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Nélia Cristina da Costa Mestre

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Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
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Nélia C. Mestre is assistant researcher at the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Algarve. She obtained her PhD in Ocean and Earth Science in 2009 from the University of Southampton, UK. She is developing work related to marine ecotoxicology, with special emphasis on the environmental threats to fauna by deep-sea mining, and other human activities in the deep sea,.

Atividades

Atividades
2024/01 - Presente. Orientação. Ecotoxicological study to assess environmental risks in the context of deep-sea mining. Orientador.
2023/09 - Presente. Orientação. Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining. Orientador.
2023/01/02 - Presente. Orientação. Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea.post-doctoral (Outra). Orientador.
2023/02 - Presente. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. Biogeochemical Processes and Global Change. Master's in Marine Biology (Mestrado). Universidade do Algarve.
2023 - Presente. Comissão de avaliação. Evaluator for the FCT 2023 Call for PhD Studentships - Regular Line of Application, Environmental Sciences Panel. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
Consultoria / Parecer. Expert reviewer of the document “Running Tide Technologies - Catalog of Potential Environmental Exposures 2023. (https://assets-global.website-files.com/61f2f7381f60618eb5879371/64c7b8ab8e47fcca6e3af3cc_Running%20Tide%20Catalog%20of%20Potential%20Environmental%20Exposures%20v1.0.pdf), for Running Tide, a so-called global ocean health company that partners with nature to remove carbon. (https://www.runningtide.com/blog-post/running-tides-approach-to-evaluating-our-environmental-impact.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution to the DOSI letter sent to Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority on “The LTC recommendation on NORI’s EIS”.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution by invitation to the white paper of the World Economic Forum¿s Report Decision-Making on Deep-Sea Mineral Stewardship: A Supply Chain Perspective. .
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution by invitation to develop the Draft guidelines for the establishment of baseline environmental data (ISBA/27/C/11). Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA).. International Seabed Authority.
2022 - Presente. Membro de comissão. Member of the Scientific Committee of ARNET Associated Lab since 2022. . Membro.
2021/02 - Presente. Participação em evento. Environmental Consequences of Deep-sea Mining: A Comparison with Land-based Mining. Virtual meeting. . Oficina (workshop). The Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY, USA.
2020/12 - Presente. Participação em evento. Workshop Assessing plume impacts caused by nodule mining vehicles, Blue Harvesting Project. Oficina (workshop).
2020/12 - Presente. Participação em evento. Workshop on Marine Scientific Research in the Area: Establishing collaborative platform to enhance biodiversity knowledge for environmental management in mid-ocean ridge ecosystems focusing on the Indian Ocean. . Oficina (workshop). International Seabed Authority; China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association.
2020/11 - Presente. Participação em evento. From Offshore Oil & Gas to Deep Seabed Mining: new technologies and emerging issues.. Oficina (workshop). Istituto di Scienze Marine Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
2020/09 - Presente. Participação em evento. Environmental Consequences of Deep-sea Mining - Virtual Pre-Meeting Workshop. Oficina (workshop). The Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY, USA.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution to the DOSI commentary on the environmental impact statement for a polymetallic-nodule collector pre-prototype deep-sea mining machine in the Indian contract area of central Indian ocean basin..
2020 - Presente. Membro de comissão. Member of the ISA Technical Working Group (TWG) on the development of guidelines on the expected scope and standard of baseline data collection. Membro. International Seabed Authority.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution to the Report of the workshop on the regional environmental management plan for the area of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 25-29 November 2019, Évora, Portugal. Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). . International Seabed Authority.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution to the DOSI commentary on Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area issued 25 March 2019 by the ISA (ISBA/25/C/WP.1). International Seabed Authority.
Consultoria / Parecer. Contribution to document by DOSI to be presented on the Workshop on the Development of Standards and Guidelines for the ISA Mining Code, Pretoria, South Africa, from 13th to 15th May 2019, related to the document “ISBA/25/C/3: Content and development of standards and guidelines for activities in the Area under the Authority’s regulatory framework”..
Membro de associação. Sciaena. Elected member of Directive Board (Treasurer).
Membro de associação. Deep-Sea Biology Society .
2014 - Presente. Membro de comissão. Member of the Scientific Committee of CIMA since October 2014. Membro.
Membro de associação. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI). WG co-leader, active member of several WG.
2023/04/17 - Presente. Entrevista / Programa (rádio / tv). Antena 2 Ciência. Possíveis impactos nos oceanos de projetos de geoengenharia, concebidos para mitigar os efeitos das alterações climáticas.
2023/03/09. Entrevista (jornal / revista). Interview to the national newspaper Publico: “Temos de parar para pensar antes de usar a tecnologia para aprisionar CO2 no oceano”. Publico.
2022/04/01 - 2023/12. Orientação. Risk assessment of deep-sea mining.Sistemas Marinhos e Costeiros (Mestrado). Orientador.
2023/07/04. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions. WCMB 2023 – 6th World Conference On Marine Biodiversity.
2022/09/01 - 2023/06. Orientação. Ecotoxicological effects of deep-sea nodules mining in a shallow-water model species.Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura/Bacharelato). Orientador.
2023/05/03. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Ongoing ecotoxicological assessment from the test mining disturbance in the CCFZ. DEEP REST 1st Annual Meeting.
2023/04/11 - 2023/04/13. Organização de evento. Co-organization of the Workshop on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. Hannover, Germany. (2023).
2023/04/12. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mechanisms of toxicity in organisms under deep-sea conditions.. Workshop on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Hannover, Alemanha).
2023 - 2023. Outro júri / avaliação. Reviewer for the European Commission of the 18 months progress report of the Horizon 2020 project “Aurora” - evaluated and awarded under the call for proposals H2020-SC1-2020-Single Stage SC1-BHC-36-2020 (2023). European Commission.
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/08. Participação em evento. Participation in the Round Table dedicated to Deep-Sea Mining . Simpósio. IMBRSea Symposium 2022. Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia.
2016/03/01 - 2022/02. Membro de comissão. Member of the Coordination and Management Committee of the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) of the University of Algarve . Membro. Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2020 - 2022. Curso / Disciplina lecionado. Isotopic Tracers of Marine Processes. Marine and Coastal Studies (Mestrado). Universidade do Algarve.
2021/09/12. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Ecotoxicological evaluation of deep-sea sediments and nodules. 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium. Deep Sea Biology Society (Brest, França).
2021 - 2021. Outro júri / avaliação. Evaluator for the European Commission H2020 European Green Deal - H2020-LC-GD-2020-3 – LC-GD-8-1-2020 (2021). European Commission.
2021 - 2021. Outro júri / avaliação. Evaluator and Rapporteur for the European Commission Horizon Europe - HORIZON-HLTH-2021-ENVHLTH-02-03 (2021). European Commission.
2020/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Defining the certainty elements or best indicators to assess impact. . Workshop on quantitative assessment of intensities (including scoring criteria) of pressures and responses of all ecosystem components. . Mining Impact 2 project.
2020/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Ecological hazard assessment: how to move forward?. Mining Impact 2, 2nd annual meeting.
2020/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Work package 2: Fate & toxicity of the sediment plume, task 2.3. . Mining Impact 2, 2nd annual meeting.
2020/08. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Howell et al. A Blueprint for a Decade to Study Deep-Sea Life.. eDSBS – the Deep-Sea Biology Society online conference.
2020/06/23. Júri de grau académico. Impact of polyamide microfibers on marine organisms using Mytilus galloprovincialis as a model. Arguente principal. Rafaela Paulo Teixeira (Mestrado). Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia.
2020 - 2020. Orientação. The relevance of Seamount Josephine for the conservation of marine biodiversity.Gestão Marinha e Costeira (Licenciatura/Bacharelato). Coorientador.
2020 - 2020. Outro júri / avaliação. Evaluator and Rapporteur for the European Commission H2020-SC1-2020-Single Stage SC1-BHC-36 (2020). European Commission.
2019/12/16. Júri de grau académico. Service or disservice? The role of marine coastal bioengineers in plastic debris trapping. Arguente principal. Lorenzo Cozzolino (Mestrado). Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia.
2017/11/01 - 2019/11. Orientação. Influence of particle size on the ecotoxicity of low density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastics with and without adsorbed benzo-a pyrene (BaP) in the clam Scrobicularia plana..Marine Biology (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2019/10/23. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2019. Using WoE (Weight of Evidence) in environmental risk assessment to characterize the hazard of deep-sea mining. Workshop on Scientific Considerations for Environmental Management of Inactive Polymetallic Sulfide (PMS) Ecosystems. 22-24 October. Galway, Ireland..
2019/05/21. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Rodrigues, A.R., Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2019. Influence of particle size on the ecotoxicity of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) miroplastics with and without absorbed benzo-a-pyrene in the clam Scrobicularia plana. 20th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO20). Charleston, SC, USA, 19-22 May..
2017/01/27. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2017. Desafios ambientais da exploração de recursos no mar profundo. 27 January 2017. CIMA Challenges. Biblioteca Municipal de Faro, Faro, Portugal.
2019 - 2019. Outro júri / avaliação. Evaluator of one Project within the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 Baltic Research Programme of the Estonian Research Council (ETAg), Estonia.. Estonian Research Competency Council.
2018/09/09. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Fonseca, T.G., Carriço, T., Fernandes, E., Mestre, N.C., Abessa, D.M., Bebianno, M.J., Tavares, A. 2018. Comparative effects of the impact of in vivo and in vitro exposure of human cells and marine organisms to tamoxifen. ESCPB 2018, 9-12 September 2018, Porto, Portugal..
2018/07/11. Apresentação oral de trabalho. O'Donovan, S., Mestre, N.C., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Carteny, C.C., Cormier, B., Keiter, S.H. Bebianno, M.J. 2018. Ecotoxicological effects of the sunscreen chemical component benzophenone-3 adsorbed to microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana. CICTA 2018, 11-13 July 2018. Madrid, Spain..
2018/07/02. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., O’Donovan, S., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Bebianno, M.J.. 2018. Serão os microplásticos fontes de acumulação de poluentes orgânicos em organismos marinhos? 2-4 Julho. Encontro Ciência 2018. Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal..
2016/09/01 - 2018/07. Orientação. Ecotoxicological effects of virgin, oxidized and high-density polyethylene microplastics in Scrobicularia plana. .Marine Biology (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2016/09/01 - 2018/04. Orientação. Oxidative stress, metallothionein response and oxidative damage in the gonads of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to cadmium-based quantum dots..Marine Biology (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2018/03/09. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2018. Mineração em mar profundo no Atlântico Norte – Uma oportunidade para fazer as coisas bem feitas (Oral presentation). Workshop MARINA, Mineração em Mar Profundo e Biotecnologia Marinha. 9 March 2018. Ribeira Grande, Portugal..
2018/02/19. Apresentação oral de trabalho. O'Donovan, S., Mestre, N.C., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Carteny, C.C., Cormier, B., Keiter, S.H. Bebianno, M.J. 2018. WP 3 & WP 4 BIVALVES Joint Session: Effects of microplastics with and without adsorbed chemicals in the clam Scrobicularia plana. 3rd EPHEMARE Meeting, 19-20 February 2018. Antwerp, Belgium..
2017/12/06. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2017. Effects of microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana. Awareness Rising Night: Marine Debris. 6 December 2017, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal..
2017/11/13. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2017. Environmental challenges of deep-sea resource exploitation (Oral presentation). Conferência Internacional “Desenvolvimento Sustentável dos Oceanos: uma utopia útil”. 13-14 November 2017. Faro, Portugal. .
2017/07/03. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J.. 2017. Avaliação do impacto ambiental da mineração no oceano profundo. 3-5 Julho. Encontro Ciência 2017. Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal..
2017/03/30. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2017. WP3&WP4 - Organism toxicity assessment and underlying mechanism of action: Scrobicularia plana (Oral presentation). EPHEMARE 2nd meeting. 30-31 March, Genova, Italy.
2017/02/02. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2017. Potencial impacto dos microplásticos em organismos aquáticos. 2 February 2017. Comemoração do dia Mundial das Zonas Húmidas. ICNF Centro de Educação Ambiental de Marim, Olhão, Portugal..
2017 - 2017. Outro júri / avaliação. Evaluator of one project within the Strategic Basic Research (SBO) programme of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Belgium (2017).. Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen.
2016/12/19. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Bebianno, M.J., Ribeiro, F., Sendra, M., Mestre, N.C., Garcia, A.R., Ilharco, L.. 2016. Estão os bivalves em risco devido à presença de microplásticos nos oceanos? (Oral presentation) Microplásticos 2016 – 1º Congresso Português sobre microplásticos: contaminação ambiental por microplásticos e suas implicações para a saúde dos ecossistemas, animal e humana. 19-20 December, Porto, Portugal..
2015/09/01 - 2016/11. Orientação. Microplastics Accumulation and Biomarkers Response in Scrobicularia plana.Marine Biology (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2016/10/05. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Canals, M., Cardoso, C., Danovaro, R., Dell’Anno, A., Gambi, C., Regoli, F., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. A weight of evidence approach for environmental risk assessment of sediment plumes generated on a mine tailings deposit site - implications for deep-sea mining. (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2016. 3-7 October, Ghent, Belgium..
2016/10/04. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Brown, A., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cardoso, C., Charlemagne, N., Cueff-Gauchard, V., de Sá, L., Fonseca, T.G., Hauton, C., Le Bloa, S., Machon, J., Ravaux, J., Rocha, T.L., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Ecotoxicological impact of deep-sea mining in deep-sea and shallow-water shrimps. (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2016. 3-7 October, Ghent, Belgium..
2016/09/05. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Brown, A., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cardoso, C., Charlemagne, N., Cueff-Gauchard, V., de Sá, L., Fonseca, T.G., Hauton, C., Le Bloa, S., Machon, J., Ravaux, J., Rocha, T.L., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Comparative sub-lethal effects of copper in deep-sea and shallow-water shrimps. (Oral presentation). 30th ESCPB Congress. 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain..
2016/07/18 - 2016/07/27. Expedição científica. SCIENTIFIC CRUISE
2016 MIDAS demonstration cruise (18-07-2016–27-07-2016), Condor Seamount, Azores. Research vessel Pelagia, ROV Cougar-XT 2000. Cruise PI: Ian Stewart (Fugro)..
2016/07/20. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Bebianno, M.J., Mestre, N.C., MIDAS consortium. 2016. Ecotoxic effects of deep-sea mining. (Oral presentation). XVIII Seminario Ibérico de Química Marina. 20-22 July, Alicante, Spain..
2016/06/01. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, M. Auguste, A. Menendez, A. Colaço, D. Connelly, D.O.B. Jones, M.J. Bebianno. 2016. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment. (Oral presentation). VentBase 2016 Workshop. 1-3 June, Horta, Azores, Portugal..
2015/11/16. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, P. Costa, A. Colaço, R. Company, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal. .
2015/11/16. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, C. Gambi, A. Dell’Anno, R. Danovaro, A. Sànchez-Vidal, M. Canals, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. A multiple biomarker response of caged mussels after a simulated disturbance event in a mine tailings disposal site (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal..
2015/11/16. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Auguste, M., N.C. Mestre, T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, MA. Cambon-Bonavita, V. Cueff-Gauchard, S. Le Bloa, J. Ravaux, B. Shillito, M. Zbinden, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal..
2015/09/03. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Auguste, M., N.C. Mestre*, T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, MA. Cambon-Bonavita, V. Cueff-Gauchard, S. Le Bloa, J. Ravaux, B. Shillito, M. Zbinden, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure (Oral presentation). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September. (*corresponding author)..
2015/09/02. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, P. Costa, A. Colaço, R. Company, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment (Oral presentation). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September. .
2015/02/01 - 2015/08/31. Orientação. Ecotoxicological risk assessment (accumulation of metals and biomarkers responses) using the hydrothermal vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata, in situ and after copper exposure. .Erasmus Mundus MSc in Marine Environment and resources (Mestrado). Coorientador.
2015/05/15. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2015. Recursos do mar profundo. Fórum sobre Economia do Mar. 15 May 2015. Lions International & Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal..
2014/06/06. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2014. Environmental impacts and ecotoxicology in the deep sea. CIMA Day. 6 June 2014, FCT, University Algarve, Portugal. .
2012/10/26. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2012. Pressure and Temperature tolerances in marine invertebrates. Seminário MEIO (Mestrado em Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos). Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, 26 October 2012, Horta, Portugal..
2011/11/10. Apresentação oral de trabalho. Mestre, N.C. 2011. Pressure and Temperature tolerances in marine invertebrates. CICLO de PALESTRAS
Quintas do Mar. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 10 November 2011, Lisboa, Portugal.
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2010/08/10 - 2010/09/10. Expedição científica. SCIENTIFIC CRUISES
2010 Sampling for the deep-water crab Chaceon affinis (08-2010–09-2010), South of Pico Island, Azores, on board the fishing vessel Douglas Thomas. Cruise PI: NC Mestre, in collaboration with the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (DOP), Universidade dos Açores, Portugal.
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2010 - 2010. Outro júri / avaliação. Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (2009), Marine Sciences and Technologies domain. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal (2010).. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
2009/08/30 - 2009/09/30. Expedição científica. SCIENTIFIC CRUISE
2009 Bathyluck’09 cruise (30-08-2009–30-09-2009) to the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. R/V PourquoisPas?, manned submersible Nautile, ROV Victor 6000 and AUV AsteriX. Cruise PI: Javier Escartin (CNRS, IPGP, Paris, France)..
2001/06/22 - 2001/07/22. Expedição científica. SCIENTIFIC CRUISE
2001 ATOS cruise (22-06-2001–22-07-2001) to the Azores Triple Junction, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. R/V L'Atalante and ROV Victor 6000. VENTOX (EU project – FP5). Cruise PI: Pierre-Marie Sarradin (DEEP, Ifremer, Brest, France)..

Projetos

Projetos
2024/03/01 - 2028/02/29. Comparative evolutionary ecotoxicological adaptations to anthropogenic disturbance in sea anemones from the Antarctica and the deep sea, AIRCentre, European Polar Board, PROPOLAR. Orientador.
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31. Rede de Infraestruturas em Investigação Aquática, 6817 - DCRRNI ID. Investigador. Universidade de Évora; Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente; Universidade NOVA de Lisboa; FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências; Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida; Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental; Instituto Politécnico de Leiria; Universidade do Minho; Universidade do Algarve; Universidade de Coimbra; Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências; Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação; Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT; Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2023/08/01 - 2025/05/31. Ecotoxicological study to assess environmental risks in the context of deep-sea mining. Investigador responsável. Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2022/04/01 - 2025/03/31. DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining , Joint BiodivRestore Cofund Action, Biodiversa and Water JPI. Investigador responsável.
2019/04/01 - 2025/03/31. Environmental impacts of deep-sea mining , CEEC IND 2017. Investigador responsável. Universidade do Algarve.
2022/01/15 - 2025. BiDIRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea, ICDT_AAC_2021. Investigador responsável. Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2019/01/01 - 2024/12/31. Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMA), 6817 - DCRRNI ID. Investigador. Universidade do Algarve; Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30. Efeitos de mixturas de contaminantes emergentes nos ecossistemas aquáticos: uma abordagem a vários níveis de organização biológica, Concurso para Financiamento de Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Todos os Domínios Científicos - 2017. Investigador. Universidade do Minho; Universidade do Algarve; Universidade do Porto; Universidade do Minho.
2018/10/15 - 2022/04/14. Manipulação do microbioma da rizosfera de Salicornia para exploração de bioprodutos e melhoramento de bioprocessos, 9471 - RIDTI. Investigador. Universidade de Aveiro; FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências; Universidade do Algarve; Universidade de Aveiro.
2018/08/01 - 2022/02/28. Mining Impact 2 - Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining, JPI Oceans , JPIOceans. Investigador responsável. Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2019 - 2022. PLASTICSEA - Impact of Microplastics in the Ocean, Sea Salt and Aquaculture, Fundo Azul. Investigador. Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental.
2016/01 - 2018/12. EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems. Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento.
2015/04 - 2018/03. Trans-Domain COST Action TD1407 - Network on technology-critical elements - from environmental processes to human health threats.
2013/11 - 2016/10. MIDAS - Managing Impacts of Deep seA reSource exploitation. Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento.
2012/01 - 2014/12. MARES - Sustainable Use of Marine Resources . Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento.
2011/03 - 2012/02. Deep-sea invertebrates’ response to climate change. Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento.
2004 - 2009. DEEPSETS: Deep-sea & Extreme Environments, Patterns of Species and Ecosystem Time Series.
2005 - 2008. MoMARNet (Monitoring deep seafloor hydrothermal environments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge). Bolseiro de Doutoramento.
2002 - 2005. LOCOTO (Development of a Low Cost Tool for studies in estuarine sediments: Application to paleoclimatology and paleoenvironment. Bolseiro de Mestrado.
2000 - 2003. VENTOX (Study the toxic environment of hydrothermal vents on the biology of endemic species).

Produções

Moreira, Anthony; Figueira, Etelvina; Mestre, Nélia C.; Schrama, Denise; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Freitas, Rosa; Bebianno, Maria João. 2018. "Impacts of the combined exposure to seawater acidification and arsenic on the proteome of Crassostrea angulata and Crassostrea gigas". Aquatic Toxicology, 203: 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.021
Fonseca, T.G.; Auguste, M.; Ribeiro, F.; Cardoso, C.; Mestre, N.C.; Abessa, D.M.S.; Bebianno, M.J.. 2018. "Environmental relevant levels of the cytotoxic drug cyclophosphamide produce harmful effects in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor". Science of The Total Environment, 636: 798-809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.318
O'Donovan, Sarit; Mestre, Nélia C.; Abel, Serena; Fonseca, Tainá G.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Cormier, Bettie; Keiter, Steffen H.; Bebianno, Maria J.. 2018. "Ecotoxicological Effects of Chemical Contaminants Adsorbed to Microplastics in the Clam Scrobicularia plana". Frontiers in Marine Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00143
Chris Hauton; Alastair Brown; Sven Thatje; Nélia C. Mestre; Maria J. Bebianno; Inês Martins; Raul Bettencourt; et al. 2017. "Identifying Toxic Impacts of Metals Potentially Released during Deep-Sea Mining—A Synthesis of the Challenges to Quantifying Risk". Frontiers in Marine Science, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00368
Nélia C. Mestre; Thiago L. Rocha; Miquel Canals; Cátia Cardoso; Roberto Danovaro; Antonio Dell’Anno; Cristina Gambi; et al. 2017. "Environmental hazard assessment of a marine mine tailings deposit site and potential implications for deep-sea mining". Environmental Pollution, 228: 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.027
Sabine Gollner; Stefanie Kaiser; Lena Menzel; Daniel O.B. Jones; Alastair Brown; Nelia C. Mestre; Dick van Oevelen; et al. 2017. "Resilience of benthic deep-sea fauna to mining activities". Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.04.010
Francisca Ribeiro; Ana R. Garcia; Beatriz P. Pereira; Maria Fonseca; Nélia C. Mestre; Tainá G. Fonseca; Laura M. Ilharco; Maria João Bebianno. 2017. "Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana". Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.078
Rocha, T.L.; Mestre, N.C.; Sabóia-Morais, S.M.T.; Bebianno, M.J.. 2017. "Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of quantum dots at various trophic levels: A review". Environment International, 98: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.09.021
Cordes, Erik E.; Jones, Daniel O. B.; Schlacher, Thomas A.; Amon, Diva J.; Bernardino, Angelo F.; Brooke, Sandra; Carney, Robert; et al. 2016. "Environmental Impacts of the Deep-Water Oil and Gas Industry: A Review to Guide Management Strategies". Frontiers in Environmental Science, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00058
Auguste, M.; Mestre, N.C.; Rocha, T.L.; Cardoso, C.; Cueff-Gauchard, V.; Le Bloa, S.; Cambon-Bonavita, M.A.; et al. 2016. "Development of an ecotoxicological protocol for the deep-sea fauna using the hydrothermal vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata". Aquatic Toxicology, 175: 277-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.03.024
Thiago Lopes Rocha; Tânia Gomes; Vânia Serrão Sousa; Nélia C. Mestre; Maria João Bebianno. 2015. "Ecotoxicological impact of engineered nanomaterials in bivalve molluscs: An overview". Marine Environmental Research, 111: 74-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.013
Mestre, N.C.; Cottin, D.; Bettencourt, R.; Colaço, A.; Correia, S.P.C.; Shillito, B.; Thatje, S.; Ravaux, J.. 2015. "Is the deep-sea crab Chaceon affinis able to induce a thermal stress response?". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 181: 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.11.015
Thiago Lopes Rocha; Tânia Gomes; Nélia C. Mestre; Cátia Cardoso; Maria João Bebianno. 2015. "Tissue specific responses to cadmium-based quantum dots in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Aquatic Toxicology, 169: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.10.001
Hilário, Ana; Metaxas, Anna; Gaudron, Sylvie M.; Howell, Kerry L.; Mercier, Annie; Mestre, Nélia C.; Ross, Rebecca E.; Thurnherr, Andreas M.; Young, Craig. 2015. "Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves". Frontiers in Marine Science, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2015.00006
Mestre, N.C.; Calado, R.; Soares, A.M.V.M.. 2014. "Exploitation of deep-sea resources: The urgent need to understand the role of high pressure in the toxicity of chemical pollutants to deep-sea organisms". Environmental Pollution, 185: 369-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.10.021
Mestre, N.C.; Brown, A.; Thatje, S.. 2013. "Temperature and pressure tolerance of larvae of Crepidula fornicata suggest thermal limitation of bathymetric range". Marine Biology, 160 (4): 743-750. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2128-x
Smith, F.; Brown, A.; Mestre, N.C.; Reed, A.J.; Thatje, S.. 2013. "Thermal adaptations in deep-sea hydrothermal vent and shallow-water shrimp". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 92: 234-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.12.003
Cottin, D.; Brown, A.; Oliphant, A.; Mestre, N.C.; Ravaux, J.; Shillito, B.; Thatje, S.. 2012. "Sustained hydrostatic pressure tolerance of the shallow water shrimp Palaemonetes varians at different temperatures: Insights into the colonisation of the deep sea". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 162 (4): 357-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.04.005
Thatje, S.; Mestre, N.C.. 2010. "Energetic changes throughout lecithotrophic larval development in the deep-sea lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima from the Southern Ocean". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 386 (1-2): 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.02.015
Glover, A.G.; Gooday, A.J.; Bailey, D.M.; Billett, D.S.M.; Chevaldonné, P.; Colaço, A.; Copley, J.; et al. 2010. "Temporal Change in Deep-Sea Benthic Ecosystems. A Review of the Evidence From Recent Time-Series Studies". https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-381015-1.00001-0
Veiga-Pires, C.; Mestre, N.C.. 2009. "Is it possible to use "twin cores" as a unique sedimentary record? An experimental design based on sediment color". IOP Confererence Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 012011 (11 pp.)-012011 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1307/5/1/012011
Mestre, N.C.; Thatje, S.; Tyler, P.A.. 2009. "The ocean is not deep enough: Pressure tolerances during early ontogeny of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276 (1657): 717-726. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1376
Veiga-Pires, C.; Mestre, N. C.; Moura, D.; Boski, T.. 2005. "Primeiros resultados obtidos através da utilização de espectrofotometria em perfis de sedimentos estuarinos: o caso do estuário do Alvor (Portugal)".
Cuvelier, D.; Gollner, S.; Jones, D.O.B.; Kaiser, S.; Arbizu, P.M.; Menzel, L.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. 2018. "Potential mitigation and restoration actions in ecosystems impacted by seabed mining". Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 (DEC). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00467
Mestre, Nélia C.; Sousa, Vânia Serrão; Rocha, Thiago Lopes; Bebianno, Maria João. 2019. "Ecotoxicity of rare earths in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and a preliminary approach to assess environmental risk". Ecotoxicology, 28 (3): 294-301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-019-02022-4
Mestre, N.C.; Auguste, M.; de Sá, L.C.; Fonseca, T.G.; Cardoso, C.; Brown, A.; Barthelemy, D.; et al. 2019. "Are shallow-water shrimps proxies for hydrothermal-vent shrimps to assess the impact of deep-sea mining?". Marine Environmental Research, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104771
Kwan, Yick Hang; Zhang, Dongsheng; Mestre, Nélia C.; Wong, Wai Chuen; Wang, Xiaogu; Lu, Bo; Wang, Chunsheng; Qian, Pei-Yuan; Sun, Jin. 2019. "Comparative Proteomics on Deep-Sea Amphipods after in Situ Copper Exposure". Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (23): 13981-13991. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04503
Gonçalves, J.M.; Rocha, T.; Mestre, N.C.; Fonseca, T.G.; Bebianno, M.J.. 2020. "Assessing cadmium-based quantum dots effect on the gonads of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Marine Environmental Research, 156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104904
Mestre, N. C.. 2018. "Environmental challenges of deep-sea resource exploitation". Em Sustainable development of the ocean: a necessity, 245-251. Faro, Portugal: University of Algarve.
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. "Recursos do Mar Profundo". Em A Europa e o Mar: Inovação e Investigação Científica em Portugal, 37-45. Faro, Portugal: Universidade do Algarve.
Mestre, N. C.. 2019. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining - First year activities report.
Mestre, N. C.. 2018. CIMA Report - Description of Research Activities and Indicators during 2013-2017.. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2018. CIMA Report - Description of Research Activities and Indicators during 2013-2017. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 31 January 2018. 152 pages.
Mestre, N. C.; Bebianno, M. J.. 2018. EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems - Second year activities report.. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2018. EPHEMARE ¿ Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems ¿ Second year activities report. University of Algarve. 30 January 2018. 23 pages.
Mestre, N. C.. 2017. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2017. EPHEMARE – Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems – First year activities report. University of Algarve. January 2017. 10 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Carvalho, A., Godinho, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Sub-cellular partitioning of Cu and biomarker responses in the deep-water crab Cancer bellianus exposed to waterborne copper. Pages 23-25. In: Stewart, I. 2016. Report on the appropriateness of the testing of the protocols and standards developed in WP8. MIDAS Deliverable D10.5. 31 October 2016. 30 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Cuvelier, D., Colaço, A., Dzon, B., Jones, D.O.B., Martínez Arbizu, P., Menzel, L., Mestre, N.C., Morato, T., Pham, C., Pradillon, F., Purser, A., Raschka, U., Sarrazin, J., Simon-Lledo, E., Stewart, I., Stuckas, H., Sweetman, A., Gollner, S., Kaiser, S. Synoptic report on colonisation of artificial substrates by deep-sea fauna and potential restoration actions in the deep-sea including literat.
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Hauton, C. Martins, I., Mestre, N.C. 2016. Report on the biological response of bathyal and abyssal meio- to megafauna to toxic exposure to selected metals and REEs, including recommendations on the use and interpretation of toxic limits in the context of deep sea mining. MIDAS Deliverable D3.6. 6 October 2016. 59 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2017. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., D’Alimonte, D., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2017. CIMA Annual Report 2016 - Description of Research Activities. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 01 June 2017. 64 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Gollner, S., Kaiser, S., Menzel, L., Martinez Arbizu, P., Brown, A., Canals, M., Colaço, A., Cuvelier, D., Durden, J., Gebruk, A., Haeckel, M., Jones, D.O.B., Menot, L., Mestre, N.C., Mevenkamp, L., Morato, T., van Oevelen, D., Pham, C.K., Purser, A., Vanreusel, A., Vink, A. 2016. Resilience of benthic deep-sea fauna to mining activities. MIDAS Deliverable D6.7. WP6. 12 July 2016. 45 pages. .
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., D’Alimonte, D., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2016. CIMA Annual Report 2015 - Description of Research Activities. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 01 August 2016. 48 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Validation report on the response of biological indices to toxicant exposure in macro- and megafauna from exposures to contaminant complexes collected, including field exposures, to feed into WP7 and WP8. MIDAS Deliverable D3.5. WP3. 28 May 2016. 75 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Canals, M., Cardoso, C., Danovaro, R., Dell’Anno, A., Gambi, C., Regoli, F., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. A weight of evidence approach for environmental risk assessment of sediment plumes generated on a mine tailings deposit site - implications for deep-sea mining. Pages 47-74. In: Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Validation report on the response of b.
Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Canals, M., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Amblàs, D., Cerdà-Domènech, M., Frigola, J., Rayo, X., Danovaro, R., Gambi, C., Dell’Anno, A., Tangherlini, M., Manea, E., Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Cardoso, C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Report on disturbance experiment at Portmán Bay. MIDAS Deliverable D6.4. WP6. 30 April 2016. 39 pages..
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Mestre, N.C., Sousa, V.S., Rocha, T.L., Bebianno, M.J. 2015. Chapter 5. Toxicity of Yttrium and Lanthanum to developing embryos and to juveniles of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Pages 56-62. In Hauton, C. Report on the lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of selected metals and REEs to planktonic and benthic meio-, macro- and megafaunal life history stages at low temperatures and high.
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Auguste, M., Mestre*, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Cardoso, C., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cueff-Gauchard, V., Le Bloa, S., Ravaux, J., Shillito, B., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2015. Chapter 3. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure. Pages 34-46. In Hauton, C. Report on the lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of select.
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Mestre, N.C., Oppermann, J. 2015. Comments by the Environmental Subcommittee of the Strategic Steering Committee of the International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS) on the draft Regulatory Framework for Mineral Exploitation in the Area. 8 pages. Submitted to the International Seabed Authority on 14 May 2015..
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Brown, A., Hauton, C., Thatje, S., Shillito, B., Martins, I., Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J., Jones, D.O.B. 2015. Impact and recovery assessment: Assessing faunal response to toxin exposure with advanced analytical methods. Pages 149-152. In: Janssen, F., Boetius, A. Compilation of existing deep-sea ecosystem technologies in European research and industry sectors: Assessment of applicability and.
Mestre, N. C.; Mestre, N.C., ODonovan, S., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Garcia, A.R., Ilharco, L.M., Carteny, C.C., Groffen, T., Blust, R.,. 2017. Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics with adsorbed contaminants in the clam Scrobicularia plana (Poster).. Em JPI Oceans Conference. https://doi.org/10.1259/conf-pukrc.2017.poster-abs
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Mestre, N.C., Cottin, D., Bettencourt, R., Colaço, A., Correia, S.P.C., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Ravaux, J. 2015. Is the deep-sea crab Chaceon affinis able to induce a thermal stress response? (Poster). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September. .
Mansur Gomes, Márcio; Filho, J; Pinheiro, Jaime; Crystal, Colleen. 2015. Mestre, N.C., T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, C. Gambi, A. Dell’Anno, R. Danovaro, A. Sànchez-Vidal, M. Canals, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. A multiple biomarker response of caged mussels after a simulated disturbance event in a mine tailings disposal site (poster). 8th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18). Trondheim, Norway, 24-27 May.. https://doi.org/10.36487/acg_rep/1910_14_gomes
Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Rocha, T.L., T. Gomes, C. Cardoso, N.C. Mestre, V.S. Sousa, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Comparative effects of cadmium-based quantum dots and dissolved cadmium exposure in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. (Poster) 8th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18). Trondheim, Norway, 24-27 May..
O'Donovan, Sarit; Mestre, Nélia C.; Abel, Serena; Fonseca, Tainá G.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Willems, Tim; Prinsen, Els; et al. 2020. "Effects of the UV filter, oxybenzone, adsorbed to microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana". Science of The Total Environment, 733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139102
Fernandes, Elna; Fonseca, Tainá Garcia; Carriço, Tânia; Mestre, Nélia; Tavares, Álvaro; Bebianno, Maria João. 2020. "Cytotoxic responses of the anticancer drug cyclophosphamide in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and comparative sensitivity with human cells lines". Chemosphere, 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127678
Smith, Craig R.; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Colaço, Ana; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Gollner, Sabine; Levin, Lisa A.; Mestre, Nelia C.; et al. 2020. "Deep-Sea Misconceptions Cause Underestimation of Seabed-Mining Impacts". Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35 (10): 853-857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.002
Van Dover, C.L.; Colaço, A.; Collins, P.C.; Croot, P.; Metaxas, A.; Murton, B.J.; Swaddling, A.; et al. 2020. "Research is needed to inform environmental management of hydrothermally inactive and extinct polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits". Marine Policy, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104183
Smith, C.R.; Tunnicliffe, V.; Colaço, A.; Drazen, J.C.; Gollner, S.; Levin, L.A.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. 2021. "Environmental Protection Requires Accurate Application of Scientific Evidence". Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36 (1): 14-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.021
Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David M.; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; et al. 2020. "A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program". Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.584861
Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; et al. 2020. "A decade to study deep-sea life". Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5 (3): 265-267. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5
Gollner, S.; Colaço, A.; Gebruk, A.; Halpin, P.N.; Higgs, N.; Menini, E.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. 2021. "Application of scientific criteria for identifying hydrothermal ecosystems in need of protection". Marine Policy, 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104641
Rodrigues, Ana Rita; Mestre, Nélia C. C.; Fonseca, Tainá Garcia da; Pedro, Paulo Z.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Cormier, Bettie; Keiter, Steffen; Bebianno, Maria João. 2022. "Influence of Particle Size on Ecotoxicity of Low-Density Polyethylene Microplastics, with and without Adsorbed Benzo-a-Pyrene, in Clam Scrobicularia plana". Biomolecules, 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010078
van Doorn, Erik; Laugesen, Jens; Haeckel, Matthias; Mestre, Nélia; Skjeret, Frode; Vink, Annemiek. 2022. "Risk Assessment for Deep-Seabed Mining". Em Perspectives on Deep-Sea Mining, 497-526. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87982-2_17
Weaver, P.P.E.; Aguzzi, J.; Boschen-Rose, R.E.; Colaço, A.; de Stigter, H.; Gollner, S.; Haeckel, M.; et al. 2022. "Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles". Marine Policy, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105011
B. Hitchin; S. Smith; K. Kröger; DOB Jones; A. Jaeckel; NC Mestre; J. Ardron; et al. 2023. "Thresholds in deep-seabed mining: A primer for their development". Marine Policy, 149: 105505-105505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105505
Mestre, N. C.. 2020. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001) .
Mestre, N. C.. 2021. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001).
Weaver, P.P.E.; Aguzzi, J.; Billet, D.S.M.; Boschen-Rose, R.; Colaço, A.; de Stigter, H.; Gollner, S.; et al. 2020. Report of the online Blue Harvesting Workshop ‘Assessing plume impacts caused by nodule mining vehicles.
Mestre, N. C.. 2022. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001) – final activities report .
Levin, L.A.; Alfaro-Lucas, J.M.; Colaço, A.; Cordes, E.E.; Craik, N.; Danovaro, R.; Hoving, H.-J.; et al. Autor correspondente: Levin, L.A.. 2023. "Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions". Science, 379 (6636): 978-981. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade7521
Cristina, Sónia; Bebianno, Maria João; Goela, Priscila; Justine Nathn; Moura, Delminda; Mestre, Nelia; Bruno Fragoso; et al. 2021. Sampling Report of the PLASTICSEA project.
Gonçalves, J. M. R; Vilke, J.; Mestre, N. C.; Fonseca, T. G.; Sousa, V. S.; Bebianno, M. J.. 2020. Effects of in vitro and in vivo exposure of polystyrene nanoplastics in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Em Micro2020. Fate and effects of Microplastics: Knowledge and Responsabilities.
Yick Hang Kwan; Nélia C Mestre; Dongsheng Zhang; Lili Zhang; Pei-Yuan Qian; Jin Sun. 2023. "Metal ecotoxicology: An essential component in environmental impact assessment of deep-sea mining". The Innovation Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2023.100004
Schmidt, Katja; Mestre, N. C.. 2023. Workshop Report on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Schmidt, K., Mestre, N.C., Raimundo, J., Paul, S., Haeckel, M., Hauton, C., Clark, M., Laugesen, J. 2023. Workshop Report on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. 11th – 13th April 2023.
Mestre, N. C.. 2023. DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining (DivRestore/0009/2020) – 1st year activities report . Mestre, N.C. 2023. DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining (DivRestore/0009/2020) – 1st year activities report (01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023). University of Algarve. 30 April 2023.
Mestre, N. C.. 2023. BiDiRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea (PTDC/CTA-AMB/2894/2021) – 1st year activities report (15/01/2022 – 14/01/2023).. Mestre, N.C. 2023. BiDiRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea (PTDC/CTA-AMB/2894/2021) – 1st year activities report (15/01/2022 – 14/01/2023). University of Algarve. 28 February 2023.
Mestre, N. C.. 2021. Sub-cellular partitioning of Cu and biomarker responses in the deep-water crab Cancer bellianus exposed to waterborne copper. Em 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium.
Mestre, N. C.. 2021. Application of scientific criteria for identifying hydrothermal ecosystems in need of protection. Em 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium.
Mestre, N. C.. 2021. Insight for deep-sea mining ecotoxicology: Biomarker development based on comparative proteomics study on in situ copper exposed deep-sea amphipods. Em 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium.
Mestre, N. C.. 2023. Plastic Pollution in the Deep Ocean – Policy Brief. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative. . https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/deep-ocean-plastic-2023-english.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2023. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? - Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems - Information Sheet. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative. https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/vents-ecosystems-infosheet.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2023. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? - Polymetallic Nodule-Rich Abyssal Plains - Information Sheet. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative.. https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/abyssal-plain-info-sheet.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2022. The Purpose and Requirements of Environmental Impact Statements: A Case Study of the NORI Prototype Collector Test. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Information Sheet. . https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/NORI_EIS_Case_Study.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2022. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief. https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/Deep-Ocean-Ecosystem-Services-Brief.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2022. Deep-Ocean Climate Intervention Impacts - Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief.. https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/Alkalinity-Enhancement-Policy-Brief.pdf
Mestre, N. C.. 2019. Deep-Sea Research in the Decade of Ocean Science Mapping the role of the deep ocean in human society of the Decade of Ocean Science. Working Group of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI). . http://dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DOSI_Decade_Position_Final-1.pdf
 

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