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R&D Projects

Proposals for Research Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2006

Painel de Avaliação de Ciências e Tecnologias do Mar - 2006

Coordination

Peter H. Burkill
sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, United Kingdom

Evaluation

Fauzi Mantoura
IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory, Monaco
Gwyn Griffiths
National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom
Malcom Jones
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Martin White
National University of Ireland, Ireland
Peter H. Burkill
Richard Nash
Institute for marine Research, Norway
Tjeerd van Weering
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands

Projects assigned

PTDC/MAR/64011/2006

The marine lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) - teleost host interaction. Aspects of parasitic feeding and ion and iron regulatory physiology.
Jonathan Mark Wilson
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64051/2006

Genetic assessment of connectivity among marine populations.
Mercedes Gonzalez Wanguemert
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/MAR/64074/2006

WESSEA - What's the Ecological Relevance of Molecular and Sub-Cellular Alterations Induced by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Sea Bass Juveniles (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)?
Carlos Gravato
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64097/2006

Impact of photochemical transformation of organic matter on the activity, diversity and size of estuarine bacterioplankton communities.
Maria Adelaide de Pinho Almeida
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/64251/2006

JUVECO - Habitat characterisation and dynamics of juvenile pelagic fish across the Ria-ocean ecotone off Aveiro (northern Portugal)
Georgios Stratoudakis
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/64265/2006

Study of genetic gradients along ecotones among populations of anchovy (Genus Engraulis) and mackerel (Genus Trachurus)
Ana Rita Correia de Freitas Castilho da Costa
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64292/2006

LYSMATA - Larval production of ornamental shrimps of the genus Lysmata: new approaches for old problems
Ricardo Jorge Guerra Calado
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64363/2006

Terrain Based Navigation for Marine Habitat Mapping - TEBAS HAB
Paulo Jorge Coelho Ramalho Oliveira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/64372/2006

LUSOMAR - Development of a joint operational system for oceanographic predictions in the Portuguese nearshore
Eugen-Victor-Cristian Rusu
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/64418/2006

Study of the Harmful Algal Blooms Dynamics (HABs) in the Aveiro Near Costal Ecosystem
JOSÉ FORTES DO NASCIMENTO LOPES
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/64436/2006

Baseline studies on the biology of Ophidiaster ophidianus: forseeing it´s conservation (BIOPHS)
Ana Cristina Matos Ricardo Costa
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/MAR/64477/2006

Biodiversity and Fisheries off the south coast of Portugal: effects, biology and conservation (BIOFISHCON).
Maria Teresa Calvinho Cerveira Borges
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64517/2006

Airborne Gravimetry with an Ultralight Independent Aircraft (AGUIA)
Machiel Bos
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64533/2006

Development of tools to analyse sperm quality in fish: implications for cryobanking- CRYOSPERM
Elsa Alexandra Martins e Silva Cabrita
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64538/2006

Trophic interactions in relation to climate and environmental change in south-western european waters (TROPHIC)
Jose Xavier
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64546/2006

ObservFly - Uninhabited Aircraft for Marine Science Applications
Carlos Jorge Ferreira Silvestre
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/64564/2006

BERM - Post-storm beach recovery: morphodynamics and geomorphology
Óscar Ferreira
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/MAR/64749/2006

The success of invasive species: exploring the joint role of biotic interactions and of founder effect in Caulerpa species.
Sophie ARNAUD-HAOND
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/64803/2006

CRUSQUAL - Stocking live crustaceans used for human consumption: optimization of holding conditions, preservation of nutritional value and assurance of microbiological safety
António Manuel Barros Marques
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/64804/2006

SAFEFISH - Conservation of fish products using edible coatings with natural antimicrobial substances in sea bass and sea bream as models
António Manuel Barros Marques
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/64861/2006

IMAGING - Automatic identification of epibenthic organisms and their burrowing structures from video images
Maria Aida Viana da Silva Campos
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/64902/2006

Azores Current from Madeira to the Gulf of Cadiz (AGuCA)
Álvaro Peliz
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/64941/2006

Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents of fish pathogens.
Maria Adelaide de Pinho Almeida
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/64982/2006

Spatial and temporal variablity of fish assemblages in different estuarine habitats: dependence, adaptive plasticity and resilience (FISHEST)
Henrique Cabral
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/65014/2006

ANTIFOULING-EXPLORING BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN PORTUGUESE MARINE SPONGES (Porifera): CELL FACTORIES FOR THE ISOLATION AND PRODUCTION OF EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ANTIFOULING AGENTS.
Alberto José Delgado dos Reis
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/MAR/65023/2006

OMEGA3WASTE- Intelligent processing of fish offal wastes in canning industries for the production of high value omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for pharmaceutical purposes, structured lipids for nutraceutical foods and biodiesel
Alberto José Delgado dos Reis
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/MAR/65066/2006

BIOSEAGLUE: Characterization of sea urchin temporary adhesives - towards biomimetic applications
Romana Lopes Almeida dos Santos
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/MAR/65151/2006

The effect of seagrass habitat fragmentation on local population abundances, habitat preferences and population genetic structure of species in the family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes)
Onno Everhardus Diekmann
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/65197/2006

Mantle melting and crust production in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge under influence of Azores hotspot: a case of study at KP-5 segment (~37.5ºN)
PEDRO JOSE LOPES TAVARES FERREIRA
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/65268/2006

Management of Sustainable Development in Fishing Communities
Tomás Lopes Cavalheiro Ponce Dentinho
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/65360/2006

Detection of Rich Biological Productive Regions in the Ocean: A Case Study for the EEZ of the Azores
Ana Maria de Pinho Ferreira da Silva Fernandes Martins
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/65414/2006

Marine Portuguese Sponges (EMPor) - a multidisciplinary study
Maria do Carmo Roque Lino Felgueiras Barreto
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/MAR/65438/2006

Atlantic seamounts: stepping-stones or staging posts to the dispersal of shallow-water marine invertebrates towards oceanic islands?
Sérgio Paulo Ávila Campos Marques
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/65461/2006

Molecular ecology of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
Filipe Alexandre Oliveira dos Santos Alberto
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/65561/2006

Shallow and Deep Water Resistivity Measuring Systems - SDWRMS
Fernando Acácio Monteiro Santos
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/65578/2006

The interaction between iron and immunity: the role of iron-related acute phase proteins during bacterial infection in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Pedro Nuno Simoes Rodrigues
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/MAR/65585/2006

Dynamics of ephemeral tidal inlets (DETI)
Cesar Augusto Canêlhas Freire de Andrade
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/65675/2006

URCoast - Understanding the Reflection of COAstal STructures
RUI JORGE PEREIRA CAPITÃO
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC)

PTDC/MAR/65730/2006

DARKLIGHT - Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the primary productivity of estuarine microphytobenthos
João Serôdio
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/65849/2006

Measuring sexual selection in the field: Insights from a novel approach combining phenotype and microsatellite-based information, in the natural habitat, across consecutive breeding seasons in two sex-role reversed pipefish.
Nuno Miguel Pinto de Sousa Monteiro
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/65854/2006

VERMEIJ - Testing Vermeij´s hypothesis: comparing defences in oceanic islands and mainland´s marine shallow water communities
Gonçalo Calado
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/MAR/65930/2006

Safety of fish species more consumed in Portugal in what concerns n-3 fatty acids, minerals, PAHs and metals. Establishment of environmental friendly analytical procedures
MARIA BEATRIZ PRIOR PINTO OLIVEIRA
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/MAR/65949/2006

Respostas endócrinas à carência de cálcio em peixes
PATRÍCIA ISABEL SILVESTRE PINTO
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/66017/2006

Discriminating populations of Pagellus bogaraveo from Macaronesian islands and continental Portugal
Graça Maria Pereira da Costa
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/MAR/66022/2006

Tagus prodelta sediments: A record of historical contamination (TAGUSPROCONTA)
Mário Jorge dos Santos Gustavo Mil-Homens
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/MAR/66231/2006

Modelling and simulation of the behaviour of fishing fleets (FLEETMOD).
Alberto Jorge Caroço Guerreiro Murta
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)

PTDC/MAR/66292/2006

Novel interaction between marine biogeochemical nitrogen and sulfur cycles: characterization and ecological implications.
Catarina Maria Pinto Mora Pinto de Magalhães
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/66306/2006

Impact of mercury on the dynamics of estuarine communities in a coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal). Their socio-economics implications.
Patricia Cardoso Teixeira
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/66319/2006

Wintering and migrating shorebirds as indicators of the quality of estuarine environments
José Pedro Oliveira Neves Granadeiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/66397/2006

Essential Amino Acid Requirements Of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Juveniles: The Importance of Its Dietary Balance.
Maria Helena Tabuaço Rego Martins Peres
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/66407/2006

Impacts of gill nets and trammel nets fisheries on target and bycatch species: assessment and mitigation for sustainable fisheries (GILLTRANET)
Henrique Cabral
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/66599/2006

New methods and live feeds in finfish larviculture for species diversification in aquaculture- LIVEFEEDS
Maria Cunha
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/66856/2006

Population structure of the chub mackerel from Northeast Atlantic
Graça Maria Pereira da Costa
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/MAR/66949/2006

Population structure of bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Portuguese EEZ: a holistic approach.
Leonel Paulo Sul Serrano Gordo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/66978/2006

Early detection of marine biotoxins
Paulo João Vieira Vale
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/66991/2006

Connectivity kernels around small islands - Madeira Archipelago case study.
Rui Caldeira
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/MAR/66995/2006

Structure and Dynamics of Salt marshes of Aveiro Lagoon and Tagus Estuary: an Historical Perspective (DYSALT)
Maria Isabel Violante Caçador
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/67017/2006

A New Method for the Study of Essential Fatty Acid Requirements in Fish Larvae (EFARFish)
Luís Eugénio Castanheira da Conceição
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/67137/2006

Study of environmental conditions and levels of metals (essential and pollutants) accumulate by cuttlefishes (Sepia Officinalis), capture by commercial fisheries, along Portuguese Coast
Sónia Isabel Fernandes Borges Pena Seixas
Universidade Aberta (Uab)

PTDC/MAR/67171/2006

Traceability of Seawater Salinity and Acidity Values (SALTRAC)
Maria José Guiomar Henriques Marques Lito
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/67210/2006

Potential of Plant Feedstuffs as Protein Sources in Diets for European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) and White Sea Bream (Dioplodus sargus) Juveniles.
Maria Helena Tabuaço Rego Martins Peres
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/67361/2006

Evaluation of the toxic effects of four environmentally suspect pharmaceutical compounds on the seabream, Sparus aurata.
Miriam Hampel
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/67482/2006

Nutritional requirements of Senegal sole, Solea senegalensis, juveniles
Aires Oliva Teles
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/MAR/67521/2006

DOLPHTOX - Conservation genetics and toxicology of the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Sado region in relation to other coastal and oceanic populations
Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/67629/2006

Chemical and microbial characterisation of the air-sea interface (MICROCHEM)
Célia dos Anjos Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/67711/2006

Development of new quality index method (QIM) schemes for four sparids: white seabream (Diplodus sargus), sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo), zebra seabream (Diplodus cervinus) and common seabream (Pagrus pagrus)
Paulo Manuel Rodrigues Vaz Pires
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/MAR/67749/2006

VIRUSFREE - Viral contamination of bivalve molluscs: innovative improvement of their quality and safety using depuration and gamma irradiation
Rogério da Silva Oliveira Mendes
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/67754/2006

AQUImune-Bivalve immune reponses to marine environmental microorganisms: Molecular characterization and biodiversity of immune molecules in aquaculture relevant bivalves
Raul Bettencourt
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/67809/2006

The purple dye murex (Bolinus brandaris) from the Ria Formosa lagoon: fishery management, incidence of imposex, potential for molluscan aquaculture and stock enhancement
Miguel José Baptista Gaspar
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/68016/2006

New insights into the structure-function relationship of the AIP56 exotoxin of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida and design of an AIP56-based anti-pasteurellosis vaccine
Ana Maria Silva do Vale
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/MAR/68063/2006

Purification, biochemical characterization and functional analysis of the Sparus aurata bone re-mineralization serum factor.
Dina Costa Simes
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/68065/2006

Underwater TV surveys for Nephrops abundance and distribution in Portuguese continental waters
Maria de Fátima Cardador de Oliveira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/68088/2006

What is there in bacteriuoneuston? - Molecular approaches to investigate the metagenome of bacterioneuston.
ANTÓNIO CARLOS MATIAS CORREIA
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/68200/2006

ORIAL - Ocean and Rivers Interactions in the Aveiro Lagoon Region under Climate Changing: Past (since the early Pleistocene) and Present Overview
Maria Virgínia Alves Martins
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/68202/2006

Biodiversity and‭ ‬Productivity of‭ ‬Intertidal‭ ‬Ecosystems‭ (‬BioPIE‭)‬:‭ ‬from gene to ecosystem function.
Bruno Miguel Freire Boa de Jesus
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/68232/2006

Sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walb.) castration due to the coccidian Eimeria sardinae (Thelóhan, 1890): the exception or the rule?
Isabel Maria da Silva Brites Reis Periquito Afonso-Dias
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/68255/2006

Metabolism and carbon fluxes of Ria Formosa lagoon
Rui Orlando Pimenta Santos
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/68306/2006

Nitrogen metabolism in the intertidal seagrass Zostera noltii
João Miguel Sousa da Silva
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/68415/2006

BIOSEASLUG- Exploiting Portuguese Marine Opisthobranchs Biosynthetic Pathways for Sustainable Production of Bioactive Compounds
Helena Margarida Guerreiro Galla Gaspar
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/MAR/68605/2006

The deep-water sharks, Centrophorus squamosus and Centroscymnus coelolepis, in Portuguese waters - Do they aggregate as local populations?
IVONE MARIA RIBEIRO FIGUEIREDO DA SILVA ROSA
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/68635/2006

Internal waves: measurement and characterization on the western Portuguese continental margin (InWave)
Joaquim Dias
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/68868/2006

Sound production in sand gobies of the genus Pomatoschistus: inter- and intraspecific communication
Maria Clara Correia de Freitas Pessoa de Amorim
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/68897/2006

The role of the intertidal seagrass meadows of Zostera noltii on suspended particle dynamics - a landscape approach.
Alexandra Paula Mimoso Henriques Cunha
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/68932/2006

THE OCEAN RESERVOIR EFFECT IN THE TRANSITION AREAS OF THE WEST-IBERIAN COASTAL UPWELLING (AVEIRO/MOUTH OF THE RIVER MINHO; CAPE SANTA MARIA/ MOUTH OF THE RIVER GUADIANA)
António Manuel Monge Soares
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/69247/2006

AQUACULTURE ADVANCED RESEARCH TOOLS - AART
Pedro Ré
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/69257/2006

Restoration of meadows of the seagrass Zostera noltii
Rui Orlando Pimenta Santos
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/69318/2006

Nutritional and immune-sanitary effects of fish protein hydrolysates in gilthead sea-bream juveniles
Teresa Maria Silveira Monteiro da Gama Pereira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/69360/2006

New species for aquaculture: optimization of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) rearing conditions and characterization of its muscle fibres growth.
Luísa Maria Pinheiro Valente
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/69393/2006

PROTEOMET PROJECT - Proteomic studies in hydrothermal and coastal mussels: specific adaptations toward metal exposure
Rui Miguel Saraiva Company
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/MAR/69572/2006

BAROVENT-Experimental hyperbaric simulations on hydrothermal vent bivalves to understand decompression stress
Eniko Kadar
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/69749/2006

Alternative reproductive tactics in teleost fish: the peacock blenny (Salaria pavo) as a study model
Rui Oliveira
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/69777/2006

Poly3D - Polychaete Diversity, Distribution and Dispersal in hotspot ecosystems in the Gulf of Cadiz
Ana Margarida Medrôa de Matos Hilário
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/69808/2006

SEASALT_CBM Identification of chemical and biochemical potential markers of artisanal sea salt produce in Portugal
Filomena Maria Cardoso Pedrosa Ferreira Martins
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/70014/2006

Thalassinidean shrimps: Aquaculture, Biology and Conservation
Luís Filipe Castanheira Narciso
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70066/2006

MICRORISK - Microbiological Risk Assessment on the consumption of bivalve molluscs in Portugal
HELENA MARIA ALVES DA SILVA
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/70124/2006

Habitat fragmentation and varibility of biodiversity in the marine environment: implications for conservation strategies
José Pavão Mendes de Paula
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70200/2006

Studies on the recent introduction of the invasive species Grateloupia turuturu on the Portuguese coast: history, demographic behaviour and effects of environmental and biological parameters
Isabel Sousa PInto
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70207/2006

Impact evaluation of Tourism with sustainability criteria in coastal destinations. The cases of Barra Costa Nova in Aveiro (Portugal) and Jardines del Rey in Ciego de Ávila (Cuba).
Carlos Costa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/70240/2006

Phytoplankton bio-optical characterization for remote sensing application (Phytocolour)
Vanda Costa Brotas Gonçalves
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/70247/2006

NITROLINKS - NITROgen loading into the Ria Formosa through Coastal Groundwater Discharge (CGD) - Pathways, turnover and LINKS between land and sea in the Coastal Zone
Carlos Sérgio Borges de Carvalho da Rocha
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/MAR/70318/2006

ECOGracilaRIA - Gracilaria bursa-pastoris: Ecology, Physiology, Exploitation and Eco-friendly integrated multitrophic aquaculture
Isabel Sousa PInto
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70338/2006

influence of environmental, biotic and human Determinants on the european Eel Ecology and Demography - DEED
Isabel Maria Madaleno Domingos
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/70390/2006

Stress in estuarine glass eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Jonathan Mark Wilson
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70439/2006

Nutritional requirements of red porgy (Pagrus pagrus): towards diversification of Portuguese aquaculture
Rodrigo Ozorio
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/70483/2006

Gene expression of long-chain n-3 PUFA biosynthetic pathway, eating quality and health benefits of tailor-made rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed with diets containing vegetable oil and conjugated linoleic acid
Narcisa Maria Bandarra
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/70812/2006

Population structure, genetic mating system and behaviour of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the northern Atlantic Ocean
António Múrias dos Santos
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/MAR/70839/2006

Caracterização genética do choco (Sepia officinalis) de ocorrência natural e de cultivo como ferramenta de gestão para aquicultura e as pescas
Filipe Alexandre Oliveira dos Santos Alberto
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/70855/2006

Dietary fatty acids as modulators of bone metabolism in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) - FATTYBONE
Jorge Proenca Dias
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/70858/2006

Post-mortem changes in gilthead sea bream muscle proteins: its implications to flesh texture - TEXBREAM
Jorge Proenca Dias
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/70921/2006

POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY AND HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY IN SPECIES OF THE GENUS CAULERPA, PRESENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Maria Elena Varela Alvarez
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/70990/2006

Stock(s) discrimination of the black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) in the NE Atlantic using a multidisciplinary approach based on traditional sistematics, molecular genetics and otolith analysis.
ALBERTO TEODORICO RODRIGUES MOURA CORREIA
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/71086/2006

Lipid dynamics in white breams (Diplodus spp.)
Luís Filipe Castanheira Narciso
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/71148/2006

Ecological basis for seahorse management in the Portuguese South coast: artificial breeding and stock enhancement
Jorge Palma
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/71312/2006

Studies on cellular immunity of freshwater bivalves: Immunocompetence and disease susceptibility under the influence of pollutants
Jorge Machado
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/71313/2006

Analysis of crystal growth and of the seasonal cycle of δ18O and associated elements in the shell of Anodonta cygnea and Crassostrea gigas
Jorge Machado
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/71351/2006

Neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproductive polyphenisms in the blenny Salaria pavo
David Goncalves
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/71375/2006

STABLE ISOTOPES AS ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY INDICATORS FOR MANAGEMENT OF CLOSURE OF BIVALVE FISHING AREAS
Luis Manuel Zambujal Chicharo
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/71413/2006

ADAAPTIVE: The role of dietary tryptophan on the adaptive capacity of fish
Catarina Isabel de Matos Martins
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/71565/2006

Environmental Governance in Macaronesia Marine Protected Areas
JOSÉ ANGELO GUERREIRO DA SILVA
Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (ICAT/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/71681/2006

Halogenated CONTaminants in MARine top-predators of Madeira Archipelago (CONTMAR)
Nereida Maria Abano Cordeiro
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação - Associação (ARDITI)

PTDC/MAR/71685/2006

HYDRAA - Improved dietary nitrogen formulations for marine fish larvae: effects on growth performance and skeletal formation
Luís Eugénio Castanheira da Conceição
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/71875/2006

Endocrine regulation of calcium balance in invertebrates. Potential use of invertebrate hormones and their receptors in the treatment of calcium disorders in vertebrates.
João Cardoso
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/71927/2006

Atlantic ocean-wide changes in sea surface temperature and trends on Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea foraging success, migration and population dynamics
Paulo Catry
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/71938/2006

Photoprotection and photoinhibition of photosynthesis in estuarine diatoms
Paulo Jorge Sousa Dias Cartaxana
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/72029/2006

Phytoremediation and Bioremediation: potentialities of plant - microorganisms interactions in the rhizosphere of salt-marsh plants
Ana Paula Mucha
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/72069/2006

MANAGEMENT OF SEMI-INTENSIVE POLYCULTURE IN EARTHEN PONDS USING MATHEMATICAL MODELLING (PONDMOD)
Maria Manuela Gil Almeida Carrapato Marinho Falcao
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/72117/2006

Neuroendocrine control of reproductive behavior in the Mozambique tilapia: mechanisms and effects of the social environment
Rui Oliveira
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/MAR/72136/2006

Phytoplankton assemblages under different hydrographic regimes : Madeira - Azores- -continental Portugal (Phyto-MAP)
Manfred Josef Kaufmann
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/MAR/72165/2006

Prevalence of digenetic trematodes in estuarine communities
Susana Margarida de Freitas Ferreira
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/72461/2006

Fish larval condition and recruitment in two contrasting marine environments
Emanuel João Flores Gonçalves
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/72630/2006

Environmental Genomics of Southern Ocean Phytoplankton Communities
Gareth Anthony Pearson
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/72666/2006

Contrasts in patterns of population differentiation and genetic diversity between estuarine and marine inshore fish
Vitor Manuel Carvalho Almada
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/72709/2006

Seasonal and Interannual Patterns of Zooplankton in the Algarve Coast (Gulf of Cadiz) and their relationship to climate changes: Assessment by automated species identification and counting system.
Radhouane BEN HAMADOU
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/72711/2006

TAILOREDALGAE: functional properties optimization of seaweeds integrated in Portuguese fish aquaculture plants.
loic hilliou
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/MAR/72757/2006

Long term observation of mysticetes in the Azores by acoustic telemetry (MYSACTEL)
Paulo Alexandre da Silva Felisberto
Centro de Investigação Tecnológica do Algarve (CINTAL/UAlg)

PTDC/MAR/72771/2006

Recent Historical Trends on the Anthropogenic Impact in Continental Shelf Sediments at the Northern Gulf of Cadiz (ANTHROSEDIZ)
Maria de Fátima Duarte de Araújo
Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (ITN)

PTDC/MAR/72791/2006

Genetic structure, larval mortality and growth in the populations of the sea lamprey in the portuguese rivers
Vitor Manuel Carvalho Almada
ISPA,CRL (ISPA)

PTDC/MAR/72855/2006

Effects of underwater light intensity and spectral composition on the photosynthetic performance of Ria Formosa seagrasses
João Miguel Sousa da Silva
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/72858/2006

ELEMENTACCESS: The bio-accessible and bio-available Hg and As fraction in salt marshes: the role of vegetation
Marta Otero
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/72902/2006

RENAL AND INTESTINAL PHOSPHATE BALANCE IN FISH: THE ROLES OF FGF23 AND PTH-LIKE HORMONES
Pedro Miguel Guerreiro da Costa Guerreiro
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/72915/2006

CoastEvolution - Numerical modelling of coastal evolution for management support
Francisco de Almeida Taveira Pinto
Instituto de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos (IHRH/FE/UP)

PTDC/MAR/72954/2006

Development of a Multi-directional Wave Generator System
Paulo Gil de Morais
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC)

PTDC/MAR/73060/2006

FEeding Activity and trophic Strategy of the lusitanian Toadfish - FEAST
José Lino Vieira de Oliveira Costa
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/73102/2006

Holocene fossil record of the oysters Crassostrea angulata and Ostreola stentina in southern Portugal (Oysters)
Teresa Drago
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/73121/2006

Disruption of doubly uniparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in hybrids and triploids of Mytilus edulis and M. galloprovincialis
Frederico Miguel Mota Batista
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/MAR/73202/2006

Anti-UV, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of extracts of marine microalgae relevant for dermocosmetic applications
Alberto Carlos Pires Dias
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/MAR/73278/2006

Seafood safety
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB/UCP)

PTDC/MAR/73514/2006

Searching relationships between metal availability and early warning signs in aquatic target species, within the context of the Water Framework Directive - MAVES
Carlos Alberto Garcia do Vale
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/73516/2006

Sediment transport and accumulation in Estremadura Spur (SEDTRACES)
Anabela Tavares Campos Oliveira
Instituto Hidrográfico (IH)

PTDC/MAR/73557/2006

Spawning behaviour and genetic paternity analysis in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus
Teresa Isabel Mendonca Modesto
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/73579/2006

Introduced marine alien species in Portuguese estuaries and coastal areas: patterns of distribution and abundance, vectors and invading potential - INSPECT
Maria Costa
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/MAR/73679/2006

Spatio-temporal analysis of fishing activity (boat-based recreational vs. artisanal) in the SW and Algarve coasts
Karim Erzini
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/73742/2006

Can marine protected areas enhance both economic and biological situations? Is the Berlengas MR accomplishing marine reserve objectives?
ULISSES MANUEL DE MIRANDA AZEITEIRO
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/73756/2006

EUROSION.PT - Coastal Erosion in Portugal: Building a Conceptual Framework to the Implementation of EUrosion Project Recommendations at National Level
Francisco de Almeida Taveira Pinto
Instituto de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos (IHRH/FE/UP)

PTDC/MAR/73768/2006

Modelling Atlantic Iberian Harmful Algal Blooms - MAIHAB
Ramiro Joaquim de Jesus Neves
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/73808/2006

Characterization of genes involved in female sex determination and ovarian development
Laurence Alexandrine Mathilde DELOFFRE
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/74059/2006

WWECO - Environmental Assessment and Modeling of Wastewater Discharges using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Bio-optical Observations
Patrícia Alexandra Gregório Ramos
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/MAR/74123/2006

New tools for bivalve stock assessment. Can we predict recruitment failure?
Miguel José Baptista Gaspar
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/74168/2006

Primary production modelling in coastal and estuarine systems - PRIMIUM
Ramiro Joaquim de Jesus Neves
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/74381/2006

Contribution to a genetically sustained restocking of Venerupis pullastra and Diplodus sargus
CARLOS LUCIANO DA COSTA MONTEIRO
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/MAR/74843/2006

The role of spatial pattern and genetic diversity in the success of seagrass restoration
Alexandra Paula Mimoso Henriques Cunha
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/MAR/75474/2006

Environmental characterization using Geographical Information System (GIS) as a tool for habitat assessment and resource management of a potential Marine/Coastal Protected Area: The case of the surrounding area of the Ínsua de Caminha
Carlos Antunes
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/78997/2006

Toxicity and Kinetics of Marine Biotoxins in Fish
Pedro Reis Costa
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)

PTDC/MAR/81071/2006

Diversity, Activity and Dynamics of Planctomycetes in Marine Environments
Olga Maria Lage
Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/81292/2006

Exploitation of the use of time-frequency and spectral techniques in the determination of the influence of transient and cyclostationary oceanic phenomena on the dynamics of land masses - ExploMarTer
Manuel Alexandre Ferreira Pinto de Abreu
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/MAR/81380/2006

OILSPICE - LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM POLLUTION ON TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL BIVALVE SPECIES
Jaime Rendón von Osten
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/81528/2006

Assessing Functional Impairment in Estuarine Ecosystems - is there a role for integrated in situ assessment tools?
Fernando Manuel Raposo Morgado
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/81557/2006

Ecological and phylogeographic assessment of major coral communities and habitats in Cabo Verde
Filipe Jorge Monteiro de Mora Porteiro
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64016/2006

Life under pressure: transcriptomics of the hydrostatic pressure acclimation in a shallow water teleost
Jonathan Mark Wilson
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64627/2006

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 (RECONNECT)
João Carlos Marques
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/64729/2006

Endocrine disruptors and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). A comparative study between two transitional ecosystems: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) and Laguna de Terminos (Mexico)
Jaime Rendón von Osten
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/65760/2006

ISCAD - Inner shelf circulation and dispersion patterns: Interactions with estuarine systems.
Jesús Manuel Pedreira Dubert
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/65991/2006

IMUNOVENT-A study of immune reactions in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus: insights into survival strategies and discovery of immune molecules in animals living under extreme environments.
Raul Bettencourt
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/66143/2006

Physical map for oysters using fluorescence in situ hybridization technique
Karine Bouilly
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/MAR/67752/2006

The role of salt marsh plants on mercury cycle: identifying plant-bacteria-Hg interactions critical for ecosystem remediation (MARMER)
Ana Isabel Lillebö Batista
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/MAR/68106/2006

The modulation of retinoic acid signalling pathways by environmental pollutants in teleosts
Miguel Santos
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/68885/2006

Lipid metabolism disruption in marine fish by xenobiotic ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs)
ISABEL CRISTINA OLIVEIRA GONZALEZ CUNHA
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/69892/2006

Integrating molecular approaches into marine biodiversity research in Portugal: implementing DNA barcoding and investigating phylogeographic patterns
Filipe José Oliveira Costa
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/MAR/70436/2006

An integrative study on the toxicopathic lesions in Portuguese estuarine fishes - Assessing injury impact and toxicogenomic implications in experimental models.
Eduardo Jorge Sousa da Rocha
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/71143/2006

CRABTHEMES - Molecular, biochemical and genetic variability in estuarine populations of shore crab (Carcinus maenas) exposed to different levels of contamination
Laura Guimarães
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/MAR/72163/2006

Patterns of Chromosome Evolution in Bivalvia (Mollusca): In Situ Restriction Chromosome Maps and Ribosomal Genes Chromosome Traits. (PACEB)
Alexandra Maria Bessa Ferreira Leitão-Ben Hamadou
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/MAR/72169/2006

Mid-depth benthic communities of conservation importance in the Azores: cold-water coral ecosystems
Filipe Jorge Monteiro de Mora Porteiro
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)

PTDC/MAR/74071/2006

Cetacean habitat associations in oceanic ecosystems: an integrated approach - TRACE
Ricardo da Piedade Abreu Serrao Santos
IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR)