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Monitoring invasive macroalgae in southern Portugal: drivers and citizen scienc...
Jiménez, Javier; Simes, Dina; Abecasis, Ana Rita Costa; Relvas, Paulo; Garel, Erwan; Martins, Paula Ventura; Santos, RuiUnder certain environmental and oceanographic conditions, macroalgae can overgrow and accumulate in massive quantities on beaches, causing serious ecological and economic impacts. To address this problem, a citizen science monitoring platform was created to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of macroalgae accumulations along the beaches of Algarve in southern Portugal, with the aim to assess the ex...
First report of cleaning behaviour in white sea bream (Diplodus sargus)
Abecasis, D.; Abecasis, Ana Rita CostaSeveral studies have reported the existence of ectoparasites in the stomach contents of Diplodus sargus. The cleaning behaviour has, however, never been previously observed for this species. In this short study, we report the first observations of the cleaning behaviour of D. sargus. These observations were in two yachting marinas, located in the Portuguese western coast between the months of April and August. ...