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Overview

Miguel N. Santos is affiliated with the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera in Portugal and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work covers multiple marine and ecological topics. These include Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Miguel N. Santos are:

  • Clive N. Trueman
  • Daniela Rosa
  • Rui Coelho
  • Iraide Artetxe-Arrate
  • Lisa A. Kerr

Their publications appear in a variety of journals, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Fisheries Research
  • Check List
  • Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Miguel N. Santos are:

  • "Thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rate predicts differential futures for bluefin tuna juveniles across the Atlantic Ocean" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis of Amino Acids in Pelagic Shark Vertebrae Reveals Baseline, Trophic, and Physiological Effects on Bulk Protein Isotope Records" (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Leader material and bait effects on target and bycatch species caught in an Atlantic Ocean pelagic longline fishery" (2024), published in Fisheries Research
  • "First record of Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii (Holmberg, 1893) (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) in the Mucuri river basin, Brazil" (2024), published in Check List
  • "Spatial and Temporal Size Distribution of Swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) in the Atlantic Ocean: Implications for Conservation and Management" (2025), published in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Best Publications

  • Ecological risk assessment of pelagic sharks caught in Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries

    Enric Cortés;Freddy Arocha;Lawrence Beerkircher;Felipe Carvalho

  • 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

  • Mercury and selenium in blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius, L. 1758) from two areas of the Atlantic Ocean

    Vasco Branco;Carlos Vale;João Canário;Miguel Neves dos Santos

  • 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

  • Small-scale coastal fisheries in European Seas are not what they were: Ecological, social and economic changes

    Josep Lloret;Ian G. Cowx;Henrique Cabral;Margarida Castro

  • 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

  • Crossing the line: migratory and homing behaviors of Atlantic bluefin tuna

    Jay R Rooker;Haritz Arrizabalaga;Igaratza Fraile;David H. Secor

  • An overview of the hooking mortality of elasmobranchs caught in a swordfish pelagic longline fishery in the Atlantic Ocean

    Rui Coelho;Joana Fernandez-Carvalho;Pedro G. Lino;Miguel N. Santos

  • The Olhão artificial reef system (south Portugal): Fish assemblages and fishing yield

    Miguel Neves Santos;Carlos Costa Monteiro

  • Marine habitat modification through artificial reefs off the Algarve (southern Portugal): An economic analysis of the fisheries and the prospects for management

    David Whitmarsh;Miguel Neves Santos;Jorge Ramos;Carlos Costa Monteiro

  • Comparison of the catch and fishing yield from an artificial reef system and neighbouring areas off Faro (Algarve, south Portugal)

    Miguel Neves Santos;Carlos Costa Monteiro

  • Contribution of artificial reefs to the diet of the white sea bream (Diplodus sargus)

    Francisco Leitão;Miguel N. Santos;Carlos C. Monteiro

  • Overview on artificial reefs in Europe

    Gianna Fabi;Alessandra Spagnolo;Denise Bellan-Santini;Eric Charbonnel

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

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

  • A fourteen-year overview of the fish assemblages and yield of the two oldest Algarve artificial reefs (southern Portugal)

    Miguel Neves Santos;Carlos Costa Monteiro

  • 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

  • Biogeochemical processes and nutrient cycling within an artificial reef off Southern Portugal

    M. Falcão;M.N. Santos;M. Vicente;C.C. Monteiro

  • Fish assemblages and rapid colonization after enlargement of an artificial reef off the Algarve coast (Southern Portugal)

    Francisco Leitão;Miguel N. Santos;Karim Erzini;Carlos C. Monteiro

  • Residency, movements and habitat use of adult white seabream (Diplodus sargus) between natural and artificial reefs

    D. Abecasis;L Bentes;Pedro G. Lino;M.N. Santos

  • Distribution of Anisakis larvae, identified by genetic markers, and their use for stock characterization of demersal and pelagic fish from European waters: an update.

    S. Mattiucci;P. Abaunza;S. Damiano;A. Garcia

  • Determining natal origin for improved management of Atlantic bluefin tuna

    Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta;Natalia Díaz-Arce;John F Walter;David E Richardson

  • Effects of hook and bait on targeted and bycatch fishes in an equatorial atlantic pelagic longline fishery

    Rui Coelho;Miguel N. Santos;Sérgio Amorim

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel B. Gaspar
Miguel B. Gaspar University of Algarve
Karim Erzini
Karim Erzini University of Algarve
Jay R. Rooker
Jay R. Rooker Texas A&M University at Galveston
Miguel Caetano
Miguel Caetano Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Marina R. Cunha
Marina R. Cunha University of Aveiro
Claudio Oliveira
Claudio Oliveira Sao Paulo State University
Carlos Vale
Carlos Vale University of Porto
David L. Dettman
David L. Dettman University of Arizona
Giuseppe Nascetti
Giuseppe Nascetti Tuscia University
Simonetta Mattiucci
Simonetta Mattiucci Sapienza University of Rome

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