In the latest edition of the Semanário Sol, our researcher Rosa Freitas (CESAM/DBIO) addresses bivalve mortality in the Ria Formosa:

‘(…) monitoring marine toxins in bivalve mollusks is necessary (…) ‘Naturally, bivalves with toxins will need to develop defense strategies, involving, for example, the expenditure of reserve energies that are not allocated to other processes such as growth or reproduction.’ (…)'”

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