CBMA
Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology
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Bruno B. Castro | |
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Assistant Professor/Researcher | |
Sustaining Life - Biodiversity and Functional Ecology | |
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Gualtar, Departamento de Biologia - 4710-057, Braga |
My present research interests lie in the boundary between ecology and ecotoxicology, mainly focusing on the effect of (multiple) environmental stressors in animal populations (mostly freshwater invertebrates), using a combination of lab and field approaches. Working collaboratively has allowed me to explore the effects of biotic and abiotic stress at various organization levels. An ecological framework is always present in my work, viewing species as interacting nodes in trophic webs and as players of ecological processes. I am keen on scientific subjects focused on how populations and communities cope with environmental and man-induced change, motivated by the need of solid scientific underpinnings for tackling the present challenges of freshwater science. Currently, I am especially interested in understanding how fungicides (mostly agrochemicals) affect aquatic food webs and associated processes, by using experimental approaches with multi-species systems. My focus on fungicides stems from their widespread use, persistence in the environment, but also because the ecological effects of these substances on microbial communities and processes have been overlooked. Parallel studies with a host-parasite system (water flea-parasitic yeast) and a detrital food chain (aquatic invertebrate-hyphomycetes) are ongoing as proxies of a disease model and decomposition model, respectively. Normal 0 21 false false false PT X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
Macário I.P.E., Castro B.B., Nunes M.I., Antunes S.C., Pizarro C., Coelho C., Gonçalves F., de Figueiredo D.R. (2015) New insights towards the establishment of phycocyanin concentration thresholds considering inter-specific variability of bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Hydrobiologia (in press). DOI:10.1007/s10750-015-2248-7 Nunes B., Antunes S.C., Santos J., Martins L., Castro B.B. (2014) Toxic potential of paracetamol to freshwater organisms: A headache to environmental regulators? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 107:178–185. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.05.027 Vidal T., Santos J.I., Marques C.R., Pereira J.L., Claro M.T., Pereira R., Castro B.B., Soares A., Gonçalves F. (2014) Resilience of the macroinvertebrate community of a small mountain river (Mau River, Portugal) subject to multiple stresses. Marine and Freshwater Research 65:633–644. DOI: 10.1071/MF13207 Loureiro C., Pereira J.L., Pedrosa M.A., Gonçalves F., Castro B.B. (2013). Competitive outcome of Daphnia-Simocephalus experimental microcosms: salinity versus priority effects. PLoS One 8:article e70572 (7 pp.). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070572 Castro B.B., Gonçalves F. (2011). Planktivory in non-indigenous fish and implications for trophic interactions in a mediterranean shallow lake. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 47:269–280. DOI: 10.1051/limn/2011039 Castro B.B., Marques S.M., Gonçalves F. (2007). Habitat selection and diel distribution of the crustacean zooplankton from a shallow Mediterranean lake during the turbid and clear water phases. Freshwater Biology 52:421–433. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01717.x *Full list of publications at the end of this document and @ http://www.cesam.ua.pt/brunocastro |
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Cuco A.P., Santos J.I., Abrantes N., Gonçalves F., Wolinska J., Castro B.B. (2017). Concentration and timing of application reveal strong fungistatic effect of tebuconazole in a Daphnia-microparasitic yeast model. Aquatic Toxicology 193, 144–151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.013 Masteling R.P., Castro B.B., Antunes S.C., Nunes B. (2016) Whole-organism and biomarker endpoints in Daphnia magna show uncoupling of oxidative stress and endocrine disruption in phenolic derivatives. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 134:64-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.08.012 Loureiro C., Cuco A.P., Claro M.T., Santos J.I., Pedrosa MA., Gonçalves F., Castro B.B. (2015) Progressive acclimation alters interaction between salinity and temperature in experimental Daphnia populations. Chemosphere 139:126-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.081 Nunes B., Antunes S.C., Santos J., Martins L., Castro B.B. (2014) Toxic potential of paracetamol to freshwater organisms: A headache to environmental regulators? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 107:178–185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.05.027 Loureiro C., Pereira J.L., Pedrosa M.A., Gonçalves F., Castro B.B. (2013). Competitive outcome of Daphnia-Simocephalus experimental microcosms: salinity versus priority effects. PLoS One 8:article e70572 (7 pp.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070572
*Full list of publications (ORCID) and citation metrics @ Scopus or Google Scholar Cuco A.P., Santos J.I., Abrantes N., Gonçalves F., Wolinska J., Castro, B. B. (2017). Concentration and timing of application reveal strong fungistatic effect of tebuconazole in a Daphnia-microparasitic yeast model. Aquatic Toxicology 193, 144–151. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.013 Normal 0 21 false false false PT X-NONE X-NONE |
Member of research team 2016-2019 EcoAgriFood (Innovative Green Products and Processes to Promote Agri-Food Bioeconomy), funded by NORTE 2020 (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000009) – Coordinator Fernanda Cássio (CBMA-UM) 2016-2018 URGENTpine (UnRaveling hostpathoGEn iNteracTions in pine pitch canker disease), funded by FCT (PTDC/AGR-FOR/2768/2014) – Coordinator Glória Pinto (CESAM-UA) 2017-2018 Project PestiSense – Novel tools and data for the detection and assessment of ecological risks of pesticides – seed money from CBMA to young researchers (5.000€) |
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Principal investigator 2010 Host Stress: Interacções hospedeiro-parasita em cenários de stress ambiental. Internal funding by CESAM. Total funding: 30.000 €. Funding UMinho: 0 € [not a UMinho project] Member of research team 2011-2014 SALTFREE - Prediction of salinisation effects on coastal freshwater and soil ecosystems due to climate changes. PTDC/AAC-CLI/111706/2009. Total funding: 160.255 € by FCP, I.P. Funding UMinho: 0 € [not a UMinho project] 2011-2014 VITAQUA: Climate change: an additional threat to aquatic systems under intensive pressure from agricultural diffuse pollution. PTDC/AAC-AMB/112438/2009. Total funding: 162.369 € by FCP, I.P. Funding UMinho: 0 € [not a UMinho project] 2011-2014 CONTROLCLAM: Sustainable approaches for the CONTROL of the invasive Asian CLAM Corbicula fluminea within waterdependent plants. PTDC/AAC-AMB/113515/2009. Total funding: 158.544 € by FCP, I.P. Funding UMinho: 0 € [not a UMinho project] |
-----in press -----2016 Cuco AP, Abrantes N, Gonçalves F, Wolinska J, Castro BB (2016) Toxicity of two fungicides in Daphnia: is it always temperature-dependent? Ecotoxicology 25:1376–1389. doi: 10.1007/s10646-016-1689-8 Pereira JL, Pinho S, Ré A, Costa PA, Costa R, Gonçalves F, Castro BB (2016) Biological control of the invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea: can predators tame the beast? Hydrobiologia 779:209–226. doi: 10.1007/s10750-016-2816-5 Masteling RP, Castro BB, Antunes SC, Nunes B (2016) Whole-organism and biomarker endpoints in Daphnia magna show uncoupling of oxidative stress and endocrine disruption in phenolic derivatives. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 134:64–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.08.012 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Dias MC, Moutinho-Pereira J, Correia CM, Claro MT, Gavina A, Santos C, Goncalves F, Pinto G (2016) Phytotoxicity of natural soils using physiological and biochemical endpoints reveals confounding factors: can a weight of evidence tackle uncertainty? Journal of Soils and Sediments 16:785–800. doi: 10.1007/s11368-015-1306-0 -----2015 Loureiro C, Cuco AP, Claro MT, Santos JI, Pedrosa MA, Gonçalves F, Castro BB (2015) Progressive acclimation alters interaction between salinity and temperature in experimental Daphnia populations. Chemosphere 139:126–132. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.081 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Dias MC, Moutinho-Pereira J, Correia CM, Claro MT, Gavina A, Santos C, Gonçalves F, Pinto G (2015) Phytotoxicity of natural soils using physiological and biochemical endpoints reveals confounding factors: can a weight of evidence tackle uncertainty? Journal of Soils and Sediments 16:785–800. doi: 10.1007/s11368-015-1306-0 Macário IPE, Castro BB, Nunes MIS, Antunes SC, Pizarro C, Coelho C, Gonçalves F, de Figueiredo DR (2015) New insights towards the establishment of phycocyanin concentration thresholds considering species-specific variability of bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Hydrobiologia 757:155–165. doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2248-7 Nunes BS, Travasso R, Gonçalves F, Castro BB (2015) Biochemical and physiological modifications in tissues of Sardina pilchardus: spatial and temporal patterns as a baseline for biomonitoring studies. Frontiers in Environmental Science 3: Article 7. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00007 -----2014 Nunes B, Antunes SC, Santos J, Martins L, Castro BB (2014) Toxic potential of paracetamol to freshwater organisms: a headache to environmental regulators? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 107:178–185. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.05.027 Vidal T, Santos JI, Marques CR, Pereira JL, Claro MT, Pereira R, Castro BB, Soares A, Gonçalves F (2014) Resilience of the macroinvertebrate community of a small mountain river (Mau River, Portugal) subject to multiple stresses. Marine and Freshwater Research 65:633. doi: 10.1071/MF13207 Correia B, Pintó-Marijuan M, Castro BB, Brossa R, López-Carbonell M, Pinto G (2014) Hormonal dynamics during recovery from drought in two Eucalyptus globulus genotypes: from root to leaf. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 82:151–160. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.05.016 Alves MS, Pereira A, Araújo SM, Castro BB, Correia ACM, Henriques I (2014) Seawater is a reservoir of multi-resistant Escherichia coli, including strains hosting plasmid-mediated quinolones resistance and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases genes. Frontiers in Microbiology 5:Article 426. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00426 Nunes B, Antunes SC, Santos JI, Martins L, Castro BB (2014) Toxic potential of paracetamol to freshwater organisms: a headache to environmental regulators? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 107:178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.05.027 Correia B, Pintó-Marijuan M, Neves L, Brossa R, Dias MC, Costa A, Castro BB, Araújo C, Santos C, Chaves MM, Pinto G (2014) Water stress and recovery in the performance of two Eucalyptus globulus clones: physiological and biochemical profiles. Physiologia Plantarum 150:580–592. doi: 10.1111/ppl.12110 -----2013 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Moreira C, Gonçalves F, Pereira R (2013) Community-level effects in edaphic fauna from an abandoned mining area: integration with chemical and toxicological lines of evidence. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 88:65–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.023 Loureiro C, Pereira JL, Pedrosa MA, Gonçalves F, Castro BB (2013) Competitive outcome of Daphnia-Simocephalus experimental microcosms: salinity versus priority effects. PloS One 8:e70572. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070572 Brandão FP, Rodrigues S, Castro BB, Gonçalves F, Antunes SC, Nunes B (2013) Short-term effects of neuroactive pharmaceutical drugs on a fish species: biochemical and behavioural effects. Aquatic Toxicology 144-145:218–229. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.10.005 -----2012 Loureiro C, Castro BB, Claro MT, Alves A, Arminda Pedrosa M, Gonçalves F (2012) Genetic variability in the tolerance of natural populations of Simocephalus vetulus (Müller, 1776) to lethal levels of sodium chloride. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 48:95–103. doi: 10.1051/limn/2012002 de Figueiredo DR, Ferreira R V, Cerqueira M, de Melo TC, Pereira MJ, Castro BB, Correia A (2012) Impact of water quality on bacterioplankton assemblage along Cértima River Basin (central western Portugal) assessed by PCR-DGGE and multivariate analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184:471–485. doi: 10.1007/s10661-011-1981-2 Rodrigues S, Antunes SC, Brandão FP, Castro BB, Gonçalves F, Nunes B (2012) Effects of anticholinesterase drugs on biomarkers and behavior of pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Environmental Monitoring 14:1638–1644. doi: 10.1039/c2em30033h Figueiredo DR, Castro BB, Pereira MJ, Correia A (2012) Bacterioplankton community composition in Portuguese water bodies under a severe summer drought. Community Ecology 13:185–193. doi: 10.1556/ComEc.13.2012.2.8 Loureiro C, Castro BB, Cuco AP, Pedrosa MA, Gonçalves F (2012) Life-history responses of salinity-tolerant and salinity-sensitive lineages of a stenohaline cladoceran do not confirm clonal differentiation. Hydrobiologia 702:73–82. doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1308-5 -----2011 Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2011) Planktivory in non-indigenous fish and implications for trophic interactions in a Mediterranean shallow lake. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 47:269–280. doi: 10.1051/limn/2011039 Loureiro C, Castro BB, Pereira JL, Gonçalves F (2011) Performance of standard media in toxicological assessments with Daphnia magna: chelators and ionic composition versus metal toxicity. Ecotoxicology 20:139–148. doi: 10.1007/s10646-010-0565-1 Rodrigues SR, Caldeira C, Castro BB, Gonçalves F, Nunes B, Antunes SC (2011) Cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition in pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) as environmental biomarker: ChE characterization and potential neurotoxic effects of xenobiotics. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 99:181–188. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2010.12.002 de Figueiredo DR, Goncalves AMM, Castro BB, Goncalves F, Pereira MJ, Correia A (2011) Differential inter- and intra-specific responses of Aphanizomenon strains to nutrient limitation and algal growth inhibition. Journal of Plankton Research 33:1606–1616. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbr058 Antunes SC, Pereira R, Marques SM, Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2011) Impaired microbial activity caused by metal pollution: a field study in a deactivated uranium mining area. The Science of the Total Environment 410-411:87–95. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.003 -----2010 Lourenço J, Castro BB, Machado R, Nunes B, Mendo S, Gonçalves F, Pereira R (2010) Genetic, biochemical, and individual responses of the teleost fish Carassius auratus to uranium. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 58:1023–1031. doi: 10.1007/s00244-009-9432-6 -----2009 Antunes SC, Curado N, Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2009) Short-term recovery of soil functional parameters and edaphic macro-arthropod community after a forest fire. Journal of Soils and Sediments 9:267–278. doi: 10.1007/s11368-009-0076-y Pereira JL, Antunes SC, Castro BB, Marques CR, Gonçalves AMM, Gonçalves F, Pereira R (2009) Toxicity evaluation of three pesticides on non-target aquatic and soil organisms: commercial formulation versus active ingredient. Ecotoxicology 18:455–463. doi: 10.1007/s10646-009-0300-y -----2008 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Pereira R, Gonçalves F (2008) Contribution for tier 1 of the ecological risk assessment of Cunha Baixa uranium mine (Central Portugal): II. soil ecotoxicological screening. The Science of the Total Environment 390:387–395. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.053 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Nunes B, Pereira R, Gonçalves F (2008) In situ bioassay with Eisenia andrei to assess soil toxicity in an abandoned uranium mine. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 71:620–631. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.007 -----2007 Antunes SC, de Figueiredo DR, Marques SM, Castro BB, Pereira R, Gonçalves F (2007) Evaluation of water column and sediment toxicity from an abandoned uranium mine using a battery of bioassays. The Science of the Total Environment 374:252–259. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.11.025 Castro BB, Marques SM, Gonçalves F (2007) Habitat selection and diel distribution of the crustacean zooplankton from a shallow Mediterranean lake during the turbid and clear water phases. Freshwater Biology 52:421–433. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01717.x Sismeiro-Vivas J, Abrantes N, Pereira JL, Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2007) Short-term effects of Quirlan (chlorfenvinphos) on the behavior and acetylcholinesterase activity of Gambusia holbrooki. Environmental Toxicology 22:194–202. doi: 10.1002/tox.20256 Gonçalves AMM, Castro BB, Pardal MA, Gonçalves F (2007) Salinity effects on survival and life history of two freshwater cladocerans (Daphnia magna and Daphnia longispina). Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 43:13–20. doi: 10.1051/limn/2007022 Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2007) Seasonal dynamics of the crustacean zooplankton of a shallow eutrophic lake from the Mediterranean region. Fundamental and Applied Limnology - Archiv für Hydrobiologie 169:189–202. doi: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0189 Castro BB, Consciência S, Gonçalves F (2007) Life history responses of Daphnia longispina to mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) kairomones. Hydrobiologia 594:165–174. doi: 10.1007/s10750-007-9074-5 -----Prior to 2007 Castro BB, Antunes SC, Pereira R, Soares AMVM, Gonçalves F (2005) Rotifer community structure in three shallow lakes: seasonal fluctuations and explanatory factors. Hydrobiologia 543:221–232. doi: 10.1007/s10750-004-7453-8 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2004) Effect of food level on the acute and chronic responses of daphnids to lindane. Environmental Pollution 127:367–375. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.08.015 Antunes SC, Castro BB, Gonçalves F (2003) Chronic responses of different clones of Daphnia longispina (field and ephippia) to different food levels. Acta Oecologica 24:S325–S332. doi: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00026-2 Castro BB, Guilhermino L, Ribeiro R (2003) In situ bioassay chambers and procedures for assessment of sediment toxicity with Chironomus riparius. Environmental Pollution 125:325–335. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(03)00120-9 Garcia LM, Castro B, Ribeiro R, Guilhermino L (2000) Characterization of cholinesterase from guppy (Poecilia reticulata) muscle and its in vitro inhibition by environmental contaminants. Biomarkers 5:274–284.
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Pereira P., Castro B., Gonçalves F., Pereira R. (2016) A Educação Ambiental como ferramenta de apoio no combate à eutroficação. In R. Pereira, F. Gonçalves, U.M. Azeiteiro (Eds.), Atividades Práticas em Ciência e Educação Ambiental II. Editora Piaget, Lisboa. Pp. 113-141. [ISBN 978-989-759-065-8]
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Loureiro C., Gonçalves F., Pedrosa M.A., Pereira J.L., Antunes S.C., Castro B.B. (2013). Efeitos de alterações ambientais em populações de invertebrados: uma abordagem prática. CAPTar 4(1):57–71. Claro M.T., Castro B.B., Alves A., Correia A., Loureiro C., Gonçalves F. (2010). “Impressões digitais moleculares” – um caso de estudo com populações naturais de zooplâncton. CAPTar 2(3):6–20. Pereira P., Castro B.B., Vingada J.V., Gonçalves F., Pereira R. (2010). Manipulação experimental da densidade piscícola na lagoa da Vela: uma perspectiva aplicada. CAPTar 2(1):42–56. Castro B.B., Consciência S., Gonçalves F. (2009). Comunicação química em sistemas predador-presa alterados: um contributo para a controvérsia. CAPTar 1(1):54–66. |
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--PhD Co-supervisor of Joana Isabel Marques dos Santos (FCT grant SFRH/BD/121341/2016), «Cumulative and interactive effects of drought and chemical contamination in aquatic invertebrate communities», Doctoral Program in Biology, University of Aveiro --MSc Supervisor of Vânia Sofia Azevedo Sousa «Avaliação ecotoxicológica de misturas de fungicidas nas teias alimentares detritívoras em ecossistemas de água doce», Master in Ecology, University of Minho Supervisor of Flávia Sofia Gomes Sousa «Impactos de fungicidas selecionados em sistemas decompositores-detritívoros ribeirinhos», Master in Ecology, University of Minho Supervisor of Cláudia Marisa Silva Machado, «Cenários interativos entre a contaminação por fungicidas e parasitismo», Master in Ecology, University of Minho Co-supervisor of Carla Carvalho, «Novel yeast biosensors for environmental monitoring», Master in Applied Biochemistry, University of Minho Supervisor of Vânia Alexandra Salgado de Sousa «When pollution alters disease spread: a test to the ecological relevance of anti-parasitic effects», Master in Ecology, University of Minho --Concluded supervisions 2 Post-doc 2 PhD student 13 MSc students 2014–2016 Co-orientador de Tânia Daniela da Silva Vidal (bolsa SFRH/BPD/94562/2013), «Novel approaches in water quality evaluation in lotic ecosystems: going beyond the WFD?», Departamento de Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro 2011–2016 Co-orientador de Daniela Rebelo de Figueiredo (bolsa SFRH/BPD/74184/2010), «Cyanobacterial blooms in potentially eutrophic Portuguese freshwater bodies - proposal for a monitoring strategy and impact on microplanktonic communities», Departamento de Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro
Doutoramento 2012–2016 Orientador de Ana Patrícia Domingues Cuco (bolsa SFRH/BD/81661/2011), «Host-parasite interactions in environmental stress scenarios», Programa Doutoral em Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro – em curso 2007–2012 Co-orientador de Cláudia Sofia Brites Loureiro (bolsa SFRH/BD/36333/2007), «Interações ecológicas em populações sujeitas a stress ambiental», Programa Doutoral em Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro – finalizada em 04.10.2012
Mestrado 2015/16 Co-supervisor de Ana Rita Pimentão Rodrigues «The role of specialists vs. generalists in ecosystem processes under environmental stress», Mestrado em Ecologia, Universidade do Minho – em curso |