Alexandre Moreira (BSc Biochemistry, MSc Environmental Toxicology and Contamination) is a PhD student in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. His thesis focuses in implementing a hybrid framework, ranging molecular microbiology to ecological, hydrodynamic and biogeochemical modelling, with the goal of contributing to the conservation of seagrass meadows. His PhD results from a collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics in Trieste.