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View article: Spatiotemporal data integration for marine megafauna SDMs in dynamic environments: A point process approach
Spatiotemporal data integration for marine megafauna SDMs in dynamic environments: A point process approach Open
Species distribution models (SDMs) for marine megafauna, such as cetaceans, traditionally use occurrence data from scientific surveys. These surveys follow standardised protocols and provide spatially structured data, making them a reliabl…
View article: Trends in marine species distribution models: a review of methodological advances and future challenges
Trends in marine species distribution models: a review of methodological advances and future challenges Open
Correlative species distribution models (SDMs) are quantitative tools in biogeography and macroecology. Building upon the ecological niche concept, they correlate environmental covariates to species presence to model habitat suitability an…
View article: Seasonal and interannual variation of common dolphin densities in Portuguese waters
Seasonal and interannual variation of common dolphin densities in Portuguese waters Open
Modelling a species ecology and abundance provides important insights into its habitat preferences, population trends and distribution. This can be used to inform conservation efforts, highlighting populations at risk of extinction and reg…
View article: Baleen whale habitat suitability and overlap with Marine Protected Areas under climate change scenarios
Baleen whale habitat suitability and overlap with Marine Protected Areas under climate change scenarios Open
View article: TRITON—Open Telemetry and Location Estimation for Marine Monitoring Based on IoT and LoRa
TRITON—Open Telemetry and Location Estimation for Marine Monitoring Based on IoT and LoRa Open
View article: Common dolphin's shipping noise risk assessment on the Portuguese coast
Common dolphin's shipping noise risk assessment on the Portuguese coast Open
Ocean noise generated by human activities at sea has been increasing over the decades, affecting marine ecosystems. Ship traffic flow between the Mediterranean or South Atlantic and northern Europe makes the coast of Portugal one of the mo…
View article: Isotope-based inferences of the trophic niche of short-finned pilot whales in the Webbnesia
Isotope-based inferences of the trophic niche of short-finned pilot whales in the Webbnesia Open
Knowledge of predator-prey interactions is key in ecological studies and understanding ecosystem function, yet this is still poorly explored in the deep-sea environment. Carbon (δ13C: 13C/12C) and nitrogen …
View article: Cross-referencing unidentified fish sound data sets to unravel sound sources: a case study from the Temperate Northern Atlantic
Cross-referencing unidentified fish sound data sets to unravel sound sources: a case study from the Temperate Northern Atlantic Open
There is growing evidence that studying aquatic acoustic communities can provide ecologically relevant information. Understanding these communities may offer unique insights into species behaviour and ecology, while consolidating passive a…
View article: Towards the European Green Deal. Improving awareness through citizen science campaign on extreme temperatures in the I-CHANGE Barcelona Living Lab on Extreme Events 
Towards the European Green Deal. Improving awareness through citizen science campaign on extreme temperatures in the I-CHANGE Barcelona Living Lab on Extreme Events  Open
There is a trend of increasing population in urban coastal municipalities in Mediterranean Regions. Particularly, Barcelona, with 160 inhabitants/ha in a surface of 10135,3 ha, can be considered as a Mediterranean coastal megacity.This hug…
View article: First assessment of passive acoustics as a tool to monitor the endangered Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal)
First assessment of passive acoustics as a tool to monitor the endangered Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal) Open
The rarest seal and the world's most endangered pinniped species, the Mediterranean monk seal ( Monachus monachus ), has a small and isolated population in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal). This species tends to be extremely wary of huma…
View article: Acoustic Fish Community in the Madeira Archipelago (North Atlantic Ocean): Characterization of Sound Diversity and Daily Patterns
Acoustic Fish Community in the Madeira Archipelago (North Atlantic Ocean): Characterization of Sound Diversity and Daily Patterns Open
View article: Common Dolphin's Shipping Noise Risk Assessment on the Portuguese Coast
Common Dolphin's Shipping Noise Risk Assessment on the Portuguese Coast Open
View article: MONICET: The Azores whale watching contribution to cetacean monitoring
MONICET: The Azores whale watching contribution to cetacean monitoring Open
The Azores islands have been historically linked to cetaceans, becoming an example of a successful transition from whaling to whale watching. Twenty-eight cetacean species have been sighted in these waters, making the archipelago one of th…
View article: Citizen Science and Expert Judgement: A Cost-Efficient Combination to Monitor and Assess the Invasiveness of Non-Indigenous Fish Escapees
Citizen Science and Expert Judgement: A Cost-Efficient Combination to Monitor and Assess the Invasiveness of Non-Indigenous Fish Escapees Open
Mapping the distribution and evaluating the impacts of marine non-indigenous species (NIS) are two fundamental tasks for management purposes, yet they are often time consuming and expensive. This case study focuses on the NIS gilthead seab…
View article: A tiered assessment framework for the ecological risk assessment of substances of Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction Products, or Biological materials (UVCBs)
A tiered assessment framework for the ecological risk assessment of substances of Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction Products, or Biological materials (UVCBs) Open
Poster for SETAC on 4/30 - 5/4/2023 in Dublin, Ireland Science Inventory, CCTE products: https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_search_results.cfm?advSearch=true&showCriteria=2&keyword=CCTE&TIMSType=&TIMSSubTypeID=&epaNumber=&ombCat=Any&dateB…
View article: Unraveling site fidelity and residency patterns of sperm whales in the insular oceanic waters of Macaronesia
Unraveling site fidelity and residency patterns of sperm whales in the insular oceanic waters of Macaronesia Open
Knowledge of the distribution and residency of pelagic marine megafauna, particularly deep-diving species, is scarce due to their high mobility over difficult-to-access oceanic areas and long periods underwater. However, the threatened sta…
View article: Aqua: Leveraging Citizen Science to Enhance Whale-Watching Activities and Promote Marine-Biodiversity Awareness
Aqua: Leveraging Citizen Science to Enhance Whale-Watching Activities and Promote Marine-Biodiversity Awareness Open
Life-supporting ecosystems are facing impending destruction. The human–computer interaction (HCI) community must rethink how to design technological interventions that reconcile concepts and theories for ecological computing. Proponents of…
View article: The Path to UVCB Ecological Risk Assessment: Grappling with Substance Characterization
The Path to UVCB Ecological Risk Assessment: Grappling with Substance Characterization Open
Substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, and biological materials (UVCBs) pose a unique challenge to regulators and to product registrants, who are required to characterize their fate, exposure, hazard, and…
View article: The Next Frontier of Environmental Unknowns: Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials (UVCBs)
The Next Frontier of Environmental Unknowns: Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials (UVCBs) Open
Substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials (UVCBs) are over 70 000 "complex" chemical mixtures produced and used at significant levels worldwide. Due to their unknown or variable compo…
View article: Long Term Ecological Data Series in cetaceans: essential but challenging!
Long Term Ecological Data Series in cetaceans: essential but challenging! Open
Ecological systems usually operate at large temporal scales, which are not always considered in traditional data collection. For instance, some questions, such as climate change or anthropogenic pressure potential effects, require long-ter…
View article: Behavioural Ecology Traits of Elusive Deep-Diver Whales Unravel a Complex Social Structure Influenced by Female Philopatry and Defence Polygyny
Behavioural Ecology Traits of Elusive Deep-Diver Whales Unravel a Complex Social Structure Influenced by Female Philopatry and Defence Polygyny Open
Knowledge of the role of individual associations has provided an insightful understanding of the structures of animal societies, especially in highly social mammals such as primates. Yet, this is unbalanced towards marine mammals, particul…
View article: Modeling Fine-Scale Cetaceans’ Distributions in Oceanic Islands: Madeira Archipelago as a Case Study
Modeling Fine-Scale Cetaceans’ Distributions in Oceanic Islands: Madeira Archipelago as a Case Study Open
Species distributional estimates are an essential tool to improve and implement effective conservation and management measures. Nevertheless, obtaining accurate distributional estimates remains a challenge in many cases, especially when lo…
View article: Climate change vulnerability of cetaceans in Macaronesia: Insights from a trait-based assessment
Climate change vulnerability of cetaceans in Macaronesia: Insights from a trait-based assessment Open
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard (v0.1)"
Peer Review #2 of "Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard (v0.1)" Open
Wide-ranging connectivity patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are generally poorly known worldwide and more so within the oceanic archipelagos of Macaronesia in the North East (NE) Atlantic.This study aimed to ident…
View article: Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard
Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard Open
Wide-ranging connectivity patterns of common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) are generally poorly known worldwide and more so within the oceanic archipelagos of Macaronesia in the North East (NE) Atlantic. This study aimed to id…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard (v0.1)"
Peer Review #1 of "Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard (v0.1)" Open
Wide-ranging connectivity patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are generally poorly known worldwide and more so within the oceanic archipelagos of Macaronesia in the North East (NE) Atlantic.This study aimed to ident…
View article: Spatial analysis on the occurrence of inshore and offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Osa Peninsula waters and Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Spatial analysis on the occurrence of inshore and offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Osa Peninsula waters and Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica Open
The aim of this assessment is to advance our understanding in the spatial ecology of the resident inshore and offshore population of bottlenosedolphins in Golfo Dulce (GD) and Osa Peninsula Waters (OPW). Our approach used niche-based model…
View article: Improving the Environmental Risk Assessment of Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials
Improving the Environmental Risk Assessment of Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials Open
Substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials (UVCBs) pose unique risk assessment challenges to regulators and to product registrants. These substances can contain many constituents, some…
View article: Curso modelado de nicho ecológico, version 1.0
Curso modelado de nicho ecológico, version 1.0 Open
El conjunto de ideas, métodos y programas informáticos que se conoce como “Modelado de Nicho Ecológico” (MNE)—y el relacionado “Modelado de Distribución de Especies” (MDS)—han sido objeto de intensa exploración e investigación en las últim…
View article: Habitat partitioning mediates the coexistence of sympatric dolphins in a tropical fjord-like embayment
Habitat partitioning mediates the coexistence of sympatric dolphins in a tropical fjord-like embayment Open
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata) co-occur in Golfo Dulce, a fjord-like embayment located in the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. We evaluated if spatial overlap by these do…