Research interests
Integrated systems for renewable energy production: macroalgae biomass and biogas.
Sustainable aquaculture: environmental and economic assessment.
Support coastal zone management: ecosystem based tools; ecological/economic evaluation of coastal ecosystems/resources;
Geographic information systems (GIS) application in environmental science and natural resource management.
Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in Portuguese transitional and coastal waters.
Evaluation of the eutrophic status of estuaries and coastal lagoons.