Ferreira, Verónica
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Verónica Ferreira is a stream ecologist who has been addressing the effects of natural and human-driven environmental change on stream biota and processes for nearly 20y. V Ferreira graduated in Biology in 2002 and completed her Ph.D. degree in Biology (specific field: Ecology) in 2007, both at the University of Coimbra. After completing her Ph.D., V Ferreira undertook two consecutive postdocs (FCT calls). During the first postdoc (2007-2012), she carried out research at the IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal), at the EcoLab (CNRS, Toulouse, France), and at the Benthos Ecology Laboratory (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), to evaluate the effects of global change factors on stream communities and ecosystem functioning. During the second postdoc (2012-2015), she carried out research at the IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and at the School of Biological Sciences (Royal Holloway University of London, England), with visits to other labs, to assess the effects of anthropogenic activities on stream processes by means of meta-analysis. Then, V Ferreira got two consecutive contracts (FCT calls IF2014, CEEC2018) as an auxiliary researcher at the University of Coimbra (MARE), where she keeps using field correlative studies (at regional, continental and global scales), field manipulative studies (including manipulations at the whole-stream scale), laboratory studies (microcosms), as well as meta-analysis to address the effects of environmental change on stream structure and functioning. Effects of forest change (e.g. eucalyptus plantations, invasion by exotic tree species, infection by invasive pathogens) on stream communities and functioning are recurrent topics of interest. V Ferreira has participated in 16 research projects (4 as PI; 5 within global networks). She has published >70 papers in peer-reviewed journals (+12 book chapters), more than half with international collaborations, with >4800 citations and an h-index of 35 (Google Scholar). She has also co-edited one book, given 16 invited talks (3 as a plenary speaker at international congresses), and (co-)authored 70 oral talks and 29 posters. V Ferreira has also (co-)supervised master and Ph.D. students (3 ongoing) and fellows, lectured in advanced post-graduation courses, and (co-)organized conferences (including the Limnologia2018 congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology) and courses on stream ecology and meta-analysis. She has also reviewed projects for international funding agencies and academic programs, papers for 52 international scientific journals, been a Guest Editor for Limnetica (special issue 39(1) 2020; Iberian Association of Limnology). She also serves as an Associate Editor for the international journals Hydrobiologia (since 2014; Springer) and Functional Ecology (since 2020; British Ecological Society), and is the Lead Guest Editor of the special issue on Aquatic Ecosystem Services for the journal Hydrobiologia. V Ferreira is also the vice-president of the AIL-Iberian Association of Limnology and of PROAQUA-Association for the Promotion of Knowledge in Aquatic Sciences. Additionally. V Ferreira devotes substantial time to organizing science communication activities such as seminar cycles to the lay public, exhibitions and activities with families, generally involving local institutions (e.g. Science Museum, Water Museum, Coimbra Municipal swiming pools, Lousã Municipality), and in participating in science communication programs (e.g. Life Science in Summer from the National Agency for Scientific Culture, European Researcher's Night). Several of her studies were the target of press releases published in regional and national media (traditional and online), and she has been giving interviews for newspapers, radio and TV. (informed on Feb2022)
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| Issue Date | Title | Author(s) | Type | Access | |
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| 1 | 28-Dec-2016 | Aquatic hyphomycetes, benthic macroinvertebrates and leaf litter decomposition in streams naturally differing in riparian vegetation | Ferreira, Verónica ; Castela, José ; Rosa, Paulo; Tonin, Alan Mosele; Boyero, Luz; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 2 | 2019 | Biodiversity of leaf litter fungi in streams along a latitudinal gradient | Seena, Sahadevan; Bärlocher, Felix ; Sobral, Olímpia ; Gessner, Mark O.; Dudgeon, David; Mckie, Brendan G.; Chauvet, Eric; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, Vítor; Medeiros, Adriana O. ; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 3 | 2016 | Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study | Boyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Hui, Cang; Gessner, Mark O.; Perez, Javier; Alexandrou, Markos A.; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 4 | 2019 | Capítulo 12. Processos ecológicos e serviços | Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Pascoal, Cláudia; Graça, Manuel A. S. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 5 | 2014 | Chapter 18. Stream pollution and fungi | Ferreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Pascoal, Cláudia ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 6 | 2013 | Combined effects of water temperature and nutrients concentration on periphyton respiration - implications of global change | Rosa, João ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Graça, Manuel A.S. | article | openAccess |
| 7 | 9-Aug-2021 | A comparison of decomposition rates and biological colonization of leaf litter from tropical and temperate origins | Ramos, Sandra M. ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica | article | openAccess |
| 8 | 2015 | A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams | Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Encalada, Andrea C.; Guerrero-Bolaño, Francisco; Wantzen, Karl M.; Boyero, Luz | article | openAccess |
| 9 | 2012 | Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioning | Woodward, Guy; Gessner, Mark O.; Giller, Paul S.; Gulis, Vladislav; Hladyz, Sally; Lecerf, Antoine; Malmqvist, B.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 10 | 2007 | Decomposition of Fire Exposed Eucalyptus Leaves in a Portuguese Lowland Stream | Gama, Mafalda ; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 11 | 2006 | Do Invertebrate Activity and Current Velocity Affect Fungal Assemblage Structure in Leaves? | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 12 | 26-Apr-2019 | Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature on litter decomposition in streams: A meta-analysis | Amani, Mabano; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Ferreira, Verónica | article | openAccess |
| 13 | 2012 | Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Encalada, Andrea C.; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 14 | May-2016 | Effects of whole-stream nitrogen enrichment and litter species mixing on litter decomposition and associated fungi | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 15 | Aug-2006 | Eucalyptus plantations affect fungal communities associated with leaf-litter decomposition in Iberian streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Elosegi, Arturo; Gulis, Vladislav ; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A.S. | article | openAccess |
| 16 | 2008 | Evaluation of stream ecological integrity using litter decomposition and benthic invertebrates | Castela, José ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 17 | 2007 | Fungal Activity Associated with Decomposing Wood is Affected by Nitrogen Concentration in Water | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 18 | 2019 | A global assessment of the effects of eucalyptus plantations on stream ecosystem functioning | Ferreira, Verónica ; Boyero, Luz; Calvo, Clementina; Correa, Francisco; Figueroa, Ricardo; Goyenola, Guillermo; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Hepp, Luiz U.; Kariuki, Samuel; López-Rodríguez, Anahí; Mazzeo, Néstor; M’Erimba, Charles; Monroy, Silvia; Peil, Alessandra; Pozo, Jesús ; Rezende, Renan; Teixeira-de-Mello, Franco | article | openAccess |
| 19 | 2011 | Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns | Boyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Dudgeon, David; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Gessner, Mark O.; Albariño, Ricardo J.; Ferreira, Verónica ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 20 | 2011 | A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration | Boyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Gessner, Mark O.; Barmuta, Leon A.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Dudgeon, D.; Castela, José ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 21 | Jan-2019 | Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones | Tiegs, Scott D.; Costello, David M.; Isken, Mark W.; Woodward, Guy; McIntyre, Peter B.; Gessner, Mark O.; Chauvet, Eric; Canhoto, Cristina ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Medeiros, Adriana Oliveira ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 22 | 2012 | Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: Implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates | Boyero, Luz; Pearson, Richard G.; Dudgeon, David; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Gessner, Mark O.; Boulton, Andrew J.; Castela, José ; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 23 | Jan-2021 | Invasion of temperate deciduous broadleaf forests by N-fixing tree species – consequences for stream ecosystems | Ferreira, Verónica ; Figueiredo, Albano ; Graça, Manuel ; Marchante, Elizabete ; Pereira, Ana | article | openAccess |
| 24 | 2016 | Leaf litter decomposition in remote oceanic island streams is driven by microbes and depends on litter quality and environmental conditions | Ferreira, Verónica ; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Pereira, Ana ; Cruz, Ana M.; Costa, Ana C.; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Gonçalves, Vítor | article | openAccess |
| 25 | 2016 | Litter Decomposition as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Functioning at Local-to-Continental Scales: Insights from the European RivFunction Project | Chauvet, Eric; Ferreira, Verónica ; Giller, Paul S.; Mckie, Brendan G.; Tiegs, Scott D.; Woodward, Guy; Elosegi, Arturo; Graça, M. A. S. ; et al. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 26 | 31-Oct-2021 | Litter Quality Is a Stronger Driver than Temperature of Early Microbial Decomposition in Oligotrophic Streams: a Microcosm Study | Pérez, Javier; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Boyero, Luz | article | openAccess |
| 27 | 2023 | A meta-analysis of drought effects on litter decomposition in streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; Elosegi, Arturo | article | openAccess |
| 28 | 2015 | A meta-analysis of the effects of nutrient enrichment on litter decomposition in streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Castagneyrol, Bastian; Koricheva, Julia; Gulis, Vladislav ; Chauvet, Eric; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 29 | Mar-2016 | A meta-analysis on the effects of changes in the composition of native forests on litter decomposition in streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Koricheva, Julia; Pozo, Jesús ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 30 | 2015 | Microbial colonisation and litter decomposition in a Cerrado stream are limited by low dissolved nutrient concentrations | Medeiros, Adriana O. ; Callisto, Marcos; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Rosa, Carlos A.; Franca, Juliana; Eller, Ana; Rezende, Renan S.; Gonçalves, J. F. Jr. | article | openAccess |
| 31 | 1-Jan-2022 | Microbial colonization and decomposition of commercial tea and native alder leaf litter in temperate streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Silva, João; Julien, Cornut ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 32 | 2017 | Nutrient enrichment in water more than in leaves affects aquatic microbial litter processing | Biasi, Cristiane; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Santos, Sandro; Ferreira, Verónica | article | openAccess |
| 33 | 2007 | A predictive model for freshwater bioassessment (Mondego River, Portugal) | Feio, Maria ; Reynoldson, Trefor ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel | article | openAccess |
| 34 | 2010 | Riparian land use and the relationship between the benthos and litter decomposition in tropical montane streams | Encalada, Andrea C. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Calles, Juan | article | openAccess |
| 35 | 2017 | Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude | Boyero, Luz; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Tonin, Alan M.; Peréz, Javier; Swafford, Andrew J.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea; et al. | article | openAccess |
| 36 | 2006 | Role of physical fragmentation and invertebrate activity in the breakdown rate of leaves | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Lima, João L. M. P. de ; Gomes, Ricardo | article | openAccess |
| 37 | 2012 | A stable temperature may favour continuous reproduction by Theodoxus fluviatilis and explain its high densities in some karstic springs | Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Serra, Sónia R. Q. ; Ferreira, Verónica | article | openAccess |
| 38 | 2006 | Stimulation of leaf litter decomposition and associated fungi and invertebrates by moderate eutrophication: Implications for stream assessment | Gulis, Vladislav ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 39 | 2007 | The breakdown of Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) bark in a Portuguese stream | Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Gama, Mafalda ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A.S. ; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 40 | 2015 | The effects of eucalypt plantations on plant litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in Iberian streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Larrañaga, Aitor; Gulis, Vladislav ; Basaguren, Ana ; Elosegi, Arturo; Graça, Manuel A. S. ; Pozo, Jesús | article | openAccess |
| 41 | 2012 | The performance of biological indicators in assessing the ecological state of streams with varying catchment urbanisation levels in Coimbra, Portugal | Del Arco, Ana I.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | article | openAccess |
| 42 | Dec-2005 | The role of the environment in the distribution and composition of Trichoptera assemblages in streams | Feio, Maria João ; Vieira Lanero, Rufino ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões | article | openAccess |
| 43 | 2004 | Water quality in the Mondego river basin: Pollution and habitat heterogeneity | Ferreira, Verónica ; Graça, Manuel, A. S. ; Feio, Maria João ; Mieiro, Cláudia | article | openAccess |
| 44 | 2006 | Whole-stream nitrate addition affects litter decomposition and associated fungi but not invertebrates | Ferreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Graça, Manuel | article | openAccess |