Publications

@article{VASCONCELOS20171,

title = {The use of parasites as biological tags for stock identification of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the North-eastern Atlantic},

author = {Joana Vasconcelos and Margarida Hermida and Aurélia Saraiva and José A. González and Leonel Serrano Gordo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783617300826},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.015},

issn = {0165-7836},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

urldate = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Fisheries Research},

volume = {193},

pages = {1-6},

abstract = {The use of parasites as biological tags for discriminating stocks of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Osteichthyes, Carangidae), in the northeast Atlantic Ocean is assessed herein. In this study the following parasites have been selected as possible biological tags: Anisakis spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae), Rhadinorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae), Nybelinia sp. (Cestoda: Tentaculariidae) and Bolbosoma sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae). Anisakis spp. was the most prevalent parasite taxon found in all localities, attaining higher values in fish from Peniche, mainland Portugal. The occurrence of Rhadinorhynchus sp. in fish from all studied areas was rare (prevalence <10%) but significantly different between localities, with higher values in both archipelagos. Nybelinia sp. specimens were only detected in fish from Madeira and cystacanths of the genus Bolbosoma were never detected. The distinctive pattern of infection of these parasite species points to the existence of three stocks of blue jack mackerel in the northeast Atlantic: one in Portuguese mainland waters, one in Madeira archipelago and another in the Canary archipelago. These results support the management strategy which treats the three populations studied as separate stocks.},

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@article{VASCONCELOS2017150,

title = {Fecundity regulation strategy of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)},

author = {Joana Vasconcelos and Graça Faria and Rita Freitas and Leonel Serrano Gordo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783617300462},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.02.009},

issn = {0165-7836},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Fisheries Research},

volume = {190},

pages = {150-156},

abstract = {This contribution intends to verify the type of fecundity regulation of the blue jack mackerel. For this purpose, the oocyte development process was analysed. A total of 158 ovaries were sampled between January 2009 and April 2010 from purse-seiners operating in the Madeira Island waters, NE Atlantic Ocean. Histological analysis and visual image analysis system were used to study the four main criteria applied for fecundity type determination: (1) presence of a hiatus between pre-vitellogenic and vitellogenic oocytes; (2) number of standing stock of advanced vitellogenic oocytes over the spawning season; (3) mean size of standing stock of advanced vitellogenic oocytes over the spawning season; and (4) the incidence of atresia over the spawning season. The analysis of the oocytes size frequency distribution showed that no distinct hiatus could be observed between pre-vitellogenic and vitellogenic oocytes during the spawning season. Considering the whole spawning period but the last month that was poorly sampled, the number of standing stock of advanced vitellogenic oocytes showed no decrease trend along the spawning season, the mean diameter of cortical alveoli oocytes and of the advanced stock of vitellogenic oocytes did not increase over the spawning season and the relative intensity of atresia was always high throughout this period. These findings suggest the blue jack mackerel displays an indeterminate fecundity.},

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@article{article_33,

title = {Northernmost record of Gadella imberbis (Pisces, Gadiformes, Moridae) in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, with comments on the species},

author = {Manuel Biscoito and José González},

doi = {10.31939/vieraea.2017.45.07},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Vieraea},

volume = {45},

pages = {119-126},

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@article{pmid27783766,

title = {Prospective study of the fishery of the shrimp Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) in the Northeastern Atlantic},

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

doi = {10.1590/1519-6984.21015},

issn = {1678-4375},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

urldate = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Braz J Biol},

volume = {77},

number = {3},

pages = {585--593},

abstract = {Several experimental surveys were carried out in the Northeastern Atlantic, Madeira archipelago from 1991 to 2008 to explore new fisheries resources. This study examined the selectivity of bottom and floating traps and the analysis of yield-per-recruit (YPR) and biomass-per-recruit (BPR) providing helpful insight to the management of the shrimp Plesionika narval. A total of 28,262 specimens were sampled and the analysis of length at first capture returned higher values when using floating traps indicating that these traps are more selective, exerting less pressure on the resource. The YPR and BPR analysis showed that the stock is under exploited for the studied area and suggests that the use of floating traps in the commercial fisheries of P. narval is recommended, which will allow a higher maximum allowable limit of exploitation and greater yield. The results suggest that P. narval has the potential to support a viable and sustainable fishery using floating traps.},

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@article{SA2017121,

title = {Trade of live bait in Portugal and risks of introduction of non-indigenous species associated to importation},

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

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096456911630326X},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.06.016},

issn = {0964-5691},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Ocean & Coastal Management},

volume = {146},

pages = {121-128},

abstract = {Different invertebrate groups are often exploited on sediment shores and mudflats, including polychaetes, sipunculids, bivalves and crustaceans. The commercial importance of polychaetes and sipunculids, that has increased in the early 2000's because of its use as a food source for the aquaculture sector and a growing demand of worms for use as sea angling bait, seems to be declining nowadays. In Portugal bait harvesting from natural populations became insufficient to meet market demands and as a result, polychaetes and sipunculids have been imported in recent years. Due to this it was important to know the ways of the live bait import to Portugal, and to assess the risk of introduction of non-indigenous species associated to that live bait trade. The origin and quantities of imported live bait were determined by examining the landing's records at Lisbon airport, from two periods: 2002–2003 and 2012–2015. Live worms imported to Portugal arrived almost exclusively from China, USA and Vietnam. Monthly import data and bait registers at fish auction landings were significantly correlated, showing that bait captures and imports are directly related to higher bait demand. In addition, the risk of live bait's importation as an introduction vector for non-indigenous species was evaluated by examining the bait boxes content. Five worm species were identified in bait boxes with foreign species: Glycera dibranchiata, Namalycastis rhodochorde, Perinereis cultrifera, Perinereis linea, and Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus. The examination of bait boxes in Portugal suggested that there is a low risk of associated hitchhiker species introduction and dissemination, mostly because of packaging procedures, which should be advised. The same is not true to the non-indigenous live bait species.},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12569,

title = {It is the time for oceanic seabirds: Tracking year-round distribution of gadfly petrels across the Atlantic Ocean},

author = {Raül Ramos and Nicholas Carlile and Jeremy Madeiros and Iván Ramírez and Vitor H. Paiva and Herculano A. Dinis and Francis Zino and Manuel Biscoito and Gustavo R. Leal and Leandro Bugoni and Patrick G. R. Jodice and Peter G. Ryan and Jacob González-Solís},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ddi.12569},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12569},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Diversity and Distributions},

volume = {23},

number = {7},

pages = {794-805},

abstract = {Abstract Aim Anthropogenic activities alter and constrain the structure of marine ecosystems with implications for wide-ranging marine vertebrates. In spite of the environmental importance of vast oceanic ecosystems, most conservation efforts mainly focus on neritic areas. To identify relevant oceanic areas for conservation, we assessed the year-round spatial distribution and spatio-temporal overlap of eight truly oceanic seabird species of gadfly petrels (Pterodroma spp.) inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. Location Atlantic Ocean. Methods Using tracking data (mostly from geolocators), we examined year-round distributions, the timing of life-cycle events, and marine habitat overlap of eight gadfly petrel species that breed in the Atlantic Ocean. Results We compiled 125 year-round tracks. Movement strategies ranged from non-migratory to long-distance migrant species and from species sharing a common non-breeding area to species dispersing among multiple non-breeding sites. Gadfly petrels occurred throughout the Atlantic Ocean but tended to concentrate in subtropical regions. During the boreal summer, up to three species overlapped spatio-temporally over a large area around the Azores archipelago. During the austral summer, up to four species coincided in a core area in subtropical waters around Cape Verde, and three species shared habitat over two distinct areas off Brazil. The petrels used many national Exclusive Economic Zones, although they also exploited offshore international waters. Main conclusions Tracking movements of highly mobile vertebrates such as gadfly petrels can provide a powerful tool to evaluate and assess the potential need for and location of protected oceanic areas. As more multispecies, year-round data sets are collected from wide-ranging vertebrates, researchers and managers will have greater insight into the location of biodiversity hotspots. These can subsequently inform and guide marine spatial planning efforts that account for both conservation and sustainable use of resources such as commercial fisheries.},

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@article{article_36,

title = {First record of the non-indigenous isopods Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904) and Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905 (Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) for the Madeira Island},

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

doi = {10.1163/15685403-00003727},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Crustaceana},

volume = {90},

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@article{article_37,

title = {Coherent assessments of Europe’s marine fishes show regional divergence and megafauna loss},

author = {Paul Fernandes and Gina Ralph and Ana Nieto and Mariana García Criado and Paris Vasilakopoulos and Christos Maravelias and Robin Cook and Riley Pollom and Marcelo Kovačić and David Ebert and Edward Farrell and Ann-Britt Florin and Beth Polidoro and Julia Lawson and Pascal Lorance and Franz Uiblein and Matthew Craig and David Allen and Sarah Fowler and Kent Carpenter},

doi = {10.1038/s41559-017-0170},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Nature Ecology and Evolution},

volume = {1},

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@article{article_38,

title = {When natural history collections reveal secrets on data deficient threatened species: Atlantic seahorses as a case study},

author = {Francisco Otero-Ferrer and José González and Mafalda Freitas and Ricardo Araújo and José Azevedo and William Holt and Fernando Tuya and Ricardo Haroun},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1385-x},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1385-x},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

urldate = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},

volume = {26},

pages = {2791-2802},

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@article{GESTOSO201772,

title = {Marine protected communities against biological invasions: A case study from an offshore island},

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

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17302242},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.017},

issn = {0025-326X},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

urldate = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {119},

number = {1},

pages = {72-80},

abstract = {Biological invasions are a major threat to the world's biota and are considered a major cause of biodiversity loss. Therefore, world marine policy has recognized the need for more marine protected areas (MPAs) as a major tool for biodiversity conservation. The present work experimentally evaluated how protected communities from an offshore island can face the settlement and/or expansion of nonindigenous species (NIS). First, NIS colonization success in marine protected and marina communities was compared by deploying PVC settling plates at the Garajau MPA and Funchal marina (SW Madeira Island). Then, the settling plates from the MPA were transferred to Funchal marina to test their resistance to NIS invasion under high levels of NIS pressure. Results indicated that the structure and composition of fouling communities from the MPA differed from those collected in the marina. Interestingly, communities from the protected area showed lower NIS colonization success, suggesting some degree of biotic resistance against NIS invasion.},

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@article{Freitas2017FirstRO,

title = {First records of Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from Madeira and north-west African coast},

author = {Mafalda Freitas and Sofia Vieira and Luisa Costa and Jo Delgado and Manuel Biscoito and Jóse Antonio González Pérez},

url = {https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26685/},

doi = {10.3750/AIEP/02114},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

urldate = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria},

volume = {47},

pages = {81-84},

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@article{article_39,

title = {Records of some rare deep-sea fishes caught in the Lion, Susan, and Unicorn seamounts, off the archipelago of Madeira (East-central Atlantic)},

author = {João Delgado and Delcia Carvalho and Mafalda Freitas and Manuel Biscoito and Elisabete Gouveia},

doi = {10.3750/AIEP/02088},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA},

volume = {47},

pages = {91-96},

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@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12551,

title = {Refining and expanding global climate change scenarios in the sea: Poleward creep complexities, range termini, and setbacks and surges},

author = {João Canning-Clode and James T. Carlton},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ddi.12551},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12551},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

journal = {Diversity and Distributions},

volume = {23},

number = {5},

pages = {463-473},

abstract = {Abstract Aim Invasion dynamics are sensitive to global-scale changes. New marine invasions have been recorded in dramatically increasing numbers along the world's coasts, due, in part, to the global warming of the oceans and the ability of many successful invasive marine species to tolerate a broader thermal range than native species. As a response to ocean warming, a poleward movement of numerous species has been observed in many biogeographic regions. Our aim was to explore several poorly recognized and thus rarely studied aspects of ocean climate change scenarios in order to advance our understanding of finer-grained aspects of poleward movements. Location Global. Methods Three scenarios are investigated in our framework: (1) the existence of networks of complex intraregional origins, routes and destinations of poleward-moving species, (2) the existence of impenetrable termini where no further expansion is possible, linked to potential outflow corridors, and (3) the interplay of a warming ocean with aperiodic cold episodes. Results Poleward advances consist of distinct regional networks of origins, routes and destinations, largely undefined in most areas, linked in turn to the potential existence of endpoints where no further expansion may be possible without escape routes and/or human-mediated assistance. The interaction of aperiodic cooling periods may result in temporary setbacks or rate reductions in range expansions. Main conclusions The recognition of potentially complex origin-route-destination networks may significantly advance our predictive capacity of both future invasions and range expansions and potential impacts. Thus, specific focus on high-profile donor region species pools linked to established vector routes may yield far more robust management scenarios than currently in place. While it is probable that the frequency of climate-mediated surges (inevitable warming) and setbacks (cooling periods) of species invasions will increase over time, the net outcome is likely to be positive, resulting in an inexorable poleward expansion of thousands of species.},

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@article{articleu,

title = {Three non-indigenous species from Madeira harbors, including a new species of Parasmittina (Bryozoa)},

author = {Javier Souto and Patrício Ramalhosa and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {10.1007/s12526-016-0592-0},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Marine Biodiversity},

volume = {48},

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@article{article_34,

title = {Diversity of Bugulidae (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) colonizing artificial substrates in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic Ocean)},

author = {Patrício Ramalhosa and Javier Souto and João Canning-Clode},

doi = {10.1186/s10152-016-0465-8},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Helgoland Marine Research},

volume = {71},

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@article{article_35,

title = {A non‑native macroalga is less attractive for herbivores but more susceptible to light limitation and grazing stress than a comparable native species},

author = {Patrício Ramalhosa and Sarah-Lena Debus and Manfred Kaufmann and Mark Lenz},

doi = {10.1186/s10152-016-0478-3},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Helgoland Marine Research},

volume = {70},

pages = {1-11},

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