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Miguel B. Gaspar

Miguel B. Gaspar

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
6520
World Ranking
6103
National Ranking
48

Overview

Miguel B. Gaspar is affiliated with the University of Algarve in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of global and planetary change, oceanography, ecology, oncology, and aquatic science.

The main topics of Gaspar's work include marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, marine and fisheries research, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, aquaculture nutrition and growth, and marine biology and environmental chemistry.

Several recent publications demonstrate the range of Gaspar's research:

  • "Climate change vulnerability assessment of the main marine commercial fish and invertebrates of Portugal," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Targeting DNA damage response components induces enhanced STING-dependent type-I IFN response in ATM deficient cancer cells and drives dendritic cell activation," 2022, OncoImmunology
  • "Biology of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in Ria de Aveiro (NW Portugal): Implications for fisheries management," 2021, Journal of Sea Research
  • "The Influence of the River Discharge on Residence Time, Exposure Time and Integrated Water Fractions for the Tagus Estuary (Portugal)," 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Estimating fishing effort in small-scale fisheries using high-resolution spatio-temporal tracking data (an implementation framework illustrated with case studies from Portugal)," 2023, Ecological Indicators

Gaspar has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Fisheries Research
  • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Marine Environmental Research

Frequent collaborators in Gaspar's publications include Paulo Vasconcelos, André N. Carvalho, Fábio Pereira, Paula Moura, and Marta M Rufino.

Best Publications

  • Weight–length relationships for 50 selected fish species of the Algarve coast (southern Portugal)

    M.N Santos;M.B Gaspar;P Vasconcelos;C.C Monteiro

  • Small scale fisheries in Europe: A comparative analysis based on a selection of case studies

    Olivier Guyader;Patrick Berthou;C. Koutsikopoulos;Frédérique Alban

  • Small scale fisheries in Europe: A comparative analysis based on a selection of case studies

    Olivier Guyader;Patrick Berthou;Constantin Koutsikopoulos;Frederique Alban

  • Growth and extremely high production of the non-indigenous invasive species Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774): Possible implications for ecosystem functioning

    Ronaldo Sousa;António J.A. Nogueira;Miguel B. Gaspar;Carlos Antunes

  • Growth and reproductive cycle of Donax trunculus L., (Mollusca : Bivalvia) off Faro, southern Portugal

    M.B Gaspar;R Ferreira;C.C Monteiro

  • Shell morphometric relationships of the most common bivalve species (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the Algarve coast (southern Portugal)

    Miguel B. Gaspar;Miguel N. Santos;Paulo Vasconcelos;Carlos C. Monteiro

  • An experimental study of gill net and trammel net 'ghost fishing' off the Algarve (southern Portugal)

    Karim Erzini;C. C. Monteiro;J. Ribeiro;M. N. Santos

  • Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA in Donax trunculus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) and the problem of its sporadic detection in Bivalvia.

    Ioannis Theologidis;Stilianos Fodelianakis;Miguel B. Gaspar;Eleftherios Zouros

  • Abiotic impacts on spatial and temporal distribution of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in the River Minho estuary, Portugal

    Ronaldo Sousa;Marta Rufino;Miguel Gaspar;Carlos Antunes

  • The use of the marine biotic index AMBI in the assessment of the ecological status of the Obidos lagoon (Portugal)

    Susana Carvalho;Miguel B. Gaspar;Ana Moura;Carlos Vale

  • Genetic and shell morphological variability of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in two Portuguese estuaries

    Ronaldo Sousa;Ruth Freire;Marta Rufino;Josefina Méndez

  • Factors structuring temporal and spatial dynamics of macrobenthic communities in a eutrophic coastal lagoon (Óbidos lagoon, Portugal).

    Susana Carvalho;Patrícia Pereira;Fábio Pereira;Hilda de Pablo

  • Spatial and inter-annual variability of the macrobenthic communities within a coastal lagoon (Óbidos lagoon) and its relationship with environmental parameters

    Susana Carvalho;Ana Moura;Miguel B. Gaspar;Paula Pereira

  • The reproductive cycle of white clam Spisula solida (L.) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Implications for aquaculture and wild stock management

    Sandra Joaquim;Domitília Matias;Belisandra Lopes;William S. Arnold

  • Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review

    João Encarnação;Maria Alexandra Teodósio;Pedro Morais;Francisco Leitão

  • A review of the application of driving forces – Pressure – State – Impact – Response framework to fisheries management

    Joana H. Martins;Ana S. Camanho;Miguel B. Gaspar

  • Weight-length relationships of 25 bivalve species (Mollusca : Bivalvia) from the Algarve coast (southern Portugal)

    M.B. Gaspar;M.N. Santos;P. Vasconcelos

  • Reproductive Cycleso Of the Razor Clam Ensis Siliqua and the Clam Venus Striatula off Vilamoura, Southern Portugal

    M.B. Gaspar;C.C. Monteiro

  • Remarks on the reversible asymmetry in the opercula of the polychaete hydroides

    M.B. Gaspar;C.A. Richardson;C.C. Monteiro

  • Use of shape to distinguish Chamelea gallina and Chamelea striatula (Bivalvia: Veneridae): Linear and geometric morphometric methods

    Marta M. Rufino;Miguel B. Gaspar;Alexandre M. Pereira;Paulo Vasconcelos

  • Superior proteome stability in the longest lived animal.

    S. B. Treaster;I. D. Ridgway;I. D. Ridgway;C. A. Richardson;M. B. Gaspar

  • Short-term environmental impact of clam dredging in coastal waters (south of Portugal): chemical disturbance and subsequent recovery of seabed.

    M Falcão;M.B Gaspar;M Caetano;M.N Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Luís Chícharo
Luís Chícharo University of Algarve
Miguel N. Santos
Miguel N. Santos Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Karim Erzini
Karim Erzini University of Algarve
Carlos Vale
Carlos Vale University of Porto
Francesc Maynou
Francesc Maynou Spanish National Research Council
Siobhan O. Burns
Siobhan O. Burns University College London
Miguel Caetano
Miguel Caetano Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Lúcia Guilhermino
Lúcia Guilhermino University of Porto
Philip G. Stevenson
Philip G. Stevenson University of Queensland
Vincent Plagnol
Vincent Plagnol University College London

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