Search Results - "Pereira, Pedro H. C"
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Effectiveness of management zones for recovering parrotfish species within the largest coastal marine protected area in Brazil
Published in Scientific reports (18-07-2022)“…The establishment of multiple zones offering different protection levels within a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can minimize social conflicts while maintaining…”
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Genetic diversity patterns of lionfish in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean reveal a rapidly expanding stepping-stone bioinvasion process
Published in Scientific reports (18-08-2023)“…In 2020, multiple lionfish ( Pterois spp.) records along the equatorial Southwestern (SW) Atlantic revealed a new expansion of these potentially damaging…”
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Mesophotic Reefs of the Largest Brazilian Coastal Protected Area: Mapping, Characterization and Biodiversity
Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-09-2022)“…Mesophotic reefs are poorly known worldwide despite their great ecological relevance and management importance for coral reef conservation strategies. To aid…”
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Comparative Allometric Growth of the Mimetic Ephippid Reef Fishes Chaetodipterus faber and Platax orbicularis
Published in PloS one (02-12-2015)“…Mimesis is a relatively widespread phenomenon among reef fish, but the ontogenetic processes relevant for mimetic associations in fish are still poorly…”
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An Inverted Management Strategy for the Fishery of Endangered Marine Species
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (08-03-2021)“…Overfishing is notorious for triggering population collapses and disrupting marine biological functioning worldwide. To counter such a threat, policy-makers…”
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Ontogenetic foraging activity and feeding selectivity of the Brazilian endemic parrotfish Scarus zelindae
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (12-10-2016)“…Parrotfish are fundamental species in controlling algal phase-shifts and ensuring the resilience of coral reefs. Nevertheless, little is known on their…”
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Which protected areas should be prioritized for prevention and early detection of biological invasions? A new methodological approach
Published in Biological invasions (01-11-2024)“…Protected areas are key to global biodiversity conservation efforts. Yet, most protected areas globally face threats of biological invasions either by invasive…”
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Community structure of the ichthyofauna associated with seagrass beds ( Halodule wrightii) in Formoso River estuary - Pernambuco, Brazil
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-09-2010)“…Seagrass beds are used by juvenile fishes in different ways, generally as nursery sites, shelter from predators, reducing competition and increasing…”
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Reef fishes biodiversity and conservation at the largest Brazilian coastal Marine Protected Area (MPA Costa dos Corais)
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-01-2021)“…Abstract Coral reefs harbor one of the largest fish biodiversity on earth; yet information on reef fishes is still absent for many regions. We analyzed reef…”
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Unprecedented Coral Mortality on Southwestern Atlantic Coral Reefs Following Major Thermal Stress
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (20-05-2022)“…Thermal stress is now considered the major recent cause of coral reef degradation; yet few studies have been conducted describing those effects on Southwestern…”
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Reef fishes foraging facilitation behavior: increasing the access to a food resource
Published in Acta ethologica (01-02-2013)“…Fishes associated in schools acquire adaptive advantages by grouping together, e.g., access to a larger variety of food resources, foraging sites, and…”
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Feeding behavior and follower fishes of Myrichthys ocellatus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) in the western Atlantic
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-09-2009)“…This paper described aspects of feeding behavior of Myrichthys ocellatus in the Western Atlantic, using diving observations and additional data from…”
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Lessons from the invasion front: Integration of research and management of the lionfish invasion in Brazil
Published in Journal of environmental management (15-08-2023)“…After successful invasions in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, lionfish (Pterois spp.) have recently invaded another important biogeographical region —the…”
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Brazil policy invites marine invasive species
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Evidence of illegal fishing within the largest Brazilian coastal MPA: Turning a blind eye to the obvious
Published in Marine policy (01-01-2023)“…Illegal fishing is a growing threat to aquatic biodiversity and as a result, marine protected areas (MPAs) have arisen as a suitable alternative for the…”
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Shipwrecks fouling community: Similarities with natural rocky reefs at different distances and wave exposure regimes
Published in Ocean & coastal management (01-11-2021)“…Artificial reefs, such as shipwrecks, have been considered as an alternative to mitigate impacts on natural hard bottoms. On the other hand, unplanned…”
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Oil Spill Disaster in Southwest Atlantic Coast: an Evaluation of Short-Term Effects on Coral Reef Benthic Assemblages
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-01-2022)“…Abstract Oil pollution has significantly contributed to coral reef decline in the last five decades and a major oil spill reached Brazilian tropical coast in…”
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Lionfish on the loose: Pterois invade shallow habitats in the tropical southwestern Atlantic
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (01-08-2022)“…Lionfish ( Pterois spp.) evolved in the Indo-Pacific with predators and prey and invaded regions (e.g., the Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean) where no such…”
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