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Fisheries Research 2024-02
First assessment of circle hooks as bycatch mitigation measure for deep-water sharks on longline fisheries
Ecological Indicators 2024-01
A simulation-based approach to assess the stability of marine food-webs and inform Good Environmental Status
2023
Ocean & Coastal Management 2023-10
Systematic evaluation of a spatially explicit ecosystem model to inform area-based management in the deep-sea
PeerJ 2023-10
Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery
DOI 10.7717/peerj.16024
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2023-08
Floating offshore wind farms in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a cautionary tale
Science of The Total Environment 2023-08
Predicting the distribution and abundance of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the deep sea of the Azores (North Atlantic)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2023-07
FUN Azores: a FUNctional trait database for the meio-, macro-, and megafauna from the Azores Marine Park (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2023-06
A modelling framework to assess multiple metals impacts on marine food webs: Relevance for assessing the ecological implications of deep-sea mining based on a systematic review
Progress in Oceanography 2023-04
Tidal to decadal scale hydrodynamics at two contrasting cold-water coral sites in the Northeast Atlantic
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2023-04
Challenges in avoiding deep-water shark bycatch in Azorean hook-and-line fisheries
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2023-03
Co-designing a multidisciplinary deep-ocean observing programme at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Azores region: a blueprint for synergy in deep ocean research and conservation
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2023-03
Spatial distributions, environmental drivers and co-existence patterns of key cold-water corals in the deep sea of the Azores (NE Atlantic)
Communications Earth & Environment 2023-01
A blueprint for integrating scientific approaches and international communities to assess basin-wide ocean ecosystem status
2022
Research Ideas and Outcomes 2022-11
Marine Animal Forests of the World: Definition and Characteristics
Scientific Reports 2022-11
Local-scale feedbacks influencing cold-water coral growth and subsequent reef formation
Frontiers in Marine Science 2022-10
Mechanical and toxicological effects of deep-sea mining sediment plumes on a habitat-forming cold-water octocoral
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2022-10
Beyond deep-sea mining sublethal effects: Delayed mortality from acute Cu exposure of the cold-water octocoral Viminella flagellum
Progress in Oceanography 2022-08
Diversity, structure and spatial distribution of megabenthic communities in Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean)
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2022-07
Variability of deep-sea megabenthic assemblages along the western pathway of the Mediterranean outflow water
Frontiers in Marine Science 2022-07
Modelling the Dispersion of Seafloor Massive Sulphide Mining Plumes in the Mid Atlantic Ridge Around the Azores
Marine Ecology Progress Series 2022-04
Benthic O2 uptake by coral gardens at the Condor seamount (Azores)
DOI 10.3354/meps14021
Marine Policy 2022-04
Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2022-04
Distribution models of deep-sea elasmobranchs in the Azores, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, to inform spatial planning
Mediterranean Marine Science 2022-03
Estimations of free fatty acids (FFA) as a reliable proxy for larval performance in Mediterranean octocoral species
DOI 10.12681/mms.27151
Zoo Biology 2022-02
(Very) long‐term transport of Silurus glanis, Charcharhinus melanopterus, Scomber colias, Trachurus picturatus, Polyprion americanus, Rhinoptera marmoratus, Salmo salar, Scomber scombrus, Sardina pilchardus, and others, by land, water and air
DOI 10.1002/zoo.21684
2021
Ecology and Evolution 2021-11
Dense cold-water coral garden of Paragorgia johnsoni suggests the importance of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge for deep-sea biodiversity
DOI 10.1002/ece3.8319
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021-10
Where Is More Important Than How in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Restoration
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2021-09
Reproductive biology of two deep-sea octocorals in the Azores Archipelago
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021-09
Active Ecological Restoration of Cold-Water Corals: Techniques, Challenges, Costs and Future Directions
PeerJ 2021-08
Embryo and larval biology of the deep-sea octocoral Dentomuricea aff. meteor under different temperature regimes
DOI 10.7717/PEERJ.11604
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2021-08
A cost-effective video system for a rapid appraisal of deep-sea benthic habitats: The Azor drift-cam
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021-06
Systematic Conservation Planning at an Ocean Basin Scale: Identifying a Viable Network of Deep-Sea Protected Areas in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021-05
The Path to an Ecosystem Approach for Forage Fish Management: A Case Study of Atlantic Menhaden
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021-03
North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
Science of The Total Environment 2021-02
Ervilia castanea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) populations adversely affected at CO2 seeps in the North Atlantic
Trends in Ecology & Evolution 2021-01
Environmental Protection Requires Accurate Application of Scientific Evidence
2020
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2020-12
Seafloor litter sorting in different domains of Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean Sea)
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-11
Multidisciplinary Scientific Cruise to the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Azores Archipelago
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-11
Ecological Reference Points for Atlantic Menhaden Established Using an Ecosystem Model of Intermediate Complexity
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-10
Editorial: The Azores Marine Ecosystem: An Open Window Into North Atlantic Open Ocean and Deep-Sea Environments
Global Change Biology 2020-09
Climate change considerations are fundamental to management of deep-sea resource extraction
DOI 10.1111/GCB.15223
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-04
Habitat Features and Their Influence on the Restoration Potential of Marine Habitats in Europe
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-04
Influence of Water Masses on the Biodiversity and Biogeography of Deep-Sea Benthic Ecosystems in the North Atlantic
Global Change Biology 2020-04
Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic
DOI 10.1111/GCB.14996
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2020-02
Assessment and distribution of seafloor litter on the deep Ligurian continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea)
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-01
The Azores: A Mid-Atlantic Hotspot for Marine Megafauna Research and Conservation
2019
Frontiers in Marine Science 2019-12
Ocean Circulation Over North Atlantic Underwater Features in the Path of the Mediterranean Outflow Water: The Ormonde and Formigas Seamounts, and the Gazul Mud Volcano
PLOS ONE 2019-12
A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses
Journal of Environmental Management 2019-11
Small-scale fishers’ perception of the implementation of the EU Landing Obligation regulation in the outermost region of the Azores
Frontiers in Marine Science 2019-10
Building a New Ocean Literacy Approach Based on a Simulated Dive in a Submarine: A Multisensory Workshop to Bring the Deep Sea Closer to People
PLOS ONE 2019-10
Megabenthic communities of the Ligurian deep continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea)
ZooKeys 2019-08
Natural history collections as a basis for sound biodiversity assessments: Plexauridae (Octocorallia, Holaxonia) of the Naturalis CANCAP and Tyro Mauritania II expeditions
Frontiers in Marine Science 2019-05
Characterization and Mapping of a Deep-Sea Sponge Ground on the Tropic Seamount (Northeast Tropical Atlantic): Implications for Spatial Management in the High Seas
Progress in Oceanography 2019-04
Distribution patterns and demographic trends of demosponges at the Menorca Channel (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea)
Zootaxa 2019-01
Census of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of the Azores (NE Atlantic) with a nomenclature update
Aquaculture 2019-01
The effect of rapid decompression on barotrauma and survival rate in swallowtail seaperch (Anthias anthias): Defining protocols for mitigating surfacing mortality
ICAART 2019 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence 2019
SimSea: A multiagent architecture for fishing activity in a simulated environment
2018
Frontiers in Marine Science 2018-12
A Multi Criteria Assessment Method for Identifying Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic
Frontiers in Marine Science 2018-12
Potential Mitigation and Restoration Actions in Ecosystems Impacted by Seabed Mining
Marine Policy 2018-12
Human activities and resultant pressures on key European marine habitats: An analysis of mapped resources
Environmental Pollution 2018-09
Assessment of Cu sub-lethal toxicity (LC50) in the cold-water gorgonian Dentomuricea meteor under a deep-sea mining activity scenario
Journal of Sea Research 2018-08
Effects of marine protected areas on coastal fishes across the Azores archipelago, mid-North Atlantic
Science Advances 2018-07
A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining
Environmental Biology of Fishes 2018-04
Capture, husbandry and long-term transport of pilotfish, Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758), by sea, land and air
African Journal of Marine Science 2018-01
Terrestrial discharge influences microbioerosion and microbioeroder community structure in coral reefs
Global Biogeochemical Cycles 2018-01
Limited Carbonate Dissolution by Boring Microflora at Two Volcanically Acidified Temperate Sites: Ischia (Italy, Mediterranean Sea) and Faial (Azores, NE Atlantic Ocean)
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2018-01
Sponge assemblages on the deep Mediterranean continental shelf and slope (Menorca Channel, Western Mediterranean Sea)
2017
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2017-12
Viewpoints in bioerosion research—are we really disagreeing? A reply to the comment by Silbiger and DeCarlo (2017)
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 2017-11
Predictive modeling of deep-sea fish distribution in the Azores
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 2017-11
Cold-water corals and large hydrozoans provide essential fish habitat for Lappanella fasciata and Benthocometes robustus
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 2017-11
Reproductive biology of the black coral Antipathella wollastoni (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) in the Azores (NE Atlantic)
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2017-08
A global biogeographic classification of the mesopelagic zone
Marine Biology 2017-04
Development of a sensitive detection method to survey pelagic biodiversity using eDNA and quantitative PCR: a case study of devil ray at seamounts
Frontiers in Marine Science 2017-04
Zoantharians (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) Associated with Cold-Water Corals in the Azores Region: New Species and Associations in the Deep Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science 2017-03
Overview of the Ocean Climatology and Its Variability in the Azores Region of the North Atlantic Including Environmental Characteristics at the Seabed
2016
Fish and Fisheries 2016-12
A perspective on the importance of oceanic fronts in promoting aggregation of visitors to seamounts
DOI 10.1111/FAF.12126
Marine Ecology Progress Series 2016-12
Environmental drivers of salp Thalia democratica population dynamics from in situ observations
DOI 10.3354/MEPS11915
Marine Ecology 2016-10
Patterns in megabenthic assemblages on a seamount summit (Ormonde Peak, Gorringe Bank, Northeast Atlantic)
DOI 10.1111/MAEC.12353
Progress in Oceanography 2016-06
Diversity, distribution and population size structure of deep Mediterranean gorgonian assemblages (Menorca Channel, Western Mediterranean Sea)
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2016-06
New insights on Antarctic gorgonians' age, growth and their potential as paleorecords
Journal of Marine Systems 2016-05
Seafloor characterization and benthic megafaunal distribution of an active submarine canyon and surrounding sectors: The case of Gioia Canyon (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea)
Royal Society Open Science 2016-02
Historical gene flow constraints in a northeastern Atlantic fish: phylogeography of the ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta across its distribution range
DOI 10.1098/RSOS.160773
Frontiers in Marine Science 2016
Food-Web and Ecosystem Structure of the Open-Ocean and Deep-Sea Environments of the Azores, NE Atlantic
2015
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 2015-02
The importance of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems for demersal fish in the Azores
2014
Biological Conservation 2014-05
A global assessment of seamount ecosystems knowledge using an ecosystem evaluation framework
Coral Reefs 2014-04
Differential response of two Mediterranean cold-water coral species to ocean acidification
Scientific Reports 2014-04
Deep-water longline fishing has reduced impact on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
DOI 10.1038/srep04837
Coral Reefs 2014-02
Molecular mechanisms underlying the physiological responses of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum dianthus to ocean acidification
2013
Water 2013-12
Resistance of Two Mediterranean Cold-Water Coral Species to Low-pH Conditions
DOI 10.3390/W6010059
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 2013-12
Element concentrations in cold-water gorgonians and black coral from Azores region
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 2013-12
Abundance of litter on Condor seamount (Azores, Portugal, Northeast Atlantic)
Journal of Sea Research 2013-10
Bryozoan faunal composition and community structure from the continental shelf off Cap de Creus (Northwestern Mediterranean)
Aquatic Biology 2013-08
Laminaria hyperborea photosynthesis irradiance relationship measured by oxygen production and pulse-amplitude-modulated chlorophyll fluorometry
DOI 10.3354/AB00515
Marine Biology 2013-08
Spatial distribution patterns of the soft corals Alcyonium acaule and Alcyonium palmatum in coastal bottoms (Cap de Creus, northwestern Mediterranean Sea)
Journal of Fish Biology 2013-08
New and rare coastal fishes in the Azores islands: occasional events or tropicalization process?
DOI 10.1111/JFB.12162
Marine Biodiversity 2013-07
In situ observations on withdrawal behaviour of the sea pen Virgularia mirabilis
Global Change Biology 2013-06
Detrimental effects of ocean acidification on the economically important Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum)
DOI 10.1111/GCB.12171
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2013-04
Total marine fishery catch for the Azores (1950–2010)
Marine Ecology Progress Series 2013-01
Variability in growth rates of long-lived black coral Leiopathes sp. from the Azores
DOI 10.3354/MEPS10052
Biogeosciences 2013
Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
2012
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012-11
Cold-water corals landed by bottom longline fisheries in the Azores (north-eastern Atlantic)
Marine Ecology Progress Series 2012-07
Macrobioerosion of dead branching Porites, 4 and 6 years after coral mass mortality
DOI 10.3354/MEPS09726
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2012-03
Phosphorus and nitrogen effects on microbial euendolithic communities and their bioerosion rates
2011
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2011-01
Experimental fisheries for black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) in the Azores, Northeast Atlantic
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2011-01
Isozoanthus primnoidus, a new species of zoanthid (Cnidaria: Zoantharia) associated with the gorgonian Callogorgia verticillata (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea)
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2011-01
The association between a deep-sea gastropod Pedicularia sicula (Caenogastropoda: Pediculariidae) and its coral host Errina dabneyi (Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) in the Azores
1999
The Journal of Communicable Diseases 1999-03
Quantitative buffy coat: a special adjunct for diagnosis of malaria
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