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Dr. Bárbara Horta E Costa
The Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal

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Published: 03 June 2021 in Water Science Policyy
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Published: 27 April 2020 in Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Cuba has been leading marine protected area (MPA) designation in the Caribbean region to ensure conservation of its valuable marine ecosystems. Yet, an efficient monitoring program for MPAs is still to be implemented and will benefit from pre-existing information. The highly regulated MPA of Punta Francés National Park is one of the first Cuban MPAs and was established mainly to protect species and ecosystems for tourism purposes. Monitoring of protection effects on commercial fish species was lacking in this MPA. This study aimed at increasing local scientific knowledge by providing a baseline study about the most commercially fished families (Haemulidae, Lutjanidae and Serranidae) around Punta Francés MPA. Data collected represent only a limited period but can be used as a base point to support future monitoring. Fish abundance in number and biomass, and size were collected to test for differences between inside and adjacent areas outside the Punta Francés MPA, in different coral reef types. The main result of this study was the significantly larger size and biomass of snappers and groupers outside the MPA where intense fisheries occur. An observation consistent with a large spawning aggregation was also recorded outside the MPA. Even with a limited set of data, these results suggest that, at least temporarily, the most targeted species [and sizes] are still highly vulnerable to fisheries. Relevant habitats in the adjacent area, that are apparently missing within the MPA, may support some of the results found. Extending the limits of the Punta Francés MPA to include those habitats outside may be critical to ensure the effectiveness of this MPA in contributing to protect the most commercial species of the region. This should be done together with efficient fisheries management measures in the region, such as the significantly increase of minimum legal sizes and temporal closures during spawning migrations.

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Barbara Horta E Costa; Jorge Angulo-Valdés; Jorge M.S. Gonçalves; Pedro Barros. Assessing potential protection effects on commercial fish species in a Cuban MPA. Aquaculture and Fisheries 2020, 5, 1 .

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Barbara Horta E Costa, Jorge Angulo-Valdés, Jorge M.S. Gonçalves, Pedro Barros. Assessing potential protection effects on commercial fish species in a Cuban MPA. Aquaculture and Fisheries. 2020; 5 (5):1.

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Barbara Horta E Costa; Jorge Angulo-Valdés; Jorge M.S. Gonçalves; Pedro Barros. 2020. "Assessing potential protection effects on commercial fish species in a Cuban MPA." Aquaculture and Fisheries 5, no. 5: 1.

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Published: 01 February 2020 in Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Cristina Pita; Barbara Horta e Costa; Gustavo Franco; Rui Coelho; Inês Sousa; Emanuel J. Gonçalves; Jorge Manuel Santos Gonçalves; Karim Erzini. Fisher's perceptions about a marine protected area over time. Aquaculture and Fisheries 2020, 5, 1 .

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Cristina Pita, Barbara Horta e Costa, Gustavo Franco, Rui Coelho, Inês Sousa, Emanuel J. Gonçalves, Jorge Manuel Santos Gonçalves, Karim Erzini. Fisher's perceptions about a marine protected area over time. Aquaculture and Fisheries. 2020; 5 (5):1.

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Cristina Pita; Barbara Horta e Costa; Gustavo Franco; Rui Coelho; Inês Sousa; Emanuel J. Gonçalves; Jorge Manuel Santos Gonçalves; Karim Erzini. 2020. "Fisher's perceptions about a marine protected area over time." Aquaculture and Fisheries 5, no. 5: 1.

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Published: 10 January 2020 in Biodiversity and Conservation
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Marine ecosystem-based management requires good spatial information on the distribution of marine species and habitats. Often, such information is limited to a few sampled locations, but modelling techniques can be applied to produce predictive distribution maps. A harmonized broad-scale seabed habitat map was recently produced for the archipelagos of Macaronesia under the EMODnet Seabed Habitats Programme. We use this new information to produce an extent-based evaluation of the representativeness and level of protection conferred by the current set of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Azores to the variety of benthic marine habitats found in this oceanic region. A more objective assessment of the protection effectively provided to the habitats is obtained by applying a scoring system to the MPAs based on the number of allowed extractive and non-extractive human activities and their potential impact on marine biodiversity and habitats. Results show that Azorean habitats within the MPAs are nearly entirely classified as highly protected. In total, 26 habitats (7 of which are endangered and 2 are rare) have at least 10% of their extent in the Azores EEZ protected by MPAs, but another 29 fail to meet this target (4 on-shelf habitats and 25 deep-sea habitats), highlighting the need to extend current protection of bathyal and abyssal habitats and applying adequate ecological coherence criteria. This approach sets a standard that can be used wherever similar information is available, be it in other European regions or beyond.

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David Milla-Figueras; Mara Schmiing; Patrícia Amorim; Barbara Horta e Costa; Pedro Afonso; Fernando Tempera. Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse set of marine protected areas on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Biodiversity and Conservation 2020, 29, 1153 -1175.

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David Milla-Figueras, Mara Schmiing, Patrícia Amorim, Barbara Horta e Costa, Pedro Afonso, Fernando Tempera. Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse set of marine protected areas on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2020; 29 (4):1153-1175.

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David Milla-Figueras; Mara Schmiing; Patrícia Amorim; Barbara Horta e Costa; Pedro Afonso; Fernando Tempera. 2020. "Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse set of marine protected areas on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge." Biodiversity and Conservation 29, no. 4: 1153-1175.

Journal article
Published: 31 May 2019 in Marine Policy
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Current international commitments on ocean protection targets include protecting 10% of the ocean through marine protected areas (MPAs) until 2020, while also complying with efficiency and equity requirements. This has led to a race to designate large MPAs, but despite the valid marine conservation efforts, conferring adequate protection is still at risk. While fully protected areas are considered the most efficient tools to effectively protect the integrity of ecosystems, most existing or proposed MPAs are far from being fully or strongly protected. Portugal, with the 20th largest EEZ of the world is well positioned to lead ocean conservation efforts and provides a suitable case study for analysis of protection conferred by existing MPAs. To this end, Portuguese MPAs were assessed according to different types of classification systems and it was found that most MPAs confer little or no additional protection compared to outside areas. The results differ according to the classification system used, revealing the importance of finding a common system for evaluating progress in ocean conservation. The relevance of adequately labelling and understanding the levels of protection in place is demonstrated. Not differentiating the type of protection conferred by MPA regulations, while rushing towards international targets, may give a potentially false impression to society.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Jorge Manuel Dos Santos Gonçalves; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Ricardo Furtado; Célia Mateus; Emília Cadeireiro; Emanuel João Gonçalves. Categorizing ocean conservation targets to avoid a potential false sense of protection to society: Portugal as a case-study. Marine Policy 2019, 108, 103553 .

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Barbara Horta e Costa, Jorge Manuel Dos Santos Gonçalves, Gustavo Franco, Karim Erzini, Ricardo Furtado, Célia Mateus, Emília Cadeireiro, Emanuel João Gonçalves. Categorizing ocean conservation targets to avoid a potential false sense of protection to society: Portugal as a case-study. Marine Policy. 2019; 108 ():103553.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Jorge Manuel Dos Santos Gonçalves; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Ricardo Furtado; Célia Mateus; Emília Cadeireiro; Emanuel João Gonçalves. 2019. "Categorizing ocean conservation targets to avoid a potential false sense of protection to society: Portugal as a case-study." Marine Policy 108, no. : 103553.

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Published: 13 November 2018
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The global number of marine protected areas grew exponentially in the last decade to meet international targets. Most of them are partially protected areas (PPAs). Yet, their ecological effectiveness remains unclear due to the high variability of allowed uses. Here, we performed the first global meta-analysis of PPAs following a new regulation-based classification system, to assess their ecological effectiveness. Overall, PPAs are effective relative to unprotected areas but allowed uses are the key feature determining their performance. Highly and moderately regulated PPAs provide higher biomass and abundance of commercial fish species, while weakly regulated PPAs do not exhibit differences relative to unprotected areas. Importantly, the effectiveness of some PPAs can be enhanced by the presence of an adjacent fully protected area (no-take zone). We conclude that limited and well-regulated uses in PPAs and the presence of an adjacent fully protected area confer ecological benefits, on which socio-economic advantages are derived.

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Mirta Zupan; Eliza Fragkopoulou; Joachim Claudet; Karim Erzini; Bárbara Horta E Costa; Emanuel Gonçalves. Drivers of ecological effectiveness in marine partially protected areas. 2018, 1 .

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Mirta Zupan, Eliza Fragkopoulou, Joachim Claudet, Karim Erzini, Bárbara Horta E Costa, Emanuel Gonçalves. Drivers of ecological effectiveness in marine partially protected areas. . 2018; ():1.

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Mirta Zupan; Eliza Fragkopoulou; Joachim Claudet; Karim Erzini; Bárbara Horta E Costa; Emanuel Gonçalves. 2018. "Drivers of ecological effectiveness in marine partially protected areas." , no. : 1.

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Published: 02 August 2018 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
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The number of marine protected areas (MPAs) has grown exponentially worldwide over the past decade in order to meet international targets. Most of these protected areas allow extraction of resources and are therefore designated as “partially protected areas” (PPAs). However, the effectiveness of PPAs remains unclear due to the high variability of use types permitted. Here, we carried out what we believe to be the first global meta‐analysis of PPAs using a regulation‐based classification system for MPAs to assess their ecological effectiveness. This novel classification allows for unambiguous differentiation between areas according to allowed use, which is the key feature determining PPA performance. Highly and moderately regulated areas exhibited higher biomass and abundance of commercial fish species, whereas fish abundance and biomass in weakly regulated areas differed little from unprotected areas. Notably, the effectiveness of moderately regulated areas can be enhanced by the presence of an adjacent fully protected area. We concluded that limited and well‐regulated uses in PPAs and the presence of an adjacent fully protected area confer ecological benefits, from which socioeconomic advantages are derived.

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Mirta Zupan; Eliza Fragkopoulou; Joachim Claudet; Karim Erzini; Bárbara Horta e Costa; Emanuel J Gonçalves. Marine partially protected areas: drivers of ecological effectiveness. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2018, 16, 381 -387.

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Mirta Zupan, Eliza Fragkopoulou, Joachim Claudet, Karim Erzini, Bárbara Horta e Costa, Emanuel J Gonçalves. Marine partially protected areas: drivers of ecological effectiveness. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2018; 16 (7):381-387.

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Mirta Zupan; Eliza Fragkopoulou; Joachim Claudet; Karim Erzini; Bárbara Horta e Costa; Emanuel J Gonçalves. 2018. "Marine partially protected areas: drivers of ecological effectiveness." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 16, no. 7: 381-387.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2017 in Marine Policy
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Barbara Horta E Costa; Joachim Claudet; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Anthony Caro; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. A regulation-based classification system for marine protected areas: A response to Dudley et al. [9]. Marine Policy 2017, 77, 193 -195.

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Barbara Horta E Costa, Joachim Claudet, Gustavo Franco, Karim Erzini, Anthony Caro, Emanuel J. Gonçalves. A regulation-based classification system for marine protected areas: A response to Dudley et al. [9]. Marine Policy. 2017; 77 ():193-195.

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Barbara Horta E Costa; Joachim Claudet; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Anthony Caro; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. 2017. "A regulation-based classification system for marine protected areas: A response to Dudley et al. [9]." Marine Policy 77, no. : 193-195.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2016 in Marine Policy
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International audienceMarine protected areas (MPAs) are a global conservation and management tool to enhance the resilience of linked social-ecological systems with the aim of conserving biodiversity and providing ecosystem services for sustainable use. However, MPAs implemented worldwide include a large variety of zoning and management schemes from single to multiple-zoning and from no-take to multiple-use areas. The current IUCN categorisation of MPAs is based on management objectives which many times have a significant mismatch to regulations causing a strong uncertainty when evaluating global MPAs effectiveness. A novel global classification system for MPAs based on regulations of uses as an alternative or complementing the current IUCN system of categories is presented. Scores for uses weighted by their potential impact on biodiversity were built. Each zone within a MPA was scored and an MPA index integrates the zone scores. This system classifies MPAs as well as each MPA zone individually, is globally applicable and unambiguously discriminates the impacts of uses

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Joachim Claudet; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Anthony Caro; Emanuel Gonçalves. A regulation-based classification system for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Marine Policy 2016, 72, 192 -198.

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Barbara Horta e Costa, Joachim Claudet, Gustavo Franco, Karim Erzini, Anthony Caro, Emanuel Gonçalves. A regulation-based classification system for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Marine Policy. 2016; 72 ():192-198.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Joachim Claudet; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; Anthony Caro; Emanuel Gonçalves. 2016. "A regulation-based classification system for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)." Marine Policy 72, no. : 192-198.

Journal article
Published: 04 August 2015 in Fisheries Research
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely recognized as a tool to achieve both fisheries management and conservation goals. Simultaneously achieving these multiple goals is difficult due to conflicts between conservation (often long-term) and economic (often short-term) objectives. MPA implementation often includes additional control measures on fisheries (e.g. vessel size restrictions, gear exclusion, catch controls) that in the short-term may have impacts on local fishers’ communities. Thus, monitoring fisheries catches before, during and after MPA implementation is essential to document changes in fisheries activities and to evaluate the impact of MPAs in fishers' communities. Remarkably, in contrast with standard fisheries-independent biological surveys, these data are rarely measured at appropriate spatial scales following MPA implementation. Here, the effects of MPA implementation on local fisheries are assessed in a temperate MPA (Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal), using fisheries monitoring methods combining spatial distribution of fishing effort, on-board observations and official landings statistics at scales appropriate to the Marine Park. Fisheries spatial distribution, fishing effort, on-board data collection and official landings registered for the same vessels over time were analysed between 2004 and 2010. The applicability and reliability of using landings statistics alone was tested (i.e. when no sampling data are available) and we conclude that landings data alone only allow the identification of general patterns. The combination of landings information (which is known to be unreliable in many coastal communities) with other methods, provides an effective tool to evaluate fisheries dynamics in response to MPA implementation. As resources for monitoring socio-ecological responses to MPAs are frequently scarce, the use of landings data calibrated with fisheries information (from vessels, gear distribution and on-board data) is a valuable tool applicable to many worldwide coastal small-scale fisheries.

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Marisa Isabel Batista; B. Horta E Costa; L. Gonçalves; M. Henriques; Karim Erzini; J.E. Caselle; E.J. Gonçalves; H.N. Cabral. Assessment of catches, landings and fishing effort as useful tools for MPA management. Fisheries Research 2015, 172, 197 -208.

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Marisa Isabel Batista, B. Horta E Costa, L. Gonçalves, M. Henriques, Karim Erzini, J.E. Caselle, E.J. Gonçalves, H.N. Cabral. Assessment of catches, landings and fishing effort as useful tools for MPA management. Fisheries Research. 2015; 172 ():197-208.

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Marisa Isabel Batista; B. Horta E Costa; L. Gonçalves; M. Henriques; Karim Erzini; J.E. Caselle; E.J. Gonçalves; H.N. Cabral. 2015. "Assessment of catches, landings and fishing effort as useful tools for MPA management." Fisheries Research 172, no. : 197-208.

Journal article
Published: 24 January 2015 in acta ethologica
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The 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 an important group of coastal rocky reef fish which present particular associations to algae in temperate systems. In this study, habitat associations were analysed in three species of wrasses: Symphodus bailloni, Symphodus melops and Symphodus roissali, and their behaviour was recorded. Eight main behavioural categories (comprising a total of 42 different behaviours) were identified: exploring, foraging, resting, agonistic interactions, cleaning, courtship, reproduction and nesting. S. melops occurred on shallower depths and was frequently involved in both intra- and interspecific agonistic interactions with the other wrasse species, although rarely with S. bailloni. S. roissali was associated with microhabitats of smaller size where it frequently hides. Feeding occurred mostly on bedrock habitat when compared to other microhabitats. Foraging and resting showed a marked seasonality in the three wrasses, related to shifts in biotic habitat structure and to changes in the behavioural repertoire during the breeding season.

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Diana Rodrigues; Barbara Horta e Costa; Henrique Cabral; Emanuel João Gonçalves. Habitat associations and behavioural patterns of Symphodus spp. (Pisces: Labridae). acta ethologica 2015, 18, 269 -282.

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Diana Rodrigues, Barbara Horta e Costa, Henrique Cabral, Emanuel João Gonçalves. Habitat associations and behavioural patterns of Symphodus spp. (Pisces: Labridae). acta ethologica. 2015; 18 (3):269-282.

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Diana Rodrigues; Barbara Horta e Costa; Henrique Cabral; Emanuel João Gonçalves. 2015. "Habitat associations and behavioural patterns of Symphodus spp. (Pisces: Labridae)." acta ethologica 18, no. 3: 269-282.

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Published: 07 January 2015 in Marine Ecology Progress Series
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David Abecasis; Barbara Horta E Costa; Pedro Afonso; Emanuel Gonçalves; Karim Erzini. Early reserve effects linked to small home ranges of a commercial fish, Diplodus sargus, Sparidae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 2015, 518, 255 -266.

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David Abecasis, Barbara Horta E Costa, Pedro Afonso, Emanuel Gonçalves, Karim Erzini. Early reserve effects linked to small home ranges of a commercial fish, Diplodus sargus, Sparidae. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2015; 518 ():255-266.

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David Abecasis; Barbara Horta E Costa; Pedro Afonso; Emanuel Gonçalves; Karim Erzini. 2015. "Early reserve effects linked to small home ranges of a commercial fish, Diplodus sargus, Sparidae." Marine Ecology Progress Series 518, no. : 255-266.

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Published: 16 June 2014 in Marine Biology Research
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The Selvagens Islands are located in the northeastern Atlantic between the Canary Islands and Madeira Island. As a result of their small size, remote location and harsh sea conditions only a few studies have been conducted to describe their marine species diversity. We were able to identify 29 new coastal fish species, an increase of 33% in the ichthyofauna described for these islands (n = 88). There is a prevalence of species with tropical affinities and only 2.3% (n = 2) are endemic to Macaronesia. Considered a stepping-stone colonization vector from the nearest continental shore, as proposed by other authors for this region, the Selvagens Islands host 34.1% of the ichthyofauna described for the much larger Canary Islands (nspecies = 258, submerged area nSelvagensIs. = 2.3%) and 47.3% of the ichthyofauna described for the more distantly located Madeira Island (nspecies = 186, submerged area nSelvagensIs. = 17.9%). Interestingly, 6.8% (n = 6) of the species failed to bridge the gap between the Selvagens Islands and Madeira Island. Data collected so far showed no trend toward an increasing number of species with high dispersal capability. The Selvagens Islands are an example of a high coastal species diversity occurring even in very small areas of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

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Frederico Almada; David Abecasis; David Villegas Ríos; Sofia Henriques; Miguel Pais; Marisa Isabel Batista; Barbara Horta e Costa; Joana Martins; Inês Tojeira; Nuno Vasco Rodrigues; Ricardo Araújo; Miguel Souto; Hany Alonso; Jesús M. Falcón; Filipe Henriques; Paulo Catry; Henrique Cabral; Manuel Biscoito; Vitor C. Almada. Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic? Marine Biology Research 2014, 11, 49 -61.

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Frederico Almada, David Abecasis, David Villegas Ríos, Sofia Henriques, Miguel Pais, Marisa Isabel Batista, Barbara Horta e Costa, Joana Martins, Inês Tojeira, Nuno Vasco Rodrigues, Ricardo Araújo, Miguel Souto, Hany Alonso, Jesús M. Falcón, Filipe Henriques, Paulo Catry, Henrique Cabral, Manuel Biscoito, Vitor C. Almada. Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic? Marine Biology Research. 2014; 11 (1):49-61.

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Frederico Almada; David Abecasis; David Villegas Ríos; Sofia Henriques; Miguel Pais; Marisa Isabel Batista; Barbara Horta e Costa; Joana Martins; Inês Tojeira; Nuno Vasco Rodrigues; Ricardo Araújo; Miguel Souto; Hany Alonso; Jesús M. Falcón; Filipe Henriques; Paulo Catry; Henrique Cabral; Manuel Biscoito; Vitor C. Almada. 2014. "Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic?" Marine Biology Research 11, no. 1: 49-61.

Journal article
Published: 14 May 2014 in Marine Ecology Progress Series
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Barbara Horta e Costa; Jorge Assis; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; M Henriques; Ej Gonçalves; Je Caselle; Emanuel Gonçalves. Tropicalization of fish assemblages in temperate biogeographic transition zones. Marine Ecology Progress Series 2014, 504, 241 -252.

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Barbara Horta e Costa, Jorge Assis, Gustavo Franco, Karim Erzini, M Henriques, Ej Gonçalves, Je Caselle, Emanuel Gonçalves. Tropicalization of fish assemblages in temperate biogeographic transition zones. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2014; 504 ():241-252.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Jorge Assis; Gustavo Franco; Karim Erzini; M Henriques; Ej Gonçalves; Je Caselle; Emanuel Gonçalves. 2014. "Tropicalization of fish assemblages in temperate biogeographic transition zones." Marine Ecology Progress Series 504, no. : 241-252.

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Published: 01 November 2013 in Fisheries Research
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Bárbara Horta E Costa; Leonel Gonçalves; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. Vessels’ site fidelity and spatio-temporal distribution of artisanal fisheries before the implementation of a temperate multiple-use marine protected area. Fisheries Research 2013, 148, 27 -37.

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Bárbara Horta E Costa, Leonel Gonçalves, Emanuel J. Gonçalves. Vessels’ site fidelity and spatio-temporal distribution of artisanal fisheries before the implementation of a temperate multiple-use marine protected area. Fisheries Research. 2013; 148 ():27-37.

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Bárbara Horta E Costa; Leonel Gonçalves; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. 2013. "Vessels’ site fidelity and spatio-temporal distribution of artisanal fisheries before the implementation of a temperate multiple-use marine protected area." Fisheries Research 148, no. : 27-37.

Research article
Published: 03 June 2013 in PLOS ONE
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been widely proposed as a fisheries management tool in addition to their conservation purposes. Despite this, few studies have satisfactorily assessed the dynamics of fishers’ adaptations to the loss of fishing grounds. Here we used data from before, during and after the implementation of the management plan of a temperate Atlantic multiple-use MPA to examine the factors affecting the spatial and temporal distribution of different gears used by the artisanal fishing fleet. The position of vessels and gear types were obtained by visual surveys and related to spatial features of the marine park. A hotspot analysis was conducted to identify heavily utilized patches for each fishing gear and time period. The contribution of individual vessels to each significant cluster was assessed to better understand fishers’ choices. Different fisheries responded differently to the implementation of protection measures, with preferred habitats of target species driving much of the fishers’ choices. Within each fishery, individual fishers showed distinct strategies with some operating in a broader area whereas others kept preferred territories. Our findings are based on reliable methods that can easily be applied in coastal multipurpose MPAs to monitor and assess fisheries and fishers responses to different management rules and protection levels. This paper is the first in-depth empirical study where fishers’ choices from artisanal fisheries were analysed before, during and after the implementation of a MPA, thereby allowing a clearer understanding of the dynamics of local fisheries and providing significant lessons for marine conservation and management of coastal systems.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Marisa Isabel Batista; Leonel Gonçalves; Karim Erzini; Jennifer E. Caselle; Henrique Cabral; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. Fishers’ Behaviour in Response to the Implementation of a Marine Protected Area. PLOS ONE 2013, 8, e65057 .

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Barbara Horta e Costa, Marisa Isabel Batista, Leonel Gonçalves, Karim Erzini, Jennifer E. Caselle, Henrique Cabral, Emanuel J. Gonçalves. Fishers’ Behaviour in Response to the Implementation of a Marine Protected Area. PLOS ONE. 2013; 8 (6):e65057.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Marisa Isabel Batista; Leonel Gonçalves; Karim Erzini; Jennifer E. Caselle; Henrique Cabral; Emanuel J. Gonçalves. 2013. "Fishers’ Behaviour in Response to the Implementation of a Marine Protected Area." PLOS ONE 8, no. 6: e65057.

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Published: 07 May 2013 in Marine Ecology Progress Series
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Barbara Horta e Costa; Karim Erzini; Je Caselle; H Folhas; Ej Gonçalves. ‘Reserve effect’ within a temperate marine protected area in the north-eastern Atlantic (Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal). Marine Ecology Progress Series 2013, 481, 11 -24.

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Barbara Horta e Costa, Karim Erzini, Je Caselle, H Folhas, Ej Gonçalves. ‘Reserve effect’ within a temperate marine protected area in the north-eastern Atlantic (Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2013; 481 ():11-24.

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Barbara Horta e Costa; Karim Erzini; Je Caselle; H Folhas; Ej Gonçalves. 2013. "‘Reserve effect’ within a temperate marine protected area in the north-eastern Atlantic (Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal)." Marine Ecology Progress Series 481, no. : 11-24.

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Published: 01 January 2013 in Marine Biodiversity Records
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Bárbara Horta E Costa; Emanuel Gonçalves. First occurrence of the Monrovia doctorfish Acanthurus monroviae (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in European Atlantic waters. Marine Biodiversity Records 2013, 6, 1 .

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Bárbara Horta E Costa, Emanuel Gonçalves. First occurrence of the Monrovia doctorfish Acanthurus monroviae (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in European Atlantic waters. Marine Biodiversity Records. 2013; 6 ():1.

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Bárbara Horta E Costa; Emanuel Gonçalves. 2013. "First occurrence of the Monrovia doctorfish Acanthurus monroviae (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in European Atlantic waters." Marine Biodiversity Records 6, no. : 1.

Book
Published: 30 August 2021 in Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES
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Emanuel Gonçalves; Ester Serrão; Karim Erzini; Miguel Henriques; Alexandra Cunha; Barbara Horta e Costa; Carlos Pereira Da Silva; David Abecasis; Diana Rodrigues; Diogo Paulo; Inês Sousa; Joana Boavida; Jorge Assis; Maria José Gaudêncio; Maria Klein; Miriam Guerra; Paulo Frias; Ricardo Nogueira Mendes; Rita Borges; Sílvia Tavares; Victor Henriques. Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES. Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES 2021, 1 .

AMA Style

Emanuel Gonçalves, Ester Serrão, Karim Erzini, Miguel Henriques, Alexandra Cunha, Barbara Horta e Costa, Carlos Pereira Da Silva, David Abecasis, Diana Rodrigues, Diogo Paulo, Inês Sousa, Joana Boavida, Jorge Assis, Maria José Gaudêncio, Maria Klein, Miriam Guerra, Paulo Frias, Ricardo Nogueira Mendes, Rita Borges, Sílvia Tavares, Victor Henriques. Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES. Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES. 2021; ():1.

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Emanuel Gonçalves; Ester Serrão; Karim Erzini; Miguel Henriques; Alexandra Cunha; Barbara Horta e Costa; Carlos Pereira Da Silva; David Abecasis; Diana Rodrigues; Diogo Paulo; Inês Sousa; Joana Boavida; Jorge Assis; Maria José Gaudêncio; Maria Klein; Miriam Guerra; Paulo Frias; Ricardo Nogueira Mendes; Rita Borges; Sílvia Tavares; Victor Henriques. 2021. "Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES." Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES , no. : 1.