Emanuel AlmadaMARE - Centro de Ciências Marinhas e Ambientais
Emanuel Almada
Msc
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Introduction
I have bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology/Biotechnology and obtained a Master’s degree in Aquaculture, in the evaluation of biotic and abiotic factors for new growing sites.
Most of my current research is focused on biodiversity, marine conservation and now kelp forest ecosystems.
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September 2017 - February 2019
Publications
Publications (7)
The recovery of degraded marine coasts and the improvement of natural habitats are current issues of vital importance for the development of life, both marine and terrestrial. In this sense, the immersion of artificial reefs (ARs) in the marine environment is a way to stimulate the recovery of these damaged ecosystems. But it is necessary to have a...
Current trends in the global climate facilitate the displacement of numerous marine species from their native distribution ranges to higher latitudes when facing warming conditions. In this work, we analyzed occurrences of a circumtropical reef fish, the spotfin burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1958), in the Madeira Archipelago (NE At...
Artificial reefs have been deployed in multiple regions of the world for different purposes including habitat restoration and protection, biodiversity and fish stock enhancement, fisheries management and recreation. Artificial reefs can be a valuable tool for ecosystem protection and rehabilitation, helping mitigate the effects of anthropogenic imp...
Artificial reefs have been deployed in multiple regions of the world for different purposes including habitat restoration and protection, biodiversity and fish stock enhancement, fisheries management and recreation. Artificial reefs can be a valuable tool for ecosystem protection and rehabilitation, helping mitigate the effects of anthropogenic imp...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as a tool to preserve biodiversity, manage fishing effort and facilitate recovery of degraded ecosystems. The island of Porto Santo is the second largest of Madeira’s archipelago (MA). Two MPAs were created in this island in 2008: a no-take area (Integral - Ilhéu de Cima), where all methods of fis...
Despite the evidence of trend of decreasing abundance of ecological important seaweeds such as kelps in different parts of the Iberian Peninsula, subtidal sampling/data, specially monitoring data are scarce preventing an adequate long term comparison, particularly in the continental Portuguese coast. This coast encompasses the southern distribution...
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Projects (2)
Rhodoliths or maërl are colonial nodules aggregations of unattached coralline red algae, occupying a large latitudinal range in the oceanic benthic region, from the intertidal zone to depths of 270 meters. This project (which is not yet in progress) proposes to study the rhodolith ecosystem throughout the Exclusive Economic Zone of Portugal, to precisely map the points where they can be found (consulting the bibliography already available), identifying the associated fauna and understanding its functionality in this ecosystem, characterize the environments studied and verifying how environmental factors can affect them. With this information, it is intended to draw up a management plan in the national directives for the protection of rhodolith beds, as well as to make known to society in general (essentially to the economic/industrial sector) the importance of preserving them, and thus be able to use them sustainably.
