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Pedro M. Anastácio

Pedro M. Anastácio

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Ecology and Evolution

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33
Citations
3212
World Ranking
7967
National Ranking
82

Overview

Pedro M. Anastácio is affiliated with the University of Évora in Portugal and is an active contributor to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology. Their research spans various subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Aquatic Science.

Their work covers a range of main topics:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies

Pedro M. Anastácio has coauthored numerous scientific papers, collaborating frequently with the following researchers:

  • Filipe Banha (30 publications)
  • Mafalda Gama (15 publications)
  • Filipe Ribeiro (14 publications)
  • Marta C. Soares (7 publications)
  • Ronaldo Sousa (6 publications)

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • NeoBiota (4 publications)
  • Diversity (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • BioInvasions Records (3 publications)
  • Biological Conservation (2 publications)

Significant recent papers include:

  • "The silent extinction of freshwater mussels in Portugal," 2023, Biological Conservation
  • "A potential threat to amphibians in the European Natura 2000 network: Forecasting the distribution of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters," 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "BioInvasions Records," 2025, BioInvasions Records
  • "Evaluating the range expansion of recreational non-native fishes in Portuguese freshwaters using scientific and citizen science data," 2021, BioInvasions Records

Best Publications

  • The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Europe: Impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human well-being

    Catherine Souty-Grosset;Pedro Manuel Anastácio;Laura Aquiloni;Filipe Banha

  • Red swamp crayfish: biology, ecology and invasion - an overview

    Tainã Gonçalves Loureiro;Pedro Manuel Silva Gentil Anastácio;Paula Beatriz Araujo;Catherine Souty-Grosset

  • Assessing the environmental requirements of invaders using ensembles of distribution models

    César Capinha;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Population Biology and Production of the Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard) in the Lower Mondego River Valley, Portugal

    P. M. Anastácio;J. C. Marques

  • Predicting worldwide invasiveness for four major problematic decapods: an evaluation of using different calibration sets

    César Capinha;Brian Leung;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Predicting global habitat suitability for Corbicula fluminea using species distribution models: The importance of different environmental datasets

    M. Gama;D. Crespo;M. Dolbeth;M. Dolbeth;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Occurrence of plastic debris in the stomach of the invasive crab Eriocheir sinensis

    Dagmara Wójcik-Fudalewska;Monika Normant-Saremba;Pedro Anastácio

  • Ensemble forecasting of Corbicula fluminea worldwide distribution: Projections of the impact of climate change

    Mafalda Gama;Daniel Crespo;Marina Dolbeth;Pedro Manuel Anastácio

  • Shifts in aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity associated with the presence and size of an alien crayfish.

    Alexandra M. Correia;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Crayfish effects on seeds and seedlings: identification and quantification of damage

    Pedro M. Anastácio;Vasco S. Parente;Alexandra M. Correia

  • The impact of estuarine salinity changes on the bivalves Scrobicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule, illustrated by behavioral and mortality responses on a laboratory assay

    T. Verdelhos;J.C Marques;Pedro M. Anastácio;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Detection and Control of Invasive Freshwater Crayfish: From Traditional to Innovative Methods

    Chiara Manfrin;Catherine Souty-Grosset;Pedro M. Anastácio;Julian Reynolds

  • Non-native freshwater fauna in Portugal: A review.

    P. M. Anastácio;Filipe Ribeiro;César Capinha;Filipe Banha

  • Behavioral and mortality responses of the bivalves Scrobicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule to temperature, as indicator of climate change's potential impacts

    T. Verdelhos;J.C Marques;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Factors inducing overland movement of invasive crayfish ( Procambarus clarkii) in a ricefield habitat

    Ricardo Oliveira Ramalho;Pedro Manuel Anastácio

  • A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters.

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  • Spatial distribution patterns of the non‐native European catfish, Silurus glanis, from multiple online sources – a case study for the River Tagus (Iberian Peninsula)

    João Gago;João Gago;P. Anastácio;C. Gkenas;F. Banha

  • Impact of crayfish densities on wet seeded rice and the inefficiency of a non-ionic surfactant as an ecotechnological solution

    P.M. Anastácio;A.F. Frias;J.C. Marques

  • The role of anglers' perceptions and habits in biological invasions: perspectives from the Iberian Peninsula

    Filipe Banha;António Diniz;Pedro Manuel Anastácio

  • Geographical variability in propagule pressure and climatic suitability explain the European distribution of two highly invasive crayfish.

    César Capinha;Lluís Brotons;Pedro M. Anastácio

  • Ectozoochory as a possible vector enhancing the spread of an alien amphipod Crangonyx pseudogracilis

    Michal Rachalewski;Filipe Banha;Michal Grabowski;Pedro Manuel Anastácio

  • CRISP (crayfish and rice integrated system of production): 2. Modelling crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) population dynamics

    P.M Anastácio;S.N Nielsen;J.C Marques

  • Sandy beach macrofaunal communities on the western coast of Portugal - Is there a steady structure under similar exposed conditions?

    Sílvia C. Gonçalves;Sílvia C. Gonçalves;Pedro M. Anastácio;Miguel A. Pardal;Patrícia G. Cardoso

  • pressure and climatic suitability explain the European distribution of two highly invasive crayfish

    Cesar Capinha;Lluõ ´ s Brotons;Pedro Anastacio;Rua Romao Ramalho

Frequent Co-Authors

João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
César Capinha
César Capinha University of Lisbon
Catherine Souty-Grosset
Catherine Souty-Grosset University of Poitiers
Miguel A. Pardal
Miguel A. Pardal University of Coimbra
Michał Grabowski
Michał Grabowski University of Łódź
Marina Dolbeth
Marina Dolbeth University of Porto
Elena Tricarico
Elena Tricarico University of Florence
Allan V. Kalueff
Allan V. Kalueff Ural Federal University
Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
Ana I. Lillebø
Ana I. Lillebø University of Aveiro

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