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Joana Brito

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Joana, also known as and Joana Brito, is a Student in our team.

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Autobiography

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I am a PhD student at the University of the Azores, under the supervision of Dr. Telmo Morato. My motivation to contribute to the conservation of marine ecosystems led me to the Azores in 2016, where I joined the Azores Deep Sea Ecology Research Group to develop the research for my master thesis. Since then, I have been involved in the team's efforts to uncover some of the deep-sea paradigms in order to find the most appropriate management tools to protect it from the many threats it faces.

Research interests

Some of the research interests of Joana Brito

I am interested at advancing our limited quantitative understanding of how perturbations, most notably fishing and climate change, impact the structure, functioning and dynamics of deep-sea and open-ocean ecosystems. I am particularly keen to quantify, the effects these drivers pose in the state of marine ecosystems, and also the impact networks of marine protected areas might produce at the ecosystem scale. Trophic models (Ecopath with Ecosim and Ecospace) and R programming language are my daily basis tools. The ecological information, generated from the trophic modelling tools, have informed Systematic Conservation Planning in the Azores. My professional experience includes participation in H2020 projects, namely Discardless, MISTIC SEAS 3 and iAtlantic. I also participated in the Lenfest Ocean Program while a visiting scientist at the University of Florida. During this period, I assisted in the development of trophic models to identify Ecological Reference Points, useful for the management of the Atlantic Menhaden fishery on the east coast of the USA.

Publications (6)

Scientific publications where Joana Brito is one of the authors

Systematic evaluation of a spatially explicit ecosystem model to inform area-based management in the deep-sea

Ocean & Coastal Management

Oct, 2023

Authors list

10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106807

Joana Brito Ambre Soszynski Christopher K. Pham Eva Giacomello Gui Menezes Jeroen Steenbeek David Chagaris

Telmo Morato

Joana Brito

Telmo Morato

2 team members are authors

DOI 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106807

DOI 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106807

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The Path to an Ecosystem Approach for Forage Fish Management: A Case Study of Atlantic Menhaden

Frontiers in Marine Science

May, 2021

Authors list

10.3389/fmars.2021.607657

Kristen A. Anstead Katie Drew David Chagaris Amy M. Schueller Jason E. Mcnamee Andre Buchheister Geneviève Nesslage Jim H. Uphoff Jr. Michael J. Wilberg Alexei Sharov Micah J. Dean Jeffrey Brust Michael Celestino Shanna Madsen Sarah Murray Max Appelman Joseph C. Ballenger

Joana Brito Ellen Cosby Caitlin Craig Corrin Flora Kurt Gottschall Robert J. Latour Eddie Leonard Ray Mroch Josh Newhard Derek Orner Chris Swanson Jeff Tinsman Edward D. Houde Thomas J. Miller Howard Townsend

Joana Brito

1 team member is author

DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.607657

DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.607657

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Ecological Reference Points for Atlantic Menhaden Established Using an Ecosystem Model of Intermediate Complexity

Frontiers in Marine Science

Nov, 2020

Authors list

10.3389/fmars.2020.606417

David Chagaris Katie Drew Amy Schueller Matt Cieri

Joana Brito Andre Buchheister