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.

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...

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...

machine learning

Global map of genetic diversity of marine forests

Past climate conditions are main drivers shaping the genetic diversity of global marine forests, providing key conservatio...

machine learning

Trophic convergence of marine vertebrate communities

Marine life across the globe organizes into 6 functionally similar trophic communities, driven by temperature and depth.

machine learning

Climate change may produce severe seagrass biomass losses

Future climate change could cause up to 10.26% loss in seagrass biomass, stressing the critical need to fulfill the Paris ...

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Featured projects

Projects supporting the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

MPA-Europe, designating Marine Protected Areas across Europe

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

High-performance computing projects climate change impacts

Experiments will identify regions of extinction, persistence and ocean-accessible, climatic corridors for biodiversity.

Modeling aquaculture in a changing climate

A modeling approach to examine how climate change will impact marine aquaculture species and regions of marine aquaculture...


The partners we love working with


biodiversityDS.
Centre of Marine Sciences
Faro, Portugal