Teresa Ferreira

M. Teresa FERREIRA is Full Professor at the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Landscape at the University of Lisbon. She has a biologist background, a post-graduation on Freshwater Ecology, and a PhD and Habilitation in Forest Engineering and Natural Resources Management. She works on freshwater ecology and management, with special interest on ecological quality, fish community ecology, fish habitat requirements and riparian ecology. She is responsible for the MSc in Management and Conservation of Natural Resources and the international PhD on River Restoration and Management. Teresa developed research activities in 56 national and European competitive projects, and was involved in an identical number of applied studies (ecohydraulics, ecological monitoring, fisheries, river restoration). She published 200 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 39, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3900-1460) and presented over 400 oral communications. Teresa acts as administration advisor for water management affairs and is a member of the National Water Council and of the Science Council for the Portuguese National Science Foundation.