At the present time, climate change is an undeniable fact, with global ocean warming and Polar ice melting among the most notable consequences. In this context, the increased temperature in…
Penguins, one of the most abundant groups of seabirds in the Southern Ocean, feed mainly on cephalopods (e.g., squids and octopus). A recent study, led by our Hugo Guímaro, studied…
Updated: 31 jan. 2021 When species co-occur in a certain habitat and use similar food resources, competition can take place. In this context, we refer to the concept of ‘ecological…
Whale hunting led many whale species close to extinction. Although the majority of the Southern whale populations are slowly recovering, the effects of climate change is still unknown. A research…
Updated: 2 Apr. 2019 Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Arctic are known to avoid ice, only migrating from North Atlantic waters up to the Arctic ocean in the summer,…
Some groups of oceanic animals, such as cephalopods, are highly skiing to scientific nets. Occurring in big areas such the Southern Ocean, the task of discover their habitat is a…
Updated: 6 mar. 2019 Knowledge on the biology, ecology and population dynamics of marine species is fundamental to understand ecosystem functioning. Southern Ocean food webs are extremely dynamic as a…
The importance of interactions between physical and social sciences Increased climate change in the Arctic has already led to changes in the interactions between its inhabitants and the available natural…
Cephalopods, particularly squids, are known to play an important role in Southern Ocean (SO). There are eighteen squids’ species in the SO and it is expected that more waits to…
Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans), with a wingspan of 3.2 meters, they can travel thousands of kilometres in open ocean, foraging on one of the most demanding marine environments of the…