Trophic niche overlap between native freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida) and the invasive Corbicula fluminea
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Simone Varandas
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SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY GENERAL LINES OF INVESTIGATION The research activity has been developed in the field of ecology of aquatic ecosystems, including the following topics of interest and expertise: a) Ecology and conservation of aquatic species; b) Biodiversity and functioning of riparian and aquatic ecosystems; c) Environmental monitoring in surface waters (with special focus on benthic invertebrates, fish populations and habitat characterization); d) watershed planning; e) Extreme weather events; f) Environmental Impact Assessment in watercourses and definition of mitigation measures; g) Integrated environmental rehabilitation in watercourses for promoting biodiversity; h) Ecophysiology of freshwater bivalves; i) Freshwater Exotic Species Since 2007 is an Integrated Member and member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Research and Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies (CITAB). It is part of the Eco-integrity (EI) group, whose main objective is to monitor, protect and restore natural resources at various scales of observation in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This group works on identifying and selecting appropriate ecological indicators for specific environments, a crucial process for making accurate predictions about how degraded systems can be improved. The EI group uses a holistic approach to assessing ecological status in complex, natural, semi-natural, and artificial ecosystems, changed, and how the anthropogenic environment changes them.
Education
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Portugal
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
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Publications
Distribution and Potential Availability of As, Metals and P in Sediments from a Riverine Reservoir in a Rural Mountainous Catchment (NE Portugal)
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The Role of Aquatic Ecosystems (River Tua, Portugal) as Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Aeromonas spp.
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Water
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Multi-Biomarker Responses of Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea) to Cadmium and Microplastics Pollutants
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Water
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Setting the stage for new ecological indicator species: A holistic case study on the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793
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Ecological Indicators
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Setting the stage for new ecological indicator species: A holistic case study on the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793
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Ecological Indicators
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of the freshwater mussels Amblema plicata (Say, 1817), Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834), and Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857) (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)
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Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
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Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution
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Heredity
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From the lab to the river: Determination of ecological hosts of Anodonta anatina
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Microcondylaea bonellii as a new host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus
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Small hydropower plants as a threat to the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera
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Science of the Total Environment
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Origin and history of Phoxinus (Cyprinidae) introductions in the Douro Basin (Iberian Peninsula): an update inferred from genetic data
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Biological Invasions
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A tale of shells and claws: The signal crayfish as a threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe
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A tale of shells and claws: The signal crayfish as a threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe
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Science of the Total Environment
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Effects of an extreme drought on the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera: a before/after assessment
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Hydrobiologia
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Invasive crayfishes as a threat to freshwater bivalves: Interspecific differences and conservation implications
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Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Invasive crayfishes as a threat to freshwater bivalves: Interspecific differences and conservation implications
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Science of the Total Environment
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Refuge in the sāqya: Irrigation canals as habitat for one of the world's 100 most threatened species
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Biological Conservation
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Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
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Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
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Biological Conservation
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The male and female complete mitochondrial genomes of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae)
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Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
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Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species
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Journal of Fish Biology
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Water mill canals as habitat for Margaritifera margaritifera: Stable refuge or an ecological trap?
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Ecological Indicators
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Water mill canals as habitat for Margaritifera margaritifera: Stable refuge or an ecological trap?
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Ecological Indicators
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Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco
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Biological Conservation
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Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco
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Biological Conservation
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A gill histopathology study in two native fish species from the hydrographic douro basin
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Microscopy and Microanalysis
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FRESHCO project – preliminary results assessing the multiple implications of invasive species on freshwater mussel decline and coexistence processes
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conference-paper
Novas formas de aproveitamento de açudes tradicionais, aumentando a sua permeabilidade à migração piscícola. O caso do moinho-açude de Curalha
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ZPR of the Olo river: management of sport fishing
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Trophic niche overlap between native bivalves and the invasive Corbicula fluminea
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Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Fish hosts of the critically endangered Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1036 (Mollusca: Unionidae)
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Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species
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Journal of Fish Biology
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Die-offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Die-offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Aproveitamento hidroelétrico do baixo Sabor - programa integrado de monitorização ambiental
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Conbiomics: the missing approach for the conservation of freshwater bivalves
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Conservation activities in the Olo river
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Conservation activities in the Olo river
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Efeitos de barreira comportamental seletiva com estímulos acústicos, luz e bolhas, no salmonídeo: S. trutta e ciprinídeos: P. duriense e L. bocagei
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Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Otimização do funcionamento do sistema de adução da Vilariça. Condições hidrodinâmicas e habitacionais favoráveis à reprodução do barbo e sua importância nas medidas de compensação do AH Baixo Sabor
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Freshwater mussels in Italy: from no-name species and no-right species to useless regulation
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Invasive crayfishhes as a threat to native freshwater bivalves
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Leptospiral antibodies in sera of fish from the Ave river: preliminary results
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Multiple introductions and first record of Phoxinus phoxinus in the Douro Basin revealed by molecular data
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Integrative assessment of river damming impacts on aquatic fauna in a Portuguese reservoir
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Science of The Total Environment
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Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: Best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources
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Land Use Policy
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Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: Best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources
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Land Use Policy
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Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges
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Biological Reviews
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Integrative assessment of river damming impacts on aquatic fauna in a Portuguese reservoir
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Science of the Total Environment
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Lifting the curtain on the freshwater mussel diversity of the Italian Peninsula and Croatian Adriatic coast
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Biodiversity and Conservation
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Phylogeny of the most species-rich freshwater bivalve family (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae): defining modern subfamilies and tribes
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Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are key elements of freshwater habitats and are responsible for important ecological functions and services. Unfortunately, these bivalves are among the most threatened freshwater taxa in the world. However, conservation planning and management are hindered by taxonomic problems and a lack of detailed ecological data. This highlights the urgent need for adv
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Phylogeny of the most species-rich freshwater bivalve family (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae): Defining modern subfamilies and tribes
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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The first Margaritiferidae male (M-Type) mitogenome: Mitochondrial gene order as a potential character for determining higher-order phylogeny within Unionida (Bivalvia)
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Journal of Molluscan Studies
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The first Margaritiferidae male (M-Type) mitogenome: Mitochondrial gene order as a potential character for determining higher-order phylogeny within Unionida (Bivalvia)
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Journal of Molluscan Studies
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The role of calcium concentration in the invasive capacity of Corbicula fluminea in crystalline basins
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Science of The Total Environment
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The role of calcium concentration in the invasive capacity of Corbicula fluminea in crystalline basins
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Science of the Total Environment
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The strange case of the tetragenous Anodonta anatina
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Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology
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Macroinvertebrate responses to distinct hydrological patterns in a tropical regulated river
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Ecohydrology
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Newly developed microsatellite markers for the pan-European duck mussel, Anodonta anatina: Revisiting the main mitochondrial lineages
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Pearl mussels ( Margaritifera marocana ) in Morocco: Conservation status of the rarest bivalve in African fresh waters
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Science of The Total Environment
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Pearl mussels (Margaritifera marocana) in Morocco: Conservation status of the rarest bivalve in African fresh waters
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Science of the Total Environment
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida)
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida)
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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The male and female complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the Endangered freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
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Mitochondrial DNA
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A multiple index integrating different levels of organization
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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A multiple index integrating different levels of organization
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Macroinvertebrate responses to distinct hydrological patterns in a tropical regulated river
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Ecohydrology
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Conservation status of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Portugal
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Limnologica
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Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves: Past, present and future perspectives
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Environmental land use conflicts: A threat to soil conservation
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Conservation benefits of riparian buffers in urban areas: the case of the Rio Corgo (north Portugal)
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Fund. App. Lim.
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Groundwater quality in rural watersheds with environmental land use conflicts
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Soil losses in rural watersheds with environmental land use conflicts
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Genetic diversity of the pan-European freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionoida) based on CO1: New phylogenetic insights and implications for conservation
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Taxonomy, metrics or traits? Assessing macroinvertebrate community responses to daily flow peaking in a highly regulated Brazilian river system
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Tools for bioindicator assessment in rivers: The importance of spatial scale, land use patterns and biotic integration
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Biotic homogenization as a threat to native affiliate species: Fish introductions dilute freshwater mussel's host resources
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Ecology of southern European pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera): First record of two new populations on the rivers Terva and Beça (Portugal)
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Reproductive Cycle and Strategy of Anodonta anatina (L., 1758): Notes on Hermaphroditism
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Development and multiplexing of microsatellite loci for the near threatened freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) using 454 sequencing
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Ecological status of a Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) population at the periphery of its distribution (River Paiva, Portugal).
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Biodiversidade Vila Real
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Massive die-offs of freshwater bivalves as resource pulses
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Programa de requalificação da ribeira de Odelouca (Bacia do Arade)
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Restauro e gestão ecológica fluvial. Manual de boas práticas de gestão de rios e ribeiras
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book-chapter
Adapting and adopting River Habitat Survey: Problems and solutions for fluvial hydromorphological assessment in Portugal
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Effects of landscape and land-use variables on macroinvertebrate communities and habitat characteristics
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Gestão Florestal no Norte de Portugal: Perspetivas e desafios futuros
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Florestas do Norte de Portugal: História, Ecologia e Desafios de Gestão
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Evaluating macroinvertebrate biological metrics for ecological assessment of streams in northern Portugal
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Mullet and gudgeon liver histopathology and macroinvertebrate indexes and metrics upstream and downstream from a wastewater treatment plant (Febros River-Portugal)
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Habitat variation at different scales and biotic linkages in lotic systems: Consequences for monitorization
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Response of fringing vegetation to flooding and discharge of hypersaline water at Lake Austin, Western Australia
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Combining habitat and biological characterization: ecological validation of the River Habitat Survey
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Limnetica
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Integridade ecológica em ecossistemas aquáticos superficiais
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Ciências aplicadas nº 346
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Leaf litter decomposition in western Iberian forested wetlands: Lentic versus lotic response
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Combining logistic models with multivariate methods for the rapid biological aassessment of rivers using macroinvertebrates. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Environmental indicators of ecological integrity and their development for running waters in northern Portugal
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Limnetica,
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A biologically relevant habitat condition index for streams in northern Portugal
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
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Factors affecting macroinvertebrate richness and diversity in Portuguese streams: a two-scale analysis
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International Review of Hydrobiology
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Natural and anthropogenic variations in a channelized water course in centre of Portugal.
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Limnetica
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Índice Multimétrico de Habitat para avaliar o estado dos sistemas fluviais do Norte de Portugal.
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Recursos Hídricos
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Macroinvertebrate community structure in a regulated river segment with different flow conditions
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River Research and Applications
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Histopathological alterations of Barbus bocagei liver Douro Basin
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Revista Portuguesa de Zootecnia
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Alterações histológicas do fígado do barbo (Barbus bocagei) na Bacia do Mondego
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Revista Portuguesa de Zootecnia
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Análise histológica das alterações do tecido hepático da Boga (Chondrostoma polylepis polylepis) na bacia do Mondego
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Revista Portuguesa de Zootecnia
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Different scales of analysis in classifying streams: from a multimetric towards an integrate system approach.
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Large Rivers: Archiv. für Hydrobiologie Suppl.
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Descripción de la estructura vegetal de comunidades ripárias del Noroeste de Portugal.
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Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de História Natural (Sección Biológica)
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Riparian habitats in small streams: are they ecotones?
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Verhandlungen des Internationalen Verein Limnologie
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La vida
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Padre Duero
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Contrasting impact of two small hydropower structures on the macroinvertebrates of Iberian Mountain Rivers.
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Hydrobiologia
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Stream typology and dynamics of leaf processing
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