Habilitation for Full Professor, University of Aveiro, 2004
Ph D in Biology, University of Aveiro, 1996
“Licenciatura” in Biology, University of Lisbon, 1983
Marine ecology
Marine Protected Areas: conservation and management
Population biology
Marine connectivity
Larval ecology, with emphasis on interactions of larval behaviour with physical forcing in the control of dispersal and recruitment of marine species
Biophysical modelling
Population genetics
Assessment of production of artisanal shellfish collection
Ecosystem services