A5023814223- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Marine and fisheries research
Universidade dos Açores
2008-2020
Águas de Portugal (Portugal)
2015
Universidade do Porto
2012-2015
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
2011
Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society
2008
Shallow subtidal macroalgal communities in the North-eastern Atlantic archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Canaries and Cape Verde) were studied order to identify their spatial organization patterns main drivers of change. Fifteen islands 145 sites across 15º latitude 2850 km sampled. We found high variability scales considered (archipelago, island site). The structure differed among archipelagos, except between Madeira Canaries, which similar. Across a latitudinal gradient, Azores clearly...
The impact of global warming has been a major issue in recent years and will continue increasing the future.Knowledge about effects ocean acidification on marine organisms communities is crucial to efficient management.Island environments are particularly sensitive externally induced changes highly dependent their coastal areas.This study summarises published information shallow-water hydrothermal vents Azores.These were reported exhibit high metal concentration acidified seawater due...
Sites with naturally high CO2 conditions provide unique opportunities to forecast the vulnerability of coastal ecosystems ocean acidification, by studying biological responses and potential adaptations this increased environmental variability. In study, we investigated bivalve Ervilia castanea in sandy sediments at reference sites volcanic seeps off Azores, where pH bottom waters ranged from average oceanic levels 8.2, along gradients, down 6.81, carbonated seawater seeps. The population...
Morphological and anatomical characters used for segregating species within the genus Corallina (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) have been compiled evaluated in 120 specimens collected Azores. The morphological, statistical evaluation of thirty four performed present study revealed no segregation, either showing differences across whole lot or being highly variable sets plants. This suggests that all studied material belongs to one species, so far Ellisolandia elongata (formely elongata), thus...
Calcareous organisms are known to be sensitive acidified seawater, and they have been reported as potential sentinels for ocean acidification studies.Limpets among the that characterise intertidal zones, in Azores can also found at sites with shallow water hydrothermal activity, where acidity of seawater vicinity vents is naturally higher due CO 2 release.During an occasional survey on occurrence abundance algae we limpets abnormal shells, specimens Patella candei gomesii (Patellidae)...
Choreonema thuretii and Pneophyllum confervicola, two cosmopolitan species, are here recorded for the first time Azores. They were found during an investigation of intertidal communities in Pico Island (Azores) summer 2007. Both species hosted Jania rubens specimens, C. as a semi-endophytic parasite, P. confervicola epiphyte. present on other archipelagos from Macaronesia (Madeira Canary Islands). It is likely that they have been overlooked Azores due to their small size parasitic/epiphytic...