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Maria Teresa Ferreira

Maria Teresa Ferreira

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
9252
World Ranking
3489
National Ranking
20

Overview

Maria Teresa Ferreira is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focused interest in Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Water Science and Technology. The scientist's work also delves into Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and aspects of Global and Planetary Change.

The major topics covered in their research include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Maria Teresa Ferreira has coauthored extensively with a number of researchers. Frequent collaborators include Paulo Branco, Gonçalo Duarte, Sebastian Birk, José Maria Santos, and Pedro Segurado.

The research outputs appear in a range of journals and venues, with notable recurring publication platforms such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecological Indicators

Recent papers illustrate the scope and diversity of their work. Selected examples are:

  • "Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems" (2020), Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions for improving their applicability" (2022), Water Biology and Security
  • "Speaking their language - Development of a multilingual decision-support tool for communicating invasive species risks to decision makers and stakeholders" (2020), Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "Damn those damn dams: Fluvial longitudinal connectivity impairment for European diadromous fish throughout the 20th century" (2020), The Science of The Total Environment

In addition to journal articles, Maria Teresa Ferreira has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Paco Editorial eBooks titled "Textos formativos desde as margens: Periferia, território e interdisciplinaridade" in 2022.

Best Publications

  • To be, or not to be, a non‐native freshwater fish?

    G. H. Copp;P. G. Bianco;N. G. Bogutskaya;I. Falka

  • Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

    Laurence Carvalho;Eleanor B. Mackay;Ana Cristina Cardoso;Annette Baattrup-Pedersen

  • Cyprinid swimming behaviour in response to turbulent flow

    Ana T. Silva;Christos Katopodis;José M. Santos;Maria Teresa Ferreira

  • Assessing the ecological status in the context of the European Water Framework Directive: Where do we go now?

    Yorick Reyjol;Christine Argillier;Wendy Bonne;Angel Borja

  • Effects of water velocity and turbulence on the behaviour of Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei, Steindachner 1864) in an experimental pool-type fishway

    Ana T. Silva;José M. Santos;Maria T. Ferreira;António N. Pinheiro

  • Assessing riparian vegetation structure and the influence of land use using landscape metrics and geostatistical tools

    Maria R. Fernandes;Francisca C. Aguiar;Maria T. Ferreira

  • MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN A REGULATED RIVER SEGMENT WITH DIFFERENT FLOW CONDITIONS

    Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes;Maria Teresa Ferreira;Simone Varandas Oliveira;Daniel Oliveira

  • Evaluating riparian solutions to multiple stressor problems in river ecosystems - A conceptual study.

    Christian K. Feld;Maria Rosário Fernandes;Maria Teresa Ferreira;Daniel Hering

  • Ecohydraulics of pool-type fishways: Getting past the barriers

    José Maria Santos;Ana Silva;Ana Silva;Christos Katopodis;Paulo Pinheiro

  • The environmental basis of diet variation in pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, and largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, along an Iberian river basin

    Francisco Nunes Godinho;Maria Teresa Ferreira;Rui Victor Cortes

  • Human-disturbed landscapes: effects on composition and integrity of riparian woody vegetation in the Tagus River basin, Portugal

    Francisca C. Aguiar;Maria Teresa Ferreira

  • Prioritizing barrier removal to improve functional connectivity of rivers

    Paulo Branco;Paulo Branco;Pedro Segurado;José M. Santos;Maria T. Ferreira

  • Subsidy or stress? Tree structure and growth in wetland forests along a hydrological gradient in Southern Europe

    Patricia María Rodríguez-González;John Christopher Stella;Filipe Campelo;Maria Teresa Ferreira

  • Nutrient removal effectiveness by riparian buffer zones in rural temperate watersheds: The impact of no-till crops practices

    T.R. Aguiar;T.R. Aguiar;T.R. Aguiar;K. Rasera;L.M. Parron;A.G. Brito

  • Least Disturbed Condition for European Mediterranean rivers

    M.J. Feio;F.C. Aguiar;S.F.P. Almeida;J. Ferreira

  • Does longitudinal connectivity loss affect the distribution of freshwater fish

    P. Branco;P. Segurado;J.M. Santos;P. Pinheiro

  • Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Stimulation on People with Mild to Moderate Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Jorge Oliveira;Pedro Gamito;Teresa Souto;Rita Conde

  • Efficacy of a nature‐like bypass channel in a Portuguese lowland river

    J. M. Santos;M. T. Ferreira;F. N. Godinho;J. Bochechas

  • Effects of small hydropower plants on fish assemblages in medium-sized streams in central and northern Portugal

    José M. Santos;Maria T. Ferreira;António N. Pinheiro;Jorge H. Bochechas

  • EXOTIC AND NATIVE VEGETATION ESTABLISHMENT FOLLOWING CHANNELIZATION OF A WESTERN IBERIAN RIVER

    F.C. Aguiar;M.T. Ferreira;I. Moreira

  • Contrasting impact of small dams on the macroinvertebrates of two Iberian mountain rivers

    Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes;Maria Teresa Ferreira;Simone Varandas Oliveira;Francisco Godinho

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo A. V. Borges
Paulo A. V. Borges University of the Azores
Pedro Segurado
Pedro Segurado University of Lisbon
Rui Cortes
Rui Cortes University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Pedro R. Almeida
Pedro R. Almeida University of Évora
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso University of Lisbon
Didier Pont
Didier Pont BOKU University
Maria João Feio
Maria João Feio University of Coimbra
Simone Varandas
Simone Varandas University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Miguel B. Araújo
Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora
Robert M. Hughes
Robert M. Hughes Oregon State University

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