Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas Full Member

BIO

Name: Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas

Aggregation: Full Member

Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5038-6085

Email: simonev@utad.pt

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Phone: +351350492

Research Tasks

Integrated monitoring of climate and environmental impacts

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

Resume

Publications

Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution.

Froufe, Elsa; Bolotov, Ivan; Aldridge, David C.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Breton, Sophie; Gan, Han Ming; Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan; Kovitvadhi, Satit; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Secci-Petretto, Giulia; Sousa, Ronaldo; Teixeira, Amilcar; Varandas, Simone; Zanatta, David; Zieritz, Alexandra; Fonseca, Miguel M.; Lopes-Lima, Manuel (2020) Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution. HEREDITY 124 :182-196. doi: 10.1038/s41437-019-0242-y. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.179, Q2).

Microcondylaea bonellii as a new host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus.

Sousa, Ronaldo; Bogan, Arthur E.; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Lajtner, Jasna; Prié, Vincent; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Shumka, Spase; Teixeira, Amílcar; Urbańska, Maria; Varandas, Simone; Lopes-Lima, Manuel (2020) Microcondylaea bonellii as a new host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus. KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS 421 :4. doi: 10.1051/kmae/2019047. (Impact factor, Quartile: 1.265, Q3).

Small hydropower plants as a threat to the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera.

Sousa, Ronaldo; Ferreira, André; Carvalho, Francisco; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Varandas, Simone; Teixeira, Amílcar; Gallardo, Belind (2020) Small hydropower plants as a threat to the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 19 :137361. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137361. (Impact factor, Quartile: 5.589, Q1).

A Gill Histopathology Study in two Native Fish Species from the Hydrographic Douro Basin.

Santos, Dércia; Luzio, Ana; Coimbra, Ana M.; Varandas, Simone; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, António; Monteiro, Sandra M. (2019) A Gill Histopathology Study in two Native Fish Species from the Hydrographic Douro Basin. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS 25 (1) :236-243. doi: 10.1017/S1431927618015490. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.673, Q1).

A tale of shells and claws: the signal crayfish as a new threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe.

Sousa, Ronaldo; Nogueira, Joana; Ferreira, André; Carvalho, Francisco; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Varandas, Simone; Teixeira, Amílcar (2019) A tale of shells and claws: the signal crayfish as a new threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 665 :329-337. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.094. (Impact factor, Quartile: 5.589, Q1).

Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species.

Jesus, Joaquim; Amorim, Maria Clara P.; Fonseca, Paulo J.; Teixeira, Amílcar; Natário, Silvestre; Carrola, João; Varandas, Simone; Pereira, Luís, T.; Cortes, Rui M.V. (2019) Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 95 :247-255. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13769. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.038, Q2).

Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936.

Benaissa, Hassan; Teixeira, Amílcar; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Sousa, Ronaldo; Varandas, Simone; Rassam, Hanane; Ghamizi, Mohamed (2019) Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 29 (12) :2176-2184. doi: 10.1002/aqc.3234. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.935, Q1).

Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco.

Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Froufe, Elsa; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Sousa, Ronaldo; Prié, Vincent; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Benaissa, Hassan; Varandas, Simone; Teixeira, Amílcar; Lopes-Lima, Manuel (2019) Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 236 :420-434. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.038. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.451, Q1).

Invasive crayfishes as a threat to freshwater mussels: interspecific differences and conservation implications.

Meira, A.; Lopes-Lima, M.; Varandas, S.; Teixeira, A.; Arenas, F.; Sousa, R. (2019) Invasive crayfishes as a threat to freshwater mussels: interspecific differences and conservation implications. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 649 :938-948. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.341. (Impact factor, Quartile: 5.589, Q1).

Refuge in the sāqya: Irrigation canals as habitat for one of the world's 100 most threatened species.

Sousa, Ronaldo; Teixeira, Amílcar; Benaissa, Hassan; Varandas, Simone; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Lopes-Lima; Manuel (2019) Refuge in the sāqya: Irrigation canals as habitat for one of the world's 100 most threatened species. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 238 :108209. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108209. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.451, Q1).

Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment.

Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé; Akiyama, Yoshihiro B.; Aksenova, Olga V.; Araujo, Rafael; (…); Varandas, Simone; Vinarski, Maxim V.; Wicklow, Barry J.; Zajac, Tadeusz; Vaughn, Caryn C. (2019) Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 231 :77-87. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.002. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.451, Q1).

The male and female completemitochondrial genomes of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae).

Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Froufe, Elsa; Amaro, Rafaela; Ondina, Paz; Breton, Sophie; Guerra, Davide; Aldridge, David C.; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Vikhrev, Ilya V.; MingGan, Han; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Sousa, Ronaldo; Stewart, Donald; Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Zanatta, David; Lopes-Lima, Manuel (2019) The male and female completemitochondrial genomes of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae). MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B 4 (1) :1417-1420. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1598794. (Impact factor, Quartile: 0.561, Q4).

Water mill canals as habitat for Margaritifera margaritifera: Stable refuge or an ecological trap?

Sousa, Ronaldo; Nogueira, Joana G.; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Varandas, Simone; Teixeira, Amílcar (2019) Water mill canals as habitat for Margaritifera margaritifera: Stable refuge or an ecological trap? ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 106 :105469. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105469. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.490, Q1).

Die‐offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during na extreme drought.

Sousa, R.; Ferreira, A.; Carvalho, F.; Lopes‐Lima, M.; Varandas, S.; Teixeira, A. (2018) Die‐offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during na extreme drought. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 28:00:00 :1244-1248. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2945. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.988, Q2).

Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae.

Lopes-Lima M., Bolotov I.N., Do V.T., Aldridge D.C., Fonseca M., Gan H.M., Gofarov M.Y., Kondakov 0A.V., Prié V., Sousa R., Varandas S., Vikhrev I.V., Teixeira A., Wu R-W., Wu X., Zieritz A., Froufe E., Bogan A.E. (2018) Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127 :98-118. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.041. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.412, Q1).

Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel.

Sousa, Ronaldo; Teixeira, Amilcar; Santos, Andre; Benaissa, Hassan; Varandas, Simone; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Prie, Vincent; Froufe, Elsa; Lopes-Lima, Manuel (2018) Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel. Aquatic Conservation-Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems 28 (1) :247-251. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2825. (Impact factor, Quartile: 2.988, Q2).

Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources.

Álvarez X, Valero E, Santos RMB, Varandas SGP, Sanches Fernandes LF, Pacheco FAL (2017) Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources. Land Use Policy 69 :11-Jan. ISSN: 0264-8377. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.028. (Impact factor, Quartile: 3.089, Q1).

The role of calcium concentration on Corbicula flumínea invasiveness capacity in crystalline basins.

Ferreira-Rodríguez, N, Fernández, I, Varandas, S, Cortes, R, Cancela, L,Pardo, I (2017) The role of calcium concentration on Corbicula flumínea invasiveness capacity in crystalline basins. Science Of The Total Environment 580 :1363-1370. ISSN: 0048-9697. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.100. (Impact factor, Quartile: 4.9, Q1).

Projects

CONFREMU - Conservation of freshwater mussels: a pan-European approach

Running

Coordinator / Tadeusz ZAJĄC UTAD/CITAB Coordinator / Simone Varandas
Start date / 2019/10 Funding / European Commission - H2020 - COST Action

Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas Full Member

BIO

Research Tasks

Resume

Publications

Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution.

Microcondylaea bonellii as a new host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus.

Small hydropower plants as a threat to the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera.

A Gill Histopathology Study in two Native Fish Species from the Hydrographic Douro Basin.

A tale of shells and claws: the signal crayfish as a new threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe.

Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species.

Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936.

Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco.

Invasive crayfishes as a threat to freshwater mussels: interspecific differences and conservation implications.

Refuge in the sāqya: Irrigation canals as habitat for one of the world's 100 most threatened species.

Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment.

The male and female completemitochondrial genomes of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae).

Water mill canals as habitat for Margaritifera margaritifera: Stable refuge or an ecological trap?

Die‐offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during na extreme drought.

Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae.

Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel.

Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources.

The role of calcium concentration on Corbicula flumínea invasiveness capacity in crystalline basins.

Projects

CONFREMU - Conservation of freshwater mussels: a pan-European approach

ConBiomics: Approach for the Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves

ALICE - Improving the management of Atlantic Landscapes: accouting for bIodiversity and eCosystem sErvices

Hydroelectric exploitation of Foz Tua River Valey (AHFT) - Integrated Environmental Monitoring Programme (PIMA)

Outcome Action Plan: Reduce the impact of water abstraction and unsustainable water infrastructure on river basins biodiversity and functioning - Douro

Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam (AHBS) - Integrated Environmental Monitoring Program (PIMA), Exploitation Phase

Development of management plans of natural habitats, wild fauna and flora, focusing on Sites of Community Importance (SIC) under the Habitats Directive

INTERACT - Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology

Integrative conservation strategies for the critically endangered freshwater mussels in Tunisia before their dramatic extinction

Biodiversity and Conservation of the Critically Endangered Freshwater Mussels in Morocco: ecogeographic, genetic and physiological information

FRESHCO - Multiple implications of invasive species on Freshwater Mussel coextinction processes

Reprodução do bivalve mais ameaçado na Terra: Margaritifera Marocana

dQa -Cidadania para o acompanhamento das políticas públicas da água

SOS (Save Our Species) Peixes e Bivalves ameaçados do NE de Portugal.

Paeloris: Caracterização e proteção das espécies nativas de bivalves nas lagoas costeiras da Barrinha de Mira, Lagoa de Mira, Lagoa da Vela e Lagoa das Braças

IMPACT - Developing an Integrated Model to Predict Abiotic habitat CondiTions and biota of rivers for application in climate change research and water management.

Estudo da população de Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) na proximidade do Aproveitamento Hidroelétrico das Trutas (Rio Tuela)

Biomonitorização da Ribeira de Oeiras: Bivalves de água doce 2012

Monitorização da Ictiofauna da Ribeira de Santa Natália

CONBI: Biodiversity and Conservation of Bivalves -information on ecogeography, genetics and physiology

Monitorização do Rio Cávado - Salamonde II

Biomonitorização em rios: uma aproximação integrada

Implementação de um Programa De Monitorização com vista à Determinação do Potencial Ecológico de Albufeiras da Região Norte

Seivacorgo

"Desenvolvimento de uma barreira comportamental para peixes"

Avaliação da Sustentabilidade Ecológica dos Habitats Fluviais de Zonas Protegidas ou Classificadas da Região Hidrográfica do Minho e Lima "- V01/2010

Estudos Ambientais para a Determinação de Regimes de Caudais Ecológicos dos empreendimentos de Castelo de Bode e Pracana

Elaboração dos Estudos relativos às Medidas da Declaração de Impacte Ambiental (DIA) do Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Foz Tua (AHFT) que Integram os "Elementos a entregar em Fase de RECAPE": Componente Aquática

Elaboração dum Plano Estratégico de Monitorização das Massas de Água no âmbito Territorial do PGRH – Norte

Estudo de Impacte Ambiental do Reforço de Potência do Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Salamonde, na área dos Ecossistemas Aquáticos e Ribeirinhos

Medida Compensatória MC10, designada Programa de Protecção e Valorização de Répteis, Anfíbios e Invertebrados no vale do Sabor no âmbito do Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico do Baixo Sabor

Elaboração dos Termos de Referência, no âmbito da Acção "Avaliação da Sustentabilidade Ecológica dos Habitats Fluviais de Zonas Protegidas ou Classificadas da Região Hidrográfica do Minho e Lima"

Elaboração de um Estudo sobre a Fauna Piscícola e os Invertebrados Bentónicos da Região Hidrográfica do Minho e Lima (RH1), no âmbito da Acção "Avaliação da Sustentabilidade Ecológica dos Habitats Fluviais de Zonas Protegidas ou Classificadas da Região Hidrográfica do Minho e Lima"

Estudo de Incidências Ambientais do Descarregador de Cheias Complementar do Reforço de Potência do Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Salamonde – Salamonde II".

Combinação de indicadores biológicos das condições de bacias hidrográficas para a gestão da paisagem