Ricardo Melo

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Email: 
ramelo@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
Pole: 
MARE - ULisboa
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research group: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Biotechnology and Resources Valorisation
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-2630
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7007027493
Researcher ID: 
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1391-2012
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ricardo_Melo3
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZNCrw7UAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Personal page: 
https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/perfil/ramelo

Activity summary

Research in biology and ecology of marine macroalgae, mainly management, cultivation and novel applications of commercial species. Coordination/ participation in national and international R&D projects. As a marine and estuarine flora expert, I have participated in the national implementation of the EU Water Framework and Marine Strategy Directives and other environmental monitoring studies. I have extensive teaching experience in phycology and algal biotechnology at various levels.

Highlights

Effect of food preparations on in vitro bioactivities and chemical components of Fucus vesiculosus Vanadium haloperoxidases from brown algae of the Laminariaceae family Global shortage of technical agars: back to basics (resource management) Commercial exploitation of Gelidium natural resources Gelidium commercial exploitation: natural resources and cultivation Biological validation of physical coastal waters classification along the NE Atlantic region based on rocky macroalgae distribution Metodologia para o traçado da linha de máxima preia-mar de águas vivas equinociais em ambientes de transição: aplicação ao estuário do Tejo (Portugal) Long-term abundance patterns of macroalgae in relation to environmental variables in the Tagus estuary (Portugal)