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João Carlos Marques

João Carlos Marques

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Ecology and Evolution
Portugal
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
22912
World Ranking
612
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

João Carlos Marques is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, contributing significantly to these fields with 86 and 37 publications respectively.

Their work spans several subfields including Aquatic Science, Ecology, Pollution, Global and Planetary Change, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. These areas frame the context of their studies on marine ecosystems, environmental impacts, and biological processes.

The main topics of João Carlos Marques's research include:

  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology

The scientist has published multiple papers, with recent notable works including:

  • The Evolution Road of Seaweed Aquaculture: Cultivation Technologies and the Industry 4.0, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Seaweed's Bioactive Candidate Compounds to Food Industry and Global Food Security, 2020, Life
  • The key role of zooplankton in ecosystem services: A perspective of interaction between zooplankton and fish recruitment, 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • An Overview to the Health Benefits of Seaweeds Consumption, 2021, Marine Drugs
  • Ecosystem services as a resilience descriptor in habitat risk assessment using the InVEST model, 2020, Ecological Indicators

João Carlos Marques frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Ecological Indicators (12 publications)
  • Marine Drugs (5 publications)
  • Applied Sciences (5 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (4 publications)
  • Revista Eletrônica Acervo Científico (4 publications)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Ana M. M. Gonçalves, João Cotas, Leonel Pereira, Isabel Caçador, and Bernardo Duarte.

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal).

    M.O. Rodrigues;N. Abrantes;F.J.M. Gonçalves;H. Nogueira

  • Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide.

    Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker;Daniel M. Dauer;Nicolette T. Demetriades

  • Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment

    Filipa Bessa;Pablo Barría;João M. Neto;J.P.G.L. Frias

  • Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition

    Rute Pinto;Joana Patrício;Alexandra Baeta;Brian D. Fath

  • Good Environmental Status of marine ecosystems: What is it and how do we know when we have attained it?

    Angel Borja;Mike Elliott;Jesper H. Andersen;Ana C. Cardoso

  • Application of indicators for the assessment of ecosystem health.

    S. E. Jørgensen;Xu FuLiu;F. Salas;J. C. Marques

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

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

  • Impacts of plastic products used in daily life on the environment and human health: What is known?

    M.O. Rodrigues;N. Abrantes;F.J.M. Gonçalves;H. Nogueira

  • Microplastics in gentoo penguins from the Antarctic region.

    Filipa Bessa;Norman Ratcliffe;Norman Ratcliffe;Vanessa Otero;Paula Sobral

  • Analysis of the properties of exergy and biodiversity along an estuarine gradient of eutrophication

    J.C. Marques;M.Â. Pardal;S.N. Nielsen;S.E. Jørgensen

  • Impact of eutrophication and river management within a framework of ecosystem theories

    João C. Marques;Søren N. Nielsen;Miguel A. Pardal;Sven E. Jørgensen

  • User-friendly guide for using benthic ecological indicators in coastal and marine quality assessment

    F. Salas;C. Marcos;J.M. Neto;J. Patrício

  • 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

  • Calculations of exergy for organisms

    Sven Erik Jørgensen;Niels Ladegaard;Marko Debeljak;Joao Carlos Marques

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

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

  • The Evolution Road of Seaweed Aquaculture: Cultivation Technologies and the Industry 4.0.

    Sara García-Poza;Adriana Leandro;Carla Cotas;João Cotas

  • Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton communities in a temperate estuary: spatial and temporal patterns

    Sónia Cotrim Marques;Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro;João Carlos Marques;João Miguel Neto

  • Climate Change Impacts on Seagrass Meadows and Macroalgal Forests: An Integrative Perspective on Acclimation and Adaptation Potential

    Bernardo Duarte;Irene Martins;Rui Rosa;Ana R. Matos

  • Fatty acid profiling as bioindicator of chemical stress in marine organisms : a review

    Valentina Filimonova;Valentina Filimonova;Valentina Filimonova;Fernando Gonçalves;João C. Marques;Marleen De Troch

  • The key role of zooplankton in ecosystem services: A perspective of interaction between zooplankton and fish recruitment

    Silvia Lomartire;João C. Marques;Ana M.M. Gonçalves;Ana M.M. Gonçalves

  • Response of single benthic metrics and multi-metric methods to anthropogenic pressure gradients, in five distinct European coastal and transitional ecosystems.

    Angel Borja;Enrico Barbone;Alberto Basset;Gunhild Borgersen

  • Ecophysiological adaptations of two halophytes to salt stress: Photosynthesis, PS II photochemistry and anti-oxidant feedback – Implications for resilience in climate change

    B. Duarte;D. Santos;J.C. Marques;I. Caçador

  • 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

  • Evaluation of the applicability of a marine biotic index to characterize the status of estuarine ecosystems: the case of Mondego estuary (Portugal)

    F Salas;J.M Neto;A Borja;J.C Marques

Frequent Co-Authors

João M. Neto
João M. Neto University of Coimbra
Miguel A. Pardal
Miguel A. Pardal University of Coimbra
Sven Erik Jørgensen
Sven Erik Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Joana Patrício
Joana Patrício European Commission
Bernardo Duarte
Bernardo Duarte University of Lisbon
Isabel Caçador
Isabel Caçador University of Lisbon
Robert E. Ulanowicz
Robert E. Ulanowicz University of Florida
Brian D. Fath
Brian D. Fath Towson University
Ana I. Lillebø
Ana I. Lillebø University of Aveiro
Fernando Gonçalves
Fernando Gonçalves University of Aveiro

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