|back to unit homepage| 1. personal data 2. academic degree 3. area of scientific activity 4. research projects 5. membership in scientific societies 6. referee and editor of scientific journals 7. publications 8. supervising theses 9. language skills 10. other information 1. personal data back to main menu   name JOANA MATEUS PATRÍCIO address European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Unit D4 - Fisheries Control and Inspections; J99 01/096,B-1049 Brussels, Belgium contact data tel. +3222963551(direct) fax. email joana.patricio@ec.europa.eu   2. academic degree back to main menu   year academic degree scientific area institution 1999 Graduation Biology University of Coimbra 2002 MSc Ecology University of Coimbra 2005 PhD Ecology University of Coimbra   3. area of scientific activity back to main menu   domain of specialization Marine and Coastal Ecology   present investigation interests Common Fisheries Policy; Fisheries Control and Inspection; Marine and coastal ecology; Management and monitoring of marine and coastal systems; Ecological indicators to assess environmental quality; Marine Strategy Framework Directive and Water Framework Directive implementation; Complex Systems Ecology; Network Analysis; Food-webs; Ecosystem services (e.g. water quality, biodiversity assets, carbon sequestration).   other skills/activities TEACHING EXPERIENCE Post-graduate level 2014: Lectures - Advanced course in Coastal Ecology and Management, UFBA, Brazil 2014, 2015: Lectures - Scientific Writing, UEPB, Brazil. 2012, 2013: Lectures and practical classes - Advanced Course on Estuarine Ecology, UEPB, Brazil. 2008-2012: Lectures and practical classes – International Advanced Course on Environmental Quality Assessment and Management (3rd cycle in the Bologna Process), University of Coimbra, Portugal. 2006: Lectures and practical classes – M.Sc. in Ecology of Estuarine Macroinvertebrates, University of Évora, Portugal. 2004: Lectures and practical classes – M.Sc. in Animal Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal. 2002: Session “Ecopath with Ecosim 4.0” in the course “Principles of pollution abatement. Integrating ecology with industry towards a sustainable society” Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Undergraduate level 2008-2013: Lectures and practical classes of the discipline “Marine Biology and Ecology”, Dep. of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal. 2000-2007: Lectures and practical classes of the discipline “Hydrobiology”, Dep. of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Portugal. 2004-2006: Intensive Course “The role of Ascendency as ecological indicator”, University del Mar – Murcia, Spain. 2005: Lectures and practical classes of the discipline “Hydrobiology”, Instituto Superior de Educação, Praia, Cape Verde. .......... SCIENCE & COMMUNITY 2008-2013: organisation of several activities with the children/young adults of local schools to promote Science (ecology of estuaries and coasts) and Science Communication.   4. coordination/participation of research projects back to main menu   With Portuguese national financial support AS COORDINATOR: Title: EXTREMIS – Effects of extreme freshwater input fluctuations on the ecological status assessment in estuarine ecosystem. The benthic perspectives. Duration: 2008-2010 Funding: Fundo de investimento da Universidade de Coimbra Coordinator: Joana Mateus Patrício As Team Member: Title: INPACTAR- - Long-term effects of intersexuality and other impacts on populations of Echinogammarus marinus Duration: 2011-2014 Funding: FCT, Portugal (PTDC/MAR/111537/2009; 168 287€) Coordinator: Irene Martins (IMAR-CMA) Title: CleF - The combined impacts of invasion and climate change on coastal ecosystem functioning Duration: 2011-2014 Support: FCT, Portugal (Proposal/Contract: PTDC/AAC-AMB/102866/2008). Requested Funding: 155.724,00€ Coordinator: Francisco Arenas Parra, Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) Title: 3M_RECITAL - ESTUÁRIOS DO MINHO, MONDEGO E MIRA, observatórios: Variações do estado ecológico a longo prazo originadas por pressões naturais e humanas. implicações na gestão e recuperação Duration: 2011-2014 Support: FCT, Portugal (Proposal/Contract nº LTER/BIA-BEC/0019/2009). Funding: 199.932,00 €. Coordinator: João Carlos Sousa Marques (University of Coimbra, Portugal) Title: LusoMarBol - Integrating molecular approaches into marine biodiversity research in Portugal: Implementing DNA barcoding and investigating phylogeographic patterns Duration: 2008-2011 Support: FCT (Proposal/Contract nº PTDC/MAR/69892/2006) Coordinator: Filipe Costa (FCT-UNL). Title: BIOMA - Rede de Competência em Biónica sobre as Ciências do Mar na Região Centro de Portugal. Duration: 2008 Funding: Program ICENTRO – Programa Regional de Acções Inovadoras da Região do Centro de Portugal 2006/2007 (n.º CCI 2005 PT 16 0 PP 002, European Comission) Coordinator: CITEVE – Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal Title: RECONNECT (System dynamic response to an ample artificial RE-establishment of the upstream CONNECTion between the two arms of the Mondego estuary (Portugal): Implications for recovery, ecological quality status, and management) Duration: 2008-2011 Funding: FCT (contract: PTDC/MAR/64627/2006) Coordinator: João Carlos Marques Title: EFICAS (Effects of natural stress generated by freshwater discharges in the benthic invertebrate estuarine communities and its influence on the assessment of the benthic ecological status) Duration: 2005-2008 Funding: FCT (contract nº POCI/MAR/61324/2004) Coordinator: João Carlos Marques Title: DYNAMOD (Dynamic model of stress induced changes on biological communities) Duration: 2002-2006 Funding: FCT (POCTI/MGS/37431/2001) Coordinator: João Carlos Marques (IMAR-CIC) Title: Ecological adaptation and genetic divergence in changing sandy shores. Concepts and guidelines for beach protection and management. Duration: 2000-2002 Funding: FCT (POCTI/CTA/36553/99) Coordinator: João Carlos Marques (IMAR-CIC) With international financial support AS COORDINATOR Title: What may we learn from ecological functioning in tropical ecosystems (Paraíba, Brazil)? Assessment of anthropogenic and natural effects. Duration: 2013-2015 Funding: CNPq and CAPES, Brazil (R$ 269 165) Coordinator: Joana Patrício (IMAR-CMA, Portugal) and Ana Lúcia Vendel/Thelma Dias (UEPB,Brazil) As Team Member: Title: DEVOTES (DEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status) (www.devotes-project.eu) Duration: 2012 – 2016 Funding: EU Coordinator: AZTI-TECNALIA (Angel Borja) Title: ESAWADI - Utilizing the Ecosystem Services Approach for Water Framework Directive Implementation Duration: 2010 – 2012 Funding: EU Coordinator: Asconit Consultants (Philippe Blancher) Title: MODERN (MObility, Development and Energy use ReductioN) Duration: 2008 – 2012 Funding: Grant Agreement no.: 219041 (SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME, THEME 7 - TRANSPORT) (EU finantial support of 9 310 451.00€) Coordinator: Local Council of Craiova Municipality, Romania Title: WISER (Water Bodies in Europe: Integrative systems to assess ecological status and recovery) Duration: 2009 – 2012 Funding: UE, Programa INCO (100%) 8833 X 103 €IMAR (194.8 X 103 €); (FP7-ENV-2008-1) Coordinator: Daniel Hering, University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany Title: WADI (Sustainable management of Mediterranean coastal fresh and transitional water bodies: a socioeconomic and environmental analysis of changes and trends to enhance and sustain stakeholders benefits) Duration: 2005 to 2007 Funding: Commission of the European Communities (contract n° 015226) Coordinator: Felicita Scapini, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Italy Title: MEDCORE (Mediterranean Coast-River Ecosystems) - From river catchment areas to the sea: a comparative and integrated approach to the ecology of Mediterranean coastal zones for sustainable management Duration: 2002 to 2004 Funding: Commission of the European Communities (contract n° 015226) Coordinator: Felicita Scapini, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Italy. ............. INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUPS: 2014-2015: Member of the JRC Marine Strategy Framework Directive Competence Centre 2014-2015: Member of the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) Group of Experts on Food Web Indicators. 2009 / 2012: EU Water Framework Directive 2nd Phase Intercalibration - North East Atlantic Geographical Intercalibration Group (NEAGIG) for the Biological Quality Element Benthic Invertebrates, as member of the Portuguese committee. Coordinators: Angel Borja (AZTI -Tecnalia); EU-JRC 2006 / 2009: EU Water Framework Directive 1st Phase Intercalibration - North East Atlantic Geographical Intercalibration Group (NEAGIG) for the Biological Quality Element Benthic Invertebrates, as member of the Portuguese committee. Coordinators: Angel Borja (AZTI -Tecnalia); EU-JRC Services rendered As Team Member: Title: Monitorização das comunidades biológicas costeiras e estuarinas, no pós-obra do prolongamento do molhe norte do Porto da Figueira da Foz. Duration: 2011-2012. Funding: IPTM - Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos Coordinator: João Carlos Marques Title: Monitorização das comunidades biológicas do estuário do Mondego, associada à intervenção do prolongamento do molhe Norte do Porto da Figueira da Foz na fase de obra. Duration: 2009-2010. Funding: IPTM - Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos Coordinator: João Carlos Marques Title: “Avaliação do Estado Ecológico das Massas de Água Costeiras e de Transição e do Potencial Ecológico das Massas de Água Fortemente Modificadas" – EEMA Duration: 2009-2012 Funding: POVT-03-0133-FCOES-000017 Coordinator: INAG – Instituto da Água (Portugal) Title: RECITAL (Condições de referência e intercalibração nas águas de transição e costeiras portuguesas) Duration: 2005-2007 Funding: INAG (contract nº 2005/056/INAG) Coordinator: Alice Newton (IMAR-UAlg) Title: Estudo piloto do estuário do Mondego no âmbito da implementação do programa Objectivos de Qualidade AMBIENTAL – Eutrofização (ECOQOS-EUTRO-OSPAR). Harmonização dos critérios OSPAR com a Directiva Quadro da Água Europeia. Duration: 2005-2007 Funding: INAG (contract nº 2004/067/INAG) Coordinator: João Carlos Marques (IMAR-CIC) Title: MONAE (Monitoring Plan for Water Quality and Ecology for Portuguese Transitional and Coastal Waters) Duration: 2004-2005 Funding: INAG (contract nº 2003/077/INAG) Coordinator: João Gomes Ferreira (UNL) Title: Caracterização do estuário do Mondego e estabelecimento de cenários de gestão em termos da qualidade da água e da integridade do ecossistema. Duration: 2002-2004 Funding: INAG Coordinator: João Carlos Marques (IMAR-CIC)   5. membership in scientific societies back to main menu   Portuguese Biologists Association - Ordem dos Biólogos (Member nº 2997)   6. referee and editor of scientific journals back to main menu   MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD: Ecological Indicators Frontiers in Marine Science (section Marine Ecosystems Ecology) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution REGULAR REFEREE FOR (23 journals): Ecological Indicators (since 2005) Ecological Modelling (since 2005) Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science (since 2007) Acta Oecologica (since 2009?) International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (since 2009) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (since 2009) Marine Environmental Research (since 2009) Ocean & Coastal Management (since 2011) Journal of Sea Research (since 2012) Journal of Environmental Monitoring (since 2012) Marine Pollution Bulletin (since 2012) Science of the Total Environment (since 2012) Marine Ecology Progress Series (since 2012) African Journal of Aquatic Science(since 2013) PLOS ONE (since 2013) Hydrobiologia (since 2014) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (since 2014) Frontiers in Marine Science (section Marine Ecosystems Ecology (since 2014) Regional Studies in Marine Sciences (since 2015) Marine Ecology (since 2015) Progress in Oceanography (since 2015) Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (since 2016) ICES Journal of Marine Science (since 2016) EXTERNAL EXPERT FOR INTERNATIONAL FUNDING AGENCIES: 2014: External Referee of the BiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI 2014 joint call 2013: Referee of R&D proposals submitted to the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, The Netherlands)- Call "Building with Nature 2013" 2013: Referee of R&D proposals submitted to Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Técnica ANCPCyT - Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica FONCyT (Argentina) - Call "PICT 2012" MEMBER OF EVALUATION COMMITTIES: 2016-2018: Member of Evaluation Committies of several call for tenders funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), DG MARE budget line: Scientific Advice.   7. publications back to main menu   |papers (ISI)| |books| |book chapters| |book reviews| |proceedings (int)| |proceedings (nat)| |national journals| |technical reports| |oral presentations| |posters| papers in international scientific periodicals with referee (ISI) back to top 2019 64. Falkenberg JM, Golzio JESA, Pessanha A, Patrício J, Vendel A, Lacerda ACF. 2019. Gill parasites of fish and their relation to host and environmental factors in two estuaries in northeastern Brazil. Aquatic Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-019-09676-6 2018 63. Santana RMC, Dolbeth M, Barbosa JEL, Patrício J. 2018. Narrowing the gap: Phytoplankton functional diversity in two disturbed tropical estuaries. 2018. Ecological Indicators 86: 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.003 2017 62. Tam JC, Link JS, Rossberg AG, Rogers SI, Levin PS, Rochet M-J, Bundy A, Belgrano A, Libralato S, Tomczak M, Wolfshaar K, Pranovi F, Gorokhova E, large SI, Niquil N, Greenstreet SPR, Druon J-N, Lesutiene J, Johansen M, Preciado Izaskun, Patricio J, Palialexis A, Tett P, Johansen GO, Houle J, Rindorf A. 2017. Towards ecosystem-based management: identifying operational food-web indicators for marine ecosystems. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74: 2040-2052. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw230 61. van der Linden P, Marchini A, Smith CJ, Dolbeth M, Simone LRL, Marques JC, Molozzi J, Medeiros CR, Patrício J. 2017. Functional changes in polychaete and mollusc communities in two tropical estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 187: 62-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.12.019  60. Vendel AL, Bessa F, Alves VEN, Amorim ALA, Patrício J, Palma ART. 2017. Widespread microplastic ingestion by fish assemblages in tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic pressures. Marine Pollution Bulletin. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.081 59. Veríssimo H, Patrício J, Gonçalves E, Moura GC, Barbosa JEL, Gonçalves, AMM. 2017. Functional diversity of zooplankton communities in two tropical estuaries (NE Brazil) with different degrees of human-induced disturbance. Marine Environmental Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.04.011 2016 58. Dolbeth M, Vendel AL, Baeta A, Pessanha A, Patricio J. 2016. Exploring ecosystem functioning in two Brazilian estuaries with fish richness, traits and food webs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 560:41-55. doi is 10.3354/meps11895. 57. Teixeira H, Berg T, Uusitalo L, Furharpter K, Heiskanen A-S, Mazik K, Lynam CP, Neville S, Rodriguez JG, Papadopoulou N, Moncheva S, Churilova T, Krivenko O, Krausen-Jensen D, Zaiko A, Veríssimo H, Pantazi M, Carvalho S, Patrício J, Uyarra MC, Borja A. 2016. A Catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators. Front. Mar. Sci. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00207 56. Patrício J, Elliott M, Mazik K, Papadopoulou K-N, Smith CJ. 2016. DPSIR - Two decades of trying to develop a unifying framework for marine environmental management. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3:177. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00177 55. Patrício J, Little S, Mazik K, papadopoulou N, Smith C, Teixeira H, Hoffmann H, Uyarra MC, Solaun O, Zenetos A, Kaboglu G, Kryvenko O, Churilova T, Moncheva S, Bucas M, Borja A, Hoepffner N, Elliott M. 2016. European biodiversity monitoring networks: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00161 54. Lynam CP, Uusitalo L, Patrício J, Piroddi C, Queirós AM, Teixeira H, Rossberg AG, Sagarminaga Y, Hyder K, Niquil N, Möllmann C, Wilson C, Chust G, galparsoro I, Forster R, Veríssimo H, Tedesco L, Revilla M, Neville S. 2016. Uses of innovative modelling tools within the implementation of the marine strategy framework directive. Frontiers of Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00182 53. Borja A, Elliott M, Snelgrove PVR, Austen MC, Berg T, Cochrane S, Carstensen J, Danovaro R, Greenstreet S, heiskanen A-S, Lynam CP, Mea M, Newton A, Patrício J, Uusitalo L, Uyarra MC, Wilson C. 2016. Bridging the gap between policy and Science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3:175. doi:10.3389/fmars.2016.00175 52. Nóbrega-Silva C, Patrício J, Marques JC, Olímpio MS, Farias JNB, Molozzi J. 2016. Is polychaete family-level sufficient to assess impact on tropical estuarine gradients? Acta Oecologica. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2016.08.009 51. Medeiros CR, Hepp LU, Patrício J, Molozzi J. 2016. Tropical estuarine macrobenthic communities are structured by turnover rather than nestedness. PLOS ONE. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0161082 50. Dolbeth M, Vendel AL, Pessanha A, Patrício J. 2016. Functional diversity of fish communities in two tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.011 49. Smith CJ, Papadopoulou K, Barnard S, Mazik K, Elliott M, Patrício J, Solaun O, Little S, Bhatia N and Borja A (2016). Managing the Marine Environment, Conceptual Models and Assessment Considerations for the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Frontiers in Marine Science 3:144. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00144 48. Ojeda G, Patrício J, Mattana S, Sobral A. 2016. Effects of biochar addition to estuarine sediments. J. Soils Sediments. DOI 10.1007/s11368-016-1493-3 47. Alves VEN, Patrício J, Dolbeth M, Pessanha A, Palma ART, Dantas EW, Vendel AL. 2016. Do different degrees of human activity affect the diet of Brazilian silverside Atherinella brasiliensis? Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.13023, available online at wileyonlinelibrary.com 46. Moura CG, Barbosa JEL, Patrício J, Nery JF, Gonçalves AMM. 2016. Seasonal and spatial shifts in copepod diets within tropical estuaries measured by fatty acid profiles. Ecological Indicators, Ecological Indicators, 69:284–294 doi:19.1026/j.ecolind.2016.04.037 45. van der Linden P, Borja A, Rodriguez JG, Muxica I, Galparsoro I, Patrício J, Veríssimo H, Marques JM. 2016. Spatial and temporal response of multiple trait-based indices to natural and anthropogenic seafloor disturbance. Ecological Indicators, 69: 617–628 doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.020 44. Yen JDL, Cabral RB, Cantor M, Hatton I, Kortsch S, Patrício J, Yamamichi. 2016. Linking structure and function in food webs: maximization of different ecological functions generates distinct food web structures. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85(2): 537-547 doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12484 43. Pinto R, Brouwer R, Patrício J, Abreu P, Marta-Pedroso C, Baeta A, Franco J, Domingos T, Marques JC. 2016. Valuing the non-market benefits of estuarine ecosystem services in a river basin context: testing sensitivity to scope and scale.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 169:95-105. 2015 42. van der Linden P, Marchini A, Dolbeth M, Patricio J, Verissimo H, Marques JC. 2015. The performance of trait-based indices in an estuarine environment. Ecological Indicators. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.039 41. Strong JS, Andonegi E, Bizsel KC, Danovaro R, Elliott M, Franco A, Garces E, Little S, Mazik K, Moncheva S, Papadopoulou, Patrício J, Queirós AM, Smith C, Stefanova K, Solaun O. 2015. Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationships: the potential for practical monitoring applications. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 161: 46-64.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.04.008) 40. Araújo C.V.M., Moreira-Santos M., Patrício J., Martins I., Moreno-Garrido I., Basco J., Marques J.C., Ribeiro R. 2015. Feeding niche preference of the mudsnail Peringia ulvae. Marine and Freshwater Research 66:1-10 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF14021) 2014 39. Niquil N.,Baeta A., Marques J.C., Chaalali A., Lobry J., Patrício J. 2014. Reaction of an estuarine food web to disturbance: Lindeman's perspective. Marine Ecology Progress Series 512: 141-154 (doi: 10.3354/meps10885= 38. Neto J.M., Feio M.J., Teixeira H., Patrício J., Serra S.R.Q., Franco J.N., Calapez A.R., Constantino E. 2014. Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: one site, two perspectives?. Marine Pollution Bulletin 78: 153-154 (doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.048) 2013 37. Veríssimo, H., Patrício, J., Teixeira, H., Carriço, A., Marques, J.C. 2013. Testing different ecological scenarios in a temperate estuary: a contribution towards the implementation of the Ecological Potential assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin (doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.03.019). 36. Modesto, V., Franco, J.N., Sousa, R., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C. & Neto, J.M. 2013. Spatial and temporal dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) in relation to environmental variables in the Mondego estuary (Portugal). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 79(4):302-309 (doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyt026 ) 35. Marques, L., Carriço, A., Bessa, F., Gaspar, R., Neto, J., Patrício, J. 2013. Response of intertidal macrobenthic communities and primary producers to mitigation measures in a temperate estuary. Ecological Indicators, 25: 10-22. (doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.08.022) (J. Patrício as project leader) 34. Pinto, R., de Jonge, V.N., Marques, J.C., Chainho, P., Medeiros, J.P., Patrício, J. 2013. Temporal stability in estuarine systems: implications for ecosystem services provision. Ecological Indicators, 24: 246-253 (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.022) (J. Patrício as project leader) 33. Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Ferrero, T., Marques, J.C., Patrício, J. 2013. Benthic meiofauna as indicator of ecological changes in estuarine ecosystems: The use of nematodes in ecological quality assessment. Ecological Indicators, 24: 462-475. (doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.07.013). (J. Patrício as project leader) 32. Pinna, M., Marini, G., Rosati, I., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C., Basset, A. 2013. The usefulness of large body-size macroinvertebrates in the rapid ecological assessment of Mediterranean lagoons. Ecological Indicators (doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.011) 31. Veríssimo H., Lane M.F., Patrício J., Gamito S., Marques J.C. 2013. Trends in water quality and subtidal benthic communities in a temperate estuary: Is the response to restoration efforts hidden by climate variability and the Estuarine Quality Paradox? Ecological Indicators, 24: 56-67. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.028) 30. Pinto, R., de Jonge, V.N., Neto, J.M., Domingos, T., Marques, J.C. & Patrício, J. 2013. Towards a DPSIR driven integration of ecological value, water uses and ecosystem services for estuarine systems. Ocean & Coastal Management, 72: 64-79 (doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.06.016). (J. Patrício as project leader) 29. Mantas, V.M., Pereira, A.J.S.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2013. Monitoring estuarine water quality using satellite imagery. The Mondego estuary (Portugal) as a case study. Ocean & Coastal Management, 72: 13-21 (doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.06.013) 28. Ceia, F.R, Patrício, J., Franco, J.N., Pinto, R., Fernández-Boo, S., Losi, V., Marques, J.C. & Neto, J.M. 2013. Assessment of estuarine macrobenthic assemblages and ecological quality status at a dredging site in a southern Europe estuary. Ocean & Coastal Management, 72: 80-92 (doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.07.009). 2012 27. Patrício, J., Adão, H., Neto, J.M., Alves, A.S., Traunspurger, W. & Marques, J.C. 2012. Do nematode and macrofauna assemblages provide similar ecological assessment information? Ecological Indicators, 14: 124-137. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.027) 26. van der Linden, P., Patrício, J., Marchini, A., Cid, N., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2012. A biological trait approach to assess the functional composition of subtidal benthic communities in an estuarine ecosystem. Ecological indicators, 20: 121-133. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.004) (the two first authors contributed equally to this work) 25. Veríssimo, H., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Franco, J.N., Fath, B., Marques, J.C. & Patrício, J. 2012. Ability of benthic indicators to assess ecological quality in estuaries following management. Ecological Indicators, 19:130-143. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.014). (J. Patrício as project leader) 24. Ojeda, G., Patrício, J., Comellas, L., Alcañiz, J.M., Ortiz, O., Marks, E., Natal-da-Luz, T., Sousa, J.P. 2012. Effects of nonylphenols on soil microbial activity and water retention. Applied Soil Ecology, 64: 77-83 (doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.10.012) 23. Franco, J.N., Ceia, F.R., Patrício, J., Modesto, V., Thompson, J., Marques, J.C. & Neto, J.M. 2012. Population dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in mesohaline and oligohaline habitats: invasion success in a Southern Europe estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 112:31-39 (doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2011.07.014) 22. Veríssimo, H., Bremner, J., Garcia, C., Patrício, J., van der Linden, P. & Marques, J.C. 2012. Assessment of the subtidal macrobenthic community functioning of a temperate estuary following environmental restoration. Ecological Indicators, 23: 312-322 (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.020) 21. Gamito, S., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Marques, J.C. & Teixeira, H. 2012. The importance of habitat-type for defining the reference conditions and the ecological quality status based on benthic invertebrates: the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (southern Portugal) case study. Ecological Indicators, 19: 61-72. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.004) 20. Gamito, S., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H. & Marques, J.C. 2012. Feeding diversity index as complementary information in the assessment of ecological quality status. Ecological Indicators, 19: 73-78. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.003) 2011 19. Baeta, A., Niquil, N., Marques, J.C. & Patrício, J. 2011. Modelling the effects of eutrophication, mitigation measures and an extreme flood event on estuarine benthic food webs. Ecological Modelling, 222: 1209-1221 (doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.12.010). (J. Patrício as project leader) 2010 18. Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Salas, F. & Marques, J.C., 2010. Assessing estuarine quality under the ecosystem services scope: ecological and socioeconomic aspects. Ecological Complexity, 7: 389:402 (doi:10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.05.00199). 17. Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Patrício, J., Baeta, A., Veríssimo, H., Pinto, R. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The response of estuarine macrobenthic communities to natural-and human-induced changes: dynamics and ecological quality. Estuaries and Coasts, 33:1327-1339. (doi 10.1007/s12237-010-9326-x) 16. Ceia, F.R., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C. & Alveirinho-Dias, J. 2010. Coastal vulnerability in barrier islands: The case of Ria Formosa (Portugal) critical points. Ocean & Coastal Management, 53: 478-486 (doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.06.004) 15. Couto, T., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Ceia, F.R., Franco, J. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The influence of mesh size in environmental quality assessment of estuarine macrobenthic communities. Ecological indicators, 10: 1162-1173 (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.03.019) 2009 14. Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Salas, F. & Marques, J.C. 2009. The robustness of ecological indicators to detect long-term changes in the macrobenthos of estuarine systems. Marine Environmental Research, 68: 25–36. 13. Teixeira, H., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Veríssimo, H., Pinto, R., Salas, F. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Quality assessment of benthic macroinvertebrates under the scope of WFD using BAT, the Benthic Assessment Tool. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58: 1477-1486. (doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.006) 12. Alves, A., Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Costa, M.J. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Spatial distribution of subtidal meiobenthos along estuarine gradients in two Southern European estuaries (Portugal). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 89 (8): 1529-1540. 11. Adão, H., Alves, A., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Costa, M.J. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Spatial distribution of subtidal Nematoda communities along the salinity gradient in Southern European estuaries. Acta Oecologica, 35: 287-300. 10. Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Baeta, A., Fath, B.D., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition. Ecological Indicators, 9: 1-25. 9. Teixeira, H., Salas, F., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Pinto, R., Veríssimo, H., García-Charton, J.A., Marcos, C., Pérez-Ruzafa, A. & Marques, J.C. 2008. Ecological indices tracking distinct impacts along disturbance-recovery gradients in a temperate NE Atlantic Estuary - guidance on reference values. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 80: 130-140. 2008 8. De Paz, L., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C., Borja, A. & Laborda, A. 2008. Ecological status assessment in the lower Eo estuary (Spain). The challenge of habitat heterogeneity integration: a benthic perspective. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56(7): 1275-1283. 2007 7. Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H. & Marques, J.C. 2007. Opportunistic macroalgae metrics for transitional waters. Testing tools to assess ecological quality status in Portugal. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54: 1887-1896. 2006 6. Patrício, J., Salas, F., Pardal, M.A., Marques, J.C. & Jorgensen, S.E. 2006. Ecological indicators in a recolonisation field experiment. Contribution to theoretical ecology. Ecological Indicators, 6: 43-57. 5. Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Mass balanced models of the food web in three areas along a gradient of eutrophication symptoms in the south arm of the Mondego estuary (Portugal). Ecological Modelling, 197: 21-34. 4. Patrício, J., Ulanowicz, R., Pardal, M.A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Ascendency as ecological indicator for environmental quality assessment at the ecosystem level: A case study. Hydrobiologia 555: 19-30. 3. Salas, F., Marcos, C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Pérez-Ruzafa, A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. User friendly guide for using benthic ecological indicators in coastal and marine quality assessment. Ocean & Coastal Management, 49: 308-331. 2. Salas, F., Patrício, J., Marcos, C., Pardal, M.A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Are Taxonomic Distinctness measures compliant to other ecological indicators in assessing ecological status? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52: 817-829. 2004 1. Patrício, J., Ulanowicz, R., Pardal, M.A. & Marques, J.C. 2004. Ascendency as an ecological indicator: a case study of estuarine pulse eutrophication. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 60: 23-35.   books back to top Marques, J.C., Salas, F., Patrício, J., Teixeira, H. & Neto, J.M. 2009. Ecological Indicators for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Assessment: A User Guide. WIT Press, UK, 208 p. ISBN: 978-1-84564-209-9. Ferreira, J.G., P.F. Abreu, A. Bettencourt, S.B. Bricker, J.C. Marques, J.J. Melo, A. Newton, A. Nobre, J. Patrício, F. Rocha, R. Rodrigues, F. Salas, M.C. Silva, T. Silva, C.V. Soares, P.E. Stacey, C. Vale, M. De Wit & W. J. Wolff. Monitoring plan for water quality ecology of Portuguese transitional and coastal waters. Development of guidelines for the application of the European Union Water Framework Directive. Edição IMAR/INAG, 141 p. ISBN: 972-9412-73-1. Salas, F., Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Ecological indicators in coastal and estuarine environmental quality assessment. A user friendly guide for practitioners. Coimbra University Press, 165p. ISBN: 0392000239212.   book chapters back to top Marques, JC, Salas F., Patrício J, Neto J, Teixeira H, Pinto R. 2010. Application of Ecological Indicators for the Assessment of Ecosystem Health in Estuaries and Coastal Zones. In Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health - 2nd edition, CRC Press. Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Salas, F., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Bacia do Mondego (Chapter 15). In: Pereira, H.M., Domingos, T., Vicente, L., Proença, V. (eds.). Ecossistemas e Bem-Estar Humano. Avaliação para Portugal do Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Escolar Editora, 513-557 p. ISBN: 978-972-592-274-3. Marques, J.C., Salas, F., Patrício, J. & Pardal, M.A. 2005. Application of ecological indicators to assess environmental quality in coastal zones and transitional waters: two case studies. In: Jørgensen, S. (ed). Handbook of ecological indicators for assessment of ecosystem health, CRC Press LLC, 65-102 p. ISBN: 9781566706650.   proceedings of international meetings with referee back to top 2015 Patrício J, Papadopoulou N, Zenetos A, Smith C. 2015. Marine Biodiversity Monitoring currently used in the Mediterranean Sea. Is the monitoring for the MSFD fit-for-purpose? 11th Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, 13-17 May, Mytilene, Greece.   national journals, from portugal or from abroad, with peer review back to top   proceedings of portuguese national meetings back to top   editorial and book reviews back to top   technical reports back to top 2015 Lynam C, Niquil N, Andonegi E, Queirós A, Tecchio S, Fernandes J, Patrício J, Piroddi C, Mackinson S, Thorpe R. 2015. Report on the analysis of reference levels for indicators of biodiversity for selected pilot areas. Modelling studies integrating uncertainty, throphic flows and prevailing climatic conditions. Deliverable 4.3. DEVOTES project. Boyes S, Murillas A, Uyarra M, Eronat A, Bizsel K, Kaboglu G, Papadopoulou N, Hoepffner N, Patricio J, Kryvenko O, Churilova T, Newton A, Oinonen S, Atkins J, Gregory A et al. 2015. Key Barriers of Achieving Good Environmental Status (GES). Deliverable 2.2. DEVOTES project, JRC96064 Veríssimo H, Beauchard O, Lynam C, Somerfield P, Borja A, Galparsoro I, Queirós A, van der Linden P, Bremner J, Niquil N, Carstensen J, Le L'och F, Wilson C, Patricio J, Bolam S, Rossberg A, Carugati L, Danovaro R, Herman P, Maques JC. 2015. Biological traits and ecological function. Fuzzy Analysis Complete. Milestone 17, 64 pp. DEVOTES project 2014 Patrício J, Teixeira H, Borja A, Elliott M, Berg T, Papadopoulou N, Smith C, Luisetti T, Uusitalo L, Wilson C, Mazik K, Niquil N, Cochrane S, Andersen JH, Boyes S, Burdon D, Carugati L, Danovaro R, Hoepffner N. 2014. DEVOTES recommendations for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Deliverable 1.5, 71 pp. DEVOTES project. JRC92131 Available at:http://www.devotes-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DEVOTES_Deliverable-1-5.pdf Patrício J, Little S, Mazik K, Thomson S, Zampoukas N, Teixeira H, Solaun O, Uyarra M, Papadopoulou N, Kaboglu G, Bucas M, Churilova T, Kryvenko O, Moncheva S, Stefanova K, Borja A, Alvarez M, Zenetos A, Smith C, Zaiko A, Danovaro R, Carugati L, Elliott M. 2014. Report on SWOT analysis of marine monitoring networks. DEVOTES FP7 project; JRC89561. (http://www.devotes-project.eu/deliverables-and-milestones/) Patrício J, Teixeira H, Mazik K, Elliott M, Borja A, Papadopoulou N, Smith C, Wilson C. 2014. DEVOTES recommendations for defining GEnS - a roadmap. Milestone 4. DEVOTES FP7 project. Smith C, Papadopoulou N, Barnard S, Mazik K, Patrício J, Elliott M, Solaun S, Little S, Borja A, Bhatia N, Moncheva S, Robele S, Bizsel KC, Eronat AH 2014. Conceptual models for the effects of marine pressures on biodiversity. Devotes Deliverable 1.1, 82pp. http://www.devotes-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DEVOTES-D1-1-ConceptualModels.pdf Teixeira H, Torsten B, Fürhaupter K, Uusitalo L, Papadopoulou N, Bizsel KC, Cochrane S, Churilova T, Heiskanen A-S,Uyarra MC, Zampoukas N, Borja A, Akcali B, Andersen JH, Beauchard O, Berzano M, Bizsel N, Bucas M, Camp J, Carvalho S, Flo E, Garces E, Herman P, Katsanevakis S, Kavcioglu R, Krause-Jensen D, Kryvenko O, Lynam C, Mazik K, Moncheva S, Neville S, Ozaydinli M, Pantazi M, Patrício J, Piroddi C, Queirós AM, Ramsvatn S, Rodriguez JG, Rodriguez-Ezpeleta N, Smith C, Stefanova K, Tempera F, Vassilopoulou V, Veríssimo H, Yilmaz EC, Zaico A, Zenetos A. 2014. Existing biodiversity, non-indigenous species, food-web and seafloor integrity GEnS indicators DEVOTES FP7 Project. (http://www.devotes-project.eu/deliverables-and-milestones/) 2011 Marques, J.C., Garcia, A.C., Neto, J., Patrício, J, Marques, L. & Pablo, B. 2011. Monitorização das comunidades biológicas costeiras, no prós obra do prolongamento do molhe Norte do Porto da Figueira da Foz - 1º Relatório de Progressos. 2009 Marques, J.C., Teixeira, H., Neto, J.M & Patricio, J. 2009. Avaliação do Estado Ecológico das Massas de Água Costeiras e de Transição e do Potencial Ecológico das Massas de Água Fortemente Modificadas – Relatório Anual de Progressos 2009 (IMAR) 2007 Newton, A., S. Cristina, J. Guiomar, P. C. Goela, B. Fragoso, J.C. Marques, J.M. Neto, H. Teixeira, J. Patrício, A. Baeta, R. Pinto, H. Veríssimo, F. Rocha, R. Cunha, C. Vale. 2007. Reference Conditions and Intercalibration of Portuguese Coastal Waters. Intercalibration exercise of guidelines for the applications of the European Union Water Framework Directive, 135 p. Marques, J.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Pinto, R., Teixeira, H., Veríssimo, H. 2007. Monitoring the Mondego estuary. Anthropogenic changes and their impact on ecological quality. Preliminary results from the first assessment of the effects of reopening the communication between the North and South arms on the eutrophication state of the system. Final Report, January 2007. IMAR/INAG, 87 pp. 2006 Marques, J.C., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H. & Patrício, J. 2006. Preliminary assessment results regarding the effects of the re-opening of the communication between the two arms of the Mondego estuary: Physico-Chemical and Ecological Parameters. Final Report, November 2006. IMAR/INAG, 34 pp Marques, J.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Pinto, R., Teixeira, H.L., Veríssimo, H. 2006. Estudo piloto do estuário do Mondego no âmbito da implementação do Programa Objectivos de Qualidade Ambiental Eutrofização (EcoQOs-Eutro-OSPAR). Harmonização dos critérios OSPAR com a Directiva Quadro da Água Europeia. Progress Report, March 2006. IMAR/INAG, 48p. 2005 Marques, J. C., H. Teixeira, J. Patrício & J. Neto, 2005. Avaliação do impacto das obras de interrupção da ligação entre os dois braços do estuário do Mondego na qualidade ecológica do sistema. Propostas de solução. IMAR, Technical Report, 99 p. 2004 Marques, J.C., Baeta, A., Trancoso, A.R., Marcotegui, A., Rodrigues, E.T., Martinho, F., Salas, F., Patrício, J., Alves, J., Neto, J.M., Sebastião, L., Santos, M., Fontes, M.G., Martins, M.J., Pardal, M.A., Neves, R., Deus, R., Leitão, R. & Verdelhos, T. 2004. Caracterização do estuário do Mondego e estabelecimento de cenários de gestão em termos da qualidade da água e da integridade do ecossistema. IMAR/INAG, 239 pp.   oral presentations back to top 2016 Uusitalo et al. 2016. Uses of innovative modelling tools within the implementation of the marine strategy framework directive. DEVOTES Final Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 17-19 October. Smith et al. 2016. DAPSIWRM as the basis for linking pressures and assessments. DEVOTES Final Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 17-19 October. 2015 Teixeira H, Berg T, Fürhaupter K, Uusitalo L, Papadopoulou N, Bizsel K, Cochrane S, Churilova T, Heiskanen A-S, Uyarra M, Zampoukas N, Borja A, Akcali B, Andersen JH, Beauchard O, Berzano M, Bizsel N, Bucas M, Camp J, Carvalho S, Flo E, Garcés E, Herman P, Katsanevakis S, Kavcioglu R, Krause-Jensen D, Kryvenko O, Lynam C, Mazik K, Moncheva S, Neville S, Ozaydinli M, Pantazi M, Patrício J, Piroddi C, Queirós A, Ramsvatn S, Rodríguez JG, Rodríguez-Ezpeleta N, Smith C, Stefanova K, Tempera F, Vassilopoulou V, Veríssimo H, Yılmaz E, Zaiko A, Zenetos A. 2015. Catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators to assess the environmental status - a software and a erview of the current indicator set.ICES Annual Science Conference 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 September. Pinto R. Brouwer R, Patricio J, Abreu P, Marta-Pedroso C, Baeta A, Franco J, Domingos T, Marques JC. 2015. Integrated ecological-economic valuation of ecosystem services to support spatial planning and sustainable governance of coastal and marine ecosystems. ICES Annual Science Conference 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 September. Patricio J, Vendel AL, Baeta A, Pessanha A, Dolbeth M. 2015. Fish richness, traits and food webs in two tropical estuaries. Are we building knowledge or increasing confusion? ECSA 55, London, UK, 6-9 September. Patricio J, Smith C, Papadopoulou N, Mazik K, Elliott M. 2015. DPSIR in marine and coastal ecosystems: lessons from two decades of use. ECSA 55, London, UK, 6-9 September. Vendel AL, Dolbeth M, Baeta A, Patricio J. 2015. Research on ecosystem functioning: are we building knowledge or increasing confusion? Fish richness, functional traits and food webs in two tropical estuaries.2015 ESA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA, 9-14 August. Patrício J, Papadopoulou N, Zenetos A, Smith C. 2015. Marine Biodiversity Monitoring currently used in the MEditerranean Sea. is the monitoring for the MSFD fit-for-purpose? 11th Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, Mytilene, Greece, 13-17 May. Niquil N, Tecchio S, Chaalali A, Hattab T, Safi G, Astorg L, Halouani G, Raybaud V, Beaugrand G, Bopp L, Dauvin JC, Saint-Béat B, Lassalle G, Lobry J, Lynam C, Piroddi C, Patrício J, Heymans JJ, Chifflet M, Leloc'h F. 2015. Ecological Network Analysis indices sensitivity to different human impacts (climate change, fisheries, harbour extension): a methodological perspective, 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain, 22-27 February. 2014 Kryvenko O, Churilova T, Suslin V, Mazik K, Barnard S, Papadopoulou N, Smith CJ, Moncheva S, Patrício J, Bisel KC, Solaun O, Elliott M, Borja A. 2014. A Generic Matrix tool for identifying key regional pressure-impact links in marine management. ICES Annual Science Conference, A Coruña, Spain, 15-19 September. Patrício J., Little S., Mazik K., Zampoukas N., Teixeira H., Uyarra M.C., Solaun O., Papadopoulou N., Zenetos A., Kaboglu G., Churilova T., Kryvenko O., Moncheva S., Stefanova K., Bucas, M., Elliott, M. Monitoring networks currently used in European Seas. Is the marine monitoring for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive fit-for-purpose? IMBER OSC 2014, Bergen, Norway 23-27 June. Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Brouwer, R., Abreu, P., Marta-Pedroso, C., Baeta, A., Franco, J., Domingos, T., Marques, J.C. Aquatic ecosystem services and ecological status improvement: determinants of WTP for water quality and its role for decision-making in Portugal. ECSA 54th meeting, Sesimbra, Portugal 12-16 May. van der Linden P., Marchini A., Dolbeth M., Patrício J., Veríssimo H., Marques J.C. The performance of trait based indices within an estuarine environment. ECSA 54th meeting, Sesimbra, Portugal 12-16 May. Patrício J, Little S, Mazik K, Thomson S, Zampoukas N, Teixeira H, Solaun O, Uyarra M, Papadopoulou N, Kaboglu G, Bucas M, Churilova T, Kryvenko O, Moncheva S, Stefanova K, Borja A, Alvarez M, Zenetos A, Smith C, Zaiko A, Danovaro R, Carugati L, Elliott M. 2014. Catalogue of Monitoring Networks. Gap and SWOT analysis. DEVOTES-STAGES Joint Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, Brussels, 12 February. Patrício J. 2014. Redes tróficas em sistemas costeiros e marinhos. Universidade Federal da Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brasil, 18 Julho 2013 Ojeda G, Patrício J, Mattana S, Àvila A, Sousa JP, Alcañiz JM. 2013. Is nutrient release from soil affected by biochar application? Hints from a soil-water contact approach. College on Soil Physics, 30th Anniversary (1983 - 2013) - Energy and mass balances at the Land-Water-Atmosphere continuum, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). Trieste, Italy, 25 February-1 March. 2012 Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Abreu, P., Marta-Pedroso, C., Baeta, A., Franco, J., Domingos, T., Marques, J.C. 2012. Ecosystem services and ecological status improvement: Determinants of willingness-to-pay values for water quality and its role for decision-making. EcoSummit 2012, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 30 September - 5 October. Martins, I. & Patrício, J. 2012. Variations on the energy flow along estuarine food webs caused by seasonal fluctuations of opportunistic green macroalgae. XVII Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha (SIEBM), 12-14 September, San Sebastian (Spain). van der Linden, P., Patrício, J., Marchini, A., Cid, N., Neto, J.M.; Marques, J.C. 2012. A biological trait approach to assess the functional composition of subtidal benthic communities in an estuarine ecosystem. XVII Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha (SIEBM), 12-14 September, San Sebastian (Spain). Neto, J.M., Feio, M.J., Teixeira, Serra, S., Patrício, J.,Calapez, R., Franco, J., Constantino, E. 2012. Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: one site - two perspectives. XVII Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha (SIEBM), 12-14 September, San Sebastian (Spain). Neto, J., Feio, M., Teixeira, H., Serra, S., Patrício, J., Calapez, A., Franco, J. & Constantino, E. 2012. Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: is the river continuum discontinued? XVIth Congress of the Iberian Society of Limnology - Limnologia 2012, Guimarães, Portugal, 2-6 July. Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Costa, M.J., Marques, J.C. & Patrício, J. 2012. Do nematode and macrofauna assemblages provide similar ecological assessment information? 2nd International Symposium on Nematodes as Environmental Bioindicators (2ISNEB), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 5-6 July. Pinto, R., Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2012. Integration of ecological significance within the water uses and services framework: a DPSIR approach on the Mondego estuary. XIII Jornadas sobre Conservação da Natureza e Educação Ambiental, Leiria, Portugal, 21-22 April. 2011 Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Martins, I., Moreira-Santos, M., Ribeiro, R. & Marques, J.C. 2011. The Project EXTREMIS: effect freshwater input fluctuations on the ecological status assessment in estuarine ecosystems – the benthic perspective. First IIIUC – Researcher Forum, Coimbra, Portugal, 29-30 September. Baeta, A., Niquil, N., Marques, J.C. & Patrício, J. 2011. Modelling the effects of eutrophication mitigation measures and an extreme flood event on estuarine benthic food webs. ISEM 2011, Beijing, China, 20-23 September. 2010 Neto, J.M., Pinto, R., Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Compliance of Natural Capital and Ecological Quality in estuaries. Insights for a sustainable management and planning. 12º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Porto, Portugal, 12-14 October. Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Domingos, T. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Integration of ecological significance within the water uses and services framework: a DPSIR approach on the Mondego estuary. 12º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Porto, Portugal, 12-14 October. Chainho, P., Medeiros, J.P., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C., Costa, M.J. & Costa, J.L. 2010. The effect of salinity and current velocity changes on estuarine benthic invertebrates using mesocosm experiments: implications for the assessment of ecological status. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Niquil, N., Baeta, A., Patrício, J., Asmus, H., Asmus, R.M., Richard, P., Bacher, C. & Marques, J.C. 2010. What does a loss of Zostera bed imply on the functioning of the benthic food web? Comparison of Ecological Network Analysis properties between Zostera beds vs. bare sediment adjacent areas in two European sites, the Mondego estuary and the Sylt-Rømø Bight. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Mantas, V.M., Pereira, A.J.S.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Measuring turbidity in estuaries and coastal waters using MODIS and Landsat-7ETM+ data. The case of the Mondego river estuary (Portugal). ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Couto, T., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Ceia, F.R., Franco, J. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The influence of mesh size in environmental quality assessment of estuarine macrobenthic communities. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Vinagre, P., Veríssimo, H. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Seasonal and spatial variability of nematodes and macrofauna assemblages in the Mondego estuary: can these communities provide comparable ecological assessment information? ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Vinagre, P., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Ceia, F., Franco, J. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The Mondego estuary (Southwestern Europe) mesohaline and oligohaline macrozoobenthic communities. A contribution for their Ecological Quality Status assessment. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Veríssimo, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Fath, B., Marques, J.C. 2010. Benthic indices performance in capturing ecological changes in transitional systems following a human-induced physical disturbance. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Pinto, R., de Jonge, V.N., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Marques, J.C. 2010. How to assess the brittle connection between biodiversity and the human welfare? A case study. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Ceia, F., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Franco, J., Pinto, R., Fernández-Boo, S., Losi, V. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The influence of dredging in macrobenthic assemblages. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Role of estuarine nematode assemblages in ecological assessment in a southern European estuary (Mondego estuary, Portugal): temporal and spatial patterns. 14th International Meiofauna Conference, Gent, Belgium, 11-16 July. 2009 Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Domingos, T., Baeta, A., Teixeira, Z. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Water uses and ecological cost’s evaluation: A DPSIR approach on the Mondego estuary. ECSA 45th meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 30 August-4 September. Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Salas, F. & Marques, J.C. 2009. A multi-year comparison of ecological indicators of benthic macrofaunal community condition in an esturine system. ASLO 2009, Nice, France, 24-31 January. 2008 Pinto, R., Patrício, J., Salas, F., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2008. Mondego’s catchment basin: assessment of ecosystem services and goods. WADI Project final meeting, La Valeta, Malta, 5-8 November. Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Teixeira, H., Baeta, A., Veríssimo, H., Pinto, R. & Marques, J.C. 2008. Ecological response of subtidal macrobenthic communities to natural and human induced changes in a temperate NE Atlantic estuary. ECSA 44, Bahía Blanca, 29 September-3 October. Marques, J.C., J.M. Neto, J. Patrício, H.T., A. Baeta, H. Veríssimo & R. Pinto. 2008. Ecological response of subtidal macrobenthic communities to natural and human induced changes in a temperate NE Atlantic estuary. XV Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha, Funchal, Portugal, 9-13 September. Teixeira, H., J.M. Neto, J. Patrício, C. Vale & J.C. Marques. 2008. Benthic macroinvertebrate metrics for coastal waters – Tool to assess the ecological quality status in Portugal. XV Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha, Funchal, Portugal, 9-13 September. Neto, J.M., R. Gaspar, J. Patrício, L. Pereira, H. Teixeira & J.C. Marques. 2008. The use of marine macroalgae as a quality assessment tool under the scope of WFD. XV Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha, 9-13 Funchal, Portugal, September. Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H. & Marques, J.C. 2008. Do macroinvertebrates react to natural and/or human induced disturbances? How do different ecological tools capture those responses? The Mondego estuary case study. Workshop “Avaliação da qualidade ecológica dos estuários. Quando e Como?”, Lisbon, Portugal, 22 July. Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Costa, M.J. & Marques, J.C. 2008. Spatial distribution of subtidal meiofauna communities along a salinity gradient in two Southern European estuaries (Portugal). ECSA- 43rd Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association – International Symposium, Lisbon, 7-9 February. 2007 Patrício, J., Marques, J.C & Ulanowicz, R.E., 2007. Ascendency as indicator of human impacts on ecosystem functioning. The Mondego estuary case study. Workshop “Comparison of the food web properties of semi-enclosed soft bottom littoral ecosystems”, La Rochelle, France, 12 to 14 March. 2006 Marques, J.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Teixeira, H., Pinto, R. & Veríssimo, H. 2006. Funcionamento hidrológico do estuário do Mondego. Bases para um programa de restauração ecológica. Workshop Técnico “Avaliação do impacto ecológico e/ou químico das pressões antropogénicas nas águas costeiras e de transição”, Instituto Nacional da Água, Lisbon, 15 December. Neto, J., Patrício, J. & Pereira, L. 2006. Definição do estado ecológico de águas costeiras e de transição com base em elementos de qualidade biológica: Macrófitas e Macroalgas. Workshop Técnico “Intercalibração do estado ecológico das águas costeiras e de transição, no âmbito da Directiva Quadro da Água”. Instituto Nacional da Água, Lisbon, 6 November. Teixeira, H., Patrício, J. & Neto, J. 2006. Definição do estado ecológico de águas costeiras e de transição com base em elementos de qualidade biológica: Macroinvertebrados Bentónicos. Workshop Técnico “Intercalibração do estado ecológico das águas costeiras e de transição, no âmbito da Directiva Quadro da Água”. Instituto Nacional da Água, Lisbon, 6 November. Patrício, J., F. Salas, J. Neto, H. Teixeira & J.C. Marques, 2006. Different ecological indicators performance in assessing environmental status: a case study on estuarine eutrophication. ASLO Summer Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 4-9 June. Salas, F., J. Patrício & J.C. Marques, 2006. Ecological indicators in coastal and estuarine environmental quality assessment. a user friendly guide for practitioners. ASLO Summer Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 4-9 Junho. 2005 Patrício, J., F. Salas, J. Neto, H. Teixeira, M. Pardal & J.C. Marques, 2005. Different ecological performance in assessing environmental status: a case study on estuarine eutrophication. European lagoons and their watersheds: function and biodiversity. Coastal Research and planning Institute (CORPI), Klaipèda University, 4-9 October, Klaipeda, Lithuania. Salas, F., J. Patrício, M.A. Pardal & J.C. Marques, 2005. Impact of Eutrophication and River Management and Trends in Ecosystem´s Services. The Case of Mondego Estuary (Portugal). A Pilgrimage Through Global Aquatic Sciences, ASLO Summer Meeting, 19-24 June, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Salas, F., J. Patrício, C. Marcos, J.C. Marques & A. Pérez-Ruzafa. 2005. Ecological quality assessment of coastal ecosystems based on the WFD normative definitions. The case of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (Spain). European lagoons and their watersheds: function and biodiversity. Coastal Research and planning Institute (CORPI), Klaipèda University, 4-9 October, Klaipeda, Lithuania. 2004 Patrício, J., Salas, F., Pardal, M.A., Marques, J.C. & Jorgensen, S.E. 2004. Ecological indicators behaviour along a recovery experiment and theoretic considerations. XIII Simpósio Ibérico de Bentos Marinhos, 21-24 September, Las Palmas de Gran Canária. 2003 Patrício, J., Pardal, M.A., Ulanowicz, R.E. & Marques, J.C. 2003. Ascendency as ecological indicator: A case study in a temperate eutrophic estuary. 38 European Marine Biology Symposium, 8-12 September, Aveiro, Portugal.   posters back to top 2015 van der Linden P., Marchini A., Dolbeth M., Patrício J., Veríssimo H., Marques J.C. 2015. The performance of trait-based indices in an estuarine environment. Internnation Workshop on "Trait-based approaches to ocean life", New Hampshire, USA, 5-8 October. 2014 Astorg L., Tecchio S., Chaalali A., Piroddi C., Lynam C., Patrício J., Niquil N. 2014. Shifting states of a Mediterranean food web evidenced by ecological network analysis. Ecopath 30 years. Modelling dynamic ecosystems: beyond boundaries with EwE, Barcelona, Spain, 4-14 November. Ojeda, G., Patrício, J. Matanna S. 2014. Does Biochar affect the microbial activity in estuarine sediments? 20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, Korea, 8-13 June. Ojeda, G., Patrício, J., Mattana, S., Àvila, A., Volkmann M., Alcañiz J.M., Bachmann, J. 2014. Modification of biophysical soil properties by biochar amendments.20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, Korea, 8-13 June. 2013 Ojeda, G., Patrício, J., Mattana, S., Àvila, A., Sousa, J.P. & Alcañiz, J.M. 2013. Is nutrient release from soil affected by biochar application? Hints from a soil-water contact approach. College on Soil Physics. Energy and mass balances at the Land-Water-Atmosphere continuum. ICTP, 25 February-1 March, Trieste, Italy. 2012 Veríssimo, H., Bremner, J., Garcia, C., Patrício, J., van der Linden, P. & Marques, J.C. 2012. Assessment of the subtidal macrobenthic community functioning of a temperate estuary following environmental restoration. XVII Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha (SIEBM), 12-14 September, San Sebastian (Spain). Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Ferrero, T.J., Marques, J.C., Costa, M.J & Patrício, J. 2012. Estuaries from a meiofaunal perspective: biodiversity patterns of benthic nematodes. XVI Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Limnologia, Guimarães, Portugal, 2-6 July. Caetano, A., Alves, A.S., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C. & Costa, J.L. 2012 Distribution of intertidal meiofaunal communities along the south arm of Mondego River Estuary (Portugal): Preliminary results. 2nd International Symposium on Nematodes as Environmental Bioindicators (2ISNEB), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 5-6 July. 2011 Gamito, S., Ramos, M., Mateus, M., Rodrigues, A., Quintino, V., Teixeira, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2011- Benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of Ria de Alvor, Southern Portugal, revisited after more than 24 years. 5th EUROLAG - European Coastal Lagoons Symposium, Aveiro, Portugal, 25-30 July. 2010 Araújo, C.V.M., Moreira-Santos, M., Patrício, J., Martins, I., Moreno-Garrido, I., Blasco, J., Marques, J.C. & Ribeiro, R. 2010. Feeding preferences of the mudsnail Hydrobia ulvae and the prevention of macroalgal blooms in estuaries. XX Annual Meeting of SETAC-Europe (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry), Sevilla, Spain, p. 197. Franco, J.N., Ceia, F.R., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Modesto, V. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Spatial intrusion and ecological response of Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) in the mesohaline and oligohaline areas of a southern european estuary. IMMR2010 - Interntional Meeting on Marine Resources, Peniche, Portugal, 16-17 November. Veríssimo, H., Gamito, S., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Effects of extreme events on estuarine subtidal macroinvertebrates of the Mondego estuary. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Gamito, S., Furtado, R., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M. & Marques, J.C. 2010. The ecological quality status of the wester side Ria Formosa lagoon based on the Benthic Assessment Tool (BAT) methodology and on physicochemical water information. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. Gamito, S., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H. & Marques, J.C. 2010. Applicability of the feeding diversity index to evaluate the ecological quality status of the Mondego estuary based on benthic invertebrates. ECSA47 Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14-19 September. 2009 Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Alves, A. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Nematodes vs Macrofauna assemblages along an estuarine gradiente (Mondego estuary, Portugal). ASLO 2009, Nice, 24-31 January. Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Teixeira, H., Veríssimo, H. & Marques, J.C. 2009. Long-term ecological response of subtidal macrobenthic communities to human pressures and extreme climatic events in a temperate NE Atlantic estuary. ASLO 2009, Nice, 24-31 January.   8. supervising theses back to main menu M.Sc THESIS Concluded: 14. Pieter van der Linden (2011). The functional composition of the benthic invertebrate community of the Mondego estuary: insights within the functioning of this ecosystem. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 13. Antónia Juliana Costa (2011).Rocky shore macrozoobenthic communities of Buarcos bay. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 12. Ana Vanessa Modesto (2011). Spatial and temporal variation of Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) in the Mondego estuary. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 11. Ana Eduarda Saraiva Pereira Campos (2010). Influence of hydrodynamics and sediment grain size in environmental quality of the estuarine polyhaline sector. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 10. João Nuno R. Franco (2010). Population dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) in the mesohaline and oligohaline areas of the Mondego estuary: spatial intrusion and ecological response. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 9. Augusta da Conceição de Jesus Duarte (2010). Variação temporal da comunidade macrobentónica subtidal do sector polihalino do braço Sul do estuário do Mondego. Contributo para a avaliação do estado ecológico. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 8. Luísa C. Marques (2010). Do macrofauna assemblages reflect Zostera noltii meadows temporal dynamic associated with natural and antropogenic disturbances? University of Coimbra (Portugal). 7. Ana Margarida Carriço (2010). Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of macrofauna assemblages in the polyhaline sector of a mesotidal estuary. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 6. Pedro de Almeida Bica Lança Vinagre (2009). The Mondego estuary mesohaline and oligohaline macrozoobenthic communities. A contribution for their Ecological Quality Status Assessment. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 5. Thiago Drumond Teixeira Correia Couto (2009). Avaliação da qualidade ambiental. O tamanho da malha de rede tem influência? University of Coimbra (Portugal). 4. Aranzazu Marcotegui Fernandez-Valmayor (2008). Impacts of macroalgal spores on the dynamics of adult macroalgae in the Mondego estuary (South Western European coast)., 60p. University of Coimbra (Portugal) (Co-supervision with Prof. Dr. João Carlos Marques (University of Coimbra, Portugal and Dr Irene Martins, IMAR-CIC, Portugal). 3. Rute Isabel Costa Pinto (2007). Application of multimetric indices and their performance in assessing ecological condition. The Mondego estuary case-study. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 2. Helena Leite Veríssimo de Carvalho (2006). A tentative harmonisation of the OSPAR Convention and the European Water Framework Directive ecological criteria for transitional waters quality assessment. Mondego estuary case study. University of Coimbra (Portugal). 1. Heliana Lilita Teixeira (2005). Avaliação do comportamento de indicadores de qualidade ecológica em diferentes cenários de impacto ambiental: o caso do estuário do Mondego. University of Coimbra (Portugal). PhD THESIS Concluded (as co-supervisor) 5. Maria Rosa da Costa Santana. 2018. Diversidade funcional e estratégias adaptativas da comunidade fitoplanctónica em estuários. Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, UEPB (Brazil) 4. Pieter van der Linden. 2017. A biological trait approach to assess ecosystem functioning of soft bottom communities in coastal and transitional ecosystems. University of Coimbra (Portugal) 3. Rute Pinto. 2012. Mondego Basin and Estuary Management: the role of ecosystem services (e)valuation for human well-being endeavour. PhD Thesis, University of Coimbra (Portugal). 2. Helena Veríssimo. 2012. Response of benthic communities to natural and human-induced changes in a temperate estuary. Implications for recovery and management. PhD Thesis, University of Coimbra (Portugal). 1. Alexandra Baeta. 2010. Food webs in intertidal ecosystems: a stable isotope approach and trophic network analysis. PhD Thesis, University of Coimbra (Portugal) and University of La Rochelle (France)   9. language skills back to main menu   language reading writing conversation portuguese first language first language first language english excelent very good very good french very good regular regular italian very good regular good   10. other information [e.g. patents] back to main menu MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC/ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 2012-2013: Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra (IIIUC). ORGANISATION OF EVENTS • 2017: Co-organisation of a launch event for the "Sustainable Blue Economy call" as part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella was present and announced the publication of the call. Almost 200 participants from 19 countries took part in the event. • 2013: Co-organisation of the International Advanced Course on “Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for Ecology”, University of Coimbra, Portugal. • 2012-2013: Co-organisation and lecturing in the Advance Course on “Estuarine Ecology”, UEPB, Brazil. • 2009-2013: Co-organisation and lecturing in the International Advanced Course “Environmental Quality Assessment and Management”, University of Coimbra, Portugal. • 2010: Co-organisation of the ECSA 47 Symposium – Integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological quality in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. MEMBER OF ACADEMIC JURIS M.Sc. examinations: Anthony Peter Moreira, 18 of December, 2012, University of Aveiro (Portugal). Title: Comunidade de Artrópodes associada a bolbos de Saccorhiza polyschides Hélder Filipe Teixeira da Rocha, 18 of December, 2012, Univeristy of Aveiro (Portugal). Title: Anfípodes da plataforma continental portuguesa. Antónia Juliana Pais, 6 of September, 2011, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Title: The rocky shore macrozoobenthic communities of Buarcos bay. Pieter van der Linden, 14 of September, 2011, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Title: The functional composition of the benthic invertebrate community of the Mondego estuary: insights within the functioning of this ecosystem. Ana M. Carriço, 6 of September, 2010, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Title: Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of macrofauna assemblages in the polyhaline sector of a mesotidal estuary. Ana Eduarda Campos, 7 of September, 2010, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Title: Influence of hydrodynamics and sediment grain size in environmental quality of estuarine polyhaline sector. Tânia Isabel Jesus Fernandes, 9 of September, 2010, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Title: Dinâmica da flora macroalgal no estuário do Mondego. Respostas das métricas de avaliação ecológica ao longo do gradiente de salinidade. Vanessa Caetano Pinto, 17 of December, 2009, University of Lisbon (Portugal). Title: “Ecologia e qualidade ecológica de comunidades de macroinvertebrados bentónicos em zonas costeiras e estuarinas: abordagem comparativa”. Ramila Furtado, 30 of June, 2008, University of Algarve (Portugal). Title: “To test several bio-assessment methodologies to assess the ecological quality status (EQS) of Ria Formosa, using macrobenthos”.