Programme
9h20 Opening Session
Ana I. Lillebø
9h30 Session I – Introduction of alien species in the context of global changes
Alien species at seagrass meadows and associated habitats: concerns and restoration measures to promote biodiversity
Ana I. Sousa
Invading the European seas: main pathways of introduction of alien species and their cumulative impacts
Heliana Teixeira
10h00 Flash presentations
Studying the invasive Asian clam distribution patterns in a semi-artificial drainage catchment
Joana I. Santos, Tânia Vidal, Cristiana Mendes, Ana Ré, Fernando J.M. Gonçalves, Bruno B. Castro, Joana L. Pereira
Ruditapes philippinarum (invasive) and R. decussatus (native) clam species under a scenario of global change: pharmaceutical contamination
Ângela Almeida, Vânia Calisto, Valdemar I. Esteves, Rudolf J. Schneider, Amadeu M.V.M. Soares, Etelvina Figueira, Rosa Freitas
Can the historical contamination and gender influence the genotoxic responses of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii exposed to a penoxsulam-based herbicide?
Ricardo Costa, Mário Pacheco, Sofia Guilherme
Sustainable management and conservation of semi-natural meadows of the UA Campus and their provided ecosystem services
David da Silva Alves, Paula Maia, Olga Ameixa
Beautiful nightmare: a molecular view of the invasive plant Acacia longifolia
Sara Vicente, Cristina Máguas, Helena Trindade
10h45 Coffee break
11h00 Session II – Invasive alien species: a growing problem for the environment and human wellbeing
Direct and indirect effects of invasive alien plants in forest habitats: implications for management
Paula Maia
Brave New World: on the prophecies of Charles Elton
João Carvalho
11h30 Flash presentations
Post-fire plant invasions in Central Portugal forests: a perspective of the impacts and management needs
José Cunha, Carlos Fonseca, Paula Maia
Bioturbation and nutrient cycling of a native and an invasive clam occurring in sympatry in a coastal lagoon
Marta Lobão Lopes, Joana Patrício Rodrigues, Daniel Crespo, Marina Dolbeth, Ricardo Calado, Ana I. Lillebø
Influence of native and non-native forests in the recolonization and resilience of epigeal insect communities in the post-fire
Diogo Nazaré, Miguel Martins, Henrique Pereira dos Santos, António Luís, Olga Ameixa
Influence of the halophyte Spartina versicolor invasion in the composition of insect communities
Miguel Bastos, Ana I. Sousa, Ana I. Lillebø, Olga Ameixa
The Berlengas black rat (Rattus rattus) and wild-rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): relicts or aliens?
Sofia Gabriel, Pedro Geraldes, Nuno Oliveira, Maria da Luz Mathias
12h15 Lunch
14h00 Session III – Prevention and mitigation of invasive alien species
Underlying factors influencing Harmonia axyridis spread in the Iberian Peninsula
Olga Ameixa
Management of aquatic invaders: lessons learnt from the Asian clam and the zebra mussel
Joana Pereira
14h30 Flash presentations
How can citizen science contribute to the prevention and control of the invasive species Procambarus clarkii?
Inês C. Rosa, Dorinda Rebelo, Sofia Guilherme, Joana L. Pereira
Invasive Plant Species control in Bussaco National Forest: successes, challenges and lessons learnt from the implementation of BRIGHT
Paula Maia, Lísia Lopes, Rosa Pinho
Feeding inhibition in Corbicula fluminea as a valuable endpoint to refine chemical control methods targeted at the fouling pest
Carlos Silva, Bruno Branco Castro, Inês P.E. Macário, Bruno Oliveira, Fernando J.M. Gonçalves, Joana L. Pereira
The use of the invasive Corbicula fluminea as a bioremediation agent of cyanobacterial blooms
Inês P.E. Macário, Carlos Silva, António Anselmo, Daniela de Figueiredo, Fernando J.M. Gonçalves, Joana L. Pereira
Taking advantage of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea: potential as bioremediation agent of olive oil mill wastewaters
Ana Domingues, Ruth Pereira, Inês C. Rosa, João P. da Costa, Teresa Rocha Santos, Fernando J.M. Gonçalves, Joana L. Pereira
Rodents as biocontrol agents against invasive plant species: Preliminary observations and prospects for future research
Philippe Gil de Mendonça, Paula Maia
15h15 Discussion forum – Invasive alien species beyond the academy
Participating entities:
Invasoras.pt (Doutora Elizabete Marchante, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de Coimbra)
Administração do Porto de Aveiro (Eng.ª Maria Manuel Cruz)
Associação Bioliving (Doutora Milene Matos)
EDIA – Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, S.A. (Eng.ª Ana Ilhéu)
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Eng. Paulo Carmo)
Agrupamento de Escolas de Estarreja (Prof. Dorinda Rebelo)