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Paulo Antunes Horta is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil and has a specialized focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research contributions include a substantial number of publications across several subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work centers significantly on marine and coastal environments, with key topics including Marine and coastal plant biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine and fisheries research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds.

Paulo Antunes Horta frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors including Marina Nasri Sissini, José Bonomi-Barufi, Ester Á. Serrão, Nadine Schubert, and João Silva. These partnerships highlight a network of ongoing research activity within marine sciences and environmental disciplines.

The scientist has published extensively in prominent journals, with frequent appearances in Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Environmental Research, Scientific Reports, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, and SSRN Electronic Journal. This distribution indicates a well-rounded engagement with various research communities focused on marine environments and conservation policies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paulo Antunes Horta include:

  • "Oil spill in South Atlantic (Brazil): Environmental and governmental disaster" (2020) in Marine Policy
  • "A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals" (2020) in Diversity and Distributions
  • "Golden carbon of Sargassum forests revealed as an opportunity for climate change mitigation" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being" (2023) in Hydrobiologia
  • "Marine Heatwaves, Sewage and Eutrophication Combine to Trigger Deoxygenation and Biodiversity Loss: A SW Atlantic Case Study" (2020) in Frontiers in Marine Science

These publications reflect a range of topics including environmental disasters, biodiversity conservation strategies, ecosystem services, climate change impacts, and marine heatwave effects tied to anthropogenic pressures.

Best Publications

  • Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils

    André S. Rovai;André S. Rovai;Robert R. Twilley;Edward Castañeda-Moya;Edward Castañeda-Moya;Pablo Riul

  • Oil spill in South Atlantic (Brazil): Environmental and governmental disaster

    Marcelo de Oliveira Soares;Marcelo de Oliveira Soares;Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira;Luís Ernesto Arruda Bezerra;Sandra Vieira Paiva

  • Coastal urbanization leads to remarkable seaweed species loss and community shifts along the SW Atlantic

    Fernando Scherner;Paulo Antunes Horta;Eurico Cabral de Oliveira;José Carlos Simonassi

  • Macroalgal responses to ocean acidification depend on nutrient and light levels

    Paula S M Celis-Plá;Paula S M Celis-Plá;Jason M Hall-Spencer;Paulo Antunes Horta;Marco Milazzo

  • The floating Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) of the South Atlantic Ocean – likely scenarios

    Marina Nasri Sissini;Maria Beatriz Barbosa de Barros Barreto;Maria Teresa Menezes Széchy;Marcos Bouças de Lucena

  • From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being

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  • A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals

    Rafael A. Magris;Micheli D. P. Costa;Micheli D. P. Costa;Carlos E. L. Ferreira;Ciro C. Vilar

  • Golden carbon of Sargassum forests revealed as an opportunity for climate change mitigation.

    Lidiane P. Gouvêa;Jorge Assis;Carlos F.D. Gurgel;Ester A. Serrão

  • Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: a case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil.

    Robson Guimarães dos Santos;Agnaldo Silva Martins;Evelise Torezani;Cecília Baptistotte

  • Between-Habitat Variation of Benthic Cover, Reef Fish Assemblage and Feeding Pressure on the Benthos at the Only Atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas Atoll, NE Brazil.

    G. O. Longo;R. A. Morais;C. D. L. Martins;T. C. Mendes

  • Rhodolith beds at the easternmost extreme of South America: Community structure of an endangered environment

    Pablo Riul;Patricia Lacouth;Paulo Roberto Pagliosa;Martin Lindsey Christoffersen

  • Scaling mangrove aboveground biomass from site‐level to continental‐scale

    A. S. Rovai;P. Riul;R. R. Twilley;E. Castañeda-Moya

  • The impact of coastal urbanization on the structure of phytobenthic communities in southern Brazil

    Cintia D.L. Martins;Noele Arantes;Caroline Faveri;Manuela B. Batista

  • Coastal habitat degradation and green sea turtle diets in Southeastern Brazil.

    Robson G. Santos;Agnaldo Silva Martins;Julyana da Nobrega Farias;Paulo Antunes Horta

  • Mesophyllum erubescens (Corallinales, Rhodophyta)—so many species in one epithet

    Marina N. Sissini;Mariana C. Oliveira;Paul W. Gabrielson;Néstor M. Robinson

  • Decrease in Lithothamnion sp. (Rhodophyta) primary production due to the deposition of a thin sediment layer

    Pablo Riul;Carlos Henrique Targino;Julyana Da Nóbrega Farias;Pieter Teunis Visscher

  • Macroalgas do infralitoral do sul e sudeste do Brasil: taxonomia e biogeografia

    Paulo Antunes Horta;Eurico Cabral de Oliveira Filho

  • Effects of UVB radiation on the agarophyte Gracilaria domingensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales): Changes in cell organization, growth and photosynthetic performance

    Éder C. Schmidt;Rodrigo dos Santos;Paulo A. Horta;Marcelo Maraschin

  • Antioxidant properties and total phenolic contents of some tropical seaweeds of the Brazilian coast

    Cintia D. Leal Martins;Fernanda Ramlov;Nathália Peixoto Nocchi Carneiro;Lisia M. Gestinari

  • Reef fish structure and distribution in a south‐western Atlantic Ocean tropical island

    H. T. Pinheiro;C. E. L. Ferreira;J.-C. Joyeux;R. G. Santos

  • Global environmental changes: setting priorities for Latin American coastal habitats.

    Alexander Turra;Aldo Cróquer;Alvar Carranza;Andrés Mansilla

  • Feeding ecology of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at rocky reefs in western South Atlantic

    Júlia Reisser;Júlia Reisser;Maíra Proietti;Ivan Sazima;Paul Kinas

  • Rhodoliths in Brazil: Current knowledge and potential impacts of climate change

    Paulo Antunes Horta;Pablo Riul;Gilberto M. Amado Filho;Carlos Frederico D. Gurgel

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo Maraschin
Marcelo Maraschin Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Jason M. Hall-Spencer Plymouth University
Jorge Assis
Jorge Assis University of Algarve
Ester A. Serrão
Ester A. Serrão University of Algarve
Félix L. Figueroa
Félix L. Figueroa University of Malaga
Sergio R. Floeter
Sergio R. Floeter Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Mariana C. Oliveira
Mariana C. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo
Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra Universidade de São Paulo
Carlos E. L. Ferreira
Carlos E. L. Ferreira Fluminense Federal University

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