Staff

Adriano A. Bordalo

PhD – University of Porto (1992)
MSc – University of Moscow (1982)

Main interests:

1. Estuarine Microbial Ecology
2 .Watershed Management
3. Water quality
4. Tropical Ecology

Position:

Associate Professor of Ecology
Head of the Lab

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Teaching:

Ecology (MSc Medicine)
General Agriculture and Ecology (MSc Veterinary)
Ecology and River Basin Management (BSc Aquatic Sciences)
Aquatic Microbiology (BSc Aquatic Sciences)
Estuarine Ecology (MSc Marine Sciences)

Recent publications:

Magalhaes, C., MACHADO, A. & BORDALO, A.A.2008. Temporal variability of relative abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria vs archaea in the sandy flat of Douro River estuary, Portugal. Aquatic Microbial Ecology (in press).

ALMEIDA, C. M. R., Mucha a. P., Bordalo, A. A. & Vasconcelos, M. T. S. D. 2008. Influence of a Salt Marsh Plant (Halimione portulacoides) on the concentrations and potential mobility of metals in sediments. Science of the Total Environment 403: 188 – 195

RAMOS, S. S., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A. A. 2008. New insights into the early life ecology of Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) in the northern Iberian Atlantic. Scientia Marina (in press).

ALMEIDA, C. M. R., Mucha a. P., Delgado, M. F. C., Caçador, I. M., Bordalo, A. A. & Vasconcelos, M. T. S. D. 2008. Can PAHs influence Cu accumulation by salt marsh plants? Marine Environmental Research 66 311 - 318.

RAMOS, S., Ré, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2008. Environmental control on early life stages of flatfishes within a nursery area (Lima estuary, NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (accepted).

Magalhães C., Teixeira C., Teixeira, R., Machado, A., Azevedo, I. & Bordalo A. A. 2008. Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Mariña 34 271 - 282.

Azevedo, I. A., Duarte, P. M. & Bordalo, A. A. 2008. Understanding spatial and temporal dynamics of key environmental characteristics in a mesotidal Atlantic estuary (Douro, NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76 620 - 633.

Mucha, A. P., Almeida, C. M. R., Bordalo, A. A. & Vasconcelos, M. T. S. D. 2008. Salt marsh plants (Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus) as sources of strong Cu-complexing ligands in estuarine environments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 77 104 – 112.

Magalhaes, C., Bano, N., Wiebe, W., Bordalo, A.A & Hollibaugh, J. 2008. Dynamics of nitrous oxide reductase genes (nosZ) in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal), and their relation to N-biogeochemistry. Microbial Ecology 55 259 – 269. (DOI - 10.1007/s00248-007-9273-7).

Magalhães C., Silva J., Teixeira C. and Bordalo A. A. 2007. Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Chemistry 107 332 – 341.

BORDALO, A.A. & SAVVA-BORDALO, J. 2007. The quest for safe drinking water: an example from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa). Water Research 41 2978 – 2986 (DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.021).

Magalhaes, C., Bano, N., Wiebe, W., Hollibaugh, J. & Bordalo, A.A. 2007. Composition and activity of betaproteobacteria ammonia-oxidizing communities associated with intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Journal of Applied Microbiology 103 1239-1250 (DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03390.x).

Bordalo A. A, TEIXEIRA, R. & wiebe, w.j. 2006. A water quality index applied to an international shared river basin: the case of the River Douro. Environmental Management 38 910–920 (DOI:10.1007/s00267-005-0037-6).

Azevedo I.C., Duarte, P.M. & Bordalo, A.A. 2006. Pelagic metabolism of the Douro estuary (Portugal) – Factors controlling primary production. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69 133-146.

RAMOS, S., COWEN, R.K., PARIS, C. Ré, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Environmental forcing and larval fish asssemblage dynamics in the Lima River estuary (northwest Portugal. Journal of Plankton Research 28 275-286.

RAMOS, S., COWEN, R.K., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Temporal and spatial distribution of larval fish assemblaged in the Lima River estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 66 303 - 314.

Mucha, A. P., M., Vasconcelos T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2005. Spatial and seasonal variations of the macrobenthic community and metal contamination in the Douro estuary (Portugal). Marine Environmental Research 60 531-550.

Magalhães C, wiebe, w.j., JOYE, S.B. & Bordalo, a.a. 2005. Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal). Estuaries 28 592 – 607.

Mucha, AP, M., ALMEIDA, M.R., BORDALO A.A.& Vasconcelos T.S.D. 2005. Exudation of organic acids by a marsh plant and implications on trace metal availability in the rhizosphere of estuarine sediments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65 191-198.

Magalhães C., JOYE, S. B., MOREIRA, R., C. M., wiebe, w. j. & Bordalo, a. a. 2005. Effect of salinity and inorganic nitrogen concentrations on nitrification and denitrification rates in intertidal sediments and rocky biofilms of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Water Research 39 1783-1794.
Bordalo A. A & Vieira, M. E. C. 2005. Spatial variability of phytoplankton, bacteria and viruses in the mesotidal salt wedge Douro Estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 63 143-154.

Mucha, AP, M., BORDALO A.A, Vasconcelos T.S.D. 2004. Sediment quality in the Douro river estuary based on trace metal contents, macrobenthic community and elutriate sediment toxicity test (ESTT). Journal of Environmental Monitoring 6 585 – 592.

Mucha, AP, M., Vasconcelos T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2004. Vertical distribution of macrobenthic community and its relationships with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics at the lower Douro estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59 663 – 673.

Mucha, AP, M., Vasconcelos T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2003. Macrobenthic community in the Douro estuary: relations with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics. Environmental Pollution 121 169-180.

Mucha, AP, M., BORDALO A.A, Vasconcelos T.S.D. 2003. Comparison of the response of three micro-algae species exposed to elutriates of estuarine sediments based on growth and chemical speciation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22 576-585.

BORDALO, A.A. 2003. Microbiological water quality in urban coastal beaches: the influence of water dynamics and optimization of the sampling strategy. Water Research 37 3233 – 3241.

Magalhães, C. M., Bordalo, a.a. & wiebe, w.j. 2003. Intertidal biofilms on rocky substratum can play a major role in estuarine carbon and nutrient dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 258 275-281.

Magalhães, C. M., Bordalo, a.a. & wiebe, w.j. 2002. Temporal and spatial patterns of intertidal sediment-water nutrient and oxygen fluxes in the Douro estuary, Portugal. Marine Ecology Progress Series 233 55-71.

BORDALO, A.A., ONRASSAMI, R. & DECHSAKULWATANA, C. 2002. Survival of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical estuarine waters (Bangpakong River, Thailand). Journal of Applied Microbiology 93 864-871.

Sousa Pinto, I., Bordalo, A.A. Braga, A., Bjerrum, A, Meyer, T., Wernerus, T., Verseman, R., Redeker, C., Simpson, W. 2002. Autonomous Underwater Lander for monitoring and sampling the coastal zone. In: Gomes, F.V., Pinto, T.P.& Neves, L. (eds.). Littoral 2002: the changing coast V. III,. Eurocoast, Porto, 443 – 446. (L)

BORDALO, A. A. 2001. Qualidade ecológica da água no contexto da Convenção Luso-Espanhola. In : Grande, N.A., Agudo, P. A. & Gil, F. J. M. (eds.) Una cita europea con la nueva cultura del agua: la Directiva Marco. Perspectiva en Portugal y España. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian y Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 35-42. (L)

Bordalo, A. A., Nilsumranchit, W. & Chalermwat, K. 2001. Water quality and uses of the Bangpakong River (Eastern Thailand). Water Research 35 3636-3642.
Abreu, C., Jurgens, G., De Marco, P., Saano, A. & BORDALO, A.A. 2001 Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota in temperate estuarine sediments. Journal of Applied Microbiology 90 713-718

De Marco, P., Murrell, J. C., Bordalo, A. A. & Moradas-Ferreira, P. 2000. Isolation and characterization of two new methanesulfonic acid degrading bacterial isolates from a Portuguese soil sample. Archives Microbiology 173 146-153.

Vieira, M. E. C. & Bordalo A. A. 2000. The Douro estuary (Portugal): a mesotidal salt wedge. Oceanologica Acta 23 585-594.

BORDALO, A. A. 1999. Os estuários das bacias internacionais. In : Agudo, P. A. & Gil, F. J. M. (eds.) El água a debate desde la universidad hacia una nueva cultura del água. Institucion Fernando El Catolico, Zaragoza, 843-845. (L)

BORDALO, A.A. 1994. Faecal coliform recovery in two standard media along an estuarine gradient. Water Research 28: 2331-2334.

BORDALO, A.A. 1993. Effects of salinity on bacterioplankton: field and microcosm experiments. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 75: 393-398.

LACAZE, J.C., BORDALO A.A., CHESTERIKOFF A. & OLLIVON D. 1989. Evaluation de l'etat de santé des sediments de la Seine (region parisienne) par l'emploi d'enceintes dialysantes. Effects sur le taux de croissance et la biomasse maximale de cultures de la microalgue Selenastrum capricornutum Printz. Compte Rendues de l'Academie des Sciences (serie III Vie) 308: 49-54.

BORDALO, A.A., COSSON, R., PEREIRA, M.R., CAEIRO, C.C., CORREIA, M.L. & RAMADE, F. 1988. Ecotoxicological studies in Douro estuary, Oporto, Portugal. In: Løkke, H., Tyle, H. & Bro-Rasmussen, F. (eds.). European Conference on Ecotoxicology, Copenhagen (Sweden), 47-64. (L)

Ana Paula Mucha

PhD - Universidade do Porto (2002)
MSc – Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1997)
BSc - Universidade do Porto (1993)

Main interests:

Biogeochemistry of estuarine sediments, benthic ecology, bio/phyto remediation of contaminants in salt marshes, interactions microbial communities / plant roots.

Position:

Researcher

Affiliation:

CIIMAR - University of Porto

Recent publications:

Almeida C.M.R., Mucha A.P. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2006. Comparison of the role of the sea club-rush Scirpus maritimus and the sea rush Juncus maritimus in terms of concentration, speciation and bioaccumulation of metals in the estuarine sediment. Environmental Pollution 142: 151-159.

Almeida C.M.R., Mucha A.P. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2006. Variability of metal contents in the sea rush Juncus maritimus–estuarine sediment system through one year of plant’s life. Marine Environmental Research 61: 424-438.

Mucha A.P., Almeida C.M.R., Bordalo A.A. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2005. Exudation of organic acids by a marsh plant and implications on trace metal availability in the rhizosphere of estuarine sediments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65:191-198.

Almeida C.M.R., Mucha A.P. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2005. The role of a salt marsh plant on trace metal bioavailability in sediments – estimation by different chemical approaches. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 12: 271-277.

Mucha A.P., Vasconcelos M.T.S.D & Bordalo A.A. 2005. Spatial and seasonal variations of the macrobenthic community and metal contamination in the Douro estuary (Portugal). Marine Environmental Research 60: 531-550.

Almeida C.M.R., Mucha A.P. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2004. Influence of the sea rush Juncus maritimus on metal concentration and speciation in estuarine sediment colonized by the plant. Environmental Science and Technology 38: 3112-3118.

Mucha A.P., Bordalo A.A. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D 2004. Sediment quality in the Douro River Estuary based on trace metals contents, macrobenthic community and elutriate sediment toxicity test (ESTT). Journal of Environmental Monitoring 6: 585-592.

Mucha A.P., Vasconcelos M.T.S.D & Bordalo A.A. 2004. Vertical and spatial variability of macrobenthic community and metals at lower Douro estuary, Portugal. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59: 663-673.

Mucha A.P., Leal M.F.C., Bordalo A.A. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D 2003. Comparison of the response of three microalgae species exposed to elutriates of estuarine sediments based on growth and chemical speciation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22: 576-585.

Mucha A.P., Vasconcelos M.T.S.D & Bordalo A.A. 2003. Macrobenthic community in the Douro estuary: relations with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics. Environmental Pollution 121: 169-180.

Mucha A.P., Costa M.H. 1999. Macrozoobenthic community structure in two Portuguese estuaries: Relationship with organic enrichment and nutrient gradients. Acta Oecologica 20: 363–376.

Catarina Magalhães

PhD – Marine Sciences - University of Porto (2006)
MSc – Marine Sciences - University of Porto (1999)
BSc - Biology - University of Porto (1995)

Main interests:

1. Microbial ecology in coastal ecosystems
2. Marine biogeochemical cycles and diversity of microbial communities involved
3. Anthropogenic impact in coastal microbial diversity and biogeochemistry

Position:

Postdoctoral researcher

Affiliation:

CIIMAR - University of Porto

Recent publications:

MAGALHÃES, C., MACHADO, A., & BORDALO, A.A. Temporal variability of relative abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria vs archaea in the sandy flat of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. In revision.

MAGALHÃES, C., TEIXEIRA, C., TEIXEIRA, R., MACHADO, A., AZEVEDO, I., & BORDALO, A.A. 2008. Dissolved organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Marinas 34: 271-282.

MAGALHÃES, C., BANO, N., WIEBE, W.J., BORDALO, A. A., & HOLLIBAUGH, J.T. 2008. Dynamics of Nitrous Oxide Reductase Genes (nosZ) in Intertidal Rocky Biofilms and Sediments of the Douro River Estuary (Portugal), and their Relation to N-biogeochemistry. Microbial Ecology 55: 259-268.

MAGALHÃES, C., SILVA, J., TEIXEIRA, C., & BORDALO, A.A. 2007. Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Chemistry. 107: 332-341.

MAGALHÃES, C., BANO, N., WIEBE, W.J., HOLLIBAUGH, J. T., & BORDALO, A.A. 2007. Composition and Activity of Betaproteobacteria Ammonia-Oxidizing Communities Associated with Intertidal Rocky Biofilms and Sediments of the Douro River Estuary, Portugal. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 103: 1239-1250.

MAGALHÃES, C., WIEBE, W.J., JOYE, S.B., & BORDALO, A.A. 2005. Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal). Estuaries. 28:592-607.

MAGALHÃES, C., JOYE, S. B., MOREIRA, R., WIEBE, W.J., & BORDALO, A.A. 2005. Salinity and inorganic effects on nitrification and denitrification rates in intertidal sediments and rocky biofilms. Water Research. 39:1783-1794.

MAGALHÃES, C., BORDALO, A.A., & WIEBE, W. 2003. Intertidal biofilms on rocky substratum can play a major role in estuarine carbon and nutrient dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 258:275-281.

MAGALHÃES, C., BORDALO, A.A., & WIEBE, W. 2002. Temporal and spatial patterns of intertidal sediment-water nutrient and oxygen fluxes in Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 233:55-71.

Sandra Ramos

PhD –  Aquatic Sciences (2007)
MSc – Marine Sciences (1997)
BSc - Biology (1997)

Main interests:

1. Biology and ecology of marine and estuarine fish communities
2. Nursery function of estuarine and coastal environments for fish species.
3. Evaluation of the ecological status of estuarine environments based on the European Water Framework Directive

Position:

Pos-doc

Affiliation:

CIIMAR - University of Porto

Recent publications:

Ramos, S., Ré, P. and Bordalo, A. A.. New insights into the early life ecology of Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) in the Northern Atlantic. Scientia Marina (In press).

Ramos, S., Ré, P. and Bordalo, A. A.. Environmental control on early life stages of flatfishes in the Lima estuary (NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (In review).

Ramos, S., Cowen, R. K., Paris, C., Ré, P. and Bordalo, A. A.. 2006. Environmental forcing and larval fish assemblage dynamics in the Lima River estuary (NW Portugal). Journal of Plankton Research, 28(3), 275-286.

Ramos, S., Cowen, R. K., Ré, P. and Bordalo, A. A.. 2006. Temporal and spatial distribution of larval fish assemblages in the Lima estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 66, 303-314.

Isabel Azevedo

PhD – Aquatic Sciences, University of Porto (2008)
MSc –Environmental Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal (1997)
BSc - Aquatic Sciences) University of Porto, Portugal, 1993

Main interests:

1. Primary productivity and estuarine metabolism
2. Ecological modeling

Position:

Researcher

Affiliation:

CIIMAR - University of Porto

Recent publications:

MAGALHÃES C, TEIXEIRA C, TEIXEIRA R, MACHADO A, AZEVEDO I AND BORDALO A. Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Sciencias Marinas. In Press.

AZEVEDO I. C., DUARTE P. M. AND BORDALO A. A. 2008. Understanding spatial and temporal dynamics of key environmental characteristics in a mesotidal Atlantic estuary (Douro, NW Portugal), Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 76:620-633.

AZEVEDO I. C., DUARTE P. M. AND BORDALO A. A. 2006 Pelagic metabolism of the Douro estuary (Portugal) - Factors controlling primary production, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Volume 69: 133-146.

Liliana Carvalho

MSc – Marine Science, University of Porto (1999)
BSc - Aquatic Science (1995)

Main interests:

1. Watershed Management
2. Water Quality

Position:

PhD Student  
Researcher

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Recent publications:

CARVALHO, L., CORTES, R. & BORDALO, A.A. Evaluation of the ecological status of a impaired watershed by using a multi-index approach. (Submitted).

Catarina Teixeira

MSc – University of Porto (2006)
BSc - University of Porto (2006)

Main interests:

1. Biogeochemical cycling of nutrients
2. Aquatic microbial ecology
3. Water quality

Position:

PhD student

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Recent publications:

Magalhães, C., Teixeira, C., Teixeira, R., Machado, A., Azevedo, I. & Bordalo A. A. 2008. Dissolved organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Marinas 34 271-282.

MAGALHÃES, C., COSTA, J., TEIXEIRA, C. & BORDALO, A.A. 2007. Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Chemistry 107 332-341.

Ana Machado

MSc – Marine Sciences - Aquatic Resources (2009) ICBAS-UP
BSc - Aquatic Science (2007) at Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal.

Main interests:

1. Vibrio cholerae dynamics in temperate and tropical environments.
2. Water and sediment microbial communities
3. Bacteria mediated communities in nitrogen processes; linking communities and function.
4. Heavy metal and other contaminants effects in estuarine nitrogen processes and in microbial communities diversity and in gene expression.

Position:

Master student

Researcher of "BIJAGOS08" project

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Recent publications:

Machado, A., Abreu, C.& Bordalo, A.A. Structure, diversity and abundance of Archaea populations along an estuarine salinity gradient - Douro Estuary, Portugal. (Submited to Research in Microbiology)

Magalhães, C., Machado, A. & Bordalo, A.A. Temporal variability of relative abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria vs archaea in the sandy flat of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. (in press)

Magalhães, C., Teixeira, C., Teixeira, R., Machado, A., Azevedo, I. & Bordalo A. A. 2008. Dissolved organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Marinas 34 271-282.

Castro, F., Lima, D., Machado, A., Melo, C., Hiromori,Y., Nishikawa, J., Nakanishi, T., Reis-Henriques & Santos M., 2007. Imposex induction is mediated through the Retinoid X Receptor signalling pathway in the neogastropod Nucella lapillus. Aquatic Toxicology 85 57–66.

Lurdes Lima

Position:

Technician