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Microplastics in a Portuguese coastal area: distribution patterns on surface wa...
Rodrigues, Diana DuarteFive decades have passed since the first detection of microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment. However, research on this “invisible” pollution was only triggered in the beginning of the XXI century. Despite the remarkable progress, there are still questions remaining and, most important, preventive measures to be taken. Regarding the evaluation of MPs pollution in the Portuguese coast, the assessment of t...
Small scale temporal patterns of recruitment and hatching of Atlantic horse mac...
Klein, Maria; Beveren, Elisabeth Van; Rodrigues, Diana Duarte; Serrão, Ester A.; Caselle, Jennifer E.; Gonçalves, Emanuel João; Borges, Rita AlexandraAtlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus, Linnaeus, 1758) is a highly exploited species, common throughout the North-East Atlantic. As a pelagic-neritic fish it typically occurs over the shelf from the surface to 200 m deep on sandy bottoms. Most research has focused on distributions of adults or early life stages (eggs and larvae) of this species in offshore waters and only a few studies have reported the ...
Larval development and allometric growth of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion...
Solomon, Farahnaz N.; Rodrigues, Diana Duarte; Gonçalves, Emanuel João; Serrão, Ester A.; Borges, Rita AlexandraLarval development and allometric growth patterns of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi are described from a larval series (body length, LB = 3·30-12·10 mm) caught by light traps at the Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal. Larvae of T. delaisi possess distinctive morphometric and meristic characteristics which can be used to identify this species from related taxa. Pigmentation is sparse but characteristic...
Larval development and allometric growth of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion...
Solomon, Farahnaz N.; Rodrigues, Diana Duarte; Gonçalves, Emanuel João; Serrão, Ester A.; Borges, Rita AlexandraLarval development and allometric growth patterns of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi are described from a larval series (body length, LB = 3·30-12·10 mm) caught by light traps at the Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal. Larvae of T. delaisi possess distinctive morphometric and meristic characteristics which can be used to identify this species from related taxa. Pigmentation is sparse but characteristic...
Habitat associations and behavioural patterns of Symphodus spp. (Pisces: Labridae)
Rodrigues, Diana Duarte; Costa, Bárbara Horta e; Cabral, Henrique; Gonçalves, Emanuel JoãoThe complexity and diversity of physical and biotic habitats are important features influencing the composition of shallow water reef fish assemblages, especially in temperate regions where abundant and diverse algal cover may have an important habitat-forming role. Coastal fish have adapted to these diverse habitats and to the temporal and spatial variations of algal assemblages in different ways. Wrasses are ...