More recently she has addressed connectivity of coastal populations of several species, through the integration of several natural markers. During her PhD, completed in 2009, she tested the match between the potential contribution of estuarine nurseries and their effective contribution to adult populations (using a set of commercially exploited fish species). One of her main research areas is centered on population connectivity, chiefly in measuring nursery function of fish populations via multiple tools. Vasconcelos Researcher, Centro de Oceanografia - Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal) and Pôle Halieutique - Agrocampus Ouest (Rennes, France).
These themes will be opened by invited speakers, followed by sessions for oral and poster contributions. The symposium focusses on the research and applications for the development of indicators, and the scientific programme is organized around four themes Environmental indicators, Community indicators, Population indicators, and Individual indicators. Banquet dinner tickets will be available at Palmira Cormoran Hotel desk. The IOS2014 banquet will be held Friday, 24 October when the best student oral and poster presentations will be awarded and when the organizer and location of next IOS will be announced. The final session, on Friday afternoon, will offer a forum for discussion of advances and insights for future applications. These workshops will offer discussion and exchange on topics which are relevant for ICES work Workshop on Age Validation and Workshop on Otolith Shape Analysis.