A5023021130- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Academic Research in Diverse Fields
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
University of Lisbon
2014-2024
Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute
2023-2024
Aquatic Systems (United States)
2023
Marine Research Centre
2023
Centre for Research in Anthropology
2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2013
University of Algarve
2008
Summary Knowledge of global patterns biodiversity and regulating variables is indispensable to develop predictive models. The present study used modelling approaches investigate hypotheses that explain the variation in fish species richness between estuaries over a worldwide spatial extent. Ultimately, such models will allow assessment future changes ecosystem structure function as result environmental changes. A comprehensive data base was compiled assemblage composition characteristics...
Abstract Assessing trait–environment relationships is crucial for predicting effects of natural and human‐induced environmental change on biota. We compiled a global database fish assemblages in estuaries, functional traits fishes ecosystem features estuaries. And we quantified the relative importance as drivers patterns among estuaries worldwide (i.e. proportions traits). In addition to biogeographical context, two main gradients regulate patterns: firstly temperature, secondly estuary size...
Abstract Aim We present the first global biogeographical regionalization of estuaries, assessing how dispersal limitation and/or environmental filtering mechanisms drive patterns fish assemblage composition among and within regions. Location Estuaries worldwide. Methods A bootstrapped hierarchical cluster analysis was applied to define regions based on pairwise beta diversity (βsim) assemblages 393 estuaries Variables representing features were used disentangle possible effects assembly...
Anthropogenic pressures on marine ecosystems are increasing worldwide, causing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, driving species towards risk extinction. To protect vulnerable habitats, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) increasingly established worldwide as conservation measures. Seahorses act flagship for coastal due to their charismatic appearance high vulnerability habitat degradation. Here, the suitability two European seahorse species, Hippocampus hippocampus guttulatus, was...
Abstract Connectivity plays a key role in biodiversity conservation as it sustains ecological processes, such migrations, important for the maintenance of populations. is especially relevant species that rely on different realms during their life cycle or use daily seasonally (multi‐realm species). However, efforts to address across multiple have focused identifying priority areas single realm (mostly marine) while accounting threats propagating from other needs. Here, we demonstrate how...
We hypothesized that cytokines influence luteal angiogenesis in mares, while angiogenic factors themselves can also regulate secretory capacity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate role cytokines—tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), interferon gamma (IFNG) and Fas ligand (FASL)—on vitro modulation activity mRNA level vascular endothelial growth A (VEGF), its receptor VEGFR2, thrombospondin 1 (TSP1), CD36 equine corpus luteum (CL) throughout phase. After treatment, VEGF protein...
Summary Conservation science increasingly focuses on how ecosystem functioning is affected by anthropogenic pressures, which implies an understanding of the structural and functional changes in biological assemblages requires indicators to detect such within a suitable time frame. A novel approach that combines spatial analysis fishing gradients (based vessel monitoring system records) with distance‐based linear models was used assess response several metrics fish trawling, four distinct...
Estuaries are threatened by intense and continuously increasing human activities. Here we estimated the sensitivity of fish assemblages in a set estuaries distributed worldwide (based on species vulnerability resilience), exposure to cumulative stressors coverage protected areas around those (from marine, estuarine freshwater ecosystems, due their connectivity). Vulnerability resilience were not evenly globally driven environmental features. Exposure pressures extent protection also...
Converting assemblages of marine protected areas (MPAs) into functional MPA networks requires political will, multidisciplinary information, coordinated action and time. We developed a new framework to assist planning environmental representativity in network across the space Portugal, responding commitment protect 14% its area by 2020. An aggregate conservation value was estimated for each 27 habitats identified, from intertidal waters deep sea. This based on expert-judgment scoring...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) require effective indicators to assess their performance, in compliance with the goals of relevant national and international commitments. Achieving prioritizing shortlists multidisciplinary demands a significant effort from specialists depict multiple conservation socioeconomic interests, large complexity natural systems. The present paper describes structured expert-based methodology (process outputs) co-define list MPA performance indicators. This work was...