Graça, Manuel
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Graça, Manuel
Name
Graça, Manuel A. S.
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Graça, M. A. S.
Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões
Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões
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mgraca@ci.uc.pt
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Biography
Manuel Augusto Simões Graça. Ph.D. University of Sheffield, U.K. In my research I am interested in understanding the general ecology of streams. I am particularly interested in litter decomposition and brown food webs (litter as the energy source for communities). In this regard, I am interested in understanding factors ruling the the transference of energy and materials from the leaf litter to the consumers, fungi and invertebrates. Therefore, my studies include chemical changes in decomposing leaves, the ecology of the decomposers (aquatic hyphomycetes) and animals feeding on detritus (shredders). I am also interested in developing, improving and applying tools to assess environmental quality and the effect of pollutants in receiving system, particularly mining effects in freshwaters. Under this research topic, I am cooperating with regional environmental agencies and the industry.
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1 | 28-Dec-2016 | Aquatic hyphomycetes, benthic macroinvertebrates and leaf litter decomposition in streams naturally differing in riparian vegetation | Ferreira, Verónica ; Castela, José ; Rosa, Paulo; Tonin, Alan Mosele; Boyero, Luz; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
2 | 2016 | Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study | Boyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Hui, Cang; Gessner, Mark O.; Perez, Javier; Alexandrou, Markos A.; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; et al. | article | openAccess |
3 | May-2016 | Effects of whole-stream nitrogen enrichment and litter species mixing on litter decomposition and associated fungi | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
4 | 2016 | Leaf litter decomposition in remote oceanic island streams is driven by microbes and depends on litter quality and environmental conditions | Ferreira, Verónica ; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Pereira, Ana ; Cruz, Ana M.; Costa, Ana C.; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Gonçalves, Vítor | article | openAccess |
5 | 2016 | Litter Decomposition as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Functioning at Local-to-Continental Scales: Insights from the European RivFunction Project | Chauvet, Eric; Ferreira, Verónica ; Giller, Paul S.; Mckie, Brendan G.; Tiegs, Scott D.; Woodward, Guy; Elosegi, Arturo; Graça, M. A. S. ; et al. | bookPart | openAccess |
6 | Mar-2016 | A meta-analysis on the effects of changes in the composition of native forests on litter decomposition in streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Koricheva, Julia; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |