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Fernando P. Lima

Fernando P. Lima

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
4740
World Ranking
8039
National Ranking
84

Overview

Fernando P. Lima is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography and Ecology. They have contributed extensively to the study of marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology, and the interactions within coral and marine ecosystems.

Lima's scholarly work covers a broad range of topics including marine ecology and invasive species, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, species distribution and climate change, and ocean acidification effects and responses. Their research integrates ecological modeling and nature and landscape conservation approaches in understanding marine environments.

The scientist has published numerous articles in prominent research venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Some of their recent papers are as follows:

  • "Responses of Invasive and Native Populations of the Seagrass Halophila stipulacea to Simulated Climate Change," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Spatial Variation in Thermal Stress Experienced by Barnacles on Rocky Shores: The Interplay Between Geographic Variation, Tidal Cycles and Microhabitat Temperatures," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Applying landscape metrics to species distribution model predictions to characterize internal range structure and associated changes," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Seasonal dynamics of native and invasive Halophila stipulacea populations-A case study from the northern Gulf of Aqaba and the eastern Mediterranean Sea," 2020, Aquatic Botany
  • "Specific niche requirements underpin multidecadal range edge stability, but may introduce barriers for climate change adaptation," 2021, Diversity and Distributions

Lima frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field, including:

  • Rui Seabra
  • Cátia Monteiro
  • Joana Pereira
  • Louise B. Firth
  • Sophie Dubois

Their collective research spans marine and coastal ecosystems, with particular attention to species distribution dynamics in response to environmental change. Their work also addresses the ecological implications of climate change and habitat variability in marine organisms.

Best Publications

  • Three decades of high-resolution coastal sea surface temperatures reveal more than warming

    Fernando P. Lima;David S. Wethey

  • Do distributional shifts of northern and southern species of algae match the warming pattern

    Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima;Pedro A. Ribeiro;Nuno Queiroz;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins

  • Response of intertidal populations to climate: Effects of extreme events versus long term change

    David S. Wethey;Sarah A. Woodin;Thomas J. Hilbish;Sierra J. Jones

  • Ocean-wide tracking of pelagic sharks reveals extent of overlap with longline fishing hotspots.

    Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Gonzalo Mucientes;Neil Hammerschlag

  • Rising environmental temperatures and biogeography: poleward range contraction of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L., in the western Atlantic

    Sierra J. Jones;Fernando P. Lima;David S. Wethey

  • Side matters: Microhabitat influence on intertidal heat stress over a large geographical scale

    Rui Seabra;David S. Wethey;António M. Santos;Fernando P. Lima

  • Beyond long-term averages: making biological sense of a rapidly changing world

    Brian Helmuth;Brian Helmuth;Bayden D Russell;Sean D Connell;Yunwei Dong

  • Biologists ignore ocean weather at their peril.

    Amanda E. Bates;Brian Helmuth;Michael T. Burrows;Murray I. Duncan

  • Recent changes in the distribution of a marine gastropod, Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758, and their relationship to unusual climatic events

    Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima;Nuno Queiroz;Pedro A. Ribeiro;Pedro A. Ribeiro;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins

  • Thermal adaptation and clinal mitochondrial DNA variation of European anchovy.

    Gonçalo Silva;Fernando P. Lima;Paulo Martel;Rita Castilho

  • Decline of forereef corals in response to recent warming linked to history of thermal exposure

    Karl D. Castillo;Justin B. Ries;Jack M. Weiss;Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima

  • Long-term GPS tracking of ocean sunfish Mola mola offers a new direction in fish monitoring.

    David W. Sims;David W. Sims;Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima

  • An improved noninvasive method for measuring heartbeat of intertidal animals

    Nicholas P. Burnett;Rui Seabra;Maurizio de Pirro;David S. Wethey

  • Robolimpets: measuring intertidal body temperatures using biomimetic loggers

    Fernando P. Lima;David S. Wethey

  • Biogeographic Patterns of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates and their Association with Macroalgae Distribution along the Portuguese Coast

    Sílvia G. Pereira;Fernando P. Lima;Nuno C. Queiroz;Pedro A. Ribeiro

  • Coastal warming and wind-driven upwelling: A global analysis

    Rubén Varela;Fernando P. Lima;Rui Seabra;Claudia Meneghesso

  • Comparison of in situ and satellite-derived (MODIS-Aqua/Terra) methods for assessing temperatures on coral reefs

    Karl D. Castillo;Fernando P. Lima

  • Loss of thermal refugia near equatorial range limits.

    Fernando P. Lima;Filipa Gomes;Rui Seabra;David S. Wethey

  • Modelling past and present geographical distribution of the marine gastropod Patella rustica as a tool for exploring responses to environmental change

    Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima;Pedro A. Ribeiro;Nuno Queiroz;Raquel Xavier

  • Biogeographic Patterns of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates and their Association with Macroalgae Distribution along the Portuguese Coast

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  • Range shifts and species diversity in marine ecosystem engineers: patterns and predictions for European sedimentary habitats

    Sarah K. Berke;Sarah K. Berke;Andrew R. Mahon;Fernando P. Lima;Kenneth M. Halanych

  • Understanding complex biogeographic responses to climate change.

    Rui Seabra;David S. Wethey;António M. Santos;Fernando P. Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Wethey
David S. Wethey University of South Carolina
Nuno Queiroz
Nuno Queiroz University of Porto
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Louise B. Firth
Louise B. Firth Plymouth University
Brian Helmuth
Brian Helmuth Northeastern University
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Gil Rilov
Gil Rilov Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Thomas J. Hilbish
Thomas J. Hilbish University of South Carolina
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Nova Mieszkowska
Nova Mieszkowska University of Liverpool

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