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Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões
 
 
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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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12020Activities of oxidative stress- and cell membrane-related enzymes in a freshwater leaf-shredder exposed to uraniumBergmann, Melissa ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Sobral, Olímpia articleopenAccess
228-Dec-2016Aquatic hyphomycetes, benthic macroinvertebrates and leaf litter decomposition in streams naturally differing in riparian vegetationFerreira, Verónica ; Castela, José ; Rosa, Paulo; Tonin, Alan Mosele; Boyero, Luz; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
32019Biodiversity of leaf litter fungi in streams along a latitudinal gradientSeena, Sahadevan; Bärlocher, Felix ; Sobral, Olímpia ; Gessner, Mark O.; Dudgeon, David; Mckie, Brendan G.; Chauvet, Eric; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, Vítor; Medeiros, Adriana O. ; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; et al.articleopenAccess
42016Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global studyBoyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Hui, Cang; Gessner, Mark O.; Perez, Javier; Alexandrou, Markos A.; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; et al.articleopenAccess
52019Capítulo 12. Processos ecológicos e serviçosFerreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Pascoal, Cláudia; Graça, Manuel A. S. bookPartopenAccess
62014Chapter 18. Stream pollution and fungiFerreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Pascoal, Cláudia ; Graça, Manuel A. S. bookPartopenAccess
72013Combined effects of water temperature and nutrients concentration on periphyton respiration - implications of global changeRosa, João ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Graça, Manuel A.S. articleopenAccess
89-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
92015A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streamsGraça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Encalada, Andrea C.; Guerrero-Bolaño, Francisco; Wantzen, Karl M.; Boyero, LuzarticleopenAccess
102012Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioningWoodward, Guy; Gessner, Mark O.; Giller, Paul S.; Gulis, Vladislav; Hladyz, Sally; Lecerf, Antoine; Malmqvist, B.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; et al.articleopenAccess
112007Decomposition of Fire Exposed Eucalyptus Leaves in a Portuguese Lowland StreamGama, Mafalda ; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Canhoto, Cristina articleopenAccess
122005Degradation of Leaf Litter Phenolics by Aquatic and Terrestrial IsopodsZimmer, Martin ; Oliveira, Ricardo ; Rodrigues, Elsa ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
132008Diversity and activity of aquatic fungi under low oxygen conditionsMedeiros, A. O. ; Pascoal, C. ; Graça, M. A. S. articleopenAccess
142014Do climate and soil influence phenotypic variability in leaf litter, microbial decomposition and shredder consumption?Graça, M. A. S. ; Poquet, J. M. articleopenAccess
152006Do Invertebrate Activity and Current Velocity Affect Fungal Assemblage Structure in Leaves?Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
162006Effect of Seasonal Changes on Predictive Model Assessments of Streams Water Quality with MacroinvertebratesFeio, Maria João ; Reynoldson, Trefor B. ; Graça, Manuel A. articleopenAccess
1726-Apr-2019Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature on litter decomposition in streams: A meta-analysisAmani, Mabano; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
1830-Apr-2002Effects of Eucalyptus plantations on detritus, decomposers, and detritivores in streamsGraça, Manuel A. S. ; Pozo, Jesús ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Elosegi, ArturoarticleopenAccess
192012Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Encalada, Andrea C.; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
202006Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Decomposition and Fungal Colonization of Sweet Chestnut Leaves in an Iberian Stream (Central Portugal)Abelho, Manuela ; Graça, M. articleopenAccess
21May-2016Effects of whole-stream nitrogen enrichment and litter species mixing on litter decomposition and associated fungiFerreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
221998The elaboration of indices to assess biological water quality. A case studyGraça, M. A. S. ; Coimbra, C. N. articleopenAccess
23Aug-2006Eucalyptus plantations affect fungal communities associated with leaf-litter decomposition in Iberian streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Elosegi, Arturo; Gulis, Vladislav ; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A.S. articleopenAccess
242008Evaluation of stream ecological integrity using litter decomposition and benthic invertebratesCastela, José ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
252004Factors Affecting Macroinvertebrate Richness and Diversity in Portuguese Streams: a Two-Scale AnalysisGraça, Manuel A. S. ; Pinto, Paulo ; Cortes, Rui ; Coimbra, Nuno ; Oliveira, Simone ; Morais, Manuela ; Carvalho, Maria João ; Malo, Jorge articleopenAccess
262000Food consumption by the larvae of Sericostoma vittatum (Trichoptera), an endemic species from the Iberian PeninsulaFeio, M. J. ; Graça, M. A. S. articleopenAccess
272007Fungal Activity Associated with Decomposing Wood is Affected by Nitrogen Concentration in WaterFerreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
282012Future ecological studies of Brazilian headwater streams under global-changesCallisto, Marcos; Melo, Adriano Sanches; Baptista, Darcilio Fernandes; Gonçalves Junior, José Francisco; Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões ; Augusto, Fernanda GaudioarticleopenAccess
292019A global assessment of the effects of eucalyptus plantations on stream ecosystem functioningFerreira, Verónica ; Boyero, Luz; Calvo, Clementina; Correa, Francisco; Figueroa, Ricardo; Goyenola, Guillermo; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Hepp, Luiz U.; Kariuki, Samuel; López-Rodríguez, Anahí; Mazzeo, Néstor; M’Erimba, Charles; Monroy, Silvia; Peil, Alessandra; Pozo, Jesús ; Rezende, Renan; Teixeira-de-Mello, FrancoarticleopenAccess
302011Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patternsBoyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Dudgeon, David; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Gessner, Mark O.; Albariño, Ricardo J.; Ferreira, Verónica ; et al.articleopenAccess
312011A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestrationBoyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Gessner, Mark O.; Barmuta, Leon A.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Dudgeon, D.; Castela, José ; et al.articleopenAccess
32Jan-2019Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zonesTiegs, Scott D.; Costello, David M.; Isken, Mark W.; Woodward, Guy; McIntyre, Peter B.; Gessner, Mark O.; Chauvet, Eric; Canhoto, Cristina ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Medeiros, Adriana Oliveira ; et al.articleopenAccess
332012Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: Implications for biodiversity loss in changing climatesBoyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Dudgeon, David; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Gessner, Mark O.; Boulton, Andrew J.; Castela, José ; et al.articleopenAccess
342021Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropicsBoyero, Luz; López-Rojo, Naiara; Tonin, Alan M.; Pérez, Javier ; Correa-Araneda, Francisco; Pearson, Richard G.; Bosch, Jaime; Albariño, Ricardo J.; Anbalagan, Sankarappan; Barmuta, Leon A.; Basaguren, Ana ; Burdon, Francis J.; Caliman, Adriano; Callisto, Marcos; Calor, Adolfo R.; Campbell, Ian C.; Cardinale, Bradley J.; Jesús Casas, J.; Chará-Serna, Ana M.; Chauvet, Eric; Ciapała, Szymon; Colón-Gaud, Checo; Cornejo, Aydeé; Davis, Aaron M.; Degebrodt, Monika; Dias, Emerson S.; Díaz, María E.; Douglas, Michael M.; Encalada, Andrea C. ; Figueroa, Ricardo; Flecker, Alexander S.; Fleituch, Tadeusz; García, Erica A.; García, Gabriela; García, Pavel E.; Gessner, Mark O.; Gómez, Jesús E.; Gómez, Sergio; Gonçalves, Jose F.; Graça, M. A. S. ; Gwinn, Daniel C.; Hall, Robert O.; Hamada, Neusa; Hui, Cang; Imazawa, Daichi; Iwata, Tomoya; Kariuki, Samuel K.; Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea; Laymon, Kelsey; Leal, Maria Catarina Bota Vasques ; Marchant, Richard; Martins, Renato T.; Masese, Frank O.; Maul, Megan; McKie, Brendan G.; Medeiros, Adriana O.; Erimba, Charles M. M.; Middleton, Jen A.; Monroy, Silvia; Muotka, Timo; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Ramírez, Alonso; Richardson, John S.; Rincón, José; Rubio-Ríos, Juan; Santos, Gisele M. dos; Sarremejane, Romain; Sheldon, Fran; Sitati, Augustine; Tenkiano, Nathalie S D; Tiegs, Scott D; Tolod, Janine R; Venarsky, Michael; Watson, Anne; Yule, Catherine MarticleopenAccess
352002In situ tests for water quality assessment: a case study in Pampean riversGraça, Manuel A. S. ; Rodrígues-Capítulo, Alberto ; Ocón, Carolina ; Gómez, Nora articleopenAccess
362005Influence of Detritus on the Structure of the Invertebrate Community in a Small Portuguese StreamGonzález, M. ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
37Jan-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
382007A laboratory study on feeding plasticity of the shredder Sericostoma vittatum Rambur (Sericostomatidae)Carvalho, Emerson ; Graça, Manuel articleopenAccess
39Mar-2021Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decompositionBoyero, Luz; Pérez, Javier; López-Rojo, Naiara; Tonin, Alan M.; Correa-Araneda, Francisco; Pearson, Richard G.; Bosch, Jaime; Albariño, Ricardo J.; Anbalagan, Sankarappan; Barmuta, Leon A.; Beesley, Leah; Burdon, Francis J.; Caliman, Adriano; Callisto, Marcos; Campbell, Ian C.; Cardinale, Bradley J.; Casas, J Jesús; Chará-Serna, Ana M.; Ciapała, Szymon; Chauvet, Eric; Colón-Gaud, Checo; Cornejo, Aydeé; Davis, Aaron M.; Degebrodt, Monika; Dias, Emerson S.; Díaz, María E.; Douglas, Michael M.; Elosegi, Arturo; Encalada, Andrea ; de Eyto, Elvira; Figueroa, Ricardo; Flecker, Alexander S.; Fleituch, Tadeusz; Frainer, André; França, Juliana S.; García, Erica A.; García, Gabriela; García, Pavel; Gessner, Mark O.; Giller, Paul S.; Gómez, Jesús E.; Gómez, Sergio; Gonçalves, Jose F.; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Hall, Robert O.; Hamada, Neusa; Hepp, Luiz U.; Hui, Cang; Imazawa, Daichi; Iwata, Tomoya; Junior, Edson S. A.; Kariuki, Samuel; Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea; Leal, Maria Catarina Bota Vasques ; Lehosmaa, Kaisa; M'Erimba, Charles; Marchant, Richard; Martins, Renato T.; Masese, Frank O.; Camden, Megan; McKie, Brendan G.; Medeiros, Adriana O.; Middleton, Jen A.; Muotka, Timo; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Pozo, Jesús; Ramírez, Alonso; Rezende, Renan S.; Richardson, John S.; Rincón, José; Rubio-Ríos, Juan; Serrano, Claudia; Shaffer, Angela R.; Sheldon, Fran; Swan, Christopher M. ; Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D.; Tiegs, Scott D.; Tolod, Janine R.; Vernasky, Michael; Watson, Anne; Yegon, Mourine J.; Yule, Catherine M.articleopenAccess
402015Latitudinal gradient of nestedness and its potential drivers in stream detritivoresBoyero, Luz; Pearson, R. G.; Swan, C. M. ; Hui, C.; Albariño, R. J.; Arunachalam, M.; Callisto, M.; Ferreira, Verónica; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; et al.articleopenAccess
412007Leaf litter as a possible food source for chironomids (Diptera) in Brazilian and Portuguese headwater streamsCallisto, Marcos; Gonçalves Jr, José F.; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
422016Leaf litter decomposition in remote oceanic island streams is driven by microbes and depends on litter quality and environmental conditionsFerreira, Verónica ; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Pereira, Ana ; Cruz, Ana M.; Costa, Ana C.; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Gonçalves, VítorarticleopenAccess
432006Life History of Lepidostoma hirtum in an Iberian Stream and its Role in Organic Matter ProcessingAzevedo-Pereira, H. ; Graça, M. ; González, J. articleopenAccess
442016Litter Decomposition as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Functioning at Local-to-Continental Scales: Insights from the European RivFunction ProjectChauvet, Eric; Ferreira, Verónica ; Giller, Paul S.; Mckie, Brendan G.; Tiegs, Scott D.; Woodward, Guy; Elosegi, Arturo; Graça, M. A. S. ; et al.bookPartopenAccess
451998Litter in a first–order stream of a temperate deciduous forest (Margaraça Forest, central Portugal)Abelho, Manuela ; Graça, M. articleopenAccess
4631-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
472023A meta-analysis of drought effects on litter decomposition in streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; Elosegi, ArturoarticleopenAccess
482015A meta-analysis of the effects of nutrient enrichment on litter decomposition in streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Castagneyrol, Bastian; Koricheva, Julia; Gulis, Vladislav ; Chauvet, Eric; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
49Mar-2016A meta-analysis on the effects of changes in the composition of native forests on litter decomposition in streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Koricheva, Julia; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
502015Microbial colonisation and litter decomposition in a Cerrado stream are limited by low dissolved nutrient concentrationsMedeiros, Adriana O. ; Callisto, Marcos; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Rosa, Carlos A.; Franca, Juliana; Eller, Ana; Rezende, Renan S.; Gonçalves, J. F. Jr.articleopenAccess
511-Jan-2022Microbial colonization and decomposition of commercial tea and native alder leaf litter in temperate streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Silva, João; Julien, Cornut ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
522017Nutrient enrichment in water more than in leaves affects aquatic microbial litter processingBiasi, Cristiane; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Santos, Sandro; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
532020Patterns of Distribution of Bivalve Populations in a Mediterranean Temporary RiverGama, Mafalda ; Banha, Filipe; Moreira, Cristina ; Gama, Henrique; Graça, Manuel ; Anastácio, PedroarticleopenAccess
542007A predictive model for freshwater bioassessment (Mondego River, Portugal)Feio, Maria ; Reynoldson, Trefor ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel articleopenAccess
552010Riparian land use and the relationship between the benthos and litter decomposition in tropical montane streamsEncalada, Andrea C. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Calles, JuanarticleopenAccess
562017Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitudeBoyero, Luz; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Tonin, Alan M.; Peréz, Javier; Swafford, Andrew J.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea; et al.articleopenAccess
572006Role of physical fragmentation and invertebrate activity in the breakdown rate of leavesFerreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Lima, João L. M. P. de ; Gomes, RicardoarticleopenAccess
582012A stable temperature may favour continuous reproduction by Theodoxus fluviatilis and explain its high densities in some karstic springsGraça, Manuel A. S. ; Serra, Sónia R. Q. ; Ferreira, Verónica articleopenAccess
592006Stimulation of leaf litter decomposition and associated fungi and invertebrates by moderate eutrophication: Implications for stream assessmentGulis, Vladislav ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
602007Testing the Use of the Water Milfoil ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.) in Laboratory Toxicity AssaysSánchez, David ; Graça, Manuel ; Canhoto, Jorge articleopenAccess
612007The breakdown of Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) bark in a Portuguese streamGonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Gama, Mafalda ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Canhoto, Cristina articleopenAccess
622013The effect of temperature on leaf decomposition and diversity of associated aquatic hyphomycetes depends on the substrateGonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Canhoto, Cristina articleopenAccess
632015The effects of eucalypt plantations on plant litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in Iberian streamsFerreira, Verónica ; Larrañaga, Aitor; Gulis, Vladislav ; Basaguren, Ana ; Elosegi, Arturo; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Pozo, Jesús articleopenAccess
642012The performance of biological indicators in assessing the ecological state of streams with varying catchment urbanisation levels in Coimbra, PortugalDel Arco, Ana I.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
65Aug-2023The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a haltHaase, Peter; Bowler, Diana E.; Baker, Nathan J.; Bonada, Núria; Domisch, Sami; Garcia Marquez, Jaime R.; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Stubbington, Rachel; Altermatt, Florian; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Amatulli, Giuseppe; Angeler, David G.; Archambaud-Suard, Gaït; Jorrín, Iñaki Arrate; Aspin, Thomas; Azpiroz, Iker; Bañares, Iñaki; Ortiz, José Barquín; Bodin, Christian L.; Bonacina, Luca; Bottarin, Roberta; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; Datry, Thibault; de Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Dörflinger, Gerald; Drohan, Emma; Eikland, Knut A.; England, Judy; Eriksen, Tor E.; Evtimova, Vesela; Feio, Maria João ; Ferréol, Martial; Floury, Mathieu; Forcellini, Maxence; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli, Riccardo; Friberg, Nikolai; Fruget, Jean-François; Georgieva, Galia; Goethals, Peter; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; Graf, Wolfram; House, Andy; Huttunen, Kaisa-Leena; Jensen, Thomas C.; Johnson, Richard K.; Jones, J. Iwan; Kiesel, Jens; Kuglerová, Lenka; Larrañaga, Aitor; Leitner, Patrick; L'Hoste, Lionel; Lizée, Marie-Helène; Lorenz, Armin W.; Maire, Anthony; Arnaiz, Jesús Alberto Manzanos; McKie, Brendan G.; Millán, Andrés; Monteith, Don; Muotka, Timo; Murphy, John F.; Ozolins, Davis; Paavola, Riku; Paril, Petr; Peñas, Francisco J..; Pilotto, Francesca; Polášek, Marek; Rasmussen, Jes Jessen; Rubio, Manu; Sánchez-Fernández, David; Sandin, Leonard; Schäfer, Ralf B.; Scotti, Alberto; Shen, Longzhu Q.; Skuja, Agnija; Stoll, Stefan; Straka, Michal; Timm, Henn; Tyufekchieva, Violeta G.; Tziortzis, Iakovos; Uzunov, Yordan; van der Lee, Gea H.; Vannevel, Rudy; Varadinova, Emilia; Várbíró, Gábor; Velle, Gaute; Verdonschot, Piet F. M.; Verdonschot, Ralf C. M.; Vidinova, Yanka; Wiberg-Larsen, Peter; Welti, Ellen A. R.articleopenAccess
66Dec-2005The role of the environment in the distribution and composition of Trichoptera assemblages in streamsFeio, Maria João ; Vieira Lanero, Rufino ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões articleopenAccess
672020Uranium affects growth, sporulation, biomass and leaf-litter decomposition by aquatic hyphomycetesBergmann, Melissa ; Graça, Manuel A. S. articleopenAccess
682009Water quality assessment of Portuguese streams: Regional or national predictive models?Feio, M. J. ; Norris, R. H. ; Graça, M. A. S. ; Nichols, S. articleopenAccess
692004Water quality in the Mondego river basin: Pollution and habitat heterogeneityFerreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; Feio, Maria João ; Mieiro, Cláudia articleopenAccess
702006Whole-stream nitrate addition affects litter decomposition and associated fungi but not invertebratesFerreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Graça, Manuel articleopenAccess