Ester Serrao

Gorringe, the amazing marine mountain youtu.be/Ght6hL6U7U8

Just got this warning in my iphone “Ester’s laptop is no longer detected near you. Your device was last seen in the Atlantic Ocean” 😂 (sunrise over the Gorringe seamount as we are in the expedition of Fundação Oceano Azul)

Marine Forests of the Bijagós (Guinea-Bissau, lovely country with lovely people) dropbox.com/scl/fi/sw1r6hv…

The Marine Forest Festival is back! With collaboration of local entities, fishermen, marine sports and nature tourism, artists, and more. Join researchers and students in Sagres to discover the amazing world of the underwater forests of corals and algae. ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/o-fes…

Using eDNA we recorded 27 species of sharks and rays in the Bank d’Arguin, including 12 new species records and undescribed species. Regionally extinct or rare taxa were absent, and 68% are Threatened (IUCN). doi.org/10.1007/s10592…

Major effects of subsurface heatwaves on marine biodiversity. Nature Climate Change. nature.com/articles/s4155…

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Global hotspots of genetic diversity of giant kelp are being left behind, uninvolved in poleward expansions driving genetically homogenous and poorer populations to dominate the global biomass of giant kelp across all oceans. doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

Student symposium speaker @esterserrao took #PSA2023 attendees on a tour of the worlds brown algal populations

Marine Forest Festival of Sagres barlavento.sapo.pt/ambiente/festi…

We are hearing from @esterserrao, project coordinator of #MARFOR and #RESTORESEAS, two Biodiversa-funded projects. She shares the contribution of these projects in the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas for genetic diversity 🧬 #BiodiversaPrague2023

Ocean currents explain genetic connectivity of mangroves across the planet, shaped by skewed dispersal led by rare long-distance dispersal events responsible for historical settlements. Gouvea et al. (2023) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Surveying marine forests of the Southern ocean and Ross Sea, Antarctic - with the ROV (thanks Colin) of the killer whales team (thanks Regina) of the Maori Murihiku ki Te Tonga from New Zealand.

Professional Master in Marine Biodiversity, Fisheries and Conservation. Applications by March 31. ualg.pt/en/curso/1933

Postdoc at CIBIO and CCMAR, to study marine biogeographical questions about Atlantic Africa , using DNA barcoding of marine organisms. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/67447 Deadline March 6 ! with Ester Serrao and Pedro Beja

1-yr Master in Marine Biodiversity, Fisheries and Conservation. Three months courses at U. Algarve + thesis. Applications 05-01-2023 to 31-01-2023