluation panel the decision of not changing the original notation was taken by the “unanimous decision of majority of the evaluation panel”. We considered that such a statement had not been serious. Following this answer, several members of 2 research groups which, during the triennial 2003-2006 evaluation received the notation “good” decided to quit CIMA.

General Objectives

CIMA has 4 general objectives: I - research, II - training, III - editing of digital application and IV - expert services

I. RESEARCH

4 research objectives (RO’s) are defined together with 14 associated tasks/lines: 1) MARINE PROCESSES Description of the dynamics of water masses and currents in the Atlantic Ocean off the S. Iberia combined with chemical characterization is seen as necessary condition for a proper assessment of primary productivity of shelf waters. The approach to these phenomena is based on both modeling and observation. a) Models and measurements of transfer phenomena in the ocean, b) Chemical dynamics in the ocean, c) Marine microbial dynamics and foodwebs.



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2) MARINE MORPHOSEDIMENTARY PROCESSES The research objective on marine morphosedimentary processes mainly focuses on the quantitative approach to the processes shaping the forms and/or position of continental shelf and coasts along the S. Iberian margin. These geological processes are controlled by natural phenomena and by human activities responsible for changes of the sea level and sediment supply from the continent. That multi-scale approach to the analysis will imply the bridging between geological, biological, physical and socioeconomic processes. For the purpose of ICZM the inter disciplinarity is effectively implemented through model based systemic approach. a) Shelf sedimentary dynamics, b) Coastal dynamics, c) Science and policy integration for ICZM. 3) LARGE SCALE GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND THEIR LOCAL RECORD This thematic objective embraces geophysical geochemical and geological approach to the processes acting within the lithosphere, the climatic system and the marine sedimentary environment. The methodology applied is based mostly on modeling and on the interpretation of sedimentary record/proxies. The time-scale of the modeled/interpreted processes range is very broad. a) Sea-level and climate change, b) Numerical modeling of lithospheric processes, c) Marine & Coastal geochemical processes and the fate of OM. 4) IMPACTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES The combined physical and chemical drivers of natural and anthropogenicaly induced change are affecting the quality of human live. The measurement of the extent of different pressures, their indexation, their effects and remediation are pivotal for this objective. The research is thus carried out along 5 topical lines: a) Impacts on human health, b) Eutrophication and rehabilitation methods, c) Impacts of emerging contaminants, d) Development of new biomarkers and indexes in risk management, e) Harmful algal blooms. II. ADVANCED , mostly at II and III academic level - The EU Erasmus Mundus MSc course on Coast and Water Management - EMAC MSc in Marine and Coastal Studies - Training activities at MSc level in other research units/countries III. Edition of digital applications and books - improving the existing applications MIRONE and GUADID, MONDID - New applications (Tropical coastal ecosystem – MANDID and Ria Formoza - FORDID) - VI volume of a series of books on Ria Formosa ecology IV. Expert services - environmental monitoring of coastal and reservoir water - transfer of R&D results to the governance and coastal stakeholder groups - analytical services : bacteriology, XRD analysis, erosion assessment 4 Expert services - environmental monitoring of coastal and reservoir water



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- transfer of R&D results to the governance and coastal stakeholder groups - analytical services : bacteriology, XRD analysis, erosion assessment

Main Achievements during the year of 2009 The reported year saw increase in terms of overall of scientific productivity: 50 SCI quoted papers, start-up of 7 newly approved R&D projects, organization of 2 scientific meetings of international level, growing internationalization of research and continuation of advanced training. The new laboratory facilities became fully operational and permitted accommodation of CIMA staff in one building, opening way to the new synergies and collaborations. Especially positive was the transfer of Olhão CIACOMAR laboratories to the new Gambelas facilities. In terms of human potential development, the Centre integrated new 9 BII grants and contracted third post-doc level researcher in the framework of CIENCIA 2007 program. We hope that the institutional deadlock in

contracting the remaining 3 researchers will be overcome in 2010. CIMP'Faro09 and VII REQUI international meetings were highly appreciated by tens of our foreign colleagues. The 6FP SPICOSA project local team work was very highly prized and the Guadiana study site was considered as one of 5 model system approach cases. Thanks to the efforts of RO II team (Marine Morfosedimentary Processes) the multisensory buoy SIMPATICO remained fully operational for almost entire period and the first acquired datasets were interpreted and internationally published. In terms of internationally published articles, the Objective IV - IMPACTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES revealed the highest productivity in CIMA.

Activities

Integrative/multidisciplinary activities during the year of 2009

The activities within CIMA which help to create a true added value based on the integration of nearly 100 individuals took several forms throughout the reported year:

a) - CIMA Advanced Seminars (http://cima.ualg.pt/eventos/semi_avancados.htm ) – during 2009, 18 sessions were organized in which the average participation was about 30 persons. The topics presented by local and invited researchers embraced a very broad thematic spectrum and very frequently led to lively/hot discussions.

b) - Formulation and execution of projects based on sharing of complementary technical know-how and on sharing of common facilities (laboratories, small boats and library), equipment and full secretarial support. Indeed the elaboration of successful project proposals and the subsequent execution of these projects involved researchers and technicians from up to 3 RO's of CIMA. The modeling know-how, currently is probably the most interdisciplinary and unifying skill. Laser granulometer, lyophilizer, microscopes, GPS and several instruments used in chemical analysis are the most commonly shared equipments. The EU VI FP “SPICOSA” Project is probably the most emblematic example of the actually implemented interdisciplinarity. CIMA group composed of 4 young researchers backed by senior reserchers developed a truly interdisciplinary systemic model of Guadiana Estuary - study site11 in EU .



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c) - CIMA and CIEO - Centro de Investigação Sobre o Espaço e as Organizações decided to move closer in order to associate the environmental research with socioeconomic research. For that purpose two joint sessions were organized and cross participation in seminars took place

d) - Several newly proposed projects involved archaeologists and historians namely from CEPESE - Centre for the Study of Population, Economy and Society in Oporto. This initiative are an important sign of recognition that human activities acted as a significant environment impacting factor in a much longer time-scale that is usually thought, i.e. throughout millennia before present.

Outreach activities during the year of 2009

5. Outreach activities during the year of 2009 (3000 ca.) Science and Society/general public/schools, etc.

There is a growing perception among the researchers about the need of maintaining closer links with society and with the educational sector in particular. Several initiatives aiming at the transfer of academic knowledge to the public domain took place in diverse forms:

a) - Promotion of marine & environmental science in secondary schools and through open learning; CIMA is maintaining close links with several regional schools and sign the cooperation agreements with them. As a result, the pupils from these schools initiate their research in CIMA labs and CIMA researchers deliver thematic seminars in these schools. The most successful cooperation was developed with Loulé secondary school. Several seminars were also organized in Ciência Viva Centre in Tavira. Moreover during the “open week” at Universidade do Algarve CIMA research laboratories involved the pupils in “hands-on activities”. Within the framework of open learning actions like “Holiday geology” guided tours in the environmentally sensible sites like the Ria Formosa Barrier Islands or Guadiana River Estuaries.

b) - Participation in regional events promoting marine and environmental activities; every year CIMA maintained its own stands in annual fairs like EXPOMAR (Olhão). The continuing presentation of the miniature models of physical phenomena and geological features like for instance internal waves, coastal aquifers, luminescent sands coastal barriers and live microscope identification of microfauna and minerals in marine sediments were very successful sessions and attracted wide public interest.

c) - Development of multimedia applications for education;

MIRONE an educational Windows MATLAB-based framework tool that allows the display and manipulation of a large number of grid/images providing the end-users with an easy-to-use graphical interface became an adopted educational tool in several local schools.

GUADID and MONDID the educational Macromedia - Flash applications intended to support natural science teaching at school level and ecology teaching at undergraduate level became well established resources in several schools and at UALG.



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Funding

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

LA FCT 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

Units FCT 0,00 0,00 0,00 209.361,07

Projects FCT 0,00 0,00 0,00 191.158,51

Other (National) 0,00 0,00 0,00 16.467,00

Other (International) 0,00 0,00 0,00 431.686,53

National Industry 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

International Industry 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

0,00 0,00 0,00 848.673,11 0,00

General Indicators

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total

No. of Researchers Proposed 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

No. of Researchers Hired (LA) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

Balance 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

No. of Researchers Hired (Ciência Programme) 0,00 0,00 0,00 3,00 4,00 7,00

No. of Researchers (FTE) 22,00 24,00 30,00 30,00 33,00

Training Masters (Master thesis completed) 4,00 3,00 26,00 9,00 17,00 59,00

Training PhDs (PhD thesis completed) 7,00 3,00 5,00 2,00 5,00 22,00

Researchers Hired

Name Start Date End Date Other Institution

Maria Angela Pereira Serafim 01-10-2008 01-10-2013

Natasa Atanasova 01-11-2009 01-11-2012

Parli Venkateswaran Bhaskar 01-03-2009 29-02-2012

Simon Edward Connor 01-10-2008 01-10-2013

Technical Personnel Hired

Name Start Date End Date Other Institution

Manuela Maria Cavaco Viegas 01-09-2005 31-12-2010 Contrato sem termo

Maria Filomena Pedragosa Simoes Rita 13-09-1991 31-12-2010 Contrato sem termo

Miguel Jorge Nascimento de Almeida Fernandes Madureira 01-10-1993 31-12-2010 Contrato sem termo

Paulo Jorge Gonçalves Santana 01-09-1994 31-12-2010 Contrato sem termo

Paulo Miguel da Costa Zaragoza de Oliveira Pedro 02-02-2009 01-01-2011

Zélia Maria Rodrigues Coelho 01-04-2005 01-04-2010



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Research Groups

RG-Algarve-350-2320 Research Objective I - Marine Processes (Paulo José Relvas Almeida) RG-Algarve-350-2321 Research Objective II - Marine Morfosedimentary Processes (Óscar Manuel Fernandes Cerveira Ferreira) RG-Algarve-350-2324 Research objective III - Large Scale Geological Processes (Tomasz Boski) RG-Algarve-350-2325 Research Objective IV - Impact of Environmental Processes (Maria Joao Anunciação Franco Bebianno)

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(RG-Algarve-350-2320) - Research Objective I - Marine Processes

Funding, source, dates

2009-Ongoing: Avaliação do Estado Ecológicos das Massas de Água costeiras e de transição e do potencial ecológico das massas de água fortemente modificadas (EEMA). (2009 - 2011).

2008-Ongoing: European Space Agency “Technical Assistance for the Validation of MERIS Marine Products at Portuguese and Oceanic and Coastal Sites” ESA contract number (Contract Nº 21464/708/I-OL - CALL ID 1048228) Coordinator for this project.

(FP7-ENV-2008-1 - 2009-: Water Bodies in Europe: Integrative systems to assess ecological status and recovery (WISER) -).

2009-Ongoing: Knowledge-based Sustainable Management for Europe´s seas (KnowSeas) – (FP 7- ENV 226675). Post doctoral Representative for IMAR.

144627-TEMPUS-2008-EG-JPCR) “Technology Management & Integrated Modeling in Natural Resources: A University-Enterprise Win-Win Partnership”

SST-234096-FP7-2008-RTD-1 ARGOMARINE) “Automatic Oil-Spill Recognition and Geopositioning integrated in a Marine Monitoring Network – ARGOMARINE”.

PTDC/AAC-CLI/103348/2008) “Whole-system metabolism and CO2 fluxes in a coastal lagoon dominated by saltmarsh and seagrass meadows”


Objectives

Chemical Characterization of the main Oceanographic processes in the South Portuguese Coast and in the Gulf of Cadiz (A. Cravo)

Main objectives of the marine microbial ecology group (A. Barbosa, H. Galvão, R. Domingues, T. Anselmo) have been in terms of projects goals in the last 6-7 years:

a) Ecotoxicolgy:

- environmental factors which determine cyanobacteria predominance in rivers and estuaries

- cyanotoxin occurrence and fractionation in natural waters

- impact of predation and viral lysis on cyanotoxin biodegradation

b) Microbial dynamics off the Southern Portuguese Coast



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- coupling between bacterioplancton and phytoplankton processes

- trophic status relative to heterotrophic and autotrophic biomass and production

- microbial variability under different hydrodynamic regimes (upwelling, river plumes, coastal counter-currents)

Main objective in Physical Oceanography are to Improve the knowledge about the hydrodynamics and sediment transport in coastal areas and estuaries: field studies; mathematical and numerical modelling of flows, suspended sediment and bed-load transports and bed-form dynamics; dynamics and climate of waves in coastal areas; tidal inlet dynamics and mass exchange between coastal lagoons and the ocean (J. Jacob).

Main Achievements Chemical Oceanographic characterization of South Portuguese Coast and in the Gulf of Cadiz including: i) Subsurface processes: Upwelling, coastal countercurrents, Variation of CO2 and Alcalinity in the Gulf of Cadiz and ii) at deep levels, the influence of the Mediterranean Water (A. Cravo)

Main achievements of the marine microbial ecology group has been to pursue a continuous monitoring program (1997- 2010) in the Guadiana estuary with respect to micial dynamics and cyanobacteria blooms and associated toxins. This database was analysed and will be published in 2010 as a long-term series analysis of phytoplankton, namely “Environmental forcing of phytoplankton in a Mediterranean estuary (Guadiana Estuary, southwestern Iberia): a decadal study of anthropogenic and climatic influences”. Barbosa A.B, Domingues R.B, Galvão H.M. Estuaries and Coasts (in press). Another achievement was the collection of an extensive microbial data base during several cruises along the Southern Coast of Portugal which are now being analysed for future publication.

Main achievements in Physical Oceanography was to study the net mass exchange and dynamics of nutrients, chlorophyll-a and particulate matter

between Formosa lagoon (south of Portugal) and the ocean, through the Ancão inlet, as a function of hydrodynamic, meteorological and other environmental conditions: two in 2007 under neap and spring tide conditions and the other in 2009 under spring tide conditions. Preliminary results were presented in the XIV Seminario Ibérico de Química Marina in September 2008 and the results of the third campaign were presented at the XV Seminario Ibérico de Química Marina in February 2010.

Another important result was to characterize the dynamics and the climate of waves in coastal areas implementing the phase averaging spectral wave propagation model SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore). The SWAN model was used to study and characterize the wave climate in the nearshore region of the Tróia-Sines embayed coast (TSEC) (southwest of Portugal) during and between storm events. The SWAN model was also applied to study the erosion of the rocky coast of the Algarve (south of Portugal) under the influence of the waves. A paper was published, another was submitted, two are in preparation, a poster was presented at the ICS2009 in April 2009 and two presentations, one oral and a poster, will be made at the ICCCM10 in April 2010.

Group Productivity

Publications in peer review Journals

Barbosa, A.B., 2009 Dynamics of living phytoplankton: implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 5 012001 (12pp). doi: 10.1088/1755-1307/5/1/012001.

Brito, A., Newton, A., Tett, P and T. F. Fernandes 2009. “Sediment and water nutrients and microalgae in a coastal shallow lagoon, Ria Formosa (Portugal): Implications for the Water Framework Directive.” Journal of Environmental Monitoring 12, 318 DOI: 10.1039/b909429f

Brito, A., Newton, A., Tett, P., Fernandes T. F., 2009. Understanding the implications of sdeiments to water quality in shallow coastal lagoons. Journal of Coastal Research SI56, 381-384.

Cristina,S., Goela, P., Icely,.J., Newton, A., Fragoso, B., 2009. Assessment of the optical properties of the ocean and coastal waters using MERIS satellite products in Sagres off the south west coast of Portugal. Journal of Coastal Research SI56, 1479-1483.

Ferreira, J.G.; Sequeira, A.; Hawkins, A.; Newton, A.; Nickell, T.; Pastres, R.; Forte, J.; Bodoy, J.; Bricker, S. 2009Analysis of coastal and offshore .aquaculture: application of the FARM model to multiple systems and shellfish species. Aquaculture, 289, 32-41.

Fragoso, B., Icely,J., 2009. Upwelling events and recruitment patterns of the major fouling species on coastal aquaculture (Sagres, Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research SI56, 419-423.

Goela,P., Newton, A., Cristina,S., Fragoso,B., “Water Framework Directive implementation: intercalibration exercise for biological quality elements- a case study for the south coast of Portugal.” Journal of Coastal Research SI56, 1214-1218.

Martins, F., Janeiro, J., Gabriel, S. & Neves, R., 2009. Integrated monitoring of South Portugal water bodies: a methodology towards WFD, Water Science & Technology 60(8):1979-1988.

Newton, A., Oliveira, P. S., Icely J.D., Foster, P.A., 2009. Monitoring of oxygen condition in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal Journal of Environmental Monitoring 12, 355 DOI: 10.1039/b914015h.

Other publications International

Book Chapters

Barbosa, A.B. & Domingues, R.B. 2009. Grazing impact of microzooplankton upon phytoplankton. In: Practical Experiments Guide for Ecohydrology, Eds.: L Chícharo, I Wagner, M Chícharo, M Lapinska & M Zalewski, UNESCO, 41-46 pp.



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Domingues, R.B & Barbosa, A.B. 2009. Effects of nutrient and light enrichment on phytoplankton growth. In: Practical Experiments Guide for Ecohydrology, Eds.: L Chícharo, I Wagner, M Chícharo, M Lapinska & M Zalewski, UNESCO, 27-30 pp.

Newton, A. and Hsu, A. 2009 EU collaboration with China in environmental capacity building Chapter 3 in Xuhui Lee, Ed. “Lectures on China’s Environment.” Report to Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Santos, A. M. P., Machado P.B. & Relvas P. 2009. Applications of satellite remote sensing and GIS to oceanography and fisheries: Case studies in the Western Iberia. Chapter 4 in Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management, P.K. Joshi, P. Pani, S.N. Mohapartra & T.P. Singh, eds, Nova Science Publisher, New York, USA.

Other publications National

Oral Communications

Anselmo T.P., Domingues R.B., Sousa V., Teixeira M., Barbosa A. & Galvão, H. "Cianobacteria and microcystin distribution on Guadiana Estuary". Iberian congress of microcystin, Porto, Portugal, June 2009.

Cristina,S., Goela,P., Icely, J., Newton, A., Fragoso,B., “Assessment of the optical properties of the ocean and coastal waters using MERIS satellite products in Sagres off the south west coast of Portugal.” ICS 2009 10th International Coastal Symposium Lisbon, Portugal 13-18th April 2009

Fragoso, B., Icely, J., “Upwelling events and recruitment patterns of the major fouling species on coastal aquaculture (Sagres, Portugal).” ICS 2009 10th International Coastal Symposium Lisbon, Portugal 13-18th April 2009

Domingues R., Barbosa A. & Galvão H. "Effects of N, P and Si enrichment onphytoplankton composition and growth in the Guadiana estuary (SW Iberia)". ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, January 2009, Nice France.

Domingues R.B., Anselmo T.P., Barbosa A.B, Sommer U. & Galvão H.M. “Nutrient enrichment promotes the development of the harmful dinoflagellate Kryptoperidinium foliaceum in the Guadiana estuary”.Encontro Ibérico de Fitoplâncton Tóxico e Biotoxinas, Lisbon, 12-15 May 2009

Icely J., (Invited speaker for LOICZ session) “Reflecting with hindsight on coastal problems related to biomass extraction and biomass.”

Weissbach,A., Rudstrom,M., Olofsson,M., Icely,.J., Tillman, U., Legrand,C., “Microbial food web interactions in the presence of the allelopathic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarensis.”American Society for Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Aquatic Sciences Meeting at Nice, France 25-30th January 2009



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Icely, J., Cristina, S., Goela, P., Fragoso, B., Newton, A., with contributions from Kostianoy,A., Caetano, S., Costa,C., Gladkick, A. “Validation of MERIS marine products at Portuguese oceanic and coastal sites.” MERIS Validation Team Meeting at Faro, Portugal 2nd -5th March 2009

Icely,J., Newton, A. “WISER phytoplankton and the Rio Mondego.” WISER Kick-off Meeting at Palma de Mallorca, Spain 9th-13th March 2009

Icely J.,(Invited topic leader), Newton, A. “Assessement of eutrophication in Coastal Lagoons using the ASSETS screening model.” LOICZ 2009 1st Crosscuting Workshop on Coastal Lagoons at Rabat , Morocco 11th -15th May 2009

Icely, J. “(Invited keynote speaker on Aquaculture) “Potential for offshore aquaculture with ‘long-lines’: An example from Portugal.”

VII Jornadas Nacionale de Ciências del Mar, Bahia Blanca Argentina, 30th November -4th December 2009.

Jacob, J., Gama, C., Salgado, R., Liu, J. & Silva, A. “Shadowing Effects on Beach Morphodynamics During Storm Events on Tróia-Sines Embayed Coast, Southwest Portugal”. 10th International Coastal Symposium, ICS2009, Lisbon, 13-18 April 2009.

Goela,P., Newton, A., Cristina,S., Fragoso,B., “Water Framework Directive implementation: intercalibration exercise for biological quality elements- a case study for the south coast of Portugal.”ICS 2009 10th International Coastal Symposium Lisbon, Portugal 13-18th April 2009

Monteiro, C.; Cardeira, S.; Relvas, P.; Cravo, A.; Bebianno, M. J. 2009. “ZN, CD AND PB CONCENTRATIONS DURING AN UPWELLING EVENT AT CAPE SÃO VICENTE, SW IBERIA”. Spain-China Symposium on Geophysical & Geochemical Geosystems (SG3). Zaragoza, Spain.

Newton A. (Chairperson for the Workshop) "Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact and Response framework for coastal lagoons”.

Newton A. (Invited keynote speaker on Global Change) “DPSIR framework and global change of the coast”

Newton, A., (Invited speaker) “Global change and the coastal zone" Erasmus Mundus Alumni conference on Climate Change at Budapest, Hungary, 26th -28th February 2009

Newton, A. and Kramer, H. (Invited speaker) “ESA Requirements from the LOICZ project” European Space Agency (ESA) workshop on Coastal Colour, Cork, Galway Ireland, 19th -20th March 2009

Newton, A., (Invited speaker) “Remote sensing of land-ocean interactions in the coastal zone.” Expert group meeting on Ocean Colour TOPC/OOPC/AOPC workshop "Global climate observing system" , EU Joint Research Centre at Ispra, Italy 2nd-5th June 2009

Newton, A. (Invited speaker) “SPICOSA in a Global Context”SPICOSA project Public Roundtable Rome, Italy 8th-12th June 2009,

Newton, A. (Chairperson talk) “Fractal coastal futures” LOICZ workshop, Kjeller, Norway, 15th-19th June 2009,



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Newton, A. (Invited speaker) "Eutrophication and GES Good Environmental Status". Vrie University of Amsterdam , Holland, October 1, 2009

Newton, A. (Invited speaker)"Quantification of climate change impacts on the Arctic economy” University of Southern Denmark, 13th November 2009

Rodrigues M., Oliveira A., Queiroga H., Guerreiro M., Fortunato A., Cravo A., Freitas M.C., Menaia J. & Dodkins I. “Dynamic modeling of dissolved oxygen in the Aljezur coastal stream (Portugal)”. ISEM 2009.

Master and Ph.D. thesis completed

Ana Cristina Florindo de Brito: PhD awarded 2009- Thesis:“The Development of an Assimilative Capacity Model for the Sustainable Management of Nutrients Within the Ria Formosa.” ERASMUS PhD student UAlg: Cosupervisior A.Newton

A.C. Pereira – Thesis: “Avaliação de desempenho operacional de estações de tratamento de águas residuais como instrumento associado à reutilização da água na rega de campos de golfe.” 2009. Master´s degree in Environmental Engineering, UAlg. Co-supervisor: A. Cravo

Ângela Nascimento – Thesis: “Campanha MPDO para sardinha (IPIMAR, 2009). Caracterização hidrográfica sobre a plataforma continental Ibérica. Aplicação dos dados de perfis de temperatura à datação de ovos de sardinha, efeitos sobre a estimativa de produção de ovos” (2009) Master´s degree in Oceanography, Universidade do Algarve (Ualg). Supervisor: P. Relvas

Astrid Meija - Thesis: Study of water consumption by the international tourism sector in Southwest Europe. A case study in the Algarve, Portugal. MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: A.Newton

Claudio Silva-Thesis: “Modelling of productivity, water quality effects and profit optimization of Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) farms: application of farm model in the Valdivia estuary of Chile.” MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: Co-supervisor A.Newton

Cristina Ruzene Nespoli - Thesis: "Ecologia microbiana de halófilas extremas isoladas em salinas da Ria Formosa." 26 June 2009. Master´s degree in Marine Biology, UAlg. Supervisor: H. Galvão

Francisco Miguel Sansana Silva – Thesis: “Calibração e Validação do Modelo Espectral de Previsão da Agitação Marítima SWAN em Zonas Costeiras”, Master´s degree in Oceanography, Ualg., November 2009. Supervisor: J. Jacob.

Jeffrey Rempell – Thesis: “Sustainability in coastal tourism using DPSIR with community perception to manage complexity in an adaptive social-ecological system.” MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: Co-supervisor A.Newton

Kitima Inthisang-Thesis: “Beach litter management: plastic litter in Mu Ko Chang MNPs, TRAT, Thailand.”MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: Co-supervisor A.Newton



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Lea Roseli- PhD awarded 2009- Thesis: “Spatial and temporal variability in transitional water ecosystems. Hydrological conditions, nutrient dynamics and water quality of two Mediterranean coastal lagoons (Lesina and Varano, Italy).”ERASMUS PhD UAlg: Cosupervisior A.Newton

Miguel Canedo Arguelles- PhD awarded 2009- Thesis: “Ecology of macroinvertebrate communities in transitional waters.”ERASMUS PhD. UAlg: Cosupervisior A.Newton

S. Ribeiro. Thesis: “Acreditação dos métodos de amostragem em laboratórios de águas. “ Master´s degree in Water Quality Analyses, UAlg. December 2019. Supervisor: A. Cravo.

Shimeles M. Kebede –Thesis: “DPSIR framework application supported by integrated watershed modeling for irrigated agriculture from Alqueva Dam (Portugal) on Guadiana river estuary.” MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: Supervisor: T.Boski

Yunjun Xu. Thesis: “Eutrophication assessment in China´s coastal waters.”MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: A. Newton

Organization of conferences

John Icely & Alice Newton organized the MERIS Validation Team Meeting for the European Space Agency at Faro, Portugal 2nd -5th March 2009.

John Icely & Tomasz Boski begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting organized a CIMA workshop for the SPICOSA project on the 18th November 2009 “ How can results from SSAs (Node 3) be used for Training (Node 5) and the legacy of SPICOSA: examples from Portugal and Africa.”

Alice Newton: Co-chair of a Topical session “LOICZ: Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone” ASLO (American Society of Limnology and Oceanography) conference Nice, France, January 2009.

Alice Newton & John Icely organized 1-2 September 2009, University of Algarve, Portugal. Organizer of SPICOSA project Workshop “Application of the KERCOAST deliberation tool in conflict management in the coastal zone”

Alice Newton on Science Steering Committee & Chairperson for Session 10 Management and Governance objectives for coastal lagoon conservation, with special reference to European directives on 4th European Conference on Coastal Lagoon Research and Management for the Conservation of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems, South - North comparisons. 14-18th December 2009, Montpelier, France

Industry contract research

2006-Ongoing: Consultant on the management of the stalk barnacle fishery along the Cape Saint Vincent to the Junta de Freguesia de Vila do Bispo and the Associação de Marisqueiros de Vila do Bispo, Algarve, Portugal. J. Icely



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2008–Ongoing: Field trial on behalf of TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association) UK and the Environment Agency UK concerning “Identifying novel hardwood timbers that are resistant to marine wood borer attack”. J. Icely

2008-Ongoing: Consultant and partner with Finistera Lda on “long-line” aquaculture for bivalves at Sagres. J. Icely

Internationalization

H. Galvão - ICES- WGHAB (Working Group in Harmful Algae Blooms). As a national representative of this group H. Galvão attended the annual meeting March 30 – April 4 2009 in Punta Umbria, Spain.

Icely, J., - Collaboration with a field trip to the Algarve by the University of Glamorgan, Wales. 21st -27th February 2009 (9 Master students)

Icely, J., - Collaboration with a field trip to the Algarve by the University of Ulster, N. Ireland. 26th April-1st May 2009 (18 undergaduate students)

Newton A.,- Chairperson of LOICZ- Land Ocean Interactions with the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Science Steering Committee http://www.loicz.org/ LOICZ is a core project of the IGBP-IHDP Programmes of the International Council for Science (ICSU) http://www.icsu.org/index.php

Newton A.,- Member of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) http://www.igbp.net/ Science Steering Committee as core Project Chairperson

Newton A.,- Member of International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/Science Steering Committee as core project Chairperson

P. Relvas , -Intensive course in Physical Oceanography invited by the Centro de Estudios del Mar y Acuicultura, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala during July 2009. Supported by SCOR Visiting Scholar.

Future Research

Objectives Chemical Oceanographic characterization of the South Iberia included in the Gulf of Cadiz in comparison with other Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems and effects of Climate Change in terms of the Ocean Oxygenation (A. Cravo).

The Marine Microbial Ecology group has planned to develop future expertise in predicting phytoplankton variability in the Southern coast of Portugal through

satellite image analyses and in studinyng genetic diversity and microbial dynamics of extreme halophile communities in Ria Formosa saltponds. Funding for this research is partly dependent on 3 project proposals submitted to the F.C.T December 2009 call for projects.

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and within the framework of SPICOSA project.


2009-Ongoing: Science and policy integration for coastal systems assessment – SPICOSA”Budget (Total/UALG-CIMA): 217.720,00 €. EU 6th FP 01-02-2007 - 31-01-2011. Tomasz Boski begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting

2010-2013. "Nutrients and particulate matter dynamics - exchanges between a COAstal LAgoon and the adjacent ocean through a multiple inlet system: the case of Ria Formosa, south of Portugal (COALA)". Project approved by F.C.T. (Ref. PTDC/MAR/114217/2009). Amount allocated to UAlg 11.5268 €. UAlg coordinator: J. Jacob.



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(RG-Algarve-350-2321) Research Objective II - Marine Morfosedimentary Processes

Funding

PTDC/CTE-GEX/70448/2006. BISHOP (Bioerosion and bioprotection …),120 000 € (70.000 € – UAlg).

PTDC/CTE-GEX/66893/2006, 01-09-2007 till 31-08-2010,BAYBEACH (Evolution and Management of Embayed Beaches ..), 120.000,00 € (97.944,00 € – UALG)

PTDC/CTE-GEX/71357/2006, 01-09-2007 till 31-08-2010, MORFEA (Morphological features in the Algarve rocky coast: first order factors on their genesis), 80.000,00 € .

PTDC/ECM/67411/2006 01-03-2008 till 28-02-2011, BRISA, 155.000,00 € (47.317,00 € - UAlg).

PTDC/AMB/73169/2006, 01-01-2008 till 31-12-2010, INSHORE (Integrated system for high operational resolution in shore monitorization), 90 900 € (39.528,00 € - UAlg),

PTDC/CLI/66393/2006, 01-06-2008 till 31-05-2011, CIRCO (Climate changes from isotopic …), 155.225,00 €

PTDC/MAR/65585/2006, 01-10-2008 till 30-09-2011, DETI (Dynamics of ephemeral tidal inlets), 176.846,00 € (32.107,00 € - UAlg).

7th EU FP, MICORE, 01-06-2008 till 01-05-2011, (Morphological impacts and coastal risks ..), Project 202798, 3.499.954,00 € (300.914,00 € - UAlg).

EU 6th SPICOSAFP2009-01-02-2007 - 31-01-2011. : Science and policy integration for coastal systems assessment – ”Budget (Total/UALG-CIMA): 217.720,00 €.


Objectives

To improve knowledge about the complex interactions between variables controlling rocky coasts’ evolution, among them, wave climate, lithology, freshwater discharge, morphological inheritance and bioerosion;

To quantify coastal cliffs’ erosion in the centre Algarve since the Last Glacial Maximum;

To quantify vertical erosion produced by borer organisms into shore platforms.

To define the morphological evolution of backbarrier beaches at medium-term scale (months to years) and their association to forcing agents.



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To understand the role of nearshore morphology in overwash occurrence and overwash threshold conditions and sediment dynamics in gravel barriers.

Definition of a threshold for morphological changes as a function of wave height on a sandy exposed beach;

Establish the present and past hydrodynamics and sediment transport at a multiple inlet system (Ria Formosa, Portugal)

Development of video monitoring systems for coastal dynamics

Review the hydrodynamics prevailing at the Guadiana estuary before dam closure and to compare pre- and post-dam periods.

Study of overwash regime at Praia de Faro (Ria Formosa, Algarve).

Definition of the patterns of sediment transport (rates and constrains) in a low energy beach between spring-neap tides.

Analysis of morphodynamic behaviour and evaluation of planform stability and evolution of embayed beaches in Southern Portugal

Develop the analysis of sediments isotopic composition, to determine paleotemperature and paleoproductivity changes in the continental shelf associated to the Holocene environmental changes.

Investigate the paleoenvironmental changes occurred in the continental shelf off Guadiana River, in three distinct areas of sedimentary deposition, associated with climatic and antrophic impact.

Provide analytical and modelling tools for the implementation of ICZM

Main Achievements Rocks mechanical strength, lithological facies variation, bio and chemokarst are the first order factors on the centre Algarve rocky coast evolution.

Shore platforms are protective structures against waves assailing onto the cliffs’ foot by reducing waves energy. However, this protective role was only observed to incoming waves higher than 1.00m, whereas to the lowest ones, shore platforms are ineffective.

Bioerosion was responsible for vertical erosion up to 2.00mm/yr.

A new method for hazard assessment on rocky coasts was developed an applied to the Algarve.

Storm risk assessment in Europe is not uniform between studied countries (MICORE project) and general common guidelines should be made available. Real time warning systems for storm impacts do not exist at an European level, with few exceptions.

Overwash vulnerability methods were developed and applied to the Ria Formosa. A summary of the factors leading to overwash formation and destruction was



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made with worldwide potential application.

SIMPATICO system (an autonomous monitoring system) data was used to determine the hydrodynamic characteristics of Guadiana estuary. A synthesis of the historical hydrodynamic behavior of Guadiana estuary was also determined.

The inner shelf paleoenvironmental (Holocene) evolution in the vicinity of the

Guadiana River was established and land/ocean interactions deducted.

The hydrodynamics and potential equilibrium of a Multiple-Inlet System was observed taking as baseline the Ria Formosa system. Multi-inlets can co-exist if the inlets dominate over a water body with limited contact.

The hydrochemical and economic modules of SAF Guadiana model became operational. An intesive course on Participatory Methods was oreganized .

Group Productivity


Carrasco, A.R., Ferreira, Ó., Freire, P., Dias, J.A. (2009). Morphological Changes in a Low-energy Backbarrier. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56, 173-177.

Ferreira, Ó., Ciavola, P., Armaroli, C., Balouin, Y., Benavente, J., Del Río, L., Deserti, M., Esteves, L.S., Furmanczyk, K., Haerens, P., Matias, A., Perini, L., Taborda, R., Teref, P., Trifanova, E., Trouw, K., Valchev, N., van Dongeren, A., van Koninsveld, M., Williams, J.J. (2009). Coastal storm risk assessment in Europe: examples from 9 study sites. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56, 1632-1636.

Gabriel, S., Martins, F., 2009. First results of a long term morphodynamic process based model. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56: 952-955.

Garel, E., Nunes, S., Neto, J.M., Fernandes. R., Neves R., Marques J.C., Ferreira, Ó. (2009). The autonomous Simpatico system for real-time continuous water-quality and current velocity monitoring: examples of application in three Portuguese estuaries. Geo-Marine Letters 29:331-341

Garel E., Pinto L., Santos A., Ferreira Ó. (2009). Tidal and river discharge forcing upon water and sediment circulation at a rock-bound estuary (Guadiana estuary, Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 84 (2), 269-281.

Guerreiro, C., Rosa, F., Oliveira, A., Cachão, M., Fatela, F., Rodrigues, A. (2009). Calchareous Nannoplankton and Benthic Foraminifera assemblages of the Nazaré Canyon(W off Portugal). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, on-line publication.

Loureiro, C.; Ferreira, Ó.; Cooper, J.A.G. (2009). Contrasting Morphologic Behaviour at Embayed Beaches in Southern Portugal. Journal of Coastal Research. SI 56, 83-87.

Martins, F., Janeiro, J., Gabriel, S., Venâncio, A., Neves, R. 2009. Integrated monitoring of South Portugal water bodies: a methodology towards WFD. Water Science and Technology, 60 (8): 1979-1988.



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Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó., Vila-Concejo, A., Morris, B., Dias, J.A. (2009). Foreshore factors governing overwash. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56, 636-640.

Matias, A., Vila-Concejo, A., Ferreira, Ó., Dias, J.A. (2009). Sediment dynamics of barriers with frequent overwash. Journal of Coastal Research, 25(3), 768-780.

Nunes, M.; Ferreira, Ó.; Schaefer, M.; Clifton, J.; Baily, B.; Moura, D.; Loureiro C. (2009). Hazard assessment in rock cliffs at Central Algarve (Portugal): a tool for coastal management. Ocean& Coastal Management, 52, 506-515.

Nunes M., Ferreira Ó., Luís J. (2009). Tsunami Vulnerability Zonation in the Algarve Coast (Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research SI 56, 876 - 880.

Pacheco, A., Williams, J.J., Ferreira, Ó., Dias, J.A. (2009). Evaluation of shear stress computation at a tidal inlet using different methods. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56, 1385-1389.

Williams, J.J., Masselink, G., Buscombe, D., Turner, I., Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó., Metje, N., Bradbury, A., Albers, T., Pan, S. (2009). BARDEX (Barrier Dynamics Experiment): taking the beach into the laboratory. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56, 158-162.


Achab, M., Dias, J.A., Ferreira, Ó. (2009). Caractéristiques granulométriques et morphologiques des plages du système lagunaire de Ria Formosa (Sud-Portugal): impact des aménagements sur leur évolution. 5th International Symposium on Sandy Beach, Rabat, Morroco.

Almeida, L. P., Ferreira, Ó., Pacheco, A.,2009.Thresholds for morphological changes on an exposed sandy beach as a function of wave height. 4th SCACR - International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Ferreira, Ó., Ciavola, P., Armaroli, C., Balouin, Y., Benavente, J., Del Río, L., Deserti, M., Esteves, L.S., Furmanczyk, K., Haerens, P., Matias, A., Perini, L., Taborda, R., Teref, P., Trifanova, E., Trouw, K., Valchev, N., van Dongeren, A., van Koninsveld, M., Williams, J.J. (2009). Coastal storm risk assessment in Europe: examples from 9 study sites. 10th International Coastal Symposium, Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.

Garel, E., Pacheco, A., Ferreira, Ó. (2009). Tidal currents and bedload transport at the mouth of a rock-bound estuary during low river discharge conditions (Guadiana Estuary, Portugal). European Geological Union (EGU).

Garel, E., Bonne, W., Collins, M.B. (2009). Offshore Sand and Gravel Mining. In: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. Academic Press, Oxford, pp 4162-4170.

Loureiro, C., Ferreira, Ó., Cooper, J.A.G. (2009). Contrasting Morphologic Behaviour at Embayed Beaches in Southern Portugal. 10th International Coastal Symposium, Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.



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Loureiro, C.; Ferreira, Ó.; Cooper, J.A.G..Contrasting Morphologic Behaviour at Embayed Beaches in Southern Portugal. 10th International Coastal Symposium. E-Geo, New University of Lisbon (PT). 13 -18 April 2009.

Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó., Vila-Concejo, A., Morris, B., Dias, J.A. (2009). Foreshore factors governing overwash. 10th International Coastal Symposium, Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.

Mendes, I., Dias, J.A., Schönfeld, J., Rosa, F., Ferreira, Ó., 2009. Evolução paleoambiental no corpo lodoso da plataforma continental adjacente ao Rio Guadiana, durante os últimos ca. 11500 anos. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, 5 a 9 de Outubro, Faro, Portugal, 106-111.

Mendes, I., Dias, J.A., Schönfeld, J., Rosa, F., Ferreira, Ó., 2009. Evolução paleoambiental no corpo lodoso da plataforma continental adjacente ao Rio Guadiana, durante os últimos ca. 11500 anos. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, 5 a 9 de Outubro, Faro, Portugal.

Nunes, M., Ferreira Ó., Luís J. Tsunami Vulnerability Zonation in the Algarve Coast (Portugal). 10th International Coastal Simposium. Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.

Oliveira, A., Fortunato, A.B., Guerreiro, M., Bertin, X., Bruneau, N., Rodrigues, M., Taborda, R., Andrade, C., Silva, A.M., Antunes, C., Freire, P., Pedro, L.S., Dodet, G., Loureiro, C., Mendes, A., (accepted). Effect of inlet morphology and wave action on pollutant pathways and sediment dynamics in a coastal stream. Proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modelling. Seatle, USA. ASCE.

Pacheco, A., Williams, J.J., Ferreira, Ó., Dias, J.A. (2009). Evaluation of shear stress computation at a tidal inlet using different methods. 10th International Coastal Symposium, Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.

Rodrigues, B., Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó. (2009). The Ancão Peninsula vulnerability to overwash events. 4th SCACR - International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Rosa, F., Rufino, M., Ferreira, Ó., Matias, A., Brito, A.C., Gaspar, M. Coastal Dynamics and sediment distribution in inner shelf environments: The Algarve (Southern Portugal) case study. 27th IAS Meeting of Sedimentologists, Alghero (Sardinia, Italy), 2009.

Williams, J.J., Masselink, G., Buscombe, D., Turner, I., Matias, A., Ferreira, Ó., Metje, N., Bradbury, A., Albers, T., Pan, S. (2009). BARDEX (Barrier Dynamics Experiment): taking the beach into the laboratory. 10th International Coastal Symposium, Lisbon, 13 -18 April 2009.


Almeida, L. P., Oliveira, A. M., António, N. M., Martins, B. H., Marques, A., Monteiro, J. P., 2009. Análise da distribuição espacial da densidade de drenagem à escala regional no Algarve.7º Encontro Nacional de utilizadores ESRI, Lisboa, Portugal.

Gabriel, S., Moura, D., Viegas, J., Veiga-Pires, C., 2009. O futuro das costas rochosas no Algarve. Influência da herança geomorfológica. In: Boski, T., Moura. D., Gomes, A.,(Eds), 2009. O futuro



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do Ambiente da Península Ibérica-As lições do passado geológico recente, VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Faro, 50-53.

Gabriel, S., Martins, F., Venâncio, A., Lopes, J., Neves, R. 2009. Monitorização da qualidade da água na Ria Formosa usando uma metodologia combinada de amostragem clássica e modelação in: Actas do 2º Seminário Sistemas Lagunares Costeiros, Vila Nova de Santo André, 42-50.

Moura, D., Boski, T., Veiga-Pires, C., Mariano, J., 2009. Fronteira Pliocénico-Plistocénico: Estudo de caso nas formações detríticas do Algarve. In: Boski, T., Moura. D., Gomes, A.,(Eds), 2009. O futuro do Ambiente da Península Ibérica-As lições do passado geológico recente, VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Faro, 46-49.

Moura, D., Boski, T., 2009. Fronteira neogénico-Quaternário: Afloramento de Olhos de Água. In: Gomes, A., Boski, T., Moura, D., 2009- VII reunião do Quaternário Ibérico- O futuro do ambiente da Península Ibérica: As lições do passado geológico recente - Field Guide, 30-34.


Rodrigues, B. (2009) .The Ancão Peninsula Vulnerability to Overwash Events .MSc thesis, 56 pp.Supervisor: O.Ferreira

Haerens, P. (2009). Seasonal and storm induced morphological variations at Praia de Faro, Península do Ancão, Southern Portugal. MSc thesis, 95 pp. Supervisor: O.Ferreira

Juan Terradez Mas, (2009).“Simulation of Economic benefits achieved by water quality improvement for recreational and professional users, within the SPICOSA SSA 11 - Guadiana Estuary ecosystem . Supervisor: T.Boski

Shimeles M. Kebede (2009). “DPSIR framework application supported by integrated watershed modeling for irrigated agriculture from Alqueva Dam (Portugal) on Guadiana river estuary.” MSc Water and Coastal Management, UAlg: Supervisor: T.Boski


European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research-COST: COST Action oc-2008-2-2687. Submerged Prehistoric landscapes and archaeology of the continental shelf-SPLASH.

Future Research

Objectives

To determine which feature, shore platform or sandy beach is more efficient on cliffs’ protection and, to quantify the threshold of both shore platform and sandy beaches’ slope and width to maintain the dynamic equilibrium on cliffed coasts.

- To analyze the role of soft cliffs erosion as sediment source to the nearby beaches.

- To characterize the continental shelf evolution since Last Glacial maximum.

- To determine sediment transport at inlets and their relationship with different crosssection areas.

- To define the detailed sediment transport at backbarrier beaches and its association to the forcing agents (wind, wave, currents)

- To determine sediment transport at estuarine mouths induced by tidal flow and river flow.

- To define thresholds for beach erosion and for coastal damage.

- To study the storminess evolution at the Algarve.

- To define beach recovery for beaches with different morphodynamics.

- To detail the Holocene evolution off Guadiana river, namely for the most recent periods.

- To study the behavior of embayed beaches and response (erosion/recovery) to storms.


Continuation of the existing projects previously mentioned and starting of a new one (MARINA Platform funded by the 7th Framework Program – EC). There will be 10 funded projects for 2010, including 8 national projects and 2 European funded (FP7). The overall funding from projects is about 300,000 euros/year for this Research Objective (RO). Also a large number of individual grants (namely 6 FCT grants for PhD thesis and 2 post-doc research grants) and integrated in projects will allow the continuity of the group researchers.

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Project POCTI/CTE-GEX/60278/2004 PROVENANCE – 2004 – 2009.

Project POCTI/CTE-GIN/56450/2004 PYBE " 2004 – 2009.

Project PTDC/CTE-GEX/72694/2006 - Hydrocarbon source-rock potential of the Algarve Basin - Southern Portugal. Main researcher. 2009 – 2011. €75000

Project PTDC/CLI/68488/2006 (EVEDUS) 2008-2011 total 154 000 EUR

PTDC/MAR/70249/2006) 2009 - 2012 (~160 k€

2009 – 2010 Luso-French Pessoa Project “Impact des eaux usées vis à vis des eaux continentales et littorales : cas des micropolluants » , funded by GRICES, ~ 3 k€.

5 ONGOING Phd grants


Objectives

The objectives specified below refer to the tasks 3a and 3c.

To pursue the study of sea-level and climatic proxies (micropaleontological, geochemical, palynological ) in the Southern Iberia integrating the observational science with modeling. We pretend incorporate this findings into the long term strategies of coastal mangement.

To characterize continental groundwater discharge through the coastal sea-bed and their contribution through nutrient fluxes into the Ria Formosa, based on the use of actinides, namely Radium and Radon.

To pursue the study of biostratigraphy of the Mesozoic Algarve Basin based on dinoflagellate cysts, Ordovician and Silurian biostratigraphy of the Central Iberian and Ossa Morena Zones based on acritachs and cryptospores.

To achieve the first assessment and characterization of the hydrocarbon source-rock potential of the Mesozoic Algarve Basin,

To establish the stable isotope chemostratigraphy based and its links to global climate events in the Jurassic and in the frontier between the Ordovician – Silurian (Late Ordovician Glaciation).



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Main Achievements Work task 3a. Sea-level and climate change

Substantial progresses were made in modeling of the past and projected sea-level changes in the area of Guadiana Estuary by means of behavior oriented and deterministic models. The forecast modeling was done according to IPCC scenarios. The full description of the longest borehole in Guadiana Estuary , the CM6 was concluded. CIMA organized the VII REQI or Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico attended by ca 80 researchers from 9 countries. Sea level change was one of the leading topics

Work task 3b. Numerical modelling of lithospheric processes.

Numerous contributions to GMT were made, including the ps2raster front-end for simpler conversion of PostScript to rasters and for the experimental support of GDAL input. Translation of the original FORTRAN code of the comprehensive model CM4 into C and integrated it the mgd77 GMT supplement.

Creation of a new magnetic compilation for the North Atlantic by recalculating the magnetic anomalies with the new CM4 comprehensive model. As a result of this work we were invited to integrate a team that is preparing a candidate for the next generation World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Model.Two new versions (1.4 and

1.5) versions of the Mirone package were released.

The investigation of the strike-slip/thrust fault interference in the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain and the geodynamic evolution of the entire Gulf of Cadiz regionbroought high quality results which were published

Work task 3c Marine & Coastal geochemical processes and the fate of OM.in the large spectrum of time scales

Oraganic markers studied were continued in the pos-glacial sedimentary sequence of Guadiana Estuary and published together with IRNAS (Spain) collaborating team.

The first field campaign allowed to identify the main geographical sources of submarine groundwater discharges into the Ria Formosa and to collect samples for nutrient analyses.

First record of the dinoflagellate biostratigraphy of the Algarve Basin, Toarcian to Kimmeridgian.

First account of Ordovician cryptospores of the Barrancos Schist of the Ossa Morena Zone.

Preliminary characterization of the hydrocarbon source potential of the Mesozoic Algarve Basin.

Group Productivity


Connor, S.E. 2009. Human impact – the last nail in the coffin for ancient plants? Journal of Biogeography, 36: 486-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02084.x

Marc-André Gutscher, Stephane Dominguez, Graham K. Westbrook, Pascal Gente, Nathalie Babonneau,Thierry Mulder, Eliane Gonthier, Rafael Bartolome, Joaquim Luis, Filipe Rosas, Pedro Terrinha and The Delila and DelSis Scientific Teams, Tectonic shortening and gravitational spreading in the Gulf of Cadiz accretionary wedge: Observations from multi-beam



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bathymetry and seismic profiling. Marine and Petroleum Geology Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2009, Pages 647-659

Neves, M.C. & R. G. M. Neves (2009). Flexure and seismicity across the ocean–continent transition in the Gulf of Cadiz. Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 47, Issues 2-3: 119-129, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2008.07.002

Neves, M.C., Paiva, L.T., Luis, J. (2009), Software for slip-tendency analysis in 3D: A plug-in for Coulomb Computers & Geosciences 35 (12), pp. 2345-2352.

Neves, M.C., Terrinha, P., Afilhado, A., Moulin, M., Matias, L. & Rosas, F, (2009). Response of a multi-domain continental margin to compression: study from seismic reflection - refraction and numerical modelling in the Tagus Abyssal Plain, Tectonophysics (Special Issue: role of magmatism), 468: 113-130, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.008.

P. Terrinha, L. Matias, J. Vicente, J. Duarte, J. Luís, L. Pinheiro, N. Lourenço, S. Diez, F. Rosas, V. Magalhães, V. Valadares, N. Zitellini, C. Roque, L. Mendes Víctor and MATESPRO Team (2009), Morphotectonics and strain partitioning at the Iberia–Africa plate boundary from multibeam and seismic reflection data. Marine Geology, Volume 267, Issues 3-4, 15 December 2009, Pages 156-174.

PEREIRA, Z., MATOS, J., FERNANDES, P., OLIVEIRA, J.T., 2007. Devonian and Carboniferous palynostratigraphy of the South Portuguese Zone, Portugal - An overview. Comunicações Geológicas, tomo 94, pp. 53-79.

Polvillo O., González-Pérez J.A., Boski T. , Gonzalez-Vila J.F., (2009) - Structural features of humic acids from a sedimentary sequence in the Guadiana estuary (Portugal-Spain border). Organic Geochemistry. 40, 20-28 doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.09.010

Relvas,P., J. Luis, and A. M. P. Santos (2009), Importance of the mesoscale in the decadal changes observed in the northern Canary upwelling system, Geophys. Res.Lett., 36,L22601,doi:10.1029/2009GL040504.

Rodrigues B., D. Moura, N. Machado & C. Veiga-Pires (2009). Variability of detrital zircons from beaches and rivers in the western Algarve region – South Portugal. Thalassas 25 (2), 41-46.

Books edited

Boski T., Moura D., Gomes A., O futuro do ambiente da Península Ibérica: as lições do passado geológico recente. Livro de resumos. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Livro de Resumos, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, 317p. ISBN 978-989-95636-4-3

Gomes A.,Boski T., Moura D., Field Guide of the VII Iberian Quaternary Meeting. Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, 74 p. ISBN 978-989-95636-4-3

Oliveira, J.T., Fernandes, P., Pereira, Z. & Borges, M. (Eds.)CIMP Faro'09 II Joint Meeting of Spores/Pollen and AcritarchSubcommissions, 2009. Palynostratigraphy contributions to understandthe Southwest Portugal and the Algarve Basin Geology, Portugal. PostMeeting Field-Trip.. 57 p.



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Paulo Fernandes, Zélia Pereira, José Tomás Oliveira, Geoffrey Clayton& Reed Wicander (Eds.), 2009. Book of abstracts. CIMP Faro'09 II Joint Meeting of Spores/Pollen and Acritarch Subcommissions. 94 p.


Boski T., Angulo R. J.,. de Souza M. C. Relação entre as idades de formação dos espodossolos e da barreira progradante holocênica de Volta Velha, Itapoá, sul do Brasil. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Livro de Resumos, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, pp. 211-215.

Connor, S.E. and Boski, T. 2009. Late Quaternary temperature and precipitation changes in Portugal: a first attempt at quantitative reconstruction from pollen records. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Livro de Resumos, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, pp. 133-137.

Connor, S.E. and Kvavadze, E.V. 2009. Modern pollen maps for Georgia, Caucasus. In: S. Panjiotidis and E. Syropoulou (eds.) Pollen Monitoring Programme 7th International Meeting Book of Abstracts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Taxiarchis, 22-27 April 2009. pp. 46-47.

Fernandes. P., Pereira, Z., Oliveira, J. T., Chayton, G. & Wicander,R. (Eds.) CIMP Faro'09 II Joint Meeting of Spores/Pollen and Acritarch Subcommissions. pp. 75-78.

Kvavadze, E.V, Connor, S.E., Chichinadze, M. and Martkoplishvili, I. 2009. Long-distance-transported pollen in trap material from the Lagodekhi Reservation, Georgia. In: S. Panjiotidis and E. Syropoulou (eds.) Pollen Monitoring Programme 7th International Meeting Book of Abstracts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Taxiarchis, 22-27 April 2009. pp. 22-25.

Lopes, G., Pereira, Z., Fernandes, P., Piçarra, J. M. & Oliveira, J.T., 2009. Silurian to Lower Devonian Palynomorphs from the Barrancos region, Ossa Morena Zone, Portugal. In: Fernandes. P., Pereira, Z.,Oliveira, J. T., Chayton, G. & Wicander, R. (Eds.) CIMP Faro'09 II Joint Meeting of Spores/Pollen and Acritarch Subcommissions. pp. 63-68.

Monteiro, C., Neves, M.C., Rosas, F., Terrinha, P., Matias, L., Numerical modelling of the interaction between the allochthonous unit and thrust faulting in the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain, Gulf of Cadiz. First Spain-China Symposium on Geophysical & Geochemical Geosystems (SG3). Zaragoza, 22-25 june, 2009.

Neves, M.C., Monteiro, Matias, L C., Rosas, F., Terrinha, P., Cenozoic evolution of the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary west of Strait of Gibraltar: mechanical models based on kinematic constraints. Plate Motion and Plate Boundaries (G11) ID709600, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 14-18 December, 2009

Pereira, Z., Matos, J., Fernandes, P., Jorge, R. & Oliveira, J. T.,2009. New Lower Givetian age Miospores of the Phyllite-Quartzite Group (São Francisco da Serra Anticline, Iberian Pyrite Belt - Portugal. In:

Pereira, Z., Matos, J., Fernandes, P., Oliveira, T., 2008. New data onthe late Famennian miospore assemblage of the Cercal Anticline (westernmost Iberian Pyrite Belt area), Portugal.



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Abstract Volume of12th International Palynological Congress (IPC-XII 2008) and 8th International Organisation of Palaeobotany Conference (IOPC-VIII2008), Bonne, 219-220.

Sacadura M. J., Boski T. . Balanço da Preservação de Carbono Orgânico na Ria Formosa, usando Cartografia de Unidades Geo-Ambientais .VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Livro de Resumos, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, pp. 285-290.

Sampath, D.M.R., Loureiro, C., Boski, T., Gomes, A. I., 2009, MORPHOLOGICAL Evolution Of The Guadiana Estuary Under Changing Sea Level: Consideration Of Past Trends For Future Evolution Forecast. Vii Reunião Do Quaternário Ibérico. 5-9 October, 2009, Faro, Portugal

Sampath, DMR., Boski., T., 2009. An integrated assessment for delimiting set-back lines for coastal erosion hazards for the coastline adjacent to the Guadiana Estuary, Portugal/Spain border, 5th Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference, 26-28 March, 2009.

Silva P. L., Gabriel S., Martins F.. Aplicação e um modelo matemático para a Evolução morfodinâmica de Estuários a Longo Prazo Associada ass Alterações Climáticas. VII Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Livro de Resumos, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 5-9 October 2009, pp. 291-296.

Veiga-Pires C. & G. St-Onge, Eds (2009). 1st METECH workshop – From deep-sea to coastal zones: Methods and Techniques for studying Palaeoenvironments. 1st METECH Proceedings. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 5. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/5/1/011001, http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/ees

Veiga-Pires C. & N. Mestre (2009). Is it possible to use "twin cores" as a unique sedimentary record? An experimental design based on sediment color. In 1st METECH workshop – From deep-sea to coastal zones: Methods and Techniques for studying Palaeoenvironments. 1st METECH Proceedings. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 5 . doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/5/1/012001, http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/ees


5 - 9th October 2009 CIMA organized the VII REQI or Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico attended by ca 80 researchers from 9 countries. Sea level change was one of the leading topics. The conference was followed by 2 day fieldtrip along the Algarve and Alentejo Coastal Zone. Attended by 82 researchers from 9 countries

20 – 24, September CIMA organized the international meting CIMP Faro’09 – II Joint Meeting of the Spore/Pollen and Arcitach subcommissions. Attended by 48 reserchers from 10 countries


Université de Bordeaux (France) and Université du Québec à Trois Rivières (Canada) through the joint development of an e-learning program based on study cases for the Université Virtuelle en Environnement et Développement Durable (UVED).



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EPOCH research Center (France) through the Luso-French project on metal contaminants.

GEOTOP research center (Canada) and Université du Québec à Rismouski (Canada) through the edition of the proceedings of the 1st METECH workshop.

Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) through the Project on Submarine groudwater discharges.

Involvement in international scientific projects

IGCP Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian Biomes (director: Prof. Sandy Harrison, Bristol University). See http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/EMBSECBIO

Pollen Monitoring Programme (director: Dr Sheila Hicks, University of Oulu). See http://pmp.oulu.fi

Global PalaeoFire Working Group (directors: Prof. Sandy Harrison and Dr Mitchell Power). See http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/QUEST_IGBP_Global_Palaeofire_WG/

Initiation of collaborative research with Brazilian Universities of Natal and Curitiba

Continuation of collaboration with Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Geological Survey. Tomasz Boski begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting was Erasmus Mundus visiting scholar of these institutions and delivered 4 invited conferences on sea-level change and Carbon cycle.

Collaboration with the Department of Geology of the University of Dublin – Trinity College (Profs Geoffrey Clayton, Dave Chew and Dr. Robbie Goodhue). Collaboration with Dr. Jim Riding from the British Geological Survey and Dr. Hartmut Jager from the Georesources, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

MACOMA - consortium (I, RU, S, PT) of universities for Erasmus Mundus joint PhD course.

Future Research

Objectives We expect to conclude the sea-level rise modeling for Guadiana Estuary by the end of the current year and depending on the outcome of the proposed projects (DRIMCOAST and SIHER to extend the methodology to other sectors of Algarve Coast and NE Brazilian coast. The latter wil be effectively implemented in the framwork of the approved bilateral exchange project. New sea-level reconstruction tool aiming in the establishment of transfer functions will be developed through the study of contemporaneous and fossil diatoms

Paleoclimatic pollen-based studies for the the reconstruction of Late Quaternary and Holocene climates in Iberia will be re-initiated in the Alentejo coastal fringe, while the search for are suitable site in Algarve will continue within the project SWIRL. Also the paloclimatic studies will be continued in Black Sea & Mediterranean Basins.

Use the actinides radio-isotopes and water stable isotopes for 1) identifying and quantifying the submarine Groundwater discharges and 2) reconstruct last ~200 kyrs paleoclimate in the Algarve region.



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In terms of long term geological scale the low temperature thermochronology research effort will pursued and applied to the Cenozoic Bassins of S. Iberia.

Special efforts will be mase to publish the obtained results in international journals (4-5 papers expected)


EVEDUS - 45 000 EUR remaining for execution

Project PTDC/CTE-GEX/72694/2006 - Hydrocarbon source-rock potential of the Algarve Basin - Southern Portugal. 2009 – 2011. €75000.

Newly approved:

(PTDC/AAC-CLI/100916/2008), 2010 – 2013 “Temperatura, regime de precipitação e condições do solo no Sudoeste da Península Ibérica num clima mais quente - ìndices do passado”, funded by Fundação para a Cência e Tecnologia ~ 180 k€

PTDC/AAC-CLI/108518/2008, The southwest Iberian record of land vegetation and climate during the Quaternary SWIRL - 40 000 EUR

RG-Algarve-350-2325) Research Objective IV - Impact of Environmental Processes


FISHEST - PTDC/MAR/64982/2006 - Spatial and temporal variability of fish assemblages in different estuarine habitats: dependence, adaptive plasticity and resilience, coordinator institute: FCL (2008-2010), FCT, 185.950 euros.

MADYCOS – PTDC/ECM/66484/2006, Análise multidisciplinar integrada da dinâmica sedimentar e da contaminação fecal em sistemas costeiros de regime intermitente, 7592 euros, coordinator institution: LNEC (2008-2010), FCT

RISE – Rede de Investigação do Sudoeste Europeu – INTEREG – (2009-2011) - 11000€

Membrane technology to treat effluents with metal nanoparticles - PTDC/ECM/102244/2008 – FCT - (2010-2012) – 136351€



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PORTO NOVO: WATER QUALITY IN HARBOURS- Atlantic Area Programme - approved November 2009 (2010-2012) – 142188€.

FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES – 247559 MARIE CURIE ACTIONS (2010-2012) - GENERA Approved December 2009 – 54000€:


Objectives

a) Assessment of contaminants and multibiomarker approach

This research line aims to assess environmental quality of marine resources and establish if there are adverse biological responses associated to different sources of anthropogenic contamination.

b) Passive samplers to assess contaminant load in aquatic environments

Application of Polar Organic Compounds Integrative Sampler (POCIS) and diffusive gradient in thin film technique (DGTs) were used in close collaboration with the University of Bordeaux - to evaluate active pharmaceutical ingredients and metals respectively in water and sediment loads.

c) Proteomic and genomic approach to study the effects of contaminants

This research line aims to understand the mechanisms of molecular and subcellular interactions with pollutants using the proteomic approach. M. galloprovincialis were exposed to several single contaminants Benzopyrene (BaP) and Cu) as well as to binary mixtures of BaP and different Cu concentrations, changes in the proteome were studied by classical silver staining proteomic and bioinformatics. Furthermore, this approach was also applied to field studies, especially in the clam Scrobicularia plana and the worm Nereis diversicolor collected from the Ria Formosa lagoon and Guadiana Estuary. Differently expressed proteins will be identified by mass spectrometry aiming to develop new biomarkers of exposure.

d)Evaluation of emergent contaminants (nanoparticles and pharmaceutical compounds)

This research aims to determine the effects of metallic nanoparticles on the mussel M. galloprovincialis using several biomarkers of exposure and damage, including DNA damage, alterations in enzymatic defenses, lipid peroxidation, metallothionein induction, protein oxidation and proteomic modification, in two tissues, the digestive gland and gills. Additionally, the accumulation of Cu and Ag NPs will be studied through time in mussels, as well as their distribution in tissues. Drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients are another class of emergent contaminants studied within this line of research. The impact of active pharmaceutical ingredients (ibuprofen) was studied in M. galloprovincialis in several contamination experiments.

e)Evaluation of contaminants in human health

This research line aims to describe the degree of individual prenatal exposures to environmental polluting agents and the internal doses of these polluting agents during



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gestation to birth, a pilot survey of the effects of metals in newborn children, whose mothers live in areas with distinct environmental susceptibilities in the Algarve.

Health impact evaluation included the assessment of different contaminants in samples of umbilical cord blood that were collected during birth.

Data were related to a predesigned questionnaire that included general personal data; general health status; data on the newborn; data on occupational and/or environmental sources of metal exposure; potential sources of recent environmental exposure; dietary history; smoking habits.

Main Achievements 3. Main Achievements (4000 ca.)

a) Assessment of contaminants and multibiomarker approach

The application of a battery of biomarkers were able to differentiate spatial and seasonal responses of several species (mussels, clams and worms) along the south coast of Portugal showing that contamination is not homogeneous, reflecting not only different competition, origin and intensity of contamination, but also different environmental conditions. Based in this study, it was possible to select the most suitable biomarkers, contaminants and sites to study the effect of contaminants. This is very important for future toxicological monitoring studies on Portuguese coastal environments.

b) Passive samplers to assess contaminant load in aquatic environments

POCIS analysis indicate a large presence of different active pharmaceutical ingredients in Portuguese rivers, where as observed Arade river presents a higher diversity and concentrations comparing to Guadiana river, the APIs most detected were the antiasmatic teofiline, the analgesic ibuprofen (Arade) and Paracetamol (Guadiana) and antiepileptic carbamazepine

c) Proteomic and genomic approach to study the effects of contaminants

Protein expression signatures were characterized in the clam Ruditapes decussates after Cd and nonylphenol exposure. Results demonstrate that both contaminants interfere with the cytoskeletal structure/function, cell maintenance and stress response, metabolism and signal transduction. The results also confirmed that both contaminants generate ROS in R. decussatus. The distinct patterns were obtained for ubiquitination and carbonylation after exposure to these pollutants.

The proteomic approach was able to identify changes at protein level of several contaminants (BaP, Cu and binary mixtures) and which are present in anthropogenic impacted coastal environments or chemical species present in extreme environments (hydrothermal vents).

After application of proteomic analysis to mussels exposed to nanocopper, significant differences were found in protein expression profiles of gills and digestive gland, according to different tissue function and contaminant accumulation, with several induced and inhibited spots.

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Concerning the pharmaceutical Ibuprofen (IBU) exposure treatment major results show that IBU acts as a pro-oxidant agent, inducing oxidative stress on mussels’ gills and digestive gland after 7 days IBU exposure. SOD and GR enzymes are significantly enhanced after the first week comparing to controls, followed by a significant decrease until the end of the experiment.

e) Evaluation of contaminants in human health

Regarding the study of contaminants in human matrices, a new sampling campaign were carried out with the collaboration of the Hospital Distrital de Faro, where new and improved questionnaires were developed, to better correlate the data obtained and the exposure pathways.

Group Productivity


Ahmad I., Maria V.L., Pacheco M., Santos, M.A. (2009). Juvenile sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant responses following 17β-estradiol exposure. Ecotoxicology 18 (8):974-82. Doi: 10.1007/s10646-009-0369-3 (Impact Factor: 2.355).

Azevedo, J. S; Serafim, M.A; R., Company; Braga, E. S; Fávaro, D. I; Bebianno, M. J. 2009. Biomarkers of exposure to metal contaminantion and lipid peroxidation in the benthic fish Cathorops spixii from two estuaries in South America, Brazil. Ecotoxicology 18, 8: 11001 - 1010. (Impact Factor: 2.355).

Bebianno, M. J; Barreira, L.. 2009. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations and biomarker responses in the clam Ruditapes decussatus transplanted in the Ria Formosa lagoon", Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72, 10: 1849 - 1860. doi:10.1016/ j.ecoenv.2009.03.016 (Impact Factor: 2.590).

Chora S., Starita-Geribaldi M., Guigonis JM, Samson M., Roméo M. and Bebianno MJ, 2009. “Effect of cadmium in the clam Ruditapes decussatus assessed by proteomic analysis”. Aquatic Toxicology, 94(4): 300-308. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.07.014, (Impact Factor: 3,517).

Cravo, A.; Lopes, B.; Serafim, M.A; R., Company; Barreira, L.; Gomes, T.; Bebianno, M. J. 2009. "A multibiomarker approach in Mytilus galloprovincialis to assess", Journal of Environmental Monitoring 11, 1: 1673 - 1686.DOI: 10.1039/b909846a. (Impact Factor: 1.989).

Fernandes, D.; Bebianno, M. J; Porte, C. 2009. Assessing pollutant exposure in cultured and wild sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Iberian Peninsula, Ecotoxicology 18, 8: 1043 - 1050. (Impact Factor: 2.355).

Fonseca, V., A. Serafim, R. Company, M.J. Bebianno & H. Cabral (2009). Effect of copper exposure on growth, condition indices and biomarker response in juvenile sole Solea senegalensis. Scientia Marina, 73(1): 51-58. doi: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73.n1051 (impact factor: 1.075)

Gomes, T.; Gonzalez-Rey, M.; Bebianno, M. J. (2009). Incidence of intersex in male clams Scrobicularia plana in the Guadiana Estuary (Portugal). Ecotoxicology. 18: 1104–1109. DOI 10.1007/s10646-009-0359-5 (impact factor: 2.355)



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Maria V.L., Santos M.A., Bebianno M.J. (2009). Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity in Mytilus galloprovincialis Cross transplanted at Ria Formosa Lagoon (Southern, Portugal). Ecotoxicology. 18 (8): 1018-28. Doi:10.1007/s10646-009-0361-y (Impact Factor: 2.355).

Maria V.L., Santos M.A., Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Contaminant Effects in Shore Crabs (Carcinus maenas) from Ria Formosa Lagoon. Comparative Biochemistry and Pharmacology, part C 150 (2):196-208. doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.04.013 (Impact Factor: 2.530).

Maria, V.L., Ahmad, I., Oliveira, M., Serafim, A., Bebianno, M.J., Pacheco, M., Santos, M.A. (2009). Wild Juvenile Dicentrarchus labrax L. Liver Antioxidant and Damage Responses at Aveiro Lagoon –Portugal. Ecotoxicology Environmental and Safety 72 (7):1861-70. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.06.001 (Impact Factor: 2.590).

Oliveira M., Maria V.L., Ahmad I, A. Serafim, M.J. Bebianno, Pacheco M., Santos M.A. (2009) Environmental Contamination Assessment combining Non Enzymatic and Enzymatic Defenses with Peroxidative and Genetic Damage in gill of Liza aurata – A Case Study of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal). Environmental Pollution 157(3):959-67. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.10.019 (Impact Factor: 3.135).

Oliveira, M., Ahmad, I., Maria, V.L., Pacheco, M., Santos, M.A. (2009). Monitoring pollution of coastal lagoon using Liza aurata kidney oxidative stress and genetic endpoints: an integrated biomarker approach. Ecotoxicology. Doi:10.1007/s10646-009-0436-9 (Impact Factor: 2.355).

Oliveira, M., Ahmad, I., Maria, V.L., Serafim, A., Bebianno, M.J., Pacheco, M., Santos, M.A. (2009). Hepatic metallothionein concentrations in the golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) - relationship with environmental metal concentrations in a metal-contaminated coastal system in Portugal. Marine Environmental Research 157 (3): 959-967. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.10.012 (Impact Factor: 2.032).

Serafim, A. & Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Metallothionein role in the kinetic model of copper accumulation and elimination in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. Environmental Research, 109(4):390-399. doi; 10.1016/j.envres.2009.03.001 (Impact Factor: 3.038)


Chora S.,; Bebianno, M. J; M., Roméo. 2009. Analysis of Proteins from Marine Molluscs. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Two Dimensional Electrophoresis Protocols,, ed. David Sheehan and Raymond Tyther , 6 - 12. . New York: Humana Press, a part of Springer Science Business Media, LLC. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-281-6_12

Chora S., Starita-Geribaldi M., Guigonis JM, Samson M., Roméo M. and Bebianno MJ. « Changes in protein expression profiles in the clam Ruditapes decussatus exposed to cadmium and nonylphenol” - 15th PRIMO, France, Bordeaux, 17-20 May 2009.

Chora S., Starita-Geribaldi M., Guigonis JM, Samson M., Roméo M. and Bebianno MJ. “Effect of cadmium and nonylphenol in the clam Ruditapes decussatus assessed by proteomics”. 1st ICAP-ProCura joint meeting - Sep 30-Oct 3, 2009 – Caparica, Portugal



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Company, R., Serafim, A., Antúnez, O., Torreblanca, A., Cajaraville, M. & Bebianno, M.J. (2009). 2-D Difference Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE) evaluation of hydrothermal vent mussels Bathymodiolus azoricus exposed to cadmium. 5th Congress of the Portuguese Preoteomics Network (PROCURA) and 1st International Congress on Analytical Proteomics (ICAP). 30 September – 3 October. Costa de Caparica (Portugal).

Company, R, Serafim, A. Bebianno, M.J., Cajaraville, M., Antúnez, O., Torreblanca, A. (2009). Effect of different hydrothermal vent conditions in the proteome of vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus. 6-10 September, Innsbruck (Finland).

Company, R., Serafim, S., Antunez, O., Torreblanca, A., Cajaraville, M. & Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Effects of cadmium in protein expression profiles in the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus. 15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 15). 17-29 May. Bordeaux (France).

Company, R., Felícia, H., Serafim, A., Almeida, A.J., Biscoito, M. & Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Metal concentrations and metallothionein levels in deep-sea fishes from Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vents. 15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 15). 17-29 May. Bordeaux (France).

Gomes, T., Gonzalez-Rey, M., Chora, S., Bebianno M. J. “Application of proteomic analysis to assess the effects of metals in the clam Scrobicularia plana and the polychaete Nereis diversicolor”. “15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms”. 17-20 May, Bordeaux (France).

Gomes, T., Bebianno M. J. “Effects of copper nanoparticles in Mytilus galloprovincialis”. “15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms”. 17-20 May, Bordeaux (France).

Gomes, T., Chora, S., Bebianno, M. J.. “Proteomic analysis of the effects of copper nanoparticles in Mytilus galloprovincialis”. “5th Congress of the Portuguese Proteomics Network – ProCura and 1st International Congress on Analytical Proteomics - ICAP”. 30 September to 3 October. Costa da Caparica (Portugal).

Maria V.L., Santos M.A., Bebianno M.J. Contaminant Effects in Shore Crabs (Carcinus maenas) from Ria Formosa Lagoon. 46th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology from September 13th to 16th, 2009 in Dresden, Germany; http://www.eurotox2009.org/home.asp

Pereira, C. Gomes, T. Cardoso, C. Pereira R., Cravo, A. Bebianno M. J. (2009). “Endocrine disruption and oxidative stress in Ruditapes decussates”. Poster apresentado no “15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms”, 17-20 May, Bordeaux (France).

Pereira, C., Gomes, T., Cardoso, C., Pereira, R., Almeida, A., Cravo, A. Bebianno, M. J. (2009). “Assessment of environmental quality in the Ria Formosa Lagoon using Ruditapes decussatus”. “15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms”. 17-20 May, Bordeaux (France).

Rocha, T. L., Gomes, T. C., Cardoso, C., Pereira, R., Pereira, C., Cravo, A., Bebianno, M. J. (2009). Variação Sazonal na Actividade da Acetilcolinesterase em Ruditapes decussatus da Ria



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Formosa, Portugal. XVI Congresso Brasileiro de Toxicologia, 10 – 14 Outubro, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.

Serafim, A., Company, R., Rosa, J., Alves, J. & Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Assessment of Metals and Metal Exposure Biomarkers in umbilical chord blood of newborn infants from South Portugal. 14th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment. August 30 to September 4, Metz (France).

Serafim, A., Company, R., Lopes , B., Fonseca, V.F., Bebianno, M.J., Cabral, H.N. (2009). Biomarkers response in three fish species from two polluted impacted estuaries (Tejo and Aveiro) in Portugal. 14th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment. August 30 to September 4, Metz (France).


Serafim, A., Company, R., Rosa, J., Alves, J., Bebianno, M.J. (2009). Avalição de metais e de biomarcadores metálicos no sangue do cordão umbilical de recém-nascidos na zona do Algarve. 2º Congresso Ibérico de Tabacologia, 21-23 May, Lisboa (Portugal).


Belisandra Maria Martins Lopes, “Avaliação da contaminação por hidrocarbonetos do petróleo em mexilhões Mytilus galloprovincialis da costa Sul de Portugal. O sistema MFO como biomarcador de contaminação”. PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Area of Aquatic Environment, University of Algarve University, 2009 – M. J. Bebianno (supervisor).

Suze Chainho Chora, Study of the effects of contaminants in a sentinel species, the clam Ruditapes decussatus, through protein expression analysis: Application to marine environment monitoring. PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Area of Aquatic Environment, University of Algarve University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 2009 – M. J. Bebianno (Supervisor for the University of Algarve & M. Roméo (supervisor for the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis).

Catarina Alexandra Guerreiro Pereira, Master thesis completed: “Estudo de ALP como Biomarcador de Disrupção Endócrina em Mytilus galloprovincialis”, Msc Thesis on Marine and Costals Studies (EMAC)I University of Algarve, 2009- A. Cravo (supervisor).

Almeida , A. C. (2009). DNA damage in two bivalve species Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ruditapes decussatus from the south coast of Portugal”. Msc Thesis on Marine and Costals Studies (EMAC)I University of Algarve, 2009- A. Cravo (supervisor).


15th International Symposium on Pollutants Responses in Marine Organisms, University of Bordeaux, and University of Le Havre, Bordeaux, 17-20 Maio 2009 – M. J. Bebianno (Scientific Commitee).



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II Internacional Amonet Meeting - Women Empowerment in Science, Amonet; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,Lisbon 12-13 Outubro 2009 – M. J. Bebianno (Organizing & Scientific Committee.


Collaboration of M. J. Bebianno with:

Dr. M. Roméo (ISOMER), University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis on the joint PhD theses of S. Chora.

Dr A. Torreblanca Department if Biology of University of Valencia, C. Minier University of Bordeaux, M. Cajaraville University of the Bask Country and Dr D. Sheehan University of Cork as co-supervision of R. Company Pos-Doc

Cooperation with Prof. Jose-luis Gomez Arisa from the University of Huelva and Julian Blasco from CSIC of Cadiz under the RISE project

Cooperation with Prof Philipe le Coutoumier and Prof Helene Budzinski of the University of Bordeaux under the bilateral agreement Pessoa Funded by FCT.

Msc Supervision

Mara-Abu Raya – Assessment of metal contamination in gastropods, Strombus latus, from Porto Grande Bay of Saint Vincent Island, Cape Verde – Proteomic Approach - MsC on Marine Resources and Coastal Management – M. J. Bebianno (supervisor).

Neusa Pinheiro – Assessment of PAHs contamination in fish from Porto Grande Bay of Saint Vincent Island, Cape Verde – Proteomic Approach - MsC on Marine Resources and Coastal Management – M. J. Bebianno (supervisor)

Participation in PhD vivas and other international committees

Aourell Mauffret . Destino y efecto de tensioactivos en el medio marino, 2009. PhD Theses im Marine Sciences, University of Cadiz (Spain) - M. J. Bebianno.

Julie Letendre - Effets combinés de l'intertidalité et de la contamination chimique chez Mytilus edulis: Mécanismes enzymatiques anti-oxydants et approche protéomique, 2009. PhD Theses on Biology of organisms. Ecotoxicology-Ecophisiology - Université du Havre (France) - M. J. Bebianno.

Sara Tedesco. Redox proteomic investigation of the mussel Mytilus edulis in Ecotoxicology, 2009. PhD Theses on Biochemistry - University College Cork (Ireland) - M. J. Bebianno.

Erkuden Perez Carrera. Distribución y reactividad de contaminantes orgânicos regulados y emergentes en sistemas hydricos superficiales y subterrâneos , 2009. PhD Theses on Chemistry – Physics Universidade de Cadiz (Spain) - M. J. Bebianno.



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Soren Nors Nielsen, 2009 – Agregation at the Department of Zoology of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) - M. J. Bebianno.

Member of the Panel to select a Full Professor in the Area of Chemistry- Physics of the Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences of the University of Cadiz (Spain) - - M. J. Bebianno.

Government/Organization contract research

Câmara de Olhão – contract research to access the impact of sewage in the Ria Formosa lagoon

Câmara de Portimão – contract research to support MsC theses of the University of Cape Verde.

Future Research

Objectives The future research of the EEC group within scientific objective IV of CIMA will remain focused on aquatic problematic areas but making use of state of the art technologies available such as proteomic and genomic approaches. Future research will also comprise innovative fields of ecotoxicology such as emergent pollutants like nanoparticles and pharmaceutical compounds introduced in aquatic environments whose effects remain largely unknown in aquatic organisms. This group will continue expanding its research to studying the impact of contaminants present in the environment on the human health. Also Effects of endocrine disruptor and of genotoxic compounds in marine invertebrate organisms in marine invertebrate organisms will be developed.

Future research will focus toxicological effects evaluation in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, when exposed to distinct concentrations and/or mixtures of three APIs, followed by their respective detection

on hospital and domestic effluents. The study will focus on the effects regarding the balance between antioxidant and pro-oxidant agents (antioxidant enzymes activities or substrates levels induction/increase or inhibition/ depletion); gene and protein expression up and down-regulation. DNA region or gene specific oligonucleotides immobilization in ordered matrix allows attaining DNA microarrays or chips. On the other hand, a holistic proteome (all proteins comprised in the genome) expression will also allow protein (or their respective encoding genes) identification; since each protein involved in whichever molecular processes caused by API action can be compared through their expression before and after exposure. Effects of endocrine disruptor compounds in marine invertebrate organisms as well as effects of genotoxic compounds in marine invertebrate organisms will be investigated.



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Also, the specific adaptations of hydrothermal vent organisms to extreme environmental conditions are still under much debate. Future research will focus on proteomic and genomic tools to investigate both proteins and genes involved in the resistance of hydrothermal vent organisms to naturally high levels of contaminants in Mid Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vents. It is proposed to apply 2D DIGE technology to further investigate protein expression profiles of B. azoricus in response to metal contamination. On the other hand, q-RT-PCR technology can efficiently quantify the gene expression in organisms exposed

likewise to different environmental characteristics or also as a response to the presence of contaminants. Because the detoxification mechanisms of hydrothermal vent mussels are still poorly understood, it will also proposed to study the localization of metal granules in the digestive gland of B. azoricus using autometallography, both in natural populations of B. azoricus from MAR vent sites and in metal exposed mussels. Also immunohistochemistry techniques will be used to identify in situ several antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and GPx).


RISE – Rede de Investigação do Sudoeste Europeu – INTEREG – (2009-2011) - 11000€

Impact des micropolluants des eaux usées en milieu continental et côtier – Bilateral Agreement between University of Bordeaux and University of Algarve (2009- 2010)– 3600€

Membrane technology to treat effluents with metal nanoparticles - PTDC/ECM/102244/2008 – FCT - (2010-2012) – 136351€

PORTO NOVO : WATER QUALITY IN HARBOURS- Atlantic Area Programme - approved November 2009 (2010-2012) – 142188€.

Pending funded requested at national (FCT- 5 projects) and EU level (2 projects) – 2 760 000€

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