Habilitation in Biology, Universidade de Aveiro, 7 April 2005
Equivalence to the Doctoral degree in Biology, field of Ecology, January 1997.
PhD in Aquaculture, specialisation in Aquatic EcotoxicologyUniversity of Stirling, July 1996
MSc. in Animal Ecology, Universidade de Coimbra, April 1992
Graduation in Biology-Scientific Branch, Universidade de Coimbra, September 1986
Environmental impacts of nanoparticles and nanomaterials
Environmental Risk Assessment
Ecological, Ecotoxicological and Ecophysiological Modelling
Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics
Metals and Pesticides Ecotoxicology
Mixture toxicity
Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecotoxicology
Ecosystems Functioning
Ecosystem services
Biodiversity
Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
Validation of alternative methods in toxicology and ecotoxicology