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 | 2013 | Annual organic matter dynamics in a small temperate mountain stream | Ferreira, Verónica ; Lírio, Ana Virgínia ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Rosa, João | article | openAccess |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 2019 | Capítulo 12. Processos ecológicos e serviços | Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Pascoal, Cláudia; Graça, Manuel A. S. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 6 | 2012 | Changes in dominance among species in aquatic hyphomycete assemblages do not affect litter decomposition rates | Ferreira, Verónica ; Chauvet, Eric | article | openAccess |
| 7 | 2014 | Chapter 18. Stream pollution and fungi | Ferreira, Verónica ; Gulis, Vladislav ; Pascoal, Cláudia ; Graça, Manuel A. S. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 8 | 2018 | Combined Effects of Dissolved Nutrients and Oxygen on Plant Litter Decomposition and Associated Fungal Communities | Gomes, Patrícia Pereira; Ferreira, Verónica ; Tonin, Alan M.; Medeiros, Adriana Oliveira ; Goncalves Júnior, José Francisco | article | openAccess |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 2017 | Consumption, growth and survival of the endemic stream shredder Limnephilus atlanticus (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) fed with distinct leaf species | Balibrea, Ana; Ferreira, Verónica ; Goncalves, Vitor; Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel | article | openAccess |
| 12 | 2010 | Contamination by uranium mine drainages affects fungal growth and interactions between fungal species and strains | Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Pratas, João ; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 2018 | Contribution of aquatic shredders to leaf litter decomposition in Atlantic island streams depends on shredder density and litter quality | Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gea, Guillermo; Gonçalves, Vítor | article | openAccess |
| 15 | 4-Dec-2014 | Efeito do aquecimento global no funcionamento dos pequenos ribeiros de floresta: evidências de um projecto de manipulação de temperatura in situ | Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina | conferenceObject | openAccess |
| 16 | 2014 | Effect of experimental and seasonal warming on litter decomposition in a temperate stream | Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, C. | article | openAccess |
| 17 | 2010 | Effect of increased atmospheric CO2 on the performance of an aquatic detritivore through changes in water temperature and litter quality | Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Godbold, Douglas L.; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 18 | 2016 | Effects of anthropogenic heavy metal contamination on litter decomposition in streams - A meta-analysis | Ferreira, Verónica ; Koricheva, Julia; Duarte, Sofia ; Niyogi, Dev K.; Guérold, François | article | openAccess |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 19-Jul-2018 | Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on plant litter decomposition in freshwaters – a meta-analysis. / Efeitos do aumento da cocnetração de CO2 e da temperatura na decomposição de detritos vegetais em sistemas aquáticos de água doce – uma meta-análise | Mabano, Amani | masterThesis | openAccess |
| 21 | 2015 | Effects of experimental warming, litter species, and presence of macroinvertebrates on litter decomposition and associated decomposers in a temperate mountain stream | Ferreira, Verónica ; Chauvet, Eric; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 2015 | Fungal alteration of the elemental composition of leaf litter affects shredder feeding activity | Cornut, Julien ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ; Chauvet, Eric; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 25 | 2015 | Future increase in temperature may stimulate litter decomposition in temperate mountain streams: Evidence from a stream manipulation experiment | Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 26 | 2011 | Future increase in temperature more than decrease in litter quality can affect microbial litter decomposition in streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Chauvet, Eric | article | openAccess |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 2017 | Leaf litter decomposition as a bioassessment tool of acidification effects in streams: Evidence from a field study and meta-analysis | Ferreira, Verónica ; Guérold, François | article | openAccess |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | Oct-2019 | Leaf litter decomposition of sweet chestnut is affected more by oomycte infection of trees than by water temperature | Pazianoto, Laryssa H. R.; Solla, Alejandro; Ferreira, Verónica | article | openAccess |
| 35 | 2017 | Leaf litter decomposition on insular lentic systems: effects of macroinvertebrate presence, leaf species, and environmental conditions | Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Guri, Rosa; Gonçalves, Vítor; Martins, Gustavo M. | article | openAccess |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | 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 |
| 39 | 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 |
| 40 | 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 |
| 41 | 2017 | Replacement of native forests by conifer plantations affects fungal decomposer community structure but not litter decomposition in Atlantic island streams | Ferreira, Verónica ; Faustino, Hélder; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Gonçalves, Vítor | article | openAccess |
| 42 | Sep-2017 | Response of biofilm growth to experimental warming in a temperate stream | Delgado, Cristina; Almeida, Salomé F. P. ; Elias, Carmen L.; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina | article | openAccess |
| 43 | 2019 | Rios de Portugal: comunidades, processos e alterações | Feio, Maria João (ed.) ; Ferreira, Verónica (ed.) | book | openAccess |
| 44 | 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 |
| 45 | 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 |
| 46 | 2016 | Seasonal Variability May Affect Microbial Decomposers and Leaf Decomposition More Than Warming in Streams | Duarte, Sofia ; Cássio, Fernanda; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Pascoal, Cláudia | article | openAccess |
| 47 | 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 |
| 48 | 2011 | Stream Ecosystem Functioning in an Agricultural Landscape. The Importance of Terrestrial-Aquatic Linkages | Hladyz, Sally; Åbjörnsson, K.; Chauvet, Eric; Dobson, M.; Elosegi, Arturo; Ferreira, Verónica ; Fleituch, T.; et al. | bookPart | openAccess |
| 49 | 2011 | Synergistic effects of water temperature and dissolved nutrients on litter decomposition and associated fungi | Ferreira, Verónica ; Chauvet, Eric | article | openAccess |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | 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 |
| 52 | 2014 | Warming, and the presence of a dominant shredder, drive variation in decomposer communities in a mountain stream | Domingos, Cátia ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Canhoto, Cristina ; Swan, Christopher M. | article | openAccess |