Ana Amorim

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Email: 
aaferreira@fc.ul.pt
URI: 
MARE - ULisboa
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9612-4280
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006426815
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana_Amorim2
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=Ngosx5wAAAAJ&hl=en

Activity summary

My research interests are on the ecology of phytoplankton in Portuguese coastal waters, with emphasis on HABs. I am particularly interested in understanding the ecological significance of different life-cycle stages in HAB bloom dynamics and species dispersal. As part of my research, I am building at UL-MARE a culture collection (ALISU) of marine microalgae from Portuguese coastal waters. I am elected Council member of the International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA).

Highlights

Fernández-Zabala, J, A Amorim, F Tuya, R Herrera & E Soler-Onís. 2022. “Playing Hide and Seek : Distribution with Depth of Potentially Harmful Epibenthic Dinoflagellates of Southern El Hierro Island , Canary Islands (NE Atlantic). Harmful Algae 117:102271 Concórdio-Reis, P, M Cardeira, A Macedo, S Ferreira, AT Serra, M Coimbra, A Amorim, et al.. 2023. Novel Exopolysaccharide Produced by the Marine Dinoflagellate Heterocapsa AC210:Production, Characterization, and Biological Properties.Algal Res 70:103014 García-Moreictorras, I, Oliveira, A, Santos, AI, Oliveira, PB, Amorim, A. 2021. Environmental Fas Affecting Spatial Dinoflagellate Cyst Distribution in Surface Sediments Off Aveiro-Figueira da Foz (Atlantic Iberian Margin). Front Mar Sci 8: 1017 Fernández-Zabala, J, Tuya, F, Amorim, A, Soler-Onís, E. 2019. Benthic Dinoflagellates: Testing the Reliability of the Artificial Substrate Method in the Macaronesian Region. Harmful Algae 87:101634 Ribeiro, S, Amorim, A, Abrantes, F, Ellegaard, M. 2016. Environmental Change in the Western Iberia Upwelling Ecosystem since the Preindustrial Period Revealed by Dinoflagellate Cyst Records. The Holocene, 26: 874–89 Chainho, P, A Fernandes, A Amorim, S P Ávila, J Canning-Clode, J J Castro, A C Costa, et al. 2015. Non-Indigenous Species in Portuguese Coastal Areas, Coastal Lagoons, Estuaries and Islands. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 167: 199–211 HabWAVE - From benthic resting stages to HAB events: understanding the role of physical-biological coupling off NW Portugal. LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-031265. “PLANKTON*NET - An open-access framework for developing and supporting distributed knowledge centres for taxonomic data – a pilot study targeting EU phytoplankton ”. EU FP6, Research Infrastructures Action, 026071 (RIAM)