Azores Deep-sea Research

Gerald Hechter Taranto

Student

Gerald, also known as Gerald Hechter Taranto, G. H. Taranto, and Gerald H. Taranto, is a Student in our team.

0000-0002-7968-1982

4611-0E1D-2CFE

Gerald-Taranto

Autobiography

Learn more about Gerald Hechter Taranto in this autobiography

I am a PHD student at the Okeanos Institute, University of the Azores. I began my scientific studies in Italy where I graduated in Biology at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". I then joined the international master program "Erasmus Mindus Marine Biodiversity and Conservation" graduating with greatest distinction at the University of Ghent. I first moved to the Azores to prepare my master theses on seamounts ecosystems. Currently, my PHD work focuses on habitat-structuring deeps-sea cold-water corals, in particular on coral species considered ecologically important and vulnerable.

Research interests

Some of the research interests of Gerald Hechter Taranto

My research focuses on the description of biodiversity patterns of deep-sea communities both in space and time. In particular on how environmental heterogeneity, anthropogenic pressures and community-assembly processes influence the distribution of deep-sea organisms. One of the objectives of my work is to provide sound policy advice that can be of use to define marine conservation strategies that are essential to ensure healthy oceans both for present and future generations.

Publications (8)

Scientific publications where Gerald Hechter Taranto is one of the authors

Dense cold‐water coral garden of Paragorgia johnsoni suggests the importance of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge for deep‐sea biodiversity

Ecology and Evolution

Nov, 2021

Authors list

10.1002/ece3.8319

Telmo Morato Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió Christian Mohn Oscar Ocaña Vicente

Manuela Ramos Luís Rodrigues Íris Sampaio

Gerald H. Taranto

Laurence Fauconnet Inês Tojeira Emanuel J. Gonçalves Marina Carreiro‐Silva

4 team members are authors

DOI 10.1002/ece3.8319

DOI 10.1002/ece3.8319

OPEN

North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Frontiers in Marine Science

Mar, 2021

Authors list

10.3389/fmars.2021.637078

Telmo Morato Christopher K. Pham

Laurence Fauconnet

Gerald H. Taranto Giovanni Chimienti Erik Cordes Carlos Dominguez-Carrió Pablo Durán Muñoz Hronn Egilsdottir José-Manuel González-Irusta Anthony Grehan Dierk Hebbeln Lea-Anne Henry Georgios Kazanidis Ellen Kenchington Lenaick Menot Tina N. Molodtsova Covadonga Orejas Berta Ramiro-Sánchez

Manuela Ramos J. Murray Roberts Luís Rodrigues Steve W. Ross José L. Rueda Mar Sacau David Stirling

Marina Carreiro-Silva

Marina Carreiro-Silva

5 team members are authors

DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.637078

DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.637078

OPEN

Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

Global Change Biology

Feb, 2020

Authors list

10.1111/gcb.14996

Telmo Morato José‐Manuel González‐Irusta Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió Chih‐Lin Wei Andrew Davies Andrew K. Sweetman

Gerald H. Taranto Lindsay Beazley Ana García‐Alegre Anthony Grehan Pascal Laffargue Francisco Javier Murillo Mar Sacau Sandrine Vaz Ellen Kenchington Sophie Arnaud‐Haond Oisín Callery Giovanni Chimienti Erik Cordes Hronn Egilsdottir André Freiwald Ryan Gasbarro Cristina Gutiérrez‐Zárate Matthew Gianni Kent Gilkinson Vonda E. Wareham Hayes Dierk Hebbeln Kevin Hedges Lea‐Anne Henry David Johnson Mariano Koen‐Alonso Cam Lirette Francesco Mastrototaro Lénaick Menot Tina Molodtsova Pablo Durán Muñoz Covadonga Orejas Maria Grazia Pennino Patricia Puerta Stefán Á. Ragnarsson Berta Ramiro‐Sánchez Jake Rice Jesús Rivera J. Murray Roberts Steve W. Ross José L. Rueda Íris Sampaio Paul Snelgrove David Stirling Margaret A. Treble Javier Urra Johanne Vad Dick Van Oevelen Les Watling Wojciech Walkusz Claudia Wienberg Mathieu Woillez Lisa A. Levin Marina Carreiro‐Silva

Telmo Morato

Gerald H. Taranto

2 team members are authors

DOI 10.1111/gcb.14996

DOI 10.1111/gcb.14996

OPEN

A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses

PLOS ONE

Dec, 2019

Authors list

10.1371/journal.pone.0218904

Kerry L. Howell Jaime S. Davies A. Louise Allcock Andreia Braga-Henriques Pål Buhl-Mortensen

Marina Carreiro-Silva Carlos Dominguez-Carrió Jennifer M. Durden Nicola L. Foster Chloe A. Game Becky Hitchin Tammy Horton Brett Hosking Daniel O. B. Jones Christopher Mah Claire Laguionie Marchais Lenaick Menot

Telmo Morato Tabitha R. R. Pearman Nils Piechaud Rebecca E. Ross Henry A. Ruhl Hanieh Saeedi Paris V. Stefanoudis

Gerald H. Taranto Michael B. Thompson James R. Taylor Paul Tyler Johanne Vad Lissette Victorero Rui P. Vieira Lucy C. Woodall Joana R. Xavier Daniel Wagner

Marina Carreiro-Silva

Telmo Morato

Gerald H. Taranto

3 team members are authors

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0218904

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0218904

OPEN

A global assessment of seamount ecosystems knowledge using an ecosystem evaluation framework

Biological Conservation

May, 2014

Authors list

10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.002