Manuela Ramos

PhD Student

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Manuela is currently working with us with the position of PhD Student in the team. Was also,

Autobiography

Deep-sea benthic Ecologist working at IMAR/Okeanos. Her main focus is the benthic megafauna living under some of the most prominent, isolated and less studied geomorphological features from the large Azores Region. Participates in expeditions involving a sort of in-situ assessments on these areas, using video footage (ROVs, drop-down and drift cameras imagery) and biological sampling, seeking for new species and/or distribution records. Also interested in enviromental (geological and oceanographic) data to find the main drivers of benthic assemblages ecological distribution patterns and their biogeographic affinities. Her work outputs are fundamental contributions towards an integrated ecological conservation and management of the Azores Region threatened or endangered Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (e.g. coral gardens and sponge aggregations communities).

Research interest

Deep Sea Benthic Ecology

Projects

Marine Beacon

ON-GOING PROJECT

Monitoring and elimination of bycatch of endangered and conserved species in th...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101135237

MapGES2

ON-GOING PROJECT

Characterization of deep-sea habitats, for its mapping up to the outer limit of...

Funded by Regional Government of the Azores, EU, ACORES-14-62G4-FEDER-000001, PO Açores 2020, REACT-EU, ERDF

18/DRPM/2022, ACORES-14-62G4-FEDER-000001

MarinePlan

ON-GOING PROJECT

Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatia...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101059407 (MarinePlan)

ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project

PROJECT

ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project

Funded by ROLEX

ROLEX

iAtlantic

PROJECT

Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

818123 (iAtlantic)

iMAR

PROJECT

Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

824077 (EUROFLEETS+)

Blue Azores

PROJECT

Blue Paper Cooperation protocol

Funded by Fundação Oceano Azul

ATLAS

PROJECT

A transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management pla...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

678760 (ATLAS)

MapGES

PROJECT

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores: ass...

Funded by PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)

ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-00056

Cruises

MapGES 2018

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores

Total of 2 crew members and 2 collaborators

Publications

Marine Biodiversity From physics to fish: 50 Years of research at Great Meteor Seamount, NE Atlantic
Jan, 2025
Science of The Total Environment Predicting the distribution and abundance of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the deep sea of the Azores (North Atlantic)
Nov, 2023
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers Spatial distributions, environmental drivers and co-existence patterns of key cold-water corals in the deep sea of the Azores (NE Atlantic)
Jul, 2023
Ecology and Evolution Dense cold‐water coral garden of Paragorgia johnsoni suggests the importance of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge for deep‐sea biodiversity
Nov, 2021
Frontiers in Marine Science North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
Mar, 2021
Journal of Marine Systems Primary production enhancement in a shallow seamount (Gorringe — Northeast Atlantic)
Dec, 2016
Manuela Ramos
Manuela Ramos
1 team member involved
Marine Ecology Patterns in megabenthic assemblages on a seamount summit (Ormonde Peak, Gorringe Bank, Northeast Atlantic)
Aug, 2016
Manuela Ramos
Manuela Ramos
1 team member involved

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Location

Institute of Marine Sciences — Okeanos, University of the Azores

Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores

Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal

Contact

Email: azoresdeepsea@gmail.com

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