Biotox Lab

🌊 1st Ocean Research Forum
📅 13 March 2026 | 10:00
📍 University of Aveiro, Renato Araújo Auditorium

Tune in to hear about how the five major Portuguese Marine Research Centres (MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, CESAM - Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Ciimar, Centro de Ciencias do Mar (CCMAR) and Okeanos - Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar) teamed up to discuss the Portuguese Marine Science in the Next Decade.

For those who cannot be present in person, there will be a live transmission available at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32158735583111?p=NxrtLyc06YPOcdbysO

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
ARNET - Aquatic Research Network

🌊🌱 World Seagrass Day | New BIOTOX Deep Dive Episode

Today we celebrate one of the ocean’s most important ecosystems: seagrass meadows — the marine forests of our planet.

In this special episode, we explore how climate change impacts seagrasses, from ocean warming and acidification to Arctic light adaptation. We discuss how these ecosystems balance physiological acclimation with long-term adaptation potential — key to protecting blue carbon, biodiversity, and coastal resilience.

This episode was produced using recent AI advances in science communication and storytelling.

🎧 Listen now:
🇬🇧 English → https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IvQWGLfFIiyKHMwrV2Uk2?si=mMvSq7EIS5WTC0J9DSn66w
🇵🇹 Português → https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vaTJK8GBAYphvikiFZ9ln?si=8IDkZVyhRbWvAtSdUiYtwQ
🌐 All episodes → https://biotoxlab.wixsite.com/home/podcasts



Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
ARNET - Aquatic Research Network

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🌱 Num contexto em que o restauro de ecossistemas degradados assume um lugar central na agenda científica, ambiental e política, o projeto investiga microrganismos marinhos associados às plantas de sapal.

🦠 Estes microrganismos são isolados a partir dos sapais, caracterizados e testados quanto ao seu potencial bioestimulante, avaliando a sua capacidade de aumentar a tolerância das plantas a condições ambientais adversas.

🗃️ Os microrganismos selecionados são preservados no , um biobanco que garante que este conhecimento científico não se perde e pode ser reutilizado em futuras estratégias de restauro ecológico.

🎯 No , o contribui para integrar o conhecimento científico em soluções de restauro ecológico baseadas na ciência, apoiando decisões informadas na gestão de ecossistemas aquáticos degradados.

🔗 Sabe mais em:
https://marbiomebiobank.wixsite.com/home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdluNpcSWQ&feature=youtu.be

💶 Financiamento:
Projeto µRESTART financiado pelo Programa Operacional MAR2030
Marbiome apoiado pelo Programa MAR2030 através do contrato MAR-016.9.1-FEAMPA-00006



📍 .Center 📍 .ualg 📍 .uminho 📍 de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa 📍 for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - ce3c 📍 - Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute 📍 Lab

🎙️ New Episode | BIOTOX Deep Dive Podcast

After a Xmas break we are back with our podcasts!

Our latest episode focuses on the ecological impacts of invasive Spartina species in salt marsh ecosystems, with particular emphasis on Portuguese estuaries. We discuss how Spartina simultaneously functions as an ecosystem engineer and a major invasive driver, altering sediment biogeochemistry, increasing heavy-metal bioavailability, and displacing native marsh vegetation.

Climate-change projections indicate a likely global expansion of Spartina, while Mediterranean case studies highlight the negative effects of Spartina patens on ecosystem functioning and phytoremediation capacity.

The episode also presents ecoengineering-based control strategies, including artificial waterlogging, offering sustainable, non-chemical management solutions.

Developed using recent AI-supported audio and storytelling tools, this episode bridges cutting-edge research and accessible science communication.

Episode 3 🇬🇧: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33bwch4wCVb9u5nZ2aMIPb?si=nWhtT9O8SYe7BodowiCwlA

Episódio 3 🇵🇹: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33bwch4wCVb9u5nZ2aMIPb?si=nWhtT9O8SYe7BodowiCwlA

🎧 Listen and explore all episodes:
🌐 https://biotoxlab.wixsite.com/home/podcasts



Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
ARNET - Aquatic Research Network

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