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December: 9 MSc thesis defences at CCMAR

 

December will be a full and important month for the students of the Master in Marine Biology.

The 9 students, who have been supervised by CCMAR researchers, will defend their thesis between the 6th and 18th of December.

Consult the thesis defense program below and come and support our master students and future researchers!

 

Student: Christian Drerup
CCMAR supervisors: António Sykes
External supervisor: Gavan M. Cooke

Venue: December 9th, 2019, at 10h00, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, António Sykes, Jorge Palma
Title: Habitat preference and behavioural ecology of Bobtail Squids (Sepiolidae)
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Student: David Milla y Figueras 
CCMAR supervisors: Jorge Gonçalves
External supervisor: Pedro Afonso

Venue: December 10th, 2019, at 11h00, videoconference room, building 1, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Pedro Afonso and David Abecassis
Title: Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse marine protected area network on the Mid-Atlantic ridge
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Student: Wenjing Wang
CCMAR supervisors: Pedro Guerreiro and Peter Hubbard

Venue: December 11th, 2019, at 11h00 am, room 3.42, building 2, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Pedro Guerreiro and Zélia Velez
Title: Neuronal effects of ocean acidification in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
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Student: Maria Ana Morais
CCMAR supervisors: Sofia Engrola and Jorge Dias

Venue: December 13th, 2019, at 14:00 pm, room 1.8.1, building 8, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Margarida Castro, Rui Rocha e Sofia Engrola
Title: Feeding strategies to improve growth in clownfish juveniles (Amphiprion ocellaris)

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Student: Lorenzo Cozzolino
CCMAR supervisors: Katy Nicastro and Carmen de los Santos

Venue: December 16th, 2019, at 09h00, room 3.42, building 2, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Katy Nicastro and Nélia Mestre
Title: Service or disservice? The role of marine vegetated coastal bioengineers in plastic debris trapping
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Student: Jan Hoffman
CCMAR supervisors: Isabel Barrote and João Silva

Venue: 16th, 2019, at 11h00, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Isabel Barrote and Gareth Pearson
Title: Compared physiological performance of Caulerpa prolifera and native seagrasses of Ria Formosa
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Student: Catarina Batista
CCMAR supervisors: João Varela
External supervisor: Sónia Batista

Venue: December 17th, 2019, at 11h30, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Sónia Batista and Paulo Gavaia
Title: Improvement of Gracilaria sp. efficiency as an ingredient in European seagrass diets
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Student: Johannes Muller
CCMAR supervisors: Jorge Gonçalves
External supervisor: Carlos Andrade

Venue: December 17th, 2019, at 14h30, videoconference room, building 1, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Carlos Andrade and Elsa Cabrita
Title: Sparus aurata escapes from offshore fish farms around Madeira
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Student: Inês Sousa
CCMAR supervisors: José Pedro Andrade
External supervisor: Vera Sequeira (FCT, Lisboa)

Venue: December 18th, 2019, at 11h00, room 2.11, building 2, of the Faculty of Science and Technology, of the University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Vera Sequeira e Karim Erzini
Title: Life history parameters and valorisation of a low commercial value fish species: the case study of piper gurnard, Trigla lyra Linnaeus 1758