Azores Deep-sea Research

Luís Rodrigues

Senior Scientist

Luís, also known as and Luís Rodrigues, is a Senior Scientist in our team.

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Autobiography

Learn more about Luís Rodrigues in this autobiography

Currently working to support the implementation of new marine protected areas, with particular emphasis on the deep-seamounts. I've also participated in several European projects with a focus on deep-sea exploration, such as the projects ATLAS, MARSP and iAtlantic.

Research interests

Some of the research interests of Luís Rodrigues

My research interests include the use of Geographic Information Systems for the geomorphological analysis of deep-sea and maritime spatial planning. GIS, Cartography, Marine Spatial Planning

Projects

Project participated by Luís Rodrigues

iMAR

PROJECT

Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

824077 (EUROFLEETS+)

MapGES

PROJECT

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores: ass...

Funded by PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)

ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-00056

iAtlantic

PROJECT

Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

818123 (iAtlantic)

ATLAS

PROJECT

A transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management pla...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

678760 (ATLAS)

MarSP

PROJECT

Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning

Funded by European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) via a subcontract with the DRAM Azores Government

5956275 (DRAM Azores Gov.)

MarinePlan

ON-GOING PROJECT

Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatia...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101059407 (MarinePlan)

Cruises

Cruises participated by Luís Rodrigues

iMAR 2021

Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...

Total of 2 crew members and 12 collaborators

MapGES 2018

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores

Total of 2 crew members and 2 collaborators

NICO Leg 12 2018

RV Pelagia cruise 64PE441: Rainbow hydrothermal vent, southern MAR, and Terceira...

Total of 1 crew members and 4 collaborators

Rainbow 2019

RV Pelagia cruise 64PE454: Rainbow hydrothermal vent and southern MAR 2019

Total of 1 crew members and 3 collaborators

Publications (4)

Scientific publications where Luís Rodrigues is one of the authors

Elsevier BV

Science of The Total Environment

Nov, 2023

Predicting the distribution and abundance of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the deep sea of the Azores (North Atlantic)

Telmo Morato

Marina Carreiro-Silva

Manuela Ramos

Laurence Fauconnet

Filipe M. Porteiro Emily M. Duncan Nina Vieira José Manuel González-Irusta Carlos Dominguez-Carrió Joachim Jakobsen and 8 more

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DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166579 OPEN

Wiley

Ecology and Evolution

Nov, 2021

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

Telmo Morato

Manuela Ramos

Laurence Fauconnet

Gerald Hechter Taranto Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió Christian Mohn Oscar Ocaña Vicente Luís Rodrigues Íris Sampaio and 3 more

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DOI 10.1002/ece3.8319 OPEN

Elsevier BV

Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Apr, 2022

Distribution models of deep-sea elasmobranchs in the Azores, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, to inform spatial planning

Telmo Morato

Laurence Fauconnet Diya Das José Manuel Gonzalez-Irusta Diana Catarino Pedro Afonso Cláudia Viegas and 6 more

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DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103707 OPEN

Frontiers Media SA

Frontiers in Marine Science

Mar, 2021

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

Telmo Morato

Marina Carreiro-Silva

Manuela Ramos

Laurence Fauconnet

Gerald Hechter Taranto Christopher K. Pham Giovanni Chimienti Erik Cordes Carlos Dominguez-Carrió Pablo Durán Muñoz and 17 more

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DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.637078 OPEN