Maria Emília Cunha

Phd Thesis

Emília Cunha completed her PhD at the University of Lisbon (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa) in 2001 under the supervision of K. H. Mann (the photo at the right shows them after the defense - click on the thumbnail to see the picture enlarged). The entire thesis, entitled "Physical Control of Biological Processes in a Coastal Upwelling System: Comparison of the Effects of Coastal Topography, River Run-off and Physical Oceanography in the Northern and Southern Parts of Western Portuguese Coastal Waters", can be downloaded here, but as it is a large file with many graphics, about 8 MB, it can take a long time to download. There are also some minor problems in the PDF file which we are working on correcting. Some of the chapters are now available for downloading individually.

• Full thesis (8 MB)
• Start - title, abstract, table of contents, preface, lists of figures and tables (130 KB)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (20 KB)
• Chapter 2 - Regional Settings (current regime, etc.) (800 KB)
• Chapter 3 - Material and methods (180 KB)
• Chapter 4 -The Seasonal Cycle of Plankton Production off the Northern Part of the West Coast of Portugal (large chapter, broken into three parts)
  
  • Introduction & Analysis of Physical and Chemical Data for the Northern Part of the West Coast
  • Analysis of Chlorophyll-A and Phaeophytin-A Data for the Northern Part of the West Coast

  • Analysis of Zooplankton Standing Stock off the Northern Part of the West Coast & Overview of the Northern Part of the West Coast

• Chapters 5 and 6 are large and are still being converted
• Chapter 7 - Comparison Of The Northern And The Southern Parts Of The West Coast Off Portugal (150 KB)
• References (50 KB)
• Appendices (150 KB)