Search Results - "Gil, Ágatha"
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Environmental DNA as a complementary tool for biodiversity monitoring: A multi-technique and multi-trophic approach to investigate cetacean distribution and feeding ecology
Published in PloS one (16-10-2024)“…The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess the presence of biological communities has emerged as a promising monitoring tool in the marine conservation…”
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Distribution of cetacean species at a large scale - Connecting continents with the Macaronesian archipelagos in the eastern North Atlantic
Published in Diversity & distributions (01-10-2020)“…Aim To describe distribution patterns and species richness of cetaceans along a wide geographical range using occurrence data coupled with survey effort, from…”
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Trophic ecology of common bottlenose dolphins in a pelagic insular environment inferred by stable isotopes
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-11-2023)“…The common bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) is a top marine predator widely dispersed in coastal and pelagic habitats and with a generalist feeding…”
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Baleen whales in Macaronesia: occurrence patterns revealed through a bibliographic review
Published in Mammal review (01-04-2019)“…Macaronesia, an oceanic area located in the Northeast Atlantic, exhibits a high topographic and oceanographic complexity that enables a rich biodiversity. So…”
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Cetaceans of north-western continental Africa (Morocco to Liberia): diversity and distribution
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (19-07-2024)“…The north-western coast of Africa is one of the most productive marine systems in the world, where a high diversity of cetacean species has been recorded…”
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Predicting Cetacean Distributions in the Eastern North Atlantic to Support Marine Management
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (19-05-2021)“…Data on species occurrence at the scale of their distributional range and the determination of their habitat use requirements are essential to support…”
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Assessing data bias in visual surveys from a cetacean monitoring programme
Published in Scientific data (10-11-2022)“…Long-term monitoring datasets are fundamental to understand physical and ecological responses to environmental changes, supporting management and conservation…”
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A dataset of cetacean occurrences in the Eastern North Atlantic
Published in Scientific data (24-09-2019)“…The CETUS project is a cetacean monitoring program that takes advantage of cargo ships to undertake survey routes between Continental Portugal, Macaronesian…”
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Hidden in the blow - a matrix to characterise cetaceans’ respiratory microbiome: short-finned pilot whale as case study
Published in Metabarcoding and Metagenomics (28-08-2024)“…Cetaceans are key sentinel species of marine ecosystems and ocean health, being a strategic taxonomic group that evaluates the well-being of aquatic habitats…”
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Records of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the mouth of the Douro River (northern Portugal) with presence of an anomalous white individual
Published in Marine biodiversity records (22-01-2019)“…Background Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is listed under the Annex II of the European Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/CEE) and Member States are…”
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Beyond the threshold - different accumulation of organochlorine compounds in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) inhabiting continental and insular ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-01-2025)“…Assessing persistent organic pollutant (POP) levels across regions helps evaluate environmental health and determine ecological risks. As an apex predator, the…”
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Cetáceos na Zona Económica Exclusiva Continental Portuguesa: Distribuição Espaço-Temporal e Registo de Novas Ocorrências
Published 01-01-2019“…Os cetáceos são espécies-chave nos ecossistemas marinhos e o conhecimento dos seus padrões de distribuição é fundamental para a gestão e conservação dos…”
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