Carla Ofélia Silva

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Email: 
cof.silva@fct.unl.pt
URI: 
MARE - NOVA
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Environmental Risk
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-1132
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carla-Silva-42
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Z-Zqq3wAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&authuser=1
Personal page: 
https://about.me/carla_silva

Activity summary

Carla Silva has a degree in Biology, a Master's in Applied Biology - branch in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology from the University of Aveiro and a PhD in Science, Technology and Management of the Sea from the University of Aveiro, in collaboration with MARE. Currently her work focuses on ecotoxicology, microplastics and science communication.

Highlights

Enzymatic biomarkers can portray nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater shredders Fatty acid profile of the sea snail Gibbula umbilicalis as a biomarker for coastal metal pollution Linking cholinesterase inhibition with behavioural changes in the sea snail Gibbula umbilicalis: Effects of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos The effects of the invasive seaweed Asparagopsis armata on native rock pool communities: Evidences from experimental exclusion