Browsing by Author "Pereira, P."

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How functional traits of estuarine macrobenthic assemblages respond to metal contamination?

Pilo, D.; Ben-Hamadou, R.; Pereira, F.; Carrico, A.; Pereira, P.; Corzo, A.; Gaspar, M.B.; Carvalho, S.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)
The effects of metal contamination on estuarine macrobenthic communities were investigated using the Biological Traits Analysis (BTA). The study was carried out in the Tagus estuary (western Portugal). Samples of macrobenthic ...
Is metal contamination responsible for increasing aneuploidy levels in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum?

Piló, D.; Carvalho, S.; Pereira, P.; Gaspar, M.B.; Leitão, A. ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
The present study assessed the metal genotoxicity potential at chromosome-level in the bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum collected along different areas of the Tagus estuary. Higher levels of aneuploidy on gill cells were ...