We use data science tools to aid biodiversity conservation and management.

In support of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Recent publications

Our most recent research publications and data science tools.

connectivity

Ocean currents connecting macroalgae to deep carbon sinks

Greenland's floating seaweed mats travel via surface currents to deep ocean sinks, where winter mixing forces them to sink...

climate change

No marine aquaculture changes under the sustainable scenario

Marine aquaculture can resist climate change if we meet the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, but higher emission scenarios th...

climate change

Cold‐Water coral redistribution under climate change

Climate change will force cold-water corals to shift poleward and deeper, causing significant biodiversity loss in shallow...

artificial intelligence

Monitoring corals using multimodal artificial intelligence

The prospects of using multimodal Artificial Intelligence with Citizen Science to monitor Coral reefs.

conservation

Mapping global shipless areas and conflicts with biodiversity

The global maritime industry, the lifeblood of our modern economy, is rapidly expanding, but its growing footprint poses a...

climate change

Projected climate change threatens European Seahorses

Data science models show limited dispersal severely restricts seahorse adaptation to climate change, leading to major habi...

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Featured projects

Projects supporting the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Biodiversity database of West Africa for stakeholders

A database structured under Darwin Core standards, offering a stable, straightforward and flexible framework for sharing b...

AI framework to predict global marine fish trophic interactions

This project is building the most comprehensive digital model of global marine fish trophic interactions.

MPA-Europe, designating Marine Protected Areas across Europe

MPA Europe will map the optimal locations for marine protected areas in European seas.


The partners we love working with


biodiversityDS.
Centre of Marine Sciences
Faro, Portugal