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Illuminating deep-sea considerations and experimental approaches for mCDR propo...
Gallo, Natalya D.; Metaxas, Anna; Lidström, Susanna; Hetherington, Elizabeth; Alfaro-Lucas, Joan M.; Amon, Diva; Barry, James; Bax, NarissaAs society recognizes the urgency of reducing atmospheric CO2 levels, industries and nations are increasingly considering marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) in their climate mitigation portfolios. The deep sea (defined as depths below 200 m) is the storage site for removed carbon for most mCDR technologies [1, 2] because, here, carbon is out of contact with the atmosphere on societally relevant timescales (>1...
Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function an...
Allcock, A. Louise; Amon, Diva J.; Bridges, Amelia E. H.; Colaço, Ana; Escobar-Briones, Elva; Hilário, Ana; Howell, Kerry L.; Mestre, NéliaThe North Atlantic is an ocean basin with a diversity of deep-sea ecosystems. Here we provide a summary of the topography and oceanography of the North Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, provide a brief overview of the history of scientific research therein, and review the current status of knowledge of each of 18 pelagic and benthic deep-sea ecosystems, with a particular focus on knowledg...
Changes in seabed mining
Hein, James; Madureira, Pedro; Bebianno, Maria João; Colaço, Ana; Pinheiro, Luís; Roth, Richard; Singh, Pradeep; Strati, Anastasia; Tuhumwire, Joshua• The present chapter provides an update to chapter 23 of the first World Ocean Assessment (United Nations, 2017a) in terms of shallow-water aggregate, placer deposits, ironsand deposits and phosphorite deposits. It focuses on exploration licences for deepwater seabed mineral resources, the number of which has increased significantly since the first Assessment. • New technologies to reduce impacts on the marine...
Drivers of Biomass and Biodiversity of Non-Chemosynthetic Benthic Fauna of the ...
Priede, Imants G.; Muller-Karger, Frank E.; Niedzielski, Tomasz; Gebruk, Andrey V.; Jones, Daniel O. B.; Colaço, AnaWe examine the main drivers that may elevate biomass and biodiversity of nonchemosynthetic benthic megafauna of the lower bathyal (800-3500m depth) of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean (MAR). Specifically: 1. Primary production in surface waters (10°-48°N) from remote sensing data 2002-2020 over the MAR was not significantly different from abyssal regions to the east and west. We reject the hyp...
Know Me: promoting gender equality in education through an interactive digital ...
Colaço, Ana; Oliveira, Ana Patrícia; Zagalo, NelsonThe main objective of this article is to present the video game “Know Me” and expose the obtained results with the performed usability tests and user eXperience evaluations. Gender inequality in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) areas still exists, so it is important to act to tackle this gap. “Know Me” integrates an interactive digital narrative that promotes gender equality in STEM educa...
Biology of fear and the learning of institutionalized children: Interactions wi...
Rocha, Rute; Viegas, Graça; Colaço, Ana; Vaz, Lília; Silva, Manuela Rosa; Santos, ElisabeteIn this document we propose to describe an educational intervention in a Host Institution, in which we implemented a set of activities that allowed a group of twelve children to interact with non-human animals. Of the various activities carried out, we will expose two of them, which are called: "Attracting birds to the garden of the Host Institution" and "Tingling". With the presentation of these two activities...
A blueprint for an inclusive, global deep-sea ocean decade field program
Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David M.; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; Copley, Jon; Cordes, Erik E.The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021-2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Roadmap for the Ocean Decade aims to achieve six critical societal outcomes (SOs) by 2030, through the pursuit of four objectives (Os). It specifically recognizes the scarcity of biolo...
Deep-sea misconceptions cause underestimation of seabed-mining impacts
Smith, Craig R.; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Colaço, Ana; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Gollner, Sabine; Levin, Lisa A.; Mestre, Nélia; Metaxas, AnnaScientific misconceptions are likely leading to miscalculations of the environmental impacts of deep-seabed mining. These result from underestimating mining footprints relative to habitats targeted and poor understanding of the sensitivity, biodiversity, and dynamics of deep-sea ecosystems. Addressing these misconceptions and knowledge gaps is needed for effective management of deep-seabed mining.
Introducing portable digital devices into science museum outreach activities: H...
Reis, Emanuel; Colaço, Ana; Miguel, Carlos; Dias, Filipe; Oliveira, Jorge; Gonçalves, Luis; Rodrigues, Miguel; Gomes, Tiago; Veiga-Pires, C.Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve (CCVAlg) is an Interactive Science Museum located in southern Portugal, which mission is to promote scientific and technological culture among the population and especially the youth community. Besides the interactive modules in the permanent exhibition, we design and deploy a wide range of science activities inside and outside our facilities. However, as we are nowadays facing a ...
Do Ir ao Vir: uma viagem por experiências cientifico-históricas nas ruinas da V...
Reis, Emanuel; Colaço, Ana; Dias, Filipe; Vargues, Filipa; Martins, Susana Calado; Santos, Marco Antório; Francisco, Maria Luísa; Garcia, CristinaA Villa de Milreu é um exemplo do modelo de ocupação romana da região da Iberia, centrada na exploração dos recursos agrícolas, marinhos e na produção de bens alimentares, que eram exportados por via marítima para os portos do Império. O Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve traz “experiências” às ruínas de Milreu pelo quinto ano consecutivo, momento em que pela primeira vez promovemos atividades noturnas. Com as ativ...