Publications

@article{article_48,

title = {Combined effect of burrowing mangrove crabs and tides on carbon fluxes},

author = {Moritz Klaassen and Nils Moosdorf and Martin Zimmer},

doi = {10.5343/bms.2024.0012},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-05-17},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Bulletin of Marine Science},

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@article{GONZALEZ2024100942,

title = {Fishing resources of the traditional gastronomy of Macaronesia: A navigation through the intangible food heritage in the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde},

author = {José Antonio González and Ana L. Álvarez-Falcón and Ricardo Sousa and Mafalda Freitas and Sandra Correia and José M. N. Azevedo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878450X24000751},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2024.100942},

issn = {1878-450X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-05-02},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science},

volume = {36},

pages = {100942},

abstract = {Artisanal fishing is a vital activity in the Macaronesia archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Canaries, and Cabo Verde) within the Northeast Atlantic (15°–39°N). It has historically played a pivotal role in poverty alleviation, employment generation, and the fortification of food security and sovereignty. This sector faces chronic threats from resource overexploitation, poaching, and the rising trend of recreational fishing. Recent decades have witnessed the growth of mass tourism, primarily reliant on processed fish from distant sources, exacerbating the situation alongside the impact of warming seas. Traditional fishing resources and their connection to regional gastronomy form a crucial part of the intangible cultural heritage of these archipelagos. Therefore, promoting local production and fostering education around smarter, healthier, and more sustainable consumption are imperative. Data on traditional fishery resources in Macaronesian gastronomy have been collated from diverse sources, including literature, specialised websites, interviews, and the extensive expertise of the authors. This information has been categorised by environmental resource groups for each archipelago. The biodiversity exploited by Macaronesia's artisanal fleets, integral to classic regional cuisine, encompasses over 220 marine species, with around 330 culinary dishes and seafood preparation methods catalogued. While there exists substantial similarity in the fishery resources utilised in the traditional cuisines of these four archipelagos, the Canaries have historically incorporated additional species from the Northwest African coasts. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has integrated more tropical elements and has had limited developed in its deep-water fisheries. Macaronesia's gastronomic heritage, rooted in Portuguese and Spanish traditions, reflects a Mediterranean Diet characterised by lifestyle and the utilization of traditional recipes.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Northernmost record of the Cape Verde blenny Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990},

author = {Alejandro Escánez and Cristina Camacho-Puerta},

url = {https://pfeil-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/46-2_12-es.pdf},

isbn = {0341-8391},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-04-30},

urldate = {2024-04-30},

journal = {Spixiana},

volume = {46},

number = {2},

pages = {227-228},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{SEMPEREVALVERDE2024116389,

title = {Plasticlusters: A marine litter microhabitat in a marina of Tunisia, N Africa},

author = {Juan Sempere-Valverde and Pablo Saenz-Arias and Anastasiia Martynova and etc and Sahar Chebaane},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X24003667},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116389},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-04-26},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {202},

pages = {116389},

abstract = {Plastic debris is a significant and rapidly developing ecological issue in coastal marine ecosystems, especially in areas where it accumulates. This study introduces “plasticlusters”, a new form of floating debris agglomeration found in the Yasmine Hammamet marina (Tunisia, North-Africa), loosely attached to pontoon ropes around the water surface level. The analysis of two samples revealed that they were formed primarily by average 2.11 mm polystyrene fragments, 3.43 mm fibers, 104 mm polypropylene and polyethylene sheets, and 122 mm decomposing seagrass leaves. They were inhabited by several taxa, including at least 2 cryptogenic and 5 non-indigenous species (NIS). Unlike other plastic formations, plasticlusters provide a novel and potentially temporal microhabitat to fouling assemblages due to their loose and unconsolidated structure which, combined with marinas being NIS hubs, could enhance NIS dispersion. The results of this study raise concerns about the combined ecological effects of debris accumulation and biocontamination inside marinas.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Venomous Foes in Mediterranean Africa: Occurrence of Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758), and First Records of Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 for Algeria and Tunisia},

author = {Sahar Chebaane and Juan Sempere-Valverde and Andrea Desiderato and Sonia K. M. Gueroun and etc and Yassine Ramzi Sghaier},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00706-1},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-04-18},

urldate = {2024-04-18},

journal = {Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences},

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@article{article_45,

title = {Site selection within the maritime spatial planning: Insights from use-cases on aquaculture, offshore wind energy and aggregates extraction},

author = {Andrej Abramic and Alejandro Mendoza and Víctor Cordero-Penín and etc and Carlos Andrade and etc and Ricardo Haroun},

doi = {10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107051},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-03-12},

urldate = {2024-03-12},

journal = {Ocean & Coastal Management},

volume = {251},

pages = {107051},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11139,

title = {Early prey intake of a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846, Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the Canary Islands},

author = {Amanda Luna and Alejandro Escánez and Jacobo Marrero and Eva Íñiguez and José A. Pérez and Pilar Sánchez},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ece3.11139},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11139},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-03-10},

urldate = {2024-03-10},

journal = {Ecology and Evolution},

volume = {14},

number = {3},

pages = {e11139},

abstract = {Abstract This study reveals early prey eating by a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846, Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the Canary Islands. Stomach contents, trophic markers, skin isotopic ratios of nitrogen (δ15N:15N/14N) and carbon (δ13C:13C/12C), and fatty acid profiles of the blubber of a short-finned pilot whale of 213 cm size euthanized in free-ranging conditions were analyzed. A total of 15 species of oegopsid squids, mostly diel vertical mesopelagic migrant species of the families Enoploteuthidae, Ommastrephidae, and Histioteuthidae, as well as mother's milk, were identified in the stomach contents. Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (Lu, 1977, Cephalopoda: Chiroteuthidae) was found as first time in this area, suggesting the possibility of its presence on both sides of the subtropical Atlantic, extending its current known distribution. The δ15N value (11.55‰) was higher than expected based on the size range of squid ingested, but lower than that of adult pilot whales, suggesting that mother's milk intake has a significant effect on these values in calves. Similarly, the δ13C values (−17.99‰) were shifted to those of adult pilot whales rather than the ingested squids, also due to the ingestion of high-fat breast milk. The fatty acid (FA) composition of blubber showed a clear stratification. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) were mainly present in the inner layer, while most relevant ≤C20 monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) were more abundant in the outer layer.},

note = {e11139 ECE-2023-11-01949.R1},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202301909,

title = {Ribbontail Stingray Skin Employs a Core–Shell Photonic Glass Ultrastructure to Make Blue Structural Color},

author = {Venkata A. Surapaneni and Michael J. Blumer and Kian Tadayon and Ashlie J. McIvor and etc and Mason N. Dean},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adom.202301909},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202301909},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-03-01},

urldate = {2024-03-01},

journal = {Advanced Optical Materials},

volume = {n/a},

number = {n/a},

pages = {2301909},

abstract = {Abstract Structural blue colors are common in animals, with the tissue nanostructures and material systems that produce them—especially bright blues—typically based on highly ordered nano-architectures. In this study, we describe an unusually bright and angle-independent structural blue from the skin of ribbontail stingray, arising from a more disordered array of scattering elements with a previously undescribed core–shell ultrastructure, involving nano-vesicles enclosing guanine nano-platelets. We show that this skin architecture functions as an intracellular photonic glass, coherently scattering blue, while broadband absorption from closely associated melanophores obviates the low color saturation typical for photonic glasses. Our characterization of skin ultrastructure and color in a stingray demonstrates how disordered systems can be harnessed to produce brilliant hues while illustrating that the capacity for guanine-based colors likely arose extremely early in vertebrate evolution. Moreover, the material-structure-function associations underlying ribbontail stingray coloration, employing two distinct photonic phenomena, illustrate how the evolution of nanoscale architectures can have profound effects at much larger size scales (e.g., in visual ecology and communication), and provide fundamental guidelines for color-saturated manmade photonic glasses.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Man and the Machine: Effects of AI-assisted Human Labeling on Interactive Annotation of Real-Time Video Streams},

author = {Marko Radeta and Ruben Freitas and Claudio Rodrigues and etc and Petteri Nurmi},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3649457},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-29},

journal = {ACM Trans. Interact. Intell. Syst.},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4106,

title = {Searching for the critically endangered European eel in oceanic islands: A pioneer study in the freshwater systems of Madeira, Macaronesia},

author = {Inês Órfão and Soledad Álvarez and Patrício Ramalhosa and etc and Silvia Almeida and Paola Parretti and Rúben Freitas and Marko Radeta and etc and João Canning-Clode},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.4106},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4106},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-20},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems},

volume = {34},

number = {2},

pages = {e4106},

abstract = {Abstract The globally threatened European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is the only freshwater fish native to Macaronesia. Despite being a keystone species to freshwater habitats, little is known about its population, environmental associations and conservation requirements in oceanic islands. The density and geographical-related factors influencing the distribution of A. anguilla in the subtropical Archipelago of Madeira (Portugal) were examined. Data on the species occurrence was initially collected using an online survey addressed to citizens. Eels were then sampled through electrofishing in 31 sampling sites along 11 streams on Madeira Island, and eel-habitat associations were investigated using LMMs and GLMMs. One stream was also sampled in Porto Santo Island. The presence of A. anguilla was confirmed in the two islands of the archipelago with streams (Madeira and Porto Santo). Eels are distributed throughout Madeira Island, being more abundant – particularly small size individual– at lower altitudes (mostly below 150 m). The number of weirs was an important predictor of eel density, suggesting that these flood-control structures limit their upstream migration. This study represents a pioneer sampling effort of the European eel in Madeira and results provide much-needed baseline information on the species distribution and related environmental factors in oceanic islands. While most eel research has historically focused on mainland habitats where dams pose a significant threat to eel habitats, our study underscores the critical importance of addressing smaller, often overlooked barriers that may also cause habitat fragmentation. The European eel is a panmictic species, thus, the conservation of the Macaronesian subpopulations can have substantial benefits for its global recovery. A comprehensive investigation of the impact of man-made obstacles on eel habitat is still needed. Similarly, other common threats such as interactions with non-indigenous species and infection by Anguillicola crassus should be a research priority in future studies.},

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@article{10.3389/fmars.2024.1372876,

title = {Editorial: New plastic pollution types and novel sources of microplastic pollution in marine systems},

author = {Sonja M. Ehlers and Julius A. Ellrich and Ignacio Gestoso},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1372876},

doi = {10.3389/fmars.2024.1372876},

issn = {2296-7745},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-13},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},

volume = {11},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Low diversity and abundance of predatory fishes in a peripheral coral reef ecosystem},

author = {Collin T. Williams and Francesco Garzon and Jesse E. M. Cochran and etc and Ashlie J. McIvor and etc and Michael L. Berumen},

doi = {10.1002/ece3.10920},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-09},

journal = {Ecol Evol},

volume = {14},

number = {e10920},

issue = {2},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{nokey,

title = {One hundred priority questions for advancing seagrass conservation in Europe},

author = {Lina M. Nordlund and Richard K.F. Unsworth and Sieglind Wallner-Hahn and etc and Francesca Gizzi and etc and João Canning-Clode and etc and João G. Monteiro and etc and Susanne Schäfer and etc and Robert Wilkes},

doi = {10.1002/ppp3.10486},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-02-08},

journal = {Plants, People, Planet},

pages = {1-17},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{VILIZZI2024170475,

title = {Development and application of a second-generation multilingual tool for invasion risk screening of non-native terrestrial plants},

author = {Lorenzo Vilizzi and Marina Piria and Dariusz Pietraszewski and etc and João G. Monteiro and etc and Ayşe Yazlık},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724006120},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170475},

issn = {0048-9697},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-29},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Science of The Total Environment},

pages = {170475},

abstract = {Under the increasing threat to native ecosystems posed by non-native species invasions, there is an urgent need for decision support tools that can more effectively identify non-native species likely to become invasive. As part of the screening (first step) component in non-native species risk analysis, decision support tools have been developed for aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Amongst these tools is the Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) for screening non-native plants. The WRA has provided the foundations for developing the first-generation WRA-type Invasiveness Screening Kit (ISK) tools applicable to a range of aquatic species, and more recently for the second-generation ISK tools applicable to all aquatic organisms (including plants) and terrestrial animals. Given the most extensive usage of the latter toolkits, this study describes the development and application of the Terrestrial Plant Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (TPS-ISK). As a second-generation ISK tool, the TPS-ISK is a multilingual turnkey application that provides several advantages relative to the WRA: (i) compliance with the minimum standards against which a protocol should be evaluated for invasion process and management approaches; (ii) enhanced questionnaire comprehensiveness including a climate change component; (iii) provision of a level of confidence; (iv) error-free computation of risk scores; (v) multilingual support; (vi) possibility for across-study comparisons of screening outcomes; (vii) a powerful graphical user interface; (viii) seamless software deployment and accessibility with improved data exchange. The TPS-ISK successfully risk-ranked five representative sample species for the main taxonomic groups supported by the tool and ten angiosperms previously screened with the WRA for Turkey. The almost 20-year continuous development and evolution of the ISK tools, as opposed to the WRA, closely meet the increasing demand by scientists and decision-makers for a reliable, comprehensive, updatable and easily deployable decision support tool. For terrestrial plant screening, these requirements are therefore met by the newly developed TPS-ISK.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {From physics to fish: 50 years of research at Great Meteor Seamount, NE Atlantic},

author = {Inês Tojeira and Miguel Souto and Manfred Kaufmann and etc and Christian Mohn},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01484-y},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-25},

urldate = {2024-01-25},

journal = {Marine Biodiversity},

volume = {55},

number = {10},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{COCHRAN2024103404,

title = {Fine scale spatial and temporal trends in Red Sea coral reef research},

author = {Jesse E. M. Cochran and Alexander Kattan and Ute Langner and etc and Ashlie J. McIvor and etc and Michael L. Berumen},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485524000379},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103404},

issn = {2352-4855},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-24},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

pages = {103404},

abstract = {The Red Sea is a globally significant hotspot of coral reef biodiversity and one of the earliest study sites for modern reef research. Reef science in this basin has been summarized in three review papers, each covering different aspects of the available research in broad terms. To build on these earlier works, greatly expanding both the library of publications reviewed and the resolution of spatial, temporal and thematic analyses, an updated literature review was conducted, comprising 1,658 publications focused on coral reef research in the Red Sea. Here, precise study location data from this updated reference library were used to analyze local research trends for both extant and fossil coral reefs in the Red Sea. The results highlighted recent increases in publication rates for most Red Sea countries with 28% of collected papers being published in the final five years of the 116-year time series. Fine-scale spatial analyses of study locations revealed a persistent research hotspot in Israeli/Jordanian waters, but also showed more recent hotspots in northern Egypt and central Saudi Arabia. Conversely, the southern Red Sea remains largely understudied. Trends across broad topics, focal taxa, and methodologies of collected papers were also reviewed, showing that many themes within the database were covered by only a single study. Overall, the collected information presented here can help guide future research efforts toward understudied topics and regions. Data-driven management will be vital to the conservation of these habitats, and efficiently targeting key knowledge gaps requires understanding the spatial and thematic distribution of local research.},

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@article{10.3389/fmars.2024.1364518,

title = {Editorial: True limpets as living resources - biology, ecology, exploitation and sustainability},

author = {Diego Castejón and Alan Hodgson and Tomoyuki Nakano and Stephen John Hawkins and Carlos Andrade},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1364518},

doi = {10.3389/fmars.2024.1364518},

issn = {2296-7745},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-18},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},

volume = {11},

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@article{article_44,

title = {The expansion and establishment of the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) in the freshwater ecosystems of Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Inês Órfão and Patrício Ramalhosa and Francis Kerckhof and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {10.3391/bir.2024.13.1.15},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-07},

urldate = {2024-01-07},

journal = {BioInvasions Records},

volume = {13},

pages = {171-182},

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@article{JAVIDPOUR2024102390,

title = {Innovative aquaculture cage “Flow2Vortex” ensures a sustainable biomass delivery for low trophic level aquaculture},

author = {Jamileh Javidpour and Ralf Schwarz and Sonia K. M. Gueroun and Carlos Andrade and João Canning-Clode},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144860924000013},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2024.102390},

issn = {0144-8609},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-04},

urldate = {2024-01-04},

journal = {Aquacultural Engineering},

pages = {102390},

abstract = {The increasing global demand for seafood, coupled with the limitations of current fish stocks and aquaculture practices, requires the development of sustainable aquaculture solutions. In this context, this study explores the potential of a novel cage technology - Flow2Vortex - for the cultivation of jellyfish, a low-trophic-level organism with increasing market demand. The unique cage design creates a laminar and circular water flow, providing optimal conditions for cultivating fragile planktonic species. Indoor experiments demonstrated the successful growth of jellyfish in the cage, with growth rates of up to 11.6% per day. In addition, field tests in open waters confirmed the cage's ability to maintain a diffuse and controlled flow inside, even under strong external currents. The cage also maintained significantly higher zooplankton concentrations than the surrounding environment, offering a consistent food source for the cultivated jellyfish. These findings highlight the potential of the Flow2Vortex cage for scalable indoor and outdoor cultivation of low-trophic-level organisms, such as jellyfish, contributing to the diversification and sustainability of aquaculture practices.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?},

author = {José M. Guerra-García and Triana Revanales and Pablo Saenz-Arias and etc and Juan Sempere-Valverde and Sahar Chebaane and etc and Macarena Ros},

doi = {10.12681/mms.35817},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-12},

journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},

volume = {24},

number = {3},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CHEBAANE2024115871,

title = {Exploring foraging preference of local fish species towards non-indigenous fouling communities near marinas: Insights from Remote Video Foraging System (RVFS) trials},

author = {Sahar Chebaane and Miguel Pessanha Pais and Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen and Patrício Ramalhosa and Rodrigo Silva and Francesca Gizzi and João Canning-Clode and Alejandro Bernal-Ibáñez and João G. Monteiro},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23013061},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115871},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-12},

urldate = {2023-12-12},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {198},

pages = {115871},

abstract = {Non-indigenous species (NIS) spread from marinas to natural environments is influenced by niche availability, habitat suitability, and local biotic resistance. This study explores the effect of indigenous fish feeding behaviour on NIS proliferation using fouling communities, pre-grown on settlement plates, as two distinct, representative models: one from NIS-rich marinas and the other from areas outside marinas with fewer NIS. These plates were mounted on a Remote Video Foraging System (RVFS) near three marinas on Madeira Island. After 24-h, NIS abundance was reduced by 3.5 %. Canthigaster capistrata's preference for marinas plates suggests potential biotic resistance. However, Sparisoma cretense showed equal biting frequencies for both plate types. The cryptogenic ascidian Trididemnum cereum was the preferred target for the fish. Our study introduces a global framework using RVFS for in-situ experiments, replicable across divers contexts (e.g., feeding behaviour, biotic resistance), which can be complemented by metabarcoding and isotopic analysis to confirm consumption patterns.},

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@article{d15121180,

title = {Amphipods in Mediterranean Marine and Anchialine Caves: New Data and Overview of Existing Knowledge},

author = {Carlos Navarro-Barranco and Alejandro Martínez and Juan Sempere-Valverde and Sahar Chebaane and Markos Digenis and Wanda Plaitis and Eleni Voultsiadou and Vasilis Gerovasileiou},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/12/1180},

doi = {10.3390/d15121180},

issn = {1424-2818},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-29},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Diversity},

volume = {15},

number = {12},

abstract = {Marine and anchialine caves host specialized faunal communities with a variable degree of endemism and functional specialization. However, biodiversity assessments on this habitat are scarce, particularly in relation to small-sized cryptic fauna (such as amphipods), which often play a key role in benthic ecosystems. The present article compiles all records of marine and brackish-water amphipods inhabiting marine and anchialine caves along the Mediterranean basin, combining information extracted from a literature review with newly acquired records. A total of 106 amphipod species has been reported (representing approximately 20% of the Mediterranean amphipod species), mostly from the North-Western Mediterranean. Examination of new material from marine caves in Greece has yielded 14 new records from the East Ionian and Aegean Sea. Most of the reported species display wide ecological amplitude in terms of habitat and substrate preferences, feeding habits as well as bathymetric and geographical distribution. In contrast, only 17 amphipod species have been reported from marine-brackish waters in anchialine caves, predominantly represented by cave specialists with a narrow spatial distribution and distinct morphological traits. Our overall knowledge on amphipods inhabiting Mediterranean caves is far from complete so that new and valuable findings are expected to occur as new caves are explored.},

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@article{YORISNOBILE2023129766,

title = {Artificial reefs built by 3D printing: Systematisation in the design, material selection and fabrication},

author = {Adrian I. Yoris-Nobile and Carlos J. Slebi-Acevedo and Esther Lizasoain-Arteaga and etc and Emanuel Almada and etc and Jorge Lobo-Arteaga},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061822034225},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129766},

issn = {0950-0618},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-21},

urldate = {2023-11-21},

journal = {Construction and Building Materials},

volume = {362},

pages = {129766},

abstract = {The recovery of degraded marine coasts and the improvement of natural habitats are current issues of vital importance for the development of life, both marine and terrestrial. In this sense, the immersion of artificial reefs (ARs) in the marine environment is a way to stimulate the recovery of these damaged ecosystems. But it is necessary to have a multidisciplinary approach that analyses the materials, designs and construction process of artificial reefs in order to understand their true impact on the environment. For this reason, this paper presents the manufacture of artificial reefs by 3D printing, proposing designs with a combination of prismatic and random shapes, with different external overhangs as well as inner holes. For the definition of the artificial reef designs, criteria provided by marine biologists and the results obtained from a numerical simulation with ANSYS were taken into account, with which the stability of the artificial reefs on the seabed was analysed. Three dosages of cement mortars and three dosages of geopolymer mortars were studied as impression materials. The studies included determination of the rheological properties of the mortars, to define the printability, determination of the cost of the materials used, and determination of the mechanical strength and biological receptivity in prismatic specimens that were immersed in the sea for 3 months. To evaluate the environmental impact of the materials used in the production of the mortars, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was carried out. In order to choose the mortars that encompassed the best properties studied, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) was applied and the two best mortars were used for the manufacture of the artificial reefs. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of the 3D printing process used were analysed. The results of the studies carried out in this research show that cement mortars have better characteristics for artificial reef applications using 3D printing, and that the technique applied for the manufacture of the artificial reefs allowed the digital models to be faithfully reproduced.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Prior stress by marine heatwaves and micro-habitat fragmentation drive the colonisation of epifaunal assemblages in marine forests},

author = {Alejandro Bernal-Ibáñez and Eva Cacabelos and Endika Quintano and Ignacio Gestoso},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14437 },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-09},

journal = {Mar Ecol Prog Ser},

volume = {722},

pages = {89-105},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Crustose coralline algal factors determining the success of limpet (Patellogastropoda: Patellidae) settlement: species, exposure time, area and soluble cues},

author = {Diego Castejón and Loreto García and Carlos Andrade},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04321-1},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-03},

journal = {Marine Biology},

volume = {170},

number = {171},

issue = {12},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{article_41,

title = {Optimization and validation of a micro-QuEChERS method for phthalates detection in small samples of cetacean blubber},

author = {Annalisa Sambolino and Marta Rodriguez and Jesús De la Fuente and Manuel Arbelo and Antonio Fernandez and Manfred Kaufmann and Nereida Cordeiro and Ana Dinis},

doi = {10.1016/j.mex.2023.102502},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-01},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {MethodsX},

volume = {12},

pages = {102502},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{article_42,

title = {Exploring Visual Methods for Monitoring Marine Non-Indigenous Species Colonizing Artificial Structures in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Soledad Álvarez and Ignacio Gestoso and Patrício Ramalhosa and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103293},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-11-01},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

volume = {69},

pages = {103293},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{jmse11101870,

title = {A Preliminary Assessment of Microalgal Diets for Echinopluteus Larvae Culture of the Sea Urchin Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinoidea: Toxopneustidae)},

author = {Ricardo Luís and Ricardo José and João Castro and Carlos Andrade},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/10/1870},

doi = {10.3390/jmse11101870},

issn = {2077-1312},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-09-26},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Marine Science and Engineering},

volume = {11},

number = {10},

abstract = {Sea urchins play an important role in coastal marine ecosystems and are an economically valuable resource for their gonads (roe or uni). Increased demand by Asian and European countries caused overfishing of wild stocks resulting in a sharp decline of sea urchin populations. The increased efforts in developing cost-effective protocols are focused on larval development up to pre- and post-metamorphosis stages, as they are one of the main difficulties of echinoculture. This is a preliminary study to evaluate the influence of microalgal varying diet rationing on larval development, growth, and survivorship at pre-metamorphosis of Sphaerechinus granularis echinopluteus (30 days post-fertilization). Three microalgae diets based on Dunaliella tertiolecta and Rhodomonas marina and the combination of both species were tested. Each diet used three ration treatments: low ration (500-3000 cells⋅ml−1); medium ration (1000-6000 cells⋅ml−1); and high ration (4000-24,000 cells⋅ml−1), which were cell-density adjusted to larval development. Assays used three triplicated treatments in 8 L cylindrical-conical glass incubators. Results showed that the survival of S. granularis echinopluteus was positively influenced by diets of lower cellular densities and a combined microalgae diet. Adoption of this type of diet regime is expected to improve larval production and provide the groundwork for future research on S. granularis in aquaculture.},

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@article{ANDRIOLO2023115521,

title = {Drones for litter monitoring on coasts and rivers: suitable flight altitude and image resolution},

author = {Umberto Andriolo and Konstantinos Topouzelis and Tim H. M. Emmerik and etc and João G. Monteiro and etc and Gil Gonçalves},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23009554},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115521},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-09-14},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {195},

pages = {115521},

abstract = {Multirotor drones can be efficiently used to monitor macro-litter in coastal and riverine environments. Litter on beaches, dunes and riverbanks, along with floating litter on coastal and river waters, can be spotted and mapped from aerial drone images. Items detection and classification are prone to image resolution, which is expressed in terms of Ground Sampling Distance (GSD). The GSD is determined by drone flight altitude and camera properties. This paper investigates what is a suitable GSD value for litter survey. Drone flight altitude and camera setup should be chosen to obtain a GSD between 0.5 cm/px and 1.25 cm/px. Within this range, the lowest GSD allows litter categorization and classification, whereas the highest value should be adopted for a coarser litter census. In the vision of drawing up a global protocol for drone-based litter surveys, this work sets the ground for homogenizing data collection and litter assessments.},

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}

@article{TRIAYPORTELLA2023102951b,

title = {Biological features of nine deep-water fishes from the midslope of the Northwest African coast},

author = {Raül Triay-Portella and J. A. González and J. M. Lorenzo and Manuel Biscoito and J. G. Pajuelo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485523001408},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102951},

issn = {2352-4855},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-09-01},

urldate = {2023-09-01},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

volume = {62},

pages = {102951},

abstract = {The size distribution, sex ratio, spawning activity, and maturity of Alepocephalus bairdii, Alepocephalus productus, Alepocephalus rostratus, Bathygadus favosus, Bathygadus melanobranchus, Nezumia aequalis, Mora moro, Trachyscorpia echinata and Hoplostethus mediterraneus inhabiting the middle slope off Northwest Africa were analysed. Maturation takes place during the winter months, when a high proportion (>62%) of large individuals were observed in the mature, spawning or postspawning stage, with the exception of H. mediterraneus (57.3%). Negative allometric growth was recorded as a general pattern in both sexes, but isometric growth was recorded in females of A. productus, A. rostratus, and B. melanobranchus. Positive allometric growth was only observed in females of T. echinata. The length frequency distribution showed significant differences between sexes, except in A. productus and A. bairdii. Females of Macrouridae species were found to be larger and heavier than males. Sex ratios were generally unbalanced, but no bias was observed in N. aequalis, T. echinata, and H. mediterraneus. Relative size at sexual maturity ranged mainly between 0.66 and 0.72, but B. favosus, H. mediterraneus, and N. aequalis showed lower values (0.54–0.61). Sexual maturity is reached mainly at a size between 1 and 5 cm smaller in males than in females, except in A. bairdii and T. echinata.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Status and perspectives of blue economy sectors across the Macaronesian archipelagos},

author = {Yaiza Fernández-Palacios and Sadasivam Kaushik and Andrej Abramic and et al and Carlos Andrade and et al and Ricardo Haroun },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-08-26},

journal = {Journal of Coastal Conservation},

volume = {27},

number = {39},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Tropicalization alert: new species of mat-forming zoantharian (Zoanthus pulchellus) arrives on Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Rodrigo Silva and Raül Triay-Portella and Cataixa López and João G. Monteiro and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0048},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-08-22},

urldate = {2023-08-22},

journal = {Bulletin of Marine Science},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{10.3389/fmars.2023.1252360,

title = {Editorial: Ecological and behavioral traits of apex predators in oceanic insular ecosystems: advances and challenges in research and conservation},

author = {Filipe Alves and Nuno Queiroz and Patrick G. R. Jodice},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1252360},

doi = {10.3389/fmars.2023.1252360},

issn = {2296-7745},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-08-14},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},

volume = {10},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{10.3897/BDJ.11.e106991,

title = {MONICET: The Azores whale watching contribution to cetacean monitoring},

author = {Laura González García and Marc Fernández and José M. N. Azevedo},

url = {https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e106991},

doi = {10.3897/BDJ.11.e106991},

issn = {1314-2836},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-08-08},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal},

volume = {11},

pages = {e106991},

publisher = {Pensoft Publishers},

abstract = {The Azores islands have been historically linked to cetaceans, becoming an example of a successful transition from whaling to whale watching. Twenty-eight cetacean species have been sighted in these waters, making the archipelago one of the most recognised whale and dolphin watching destinations worldwide. The business is well-established in the region, operates in four of the nine islands year-round or seasonally and provides an excellent opportunity to collect long term information on cetacean distribution and abundance in an affordable way. Continuous monitoring is indeed essential to establish baseline knowledge and to evaluate cetacean response to potential natural or anthropogenic impacts. Opportunistic data greatly complement traditional dedicated surveys, providing additional support for appropriate management plans.The MONICET platform has been running continuously since 2009 as a collaborative instrument to collect, store, organise and disseminate cetacean data voluntarily collected by whale watching companies in the Azores. In the period covered by this dataset (2009-2020), 11 whale watching companies have voluntarily provided data from the four islands of the archipelago where whale watching takes place. The dataset contains more than 37,000 sightings of 25 species (22 cetaceans and three turtles). This manuscript presents the first long-term whale watching cetacean occurrence dataset openly available for the Azores. We explain the methodology used for data collection and address the potential biases and limitations inherent to the opportunistic nature of the dataset to maximise its usability by external users.},

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pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{unknownb,

title = {Mark-recapture validates the use of photo-identification for the widely distributed blue-spotted ribbontail ray, Taeniura lymma},

author = {Ashlie McIvor and Collin Williams and Walter Rich and etc and Michael Berumen},

doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-2952109/v1},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-29},

urldate = {2023-07-29},

journal = {Sci Rep},

volume = {14},

number = {17432},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Combined effects of salinity and temperature on survival and growth during the early life cycle of the rock oyster Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778)},

author = {José A. Marcelino and Adriano Macia and Mizeque J. Mafambissa and Diego Castejón and Carlos Andrade},

url = {https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/238176},

issn = {2683-6416},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-25},

journal = {Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science},

volume = {22},

number = {1},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14406,

title = {Ecological impacts of invasive ecosystem engineers: A global perspective across terrestrial and aquatic systems},

author = {Gil Rilov and João Canning-Clode and Tamar Guy-Haim},

url = {https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2435.14406},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14406},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-25},

journal = {Functional Ecology},

volume = {00},

pages = {1-15},

abstract = {Abstract In both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, invasive species are a major driver of global change that is increasing in scope and impact due to the increase in global trade, habitat modification and climate change. Among invasive species, those that are known as ‘ecosystem engineers’ are considered a specific, highly influential, type of invaders, where an invader significantly alters the new environment, either physically or chemically. In this context, this perspective review discusses the different types of possible impacts of invasive ecosystems engineers (IEE) in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Scanning the relevant literature on the topic, we find a 12-year lag in the use of terms relevant to the concept of ecosystem engineers in invasion-related publications since the first publication of the concept in 1994, with a steep increase in use between 2006 and 2014. A bibliometric mapping showed a high level of connectedness between related terms and clusters, suggesting an ample flow of concepts, ideas and knowledge between realms, ecosystems and regions, and researchers that study them. Throughout this essay, we illustrate with recent examples the context-dependency of their (positive and negative) impacts in the three realms. We review the distinction between autogenic (altering the environment for other species with their body) and allogenic (altering the environment for other species with their actions) ecosystem engineering in the context of alien species. We also put a spotlight on the well-studied engineering effects of IEE plants and macroalgae, terrestrial and aquatic bioturbators and burrowers as well as highly effective consumers. We finalize with discussing how IEE can strongly affect ecosystem services for human wellbeing and explore the possible contribution of IEE in restoring functions and services in the face of climate change in highly invaded and fast-warming systems like the southeastern Mediterranean Sea or areas that face frequent fires for example. We claim that the last topic has received little attention from the scientific community and should be given priority in future studies. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)},

author = {Daniele Grech and Emanuele Asciutto and Rigers Bakiu and et al and Sahar Chebaane and et al and Lorenzo Zacchetti},

doi = {http://doi.org/10.12681/mms.30401},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-20},

journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},

volume = {24},

issue = {2},

pages = {392-418},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Trophic ecology of common bottlenose dolphins in a pelagic insular environment inferred by stable isotopes},

author = {Ester Dias and Morgane Dromby and Rita Ferreira and et al and Ana Dinis and Filipe Alves},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05294-4},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-16},

journal = {Hydrobiologia},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CAMPANATI2023739879,

title = {Nutritional effect of substituting microalgal concentrates with microencapsulated diets in Mytilus galloprovincialis spat},

author = {Camilla Campanati and Leire Arantzamendi and Izaskun Zorita and Tifanie Briaudeau and Xabier Lekube and Urtzi Izagirre and David C. Aldridge},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848623006531},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739879},

issn = {0044-8486},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-08},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {576},

pages = {739879},

abstract = {The expansion of mussel aquaculture is limited by the availability of spat and production on land is dependent on costly cultures of microalgae as feed. Substitution of algae with microencapsulated feeds can reduce feed contaminations, ease the storage and extend the shelf life, ensuring stable production of consistent quality at sustainable costs. This study investigated the effects of the substitution of commercial preserved microalgal concentrates (A) with different inclusion levels of Schizochytrium-microencapsulated feed (BioBullets, B) for Mytilus galloprovincialis spat: no substitution, A (100%A; 0%B); low substitution, ABL (40%A; 60%B); medium substitution, ABM (20%A; 80%B); complete substitution, B (0%A; 100 %B). For 8 weeks, spat of <1 cm were cultured under dietary treatments and survival, growth, condition index, digestive gland atrophy and adipogranular cell index were compared, using spat unsupplemented with any feeds as negative control (NC). Diet had a significant effect on spat growth and tissue biochemical and fatty acid composition, demonstrating the assimilation of microencapsulated diets. Spat growth was positively correlated with dietary and spat tissue protein, monounsaturated fatty acids and eicosapentaenoic acid content and was highest in spat fed A and ABL. <10% dietary proteins equally sustained M. galloprovincialis spat growth through dietary replacement with higher proportions of lipids (x3) and carbohydrates (x2). With manufacturing improvements, 60% substitution of preserved microalgal concentrates by microencapsulated Schizochytrium can be considered in attempting to enhance economic feasibility in spat production.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {New species and new records of bryozoan species from fouling communities in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Javier Souto and Patrício Ramalhosa and Jasmine Ferrario and Lydia Png-Gonzalez and Soledad Álvarez and Ignacio Gestoso and Natacha Nogueira and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-023-01355-y},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-07},

journal = {Marine Biodiversity},

volume = {53},

number = {49},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{TRIAYPORTELLA2023103076,

title = {Reproductive biology of wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Canary Islands (eastern-central Atlantic},

author = {Raül Triay-Portella and José A. González and José M. Lorenzo and Sandra Correia and José G. Pajuelo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485523002669},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103076},

issn = {2352-4855},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-06},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

pages = {103076},

abstract = {The reproductive status of wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the eastern-central Atlantic was investigated to better understand their migration and breeding patterns. The waters around the Canary Islands are considered a breeding area for wahoo; and this study documents the first described breeding activity found in the eastern Atlantic. The presence of many mature and spawning capable wahoo reported in this study confirms its spawning activity in this region. Off the Canary Islands, only mature individuals spawn in the region where no immature individuals were observed to date. Most of the specimens captured in Canary Islands waters exceed 100 cm TL (about 2 years old). Values of the gonadosomatic index (GSI) of males were much lower than those estimated for females. Testes showed little changes in size throughout gametogenesis, while ovaries increased significantly (p<0.05). The low values make it inadvisable to use GSI in males to determine spawning activity. In the Canary Islands, wahoo females spawn (fishes with tertiary vitellogenic oocytes, postovulatory follicles or germinal vesicle migration, yolk coalescence, germinal vesicle breakdown and hydrated oocyte) mainly during a 4-month period in summer. Both females of spawning capable outside the main summer breeding period and females in regressing phase during the spawning period have been observed in the Canary Islands. Males were found in the spawning capable phase throughout the year, with greater prevalence between May and October.},

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tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds},

author = {Bethany L Clark and Ana P B Carneiro and Elizabeth J Pearmain and etc and Manuel Biscoito and etc and Maria P Dias},

doi = {10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-07-04},

journal = {Nat Commun},

volume = {14},

number = {3665},

issue = {1},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}