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Our much-awaited paper is out in Environment International!! Cory’s shearwater as a key #bioindicator of #plastic #contamination in the North #Atlantic. We studied 1,238 deceased birds over 8 years! Read the paper 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.envi… Azores Marine Litter Lab Fundo Regional da Ciência e Tecnologia (FRCT) @OkeanosUac

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First nest of the year (15/04/24) for Kentish plovers breeding at Quiaios beach. Monitoring under the actions of Iberalex! ECOTOP Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC MARE

Diana Vanessa Macedo Matos defendeu hoje a tese "Aves marinhas como indicadores de poluição por plásticos: exposição aos plásticos em diferentes níveis", Doutoramento em Ecologia. O Júri atribuiu a classificação de Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor. Parabéns à nova Doutora!

It was a pleasure to contribute to discussions and exchange ideas with such enthusiastic colleagues, along with ECOTOP members DianaMatos, Sara N. Veríssimo and Maria Inês Laranjeiro #ornithology #seabirds Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC Universidade de Coimbra

Sara Veríssimo defendeu a tese de doutoramento ("Avaliação da poluição por plásticos e efeitos prejudiciais em aves aquáticas") com a classificação "Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor". Jaime Ramos, Cláudia Norte e Vítor Paiva foram os orientadores. Parabéns à nova Doutora do DCV!

#PhDposition on hormones & parental coordination in birds, including little auks Supervision Dr Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas Univ Gdańsk, Poland. Co-supervision Dr Olivier Chastel Ecophy polarecologygroup.wordpress.com/join-us-for-ph… CEBC/ChizéLab La Rochelle Université

UEx, in collaboration with ECOTOP, continues to use Druid Technology tags on breeding species. If Kentish plovers are restricted to salina complex, some Little terns visit the main breeding areas between the fisheries in Tagus! 🎯revealing important areas during breeding

#CoimbraSeabirds has officially ended! Thrilled to have contributed to the organization of this amazing event. It was great to exchange ideas with fellow colleagues and present part of my PhD work. Hope everyone had fun! ECOTOP Universidade de Coimbra MARE The Seabird Group

It’s never too late to announce my latest paper in STOTEN! Check out our new ECOTOP paper "Physiology and fertility of two #gull species in relation to #plastic #additives' exposure"!! doi.org/10.1016/j.scit… Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC MARE

Fantastic work on the status of seed dispersal in Europe led by the great Sara Mendes. Thanks for the invitation to be part of this piece. With @JaneMemmot @jensmolesen1 @JoseMCosta4 Ruben Huttel Heleno Leonardo Craveiro and Ana Laura Dengucho. Check it at: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🚨 New Paper Alert!! Have you ever wondered how the usage of #plastic in #gulls' nests impacts incubation temperature and parental behaviour? Check my latest paper to find out! doi.org/10.1016/j.jthe… ECOTOP MARE Universidade de Coimbra Vitor Paiva Ana Claudia Norte

New ECOTOP paper 👇 "Foraging in contrasting oceanographic regions impacts the fatty acid profile of two closely related pelagic seabirds" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ECOTOP Lemos Lab ICM-CSIC

Ervas aromáticas em ninhos de chapins (Parus major) contribuiu para a maior capacidade anabólica das crias, possivelmente devido aos efeitos repelentes contra ectoparasitas. Estudo experimental de Cláudia Norte em colaboração com a Univ. de Lódz, Polónia. academic.oup.com/beheco/advance…

New paper is out! Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula See more 🔍 doi.org/10.1016/j.envp… ECOTOP MARE Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC Lemos Lab ESTM - POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA ICM-CSIC

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨 The final paper from my PhD thesis is out! What a journey! "From mudflats and saltpans to Open Sea: Plastic ingestion and PBDE/MeO-BDE accumulation in Waterbirds from southern Portugal" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ECOTOP MARE Universidade de Coimbra

Jaime Ramos e Vitor Paiva deslocaram-se à Ilha da Madeira para trabalho de campo em colaboração com o Parque Biológico do Funchal no projecto Europeu MAC Puffinus LIFE2030, que visa a conservação do patagarro (Puffinus puffinus). Informações: arditi.pt/en/projetos-em…

Vários investigadores do DCV estiveram envolvidos num estudo realizado em aves aquáticas de Portugal e que revelou ingestão de microplásticos e acumulação de PBDEs/MeO-BDEs, especialmente em espécies associadas a atividades humanas, como gaivotas. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨NEW PAPER: Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets | Science ⁦Universidade de Coimbra⁩ ⁦FCTUC⁩ ⁦Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC⁩ ⁦ECOTOP⁩ ⁦Marine Research Lab⁩ ⁦MegaMove⁩ science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Check ou this #PhD #opportunity with Carlos David Santos & myself. Intertidal habitats & sea level rise, what could possibly go wrong? The more we figure out, the better we can respond #biodiversity #conservation #waders Eco Flyway Global Flyway Network Wader Study EAAFP WHSG