European Researchers' Night

The European Researchers' Night arrives on September 27 for another edition, and MARE has prepared several activities to celebrate it:

 Lisbon

MARE researchers Bernardo Duarte, Sara Novais, Filipe Ribeiro, Ana Amorim and Vasco Pissarra will be at the Pavilion of Knowledge in Parque das Nações for an evening full of activities:

• “New contaminants in the marine environment": Learn about the results of the One Blue project and the marine organisms used to test for these emerging contaminants,
• “A Scientific Hangout": Watch a debate between researchers on a hot scientific topic and choose which scientific spotlight you want to be in. Don't miss this conversation that has everything it takes to break the silence of a library.
• “Lights of Nature": Learn more about the wonderful creatures that have the ability to produce light. Do you know all about bioluminescence? Visualization of bioluminescent cells with an explanation of the importance of dinoflagellates in marine biology.

At the Museum of Natural History and Science, join researchers Jorge Lobo Arteaga, Cátia Bartilotti, Vasco Vieira, Joana Neves and David Silva for a demonstration of the work carried out at the Benthic Studies Laboratory, in particular the identification of the biodiversity of marine invertebrates, from the coastline to the deep sea, and how these organisms determine the environmental quality of a habitat.

Coimbra

Join our researchers at 5 p.m. near Coimbra City Hall for “Encontra a Carraça antes que ela te encontre”, a fun activity that will allow you to get to know these animals better.

Évora

• “The journey of migratory fish": discover how we can follow the lives of migratory fish up close. With the fun “The journey of migrating fish” we can learn more about migrating fish and the dangers they face on their journey, and at the same time help create a better environment for fish fauna.
• “Invasives Alert": Display of invasive fish fauna and awareness-raising materials on the subject.
• “Marine mammals and reptiles: what they are and why they come ashore": Cetaceans and sea turtles, what threatens them, why they come ashore and what to do if you find them. As part of the ARROJAL project, financed by the Environmental Fund.
• “Where the fish are": With the fun ‘little fish game’ we can learn more about biotelemetry and how science and technology can tell us submerged ‘secrets’, and at the same time help create a better environment for fish fauna.
• “Family reunion: the Mozambique shell game": Observation of specimens from Professor António Martins Mendes' collection of ‘Mozambique shells’. Brief notes on biological classification (taxonomy). Family and species. Families of gastropod molluscs. Card game of families of shells from Mozambique.

Lagos:

Join MARE researcher Olegário Pereira in the lecture “The ‘Little Ice Age’: A Flooded and Shivering Europe”, explaining the drastic climatic conditions of the Little Ice Age and how they forced European societies to adapt to harsh winters, storms and frequent flooding.

Online: 

Visit MARE's Youtube channel for “Seagrass meadows as carbon fixers and biodiversity promoters”, a video about the work of researchers Vasco Vieira, Jorge Lobo Arteaga, Cátia Bartiloti, Joana Neves, David Leitão Silva, on the importance of seagrass meadows as a carbon sink and hotspot for benthic macrofauna abundance and biodiversity