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Mapping saltmarsh vertical distribution communities in southern Portugal using ...
Martins, Márcio; Parreira, Filipe; Ito, Paula; Santos, Rui; Gotha, Simon von sachsen-Coburg Und; Barrena de los Santos, CarmenSaltmarshes, transitional coastal habitats between terrestrial and marine ecosystems, offer crucial ecological benefits, including coastal protection, biodiversity enhancement, water purification and carbon sequestration. However, saltmarsh areas are shrinking, primarily due to human activities. Traditional monitoring approaches for saltmarsh coverage are often costly and restricted in spatial scope, prompting ...
Seagrasses in coastal wetlands of the Algarve region (southern Portugal): past ...
Ito, Paula; Martins, Márcio; von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Simon; Santos, Rui; Barrena de los Santos, CarmenThe global biodiversity crisis urges to update the distribution maps of natural habitats, especially those that are in rapid decline and play a key role in ecosystem functioning, such as seagrasses. In Portugal, seagrass meadows have declined substantially since the 1980s and are considered one of the most endangered marine habitats. Here we aimed to 1) compile records on the distribution and area extent of sea...
Relatório Científico I: Avaliação dos ecossistemas de carbono azul em Portugal ...
Santos, Rui; Ito, Paula; de los Santos, Carmen B.Por ocasião da Conferência do Oceano das Nações Unidas, que decorreu em Lisboa em junho de 2022, a Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian lançou o projeto Gulbenkian Carbono Azul, em parceria com o Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR) da Universidade do Algarve e a Associação Natureza Portugal em associação com a WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature (ANP|WWF), com o objetivo de investigar as informações disponíveis para mapear ...