The BIOMARES Program has enabled the development of scientific activities and conservation actions that support the management of the Marine Park. This program started in 2007 as an initiative that counted on the involvement of several public and private entities, with the objectives of inverting the tendency of biodiversity loss that was verified at the Marine Park, and promoting the recovery of degraded habitats. Some of the work carried out under this program aims to better understand and characterize this very special ecosystem, others seek to actively recover the biodiversity of the Marine Park or contribute to assessing the effectiveness of management measures. There is still a lot of work developed with the local communities in mind, seeking their support and involvement, since everyone recognizes the value of this special sea.
Socio-economics
Socio-economic survey of activities dependent on the marine environment of the Arrábida-Espichel coast.
Ecology - Fish
Inventory and ecology of the ichthyofauna of the rocky substrate of the Arrábida-Espichel coast.
Ecology - fish
Monitoring of rocky shore fish communities using nondestructive methods.
Management and Conservation
BIOMARES Program: Restoration of Biodiversity in the Marine Park Site Arrábia-Espichel.
Ecology - fish and algae
The role of algal turfs on fish ecology and recruitment ‐ influence of an alien species.
Sociology
Collaborative Governance of Marine Protected Areas. The Eco-Social Dialogue in Training Agents of Change for the Sustainability of the Oceans: The case study of the Professor Luiz Saldanha (MARGOV) Marine Park.
Biogeography
Marine phylogeographic structuring during climate change: the signature of leading and rear edge of range shifting populations.
Management and Conservation
BIOMARES program: Restoration of Biodiversity in the Marine Park Site Arrábia-Espichel (POSBIOMARES).
Ecology - fish
Understanding connectivity patterns between temperate reef fish populations (MATRIX).
Management and Conservation
Partially protected areas as buffers to increase the linked social-ecological resilience (BUFFER).
Management and Conservation
BIOMARES program: Monitoring the recovery of marine prairies; Socio-economic characterization of Parque Marinho; Communication and public awareness (BIOMARES 2.0).
Ecology - fish
Acidification Effects on Temperate Fish Larvae (ACIDLARVAE).
Ecology - fish
Identifying the drivers of recruitment success in temperate reef fish (REEFFISH).
Management and Conservation
BIOMARES Program: Information and monitoring systems for marine biodiversity in the classified areas of Arrábida (INFORBIOMARES).
Management and Conservation
Development of tools for monitoring and protection of biodiversity in Marine Protected Areas along the Portuguese coast (BiodivAMP).
