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Irene Martins

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Bangor University, Institute of Marine Research- IMAR

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8521-2613
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Irene Martins holds a PhD in Ecology with a specialization in Coastal Ecology and Marine Ecosystem Modelling. She leads the Marine Ecosystem Modelling team at CIIMAR (University of Porto, Portugal), where she coordinates research on developing and applying numerical models to assess the impacts of multiple stressors—such as climate change, pollutants, plastics, and invasive species—on coastal and marine ecosystems. Her team focuses on bioenergetics and food web models to analyse the structure and functioning of marine social-ecological systems.
Her work is embedded in multidisciplinary collaborations involving modellers, ecologists, ecotoxicologists, oceanographers, and social scientists. Together, they develop integrated modelling frameworks to support Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of marine ecosystems. Irene Martins has participated in numerous national and international R&D projects as Principal Investigator, task manager, and team member.
She supervises MSc and PhD students, as well as early career researchers (ECRs). She designs and delivers ecological modelling courses worldwide, tailored for undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in marine and environmental sciences. Additionally, she serves as a guest editor for scientific journals and has published extensively in marine ecology and ecosystem modelling.

Employment

  • Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental Principal Investigator/Team leader
    2017 - Present
  • Bangor University Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Modelling
    2013 - 2014
  • Institute of Marine Research- IMAR Assistant researcher
    2008 - 2013
  • Institute of Marine Research- IMAR Post-doc researcher
    2000 - 2008

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