Simone Varandas

Simone Varandas
	Dr. Simone Varandas Assistant Professor University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Portugal

Biography
Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas. She is Assistant Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. She has published 60 articles in specialized magazines and 14 papers in event proceedings, has 3 book chapters and 4 published books. It has 4 items of technical production. Received 2 awards and / or honors. In her professional activities, she interacted with 271 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific works.

Research Interest
Ecology and conservation of aquatic species, Biodiversity and functioning of riparian and aquatic ecosystems, Environmental monitoring in surface waters (with special focus on benthic invertebrates, fish populations and habitat characterization), watershed planning, Extreme weather events, Environmental Impact Assessment in watercourses and definition of mitigation measures, Integrated environmental rehabilitation in watercourses for promoting biodiversity, Ecophysiology of freshwater bivalves, Freshwater Exotic Species.