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Title: | Polar marine biology science in Portugal and Spain: Recent advances and future perspectives | Authors: | Xavier, José C. Barbosa, Andrés Agustí, Susana Alonso-Sáez, Laura Alvito, Pedro Ameneiro, Julia Ávila, Conxita Baeta, Alexandra Canário, João Carmona, Raquel Catry, Paulo Ceia, Filipe Clark, Melody S. Cristobo, Francisco J. Cruz, Bruno Duarte, Carlos M. Figuerola, Blanca Gili, Josep-Maria Gonçalves, Ana R. Gordillo, Francisco J. L. Granadeiro, José P. Guerreiro, Miguel Isla, Enrique Jiménez, Carlos López-González, Pablo J, Lourenço, Sílvia Marques, J. C. Moreira, Elena Mota, Ana M. Nogueira, Marta Núñez-Pons, Laura Orejas, Covadonga Paiva, Vitor H. Palanques, Albert Pearson, Gareth A. Pedrós-Alió, Carlos Cantero, Álvaro L. Peña Power, Deborah M. Ramos, J. A. Rossi, Sergi Seco, José Sañé, Elisabet Serrão, Ester A. Taboada, Sergi Tavares, Sílvia Teixidó, Núria Vaqué, Dolors Valente, Tiago Vásquez, Elsa Vieira, Rui P. Viñegla, Benjamin |
Keywords: | Polar science; Arctic; Antarctic; Marine biology; Portugal; Spain | Issue Date: | 2013 | Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. | Serial title, monograph or event: | Journal of Sea Research | Volume: | 83 | Issue: | Nº Especial | Abstract: | Polar marine ecosystems have global ecological and economic importance because of their unique biodiversity and their major role in climate processes and commercial fisheries, among others. Portugal and Spain have been highly active in a wide range of disciplines in marine biology of the Antarctic and the Arctic. The main aim of this paper is to provide a synopsis of some of the results and initiatives undertaken by Portuguese and Spanish polar teams within the field of marine sciences, particularly on benthic and pelagic biodiversity (species diversity and abundance, including microbial, molecular, physiological and chemical mechanisms in polar organisms), conservation and ecology of top predators (particularly penguins, albatrosses and seals), and pollutants and evolution of marine organisms associated with major issues such as climate change, ocean acidification and UV radiation effects. Both countries have focused their polar research more in the Antarctic than in the Arctic. Portugal and Spain should encourage research groups to continue increasing their collaborations with other countries and develop multi-disciplinary research projects, as well as to maintain highly activememberships within major organizations, such as the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR), the International Arctic Science Council (IASC) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), and in international research projects. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/25580 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.seares.2013.05.013 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Ciências da Vida - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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