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Future range shift and genetic losses in Atlantic kelps

climate change

Climate models reveal northward kelp expansion, but warn of severe endemic genetic diversity loss at southern range limits...

Habitat suitability changes in Northeast Atlantic cetaceans

climate change

Climate change will reorganize, not just shrink, cetacean habitats in the NE Atlantic. Our new ML models reveal critical m...

Drivers and patterns of European Blue Carbon

machine learning

Wave exposure, light, seabed geomorphology, and temperature drive sediment organic carbon patterns, with hotspots found in...

Ocean currents restrict future range expansions

climate change

Ocean currents create strong dispersal barriers, restricting future range expansions of critical marine forest species by ...

Acidification and deoxygenation are key coral redistribution drivers

climate change

Incorporating pH and dissolved oxygen into species distribution models reveals up to 21.4% greater range contractions for ...

Ocean currents connecting macroalgae to deep carbon sinks

connectivity

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

No marine aquaculture changes under the sustainable scenario

climate change

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

Cold‐Water coral redistribution under climate change

climate change

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

Monitoring corals using multimodal artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence

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

Mapping global shipless areas and conflicts with biodiversity

conservation

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

Projected climate change threatens European Seahorses

climate change

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

Global map of genetic diversity of marine forests

machine learning

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

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Centre of Marine Sciences
Faro, Portugal