Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide

…, DM Dauer, NT Demetriades, JG Ferreira… - Marine pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
In recent years, several sets of legislation worldwide (Oceans Act in USA, Australia or Canada;
Water Framework Directive or Marine Strategy in Europe, National Water Act in South …

The gut–brain dopamine axis: a regulatory system for caloric intake

IE de Araujo, JG Ferreira, LA Tellez, X Ren… - Physiology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Post-ingestive factors are known to strongly modulate feeding behavior by providing feedback
signals to the central nervous system on the current physiological state of the organism. Of …

Trophic assessment in Chinese coastal systems-review of methods and application to the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary and Jiaozhou Bay

Y Xiao, JG Ferreira, SB Bricker, JP Nunes, M Zhu… - Estuaries and …, 2007 - Springer
Coastal eutrophication has become one of the main threats to Chinese coastal areas during
the last two decades. High nutrient loads from human activities have modified the natural …

An integrated methodology for assessment of estuarine trophic status

SB Bricker, JG Ferreira, T Simas - Ecological modelling, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper describes an integrated methodology for the Assessment of Estuarine Trophic
Status (ASSETS), which may be applied comparatively to rank the eutrophication status of …

Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

JG Ferreira, JH Andersen, A Borja, SB Bricker… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In 2009, following approval of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD,
2008/56/EC), the European Commission (EC) created task groups to develop guidance for …

Good environmental status of marine ecosystems: what is it and how do we know when we have attained it?

…, AC Cardoso, J Carstensen, JG Ferreira… - Marine Pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires EU Member States (MS)
to achieve Good Environmental Status (GEnS) of their seas by 2020. We address the …

Management of productivity, environmental effects and profitability of shellfish aquaculture—the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model

JG Ferreira, AJS Hawkins, SB Bricker - Aquaculture, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper describes a model for assessment of coastal and offshore shellfish aquaculture
at the farm-scale. The Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model is directed …

A gut lipid messenger links excess dietary fat to dopamine deficiency

LA Tellez, S Medina, W Han, JG Ferreira… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Excessive intake of dietary fats leads to diminished brain dopaminergic function. It has been
proposed that dopamine deficiency exacerbates obesity by provoking compensatory …

Evaluation of eutrophication in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal

…, M Falcão, A Nobre, JP Nunes, JG Ferreira… - Continental shelf …, 2003 - Elsevier
The Ria Formosa is a shallow mesotidal lagoon on the south coast of Portugal, with natural
biogeochemical cycles essentially regulated by tidal exchanges at the seawater boundaries …

Effects of global climate change on coastal salt marshes

T Simas, JP Nunes, JG Ferreira - Ecological Modelling, 2001 - Elsevier
A methodology combining ecological modelling with geographical information analysis and
remote sensing was employed to determine the effects of sea-level rise in estuarine salt …