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Heliana Teixeira

@helianateixeira.bsky.social
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Marine Benthic Ecologist at CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal www.cesam.ua.pt/helianateixeira Specialty Chief Editor Marine Ecosystem Ecology @frontiersin.bsky.social Marine Science InvECO Rede Portuguesa de Estudo e Gestão de Espécies Invasoras

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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 20h
🌊 The ocean is changing. Can our science keep pace? Heliana Teixeira and I call for #MarineEcology that connects observation, understanding, prediction and action. 📖 Our new paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar... #OceanScience #biodiversity #EcosystemEcology 🌍🌍🧪 @helianateixeira.bsky.social
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New #GES4SEAS paper on cumulative pressures of alien species in ecosystem services. Proud of this team, lead by @skatsanevakis.bsky.social using CIMPAL+ to assess these pressures #MarineEcology #Research www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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Frontiers | Mapping cumulative impacts of invasive alien species on ecosystem services
Marine invasive alien species (IAS) play a transformative role in ecosystems, driving ecological changes and affecting ecosystem services (ES) and socio-econ...
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A biodiversidade na carteira de toda a gente www.publico.pt/2026/09/05/a...
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 20/08/2026
📢Stay tuned! 💻A new version of #rgbif is going to be released at the end of September Learn more ⬇️
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 03/08/2026
Are open biodiversity data hosted in GBIF sufficient to monitor Wetlands of International Importance? 📊🤔 👉 Check out the full policy brief to learn more about the topic and our recommendations: zenodo.org/records/2150...
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/08/2026
B-Cubed has developed a document with guidance for the operationalisation of the GBF headline indicator for Target 6 🌿👏 👉 Check it out here: zenodo.org/records/2170... ❓ Learn more: b-cubed.eu/news/assisti...
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Assisting parties in the operationalisation of the headline indicator for Target 6
Tracking progress towards Target 6 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – Reduce the Introduction of Invasive Alien Species by 50% and Minimize Their Impact –  requires ind...
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 13/08/2026
🌐 In the last month of B-Cubed, we’re taking a moment to look back on our highlights from 2026 and showcase some of the project's key results. 🔎 Learn more in our final newsletter preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4574...
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BISS (Biodiversity Information Science and Standards) journal @biss.pensoft.net · 07/05/2026
⏰ Deadline approaching! 📆The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts closes on 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Submit your presentation or poster for the upcoming conference (21-25 Sep) on the topic: Research & Robot-ready #Biodiversity #Data Standards. Learn more here: biss.pensoft.net/news/1177
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Call for Abstracts: TDWG 2026
The annual conference of Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is coming to Oslo, Norway, 21-25 September 2026, and the call for abstracts is now open. This year's conference theme - Research ...
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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 08/05/2026
🎉 Today, we join the global scientific community in wishing a very happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough. 🦋 At Pensoft, we are especially proud of our connection to his legacy. Over the years, we have published the descriptions of several new species named in his honour. #davidattenborough
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our team @uaveiro.bsky.social leading one of @b-cubed.eu case studies presenting in Montpellier at #BioMonWeek26
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 05/05/2026
After #BCubedFinal meeting yesterday, we are still in Montpellier for #BioMonWeek2026 🌱 ➡️Come visit us at the booth we share with @gbif.org Stay tuned for more updates 👀
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026
➡️Andrew Rodrigues (@gbif.org) introduced how species occurrence cubes bridge the gap between large-scale biodiversity data infrastructures and operational biodiversity monitoring and reporting. 🟩Download your own cube: docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/occur...
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026
🟩Our session on #data #cubes ended with Ana Luisa Machado presenting our stakeholder-driven case study optimising the Habitats Directive top-down assessment and bottom-up reporting in Europe 📊 Learn more about our case studies: b-cubed.eu/case-studies
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026
🚀 Ward Langeraert unveiled the #b3verse, a modular suite of twelve interconnected R packages that transform heterogeneous biodiversity data into standardized occurrence cubes and policy-relevant indicators. 🔎Explore the b3verse for yourself: docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/b3ver...
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026
🌐Lina Estupinan-Suarez showed us how biodiversity data cubes are operationalised for open science and informed policy, allowing efficient data aggregation and harmonizing multiple data sources. 👉Check out some of the workflows we have developed to do that: b-cubed.eu/workflows
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SeaAroundUs @seaaroundus.org · 01/04/2026
Women are shaping ocean science 🌊 UBC’s Dr. Deng Palomares joins a global editorial team for Women in Marine Science 2026! #WomenInSTEM @helianateixeira.bsky.social bit.ly/blog219sau
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Women in Marine Science 2026: Sea Around Us project manager joins Frontiers' research topic editorial team | Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us project manager, Dr. Maria ‘Deng’ Palomares, is one of the editors of a new research topic in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science titled “Women in Marine Science: 2026.” Together...
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
NEW!!! Women in Marine Science 2026 RT across sections of 3 @frontiersin.bsky.social journals led by @carlosduartephd.bsky.social Frontiers in Marine science @drangelborja.bsky.social Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability Dr. John D Imig Frontiers in Physiology
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
as coordinator, I'm very proud of this #GES4SEAS team, which is doing an amazing work. Look for all our outputs here www.ges4seas.eu
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
In Women's History Month, annually in March, @frontiersin.bsky.social officially launches Women in Marine Science 2026 to bring visibility to research conducted or led by women. A joint venture of Frontiers In Marine Science | Ocean Sustainability | Physiology www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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Frontiers | Women in Marine Science: 2026
Women play an important role in marine science and according to a recent UN report they make up 38% of ocean science researchers. This Research Topic (RT) ai...
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Today!! Last chance to submit abstracts for #ECSA61 🗓️ 31 March 2026 Check session 32: Guarding marine and estuarine waters from biological invasions... led by @skatsanevakis.bsky.social, Eva Amorim, Gil Rilov and myself www.estuarinecoastalconference.com/submit-abstr...
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Submit Abstracts - ECSA 61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward
Welcome to ECSA’s next major symposium, ECSA 61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward , which will take place from 5-8 September 20...
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026
Over the past months and years, we have published 6️⃣ MOOCs about different topics that the GES4SEAS project is working on. It was a great experience and we hope you enjoyed them! Also we have leanred a lot during that time. If you want to review some of them, you can always go back and look […]
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The effects of cumulative pressures at sea are important. At #GES4SEAS we have written a policy brief to show managers some tools allowing to take action on this #ocean problem #MarineEcology #Research Read it here: zenodo.org/records/1894...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 12/03/2026
💚 B-Cubed Project online training tomorrow: Automating compositional dissimilarity and biodiversity turnover mapping with #dissmapr 📍13 March, 15:00 CET Learn about dissmapr, an open-source R framework that automates compositional dissimilarity and turnover analysis. 🦋 🔗gbif.link/b-cubed-tr...
A photo of a brilliant orange and blue butterfly
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
www.publico.pt/2025/12/16/c...
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Ciência 2035: a estratégia que não pode faltar a Portugal
Portugal precisa de uma nova Lei da Ciência. Não basta atualizar o quadro legal; é tempo de fazer da ciência um pacto nacional pelo conhecimento e pela autonomia do país.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Watch and re-use the video to learn and teach more about ecosystem approach to management EBM #GES4SEAS
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
How can we effectively manage human pressures on our marine ecosystems? 🌊 Sector-by-sector approaches often miss the bigger picture! Following our previous #MOOCs, next moth we start to explore Ecosystem-based Management (#EBM), an integrated approach that considers the whole system. #GES4SEAS
Ecosystem-based management: managing the whole or the hole ...

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November 2025
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025
By managing all human activities together, we can find smarter, more effective ways to protect and restore our oceans. 🌊 This ensures the sea can keep providing all the things we rely on: the food we eat, the air we breathe, and places for recreation, for […] [Original post on fediscience.org]
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Only 10 days left to submit your session proposals to #ECSA61. We are receiving many exciting proposals, to shape an attractive conference, to bridge the gap between marine science and policy #Research #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS www.estuarinecoastalconference.com
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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 24/10/2025
The happiest smiles by our authors Cristina Preda and @helianateixeira.bsky.social as they pose with @onestop-project.eu materials at @pensoft.net's #LivingData2025 stand!
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🌍 Excited to share our new e-book: Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and #ClimateChange – #Management Options! 🚀 Explore its 27 papers: 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/research-top... 🌐🌍 #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS #Conservation #EcosystemBasedManagement #NatureBasedSolutions
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Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and Climate Change – Management Options
The human footprint on the world's oceans has grown significantly in recent years, exerting immense pressure on marine ecosystems and leading to a decline in ocean health. The cumulative impacts of hu...
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Nicole Kearney @nicolekearney.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
You should only publish in journals that will make the biodiversity data discoverable AND export taxonomic treatments to GBIF (with DOIs) e.g European Journal of Taxonomy & Pensoft. Say Donat Agosti and Laurence Bénichou at #LivingData2025. @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social @pensoft.net #DatosVivos2025 🌱 🧪 📄
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A great workshop at #LivingData2025 learned a lot! They also gave us much to consider regarding prospective publishing!
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
At #LivingData2025 Day 1 was incredible full of interesting talks and workshops! With many @b-cubed.eu contributions! Stop by @riojournal.com stand and check what news they have!
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 21/10/2025
🌍 #LivingData2025 has officially kicked off! Today B-Cubed is involved in two sessions starting in an hour: 📍 The Essential Biodiversity Variable Cube: a standard for spatiotemporal biodiversity data at Huila 📍Forensic Applications in Biodiversity Research: EUDR case studies and beyond at Caldas
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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 21/10/2025
🎉We are at #LivingData2025! Visit us at @pensoft.net's booth number 9 and learn more about our work
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Interesting talks, exchanging ideas and plotting collaborations at #ICMBXII With the great plus of encountering longtime colleagues and meeting new ones! #Madeira #Portugal
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Our Editorial concludes a Research Topic with 26 insightful articles on how #ecosystems respond to human pressures & #ClimateChange: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... Explore the full collection: www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #MarineScience #Conservation #Biodiversity #MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐🌊
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Frontiers | Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and Climate Change – Management Options
The human footprint on the world's oceans has grown significantly in recent years, exerting immense pressure on marine ecosystems and leading to a decline in...
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
www.ges4seas.eu/marinart-cha...
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MarinART Challenge: Urban Art for Europe’s Seas - GES4SEAS
GES4SEAS invites you to participate in the MarinART Challenge to raise awareness of marine pressures, using art to highlight topics such as biodiversity loss and pollution.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
We are looking for a motived student with bachelor's degree in computer or data science to join our team @ahilario.bsky.social @fabiolmatos.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social in the project AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light All info at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/371123
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Research Grant (BI-3/CESAM/AURORA/2025)
A tender is open for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) under the project ‘AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light’,
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
@marinesabres.bsky.social @marbefes.bsky.social @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy @emarineboard.bsky.social @skatsanevakis.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social @helianateixeira.bsky.social @pernan.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @eea.europa.eu @embrc-eu.bsky.social @oceana.bsky.social
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Nos seus 88 anos, Museu Marítimo de Ílhavo vira os holofotes para as mulheres www.publico.pt/2025/08/08/l...
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Nos seus 88 anos, Museu Marítimo de Ílhavo vira os holofotes para as mulheres
Espaço museológico celebra o seu aniversário esta sexta-feira e as comemorações estendem-se até domingo. Um dos destaques será a inauguração de uma exposição de Aníbal Lemos.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Um pacto pela floresta www.publico.pt/2025/08/05/a...
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Um pacto pela floresta
Portugal precisa de uma nova economia florestal, mais diversa e inteligente. É uma reconversão estrutural que Portugal não pode adiar.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Fim da FCT: precisamos de ciência livre, não apenas útil www.publico.pt/2025/08/03/c...
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Fim da FCT: precisamos de ciência livre, não apenas útil
Portugal precisa, sim, de aproximar ciência e economia. Mas precisa ainda mais de proteger a liberdade de investigar sem tutelas nem lógicas utilitaristas.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Artificial Inteligente #AI in Research at the heart of @uaveiro.bsky.social 2025 Research Summit. Amazing work ongoing by all research centres! Presenting what biologists and ecologists of #CESAM are doing this afternoon.
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Cientistas exploram o fundo do Gorringe, onde há corais e um chão rochoso à Mordor www.publico.pt/2025/06/20/a...
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Cientistas exploram o fundo do Gorringe, onde há corais, esponjas e um chão rochoso à Mordor
Nova expedição científica às profundezas do Gorringe, cadeia montanhosa submersa no Atlântico, permitiu detalhar a biodiversidade local. Este oásis marinho vai ser classificado como área protegida.
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Bioboost+ @bioboostplus.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
AZTI #SummerSchool2025 in progress, with a presentation from our project leader Dr Lissandro Benedetti-Cecchi @azti.bsky.social #MarineEcology
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Agnese Marchini has just passionately presented capacity building activities through citizen science initiatives in the framework of the #GuardIAS project, including #BioArtBlitz and #Zooniverse projects! #SummerSchool2025 @drangelborja.bsky.social
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Lauriane @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social presents "Species Identification through #ArtificialIntelligence and expert community – creating #iNaturalist Projects" in the framework of #GuardIAS. #SummerSchool2025
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Rein Brys just delivered an inspiring talk on harnessing #eDNA for #IAS monitoring—scaling up early warning systems through citizen science-driven sampling across vast regions! 🧬 #GuardIAS #SummerSchool2025
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