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Ferreira, Verónica
 
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Ferreira, V.
 
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veronica@ci.uc.pt
 
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Biography
Verónica Ferreira is a stream ecologist who has been addressing the effects of natural and human-driven environmental change on stream biota and processes for nearly 20y. V Ferreira graduated in Biology in 2002 and completed her Ph.D. degree in Biology (specific field: Ecology) in 2007, both at the University of Coimbra. After completing her Ph.D., V Ferreira undertook two consecutive postdocs (FCT calls). During the first postdoc (2007-2012), she carried out research at the IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal), at the EcoLab (CNRS, Toulouse, France), and at the Benthos Ecology Laboratory (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), to evaluate the effects of global change factors on stream communities and ecosystem functioning. During the second postdoc (2012-2015), she carried out research at the IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and at the School of Biological Sciences (Royal Holloway University of London, England), with visits to other labs, to assess the effects of anthropogenic activities on stream processes by means of meta-analysis. Then, V Ferreira got two consecutive contracts (FCT calls IF2014, CEEC2018) as an auxiliary researcher at the University of Coimbra (MARE), where she keeps using field correlative studies (at regional, continental and global scales), field manipulative studies (including manipulations at the whole-stream scale), laboratory studies (microcosms), as well as meta-analysis to address the effects of environmental change on stream structure and functioning. Effects of forest change (e.g. eucalyptus plantations, invasion by exotic tree species, infection by invasive pathogens) on stream communities and functioning are recurrent topics of interest. V Ferreira has participated in 16 research projects (4 as PI; 5 within global networks). She has published >70 papers in peer-reviewed journals (+12 book chapters), more than half with international collaborations, with >4800 citations and an h-index of 35 (Google Scholar). She has also co-edited one book, given 16 invited talks (3 as a plenary speaker at international congresses), and (co-)authored 70 oral talks and 29 posters. V Ferreira has also (co-)supervised master and Ph.D. students (3 ongoing) and fellows, lectured in advanced post-graduation courses, and (co-)organized conferences (including the Limnologia2018 congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology) and courses on stream ecology and meta-analysis. She has also reviewed projects for international funding agencies and academic programs, papers for 52 international scientific journals, been a Guest Editor for Limnetica (special issue 39(1) 2020; Iberian Association of Limnology). She also serves as an Associate Editor for the international journals Hydrobiologia (since 2014; Springer) and Functional Ecology (since 2020; British Ecological Society), and is the Lead Guest Editor of the special issue on Aquatic Ecosystem Services for the journal Hydrobiologia. V Ferreira is also the vice-president of the AIL-Iberian Association of Limnology and of PROAQUA-Association for the Promotion of Knowledge in Aquatic Sciences. Additionally. V Ferreira devotes substantial time to organizing science communication activities such as seminar cycles to the lay public, exhibitions and activities with families, generally involving local institutions (e.g. Science Museum, Water Museum, Coimbra Municipal swiming pools, Lousã Municipality), and in participating in science communication programs (e.g. Life Science in Summer from the National Agency for Scientific Culture, European Researcher's Night). Several of her studies were the target of press releases published in regional and national media (traditional and online), and she has been giving interviews for newspapers, radio and TV. (informed on Feb2022)
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18-Jul-2020Aquatic Hyphomycetes from streams on Madeira Island (Portugal)Raposeiro, Pedro; Faustino, Hélder; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, VítorarticleopenAccess
22020Aquatic Hyphomycetes from streams on Madeira Island (Portugal)Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Faustino, Hélder; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, VítorarticleopenAccess
32020Chapter 11. Total Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Carbon in Leaf LitterFlindt, Mogens R. ; Lillebø, Ana I. ; Pérez, Javier; Ferreira, Verónica bookPartopenAccess
42021Chapter 14. Effects of exotic tree plantations on plant litter decomposition in streamsLarrañaga, Aitor; Martínez, Aingeru; Albariño, Ricardo; Casas, J. Jesús; Ferreira, Verónica ; Principe, RominabookPartopenAccess
52021Chapter 16. Pathways, mechanisms, and consequences of nutrient-stimulated plant litter decomposition in streamsManning, David W. P.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Rosemond, Amy D.bookPartopenAccess
62021Chapter 21. Plant litter decomposition as a tool for stream ecosystem assessmentFrainer, André; Bruder, Andreas; Colas, Fani; Ferreira, Verónica ; McKie, BrendanbookPartopenAccess
72020Chapter 63. A primer for meta-analysisFerreira, Verónica ; Bärlocher, Felix bookPartopenAccess
82021Chapter 9. Linking microbial decomposer diversity to plant litter decomposition and associated processes in streamsPascoal, Cláudia ; Fernandes, Isabel; Seena, Sahadevan ; Danger, Michael; Ferreira, Verónica ; Cássio, FernandabookPartopenAccess
99-Aug-2021A comparison of decomposition rates and biological colonization of leaf litter from tropical and temperate originsRamos, Sandra M. ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
1022-Apr-2020Contribution of macroinvertebrate shredders and aquatic hyphomycetes to litter decomposition in remote insular streamsBalibrea, Ana; Ferreira, Verónica ; Balibrea, Carmen; Gonçalves, Vítor; Raposeiro, Pedro MiguelarticleopenAccess
1117-Jun-2021Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures in streams: effects of component litter species and current velocityAbril, Merixell; Menéndez, Margarita; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
1211-Jan-2021Impacts of hypoxic events surpass those of future ocean warming and acidificationSampaio, Eduardo; Santos, Catarina; Rosa, Inês C.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Pörtner, Hans-Otto; Duarte, Carlos M. ; Levin, Lisa A.; Rosa, RuiarticleopenAccess
1323-Jul-2021Invasion Acacia tree species affect instream litter decomposition through changes in water nitrogen concentration and litter characteristicsPereira, Ana ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Figueiredo, Albano articleopenAccess
1411-Jan-2021Invasion of Native Riparian Forests by Acacia Species Affects In-Stream Litter Decomposition and Associated Microbial DecomposersPereira, Ana ; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
15Jan-2021Invasion of temperate deciduous broadleaf forests by N-fixing tree species – consequences for stream ecosystemsFerreira, Verónica ; Figueiredo, Albano ; Graça, Manuel ; Marchante, Elizabete ; Pereira, Ana articleopenAccess
1631-Oct-2021Litter Quality Is a Stronger Driver than Temperature of Early Microbial Decomposition in Oligotrophic Streams: a Microcosm StudyPérez, Javier; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Boyero, LuzarticleopenAccess
1715-Dec-2020Organic Matter Decomposition and Ecosystem Metabolism as Tools to Assess the Functional Integrity of Streams and Rivers A Systematic ReviewFerreira, Verónica ; Elosegi, Arturo; Tiegs, Scott D.; von Schiller, Daniel; Young, RogerarticleopenAccess
189-Sep-2021Organic-matter decomposition as a bioassessment tool of stream functioning: A comparison of eight decomposition-based indicators exposed to different environmental changesFerreira, Verónica ; Silva, João; Cornut, Julien ; Sobral, Olímpia ; Bachelet, Quentin; Bouquerel, Jonathan; Danger, MichaelarticleopenAccess