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Prof. Dr Sousa Pinto, Isabel
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University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto) (CIIMAR), more

Function: Principal Investigator
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University of Porto; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Botany, more

Function: Assistant Professor
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Creating a long term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the European Economic Area and the Newly Associated States, more
Effects of biodiversity on the functioning and stability of marine ecosystems: European scale comparisons, more
European Marine Biodiversity Observatory System, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
Marine Propagation Along the Coasts of Europe, more
Pilot MarBEF Coast Watch network of students and amateurs in Europe, more
Web Accessible Taxonomic Expertise in MarBEF: PROviding an e-Platform for the European Taxonomists, more

Arenas Parra, F.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto) (CIIMAR) - University of Porto, Portugal; (2012). Monitoring Porto 2006-2008., more
Aráujo R., Bárbara I, Tibaldo M., Berecibar E., Díaz Tapia P., Pereira R., Santos R. & Sousa-Pinto I. Checklist of benthic marine algae and cyanobacteria of northern Portugal. Centre of Marine and Environmental Research; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto) (Ciimar)., more
Correia, A.M., Oliveira-Rodrigues, C., Gandra, M., Liberal, M., Valente, R., Gil, A., Rosso, M., Pierce, G.J. & Sousa-Pinto, I., CIIMAR - UP. (2022). CETUS: Cetacean monitoring surveys in the Eastern North Atlantic. Marine Data Archive., more
Macroalgas do Minho or 'Seaweeds from Minho', more
MoBiDiC: Sousa Pinto, I.; Viera, R.; 2012. Monitoring of the intertidal biodiversity of rocky beaches with schools in Portugal 2005-2010. CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Porto., more
Sousa-Pinto I. & Araújo, R. (2003). Intertidal rocky shore assemblages in Portugal. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigaçao Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR), Portugal., more
Sousa-Pinto I. & Araújo, R. (2003). Macroalgal communities of intertidal rock pools in Portugal. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigaçao Marinha e Ambiental (CIMAR), Portugal., more

A1 Publications (18) [show]
Lemos, C.A.; Hernández, M.; Vilardo, C.; Phillips, R.A.; Bugoni, L.; Sousa-Pinto, I. (2023). Environmental assessment of proposed areas for offshore wind farms off southern Brazil based on ecological niche modeling and a species richness index for albatrosses and petrels. Global Ecology and Conservation 41: e02360. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02360, more Correia, A.M.; Gandra, M.; Liberal, M.; Valente, R.; Gil, A.; Rosso, M.; Pierce, G.J.; Sousa Pinto, I. (2019). A dataset of cetacean occurrences in the eastern North Atlantic. Scientific Data 6(1): 1-8. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0187-2, more DeYoung, B.; Visbeck, M.; de Araujo Filho, M.C.; Baringer, M.O.; Black, C.; Canonico, G.; Coelho, P.; Duha, J.T.; Edwards, M.; Fischer, A.; Fritz, J.-S.; Ketelhake, S.; Muelbert, J.-H.; Monteiro, P.; Nolan, G.; O'Rourke, E.; Ott, M.; Le Traon, P.-Y.; Pouliquen, S.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Tanhua, T.; Velho, F.V.; Willis, Z. (2019). An integrated All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System in 2030. Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 428. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00428, more Valente, R.; Correia, A.M.; Gil, A.; González García, L.; Sousa Pinto, I. (2019). Baleen whales in Macaronesia: occurrence patterns revealed through a bibliographic review. Mamm. Rev. 49(2): 129-151. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mam.12148, more dal Bello, M.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; De Lucia, G.A.; Arvanitidis, C.; van Avesaath, P.; Bachelet, G.; Bojanic, N.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Coughlan, J.; Crowe, T.; Degraer, S.; Espinosa, F.; Faulwetter, S.; Frost, M.; Guinda, X.; Jankowska, E.; Jourde, J.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; Kerckhof, F.; Kotta, J.; Lavesque, N.; Magni, P.; de Matos, V.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Pavloudi, C.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Peleg, O.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Puente, A.; Ribeiro, P.; Rigaut-Jalabert, F.; Rilov, G.; Rousou, M.; Rubal, M.; Ruginis, T.; Silva, T.; Simon, N.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Warzocha, J.; Weslawski, J.M.; Hummel, H. (2017). Consistent patterns of spatial variability between NE Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky shores. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 539-547. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001491, more Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P.; Wijnhoven, S.; Kleine-Schaars, L.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Bojanic, N.; Skejic, S.; Vidjak, O.; Rousou, M.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Kotta, J.; Jourde, J.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Simon, N.; Rigaut-Jalabert, F.; Bachelet, G.; Lavesque, N.; Arvanitidis, C.; Pavloudi, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Crowe, T.; Coughlan, J.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; dal Bello, M.; Magni, P.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Ikauniece, A.; Ruginis, T.; Jankowska, E.; Weslawski, J.M.; Warzocha, J.; Gromisz, S.; Witalis, B.; Silva, T.; Ribeiro, P.; De Matos, V.K.F.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Veiga, P.; Troncoso, J.; Guinda, X.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; Puente, A.; Espinosa, F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Frost, M.; Mcneill, C.L.; Peleg, O.; Rilov, G. (2017). Geographic patterns of biodiversity in European coastal marine benthos. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 507-523. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001119, more Kotta, J.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Holger, J.; Hummel, H.; Arvanitidis, C.; van Avesaath, P.; Bachelet, G.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bojanić, N.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Coughlan, J.; Crowe, T.; dal Bello, M.; Degraer, S.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; De Matos, V.K.F.; Espinosa, F.; Faulwetter, S.; Frost, M.; Guinda, X.; Jankowska, E.; Jourde, J.; Kerckhof, F.; Lavesque, N.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Magni, P.; Pavloudi, C.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Peleg, O.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Puente, A.; Ribeiro, P.; Rilov, G.; Rousou, M.; Ruginis, T.; Silva, T.; Simon, N.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Warzocha, J.; Weslawski, J.M. (2017). Essence of the patterns of cover and richness of intertidal hard bottom communities: a pan-European study. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 525-538. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001351, more Puente, A.; Guinda, X.; Juanes, J.A.; Ramos, E.; Echavarri-Erasun, B.; De La Hoz, C.F.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Bojanić, N.; Rousou, M.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Kotta, J.; Jourde, J.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Simon, N.; Bachelet, G.; Lavesque, N.; Arvanitidis, C.; Pavloudi, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Crowe, T.P.; Coughlan, J.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; dal Bello, M.; Magni, P.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; De Lucia, G.A.; Rugins, T.; Jankowska, E.; Weslawski, J.M.; Warzocha, J.; Silva, T.; Ribeiro, P.; de Matos, V.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Peleg, O.; Rilov, G.; Espinosa, F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Frost, M.; Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P. (2017). The role of physical variables in biodiversity patterns of intertidal macroalgae along European coasts. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 549-560. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001673, more Araújo, M.; Rema, P.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Cunha, L.M.; Peixoto, M.J.; Pires, M.A.; Seixas, F. (2016). Dietary inclusion of IMTA-cultivated Gracilaria vermiculophylla in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets: effects on growth, intestinal morphology, tissue pigmentation, and immunological response. J. Appl. Phycol. 28(1): 679-689. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0591-8, more Araujo, R; Bárbara, I.; Tibaldo, M; Berecibar, E; Díaz Tapia, P; Pereira, R.; Santos, R.; Sousa-Pinto, I. (2009). Checklist of benthic marina algae and cyanobacteria of northern Portugal. Bot. Mar. 52(1): 24-46. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2009.026, more Arenas, F.; Rey, F.; Sousa-Pinto, I. (2009). Diversity effects beyond species richness: evidence from intertidal macroalgal assemblages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 381: 99-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07950, more Araujo, R.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Bárbara, I.; Quintino, V. (2006). Macroalgal communities of intertidal rock pools in the northwest coast of Portugal. Acta Oecol. (Montrouge) 30: 192-202, more Araujo, R.; Bárbara, I.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Quintino, V. (2005). Spatial variability of intertidal rocky shore assemblages in the northwest coast of Portugal. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 64: 658-670, more Coelho, S.M.; Taylor, A.R.; Ryan, K.P.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Brown, M.T.; Brownlee, C. (2002). Spatiotemporal patterning of reactive oxygen production and Ca²⁺ wave propagation in Fucus rhizoid cells. Plant Cell 14: 2369-2381. https://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.003285, more Coelho, S.; Rijstenbil, J.W.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Brown, M.T. (2001). Cellular responses to elevated light levels in Fucus spiralis embryos during the first days after fertilization. Plant Cell Environ. 24(8): 801-810. https://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.0016-8025.2001.00731.x, more Gomez, I.; Figueroa, F.L.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Vinegla, B.; Perez-Rodriguez, E.; Maestre, C.; Coelho, S.; Felga, A.; Pereira, R. (2001). Effects of UV radiation and temperature on photosynthesis as measured by PAM fluorescence in the red alga Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kutzing. Bot. Mar. 44(1): 9-16. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2001.002, more Sousa-Pinto, I.; Murano, E.; Coelho, S.; Felga, A.; Pereira, R. (1999). The effect of light on growth and agar content of Gelidium pulchellum (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta) in culture. Hydrobiologia 399: 329-338, more Leal, M.C.F.; Vasconcelos, M.T.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Cabral, J.P.S. (1997). Biomonitoring with benthic macroalgae and direct assay of heavy metals in seawater of the Oporto coast (northwest Portugal). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 34(12): 1006-1015, more
Abstracts (2) [show]
Benedetti Cecchi, L.; Crowe, T.; Boehme, L.; Boero, F.; Christensen, A.; Grémare, A.; Hernandez, F.; Kromkamp, J.C.; Nogueira García, E.; Petihakis, G.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Zingone, A. (2018). European Marine Board expert Working Group's recommendations to Strengthen Europe's Capability in Biological Ocean Observations., in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 116, more Gil, A.; Correia, A.M.; Sousa-Pinto, I. (2016). The power of citizen and science to monitor cetacean occurrence and spatial distribution in Macaronesia offshore waters, in: Seys, J. et al. (Ed.) CommOCEAN2016 - 2nd International Marine Science Communication Conference. 6-7 December 2016. Bruges, Belgium: Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 78: pp. 84, more
Other publications (2) [show]
Bárbara, I.; Díaz, P.; Araújo, R.; Peña, V.; Berecibar, E.; Cremades, J.; Freire, O.; Baamonde, S.; Novo, T.; Calvo, S.; López Rodríguez, M. C.; Afonso-Carrillo, J.; De Clerck, O.; Santos, R.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Tibaldo, M.; Lagos, V.; López, C.; Secilla, A.; Santolaria, A.; Díez, I.; Veiga, A.J. (2006). Adiciones corológicas y correcciones a la flora bentónica marina del norte de la Península Ibérica. [S.n.]: Coruña. , more Sousa-Pinto, I.; Vieira, R. (2006). MoBIDiC - school at the beach! A programme of intertidal biodiversity monitoring and scientific outreach (Monitorização da Biodiversidade Intertidal e Divulgação Científica). MarBEF Newsletter 5: 29-30, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (5) [show]
Tomás Correia, A.M. (2020). Distribution and habitat modelling for cetacean species in the eastern north Atlantic Ocean. PhD Thesis. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP): Porto. 231 + suppl. pp., more Gil, A. (2018). Cetáceos na Zona Económica Exclusiva Portuguesa: distribuição espaço-temporal e registo de novas ocorrências. MSc Thesis. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP): Porto. 86 pp., more Gil, A. (2018). Cetáceos na Zona Económica Exclusiva Continental Portuguesa: distribuição espaço-temporal e registo de novas ocorrências. MA Thesis. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP): Porto. 86 pp., more Valente, R.F. (2017). Looking for the migratory whales: Routes of the baleen whales in the Macaronesia. MA Thesis. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP): Porto. 114 pp., more Tomás Correia, A.M. (2013). Cetacean monitoring in Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Occurrence and distribution of cetacean species in the Canary Basin. MSc Thesis. Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade do Porto: Porto. 70 pp., more

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