CESAM AGENDA – DECEMBER 02 to 08

CESAM WORSHOP
Alien species in a changing world
7 Dec 2018 | Amphitheatre of Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics (DEMaC), University of Aveiro
Registration not necessary!

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 [Not provided by the organization]

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)