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A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the ...
Canning-Clode, João; Gizzi, Francesca; Braga-Henriques, Andreia; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Abreu, Pedro; Álvarez, Soledad; Biscoito, ManuelThe mesophotic zone represents one of our planet's largest and least explored biomes. An increasing number of studies evidence the importance of macrofouling species in marine ecosystems, but information on these communities and the factors influencing their structures at mesophotic depths remain poor. This lack of understanding limits our ability to predict anthropogenic impacts or conduct restoration operatio...
Seasonal variation in microplastics and zooplankton abundances and characterist...
Sambolino, Annalisa; Herrera, Inma; Álvarez, Soledad; Rosa, Alexandra; Alves, Filipe; Canning-Clode, João; Cordeiro, Nereida; Dinis, AnaThe ingestion of microplastics (MPs - plastic particles <5 mm) by planktivorous organisms represents a signif icant threat to marine food webs. To investigate how seasonality might affect plastic intake in oceanic islands' ecosystems, relative abundances and composition of MPs and mesozooplankton samples collected off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic) between February 2019 and January 2020 were analysed. MPs were fo...