💧 Bruno B. Castro (@cbma-uminho.bsky.social) studies how organisms respond to human impacts, focusing on aquatic pollution.
💬 “Pollutants are global drivers of the biodiversity crisis.”
#ARNET #CBMA #AquaticPollution #ARNET4Science

🔬 New research with CBMA/IB-S/ARNET researcher Marcos Rubal reveals the expansion of two non-indigenous sponge species along the Iberian Atlantic coast, supporting biodiversity monitoring and evidence-based coastal management.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NewResearch #CBMA #ARNET

🐟🌊 Pedro Félix (@marescience.bsky.social | #PolytechnicUniversityofSetubal) works to recover declining populations and reduce the footprint of aquaculture and invasive seaweeds.
💬 “Unregulated and illegal fishing is among my greatest concerns.”
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #UNIPS #ARNET4Science

🐢 Filipe Banha (@marescience.bsky.social | #UEvora) studies invasive species in freshwater ecosystems, from dispersal to management strategies.
💬 "Raising awareness is urgent to change risk behaviours and tackle ongoing invasions."
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #InvasiveSpecies #ARNET4Science

🌱 Healthy soils depend on invisible biodiversity. New research shows climate change could reduce soil nematode diversity across Northern Portugal, highlighting the need to include soil life in conservation planning.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

#SoilBiodiversity #ClimateChange #CBMA #IBS

🪸 Ana Pereira (@marescience.bsky.social | #ISPA) studies marine biodiversity, focusing on sea anemones, using genetic and morphological data.
💬 "Lack of knowledge on existing diversity and detection of invasive species are the biggest challenges for aquatic ecosystems."
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA

💧 Satellite imagery is helping monitor freshwater quality more efficiently. New research shows how Sentinel-2 can detect long-term changes in Portuguese reservoirs and support sustainable water management.

👉 www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/18...

👉 cbma.uminho.pt/projects_cbm...

#WaterQuality #CBMA

🌊 #CIEMAR is the Marine Sciences Laboratory of #UniversityÉvora, based in Sines since 1990. It researches marine ecology, resource conservation and pollution, with @marescience.bsky.social |ARNET researchers as part of the team.
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ARNET4Science

🔬 New research from CBMA!

CBMA, CIQUP and IMS researchers developed an advanced biomaterial platform for safer and more effective drug delivery.

Read more: pubs.acs.org/aabmcb/artic...

#CBMA #Biomaterials #Innovation