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Jorge Assis Data Science, Marine Ecology, Climate Change, R and Python Development. Based in Algarve, Portugal. www.biodiversitydatascience.com

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PhD opportunity in Marine Macroecology 🌍

Global mangrove biodiversity: drivers, patterns, and resilience under climate change. Strong mentorship and support for a competitive FCT PhD fellowship application.

Send a brief CV: www.biodiversitydatascience.com/contact/

26.02.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ep. 9: Marine aquaculture can resist climate change if we meet the 1.5Β°C Paris Agreement target

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

09.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new study found: Ocean currents connect macroalgae to deep carbon sinks. In Greenland, floating seaweed mats travel via surface currents to deep ocean sinks, where winter mixing forces them to sink and sequester carbon for centuries.

Read: www.biodiversitydatascience.com/ocean-transp...

09.01.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new study found: marine #aquaculture can resist #ClimateChange if we meet the 1.5Β°C #ParisAgreement target, but higher emission scenarios threaten 100% of current high-value producing zones.

Read: www.biodiversitydatascience.com/climate-chan...

09.01.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New research. #Seahorse species won't just "shift north" with #climatechange. Integrating ocean current modeling with habitat forecasting shows that limited dispersal potential creates a massive conservation risk (habitat contract by 45%).

Read at: shorturl.at/d1yG7

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19.12.2025 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We mapped the global shipless areas and conflict zones between intense shipping and marine megafauna like cetaceans, sea turtles, pinnipeds, and seabirds severely impacts.

Read the paper at: www.biodiversitydatascience.com/global-shipl...

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06.11.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New research paper: Future #climatechange will force cold-water #corals to shift poleward and deeper, causing significant #biodiversity loss in shallow, low-latitude regions unless global emissions are drastically reduced.

www.biodiversitydatascience.com/coral-redist...

24.10.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New publication! We mapped the global genetic diversity of marine forests of brown macroalgae. Using genetic data, machine learning & past climate projections (LGM, ~20k yrs ago), we identify hotspots of diversity that shape resilience & conservation priorities. 🌍 🌊

Link: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

19.09.2025 07:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ep. 7: Trophic Convergence in Marine Vertebrates

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Dive into the fascinating concept of trophic convergence in marine vertebrate communities worldwide. Marine communities in similar environments exhibit similar trophic structure.

06.05.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coastal oceanographic connectivity atΒ the global scale: a dataset of pairwise probabilities and travel times derived from biophysical modeling - Scientific Data Scientific Data - Coastal oceanographic connectivity at the global scale: a dataset of pairwise probabilities and travel times derived from biophysical modeling

We published in Scientific Data the first global dataset of coastal oceanographic connectivity - pairwise probabilities and travel times between marine sites from 21 years of ocean current simulations.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#Connectivity #OceanCurrents #Biodiversity #RStats @ccmar.bsky.social

06.05.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Our latest study out in PNAS reveals trophic convergence in marine vertebrate communities worldwide. Across oceans, similar environments host functionally analogous trophic structures - regardless of species identity.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

#Biogeography #Biodiversity #PNAS @ccmar.bsky.social

06.05.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Change Ep. 6: Brazilian soft coral extinction on Trindade Island due to multiple stressors, including ongoing climate change.

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30.04.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can #bioengineering safeguard #kelp forests under future climate change? Our new study shows boosting thermal tolerance by just 1–2Β°C could recover over 50% of potentially lost habitat for cold-adapted kelps.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

#Kelpforests #biodiversity #climateaction @ccmar.bsky.social

30.04.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Change Ep. 5: Artificial intelligence maps kelp forests from satellite imagery - we explore groundbreaking research that uses advanced AI to analyze satellite imagery and automatically detect kelp canopy cover along southern California and Baja California.

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24.04.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 New publication!

We've documented the extinction of a keystone coral on Trindade Island, a remote Atlantic hotspot. Models predict even greater habitat loss by 2100. Urgent conservation and restoration efforts are needed.

πŸ‘‰ doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

#MarineConservation #ClimateChange #Corals

24.04.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We’re looking for a motivated PhD student to join an exciting project on marine ecological networks and functional diversity.

If you're passionate about ecological networks, marine conservation, and biodiversity science, this could be the opportunity.

25.03.2025 11:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Change Ep. 4: Oceanographic Connectivity and Mangrove Forest Diversity - we dive into groundbreaking research exploring the influence of ocean currents on the global genetic diversity of mangrove forests.

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22.03.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our latest publication, β€œMarine Forests Forever - A Necessary Multilateral Program for a Fair Future”! We’re advancing marine conservation & climate resilience.

Discover more: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.... #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
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01.03.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Change Ep 3. We dive into the vulnerability of threatened and commercially important marine species within European Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to future climate change under both low and high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.

jorgemfa.podbean.com/e/sea-change...

23.02.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are developing the #biodiversity #database of #westafrica. Structured under #darwincore standards, offering a stable, straightforward and flexible framework for sharing data to managers, scientists and the general public.

#datascience

www.biodiversitydatascience.com/biodiversity...

16.02.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper on climate-induced changes in kelp forest biodiversity. Significant poleward and depth shifts forecasted, coupled with marked community composition changes in the Arctic, the Northern Pacific and Atlantic, and Australasia.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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14.02.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New podcast episode of Sea Change. Sea Change explores how cutting-edge computational tools are transforming our understanding of biodiversity.

#podcast #datascience #biodiversity #marineforests

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

13.02.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From RStudio to Remarkable. Transform your R development with VS Code. #datascience #rprogramming #vscode #rcran

jorgemfa.medium.com/from-rstudio...

12.02.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new models predict global seagrass biomass - averaging ~133.83 gDW/mΒ² - and project its future under climate change. Losses could hit up to 10%, with key hotspots most at risk. Meeting Paris targets is crucial.
#ClimateAction #MarineScience #Seagrass #DataScience

doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

11.02.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Daru & Rock's paper on seagrass range shifts under climate change has serious flaws. Their species distribution models (SDM) misuse the concept of model transferability, leading to inaccurate results.

#marinescience #conservation #seagrass #natureplants #datascience

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11.02.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting that you said you were shocked by our arguments without reading the actual papers. Are you a bot? If not, send me your email account so I can send you the paper back.

08.02.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seagrass Biodiversity Under the Latest‐Generation Scenarios of Projected Climate Change Aim The potentially cascading consequences of climate changes on redistribution of habitat-forming species, like seagrasses, remain a major research gap. Empirical demonstrations of local population...

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07.02.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, thanks for your message. I’m sorry but I do not understand which part of our methods and rational was not clear in the paper. Can you please explain better you concerns? Can you point in the paper what was not clear? Thanks!!

07.02.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2023-2024 were the hottest years in 2000+ yrs. Oceans absorbed 90% of excess heat & 30% of COβ‚‚, buffering rapid biosphere shifts. Yet, #ecosystems like #marineForests remain overlooked. As #COP30 nears, we must rethink #climateChange & push for real action. Read our paper: doi.org/10.1002/aqc....

28.01.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our recent study shows climate change producing global shifts in #seagrass ecosystems: expect Arctic expansions, tropical losses, and major community composition changes by 2100. These findings highlight the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions.

www.biodiversitydatascience.com/climate-chan...

20.01.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0