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Fábio L. Matos

@fabiolmatos.bsky.social
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marine biologist working at University of Aveiro - Portugal | ecological modelling & data analysis; deep-sea ecology | moved by coffee ☕️, occasional dancer🕺🏻

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 21/08/2026
📑 In May @b-cubed.eu, @bmd-project.eu, @onestop-project.eu, @mambo-project.eu, @guarden.bsky.social, and #AURORA co-wrote a policy brief on the lag between biodiversity observation data and policy-relevant information. 👉 A new press release explores their findings: b-cubed.eu/news/six-res...
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Six research projects work together to reduce the lag between biodiversity data and action
This press release has been published by EurekAlert!, AlphaGalileo, NewsWise and Phys.org Biodiversity is enormously diverse, unevenly observed, and constantly in motion acro...
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/3 🌊 New paper! 🚨 Marine Functional Connectivity Contributes to Ecosystem Functioning Across Multiple Scales | doi.org/10.1002/aqc.... MFC links habitats and ecosystems through the movement and passive transport of organisms, transferring energy, matter and genes across space and time.
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Marine Functional Connectivity Contributes to Ecosystem Functioning Across Multiple Scales
The passive transport and active movements of marine organisms between habitats and ecosystems, known as marine functional connectivity, play a critical role in the functioning of marine ecosystems. ...
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
As most of Earth’s HABITAT is actually on the ocean floor pls check out our paper on a new characterization of the bumpiness of the global seabed IN COMBO w/ primary physical properties deep water (temp, salinity, bottom pH, dissolved oxygen, POC, nutrients). tos.org/oceanography... 🌊 🦑 #gischat
3 D visualization of the new Ecological Benthic Units with logos of all the partner organizations. Effective management of deep-sea ecosystems and the high seas is hindered by the absence of a globally consistent framework for characterizing benthic habitats. Here we present the first global ecological classification of the seafloor, comprising 250 unique ecological benthic units (EBUs), distributed on the seafloor as nearly 700,000 EBU polygon occurrences, generated by intersecting a high-resolution geomorphic map with multivariate environmental seascapes. Using 17 million seafloor data points and 0.05° resolution biophysical datasets—including bottom temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, carbon flux, sediment thickness, crustal age, and bottom currents—we identified 57 benthic regions across six major geomorphic groups (shelves, slopes, seamounts/guyots, spreading ridges, abyssal/hadal areas, plateaus). The resulting EBUs reveal previously unrecognized ecological gradients, quantify global patterns of benthic heterogeneity, and expose large-scale environmental vulnerabilities. Notably, we find that 95.6 million km2 (26% of the ocean area) of abyssal seafloor lies below the carbonate compensation depth, that 4.16 million km2 (1% of the ocean) of continental slopes intersect severe oxygen minima, and <1% of seamounts occur in seascapes most environmentally favorable to life. These insights provide a powerful basis for identifying rare habitat configurations, assessing exposure to climate-driven stressors, and prioritizing areas for high seas marine protected area planning, as well as a policy-relevant foundation for environmental impact assessment and biodiversity baseline proxies under the new United Nations High Seas Treaty.
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Marine Ecology Conservation @marecolab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Biodiversity moves fast, but the data pipelines feeding environmental policy often struggle to keep pace. ⏳
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We analyzed over 30 years of survey data to describe the environmental drivers, such as depth and temperature, linked to the occurrences of cephalopods in the NE Atlantic. This analysis aims to better understand the habitat requirements of commercially important species. An ICES WGCEPH output.
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Oceanographic parameters associated with spatial occurrence of cephalopods in standardized demersal fishing trawls in the NE Atlantic - Marine Biology
In this work, the environmental occurrence ranges of different European cephalopod species are described for the whole NE Atlantic shelf including the greater North Sea and Baltic Sea. This is done ba...
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Marine Ecology Conservation @marecolab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Celebrate World Biodiversity Day with us! 🌍 The Portuguese Data Stewards Network invites you to an online session highlighting the importance of data management and curation in preserving our scientific and natural heritage.
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Marine Ecology Conservation @marecolab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yesterday we launched the AURORA Shiny App 🚀 👀
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Stop wrestling with biodiversity data formatting! 🤯 Learn how to use our new web app to prep your datasets for sharing on GBIF and OBIS in our upcoming workshop. ⏰ Next session: Monday, April 27 @ 09:30 AM (WEST) 📅 2nd session: May 20 @ 05:00 PM (WEST) Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7HFHwMWaJR
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Marine Ecology Conservation @marecolab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Is your biodiversity data "sleeping" in spreadsheets? 😴 📊 Learn how to convert raw biodiversity data into Darwin Core Archives for sharing in global repositories. Choose your session: April 27 | 09:30 AM (WEST) May 20 | 05:00 PM (WEST) 🔗 Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7HFHwMWaJR
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026
Welcome to a new #MOOC of #GES4SEAS project on #oceanoptimism, to be developed during next four weeks, on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Come and help us to change the narrative about the ocean! We need some hope and good news!
Ocean optimism: hope for the ocean and societies
MOOC #6, February 2026
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
It's my pleasure to annnounce a new @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school: assessing cumulative effects from multiple #pressures at sea, a practical application, using our Tikta tool. There is a limited number of places, apply now! #Research #MarineEcology www.azti.es/en/events/su...
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AZTI SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 "Cumulative effects of multiple human pressures at sea and their impacts on ecosystem components: a practical application for environmental status assessment" - AZTI
AZTI Summer School 2026 offers hands-on training on Tikta for assessing cumulative pressures and marine environmental status.
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025
The #ocean provides for all of us, but that is not the end of the story. We are part of the ecosystem and we need to respect that. The fish 🐟 we eat, the corals 🪸 that protect our coast, with our actions we influence them, harm them and in doing so can harm ourselves.
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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🌍 Excited to share our new e-book: Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and #ClimateChange – #Management Options! 🚀 Explore its 27 papers: 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/research-top... 🌐🌍 #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS #Conservation #EcosystemBasedManagement #NatureBasedSolutions
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Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and Climate Change – Management Options
The human footprint on the world's oceans has grown significantly in recent years, exerting immense pressure on marine ecosystems and leading to a decline in ocean health. The cumulative impacts of hu...
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Marine Ecology Conservation @marecolab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
During European Researchers’ Night 2025, our lab team brought deep-sea science to Fábrica da Ciência Viva, Aveiro; Torreira & Armamar, with games and talks that inspired curiosity, promoted inclusion, and highlighted the value of ocean research.🌊🔬🌍
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OBIS @obis.org · 26/09/2025
Deadline extended🐬 Join the remote Marine Biodiversity Data Mobilization Workshop to learn how to bring your marine biodiversity datasets into OBIS! 📅 Workshop dates: 4-6 November 2025, 17:00-21:00 UTC ↪️ Apply by 30.9.25! docs.google.com/forms/d/1SpW...
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
We are looking for a motived student with bachelor's degree in computer or data science to join our team @ahilario.bsky.social @fabiolmatos.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social in the project AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light All info at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/371123
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Research Grant (BI-3/CESAM/AURORA/2025)
A tender is open for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) under the project ‘AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light’,
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📢 Research Grant Alert! We seeks a Data Scientist / Computer Engineer for the AURORA project. Develop a digital platform for biodiversity & environmental data. Master's + R/Python skills needed. Apply now! 👇 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/361720
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Research Grant (BI-2/CESAM/AURORA/2025)
A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) under AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light, of CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine S
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GES4SEAS MOOCs @ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025
Welcome to the #GES4SEAS #MOOC on Tipping Points #TIPP Well, what is a Tipping Point? It is a point after which an ecosystem suddenly shifts from one state to another, Going back to the original state is difficult: SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE. See the thread for more details👇
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Very happy to announce that our project AURORA: Bringing Deep-Sea #Biodiversity Data to Light has been selected for funding by @dtobioflow.bsky.social 🎉 @ahilario.bsky.social @helianateixeira.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
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DTO-BioFlow @dtobioflow.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Each project brings unique expertise, methods, and data realities—spanning regions, ecosystems, and institutions. 🌊🧪 Workshops like this are a rare chance to hear such diverse voices, yet all aligned around a shared purpose. Ideas are already starting to connect. tinyurl.com/yc6zbbax
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DTO-BioFlow @dtobioflow.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🌊 The #DTOBioFlow #SecondOpenCall winners are here! 🎉 10 projects selected from 61 will receive up to €60K to support #MarineBiodiversity data integration into the #EUDTO. 🏁 Workshop kicks off today in #Paris! 🔗 Meet the winners: tinyurl.com/3suw9fum 🚀 Not selected? Follow us for more!
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Excited to be in Paris for the DTO-BioFlow Data Grants Holders Workshop! Discussing crucial topics like effective biodiversity data management & sharing in open-access data repositories like EMODnet Biology. Let's make data FAIR for better conservation! #DTOBioFlow #BiodiversityData #OpenScience
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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Research Grant (BI2/CESAM/GES4SEAS/2025)
A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) in the scope of R&D project GES4SEAS - Achieving Good Environmental Status for maintaining ecosystem SErvices, by ASsessing integrated
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨 New dataset! 🚨 Mapping human & climate pressures on deep-sea benthic habitats within Mainland Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone (>200m) 🇵🇹 (1/4)
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Fábio L. Matos @fabiolmatos.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
1/5 🚨 New research alert! 🌊 Happy to share our new paper on anthropogenic pressures footprint on #DeepSea benthic habitats in Mainland Portuguese EEZ. A #GES4SEAS & @bioprotectproject.bsky.social paper with @ahilario.bsky.social and @helianateixeira.bsky.social
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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
🌊 Join #INCISE2025 in Barcelona, hosted by the ICM & CSIC, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona to focus on submarine canyons and their role in marine science. 📅 16 - 19 June 2025 📍 Barcelona, Spain 📣 Call for abstracts: Submit by 31 March 2025 Have you made a submission? Let us know 👇
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
My @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school in June is open. An opportunity to learn and discuss on #ArtificialIntelligence and #citizenscience applications for monitoring #invasive species and #biodiversity at sea #MarineEcology @guardias.bsky.social
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. At #GES4SEAS project we have engaged women scientists with the #ocean assessment and management. These are only few of them. They are examples for future female scientists! @azti.bsky.social #WomeninScience #MarineEcology #Research #STEAM
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Tomorrow at lunch time take an #OceanBreak and come listening to another talk of the #CESAM seminar series in marine sciences at the University of Aveiro. I'll be talking about the use of #AI Computer Vision Tools in Biological Invasions Research! 🌊 🐚
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Heliana Teixeira @helianateixeira.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
6 great European projects gathered to bring you this exciting summer school #GES4SEAS, #OBAMA-NEXT, #GuardIAS, #BioBoost+, #ANERIS and #POMP hosted by @azti.bsky.social @drangelborja.bsky.social Find more about the Programme and Registration here: www.azti.es/en/event/sum...
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals #marineecology www.biographic.com/the-secret-s...
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The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals
A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.
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