Sea change

Sea change

Eliza Fragkopoulou

Marine heatwaves are expanding across depths threatening marine biodiversity

The oceans absorb about 90% of the heat that reaches the surface of the Earth, increasing their temperature. As a result, marine heatwaves…

May 9

Marine heatwaves are expanding across depths threatening marine biodiversity

May 9

Eliza Fragkopoulou

What is the future of kelp forests under climate change?

Kelp forests are vital coastal ecosystems that provide food, shelter and nursery areas for countless species, including those that support…

May 9

What is the future of kelp forests under climate change?

May 9

Eliza Fragkopoulou

Identifying connectivity hubs in the Mediterranean network of marine reserves

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely used as tools for the conservation and management of marine resources. To increase…

May 9

Identifying connectivity hubs in the Mediterranean network of marine reserves

May 9

Eliza Fragkopoulou

Mapping the global biodiversity patterns of marine forests

Marine forests of kelp and fucoid macroalgae form productive ecosystems that harbour myriad species, including commercially important…

May 9

Mapping the global biodiversity patterns of marine forests

May 9

biodiversityDS.

The Ocean’s Missing Highways: A Threat to Biodiversity

Keywords: Marine Protected Areas; Biodiversity connectivity

Mar 16, 2021

The Ocean’s Missing Highways: A Threat to Biodiversity

Mar 16, 2021

Eliza Fragkopoulou

Rhodolith beds: threatened ecosystems by climate change and destructive fishing gears

Rhodolith beds are overlooked ecosystems of colorful algae mats (similar to corals) laying on the sea bottom of coastal regions around the…

Feb 9, 2021

Rhodolith beds: threatened ecosystems by climate change and destructive fishing gears

Feb 9, 2021

biodiversityDS.

Ice Ages and the Genetic Legacy of the Oceans

The glacial and interglacial cycles of the Quaternary were particularly important in shaping the distribution of species, with range…

Nov 26, 2019

Ice Ages and the Genetic Legacy of the Oceans

Nov 26, 2019

biodiversityDS.

Shifting Baselines: Why ‘Healthy’ Might Not Be What We Think in the Ocean

Marine forests diversity might have been higher in the past, a process we named shifting genetic baselines.

Nov 25, 2019

Shifting Baselines: Why ‘Healthy’ Might Not Be What We Think in the Ocean

Nov 25, 2019

biodiversityDS.

“Tropicalization”: Study Reveals Changing Face of Marine Life

Multivariate predictive modelling deveoped with fish assemblages data for the last 50 yr revealed that species with tropical affinities…

Nov 24, 2019

“Tropicalization”: Study Reveals Changing Face of Marine Life

Nov 24, 2019

biodiversityDS.

Double Trouble: How Local Choices and Climate Change Impact Seaweed

The effects of global and local stressors on European seaweeds, their communities, and ecosystem functioning.

Nov 24, 2019

Double Trouble: How Local Choices and Climate Change Impact Seaweed

Nov 24, 2019

Sea change

“Sea change or sea-change is an English idiomatic expression which denotes a substantial change in perspective, especially one which affects a group or society at large, on a particular issue.”

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biodiversityDS.

Hi!! I’m Jorge Assis, a Data Scientist, Marine Ecologist, Climate Change Analyst, R and Python Developer based in Portugal [biodiversitydatascience.com]

Eliza Fragkopoulou

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