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Ana I. Lillebø

Ana I. Lillebø

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
8927
World Ranking
3870
National Ranking
24

Overview

Ana I. Lillebø is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their research encompasses a broad scope within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, Oceanography, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics reflect a concentration on marine and coastal ecosystems as well as aquaculture. These include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Innovations in aquaponics and hydroponics systems
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Insect utilization and effects

Ana I. Lillebø has published extensively in a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Marine Drugs

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lillebø include:

  • "Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience" (2020, Conservation Letters)
  • "Valuing Bioactive Lipids from Green, Red and Brown Macroalgae from Aquaculture, to Foster Functionality and Biotechnological Applications" (2020, Molecules)
  • "Bioactivities of Lipid Extracts and Complex Lipids from Seaweeds: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects" (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • "Performance of polychaete assisted sand filters under contrasting nutrient loads in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes" (2021, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Ricardo Calado
  • Ana I. Sousa
  • Helena Vieira
  • M. Rosário Domingues
  • J.P. Coelho

Best Publications

  • An indicator framework for assessing ecosystem services in support of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

    Joachim Maes;Camino Liquete;Anne Teller;Markus Erhard

  • Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons

    Alice Newton;Ana C. Brito;John D. Icely;Valérie Derolez

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Dynamic changes in seagrass assemblages under eutrophication and implications for recovery

    P.G Cardoso;M.A Pardal;A.I Lillebø;S.M Ferreira

  • Hydrodynamics as a Major Factor Controlling the Occurrence of Green Macroalgal Blooms in a Eutrophic Estuary: A Case Study on the Influence of Precipitation and River Management

    I. Martins;M.Â. Pardal;A.I. Lillebø;M.R. Flindt

  • Nutrient cycling and plant dynamics in estuaries: A brief review

    Mogens R Flindt;Miguel Ângelo Pardal;Ana Isabel Lillebø;Irene Martins

  • The impact of extreme flooding events and anthropogenic stressors on the macrobenthic communities’ dynamics

    P.G. Cardoso;D. Raffaelli;A.I. Lillebø;A.I. Lillebø;T. Verdelhos

  • Short- and long-term effects of eutrophication on the secondary production of an intertidal macrobenthic community

    M. Dolbeth;M. A. Pardal;A. I. Lillebø;U. Azeiteiro

  • Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services : Indicators for ecosystem assessments under Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

    Joachim Maes;Anne Teller;Markus Erhard;Patrick Murphy

  • Mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): a review of the system assessment

    M. E. Pereira;A. I. Lillebø;P. Pato;M. Válega

  • Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

    João Garcia Rodrigues;Alexis J. Conides;Susana Rivero Rodriguez;Saša Raicevich

  • Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020 : recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

    Charles B. van Rees;Kerry A. Waylen;Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber;Stephen J. Thackeray

  • Heavy metal accumulation in Halimione portulacoides: intra- and extra-cellular metal binding sites.

    Ana I. Sousa;Ana I. Sousa;Isabel Caçador;Ana I. Lillebø;Miguel A. Pardal

  • Management of a shallow temperate estuary to control eutrophication: The effect of hydrodynamics on the system’s nutrient loading

    A.I. Lillebø;J.M. Neto;I. Martins;T. Verdelhos

  • Impact of eutrophication on the life cycle, population dynamics and production of Ampithoe valida (Amphipoda) along an estuarine spatial gradient (Mondego estuary, Portugal)

    M. A. Pardal;J. C. Marques;I. Metelo;A. I. Lillebø

  • Exploring variability in environmental impact risk from human activities across aquatic ecosystems

    Florian Borgwardt;Leonie Robinson;Daniel Trauner;Heliana Teixeira

  • Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making

    Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven;Matthias Schröter;Evangelina G. Drakou;Ilse R. Geijzendorffer

  • Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: Contribution to ecosystem health

    Ana I. Sousa;Ana I. Sousa;Ana I. Lillebø;Miguel A. Pardal;Isabel Caçador

  • The effect of macrofauna, meiofauna and microfauna on the degradation of Spartina maritima detritus from a salt marsh area

    Ana Isabel Lillebø;Mogens R. Flindt;Miguel Ângelo Pardal;João Carlos Marques

  • How can marine ecosystem services support the Blue Growth agenda

    A.I. Lillebø;C. Pita;J. Garcia Rodrigues;S. Ramos

  • Influence of salinity, nutrients and light on the germination and growth of Enteromorpha sp. spores

    Ana I. Sousa;Irene Martins;Ana I. Lillebø;Ana I. Lillebø;Mogens R. Flindt

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Pardal
Miguel A. Pardal University of Coimbra
Ricardo Calado
Ricardo Calado University of Aveiro
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Eduarda Pereira
Eduarda Pereira University of Aveiro
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
João Miguel Dias
João Miguel Dias University of Aveiro
Daniel F. R. Cleary
Daniel F. R. Cleary University of Aveiro
Isabel Caçador
Isabel Caçador University of Lisbon
Marta Otero
Marta Otero University of Leon

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