Education

Joana Patrício, Bulgaria, 2019

PhD Thesis

Patrício, J. 2005. How well do ecological indicators assess environmental status? Doctoral dissertation in Biology (Scientific Area of Ecology) presented to the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Scientific papers resulting from the thesis:

  • Marques, J.C., Salas, F., Patrício, J. & Pardal, M.A. 2005. Application of ecological indicators to assess environmental quality in coastal zones and transitional waters: two case studies. In: Jørgensen, S. (ed). Handbook of ecological indicators for assessment of ecosystem health, CRC Press LLC, 65-102 p. ISBN: 9781566706650.
  • Salas, F., Marcos, C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Pérez-Ruzafa, A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. User friendly guide for using benthic ecological indicators in coastal and marine quality assessment. Ocean & Coastal Management, 49: 308-331.
  • Patrício, J., Ulanowicz, R., Pardal, M.A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Ascendency as ecological indicator for environmental quality assessment at the ecosystem level: A case study. Hydrobiologia 555: 19-30.
  • Patrício, J., Ulanowicz, R., Pardal, M.A. & Marques, J.C. 2004. Ascendency as an ecological indicator: a case study of estuarine pulse eutrophication. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 60: 23-35.
  • Patrício, J., Salas, F., Pardal, M.A., Marques, J.C. & Jørgensen, S.E. 2006. Ecological indicators in a recolonisation field experiment. Contribution to theoretical ecology. Ecological Indicators, 6: 43-57.
  • Salas, F., Patrício, J., Marcos, C., Pardal, M.A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Are Taxonomic Distinctness measures compliant to other ecological indicators in assessing ecological status? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52: 817-829.
  • Patrício, J. & Marques, J.C. 2006. Mass balanced models of the food web in three areas along a gradient of eutrophication symptoms in the south arm of the Mondego estuary (Portugal). Ecological Modelling, 197: 21-34.

MSc Thesis

Patrício, J. 2002. Aplicação da Ascendência como indicador ecológico. Um caso de estudo. Master dissertation, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.