ANA TERESA MARQUES BAÇÃO CÂNDIDO
Graduate Student

University of Aberdeen
Lighthouse Field Station
George St., Cromarty
Ross-shire, IV11 8YJ
Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1381 600548
Fax: +44 (0) 1381 600841
www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/lighthouse

:: Research interests

-Marine mammals’ conservation, Marine Protected Areas
-Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Web-based GIS
-Use of remote acoustic detection devices (T-PODs) to study cetaceans’ use of space

:: Current research projects

Distribution and habitat use of two European coastal populations of bottlenose dolphins. Development of a Web-based GIS database as a tool for conservation.
The overall aim for this project is to provide a better understanding of the distribution of cetaceans in space as a function of time and individual variability, particularly within areas that have been designated for their protection.
To achieve that, data from two different areas, the Moray Firth and the Sado estuary, will be analysed and compared. In both the study areas MPAs aiming the conservation of resident populations of bottlenose dolphins have been implemented or proposed.

:: Refereed Publications

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M.E. DOS SANTOS (in prep.) Can Marine Protected Areas protect resident bottlenose dolphins? The case of the Sado estuary in Portugal.

SANTOS, M.J., PEDROSO, N.M., FERREIRA, J.P., MATOS, H.M., SALES-LUÍS, T., PEREIRA, I., BALTAZAR, C., GRILO, C., CÂNDIDO, A.T., SOUSA, I. & SANTOS-REIS, M. (2007). Assessing dam implementation impact on threatened carnivores: the case of Alqueva in SE Portugal. Environ. Monit. Assess.

GRILO C., MOÇO, G., CÂNDIDO, A.T., ALEXANDRE, A.S. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA (2002).“Challenges for the Recovery of the Iberian Wolf in the Douro River South Region. Revista de Biologia. 20: 121-133.

:: Refereed Proceedings of International Conferences

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA (2000). “O Lobo da Serra da Estrela: Passado, Presente e Futuro.” Galemys 12 (nº especial): 209-222.

ALEXANDRE, A.S., A.T. CÂNDIDO & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA (2000). “A População Lupina Portuguesa a sul do rio Douro.” Galemys 12 (nº especial): 113-122.

:: National Publications

CÂNDIDO, A.T. (2007). “Distribuição e uso do habitat de duas populações residentes de golfinho-roaz. Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados SIG “Web-based” como uma ferramenta para conservação.”Delphis. Publicação do Projecto Delfim – Centro Português de Estudos dos mamíferos Marinhos. Lisbon, 13: 9.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. (2004). “Os SIG e os golfinhos-roazes do estuário do Sado”. Delphis. Publicação do Projecto Delfim – Centro Português de Estudos dos mamíferos Marinhos. Lisbon, 11: 6.

GRILO, C., MOÇO, G., CÂNDIDO, A.T., ALEXANDRE, A.S. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA (2002). “Conservação do Lobo a Sul do Rio Douro.”, 5 pp. In www.naturlink.pt (published April 2002).

CÂNDIDO, A.T. (1999). “Histórias de Lobos e Gentes”. Boletim Informativo do Grupo Lobo. Lisbon, Year XIV (1): 4-5.

ALEXANDRE, A.S. & A.T. CÂNDIDO. (1997) “A Problemática da Conservação do Lobo a sul do rio Douro.” Boletim Informativo do Grupo Lobo. Lisbon, Year XII (2): 1-2.

:: Communications in International Conferences

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M.E. DOS SANTOS. “Limitations of protected areas and Special Areas of Conservation for a resident bottlenose dolphins population.” Poster at the 17th biennial conference on the biology of marine mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M.E. DOS SANTOS. “Analysis of movement patterns, distribution and habitat selection of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado estuary, Portugal, using a GIS.” Oral presentation at the Workshop on the Application of GIS and Spatial/Temporal modeling for Marine Mammal Science and Management (16th biennial conference on the biology of marine mammals), San Diego, California, USA, December 2006.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M.E. DOS SANTOS. “Analysis of movements and home ranges of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado estuary, Portugal, using a Geographical Information System (GIS).” Poster at the 16th biennial conference on the biology of marine mammals, San Diego, California, USA, December 2006.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M.E. DOS SANTOS. “Home ranges and movement patterns of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado estuary, Portugal.” Poster at the 19th conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, France, April 2005.

FERREIRA, J.P., PEREIRA, I., CÂNDIDO, A.T., GRILO, C. & M. SANTOS-REIS. “Predicting the Impacts of the Largest Dam in Europe (Alqueva, SE Portugal) on the Two Species of Portuguese Felids: European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) and Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus).” Oral presentation at the 8TH INTERNATIONAL THERIOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Sun City, South Africa, August 2001.

PEDROSO, N.M., FERREIRA, J.P., GRILO, C., MATOS, H., PEREIRA, I., SALES-LUÍS, T., SANTOS, M.J., CÂNDIDO, A.T. & M. SANTOS-REIS. “Monitoring of Carnivores in the Predicted Inundation Area of the Largest Dam in Europe (Alqueva Dam, Portugal).” Oral presentation at the Conference CARNIVORES 2000: A Conference on Predator Biology and Conservation in the 21st Century., Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., November 2000.

CÂNDIDO, A.T., ALEXANDRE, A.S., GRILO, C., MOÇO, G.& F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA. “Novos dados sobre a População Lupina Portuguesa a sul do rio Douro.” Oral presentation at the Congreso sobre Recuperación del Lobo en Sierra Morena (Recovery of the Sierra Morena Wolf Conference), Sevilla, Spain, December 1999.

CÂNDIDO, A.T., ALEXANDRE, A.S., GRILO, C., MOÇO, G.& F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA. “Propuesta de Conservación del Lobo al Sur del río Duero en Portugal: Definición de Corredores Ecológicos.” Oral presentation at the IV Jornadas Españolas de Conservación y Estudio de Mamíferos, Segovia, Spain, December 1999.

ALEXANDRE, A.S., ÁLVARES, F.; CÂNDIDO, A.T., CARREIRA, R.S. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA. “Wolf monitoring in Portugal with the selection of Key-sites. Importance for the definition of a conservation strategy.” Oral presentation at the Euro-American Mammal Congress, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, July 1998.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA. “O Lobo da Serra da Estrela. Passado, Presente e Futuro”. Poster at the I Congresso Hispano - Luso: “Situación y Conservación de las poblaciones de lobo em la Península Iberica”, Soria, Spain, November 1997.

CÂNDIDO, A.T.; ALEXANDRE, A.S. & F. PETRUCCI-FONSECA. “A População Lupina Portuguesa A Sul do Rio Douro”. Oral presentation at the I Congresso Hispano - Luso: “Situación y Conservación de las poblaciones de lobo em la Península Iberica”, Soria, Spain, November 1997.

:: Thesis

CÂNDIDO, A.T. (2003). “Utilização de um Sistema de Informação Geográfica (SIG) para a Análise da Distribuição e Padrões de Movimentos da população de Golfinhos-Roazes (Tursiops truncatus) do estuário do Sado” Master degree dissertation. Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon, Portugal.

CÂNDIDO, A.T. (1997). “O lobo da Serra da Estrela. Passado, Presente e Futuro.” Graduation thesis in Biologia Aplicada aos Recursos Animais. Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon.

:: Books

CÂNDIDO, A.T. & F. Álvares (2003). "Com olhos de ver... À descoberta da Fauna das Serras da Freita e Arada." São Pedro do Sul, Portugal.