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The first record of Lysmata rauli Laubenheimer and Rhyne, 2010 (Decapoda: Carid...
Wirtz, Peter; Moura, Carlos; Nhanquê, Filipe T.; Barbosa, Castro; Serrao, Ester A.Here we report the first record of the shrimp Lysmata rauli Laubenheimer and Rhyne, 2010 in the eastern Atlantic, from the intertidal at Kere Island, Bijag & oacute;s archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.
Restoration of animal forests: a novel transplantion method for coastal octocor...
Padrão, Nuno; Vieira Mourato, Carolina; Maria Rakka; Serrao, Ester A.; Paulo, DiogoOctocorals are among the main habitat‐engineering species, generating complex three‐dimensional ecosystems of unquestioned importance. Despite their importance, octocoral habitats have dramatically declined in the last decades due to several stressors. Consequently, octocoral gardens are internationally recognized as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. In the last decade, several octocoral restoration methodologies w...
Season and seagrass: drivers of fish assemblage structure in the Banc d'Arguin,...
Compain, Philippe; Mallmann, Antonia; Sidina, Ebaye; Bourweiss, Mohammed; Ba, Mamadou Abdoul; Talla, Ismaila Samba; Niang, Alioune; Erzini, KarimThe Banc d’Arguin is the most ecologically significant coastal wetland of West Africa, a UNESCO Marine World Heritage area with one of the most extensive seagrass areas on Earth, used by many marine species as breeding and/or feeding habitat. However, little is known about the subtidal biodiversity supported by these extensive seagrass meadows. This study aimed to assess the influence of subtidal seagrass veget...
Trophic convergence of marine vertebrate communities worldwide
González-Trujillo, Juan David; Assis, Jorge; Serrao, Ester A.; Costello, Mark John; Fragkopoulou, Eliza; Mendoza, Manuel; Araújo, Miguel B.Biogeographic regions arise due to constraints on species ranges, fostering lineage divergence as a result. Yet, convergent evolution means that evolutionary distinct lineages can share similar characteristics when subjected to similar environmental conditions. The ecological convergence of distinct regions has been demonstrated in terrestrial communities, but it remains uncertain if marine systems exhibit simi...
Coastal oceanographic connectivity at the global scale: a dataset of pairwise p...
Assis, Jorge; Fragkopoulou, Eliza; Serrao, Ester A.; Bastos Araújo, MiguelOcean currents are fundamental drivers of marine biodiversity distribution, mediating the exchange of genetic material and individuals between populations. Their effect ranges from creating barriers that foster isolation to facilitating long-distance dispersal, which is crucial for species expansion and resilience in the face of climate change. Despite the significance of oceanographic connectivity, comprehensi...
A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ...
Hofmann, Laurie C.; Brakel, Janina; Bartsch, Inka; Arismendi, Gabriel Montecinos; Bermejo, Ricardo; Parente, Manuela I.; Creis, EmelineBiobanking (also known as germplasm banking) of genetic material is a well-established concept for preserving plant genetic diversity and also contributes to food security, conservation and restoration. Macroalgae currently represent a very small percentage of the strains in publicly accessible European germplasm banks, despite the increasing recognition of their contribution to achieving several of the United ...
Hotspot of exotic benthic marine invertebrates discovered in the tropical east ...
Moura, Carlos; Wirtz, Peter; Nhanquê, Filipe T.; Barbosa, Castro; Serrao, Ester A.This study aimed to explore and document putative exotic marine benthic invertebrate species in the Bijag & oacute;s Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, to enhance understanding of marine biodiversity and address the extent of marine species introductions. The research was conducted in the Bijag & oacute;s Archipelago, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Guinea-Bissau. The study involved the region's first scuba-divi...
Not regionally extinct: rediscovery of ruppia drepanensis in Portugal, the west...
Gonçalves Frade, Duarte; Miranda Neiva, João; Martínez-Garrido, Jose; Davison, Anne; Caminiti, Luca; Ramos, Gonçalo Miguel da Cruz e Cunha GuinoteRuppia drepanensis Tineo ex Guss. is an important habitat-forming aquatic plant in saline and brackish Mediterranean wetlands. The species is declining in several parts of its range due to hydrological changes and habitat degradation. R. drepanensis was considered Critically Endangered, possibly Regionally Extinct in Portugal, due to not being observed since 1986 despite extensive surveys of suitable habitat. W...
Coral garden conservation and restoration: how host taxon and ex-situ maintenan...
Rola, Marcellina; Coelho, Márcio A. G.; Pruckner, Christian; Quiroga-Pérez, Manuela; Stock, Willem; Baylina, Núria; Engelen, Aschwin; Wägele, HeikeTemperate coral gardens are dense coral formations, which support rich marine species diversity, enabling benthic-pelagic coupling. Over the past decades, coral gardens have been increasingly threatened by bottom fishing, oil and gas exploitation, and climate change. Microbiome research bears great potential for assisted resilience in targeted conservation and restoration approaches. Yet, fundamental parameters...
Marine forests forever—A necessary multilateral program for a fair future
Horta, Paulo; Sissini, Marina N.; Fonseca, Alessandra; Turra, Alexander; Rodrigues, Ana Claudia; Rorig, Leonardo; Bonomi‐Barufi, José; Pagliosa, PauloNot only advances but also old addictions, setbacks, obstructions and delays are observed during COP16 (on biodiversity), COP29 (on climate change) and G20 in a year full of tragedies resulting from climate change; we need to look in the rearview mirror and plan new paths to be presented and discussed at COP30, in 2025, in the Brazilian Amazon. Worldwide temperature records show that 2023 and 2024 were the warm...