As Principal investigator
- International project
- 2013 – 2015: Que lições retirar do funcionamento ecológico em sistemas estuarinos da Paraíba (Brasil)? Análise do efeito de perturbações naturais e antrópicas [What lessons can be drawn from the ecological functioning of estuarine systems in Paraíba (Brazil)? Analysis of the effect of natural and anthropogenic disturbances] (Funding body: CAPES, PVE project n. 173/2012 – Science without Borders, Brazil)
- National project
- 2008 – 2010: EXTREMIS – Effects of extreme freshwater input fluctuations on the ecological status assessment in estuarine ecosystems – the benthic perspective (Funding body: iiiUC – Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Contract number: III/36/2008, Portugal)
As Team member
- International projects
- 2012 – 2016: DEVOTES – Development of innovative tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status (FP7 project -ENVIRONMENT)
- 2010 – 2012: ESAWADI – Utilizing the Ecosystem Services Approach for Water Framework Directive Implementation (IWRM-Net initiative project, ERA-IWRM/0001/2009)
- 2009 – 2012: WISER – Water Bodies in Europe: Integrative systems to assess ecological status and recovery (FP7 project, contract No. 226273)
- 2005 – 2008: WADI – Sustainable management of Mediterranean coastal fresh and transitional water bodies: a socioeconomic and environmental analysis of changes and trends to enhance and sustain stakeholders’ benefits (FP6-INCO project, INCO-CT2005-015226)
- 2002 – 2004: MED-CORE – From river catchment areas to the sea: a comparative and integrated approach to the ecology of Mediterranean coastal zones for sustainable management (FP5-INCO 2 project, ICA3-CT-2002-10003)
- National projects
- 2011 – 2013: INPACTAR – Long-term effects of intersexuality and other impacts on populations of Echinogammarus marinus (list of presentations)
- 2011 – 2013: CleF – Climate Ecosystem Functioning (FCT/5876-PPCDTI/102866/PT)
- 2011: 3M RECITAL – Minho, Mondego, and Mira estuaries observatory: Long-term variation of ecological status as a response to natural and human induced changes. Implications for management and restoration (LTER/BIA-BEC/0019/2009)
- 2008 – 2011: LusoMarBol – Integrating molecular approaches into marine biodiversity research in Portugal: Implementing DNA barcoding and investigating phylogeographic patterns (FCT-PTDC/MAR/69892/2006)
- 2008 – 2011: RECONNECT – System dynamic response to an ample artificial re-establishment of the upstream connection between the two arms of the Mondego estuary (Portugal): Implications for recovery, ecological quality status, and management (FCT/PTDC/MAR/64627/2006PTDC/MAR/64627/2006)
- 2008: BIOMA – Rede de Competências em Biónica sobre as Ciências do Mar na Região Centro de Portugal
- 2005 – 2008: EFICAS – Effects of natural stress generated by freshwater discharges in the benthic invertebrate estuarine communities and its influence on the assessment of the benthic ecological status (FCT – POCI/MAR/61324/2004)
- 2002 – 2006: DYNAMOD – Dynamic model of stress induced changes on benthic communities (FCT – POCTI/MGS/. 37431/2001)
- 2000 – 2002: Ecological adaptation and genetic divergence in changing sandy shores. Concepts and guidelines for beach protection and management (Grant FCT – POCTI/CTA/36553/99)