Susana Mendes

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Email: 
susana.mendes@ipleiria.pt
Pole: 
MARE - IPLeiria
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research group: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Biotechnology and Resources Valorisation
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-3169
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=33568138000
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susana_Mendes
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&user=bL-LhjgAAAAJ

Activity summary

PhD in Applied Multivariate Statistics (Univ. Salamanca, Spain), Associate Professor at IPLeiria, I carry out research in multivariate statistics applied to the sciences of food consumption and marine ecology. Author of 28 ISI articles, recently coordinated the projects "PÃO DO MAR", "RENDA DOCE" and "PÃO D'ALGAS". Currently responsible for the experimental design within the animal welfare body of the CETEMARES building (MARE-IPLeiria).

Highlights

Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) as bioindicators of pollution and health in the Atlantic Ocean: Contamination levels and biochemical stress responses Effects of ocean acidification on the swimming ability, development and biochemical responses of sand smelt larvae 2013, PhD Extraordinary Award for the best thesis, academic year 2011/12 – University of Salamanca (Spain). Sand smelt ability to cope and recover from ocean's elevated CO2 levels. Reproductive cycle of the European clam Ruditapes decussatus from Óbidos Lagoon, Leiria, Portugal Neuroprotective effects of seaweeds against 6-hydroxidopamine-induced cell death on an in vitro human neuroblastoma model CO-tucker: a new method for the simultaneous analysis of a sequence of paired tables Portuguese Commercial Fisheries of Swordfish, Xiphias gladius