Assessing landscape features and ecosystem services of marine protected areas through photographs on social media: Comparison of two archipelagos in Spain   Holgado, D. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Environment Development and Sustainability   Abstract   Marine protected areas provide cultural services including the aesthetic appreciation of the landscape and...

Harnessing scientific and local knowledge to face climate change in small–scale fisheries.   Gianelli, I. et al. (2021). Global Environmental Change   Abstract   Small-scale fisheries in developing regions are particularly vulnerable to climate change, but the assessment of climate-induced changes and impacts are often hampered by the data poor-situation of...

Non–material nature’s contributions to people from a marine protected area support multiple dimensions of human well–being.   García–Rodrigues, J. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Sustainability Science   Abstract     The non-material aspects of nature are frequently the most socially valued and demanded nature’s contributions to people (NCP). This is because non-material...

Historical evolution of the social perception of seagrasses through analysis of the written press in North West Spain (1860–2020)   Fernández, E. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2022). Ocean and Coastal Management   Abstract   The social recognition of the services delivered by ecosystems takes advantage from knowledge on the historical...

LED Lighting and High–Density Planting Enhance the Cost–Efficiency of Halimione Portulacoides Extraction Units for Integrated Aquaculture   Custódio, M. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Applied Sciences   Abstract   Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can be used to extract dissolved inorganic nutrients from saline aquaculture effluents under a production framework...

Halophytes as novel marine vegetables – a consumers’ perspective in Portugal and policy implications   Custódio, M. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Marine Policy    Abstract   Consumers today demand healthier and more sustainable seafood products that are tasty and convenient. Plant-based foods have been particularly sought for and the...

Testing the hydroponic performance of the edible halophyte Halimione portulacoides, a potential extractive species for coastal Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture   Custódio, M. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Science of the Total Environment.   Abstract   Sea purslane Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen is a candidate extractive species for coastal Integrated Multi-Trophic...

Mapping and Evaluating Marine Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services: A Transdisciplinary Delphi Forecasting Process Framework   Belgrano, A. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution   Abstract   Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for management and conservation and play an increasingly recognised role in...

Carbon Cycling in Mangrove Ecosystem of Western Bay of Bengal (India)   Banerjee, K. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Sustainability   Abstract   Carbon cycling in the mangrove ecosystem is one of the important processes determining the potential of coastal vegetation (mangroves), sediment, and adjoining waters to carbon absorption. This...