Publications

@article{doi:10.1080/10498850.2020.1734892,

title = {Between Tradition and Taste: Fish Consumption Habits in a Small Portuguese Archipelago},

author = {Margarida Hermida and Sónia Costa},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10498850.2020.1734892},

doi = {10.1080/10498850.2020.1734892},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology},

volume = {29},

number = {4},

pages = {335-349},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

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@article{FELIX2020e00884,

title = {Can a restocking event with European (glass) eels cause early changes in local biological communities and its ecological status?},

author = {Pedro M. Félix and J. L. Costa and Rui Monteiro and Nuno Castro and Bernardo R. Quintella and Pedro Raposa de Almeida and I. Domingos},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419305475},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00884},

issn = {2351-9894},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

urldate = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Global Ecology and Conservation},

volume = {21},

pages = {e00884},

abstract = {In an attempt to assist the recovery of the panmictic population of the European eel, declining since the late 1980s, the restocking of areas with low or no natural recruitment has been one of the measures adopted to reverse this trend. However, the main focus in several monitoring programmes for these actions, has been in the best interest of its viability and cost/benefit relationships and, for that, the condition of the released stocks has been the main concern. Yet, so far, no studies have assessed the potential ecological impacts that restocking might have on other biological communities. This pioneer pilot study aimed to evaluate the early ecological impact of a restocking event on other biological communities, considering inter-specific competition (other fish species) and feeding impact (macroinvertebrates). The reference condition of the biological communities of an inland tributary of the Mondego river, the River Ceira, was determined in three sites inaccessible to the natural recruitment of eels, followed by a post-stocking assessment. The results showed no significant changes in the fish assemblages in restocked areas, contrary to the macroinvertebrate community. However, the ecological status for the macroinvertebrate community showed no deleterious effects, with the results suggesting exactly the opposite. This may be related to the low density of the restocked eels and factors influencing the local trophic web. This study confirms the suitability of the habitat for restocking with glass eels, during its early stages, without disrupting the local ecological status, using densities close to those of natural recruitment.},

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@article{GIZZI2020104905,

title = {Before and after a disease outbreak: Tracking a keystone species recovery from a mass mortality event},

author = {Francesca Gizzi and Jesús Jiménez López and Susanne Schäfer and Nuno Castro and Sónia Costa and Silvia Lourenço and Ricardo José and João Canning-Clode and João G. Monteiro},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113619306245},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104905},

issn = {0141-1136},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

urldate = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Marine Environmental Research},

volume = {156},

pages = {104905},

abstract = {Mass mortality events involving marine taxa are increasing worldwide. The long-spined sea urchin Diadema africanum is considered a keystone herbivore species in the northeastern Atlantic due to its control over the abundance and distribution of algae. After a first registered mass mortality in 2009, another event off the coasts of Madeira archipelago affected this ecologically important species in summer 2018. This study documented the 2018 D. africanum mass mortality event, and the progress of its populations on the southern coast of Madeira island. A citizen science survey was designed targeting marine stakeholders to understand the extent and intensity of the event around the archipelago. Underwater surveys on population density prior, during and after the mass mortality, permitted an evaluation of the severity and magnitude of the event as well as urchin population recovery. A preliminary assessment of causative agents of the mortality was performed. The event was reported in the principal islands of the archipelago reducing the populations up to 90%. However, a fast recovery was registered during the following months, suggesting that the reproductive success was not compromised. Microbiological analyses in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, during and after the event, was not conclusive. Nevertheless, the bacteria Aeromonas salmonicida, or the gram-negative bacteria, or the interaction of different types of bacteria may be responsible for the disease outbreak. Further studies are needed to assess the role of pathogens in sea urchin mass mortalities and the compound effects that sea urchins have in local habitats and ecological functioning of coastal marine ecosystems.},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3285,

title = {The protection effects of marine protected areas on exploited molluscs from an oceanic archipelago},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Paulo Henriques and Joana Vasconcelos and Ana Rita Pinto and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3285},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3285},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

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

volume = {30},

number = {4},

pages = {717-729},

abstract = {Abstract Limpets are one of the most successful intertidal algal grazers in the north-eastern Atlantic. They provide valuable ecosystem services, playing a pivotal role in maintaining rocky shore ecological balance and have an important economic value, being subject to high levels of exploitation in several oceanic archipelagos. Limpets represent one of the most profitable economic activities of small-scale fisheries in the Madeira archipelago. However, limpets are extremely vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts, such as overharvesting, habitat fragmentation, and pollution. The protection effects and the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) on the population dynamics of two historically highly exploited limpet species, Patella aspera and Patella candei, were analysed through a comparative study of size, reproduction, and biomass in the Madeira archipelago. The effects of protection from MPAs on limpet populations resulted in a differential increase on size at first maturity, shell size, and capture per unit effort according to the degree of protection. Old and enforced MPAs showed the best-preserved limpet populations in the study area, and both variables (age and enforcement) best explained the observed variability among the MPAs studied. A thorough and multidisciplinary study is necessary to obtain a reliable picture of commercial stocks of the two targeted species (P. aspera and P. candei). Genetic analysis and studies on the food source of limpets may shed light to develop integrative conservation strategies.},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12956,

title = {Lobophora (Dictyotales) Species Richness, Ecology and Biogeography Across the North-Eastern Atlantic Archipelagos and Description of Two New Species1},

author = {Christophe Vieira and Filipe Henriques and Sofie D'hondt and Ana Neto and Carmen H. Almada and Manfred Kaufmann and Marta Sansón and Carlos Sangil and Olivier De Clerck},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jpy.12956},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12956},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Phycology},

volume = {56},

number = {2},

pages = {346-357},

abstract = {The brown alga Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) is an important macroalga in the North-eastern Atlantic archipelagos (i.e., Macaronesia). Notably in the Canaries it can dominate benthic assemblages. While the genus has been the subject of several ecological studies in the Canaries, no study has yet been conducted to assess species-level diversity of Lobophora in Macaronesia. We reassessed the diversity of Lobophora in Macaronesia, reporting the presence of seven species (L. caboverdeana sp. nov., L. canariensis, L. dagamae sp. nov., L. delicata, L. dispersa, L. littlerorum, and L. schneideri). Lobophora spp. from Macaronesia are morphologically and ecologically distinguishable. In the Canaries, L. schneideri dominates the photophilic assemblages from the intertidal to 20-30 m depth. Lobophora dagamae sp. nov. grows in less illuminated shallow habitats, and replaces L. schneideri from 30 to ~80 m. Lobophora canariensis also has a wide vertical distribution, from the intertidal to deep waters, while L. delicata, L. dispersa and L. littlerorum grow in shallow waters. The dominance of species with an upright habit versus prostrate or crustose species may be mediated by the pressure of herbivores. Four species have an amphi-Atlantic distribution: L. littlerorum, L. canariensis, L. delicata, and L. schneideri. Lobophora schneideri and L. delicata are furthermore distributed in the Mediterranean Sea. By sampling a pivotal region in the Atlantic, this study significantly improves our knowledge of Lobophora biogeography in the Atlantic Ocean. Macaronesia constitutes a species–poor region for Lobophora where no diversification events occurred, and a region of overlap between the Greater Caribbean and the Indo-Pacific.},

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@article{doi:10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423,

title = {Two sympatric, not externally discernible, and heavily exploited deepwater species with coastal migration during spawning season: implications for sustainable stocks management of Aphanopus carbo and Aphanopus intermedius around Madeira},

author = {Joana Vasconcelos and Ricardo Sousa and Paulo Henriques and Antonieta Amorim and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423},

doi = {10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences},

volume = {77},

number = {1},

pages = {124-131},

abstract = {Several artisanal fisheries target deepwater species. These stocks are highly sensitive to overfishing because of their slow growth and late maturation. This vulnerability is higher if species concentrate during spawning season in coastal areas, as occur with scabbardfish (Aphanopus spp.). In this paper, we explore if two Aphanopus species (A. carbo and A. intermedius) that coexist show migration patterns to coastal areas during spawning. We analysed specimens of both species throughout 4 years (2014–2017) in a weekly basis and compare morphological parameters with the distance of the coast (coastal (<12 n.m.; 1 n.m. = 1.852 km) versus offshore (>12 n.m.)). Both species showed coastal patterns of migration during the spawning season (October–December), with 65.90% of total specimens of A. carbo and 51.60% of A. intermedius being caught at <12 n.m. during this season. Fishing events were also more numerous at <12 n.m. to the coast during spawning season (46.6%) relative to nonspawning season (32.6%). A series of management measures (e.g., October–December season) were developed to preserve Aphanopus stocks in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Keys to the fishes of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea},

author = {Armando J. Almeida and Manuel Biscoito },

url = {http://publications.cm-funchal.pt/jspui/handle/100/1700},

issn = {0870-3876},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-12-31},

journal = {Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal},

volume = {15},

pages = {1-195},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Marine fouling communities from artificial and natural habitats: comparison of resistance to chemical and physical disturbances},

author = {Jasmine Ferrario and Ignacio Gestoso and Patrício Ramalhosa and Eva Cacabelos and Bernardo Duarte and Isabel Caçador and João Canning-Clode},

url = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.2.01},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.2.01},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-12-11},

journal = {Aquatic Invasions},

volume = {15},

issue = {2},

pages = {196-216},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{nokey,

title = {The distribution of Mola alexandrini in the Subtropical Eastern Atlantic, with a note on Mola mola},

author = {Peter Wirtz and Manuel Biscoito },

url = {http://publications.cm-funchal.pt/jspui/handle/100/1697},

issn = {0523-7904},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-09-20},

journal = {Bocagiana},

volume = {245},

pages = {1-6},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Intertidal assemblages across boulders and rocky platforms: a multi-scaled approach in a subtropical island},

author = {Eva Cacabelos and Ignacio Gestoso and Patrício Ramalhosa and Lea Riera and Ana I Azevedo Neto and João Canning-Clode },

url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01000-7},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01000-7},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-08-28},

journal = {Marine Biodiversity},

volume = {49},

pages = {2709-2723},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{nokey,

title = {Patterns of distribution of the invasive alga Asparagopsis armata Harvey: a multi-scaled approach},

author = {Gustavo M. Martins and Eva Cacabelos and João Faria and Nuno Álvaro and Afonso C. L. Prestes and Ana I. Neto },

url = {https://www.reabic.net/aquaticinvasions/2019/issue4.aspx},

doi = {10.3391/ai.2019.14.4.02},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-06-15},

journal = {Aquatic Invasions},

volume = {14},

number = {4},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{nokey,

title = {Results of the research expedition Biaçores 1971. Fishes and list of stations},

author = {Armando J. Almeida and Manuel Biscoito },

url = {https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-423-003},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-423-003},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-06-01},

urldate = {2019-06-01},

journal = {Cybium},

volume = {43},

number = {2},

pages = {153-161},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{articleq,

title = {Behavioural ontogeny of bearded seals Erignathus barbatus through the first year of life},

author = {CD Hamilton and Christian Lydersen and Michael Fedak and Carla Freitas and Mark Hindell and Kit Kovacs},

doi = {10.3354/meps13072},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Ecology Progress Series},

volume = {627},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{sousa_vasconcelos_delgado_riera_gonzález_freitas_henriques_2019,

title = {Filling biological information gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera and José A. González and Mafalda Freitas and Paulo Henriques},

doi = {10.1017/S0025315418001054},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},

volume = {99},

number = {4},

pages = {841–849},

publisher = {Cambridge University Press},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{SOUSA201933b,

title = {Long-term population status of two harvested intertidal grazers (Patella aspera and Patella candei), before (1996–2006) and after (2007–2017) the implementation of management measures},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and Paulo Henriques and Ana Rita Pinto and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110118301254},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.002},

issn = {1385-1101},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Sea Research},

volume = {144},

pages = {33-38},

abstract = {Intertidal limpets are subject to harvesting pressure in regions, e.g. oceanic islands, where marine organisms are a more accessible source of protein. These molluscs are very sensitive to human exploitation which often results on a decrease of their densities and an over-representation of immature individuals, because of the loss of large-sized reproductive specimens. Two species of exploited limpets (Patella aspera and Patella candei) were assessed throughout 21 years, before (1996–2006) and after (2007–2017) the implementation of conservation measures for their sustainable management in Madeira (North-eastern Atlantic Ocean). Different levels of anthropogenic pressure were also taken in account in this comparative study: (i) proximity to coastal settlements (“Near” vs. “Far”) and (ii) accessibility to the coast (North vs. South), that may be considered surrogates of harvesting pressure on the intertidal of Madeira. The present results showed that the stocks of P. aspera and P. candei are slightly recovered after regulatory measures entered into force, with an increase of mean shell length and dominance of reproductive individuals (>40 mm). P. aspera populations showed a clearer effect mainly due to the higher exploitation rate relative to P. candei. Conservation measures prompted a positive effect on both exploited limpet species, but further assessment studies are necessary to address the evolution of stocks over time.},

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@article{FREITAS201973,

title = {Surface behavior of pelagic juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in the eastern North Atlantic},

author = {Carla Freitas and Rui Caldeira and Thomas Dellinger},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098117306639},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.10.006},

issn = {0022-0981},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology},

volume = {510},

pages = {73-80},

abstract = {Sea turtles bask at the ocean surface, but little is known about the patterns and ecological context of surface behavior in the wild. This study investigated the surface behavior of ten juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (34 - 58 cm straight carapace length) satellite tagged in Madeira, in the pelagic eastern North Atlantic. During a total of 2273 tracking days, turtles moved through oceanic areas with a mean depth of ~3400 m. On average, turtles spent one third of the time at the surface (0 - 1 m depth), spending 43% of the time at the surface during the day and 29% of the time during the night. Generalized linear mixed modelling showed that the proportion of time at the surface was significantly larger during the day, particularly during spring and summer. Time spent at the surface during the day increased with elevated air temperatures and weak winds, probably to maximize the benefits of solar absorption. Conversely, the probability of being at the surface during the day decreased as horizontal search effort increased, suggesting a trade-off between basking and daytime foraging activities. At night, time spent at the surface was not associated with air temperature or wind speed but was instead positively associated with moon illumination. As turtles tend to dive deeper during clear nights, increased surface time may be needed to recover from deeper dives. This study presents important aspects of the behavioral ecology of the species during the oceanic juvenile phase. The findings reported here may be relevant for species management and conservation, including correction of census data and management of interactions with surface fishing gear and other anthropogenic activities.},

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@article{drones3010010,

title = {Drones for Conservation in Protected Areas: Present and Future},

author = {Jesús Jiménez López and Margarita Mulero-Pázmány},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/3/1/10},

doi = {10.3390/drones3010010},

issn = {2504-446X},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Drones},

volume = {3},

number = {1},

abstract = {Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have been called upon to revolutionize conservation and hold great potential to evolve and raise better-informed decisions to assist management. Despite great expectations, the benefits that drones could bring to foster effectiveness remain fundamentally unexplored. To address this gap, we performed a literature review about the use of drones in conservation. We selected a total of 256 studies, of which 99 were carried out in protected areas. We classified the studies in five distinct areas of applications: “wildlife monitoring and management”; “ecosystem monitoring”; “law enforcement”; “ecotourism”; and “environmental management and disaster response”. We also identified specific gaps and challenges that would allow for the expansion of critical research or monitoring. Our results support the evidence that drones hold merits to serve conservation actions and reinforce effective management, but multidisciplinary research must resolve the operational and analytical shortcomings that undermine the prospects for drones integration in protected areas.},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12848,

title = {Complex biogeographical patterns support an ecological connectivity network of a large marine predator in the north-east Atlantic},

author = {Filipe Alves and Anita Alessandrini and Antonella Servidio and Ana Sofia Mendonça and Karin L. Hartman and Rui Prieto and Simon Berrow and Sara Magalhães and Lisa Steiner and Rui Santos and Rita Ferreira and Jacobo Marrero Pérez and Fabian Ritter and Ana Dinis and Vidal Martín and Mónica Silva and Natacha Aguilar de Soto},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ddi.12848},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12848},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Diversity and Distributions},

volume = {25},

number = {2},

pages = {269-284},

abstract = {Abstract Aim The knowledge of a species biogeographical patterns greatly enhances our understanding of geographical ecology, which can improve identifying key conservation needs. Yet, this knowledge is still scarce for many marine top predators. Here, we aim to analyse movement patterns and spatial structuring of a large predator, the short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus, over a wide geographical area. Location North-east Atlantic, in Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira and Canaries) and Iberian Peninsula (Sagres). Methods We used likelihood techniques to estimate residency times and transition probabilities and carried out social analysis from individual photographic identification data, and analysed year-round distribution from effort-related sightings, collated between 1999 and 2015. Results The best-fitting models included emigration and reimmigration and showed different residency times within each archipelago. A total of 26 individual movements from 21 individuals (from a sample of >2,300 individuals) were recorded between Madeira and the neighbouring archipelagos, and heterogeneous transition probabilities were estimated within and between areas. A social network diagram showed associations from animals with distinct residency patterns. Higher significant sighting rates were recorded during autumn in the Azores and Madeira. Main conclusions The variation in site fidelity and year-round occupancy among areas of the Macaronesia is consistent with some degree of population structuring, which combined with a connectivity network and seasonal inflows from animals inhabiting offshore waters, support the development of a complex social and geographical ecology in short-finned pilot whales. The combination of techniques applied in this study was an effective way to estimate parameters of movement, which could be a good practice to be used for other scenarios and species.},

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@article{SOUSA20199,

title = {How vulnerable are cetaceans to climate change? Developing and testing a new index},

author = {António Sousa and Filipe Alves and Ana Dinis and Julia Bentz and Maria J. Cruz and João P. Nunes},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X18308185},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.046},

issn = {1470-160X},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Ecological Indicators},

volume = {98},

pages = {9-18},

abstract = {Climate change is altering chemical, physical and biological processes in the marine environment. Observed impacts driven by climate have been recorded and include changes in the geographical distribution, timing of seasonal migrations, breeding biology and behaviour of species. A number of qualitative and quantitative methodologies have been developed over the years to assess the vulnerability of animals to climate change. However, for marine species, the development and application of indices is recent, especially for large vertebrates such as marine mammals. In this context, the present study develops a trait-based climate change vulnerability index and applies it to seven cetacean species in the Madeira archipelago (Northeast Atlantic). The development of the index included the selection of sensitivity and exposure factors, the definition of each factor’s score range, and the computation of results. It showed that the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the Atlantic population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera brydei) were the most vulnerable species. The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), the island-associated bottlenose dolphins and the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) showed the lowest vulnerability to climate change. The outputs are consistent with previously proposed effects on whales and dolphins, considering their ecological similarities and exposure to environmental factors. This study shows that the developed index contributes to prioritize vulnerable species to climate change and to identify knowledge gaps in species ecological traits. The index results can contribute to inform policy makers in the definition of measures for species conservation.},

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@article{GESTOSO2019413,

title = {Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores},

author = {Ignacio Gestoso and Eva Cacabelos and Patrício Ramalhosa and João Canning-Clode},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719326919},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123},

issn = {0048-9697},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Science of The Total Environment},

volume = {687},

pages = {413-415},

abstract = {Plastic debris is one of the most extensive pollution problems our planet is facing today and a particular concern for marine environment conservation. The dimension of the problem is so large that it is possible our current era will generate an anthropogenic marker horizon of plastic in earth's sedimentary record. Here we present a new type of plastic pollution, the ‘plasticrusts’, plastic debris encrusting the rocky surface, recently discovered in the intertidal rocky shores of a volcanic Atlantic island. The potential impact that these new ‘plasticrusts’ may have needs to be further explored, as e.g. potential ingestion by intertidal organisms could suppose a new pathway for entrance of plastics into marine food webs. Consequently, its inclusion as a potential new marine debris category in management and monitoring actions should be pondered.},

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@article{articler,

title = {Cronius ruber (Lamarck, 1818) arrives to Madeira Island: a new indication of the ongoing tropicalization of the northeastern Atlantic},

author = {Susanne Schäfer and João G. Monteiro and Nuno Castro and Gil Rilov and João Canning-Clode },

doi = {10.1007/s12526-019-00999-z},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Biodiversity},

volume = {49},

pages = {2699-2707},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

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@article{SOUSA2019106264,

title = {Potential impact of harvesting management measures on the reproductive parameters of the limpets Patella aspera and Patella candei from Madeira Island},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and Rodrigo Riera and Ana Rita Pinto and João Delgado and Paulo Henriques},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771418303287},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106264},

issn = {0272-7714},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science},

volume = {226},

pages = {106264},

abstract = {Intertidal and shallow subtidal molluscs are highly sensitive to overharvesting because of their restricted habitat, limited mobility and easy access to humans. Several parameters have been previously used to determine their exploitation status, e.g. sizes, abundances and reproductive stages. Herein the reproductive parameters of two exploited limpets, Patella candei and the protandrous hermaphrodite Patella aspera were examined. Limpets were collected “before” (1996–2006) and “after” (2007–2017) the implementation of management measures aiming to preserve limpet populations in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic Ocean). The proportion of reproductive individuals increased approximately 14% after the implementation of management measures for both species. An increase in the size and age at first maturity of both species (from 34.6 to 37.5 mm in P. aspera and from 33.4 to 37.4 mm in P. candei) also occurred after such implementation. “Before” samples of P. aspera showed male-biased populations (1.7:1) shifting towards a balanced sex ratio (1:1) after the regulations. No “before” nor “after” sex ratio variations were observed in P. candei populations. Reproductive parameters revealed feasible to determine the efficiency of the implementation of management measures and to detect a slight improvement in reproductive potential of both limpet species.},

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}

@article{TSIAMIS2019429,

title = {Non-indigenous species refined national baseline inventories: A synthesis in the context of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive},

author = {Konstantinos Tsiamis and Andreas Palialexis and Kremena Stefanova and Živana Ničević Gladan and Sanda Skejić and Marija Despalatović and Ivan Cvitković and Branko Dragičević and Jakov Dulčić and Olja Vidjak and Natalia Bojanić and Ante Žuljević and Marilena Aplikioti and Marina Argyrou and Marios Josephides and Nikolas Michailidis and Hans H. Jakobsen and Peter A. Staehr and Henn Ojaveer and Maiju Lehtiniemi and Cécile Massé and Argyro Zenetos and Luca Castriota and Silvia Livi and Cristina Mazziotti and Patrick J. Schembri and Julian Evans and Angela G. Bartolo and Saa Henry Kabuta and Sander Smolders and Edo Knegtering and Arjan Gittenberger and Piotr Gruszka and Wojciech Kraśniewski and Cátia Bartilotti and Miriam Tuaty-Guerra and João Canning-Clode and Ana C. Costa and Manuela I. Parente and Andrea Z. Botelho and Joana Micael and Joana V. Miodonski and Gilberto P. Carreira and Vera Lopes and Paula Chainho and Carmen Barberá and Rahmat Naddafi and Ann-Britt Florin and Peter Barry and Paul D. Stebbing and Ana Cristina Cardoso},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19304576},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.012},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {145},

pages = {429-435},

abstract = {Refined baseline inventories of non-indigenous species (NIS) are set per European Union Member State (MS), in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The inventories are based on the initial assessment of the MSFD (2012) and the updated data of the European Alien Species Information Network, in collaboration with NIS experts appointed by the MSs. The analysis revealed that a large number of NIS was not reported from the initial assessments. Moreover, several NIS initially listed are currently considered as native in Europe or were proven to be historical misreportings. The refined baseline inventories constitute a milestone for the MSFD Descriptor 2 implementation, providing an improved basis for reporting new NIS introductions, facilitating the MSFD D2 assessment. In addition, the inventories can help MSs in the establishment of monitoring systems of targeted NIS, and foster cooperation on monitoring of NIS across or within shared marine subregions.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{sousa2,

title = {Filling biological information gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera and José A. González and Mafalda Freitas and Paulo Henriques},

doi = {10.1017/S0025315418001054},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},

volume = {99},

number = {4},

pages = {841–849},

publisher = {Cambridge University Press},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{articles,

title = {Predator traits determine food-web architecture across ecosystems},

author = {Ulrich Brose and Philippe Archambault and Andrew Barnes and Louis-Félix Bersier and Thomas Boy and João Canning-Clode and Erminia Conti and Marta Dias and Christoph Digel and Awantha Dissanayake and Augusto Flores and Katarina Fussmann and Benoit Gauzens and Clare Gray and Johanna Häussler and Myriam Hirt and Ute Jacob and Malte Jochum and Sonia Kéfi and Alison Iles},

doi = {10.1038/s41559-019-0899-x},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Nature Ecology & Evolution},

volume = {3},

pages = {919-927},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{HERMIDA2019167,

title = {Seasonality of skipjack tuna parasites in the Eastern Atlantic provide an insight into its migratory patterns},

author = {Margarida Hermida and Bárbara Cavaleiro and L. Gouveia and A. Saraiva },

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783619301079},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.04.010},

issn = {0165-7836},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Fisheries Research},

volume = {216},

pages = {167-173},

abstract = {A sample of 128 skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis from Madeira archipelago was the subject of a parasitological analysis, in order to identify seasonal patterns of parasite infection which can provide information regarding the migratory patterns of skipjack tuna in the Eastern Atlantic. A total of 24 parasite taxa were detected. The nematode Oncophora melanocephala (Nematoda: Camallanidae) was identified as a first record for the genus Katsuwonus and several species were detected for the first time in the Eastern Atlantic, including the didymozoid trematode Pozdnyakovia gibsoni (Trematoda: Didymozoidae), originally described in skipjack tuna from Brazil. Generalized Linear Modelling (GLM) analysis revealed season and host fork length as the main predictors of parasite abundance, uncovering seasonal patterns of infection that indicate that migration to waters around Madeira occurs in at least two separate stages, and suggests a mixing of skipjack tuna sub-populations from both sides of the Atlantic.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12540,

title = {Disentangling exploitation of the intertidal grazer Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in an oceanic archipelago: Implications for conservation},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and Rodrigo Riera and João Delgado and José A. González and Mafalda Freitas and Paulo Henriques},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maec.12540},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12540},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Ecology},

volume = {40},

number = {2},

pages = {e12540},

abstract = {Abstract Harvesting of intertidal grazers such as topshells is known to affect negatively the exploited populations by altering population structure and decreasing abundance. Phorcus sauciatus has a wide geographic distribution in the North-eastern Atlantic Ocean and is subject to increasing levels of harvesting pressure due to the expansion of human population on coastal areas. The effect of proximity to human settlements and coastal accessibility on the size structure and abundance of P. sauciatus populations was examined in Madeira archipelago. Mean size, proportion of reproductive individuals, and abundance of this species were generally smaller in areas closer to human settlements and in more accessible coastal areas. Marine protected areas returned the highest mean sizes evidencing their effectiveness in preserving the size structure of this species. The results highlight the necessity to regulate the harvest of P. sauciatus in Madeira archipelago, as well as the implementation of management measures aiming at the sustainable exploitation and conservation of this species, exploited in this region since the early 15th century.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{articlet,

title = {Local benthic assemblages in shallow rocky reefs find refuge in a marine protected area at Madeira Island},

author = {Filipe Alves and João Canning-Clode and Cláudia Ribeiro and Ignacio Gestoso and Manfred Kaufmann},

doi = {10.1007/s11852-018-0669-y},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Coastal Conservation},

volume = {23},

pages = {373-383},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{VASCONCELOS2019100605,

title = {Deep stocks avoid competition migrating horizontal and vertically: The example of two scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) targeted by long-liners in grounds next to an oceanic archipelago},

author = {Joana Vasconcelos and Paulo Henriques and Ricardo Sousa and Antonieta Amorim and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485519300246},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100605},

issn = {2352-4855},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

volume = {28},

pages = {100605},

abstract = {Fishing is occurring all over the globe, with an increase trend of exploiting deep stocks. Several species are currently targeted from the deep ocean, and some artisanal fisheries developed fishing gears, e.g. long lines, with limited impact to the environment but scarce information is available on biological aspects of these exploited stocks. In the Macaronesian region and specifically in Madeira archipelago, two Aphanopus sympatric species have been extensively exploited for decades but no detailed information is available on the spatial and vertical distribution of both species (Aphanopus carbo and Aphanopus intermedius). Currently, they represent an important percentage of landings from artisanal fishermen of Madeira (27% of the total catches in 2017). We herein observed that they showed a pattern of depth segregation, where adults of both species are more abundant (ca. 80%) at deeper seafloor (> 2500 m). A. intermedius was more numerous in fishing areas with greater seafloor depth (> 4500 m) compared to A. carbo. This pattern may be explained by a food source overlap between both species, and also the vertical segregation within the same species may be considered as a pattern to avoid cannibalism. Also, migration patterns were found in both species being more pronounced for A. intermedius where > 86% of individuals were collected offshore (> 12 n.m.). The present results constitute a step forward to start developing integrative management actions to preserve stocks of both species in the medium and long term in the study region.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CacabelosFaria,

title = {First record of Caulerpa prolifera in the Azores (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Eva Cacabelos and João Faria and Gustavo M. Martins and Carles Mir and Manuela Isabel Parente and Daniela Gabriel and Rocío Sánchez and María Altamirano and Ana Cristina Costa and Willem Prud’homme Reine and Ana Isabel Neto},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2018-0075},

doi = {doi:10.1515/bot-2018-0075},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Botanica Marina},

volume = {62},

number = {2},

pages = {155--160},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{pmid29694559,

title = {Abundance and population structure of Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) in the Northeastern Atlantic},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and M R Pinho and J Delgado and A R Pinto and Manuel Biscoito and T Dellinger and Paulo Henriques},

doi = {10.1590/1519-6984.179610},

issn = {1678-4375},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Braz J Biol},

volume = {79},

number = {1},

pages = {111--119},

abstract = {Analysis of abundance and population structure of Plesionika narval was performed on data concerning 5,255 specimens obtained from 62 fishing sets carried out off the Madeira archipelago (Northeastern Atlantic) between 2004 and 2008 in a depth range from 101 to 350 m. Abundance ranged from 0.01 to 19.74 specimens-per-trap and significant differences were found between seasons, probably as a result of an increment of population in the spring during the recruitment season. The analysis of size distribution revealed that the carapace length (CL) ranged from 2.45 to 28.61 mm and that mean female size consistently exceeded that of males. Differences in mean CL were statistically significant between depth strata and seasons. Of the specimens sampled, 57.00% were males, 41.88% females and 1.42% undetermined. Sex ratio also differed significantly between seasons according to depth strata, consolidating the hypothesis of the existence of seasonal migrations related with the reproductive cycle of this species. Ovigerous females showed larger sizes and occurred all year around and remain in shallow waters in winter, summer and autumn and move to deeper waters in spring. The highest frequency of ovigerous females was recorded in summer, between 151 and 200 m deep supporting the hypothesis that spawning of this species occurs in shallow waters, especially in late summer.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{RAMALHOSA2019373,

title = {Metal pollution affects both native and non-indigenous biofouling recruitment in a subtropical island system},

author = {Patrício Ramalhosa and Ignacio Gestoso and Bernardo Duarte and Isabel Caçador and João Canning-Clode},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19301729},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.072},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {141},

pages = {373-386},

abstract = {Hull fouling has been a driving force behind the development of most modern marine antifouling coatings that mainly contain copper based biocides to inhibit growth of fouling organisms. Despite these efforts, several non-indigenous species continue to be transferred via hull-fouling worldwide. In this study we designed a disturbance gradient with three commercial antifouling paints applied to PVC settling plates with different concentrations of copper oxide and allowed colonization of fouling communities in four marinas located at the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic). Overall, the antifouling treatments were effective in decreasing the diversity of fouling communities and spatial variability across marinas was observed. Increasing exposure to metal pollutants decreases both species cover and total diversity, independently of their native or NIS condition. However, evidences found suggest that long-term effects of copper based antifouling coatings can be modulated by metal-resistant species allowing a secondary substrate for the epibiosis of other species to establish.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{10.3897/neobiota.44.31650,

title = {Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species},

author = {Pablo González-Moreno and Lorenzo Lazzaro and Montserrat Vilà and Cristina Preda and Tim Adriaens and Sven Bacher and Giuseppe Brundu and Gordon H. Copp and Franz Essl and Emili García-Berthou and Stelios Katsanevakis and Toril Loennechen Moen and Frances E. Lucy and Wolfgang Nentwig and Helen E. Roy and Greta Srėbalienė and Venche Talgø and Sonia Vanderhoeven and Ana Andjelković and Kęstutis Arbačiauskas and Marie-Anne Auger-Rozenberg and Mi-Jung Bae and Michel Bariche and Pieter Boets and Mário Boieiro and Paulo Alexandre Borges and João Canning-Clode and Federico Cardigos and Niki Chartosia and Elizabeth Joanne Cottier-Cook and Fabio Crocetta and Bram D'hondt and Bruno Foggi and Swen Follak and Belinda Gallardo and Øivind Gammelmo and Sylvaine Giakoumi and Claudia Giuliani and Guillaume Fried and Lucija Šerić Jelaska and Jonathan M. Jeschke and Miquel Jover and Alejandro Juárez-Escario and Stefanos Kalogirou and Aleksandra Kočić and Eleni Kytinou and Ciaran Laverty and Vanessa Lozano and Alberto Maceda-Veiga and Elizabete Marchante and Hélia Marchante and Angeliki F. Martinou and Sandro Meyer and Dan Minchin and Ana Montero-Castaño and Maria Cristina Morais and Carmen Morales-Rodriguez and Naida Muhthassim and Zoltán Á. Nagy and Nikica Ogris and Huseyin Onen and Jan Pergl and Riikka Puntila and Wolfgang Rabitsch and Triya Tessa Ramburn and Carla Rego and Fabian Reichenbach and Carmen Romeralo and Wolf-Christian Saul and Gritta Schrader and Rory Sheehan and Predrag Simonović and Marius Skolka and António Onofre Soares and Leif Sundheim and Ali Serhan Tarkan and Rumen Tomov and Elena Tricarico and Konstantinos Tsiamis and Ahmet Uludağ and Johan Valkenburg and Hugo Verreycken and Anna Maria Vettraino and Lluís Vilar and Øystein Wiig and Johanna Witzell and Andrea Zanetta and Marc Kenis},

url = {https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650},

doi = {10.3897/neobiota.44.31650},

issn = {1619-0033},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {NeoBiota},

volume = {44},

pages = {1-25},

publisher = {Pensoft Publishers},

abstract = {Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and potential impacts of non-native species, but consistency among them has received limited attention. To estimate the consistency across impact assessment protocols, 89 specialists in biological invasions used 11 protocols to screen 57 NNS (2614 assessments). We tested if the consistency in the impact scoring across assessors, quantified as the coefficient of variation (CV), was dependent on the characteristics of the protocol, the taxonomic group and the expertise of the assessor. Mean CV across assessors was 40%, with a maximum of 223%. CV was lower for protocols with a low number of score levels, which demanded high levels of expertise, and when the assessors had greater expertise on the assessed species. The similarity among protocols with respect to the final scores was higher when the protocols considered the same impact types. We conclude that all protocols led to considerable inconsistency among assessors. In order to improve consistency, we highlight the importance of selecting assessors with high expertise, providing clear guidelines and adequate training but also deriving final decisions collaboratively by consensus.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{articlep,

title = {Impacts of salmon lice on mortality, marine migration distance and premature return in sea trout},

author = {Rosa Maria Serra-Llinares and Thomas Bøhn and Ørjan Karlsen and Rune Nilsen and Freitas Carla and Jon Albretsen and Tormod Haraldstad and Eva Thorstad and KMS Elvik and PA Bjørn},

doi = {10.3354/meps13199},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Marine Ecology Progress Series},

volume = {635},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{plos,

title = {Removal of an established invader can change gross primary production of native macroalgae and alter carbon flow in intertidal rock pools},

author = {Francesca Rossi and Rosa M. Viejo and Linney Duarte and Fatima Vaz-Pinto and Ignacio Gestoso and Celia Olabarria},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217121},

doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0217121},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {PLOS ONE},

volume = {14},

number = {12},

pages = {1-18},

publisher = {Public Library of Science},

abstract = {The impact of invasive species on recipient communities can vary with environmental context and across levels of biological complexity. We investigated how an established invasive seaweed species affected the biomass, eco-physiology, carbon and nitrogen storage capacity of native seaweeds at sites with a different environmental setting due to a persistent upwelling in northern Spain. We removed the invasive Japanese wireweed Sargassum muticum from intertidal rock pools once every month during a one-year period and used an in-situ stable isotope pulse-chase labeling to estimate gross primary production (GPP), nitrogen uptake rate, 13C-carbon and 15N-nitrogen storage capacities. Following the addition of 13C-enriched bicarbonate and 15N-enriched nitrate to the seawater in the rock pools during the period of the low tide, we sampled macroalgal thalli at incoming tide to determine label uptake rate. After four days, we sampled macroalgal assemblages to determine both label storage capacity and biomass. After one year of removal there was no change in the macroalgal assemblage. However, both the GPP and 13C-carbon storage capacity were higher in the turf-forming Corallina spp. and, sometimes, in the canopy-forming Bifurcaria bifurcata. Nitrogen uptake rate followed similar, but more variable results. Although S. muticum inhibited carbon storage capacity of native species, the assemblage-level 13C-carbon storage was similar in the S. muticum—removed and control rock pools because the presence of the invasive species compensated for the functional loss of native species, particularly at sites where it was most abundant. No obvious effects were observed in relation to the environmental setting. Overall, the effect of the invasive S. muticum on carbon flow appeared to be mediated both by the effects on resource-use efficiency of native species and by its own biomass. Integrating physiological and assemblage-level responses can provide a broad understanding of how invasive species affect recipient communities and ecosystem functioning.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2972,

title = {Patchiness in habitat distribution can enhance biological diversity of coastal engineering structures},

author = {Eva Cacabelos and Richard C. Thompson and Afonso C. L. Prestes and José Manuel N. Azevedo and Ana I. Neto and Gustavo M. Martins},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.2972},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2972},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

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

volume = {29},

number = {1},

pages = {127-135},

abstract = {Abstract Urbanization of coastal habitats is increasing worldwide. However, most man-made structures are poor surrogates for the habitats they replace and can strongly impact the diversity and functioning of coastal habitats. The value of coastal engineering can be enhanced by the provision of microhabitats that facilitate colonization by marine life. One step forward is moved in this research by combining species coexistence theory, resource patchiness and applied ecology in order to find ways that maximize the biological diversity of coastal defence structures. Featureless areas of a seawall were modified by the addition of microhabitats (resource) that were distributed in different configurations of patchiness. Gastropod diversity peaked at intermediate levels of microhabitat patchiness. This appeared to be driven by different patterns of resource use among species. Gastropods dispersed longer distances on unmodified seawalls than on natural rocky shores, but when microhabitats were added the dispersal decreased. The ability to find microhabitats differed among species. Our results confirm that patchiness in microhabitat distribution affects biodiversity. The extent of microhabitat patchiness could potentially be tailored by coastal engineers to meet specific conservation priorities: increasing diversity versus increasing number of individuals.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{doi:10.2989/1814232X.2019.1678520,

title = {The purse-seine fishery for small pelagic fishes off the Madeira Archipelago},

author = {R Tejerina and Margarida Hermida and G Faria and J Delgado},

url = {https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2019.1678520},

doi = {10.2989/1814232X.2019.1678520},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

urldate = {2019-01-01},

journal = {African Journal of Marine Science},

volume = {41},

number = {4},

pages = {373-383},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{SOUSA201933,

title = {Long-term population status of two harvested intertidal grazers (Patella aspera and Patella candei), before (1996–2006) and after (2007–2017) the implementation of management measures},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Joana Vasconcelos and Paulo Henriques and Ana Rita Pinto and João Delgado and Rodrigo Riera},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110118301254},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.002},

issn = {1385-1101},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Sea Research},

volume = {144},

pages = {33-38},

abstract = {Intertidal limpets are subject to harvesting pressure in regions, e.g. oceanic islands, where marine organisms are a more accessible source of protein. These molluscs are very sensitive to human exploitation which often results on a decrease of their densities and an over-representation of immature individuals, because of the loss of large-sized reproductive specimens. Two species of exploited limpets (Patella aspera and Patella candei) were assessed throughout 21 years, before (1996–2006) and after (2007–2017) the implementation of conservation measures for their sustainable management in Madeira (North-eastern Atlantic Ocean). Different levels of anthropogenic pressure were also taken in account in this comparative study: (i) proximity to coastal settlements (“Near” vs. “Far”) and (ii) accessibility to the coast (North vs. South), that may be considered surrogates of harvesting pressure on the intertidal of Madeira. The present results showed that the stocks of P. aspera and P. candei are slightly recovered after regulatory measures entered into force, with an increase of mean shell length and dominance of reproductive individuals (>40 mm). P. aspera populations showed a clearer effect mainly due to the higher exploitation rate relative to P. candei. Conservation measures prompted a positive effect on both exploited limpet species, but further assessment studies are necessary to address the evolution of stocks over time.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CASTRO2019105435,

title = {Structural and functional composition of fish communities associated to Zostera noltii meadows as a response to natural habitat recovery},

author = {Nuno Castro and Cláudia Penedos and Pedro Félix and Paula Chainho and Tadeu Pereira and Maria José Costa and Armando J. Almeida and Helena Adão and José Lino Costa},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X19304133},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.066},

issn = {1470-160X},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Ecological Indicators},

volume = {106},

pages = {105435},

abstract = {During 2008, the Zostera noltii meadows located in the lower Mira estuary (SW Portugal) disappeared completely. However, during 2009, symptoms of natural recovery were observed, and in 2015 totally mature patches were detected. This allowed to investigate the temporal and spatial distribution patterns of the composition and structure of ichthyofaunal communities under two distinct habitat ecological conditions: before the collapse of mature vegetation of seagrass beds, in the 1980s (historical data), and after the natural habitat recovery process (new data). Significant differences were detected in the fish communities i) before and after the recovery process; and ii) in the seagrass beds and adjacent bare areas before the collapse, but no differences were observed after the natural recovery between seagrass fish communities and bare adjacent areas. Fish communities of seagrass beds in the 1980s were, in general, characterized by higher values of species richness, diversity and abundance. Apparently, the collapse of seagrass beds led to the disappearing of some fish species and to a decrease in abundance of others. Generally, such fish species have not returned to the system or recovered the population status during this early recovery process. This study addressed significant shifts that occurred in the lower Mira estuary fish communities in the last 30 years. Climate change may have influenced those alterations, although the event of the seagrass beds collapse seems to be the main driver of the community shifts.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CABRAL2019104890,

title = {Polychaete annelids as live bait in Portugal: Harvesting activity in brackish water systems},

author = {Sara Cabral and Ana Sofia Alves and Nuno Castro and Paula Chainho and Erica Sá and Luís Cancela Fonseca and Pedro Fidalgo Costa and João Castro and João Canning-Clode and Ana Pombo and José Lino Costa},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569118309505},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104890},

issn = {0964-5691},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Ocean & Coastal Management},

volume = {181},

pages = {104890},

abstract = {Polychaete annelids are some of the most heavily harvested invertebrates collected in coastal areas and estuaries for their economic value as live fishing bait or as food supplement in aquaculture activities. However, information on bait digging in Portugal is scarce or incomplete. Thus, the present study aimed at investigating the bait digging activity in the four most relevant brackish water systems in Portugal: Ria de Aveiro and Ria Formosa coastal lagoons and Tagus and Sado estuaries. Direct observations were performed in each brackish water system 1 h and a half before and after the diurnal low spring tide (<0.8 m height), on working days. Additionally, logbooks were delivered to bait diggers and two types of surveys were conducted in every system: one to all the intertidal users and the other only to bait diggers. The estimated daily weighted number of bait diggers varied between 31 in the Tagus estuary and 69 in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon. Diopatra neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841) was the main target species in Ria de Aveiro (more than 83%), Tagus estuary (more than 60%) and Ria Formosa (more than 90%), while in Sado estuary most of the bait diggers targeted Marphysa sp. (92.6%). The highest and lowest amount of polychaete annelid catches were estimated for Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (almost 50 tons per year) and Tagus estuary (11 tons per year), respectively. A total annual bait catch value in these four systems was estimated as €3.84 millions. The most important brackish water systems concerning bait diggers’ number and bait captures were Sado estuary and Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon where management measures should be considered, although managing polychaete harvesting activity is still difficult due to limited information on harvesting and on direct and indirect impacts on population dynamics.},

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@article{sousa,

title = {First observations of hermaphroditism in the patellid limpet Patella piperata Gould, 1846},

author = {Ricardo Sousa and Paulo Henriques and Joana Vasconcelos and Graça Faria and Rodrigo Riera and Ana Rita Pinto and João Delgado and Stephen J. Hawkins},

doi = {10.1017/S0025315419000559},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},

volume = {99},

number = {7},

pages = {1615–1620},

publisher = {Cambridge University Press},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{ce2aa18b489245a6aad726b2e5453eb5,

title = {Heat challenges can enhance population tolerance to thermal stress in mussels: a potential mechanism by which ship transport can increase species invasiveness},

author = {Mark Lenz and Yasser Ahmed and Joao Canning-Clode and Eliecer Diaz and Sandra Eichhorn and Armin G. Fabritzek and Bernardo A. P. Gama and Marie Garcia and Karen Juterzenka and Patrik Kraufvelin and Susanne Machura and Lisa Oberschelp and Filipa Paiva and Miguel A. Penna and Felipe V. Ribeiro and Martin Thiel and Daniel Wohlgemuth and Neviaty P. Zamani and Martin Wahl},

doi = {10.1007/s10530-018-1762-8},

issn = {1387-3547},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-11-01},

journal = {Biological Invasions},

volume = {20},

number = {11},

pages = {3107--3122},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{pmid30314090,

title = {A new species of Physiculus (Teleostei: Moridae) from the Cape Verde Islands (Eastern Central Atlantic)},

author = {José A. González and Raül Triay-Portella and Manuel Biscoito },

doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4461.2.10},

issn = {1175-5334},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-08-01},

urldate = {2018-08-01},

journal = {Zootaxa},

volume = {4461},

number = {2},

pages = {286--292},

abstract = {A new species of Physiculus, P. caboverdensis n. sp., is described from the outer shelf and upper slope of the Cape Verde Islands. This species differs from all other congeners from the Atlantic Ocean by its peculiar dentition, composed of large fang-like teeth in both jaws, interspaced with smaller canine-like teeth, arranged in two series on upper jaw and one on lower. This is the tenth species of the genus to occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the third to be recorded from the Cape Verde Islands.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Biotic effects during the settlement process of non-indigenous species in marine benthic communities},

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

url = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.2.06},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.2.06},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-06-16},

journal = {Aquatic Invasions},

volume = {13},

issue = {2},

pages = {247–259},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Physiculus sudanensis Paulin, 1989, a junior synonym of P. dalwigki Kaup, 1858 (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Moridae), with a redescription of P. dalwigki},

author = {Manuel Biscoito and José A. González },

url = {https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2018-422-006},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2018-422-006},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-06-16},

journal = {Cybium},

volume = {42},

number = {2},

pages = {189-194},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14049,

title = {Is salinity an obstacle for biological invasions?},

author = {Filipa Paiva and Andrea Barco and Yiyong Chen and Alireza Mirzajani and Farrah T. Chan and Velda Lauringson and Miguel Baltazar-Soares and Aibin Zhan and Sarah A. Bailey and Jamileh Javidpour and Elizabeta Briski},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.14049},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14049},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Global Change Biology},

volume = {24},

number = {6},

pages = {2708-2720},

abstract = {Abstract Invasions of freshwater habitats by marine and brackish species have become more frequent in recent years with many of those species originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. Populations of Ponto-Caspian species have successfully established in the North and Baltic Seas and their adjoining rivers, as well as in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River region. To determine if Ponto-Caspian taxa more readily acclimatize to and colonize diverse salinity habitats than taxa from other regions, we conducted laboratory experiments on 22 populations of eight gammarid species native to the Ponto-Caspian, Northern European and Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River regions. In addition, we conducted a literature search to survey salinity ranges of these species worldwide. Finally, to explore evolutionary relationships among examined species and their populations, we sequenced the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) from individuals used for our experiments. Our study revealed that all tested populations tolerate wide ranges of salinity, however, different patterns arose among species from different regions. Ponto-Caspian taxa showed lower mortality in fresh water, while Northern European taxa showed lower mortality in fully marine conditions. Genetic analyses showed evolutionary divergence among species from different regions. Due to the geological history of the two regions, as well as high tolerance of Ponto-Caspian species to fresh water, whereas Northern European species are more tolerant of fully marine conditions, we suggest that species originating from the Ponto-Caspian and Northern European regions may be adapted to freshwater and marine environments, respectively. Consequently, the perception that Ponto-Caspian species are more successful colonizers might be biased by the fact that areas with highest introduction frequency of NIS (i.e., shipping ports) are environmentally variable habitats which often include freshwater conditions that cannot be tolerated by euryhaline taxa of marine origin.},

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pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12289,

title = {Stock assessment of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the North-eastern Atlantic},

author = {Joana Vasconcelos and Ricardo Sousa and Rodrigo Riera and João Delgado and Graça Faria and Leonel Serrano Gordo},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fme.12289},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12289},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Fisheries Management and Ecology},

volume = {25},

number = {4},

pages = {233-239},

abstract = {Abstract A total of 49,151 blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, (Bowdich) was collected in Madeira Island (North-eastern Atlantic) between 2002 and 2016 to evaluate possible influence of fishing on landings and reproductive parameters. A decreasing trend in the length composition was observed over the study period and length at first maturity decreased by 2.78 cm TL. Maximum yield per recruit decreased from 2002 to 2016 but the corresponding fishing mortality was constant (Fmax = 0.4/year). Considering the fishing mortality level in 2016, it is evident that the stock may be exploited beyond its sustainability limit. Amendments of the purse-seine fishing regulations and implementation of measures to reduce fishing effort are suggested.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{TRIAYPORTELLA201869,

title = {Sex with the lights off: Can a morphological structure reveal the sex and functional sexual maturity in the genus Plesionika?},

author = {Raül Triay-Portella and José A. González and Manuel Biscoito and Raquel Ruiz-Diaz and José G. Pajuelo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096706371730362X},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2018.10.005},

issn = {0967-0637},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers},

volume = {142},

pages = {69-76},

abstract = {The present work describes a taxonomic trait able to determine sex in pandalid shrimps of the genus Plesionika and an indicator of functional maturity in females. This structure is described as formed by two teeth with abundant setae present in all males of the nine Plesionika species examined. This morphological trait has been ignored across the taxonomy in pandalids. Thoracic teeth were located on the 7th thoracic sternite. Each species presents a characteristic trait of this structure, although P. williamsi has a particular pair of thoracic teeth compared with their congeners. This structure could be used as a tool in the systematics of this genus. Sex determination through thoracic teeth shall represent a faster alternative to the classical appendix masculina sexing method. Functional maturity of females is linked to the fading of immature thoracic teeth. The observation of living specimens in tanks has allowed for the finding that males of P. narval and P. edwardsii actively seek (search for) females and use their third pair of multi-articulate legs to locate the teeth of the thoracic region, which implicates these structures in the activity of “pure searchers” to locate mature females. Thoracic teeth open a new window to different fields of research, such as taxonomy, systematics, and sexual behaviour, and are a tool to determine the first maturity of the Plesionika species.},

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}

@article{doi:10.1080/09670262.2017.1385098,

title = {Shallow subtidal macroalgae in the North-eastern Atlantic archipelagos (Macaronesian region): a spatial approach to community structure},

author = {Carlos Sangil and Gustavo M. Martins and José Carlos Hernández and Filipe Alves and Ana I. Neto and Cláudia Ribeiro and Karla León-Cisneros and João Canning-Clode and Edgar Rosas-Alquicira and José Carlos Mendoza and Ian Titley and Francisco Wallenstein and Ruben P. Couto and Manfred Kaufmann},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2017.1385098},

doi = {10.1080/09670262.2017.1385098},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {European Journal of Phycology},

volume = {53},

number = {1},

pages = {83-98},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}