The present study employed data collected during the Mycosands survey to investigate the environmental factors influencing yeasts and molds distribution along European shores applying a species distribution modelling approach. Occurrence data were compared to climatic datasets (temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation), soil datasets (chemical and physical properties), and water datasets (temperature, sa...
The goal of most studies published on sand contaminants is to gather and discuss knowledge to avoid faecal contamination of water by run-offs and tide retractions. Other life forms in the sand, however, are seldom studied but always pointed out as relevant. The Mycosands initiative was created to generate data on fungi in beach sands and waters, of both coastal and freshwater inland bathing sites. A team of med...
The assessment of water quality has changed markedly worldwide over the last years, especially in Europe due to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Fish was considered a key-element in this context and several fish-based multi-metric indices have been proposed. In this study, we propose a multimetric index, the Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI), developed for Portuguese estuaries, designed...
The acceptance and suitability of a species of Trichogramma captured in a processing tomatoes field in a tract of marshy land alongside a river, in Vila Franca “lezíria”, of the eggs of four species of noctuids (Helicoverpa armigera, Thysanoplusia orichalcea, Autographa gamma e Chrysodeixis chalcites) is studied in a preliminary trial. The specificity of the Trichogramma species towards the key pest of tomato, ...