Biodiversity

From genes to ecosystems

Our core mission is to understand the full spectrum of life, from genetic diversity to ecosystem functioning, and how it responds to changing environment, from past interglacial periods to future projections.

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Publications in the scope of biodiversity

Monitor coral reefs using multimodal artificial intelligence

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

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...

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...

Projected climate change threatens European Seahorses

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

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

Trophic convergence of marine vertebrate communities

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

Reshuffling of Azorean marine biodiversity amid climate change

Climate change is projected to severely reshape Azorean coastal marine biodiversity by the end of century.

Drivers for hazardous Portuguese man o' war blooms

Data science reveals region-specific drivers for hazardous Portuguese man o' war blooms

Flawed models biased climate change impact estimates

Flawed machine learning led to inaccurate seagrass conservation priorities.

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Projects in the scope of biodiversity

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.

Consequences of climate change for marine forests gene pools

A project aimed at investigating the effects of climate change on key marine forest species, such as kelp, fucoids and col...


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Centre of Marine Sciences
Faro, Portugal