Rita B. Domingues Assistant professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-8222 Ciência ID: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/7417-4EEC-3408 I am a marine biologist with a diverse academic background, holding M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Marine Ecology, as well as a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Psychology. I have also completed two post-docs, in phytoplankton ecology and environmental psychology. I like to call myself an experimental phytoplankton ecologist, with my research primarily focused on phytoplankton ecology in coastal ecosystems, particularly the Guadiana estuary and the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (southern Portugal).    My current research interests include: effects of anthropogenic stressors, particularly eutrophication and river damming, on estuarine phytoplankton tidal freshwater estuarine zones and the estuarine squeeze methodological issues in experimental phytoplankton ecology human dimensions of environmental problems In terms of teaching, I lecture on Marine Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Advanced Methods in Biological Oceanography, and Marine Trophic Dynamics at both B.Sc. and M.Sc. levels. I am also actively involved in supervising M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.    Keywords: phytoplankton; eutrophication; HABs; dams; experimental approaches; coastal ecosystems Selected Publications Co-Limitation of Phytoplankton by N and P in a Shallow Coastal Lagoon (Ria Formosa): Implications for Eutrophication Evaluation Unusual red tide of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra during an upwelling event off the Algarve coast (SW Iberia) Duration, but Not Bottle Volume, Affects Phytoplankton Community Structure and Growth Rates in Microcosm Experiments Short-term effects of winter warming and acidification on phytoplankton growth and mortality: more losers than winners in a temperate coastal lagoon