Luís Alves

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Email: 
luis.f.alves@ipleiria.pt
Pole: 
MARE - IPLeiria
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
Master
Research group: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Biotechnology and Resources Valorisation
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-7430
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57200870614
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis_Alves23
Personal page: 
https://twitter.com/Luis_MF_Alves

Activity summary

Luís Alves has an Msc in Aplied Biotechnology and is a biology PhD candidate at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. His research is conducted in Lemos Lab (Politécnico de Leiria), focusing on the study of the effects of pollution in sharks found in Portuguese waters. He is the current president of the Portuguese Association for the Study and Conservation of Elasmobranchs (APECE).

Highlights

Tubarões: Ontem, Hoje e (Talvez) Amanhã. (National Geographic PT) Assessment of trends in the Portuguese elasmobranch commercial landings over three decades (1986–2017) Tubarões à vista ( RTP - Portugal em Direto [min. 15:12] ) Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) as bioindicators of pollution and health in the Atlantic Ocean: Contamination levels and biochemical stress responses. (Science of the Total Environment) De Onde Vêm os Tubarões Bebés? (National Geographic PT) Tubarão mais rápido do mundo existe em Portugal e está ameaçado (WILDER) The potential of cholinesterases as tools for biomonitoring studies with sharks: Biochemical characterization in brain and muscle tissues of Prionace glauca. (Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology) O que procurar no Verão: ovos de raia e de tubarão. (WILDER)