Laboratório de Ecologia Fluvial LEF

Laboratory of Fluvial Ecology The River Ecology Laboratory (LEF-UTAD) is based at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), in northern Portugal.

LEF-UTAD experts have backgrounds in Aquatic Resource Management, Forestry, Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Applied Biology. We carry out research, services and advanced training in various aspects of Aquatic Resource Management: ecological monitoring, inventorying and conservation of aquatic fauna (macroinvertebrate and fish communities), hydromorphological and river habitat surveys (accredi  ...