curriculum vitae - MPB - Marine PalaeoBiogeography

Alexandra Paula Mimoso Henriques Cunha
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8000 Faro, Portugal
Cell phone: +351 962555685
PROFESSIONAL
ADDRESS
CCMAR Centro de Ciências do Mar
Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Tel: +351 289 800900 ext.7388
[email protected]
IDENTIFICATION
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Place of Birth
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EDUCATION
13/07/62
Mozambique
Portuguese
Divorced
7253075
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135738911
FA-31151 9
49119/2003 Basic Skipper (Yachts up to 13.7 metres in length
and powered up to 175 kw for day sailing not more than 3
miles from the coast and 10 miles from a safe harbour).
GEO Portimão 08/01/89
Doutoramento em Ecologia, especialidade em Modelação Ecológica.
Equivalence to the Portuguese Ph.D. Degree by the University of Algarve, Portugal
(required by the Portuguese Law).
July 2004
Dissertation title: Influence of landscape patterns on spatial dynamics of larval fish in two
rivers of the southeast United States.
Classification: Muito Bom.
Ph. D. in Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.
December 2000
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
Dissertation title: Influence of landscape patterns on spatial dynamics of larval fish in two
rivers of the southeast United States.
G.P.A. 3.9 (out of 4)
Master of Science - Coastal and Marine Sciences (EMAC - Environmental
Management of Coastal Areas)
January 1995
Algarve University, Faro, Portugal
Thesis title: Application of reconstruction techniques to the study of the
population dynamics of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson in Ria Formosa.
Classificação de Muito Bom
Bachelor of Science in Biology
December 1989
Aveiro University, Aveiro, Portugal
Senior research project: Ecology and Taxonomy of Freshwater Phytoplankton.
G.P.A. 2.7
CONTINUOUS
LEARNING
Project Management
October 2009
Public Participation: Concepts and moderation skills development, Module I, Prof. Lia
Vasconcelos and Ursula Caeser (Universidade de Lisboa), LPN, Lisbon
Environmental Impact Assessment – Concepts, Methods and tools
December 2008
Prof. Joanaz de Melo, Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, Lisbon
Project Management
October 2008
Public Participation: Conflict management, Module III, Prof. Lia Vasconcelos and Ursula
Caeser (Universidade de Lisboa), LPN, Lisbon
MarBEF Training Course on Valuation Methodologies for Marine Environment
April 2007
Socio economics issues
University of Algarve, Faro
Project Management
November 2006
Planning and Evaluation of Projects: Application of
participative methods, Prof. Ulrich Schiefer (Periploi) and Paulo Teixeira (ISCTE)
UCCLA, Lisbon
Advanced Statistics
May 2006
Analyzing Biological and Environmental Data Using Multivariate Analysis BRODGAR, by Alain Zur and Elena Ieno, Highland Statistics Ltd., University of
Algarve, Portugal.
Spatial Statistics Advanced Course
June 1998
The krigging approach - GEOSTOKOS (Department of Agriculture)
Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
Advanced Statistics
June 1997
Analyses of Biological Data Using General Linear Models - SAS by Prof. Dr. Michael
Wooten, Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
Fisheries Economics
October 1992
Prof. Dr. Jon Sutinen (Department of Economics, University of Rhode Islands, USA).
University of Algarve, Portugal.
Physiological Ecology of Marine Algae
June 1991
Prof. Dr. Barry Leadbeater, (University of Birmingham, UK) Concarneau – Laboratoire
de Biologie Marine du Collège de France, France.
Audiovisual Technologies Workshop
March 1989
Serviço Nacional de Parques, Reservas e Conservação da Natureza, Lisboa, Portugal.
Numerical Taxonomy Course
Summer course 1988
Prof. Dr. Horst Engels, Faculty of Botany, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Biochemistry Ecology
July 1988
Prof Dr. Otto R.Gottlieb (Universidade de S. Paulo, Brasil), Faculdade de Farmácia,
University of Porto, Portugal.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2007-2009
Executive coordinator of LIFE-BIOMARES (LIFE 06 NAT/P/192)
CCMAR Centre of Marine Sciences
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
2001-2006
Post-doctoral Fellowship
Grant Awarded by FCT Foundation for Science and Technology
CCMAR Centre of Marine Sciences
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
During this period developed the following actions:
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Collaborated in the kick-off of the project LIFE - BIOMARES (LIFE
000192/NAT/PT) (2006).
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Coordinated of the process application to the LIFE program LIFE06NAT/P/000189 – with the proposal “Integrated Management and
Conservation Plan of Ria de Alvor” - not awarded (2005).
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Initiated a research line about the influence of seagrass habitat fragmentation on
bivalve larvae settlement in Ria Formosa and on Zostera noltii flowering rate
(2004-2006) (one ms submitted; a second ms in preparation).
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Collaborated in the study “Patch dynamics and response to disturbance of the
seagrass Zostera noltii of Ria Formosa”, supported by the European project
`Monitoring and Managing Seagrass Beds” EVK3-CT-2000-00044. The main
objective of the project was to build a plant growth model based on the analysis
of patch dynamics and estimates of growth, in order to develop a seagrass
conservation management tool for the Natural Park. The project evaluated the
effects of different sources of disturbance on the temporal and spatial changes of
Zostera noltii, a seagrass abundant on the intertidal flats of Ria Formosa. Major
broad scale disturbances investigated were natural sediment dynamics and
dredging of channels and inlets. Fine scale disturbances included clam digging
by fisherman. Spatial analysis tools based on remote sensing and geographic
information systems were developed to analyze patch dynamics and its
relationship with disturbances (2002-2004) (One paper and three book chapters
published; a second ms accepted; a third ms in preparation).
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Mapped the seagrasses and macroalgae beds of Rio Arade, Portimão, Portugal
for the Harbours Maritime Authorities (2005) (A vegetation map and a grey
report produced).
Grants Proposals
•
FCT / PTDC/ MAR/ 68897/ 2006 – The role of the intertidal seagrass meadows of
Zostera noltii on suspended particle dynamics - as Principal Investigator of the
proposal – not awarded..
•
FCT / PTDC/ MAR/ 74843/ 2006 – The role of spatial pattern and genetic diversity in
the success of seagrass restoration - as Principal Investigator and coordinator of the
proposal – not awarded..
•
FCT / PTDC/ MAR/ 58540/ 2004 – Fragmentation of seagrass beds: the effects on
the bivalve larvae settlement and adult growth - as Principal Investigator and
coordinator of the proposal – not awarded.
Activity as scientific reviewer
 2006. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Ms. Ref. No.: ECSS-D-06-00596
Title: Long term changes in Zostera meadows in the Berre lagoon (Provence,
Mediterranean Sea).
 2006. JEMBE. Title: Shoot age as a confounding factor on detecting the effect of
human-induced disturbance on Posidonia oceanica growth performance.
 2005. Botanica Marina, BOTMAR-2005-112, Title: Growth of Ruppia filifolia (Phil.)
Skottsb. meadows in the Magelanic Region, Chile.
 2008. Botanica Marina, BOTMAR-2008-86. Title: Evaluation of the viability of the
Posidonia oceanica transplants associated with a marina expansion.
 2009. Botanica Marina, BOTMAR-2009-63. Title: Restoration of Cymodocea
nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson seagrass meadows through seed propagation. Germination
in vitro seedlings culturing and field transplants.
Activity as supervisor
 2009 Cristina Maria da Silva Conceição Branco de Lima. Impacto do
herbivoria no sucesso do estabelecimento de novas pradarias marinhas. Tese de
Mestrado. Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente. Universidade de Algarve.
 2008 Lia Valido Ferreira. Estudo da germinação de Zostera marina L., no
Portinho da Arrábida. Relatório final de estágio do curso de Biologia e Recursos
Naturais, Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Escola Superior Agrária.
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2007 Maria Helena Guimarães . Contribution to the management and conservation of
Zostera noltii populations in Ria Formosa. Tese de Mestrado. Faculdade de Ciências
do Mar e Ambiente. Universidade de Algarve.
Outreach activities
•
2006
Dia da Universidade Aberta (FCMA). Coordinated the participation
activities of the research group ALGAE.
•
2005
EXPOMAR Olhão. Coordinated
presentation.
•
2005
Dia da Universidade Aberta. Coordinated the participation of the
research group ALGAE.
•
2004
OSPAR Meeting
Portugal.
the ALGAE Research Group
Represented the University of Algarve, Tavira,
Scientific guidance in trips to Ria Formosa ecosystem
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2006
Dia da Universidade Aberta.
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2004
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2003
LPN Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (Nature Conservation League,
Portugal).
European IALE Congress Landscape Ecology in the Mediterranean.
Articles in regional newspapers:
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Travar a perda de biodiversidade marinha. 2008. Vamos mais além?
Prioridades para a conservação da natureza no Portugal do Séc. XXI,
Designação de Áreas Protegidas, Revista LIBERNE nº 85, Liga para a Protecção
da Natureza, Lisboa.

Rios e barragens. 2006. Alexandra Cunha, no Jornal O Barlavento, na secção
Tribuna Livre.
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Lotas algarvias quase estagnadas! 2006. Alexandra Cunha, no Jornal O Barlavento
na secção Tribuna Livre.
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A sebarrinha e a amêijoa. 2004. Alexandra Cunha, no Jornal O Barlavento, em
cartas ao Director.
Graduate Research Assistant (2000 - 2001)
Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente (FCMA)
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
 Collaborated on the project 'Evaluation of the anthropogenic effects on the plant
communities of the Ancão Peninsula, Ria Formosa'. Responsibilities included
landscape analysis of the lagoon area, building a GIS for the project, entering data by
digitizing and vectoring of remote sensing imagery, ground-truth of the vegetation
patches, analysis of patch dynamics, and writing the final report to ICN.
Graduate Research Assistant (1996 - 2000)
Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Auburn University, Alabama.
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Mapped the vegetation of Tensaw Delta Forest using satellite imagery for the project
Monitoring floral and faunal abundance in the Mobile Tensaw Delta, Alabama
River. Final report for the Tensaw Delta Wildlife Management Area (1996).

Coordinated of the Project: Nursery habitat and larval fish community relations
in riverine ecosystems. Final Report for the Alabama Department of Conservation
and natural Resources. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration. Project F-40.
Montgomery, Alabama. (1997-1999).
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Collaborated in field and laboratory work of the following Research Unit projects:
- Nursery habitat and larval fish community relations in riverine systems.
- Toxicity of an acid mine drainage mixing zone to warm-water fishes.
- Fish survey of the Tallapoosa River.
- Nesting success of Lepomis spp. in regulated and unregulated rivers.
Technician Assistant (1989-1994)
Natural Park of Ria Formosa. Institute for Nature Conservation, ICN.
Olhão, Portugal
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Coordinated the environmental education program of the Natural Park of Ria
Formosa.
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Implemented the Visitors Center Activity Program, park natural trails, information
brochures, education manuals; designed and executed exhibitions, ranger's training,
teacher's courses, and education activities with local population.
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Coordinated the project “Survey of macroalgae of Ria Formosa” and elaborated
the herbarium for marine algae.
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Coordinated the project “Population dynamics of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria)
Ascherson in Ria Formosa'. Responsible for collecting, establishing the species
distribution, determining annual biomass and growth, studying the population
dynamics and suggesting conservation efforts for this marine angiosperm.
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Coordinated the project “Monitoring and mitigation of the wetlands of Ria de
Alvor”, with cooperation of PORTISUB (Aquatic Activities Club) and financed the
Nature Conservation Institute (ICN).
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Participated as an invited scientist in the Azores Expedition 89 (Ecology
and Taxonomy of Azores Coastal Environment) organized by the Department of
Marine Biology of Liverpool, Liverpool University, England and the Department of
Oceanography and Fisheries, Azores University, Faial Island, Portugal.
Technician Assistant (1988)
Natural Reserve of Dunes of S. Jacinto, ICN.
Aveiro, Portugal
 Designed and executed a project for monitoring of water quality and phytoplankton
for two waterfowl ponds.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer (2002).
Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente (FCMA).
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
 Master’s level class (EMAC) - Geographic Information Systems. Duties included
an introductory and theoretical section to GIS and a laboratory section with an
introduction to ArcGIS 8.3 – ESRI.
Lecturer (2001-2002).
Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente (FCMA).
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
 Co-teaching the class Coastal Management. Responsibilities included teaching
lectures, laboratories, organizing field trips, writing and grading exams; grading
laboratory reports.
 Co-teaching the class Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. Responsibilities
included teaching laboratories and organizing field trips.
Lecturer (2000-2001).
Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente (FCMA)
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. Responsibilities included teaching
lectures, laboratories, organizing field trips, writing and grading exams; grading
laboratory reports.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (1996-2000).
General Biology Program
Auburn University, Alabama
 Responsible for the laboratories of the following courses: General Biology for
majors, Plant Biology, Animal Biology, General Biology for non-majors, and
Human Biology.
Lecturer (1993).
Science and Technology of Aquatic Resources Unit.
Algarve University, Faro, Portugal
 Coastal and Marine Botany. Responsibilities included development of syllabus,
lectures, laboratory exercises and organizing field trips for 30 undergraduates;
writing and grading exams; grading laboratory reports.
Lecturer (1991).
Department of the Environment. Ministery of the Interior.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
 Invited by the Nature Conservation Institute (ICN) to coordinate and teach a course
in Environmental Education for departmental technicians in Guinea-Bissau.
Responsibilities included development of syllabus, lectures, fieldwork, and all
documents used in the class.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Cunha, A H, Karim Erzini, Ester Serrão, Emanuel Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques, Victor
Henriques, Miriam Guerra, Carlos Duarte, Núria Marbá, Mark Fonseca. 2009. Biomares a
LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.
International Meeting of Marine Resources, Peniche, Portugal, 16 November (published
abstract).
Cunha, A H, Ester Serrão, Jorge Assis. 2009. Seagrass Status of Portuguese Seagrasses:
three levels of proactive management. Coastal and Estuaries Research Federation Annual
Meeting, 1-5 November (published abstract).
Cunha, A H, Ester Serrão, Jorge Assis. 2009. Seagrass Status of Portuguese Seagrasses:
are seagrasses the most endangered marine habitat? Mediterranean Seagrass Biology
Workshop, Hvar, Croacia, 1-5 Setembro (published abstract).
Cunha, A H, Karim Erzini, Ester Serrão, Emanuel Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques, Victor
Henriques, Miriam Guerra, Carlos Duarte, Núria Marbá, Mark Fonseca. 2009. Biomares a
LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.
Hypercluster do Mar, Green Fest, Estoril, Portugal.
Cunha, A H. 2008. Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Áreas de Elevada Biodiversidade.
Conferência Natureza e Sociedade: Balanço e Novas Opções para Portugal. LPN and
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkia, Lisbon.
Cunha, A H, Karim Erzini, Ester Serrão, Emanuel Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques, Victor
Henriques, Miriam Guerra, Carlos Duarte, Núria Marbá, Mark Fonseca. 2008. Biomares
a LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.
International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Bamfield, Canada, 1-5 Setembro (published
abstract).
Cunha, A H, Karim Erzini, Ester Serrão, Emanuel Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques, Victor
Henriques, Miriam Guerra, Carlos Duarte, Núria Marbá, Mark Fonseca. 2008. Biomares
a LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.
Congresso Mundial sobre Biodiversidade Marinha, Valência, Espanha, 10-14 Novembro
(published abstract).
Cunha A H. 2007. As pradarias de ervas marinhas. Porquê o projecto BIOMARES?
Seminário Um Mar de Oportunidades, Viana do Castelo,
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2006. Effects of seagrass patchiness on the density of newly
settled bivalves. Seventh International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Zanzibar, Tanzania
(published abstract).
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2006. Effects of seagrass patchiness on the density of newly
settled bivalves. Mediterranean Seagrass Workshop 2006, Malta (published abstract).
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2005. Effects of seagrass fragmentation on the abundance of
newly settled bivalves. ASLO Summer Meeting. Santiago de Compostela, Spain
(published abstract).
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2005. Seagrass landscape-scale changes in response to
disturbance created by barrier-islands dynamics: a case study from Ria Formosa (South of
Portugal). European Landscape Ecology Congress. Faro, Portugal (published abstract).
Cunha A H, Alexandre A, Serrão E and R Santos. 2004. Does landscape fragmentation
induces flowering in seagrasses? Monitoring and Managing European Seagrasses Seagrass Biology Workshop, Tavira , Portugal.
Cunha A H, Garcia-Armora, P, Terrados, J, and R Santos. 2004. Analysis of spatial
fragmentation of Zostera noltii meadows in Ria Formosa (South of Portugal). Monitoring
and Managing European Seagrasses - Seagrass Biology Workshop, Tavira, Portugal
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2004. Landscape Analyses of Zostera noltii in Response to
Barrier Islands Dynamics. Monitoring and Managing European Seagrasses - Seagrass
Biology Workshop, Tavira. Portugal.
Cunha A H, Garcia-Armora, P, Terrados, J and R Santos. 2003. Comparison of
methodologies for monitoring seagrass meadows at landscape scale. II Encontro do
CIMA, Santarém, Portugal.
Cunha A H, and E R Irwin. 2000. Riverine landscapes: floodplain connectivity and early life
history stages of fishes. Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Missoula, Montana
(published abstract).
Cunha A H, E R Irwin, D Buckmeier, and T Wetzel August 1999. Landscape influences on
the spatial dynamics of larval fish abundance assessed at multiple scales. American Fisheries
Society Annual Meeting. Charlotte, North Carolina (published abstract).
Cunha A H. 1994. Biomassa e dinâmica espacial de Cymodocea nodosa na Ria Formosa,
Portugal. VIII Simposio Iberico de Estudios del Bentos Marino, Blanes, Girona, Spain
(published abstract).
Cunha A H. 1991. Centro de Educacao Ambiental de Marim - Um espaço de formação.
Instituto Nacional do Ambiente, Lisboa.
Cunha A H. 1990. Flora algológica da Ria Formosa. 10 Encontro de Macroalgas Marinhas.
Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisboa.
Cunha A H. 1990. A importância dos biólogos como técnicos de Educação Ambiental. I
Congresso Nacional de Biólogos. Associação Portuguesa de Biólogos. Universidade de Aveiro,
Aveiro.
Cunha A H. 1990. Um projecto de Educação Ambiental no Parque Natural da Ria Formosa.
6º Congresso do Algarve Montechoro, Portugal.
Cunha A H. 1990. Um projecto de Educação Ambiental no Parque Natural da Ria Formosa.
10 Encontro de Educação Ambiental. Parque Biológico de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Cunha A H. 1989. Contribuição para o conhecimento da flora algológica da Ria Formosa. II
Congresso de Áreas Protegidas. SNPRCN. Lisboa.
Cunha A H. 1988. Estudo da comunidade algológica das pateiras da Reserva Natural das
Dunas de S. Jacinto. 10 Encontro de Planctonologistas Portugueses. Universidade de Aveiro.
Aveiro.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Cunha A H, Assis, J. and Serrão, E. 2009. Estimation of available seagrass meadow area in
Portugal for transplanting purposes. International Coastal Symposium, 14-17 April, Lisbon
(published abstract and paper).
Assis J, Tavares, D., Tavares, J.T., Cunha A H, Serrão E., 2009. Findkelp, a GIS-based
community participation project to assess Portuguese kelp conservation status. International
Coastal Symposium, 14-17 April, Lisbon (published abstract and paper).
Cunha, Alexandra H., Karim Erzini, Ester Serrão, Emanuel Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques,
Victor Henriques, Miriam Guerra, Carlos Duarte, Núria Marbá, Mark Fonseca. 2007. Biomares
a LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.
International Seagrass Biology Workshop, 25-28 Setembro, 2007, Múrcia, Spain
Cunha, A. H., R. Santos, A. P. Gaspar and M. Bairros. 2002. Fractal analyses of seagrass
landscapes. Fifth International Seagrass Biology Workshop. Ensenada. Mexico.
Cunha, A. H., R. Santos, A.P. Gaspar and M.Bairros. 2001. Fractal analyses of seagrass
landscapes. Ecology Portuguese Society Annual Meeting. Lisbon. Portugal.
Cunha, A. H. 1989. Contribuição para o conhecimento das macroalgas da Ria Formosa. VIII
Simposios de Ciências.
Cunha A H. 1989. Contribuição para o conhecimento das macroalgas da Ria Formosa. VIII
Simposios de Ciências Criptogâmicas. Universidade de Malaga, Melilla, Espanha (poster
published abstract ).
PUBLICATIONS
Cunha A H and R Santos. 2009. The use of fractals to assess seagrass landscape
stability: a case study from the barrier island system of Ria Formosa (South of Portugal).
Estuaries and Coastal Shelf Sciences 84 (4) 584-590.
Cunha A H and Araújo A. 2009. New distribution limits of seagrass beds in West Africa.
Journal of Biogeography,36 (8) 1621-1622.
Cunha A H, Assis, J. and Serrão, E. 2009. Estimation of available seagrass meadow area
in Portugal for transplanting purposes. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56:1100-1104.
Assis J, Tavares, D., Tavares, J.T., Cunha A H, Serrão E., 2009. Findkelp, a GIS-based
community participation project to assess Portuguese kelp conservation status. Journal of
Coastal Research, SI 56:1469-1473.
Cunha A H and C Duarte. 2007. Biomass and leaf production of Cymodocea nodosa
(Ucria) Ascherson in an Atlantic lagoon: the Ria Formosa (South of Portugal). Botanica
Marina 50:1-7.
Cunha A H and C Duarte. 2005. Population age structure and rhizome growth of
Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson in Ria Formosa (Southern Portugal). Marine
Biology 146:841-847.
Cunha A H, R Santos, A P Gaspar and M Bairros. 2005. Seagrass landscape-scale
changes in response to disturbance by barrier-islands dynamics: a case study from Ria
Formosa (South of Portugal). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 636-644.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Cunha A H, Duarte, C M, and Krause-Jensen, D. 2004. Chapter 12. How long it takes to
recolonize seagrasses? In: European seagrasses: an introduction to monitoring and
management., eds, J. Borum, C. M. Duarte, D. Krause-Jensen and Tina M. Greeve,
Published by EU project Monitoring and Managing of European Seagrasses EVK 3 –CT
– 2000 – 00044. ISBN 87 – 89143 – 21 – 3.
http://www.seagrasses.org/handbook/european_seagrasses_high.pdf.
Krause-Jensen, D, Almela, E D, Cunha A H and Greve, T M. 2004. Chapter 6 . Have
seagrass distribution and abundance changed? ? In: European seagrasses: an
introduction to monitoring and management., eds, J. Borum, C. M. Duarte, D. KrauseJensen and Tina M. Greeve, Published by EU project Monitoring and Managing of
European Seagrasses EVK 3 –CT – 2000 – 00044. ISBN 87 – 89143 – 21 – 3.
http://www.seagrasses.org/handbook/european_seagrasses_high.pdf.
Krause-Jensen, D, Quaresma, A L, Cunha, A H and Greve T M. 2004. Chapter 8. How
are seagrass distribution and abundance monitored? ? In: European seagrasses: an
introduction to monitoring and management., eds, J. Borum, C. M. Duarte, D. KrauseJensen and Tina M. Greeve, Published by EU project Monitoring and Managing of
European Seagrasses EVK 3 –CT – 2000 – 00044. ISBN 87 – 89143 – 21 – 3.
http://www.seagrasses.org/handbook/european_seagrasses_high.pdf.
DISSERTATIONS
Cunha A H. 2000. Influence of landscape patterns on the spatial dynamics of larval fish
in two rivers of the southeast United States. Ph. D. Dissertation. Auburn University,
Auburn, Alabama, USA.
Cunha A H. 1995. Application of reconstruction techniques to the study of the
population dynamics of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson in Ria Formosa. Masters
Thesis. Algarve University, Faro, Portugal (in Portuguese).
Cunha A H. 1989. Characterization of the phytoplankton of two freshwater ponds.
Senior Dissertation for Graduation Completion. Universidade de Aveiro (in Portuguese).
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Cunha A H, Erzini K., Serrão, E., Gonçalves E., Gonçalves V., Henriques M., Guerra
M., Farinha, J.C. 2009. Restoration and Management of Biodiversity in the Marine Park
Site Arrábida-Espichel (PTCON0010) LIFE06 NAT/P/000192. INTERIN REPORT No.
2. Centro de Ciências do Mar, Faro, 44 pp.
Assis, J., Cunha, A. H. Serrão, E. 2008. Findkelp, a GIS-based community participation
project to assess Portuguese kelp conservation status. Final report. Centro de Ciências do
Mar. 42 pp.
Cunha A H, Erzini K., Serrão, E., Gonçalves E., Gonçalves V., Henriques M., Guerra
M., Farinha, J.C. 2008. Restoration and Management of Biodiversity in the Marine Park
Site Arrábida-Espichel (PTCON0010) LIFE06 NAT/P/000192. PROGRESS REPORT
No. 1. Centro de Ciências do Mar, Faro, 28pp.
Cunha A H and J. Assis. 2008. “Action A.3 - Estimation of available meadow area of
donor seagrass populations”. Relatório Final da Acção A.3 Janeiro-Dezembro 2007.
Biomares LIFE06 NAT/P/000192. Centro de Ciências do Mar, Faro, 38 pp.
Silva J, Cunha A H, Santos R. 2004. Caracterização do bancos de fanerogâmicas
marinhas e macroalgas no estuário do Rio Arade. Final Report for Instituto Portuário do
Sul/CCMAR, 14 pp.
Santos R, Cunha A H, Gaspar A, Bairros M. 2002. Assessment of the anthropogenic
impact in the plant communities of Ancão Peninsula, Ria Formosa, South of Portugal.
Final Report for Nature Conservation Institute, Portugal. 50 pp.
Irwin E R, Buckmeier D L, Cunha A H, Kleiner K, Wetzel T. 1999. Nursery habitat and
larval fish community relations in riverine ecosystems. Final Report Alabama
Department of Conservation and natural Resources. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife
Restoration. Project F-40. Montgomery, Alabama. 80 pp.
Cunha A H. 1991. Macroalgae distribution of Ria Formosa. Technical Report for the
Natural Park of Ria Formosa – ICN – Portugal (in Portuguese). 60 pp.
Cunha A H. 1989. Characterization of the phytoplankton of two freshwater ponds.
Technical Report for the Natural Reserve of Dunas de S. Jacinto – ICN – Portugal (in
Portuguese). 20 pp.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION:
Cunha, A H and R Santos. 2007. Influence of seagrass landscape configuration on the
bivalve settlement in Ria Formosa. Marine Biology
Cunha A H, A Alexandre, P R. Garcia-Armora, J Terrados, R Santos and E Serrão .
2007. Does landscape fragmentation induce flowering in seagrasses? Aquatic Botany (for
co-authors appreciation)
Cunha A H, P R Garcia-Armora, J Terrados and R Santos. 2007. Analysis of spatial
fragmentation of Zostera noltii meadows in Ria Formosa (South of Portugal) using two
different methods (for co-authors appreciation)
Cunha A H and E R Irwin. 2007. The use of landscape indices to characterize riverine
heterogeneity. Landscape Ecology (for co-authors appreciation)
Cunha A H and E R Irwin. 2007. Influence of floodplain landscape patterns in larval
fish abundance. Freshwater Biology (for co-authors appreciation).
Cunha A H, E R Irwin, and D Buckmeier. 2007. Multi-scale assessment of larval fish
abundance and distribution in two rivers of the southeastern United States. Transactions
for the American Fisheries Society (for co-authors appreciation).
Cunha A H. 2007. From landscape to genes - Zostera noltii in Ria Formosa: a review.
Aquatic Botany xx:xx-xx. (in preparation).
EXTRA CURRICULAR
President of the National Board of LPN, Portuguese League for Nature Conservation,
since and Directive Board member since 2001.
Coordinated the ONG response to several public consultancy processes, such as:
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Evaluation of the Impact Assessment of the dredging of Rio Arade, Portimão (2005).
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Evaluation of the Impact Assessment of the construction of the recreational harbour in
Faro, Ria Formosa (2005).
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Evaluation of the Impact Assessment of the construction of a fishing harbour in
Culatra Island, Ria Formosa (2005).
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Evaluation of the Impact Assessment of the construction of a fishing harbour in
Fuzeta. Ria Formosa (2005).
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Evaluation of the Impact Assessment of the construction of a fishing harbour in
Cabanas, Ria Formosa (2005).
Coordinated the Volunteer Campaigns for LPN (Nature Conservation League, Portugal):
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2004, 2005 and 2006 Volunteers Campaign to control Exotic Species in Sagres (40
and 30 participants).
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2003 Cleaning of the Barrier-Islands of Ria Formosa (100 participants).
Member of the Directive Board of AMEA (Associação de Montanhismo e Escalada de Faro
(2002-2005):
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2004 Organized and participated - III Kids Mountain Camp Against Social
Exclusion, Rocha da Pena, Loulé.
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2003 Organized and participated - II Kids Mountain Camp Against Social
Exclusion, Rocha da Pena, Loulé.
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2002 Organized and participated - I Kids Mountain Camp Against Social
Exclusion, Rocha da Pena, Loulé.
Certified CLIMBER since 2002 (Andalusia Federation for High Mountain Climbing).
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High Mountain Expeditions:
Portugal - Serra da Estrela Peak (1993 meters); Pico Peak – Azores Archipelago
(2000 meters).
Spain - Sierra de Gredos (Almanzor Peak - 2592meters); Picos de Europa (Picu
Urriellu 2519 meters); Sierra Nevada Peaks (Alcazaba 3371 meters, Veleta 3394
meters, Mulhacen 3482 meters); Spanish Pyrenees (Monte Perdido and Aneto peaks
(3400 meters);
Africa - Toubkal, Maroc (4000 meters) and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (6000 meters).
Certified SCUBA since 1989. (GEO, PORTISUB ASSOCIATION, Portimão, Portugal).
SKILLS
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Several leisure dives in the Portuguese coast including Sagres and Lagos.
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Participated in the first arqueology campaigns in Rio Arade in 1988.
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Scientific diving expeditions to Berlengas (1984) and to Azores Islands (1989).
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Leisure diving in the Mediterranean Sea (Mallorca), Indic Ocean (Mozambique and
Tanzania), the Key West Islands and Pacific Ocean, Monterey Bay (USA).
Competent with MS DOS based computer systems:
Quantitative analysis packages (SAS, SPSS, Brodgar)
Spatial analysis software (FRAGSTATS, GEOSTOKOS)
Wildlife home range software (CALHOME, LOCATE II, PREFER)
Competent with Remote Sensing Systems:
IDRISI.
ERDAS IMAGINE.
Competent with Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
ArcView 3.2/ArcGis 8.2
ArcInfo
Trimble Navigation DGPS Pathfinder.
Spoken and written languages:
Portuguese, English (writing, reading and conversation – very good).
French and Spanish (reading and conversation - good).
French and Spanish (writing - poor).
AWARDS
Auburn University Graduate Student Research Forum, Recipient Best Student Paper (1998).
Auburn University Award for Graduate Academic Excellence (1997).