Carla Gonzalez
Main Research Interests
My main research interest is in Nature-Society Interactions. Applied research on surface water management and on land use conflicts within conservation areas. Mediterranean Streams Management with a focus on social-ecological systems. Interdisciplinary integration of approaches and methodologies from natural and social sciences. Transdisciplinary integration of different types of knowledge and approaches from lay people and experts.
Academic Qualifications
- 2002 5-years college graduation in Environmental Management (Universidade Atlântica)
Relevant Publications:
Gonzalez C., Clemente A., Nielsen K.A., Branquinho C. & Ferreira dos Santos, R. 2009. Human-nature relationship in Mediterranean streams: integrating diffrenet types of knowledge to improve water management. Ecology and Society 14(2):35.
[online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art35/
Vieira A.R., Gonzalez, C., Martins-Loução, M.A. and Branquinho, C. 2009. Intracellular and extracellular ammonium (NH4+) uptake and its toxic effects on the aquatic biomonitor Fontinalis antipyretica. Ecotoxicology. Vol. 18(8): 1087-1094. [online] URL: http://www.springerlink.com/content/d43qj85x077w8m24/
Ongoing Projects:
Managing human activities intensity for water quality in ecological-economic sustainability: the case study of Monfurado. (POCTI/AMB/63160/2004).