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Dr. Joana F. M. F. Cardoso

Post-doctoral researcher

 

 

Expertise

bivalve growth and reproduction, life history strategies, age determination, shell growth and chemical composition, dynamic energy budgets

 

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Personal

Surname(s)   Ferreira Marques Ferreira Cardoso

First name     Joana

Nationality     Portuguese

 

Education

2007

Ph.D. in Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

1998

Licentiate degree in Biology (specialization in Applied Animal Biology), Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

 

Work experience

2007– present    

Post-doctoral researcher

Project: "Age determination in bivalves: validation of the seasonality of shell growth bands along the European coast"

in collaboration with CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal

(Grant SFRH/BPD/34773/2007, FCT – Portugal)

2010

Researcher

Project: "Validation of a method for age determination in the razor clam Ensis directus", as part of a project from the Dutch National Institute for Waterways and Public Works (RWS) to evaluate the effects of increased silt concentration in the water for the benthic fauna, as a result of sand dredging.

2001–2007      

Ph.D. student, Dept. Marine Ecology (NIOZ) and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Groningen University, The Netherlands

(Grant Praxis XXI/BD/21799/99, FCT – Portugal)

2007               

Technician in the Dept. Marine Ecology (NIOZ)

Subject: Identification of macrobenthos in sediment samples

2006-2007

Technician in the Molecular Laboratory (NIOZ)

Subject: Identification of bivalve larvae in North Sea water using species-specific primers; and identification of archeae and bacteria in sponges.

1999–2000

Internship in the Dept. Marine Ecology (NIOZ)

Subject: Spatial and temporal variability on the Frisian Front, North Sea. Analysis of the interactions between abundant predators (flatfish) and the benthic community by means of diet composition.

1998–1999

Internship (as a part of the degree in Biology) in the Dept. Marine Ecology (NIOZ)

Subject: Food conversion efficiency in the energy budget of shrimps, starfish, crabs and fish; and the effect of low seawater temperatures in the survival of some of the most abundant benthic invertebrates and demersal fish.

 

Technical skills and competences

- Anatomy and physiology of bivalves

- Taxonomy of benthic invertebrates

- Preparation of shell sections

- Anatomy of fish and stomach content analysis

- Preparation of samples for stable isotope analysis

- Nucleic acid extraction, PCR, sequencing, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)

- Phylogeny analysis (Blast analysis, ARB)

- Participation in research cruises

- Experience with fieldwork and sampling techniques

- Good knowledge of R software (language and environment for statistical computing and graphics)

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Current Project

Age determination in bivalves: validation of the seasonality of shell growth bands along the European coast

Many bivalve species are of commercial importance for human consumption and, therefore, growth and productivity measurements are necessary. For the analysis of growth, correct age estimation is essential. The shell of bivalves grows through deposition of successive layers of carbonate material. This calcification process in the shell is usually a seasonal event related to temperature and food conditions, with highest calcification rates during spring-summer and lowest in autumn-winter. Some species can be aged by macroscopic analysis of the shell growth bands. However, since the deposition of carbonate depends on the environmental conditions, the use of shell growth bands for ageing needs to be validated for different areas. Therefore, this project aims to analyse age of various bivalve species in different areas along the European coast. The analysis of external and internal growth bands on the shell will be validated by oxygen and carbon isotope analysis and by using an Electron Microprobe Analyzer (EMPA). With this approach, age in species with no clear seasonal pattern in band formation, such as oysters, can also be determined. Since changes in environmental conditions are registered in the shell, the study of the shell chemistry will not only allow a study of growth in bivalves but also give an indication of the use of growth bands to access environmental changes in the benthic environment.

This project consists of three main parts:

[1] Collection of bivalve species – Bivalve species will be collected in several estuaries and along the European coast.

[2] Analysis of growth bands on the shell – The number of macroscopically visible external bands will be recorded, shells will be sectioned longitudinally through the hinge and the number and position of internal bands will be analysed.

[3] Validation of the seasonality of growth bands – This will be done by analyzing isotope ratio profiles along cross sections of the shell. Two methods will be used: [a] analysis of isotopic composition of calcium carbonate powder; [b] analysis of shell chemistry with an Electron Microprobe Analyzer (EMPA).

People involved: J.F.M.F. Cardoso (post-doc), Dr. ir. H.W. van der Veer (NIOZ), Dr. R. Witbaard (NIOZ), J.IJ. Witte (NIOZ), M. Lopes Lima (CIIMAR, Portugal), Dr. J. P. Machado (CIIMAR, ICBAS, Portugal)

Duration: October 2007 – February 2014

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Links

- Electronic copy of my PhD Thesis

 

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- Curriculum Vitae

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Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Santos, S., Witte, J.IJ., Witbaard, R., Van der Veer, H.W., Machado, J.P., in press. Validation of the seasonality in growth lines in the shell of Macoma balthica using stable isotopes and trace elements. J. Sea Res., doi: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.09.006.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Nieuwland, G., Witbaard, R., van der Veer, H.W., Machado, J.P., 2013. Growth increment periodicity in the shell of the razor clam Ensis directus using stable isotopes as a method to validate age. Biogeosciences 10, 4741-4750.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Peralta, N.R.E., Machado, J.P., Van der Veer, H.W., 2013. Growth and reproductive investment of introduced Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas in southern European waters. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 118, 24-30.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Bleijswijk, J.D.L., Witte, H., Van Duyl, F.C., 2013. Diversity and abundance of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria in tropical and cold-water coral reef sponges. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 68, 215-230.

Santos, S., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Borges, V., Witbaard, R., Luttikhuizen P.C., Van der Veer, H.W., 2012. Isotopic fractionation between seawater and the shell of Scrobicularia plana (Bivalvia) and its use for age validation. Mar. Biol. 159, 601–611.

Luttikhuizen, P.C., Bol, A., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Dekker, R., 2011. Overlapping distributions of cryptic Scoloplos cf. armiger species in the western Wadden Sea. J. Sea Res. 66, 231–237.

Santos, S., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Carvalho, C., Luttikhuizen P.C., Van der Veer, H.W., 2011. Seasonal variability in somatic and reproductive investment of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778) along a latitudinal gradient. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 92, 19-26.

Freitas, V., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Lika, K., Peck, M.A., Campos, J., Kooijman, S.A.L.M., Van der Veer, H.W., 2010. Temperature tolerance and energetics: a dynamic energy budget-based comparison of North Atlantic marine species. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 365, 3553–3565.

Campos, J., Bio, A., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Dapper, R., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W. 2010. Fluctuations of brown shrimp Crangon crangon abundance in the western Dutch Wadden Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 405, 203-219.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W. 2009. Reproductive investment of the American razor clam Ensis americanus in the Dutch Wadden Sea. J. Sea Res. 62, 295–298.

Freitas, V., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Santos, S., Campos, J., Drent, J., Saraiva, S., Witte, J.IJ., Kooijman, S.A.L.M., Van der Veer, H.W., 2009. Reconstruction of food conditions for Northeast Atlantic bivalve species based on Dynamic Energy Budgets. J. Sea Res. 62, 75-82.

Van der Veer, H.W., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Peck, M.A., Kooijman, S.A.L.M., 2009. Physiological performance of plaice Pleuronectes platessa (L.): A comparison of static and dynamic energy budgets. J. Sea Res. 62, 83–92.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2009. Differential reproductive strategies of two bivalves in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 84, 37–44.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2007. Habitat related growth and reproductive investment in estuarine waters, illustrated for the tellinid bivalve Macoma balthica (L.) in the western Dutch Wadden Sea. Mar. Biol. 152, 1271-1282.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Dekker, R., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2007. Is reproductive failure responsible for reduced recruitment of intertidal Mytilus edulis L. in the western Dutch Wadden Sea? Senckenberg. Mar. 37, 83-92.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Langlet, D., Loff, J.F., Martins, A.R., Witte, J.IJ., Santos, P.T., Van der Veer, H.W., 2007. Spatial variability in growth and reproduction of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) along the west European coast. J. Sea Res. 57, 303–315.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2007. Growth and reproduction of the bivalve Spisula subtruncata (da Costa) in Dutch coastal waters. J. Sea Res. 57, 316-324.

Van der Veer, H.W., Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Van der Meer, J., 2006. The estimation of DEB parameters for various Northeast Atlantic bivalve species. J. Sea Res. 56, 107-124.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Van der Veer, H.W., Kooijman, S.A.L.M., 2006. Body size scaling relationships in bivalves: a comparison of field data with predictions by Dynamic Energy Budgets (DEB theory). J. Sea Res. 56, 125-139.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2006. Intra- and interspecies comparison of energy flow in bivalve species in Dutch coastal waters by means of the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory. J. Sea Res. 56, 182–197.

Non peer-reviewed

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Nieuwland, G., Wijsman, J., Witbaard, R., Van der Veer, H.W., 2011. Validation of a method for age determination in the razor clam Ensis directus, with a review on available data on growth, reproduction and physiology. NIOZ-Report 2011-9, 33 pp.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Freitas, S.M., Veer, H.W., Machado, J.P., 2010. Age determination in bivalves: validation of the seasonality in growth bands – a first test for the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria. Proceedings of the workshop “Bivalves biomineralisation: Archival potential and proxy incorporation”, May 4-5 2009, The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, Belgium, 63-65.

Cardoso J.F.M.F., 2007. Food conditions and growth of bivalve species in the western Wadden Sea. NIOZ Annual Report 2007, 75-77.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Langlet, D., Loff, J.F., Martins, A. R., Witte, J.IJ., Van der Veer, H.W., 2004. Spatial and temporal variability in growth and reproduction of the Japanese cupped oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793): are they adapting to northern European waters? ICES CM 2004/K:22, 15 pp.

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., Van der Meer, J., Van der Veer, H.W., 2001. Interspecies comparison of energy flow in some North Atlantic bivalve species by means of dynamic energy budgets. ICES CM 2001/J:43, 20 pp.

Books

Cardoso, J.F.M.F., 2007. Growth and Reproduction in Bivalves: an energy budget approach. PhD thesis, Groningen University, Netherlands, 207 pp.

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