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I am a Principal Researcher and coordinator of the Deep-Sea Biodiversity and Conservation Team (DEEP) at CIIMAR, University of Porto (Portugal), and an Associate Professor of the University of Bergen (Norway). I hold a PhD in Biology (2009, University of Amsterdam) and a degree in Marine Biology (2003, University of Azores). My research focuses on the understanding of basin-scale diversity, biogeographic, and connectivity patterns of deep-sea species and habitats such as sponge grounds and coral gardens, using a combination of disciplines (taxonomy, systematics, ecology and genetics). I also strive to advance the science-policy-society interface, developing tools and exchanging knowledge to support the implementation of international agreements and instruments established to ensure sustainable management and conservation of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems. I published over 60 scientific articles and reports, and (co-)supervised and mentored over 20 students from BSc to PhD levels. I co-coordinated the Horizon 2020 SponGES project (www.deepseasponges.org), and currently coordinate the Horizon Europe TwinDEEPS project, the SponBIODIV project (www.sponbiodiv.org) co-funded under the European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), and the DEEPbaseline and DEEPrelicts projects, awardees of the Ocean Conservation Fund, and National Geographic, respectively. I collaborate with a vast network of scientists from around the globe, as well as with local fishing communities.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Rita Bogalho Teixeira Xavier

Citation names

  • Xavier, Joana R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B812-29F0-A6F7
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1386-4492

Email addresses

  • jxavier@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)
  • joana.xavier@uib.no (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 223401808 (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
French Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Norwegian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009
Concluded
 PhD in Biology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Biology
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Marine Biology
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/08/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/08/01 - 2024/07/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/01/07 - 2019/01/17 Visiting Researcher (Research) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, United States
2018/03 - 2018/07 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2013/09 - 2018/03 Postdoc (Research) Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2010/01 - 2013/08 Postdoc (Research) Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2010/06 - 2010/06 Visiting Researcher (Research) Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/08/01 - Current Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universitetet i Bergen Det Matematisk-naturvitenskapelige Fakultet, Norway
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/07 - Current TwinDEEPS - Twinning deep-ocean exploration and observation capacity for sustainable development
101160298
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands

Havforskningsinstituttet, Norway

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany
European Commission
Ongoing
2024/06 - Current DEEPrelicts - exploring relict deep-sea habitats in Portugal with local fishing communities
NGS-103117R-24
Principal investigator
National Geographic Society, United States
Ongoing
2024/05 - 2028/04 Bio-Protect - Advancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity across the European sea basins
tbd
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020/10 - 2023/12 ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources
Provided by PTCRIS: NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010/01 - 2013/08 Biodiversity, ecology, and evolution of the Northeast Atlantic deep-sea sponge fauna
SFRH/BPD/62946/2009
CenSeam2009
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Census of Marine Life on Seamounts
Concluded
2004/11 - 2008/10 Phylogeography and taxonomy of marine sponges from the Azores and some North Atlantic seamounts
SFRH/BD/16024/2004
PhD Student Fellow
Universiteit van Amsterdam Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Netherlands
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/04 - Current SponBIODIV: Marine sponge biodiversity from genes to ecosystems: delivering knowledge and tools for sustainable management and conservation
DivProtect/011/2021
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - Current OCEAN3R: Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - Current ATLANTIDA: Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - Current DEEPRISK: deep-sea mining and climate change - new modelling tools in support of environmental risk management
PTDC/CTA-AMB/7948/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/08/01 - 2030/07/31 DeepXplore - exploration and monitoring of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems in Portugal through co-development of knowledge and cost-efficient tools and methodologies
2023.08132.CEECIND/CP2848/CT0008
10.54499/2023.08132.CEECIND/CP2848/CT0008
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2026/08/31 Unravelling the patterns of bio- and phylodiversity of deep-sea sponges and sponge habitats of the Atlantic Ocean
CEECIND/00577/2018/CP1574/CT0003
10.54499/CEECIND/00577/2018/CP1574/CT0003
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/04 - 2024/03 DEEPbaseline: co-creating a knowledge baseline on the diversity and distribution of sponge and coral vulnerable marine ecosystems of the Portuguese continental shelf
ODL/2019/044
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Oceanário de Lisboa
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 SponGES legacy - Maximizing long-term impacts and synergies of H2020 SponGES
309213
Principal investigator
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
 Norges forskningsråd
Ongoing
2016/03 - 2020/02 SponGES - Deep-Sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation
679849
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
 European Commission
Concluded
2010/12 - 2013/11 SPECIAL - Sponge Enzymes and Cells for Innovative AppLications
FP7-KBBE-266033
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2010 - 2012 Unlocking the bacterial diversity encrypted in the metagenomes of marine sponges
PTDC/MAR/101431/2008
PTDC/MAR/101431/2008
Researcher
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2012 NIDOS - New IDO (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase) inhibitors from marine sponges of Erylus genus
PTDC/QUI-QUI/098053/2008
Researcher
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008 - 2011 LusoMarBol - Integrating molecular approaches into marine biodiversity research in Portugal: implementing DNA barcoding and investigating phylogeographic patterns
PTDC/MAR/69892/2006
Researcher
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Otero, Maria del Mar; Serena, Fabrizio; Gerovasileiou, Vasilis; Barone, M.; Bo, Marzia; Arcos, M.; Vulcano, A.; Xavier, Joana R.. Identification guide of vulnerable species incidentally caught in Mediterranean fisheries. Malaga, Spain: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 2019.
    Published
  2. Stefanoudis, Paris V.; Smith, Struan R.; Schneider, Craig; Wagner, Daniel; Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen; Xavier, Joana R.; Rivers, Molly; Woodall, Lucy C.; Rogers, Alex D.. Deep Reef Benthos of Bermuda: Field Identification Guide. Nekton. 2018.
    Published
  3. Oliveira, Frederico; Aguilar, Ricardo; Monteiro, Pedro; Bentes, Luís; Afonso, Carlos M.L.; Garcia, Silvia; Xavier, Joana R.; et al. A photographic guide of the species of the Gorringe Bank. Portugal. 2017.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Morato, Telmo; Xavier, Joana R.; Hilário, Ana; Dominguez-Carrió, Carlos; Colaço, Ana; Vicente, João; Monteiro, João; Canning-Clode, João; Carreiro-Silva, Marina. "Desafios para a criação de áreas marinhas protegidas no oceano profundo". In Proteger o Mar. Portugal, 2022.
    Published
  2. Xavier, Joana R.; Costa, Ana C.. "Porifera". In A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores, 297-299. Cascais, Portugal: Princípia, 2010.
    Published
  3. Marques, Daniela; Almeida, Marise; Xavier, Joana R.; Humanes, Madalena. "Biomarkers in marine sponges: acetylcholinesterase in the sponge Cliona celata". In Porifera Research: Biodiversity, innovation and sustainability, 427-432. Brazil: Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 2007.
    Published
  4. Marques, Daniela; Esteves, Ana I.; Xavier, Joana R.; Almeida, Marise; Humanes, Madalena. "Marine Sponge Cliona celata as a potential bioindicator". In Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 451-456. 2006.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Xavier, Joana R.; Pereira, Raquel; Domingos, Celso; Despujols, Daniel; Soares, Ana Sofia; Carvalho, Francisca C.. "The Azores region as a biodiversity hotspot for deep-sea sponge fauna [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, 2022.
    Published
  2. Domingos, Celso; Kersken, Daniel; Hendry, Katharine R.; Schuster, Astrid; Xavier, Joana R.. "Deep-sea glass sponge fauna (Porifera, Hexactinellida) of the tropical central Atlantic seamounts: new species and diversity patterns [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, 2022.
    Published
  3. Gregório, Inês; Xavier, Joana R.; Davies, Andrew J.. "Present-day and future distribution of the glass sponge Pheronema carpenteri in a changing ocean [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, 2022.
    Published
  4. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Schuster, Astrid; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Malaquias, Manuel A.; Xavier, Joana R.. "Diversity patterns and biogeographic affinities of North Atlantic and Mediterranean deep-sea rock sponges [poster]". Paper presented in 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, 2022.
    Published
  5. Despujols, Daniel; Domingos, Celso; Carvalho, Francisca C.; Cárdenas, Paco; Chaves, Corina; Lobo-Arteaga, Jorge; Xavier, Joana R.. "Integrative taxonomy of the genus Thenea (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida) of the deep Portuguese shelf and slope: new records and new species for science [poster]". Paper presented in 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, 2022.
    Published
  6. Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra; Xavier, Joana R.. "Unravelling the composition of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the deep Eastern Atlantic Ocean through eDNA tools [poster]". Paper presented in ICES Annual Science Conference 2022, Dublin, 2022.
    Published
  7. Soares, Ana Sofia; Ramos, Sandra; Pita, Cristina; Xavier, Joana R.. "Local ecological knowledge of vulnerable marine ecosystems of the Portuguese mainland continental shelf and upper slope [oral presentation]". Paper presented in ECSA 59 Conference "Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas", San Sebastian, 2022.
    Published
  8. Meyer, Heidi K.; Roberts, Emyr M.; Davies, Andrew J.; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "The Secrets of the Schulz Bank - Exploring the community structure of deep-sea sponge grounds on an Arctic Seamount [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Brest, 2021.
    Published
  9. Brix, Saskia; Kaiser, Stefanie; Lörz, Anne-Nina; Le Saout, Morgane; Schumacher, Mia; Bonk, Frederic; Egilsdottir, Hronn; et al. "Habitat variability and faunal zonation at the Aegir Ridge, a canyon-like structure in the deep Norwegian Sea [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Brest, 2021.
    Published
  10. Patova, Anna; Ribeiro, Pedro A.; Beazley, Lindsay; Murillo, Javier; Kenchington, Ellen L.; Riesgo, Ana; Taboada, Sergio; et al. "Population genomics of Vazella pourtalesii sponge grounds of the Northwest Atlantic: implications for conservation of deep-sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Brest, 2021.
    Published
  11. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Schuster, Astrid; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Malaquias, Manuel A.; Xavier, Joana R.. "Diversity patterns and biogeographic affinities of North Atlantic deep-sea rock sponges [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Brest, 2021.
    Published
  12. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Rees, David; Cristobo, Javier; Rios, Pilar; Cárdenas, Paco; Davies, Andrew J.; Roberts, Martyn; et al. "Rock sponges from the deep North Atlantic: diversity, distribution and evolution [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Montreal, 2018.
    Published
  13. Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Kenchington, Ellen. "Deep-sea sponge grounds of the North Atlantic: state of the knowledge, recent advances and outlook [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Montreal, 2018.
    Published
  14. Henry, Lea-Anne; Ramiro-Sanchéz, Berta; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie; Xavier, Joana R.; Cleland, Jason; Alexander, David; Spearman, Jeremy; Murton, Bramley. "Vulnerable marine ecosystems at the Tropic Seamount in the High Seas (NE Atlantic) [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Montreal, 2018.
    Published
  15. Korabik, Michelle; Hawkes, Nickolas J.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.; Kenchington, Ellen. "Biodiversity of epibenthic megafauna associated with sponge grounds formed by the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi in Emerald Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Montreal, 2018.
    Published
  16. Xavier, Joana R.; Kenchington, Ellen; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Deep-sea sponge grounds of the North Atlantic: state of the knowledge, recent advances and outlook [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  17. Alvizu, Adriana; Eilertsen, Mari H.; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "A revised molecular phylogeny of the subclass Calcaronea [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  18. Riesgo, Ana; Pérez-Portela, Rocío; Taboada, Sergio; Pita, Lucia; Erwin, Patrick M.; Melis, Paolo; Xavier, Joana R.; López-Legentil, Susanna. "Genetic structure patterns in Atlanto-Mediterranean sponges: environmental factors and biological features driving connectivity in scenarios with mass-mortalities [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  19. Hawkes, Nickolas J.; Korabik, Michelle; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.; Kenchington, Ellen; Beazley, Lindsay. "Diversity in epibenthic megafauna associated with a unique vase glass sponge ground in the Emerald Basin [oral presentation)". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  20. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Rees, David; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.. "Diversity, distribution and phylogenetic relationships of the North Atlantic lithistid sponges [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  21. Rios, Pilar; Carvalho, Francisca C.; Xavier, Joana R.; Cristobo, Javier. "A new sponge-dominated ecosystem found in the Aviles canyon (Cantabrian Sea) [poster]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  22. Cristobo, Javier; Rios, Pilar; Sanchéz, Francisco; Xavier, Joana R.. "Deep-sea sponge grounds associated with canyons and seamounts of the Cantabrian Sea [poster]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  23. Beazley, Lindsay; Kenchington, Ellen; Thompson, S; Xavier, Joana R.; Whoriskey, Frederick. "Cohort analysis and kinship of the hexactinellid sponge Vazella pourtalesi on an artificial substrate [poster]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  24. Rapp, Hans Tore; Torkildsen, Marte; Alvizu, Adriana; Carvalho, Francisca C.; Ulvatn, Tone; Olsen, Bernt R.; Roberts, Martyn; et al. "Sponge grounds of seamounts along the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge – diversity, distribution patterns and oceanographic setting [poster]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  25. Ulvatn, Tone; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.. "Barcode first, identify later? Testing the use of a reverse taxonomic approach to assess the demosponge community composition of an Arctic seamount [poster]". Paper presented in 10th World Sponge Conference, Galway, 2017.
    Published
  26. Xavier, Joana R.; Marco, Jorge; Rapp, Hans Tore; Davies, Andrew J.. "Predicting suitable habitat for the bird’s nest sponge Pheronema carpenteri (Porifera, Hexactinellida) in the Northeast Atlantic [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  27. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Cárdenas, Paco; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.. "Diversity, distribution and phylogenetic relationships of bathyal lithistid sponges of the Macaronesian Islands and northeast Atlantic seamounts [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  28. Xavier, Joana R.; Hestetun, Jon T.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Carnivorous sponges from the Southwestern Indian Ocean Ridge seamounts [poster]". Paper presented in 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  29. Pereira, Raquel; Gomes-Pereira, José N.; Tempera, Fernando; Porteiro, Filipe; Xavier, Joana R.. "Sponge assemblages of the Condor seamount (Azores) characterized from underwater imagery [poster]". Paper presented in 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  30. Xavier, Joana R.; Torkildsen, Marte; Tangen, Sigrid; Cárdenas, Paco; Hestetun, Jon T.; Eilertsen, Mari H.; Alvizu, Adriana; et al. "Sponge assemblages of the Schultz seamount – Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge [poster]". Paper presented in 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, 2015.
    Published
  31. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Cárdenas, Paco; Harris, D. James; Xavier, Joana R.. "Lithistid demosponges of the Macaronesian Islands and Northeast Atlantic Seamounts: Diversity, distribution and phylogenetic relationships [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  32. Costa, Rodrigo; Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Esteves, Ana I.S.; Lago-Lestón M.A.; Cox, Cymon J.; Xavier, Joana R.. "Challenging the specificity of the marine sponge microbiome - a biogeographical approach". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  33. Xavier, Joana R.; Marco, Jorge; Diaz-Castillo, Javier. "Predicting suitable habitat for the bird’s nest sponge Pheronema carpenteri (Hexactinellida, Pheronematidae) in the Northeast Atlantic [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  34. Esteves, Ana I.S.; Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Xavier, Joana R.; Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Diversity of bacteria cultured from Irciniidae sponges [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  35. Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Cardinale, Massimiliano; Cúcio, Ana C. B.; Xavier, Joana R.; Cox, Cymon J.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Degrees of host specificity, effects of sample handling, and extent of cultivation bias elucidated for bacterial communities in closely related marine sponges [oral presentation]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  36. Gaspar, Helena; Monteiro, V; Xavier, Joana R.; Pires, Francisco R.; Santos, Susana; BioAlvo. "Portuguese marine sponge extracts libraries for drug discovery: ASYN- TAU, TTR and IDO modulators". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  37. Lago-Lestón M.A.; Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Pires, Francisco R.; Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.; Cox, Cymon J.; Xavier, Joana R.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Unravelling the structure of the marine sponge microbiome across biogeographical gradients [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
  38. Pereira, Raquel; Gomes-Pereira, José N.; Tempera, Fernando; Porteiro, Filipe; Xavier, Joana R.. "Sponge assemblages of the Condor Seamount (Azores) characterized from underwater imagery [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  39. Rios, Pilar; Xavier, Joana R.; Araceli, M; Cristobo, Javier. "Coral-boring Porifera (Phloeodictyidae) from Galicia Bank (Atlantic Ocean) [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, 2013.
    Published
  40. Pires, Francisco R.; Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Costa, Rodrigo; Xavier, Joana R.. "A new species of Spongia (Dictyoceratida, Spongiidae) from the Azores [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  41. Pires, Francisco R.; Gaspar, Helena; Graça, Ana Patrícia; Bondoso, Joana; Viana, Flávia; Cunha, S; Xavier, Joana R.; Lage, Olga M.. "The culturable heterotrophic bacteria associated with Erylus spp. (Astrophorida, Geodiidae) [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
  42. Xavier, Joana R.; SPECIAL consortium. "SPECIAL - Sponge Enzymes and Cells for Innovative AppLications [poster]". Paper presented in 9th World Sponge Conference, Perth, 2013.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Canning-Clode, João; Gizzi, Francesca; Braga-Henriques, Andreia; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Abreu, Pedro; Álvarez, Soledad; Biscoito, Manuel; et al. "A pioneering longterm experiment on mesophotic macrofouling communities in the North Atlantic". Communications Biology 7 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07249-4.
    10.1038/s42003-024-07249-4
  2. Gregório, Inês; Xavier, Joana R.; Davies, Andrew J.. "Present and future distribution of the deep-sea habitat-forming sponge - Pheronema carpenteri ( ) in a changing ocean". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 213 (2024): 104390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104390.
    10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104390
  3. Martins, Irene; Guerra, Alexandra; Vale, Cândida Gomes; Xavier, Cândido; Martins, Inês; Pinheiro, Marlene; Neuparth, Teresa; et al. "Developing a dynamic energy budget model to project potential effects of deep-sea mining plumes on the Atlantic deep-sea mussel, Bathymodiolus azoricus". Ecological Informatics 83 (2024): 102803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102803.
    10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102803
  4. Hendry, K.R.; Pryer, H.; Bates, S.L.; Mienis, F.; Xavier, Joana R.. "Spicule morphology impacts stable silicon isotopic composition of sponge archives". Geochemical Perspectives Letters 30 (2024): 57-63. https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2423.
    10.7185/geochemlet.2423
  5. Scepanski, Dominik; Augustin, Nico; Dünn, Manon; Scherwaß, Anja; Xavier, Joana R.; Werner, Johannes; Waldvogel, Ann-Marie; Arndt, Hartmut. "Vertical distribution of epibenthic megafauna of a large seamount west of Cape Verde islands (tropical North Atlantic)". Marine Biodiversity 54 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-023-01400-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s12526-023-01400-w
  6. Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Meyer, Heidi K.; Bluhm, Bodil A.; Brix, Saskia; Brandt, Angelika; Dannheim, Jennifer; Downey, Rachel V.; et al. "The emerging picture of a diverse deep Arctic Ocean seafloor: From habitats to ecosystems". Elem Sci Anth 12 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00140.
    10.1525/elementa.2023.00140
  7. Baco, Amy ; Ross, Rebecca ; Althaus, Franziska; Amon, Diva; Bridges, Amelia; Brix, Saskia; Buhl-Mortensen, Paal; et al. "Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery". PeerJ (2023):
    Published • https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16024
  8. Martins, Irene; Guerra, Alexandra; Azevedo, Ana; Harasse, Ombéline; Colaço, Ana; Xavier, Joana R.; Caetano, Miguel; et al. Corresponding author: Martins, Irene. "A modelling framework to assess multiple metals impacts on marine food webs: Relevance for assessing the ecological implications of deep-sea mining based on a systematic review". Marine Pollution Bulletin 191 (2023): 114902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114902.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114902
  9. Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra; Simon-Lledó, Erik; Partridge, Louis S.; Xavier, Joana R.; Jones, Daniel O.B.. "Rock outcrops enhance abyssal benthic biodiversity". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 195 (2023): 103999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2023.103999.
    10.1016/j.dsr.2023.103999
  10. Taboada, Sergio; Whiting, Connie; Wang, Shuangqiang; Ríos, Pilar; Davies, Andrew J.; Mienis, Furu; Kenchington, Ellen L.; et al. "Long distance dispersal and oceanographic fronts shape the connectivity of the keystone sponge Phakellia ventilabrum in the deep northeast Atlantic". Frontiers in Marine Sciences (2023):
    Under revision
  11. Xavier, Joana R.; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Kenchington, Ellen L.. "Editorial: Deep-sea sponge ecosystems: Knowledge-based approach towards sustainable management and conservation". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1132451.
    10.3389/fmars.2023.1132451
  12. Campanyà-Llovet, Neus; Bates, Amanda E; Cuvelier, Daphne; Giacomello, Eva; Catarino, Diana; Gooday, Andrew J; Berning, Bjorn; et al. "FUN Azores: A FUNctional trait database for the Azores Marine Park (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)". Scientific Data (2023):
    Submitted
  13. Brodnicke, Ole B; Meyer, Heidi K; Busch, Kathrin; Xavier, Joana R.; Knudsen, SW; Moller, PR; Hentschel, Ute; Sweet, Michael. "Deep-sea sponge derived environmental DNA analysis reveals demersal fish diversity of a remote Arctic ecosystem". Scientific Reports (2023):
    Under revision
  14. Meyer, H.K.; Davies, A.J.; Roberts, E.M.; Xavier, J.R.; Ribeiro, P.A.; Glenner, H.; Birkely, S.-R.; Rapp, H.T.. "Beyond the tip of the seamount: Distinct megabenthic communities found beyond the charismatic summit sponge ground on an arctic seamount (Schulz Bank, Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge)". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers (2022): 103920. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103920.
    Published • 10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103920
  15. Busch, Kathrin; Slaby, Beate M.; Bach, Wolfgang; Boetius, Antje; Clefsen, Ina; Colaço, Ana; Creemers, Marie; et al. "Biodiversity, environmental drivers, and sustainability of the global deep-sea sponge microbiome". Nature Communications 13 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32684-4.
    10.1038/s41467-022-32684-4
  16. Brix, Saskia; Kaiser, Stefanie; Lörz, Anne-Nina; Le Saout, Morgane; Schumacher, Mia; Bonk, Frederic; Egilsdottir, Hronn; et al. "Habitat variability and faunal zonation at the Ægir Ridge, a canyon-like structure in the deep Norwegian Sea". PeerJ 10 (2022): e13394. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13394.
    Published • 10.7717/peerj.13394
  17. Taboada, Sergi; Ríos, Pilar; Mitchell, Alex; Cranston, Alex; Busch, Kathrin; Tonzo, Vanina; Cárdenas, Paco; et al. "Genetic diversity, gene flow and hybridization in fan-shaped sponges (Phakellia spp.) in the North-East Atlantic deep sea". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 181 (2022): 103685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103685.
    10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103685
  18. Busch, K.; Slaby, B.M.; Bach, W.; Boetius, A.; Clefsen, I.; Colaço, A.; Creemers, M.; et al. "Publisher Correction: Biodiversity, environmental drivers, and sustainability of the global deep-sea sponge microbiome (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (5160), 10.1038/s41467-022-32684-4)". Nature Communications 13 1 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85141099768&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41467-022-33966-7
  19. Santín, Andreu; Uriz, María-Jesús; Cristobo, Javier; Xavier, Joana R.; Ríos, Pilar. "Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea". PeerJ 9 (2021): e12515. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12515.
    10.7717/peerj.12515
  20. van Denderen, P Daniël; Holah, Helen; Robson, Laura M; Hiddink, Jan Geert; Menot, Lénaick; Pedreschi, Debbi; Kazanidis, Georgios; et al. "A policy-based framework for the determination of management options to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems under the EU deep-sea access regulations". ICES Journal of Marine Science 79 1 (2021): 34-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab237.
    10.1093/icesjms/fsab237
  21. Xavier, Joana R.; Rees, David J.; Pereira, Raquel; Colaço, Ana; Pham, Christopher K.; Carvalho, Francisca C.. "Diversity, Distribution and Phylogenetic Relationships of Deep-Sea Lithistids (Porifera, Heteroscleromorpha) of the Azores Archipelago". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.600087.
    Published • 10.3389/fmars.2021.600087
  22. Dudik, Olesia; Amorim, Sara; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Silva, Tiago H.; Pires, Ricardo A.; Reis, Rui L.. "Bioactivity of Biosilica Obtained From North Atlantic Deep-Sea Sponges". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.637810.
    10.3389/fmars.2021.637810
  23. Figueiredo, Cátia; Caetano, Miguel; Mil-Homens, Mário; Tojeira, Inês; Xavier, Joana R.; Rosa, Rui; Raimundo, Joana. "Rare earth and trace elements in deep-sea sponges of the North Atlantic". Marine Pollution Bulletin 166 (2021): 112217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112217.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112217
  24. Martins, Eva; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.; Diogo, Gabriela S.; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Macro and Microstructural Characteristics of North Atlantic Deep-Sea Sponges as Bioinspired Models for Tissue Engineering Scaffolding". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.613647.
    10.3389/fmars.2020.613647
  25. Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; et al.; Xavier, Joana R.. "A decade to study deep-sea life". Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 3 (2020): 265-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5.
    Published • 10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5
  26. Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; et al.; Xavier, Joana R.. "A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.584861.
    10.3389/fmars.2020.584861
  27. Carvalho, Francisca C.; Cárdenas, Paco; Rios, Pilar; Cristobo, Javier; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.. "Rock sponges (lithistid Demospongiae) of the Northeast Atlantic seamounts, with the description of ten new species". PeerJ 8 e8703 (2020):
    Published
  28. Rooks, Christine; Fang, James Kar-Hei; Mørkved, Pål Tore; Zhao, Rui; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.; Hoffmann, Friederike. "Deep-sea sponge grounds as nutrient sinks: denitrification is common in boreo-Arctic sponges". Biogeosciences 17 5 (2020): 1231-1245. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1231-2020.
    Published • 10.5194/bg-17-1231-2020
  29. Howell, Kerry L.; Davies, Jaime S.; Allcock, A. Louise; Braga-Henriques, Andreia; Buhl-Mortensen, Pål; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Dominguez-Carrió, Carlos; et al. "A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses". PLOS ONE 14 12 (2019): e0218904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218904.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0218904
  30. Alvizu, Adriana; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea)". Zootaxa 4615 2 (2019): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1.
    Published • 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1
  31. Ramiro-Sánchez, Berta; González-Irusta, José Manuel; Henry, Lea-Anne; Cleland, Jason; Yeo, Isobel; Xavier, Joana R.; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; et al. "Characterization and Mapping of a Deep-Sea Sponge Ground on the Tropic Seamount (Northeast Tropical Atlantic): Implications for Spatial Management in the High Seas". Frontiers in Marine Science 6 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00278.
    Published • 10.3389/fmars.2019.00278
  32. Hawkes, N; Korabik, M; Beazley, L; Rapp, HT; Xavier, JR; Kenchington, E. "Glass sponge grounds on the Scotian Shelf and their associated biodiversity". Marine Ecology Progress Series 614 (2019): 91-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12903.
    Published • 10.3354/meps12903
  33. Riesgo, Ana; Taboada, Sergi; Pérez-Portela, Rocío; Melis, Paolo; Xavier, Joana R.; Blasco, Gema; López-Legentil, Susanna. "Genetic diversity, connectivity and gene flow along the distribution of the emblematic Atlanto-Mediterranean sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Haplosclerida, Demospongiae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 19 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1343-6.
    10.1186/s12862-018-1343-6
  34. Cassarino, Lucie; Coath, Christopher D.; Xavier, Joana R.; Hendry, Katharine R.. "Silicon isotopes of deep sea sponges: new insights into biomineralisation and skeletal structure". Biogeosciences 15 22 (2018): 6959-6977. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6959-2018.
    10.5194/bg-15-6959-2018
  35. Beazley, Lindsay; Wang, Zeliang; Kenchington, Ellen; Yashayaev, Igor; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.; Murillo, Francisco Javier; Fenton, Derek; Fuller, Susanna. "Predicted distribution of the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi on the Scotian Shelf and its persistence in the face of climatic variability". PLOS ONE 13 10 (2018): e0205505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205505.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0205505
  36. Cárdenas, Paco; Vacelet, Jean; Chevaldonée, Pierre; Pérez, Thierry; Xavier, Joana R.. "From marine caves to the deep sea, a new look at Caminella (Demospongiae, Geodiidae) in the Atlanto-Mediterranean region". Zootaxa 4466 1 (2018): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.14.
    10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.14
  37. Alvizu, Adriana; Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Increased taxon sampling provides new insights into the phylogeny and evolution of the subclass Calcaronea (Porifera, Calcarea)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 18 3 (2018): 279-290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-018-0368-4.
    10.1007/s13127-018-0368-4
  38. Dudik, Olesia; Leonor, Isabel; Xavier, Joana R.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Pires, Ricardo A.; Silva, Tiago H.; Reis, Rui L.. "Sponge-derived silica for tissue regeneration". Materials Today 21 5 (2018): 577-578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2018.03.025.
    10.1016/j.mattod.2018.03.025
  39. Karimi, Elham; Ramos, Miguel; Gonçalves, Jorge M. S.; Xavier, Joana R.; Reis, Margarida P.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Comparative Metagenomics Reveals the Distinctive Adaptive Features of the Spongia officinalis Endosymbiotic Consortium". Frontiers in Microbiology 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02499.
    10.3389/fmicb.2017.02499
  40. Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana. "Carnivorous sponges (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge seamounts". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 137 (2017): 166-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.03.004.
    10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.03.004
  41. Gaspar, Helena; Cutignano, Adele; Grauso, Laura; Neng, Nuno; Cachatra, Vasco; Fontana, Angelo; Xavier, Joana; et al. "Erylusamides: Novel Atypical Glycolipids from Erylus cf. deficiens". Marine Drugs 14 10 (2016): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md14100179.
    10.3390/md14100179
  42. Cristobo, J.; Rios, P.; Pomponi, S.A.; Xavier, J.. "A new carnivorous sponge, Chondrocladia robertballardi sp. nov. (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from two north-east Atlantic seamounts". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95 07 (2015): 1345-1352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315414001325.
    Published • 10.1017/s0025315414001325
  43. Carvalho, F.C.; Pomponi, S.A.; Xavier, J.R.. "Lithistid sponges of the upper bathyal of Madeira, Selvagens and Canary Islands, with description of a new species of Isabella". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95 07 (2015): 1287-1296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315414001179.
    Published • 10.1017/s0025315414001179
  44. Taboada, Sergi; Riesgo, Ana; Blasco, Gema; Solà, Joan; Xavier, Joana R.; López-Legentil, Susanna. "Development of 10 microsatellite markers for the Atlanto-Mediterranean sponge Petrosia ficiformis". Conservation Genetics Resources 7 4 (2015): 895-897. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12686-015-0496-5.
    10.1007/s12686-015-0496-5
  45. Xavier, Joana R.; Cárdenas, Paco; Cristobo, Javier; Van Soest, Rob; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Systematics and biodiversity of deep-sea sponges of the Atlanto-Mediterranean region". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95 07 (2015): 1285-1286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415001514.
    10.1017/s0025315415001514
  46. Xavier, Joana R.; Tojeira, Inês; Van Soest, Rob W.M.. "On a hexactinellid sponge aggregation at the Great Meteor seamount (North-east Atlantic)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95 07 (2015): 1389-1394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415000685.
    10.1017/s0025315415000685
  47. Graça, Ana Patrícia; Viana, Flávia; Bondoso, Joana; Correia, Maria Inês; Gomes, Luis; Humanes, Madalena; Reis, Alberto; et al. "The antimicrobial activity of heterotrophic bacteria isolated from the marine sponge Erylus deficiens (Astrophorida, Geodiidae)". Frontiers in Microbiology 6 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00389.
    10.3389/fmicb.2015.00389
  48. Van Syoc, Robert; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Xavier, Joana R.; Hooper, John N.A.. "A phylogenetic overview of sponge-inhabiting barnacles and their host specificity (Crustacea, Cirripedia)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 62 11 (2015): 331-357.
    Published
  49. Hardoim, Cristiane C. P.; Cardinale, Massimiliano; Cúcio, Ana C. B.; Esteves, Ana I. S.; Berg, Gabriele; Xavier, Joana R.; Cox, Cymon J.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Effects of sample handling and cultivation bias on the specificity of bacterial communities in keratose marine sponges". Frontiers in Microbiology 5 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00611.
    10.3389/fmicb.2014.00611
  50. Graça, Ana Patrícia; Bondoso, Joana; Gaspar, Helena; Xavier, Joana R.; Monteiro, Maria Cândida; de la Cruz, Mercedes; Oves-Costales, Daniel; Vicente, Francisca; Lage, Olga Maria. "Antimicrobial Activity of Heterotrophic Bacterial Communities from the Marine Sponge Erylus discophorus (Astrophorida, Geodiidae)". PLoS ONE 8 11 (2013): e78992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078992.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0078992
  51. Esteves, Ana I.S.; Hardoim, Cristiane C.P.; Xavier, Joana R.; Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Molecular richness and biotechnological potential of bacteria cultured from Irciniidae sponges in the north-east Atlantic". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 85 3 (2013): 519-536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12140.
    10.1111/1574-6941.12140
  52. Lino, Silvia; de Matos, Valentina; Pereira, Raquel; Xavier, Joana R.; Serrão Santos, Ricardo; Colaço, Ana. "Lipid extractions from marine deep-sea invertebrates : modifications to the Bligh & Dyer method to increase lipid yields". ARQUIPÉLAGO. Life and Marine Sciences 31 (2013): 9-14.
    Open access • Published
  53. Hardoim, Cristiane C. P.; Esteves, Ana I. S.; Pires, Francisco R.; Gonçalves, Jorge M. S.; Cox, Cymon J.; Xavier, Joana R.; Costa, Rodrigo. "Phylogenetically and Spatially Close Marine Sponges Harbour Divergent Bacterial Communities". PLoS ONE 7 12 (2012): e53029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053029.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0053029
  54. Xavier, Joana R.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.. "Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna". Hydrobiologia 687 1 (2011): 107-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4.
    10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4
  55. Araujo, Marco; Xavier, Joana R.; Nunes, Carla D.; Vaz, Pedro D.; Humanes, Madalena. "Marine sponge melanin: a new source of an old biopolymer". Structural Chemistry 23 1 (2011): 115-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11224-011-9843-7.
    10.1007/s11224-011-9843-7
  56. Cárdenas, Paco; Xavier, Joana R.; Reveillaud, Julie; Schander, Christoffer; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy". PLoS ONE 6 4 (2011): e18318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0018318
  57. Reveillaud, Julie; Remerie, Thomas; van Soest, Rob; Erpenbeck, Dirk; Cárdenas, Paco; Derycke, Sofie; Xavier, Joana R.; Rigaux, Annelien; Vanreusel, Ann. "Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships between Atlanto-Mediterranean shallow-water and deep-sea coral associated Hexadella species (Porifera, Ianthellidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 1 (2010): 104-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.034.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.034
  58. Xavier, J.R.; Rachello-Dolmen, P.G.; Parra-Velandia, F.; Schönberg, C.H.L.; Breeuwer, J.A.J.; van Soest, R.W.M.. "Molecular evidence of cryptic speciation in the “cosmopolitan” excavating sponge Cliona celata (Porifera, Clionaidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 1 (2010): 13-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.030.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.030
  59. Xavier, J.R.; van Soest, R.W.; Breeuwer, J.A.; Martins, A.M.; Menken, S.B.. "Phylogeography, genetic diversity and structure of the poecilosclerid sponge Phorbas fictitius at oceanic islands". Contributions to Zoology 79 3 (2010): 119-129. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77958088494&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  60. Webster, Nicole S.; Xavier, Joana R.; Freckelton, Marnie; Motti, Cherie A.; Cobb, Rose. "Shifts in microbial and chemical patterns within the marine spongeAplysina aerophobaduring a disease outbreak". Environmental Microbiology 10 12 (2008): 3366-3376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01734.x.
    10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01734.x
  61. Cárdenas, Paco; Xavier, Joana; Tendal, Ole Secher; Schander, Christoffer; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Redescription and resurrection of Pachymatisma normani (Demospongiae: Geodiidae), with remarks on the genus Pachymatisma". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 87 06 (2007): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407058286.
    10.1017/s0025315407058286
  62. Xavier, Joana; van Soest, Rob. "Demosponge fauna of Ormonde and Gettysburg Seamounts (Gorringe Bank, north-east Atlantic): diversity and zoogeographical affinities". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 87 06 (2007): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407058584.
    10.1017/s0025315407058584
  63. Marques, Daniela; Esteves, Ana I.; Almeida, Marise; Xavier, Joana; Humanes, Madalena. "Superoxide dismutase in the marine sponge Cliona celata". Marine Biology 153 5 (2007): 807-813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0853-3.
    10.1007/s00227-007-0853-3
Journal issue
  1. Xavier, Joana R.; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Kenchington, Ellen; Rapp, Hans Tore; Kenchington, Ellen L.. "Deep-sea Sponge Ecosystems: Knowledge-based Approach Towards Sustainable Management and Conservation". Frontiers in Marine Science (2020): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/12822/deep-sea-sponge-ecosystems-knowledge-based-approach-towards-sustainable-management-and-conservation.
    Editor
  2. Xavier, Joana R.; Cárdenas, Paco; Cristobo, Javier; van Soest, R.W.M.; Rapp, Hans Tore. "Deep-sea sponges [special issue]". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95 7 (2015):
    Published
Manual
  1. FAO. Marine species biological data collection manual. An illustrated manual for collecting biological data at sea. Italy: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). 2016.
    Published
Newsletter article
  1. Xavier, Joana R.; Kenchington, Ellen; Pomponi, Shirley A.; Rapp, Hans Tore; SponGES consortium. "Shedding light on deep-sea SponGES", Deep-Sea Life Newsletter, 2016
  2. Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R.. "Towards the conservation of deep-sea sponge grounds", Deep-Sea Life Newsletter, 2014
Newspaper article
  1. Xavier, Joana R.. "Esponjas marinhas: dos fundos oceânicos aos fármacos [in Portuguese]", Açoriano Oriental, 2011, Biologia
Online resource
  1. Xavier, Joana R.; Bo, Marzia. Deep-sea sponges of the Mediterranean Sea. 2017. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6945e.pdf.
Report
  1. ICES 2022. 2022. Benchmark Workshop on the occurrence and protection of VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) (WKVMEBM). ICES Scientific Reports.
  2. Asgeirsson, Hranner Mar; Auster, Peter; Braga-Henriques, Andreia; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Colaço, Ana; Downie, Anna; Golding, Neil ; et al. 2021. Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC). ICES Scientific Reports.
  3. Wudrick, Alannah; Beazley, Lindsay; Culwick, Timothy; Goodwin, Claire; Cárdenas, Paco; Xavier, Joana R.; Kenchington, Ellen L.. 2020. A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
  4. Deprez, Caroline A.; Allcock, Louise; Braga-Henriques, Andreia; Caillart, Benoit; Campbell, Neil; Carteron, Sylvain; Carvalho, Gonçalo ; et al. 2020. Workshop on EU regulatory area options for VME protection (WKEUVME). ICES Scientific Reports.
  5. Xavier, Joana R.; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Colaço, Ana; Le Bris, Nadine; Levin, Lisa. 2018. Vulnerabilities: invertebrate taxa (VME indicators). In: Levin L, Baker M, Thompson T (Eds.) Deep-ocean climate change impacts on habitat, fish and fisheries. (in press).
  6. Xavier, Joana R.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.. 2011. Towards the development of an identification guide of vulnerable deep-sea sponges. In: FAO Report on the Workshop on Deep-Sea Species Identification.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Xavier, Joana R.. "Biodiversity and phylogeography of Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean sponges". PhD, 2009. https://dare.uva.nl/search?identifier=5f6acd83-8915-422b-9f74-1773bcc4414a.
  2. Xavier, Joana R.. "Esponjas marinhas (Porifera, Demospongiae e Calcarea) da ilha de São Miguel (Açores, Portugal): uma abordagem taxonomic [in Portuguese]". Degree, Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, 2003.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/05 Deep-sea exploration and the future of our common heritage Encontro Ciência 2023
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/10 The Azores region as a biodiversity hotspot for deep-sea sponge fauna 11th World Sponge Conference
Naturalis Biodiversity Centre (Leiden, Netherlands)
2021/10/28 Sponge grounds of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards preservation and sustainable exploitation European Marine Board Autumn Plenary
European Marine Board (Norway)
2021/10/28 SponGES: Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation European Marine Board Autumn Plenary 2021
University of Bergen (Bergen, Norway)
2021/05/13 Sponge grounds as biological resources: from the depths of the ocean to the top of skyscrapers Blue Growth in the Eastern Mediterranean: challenges and opportunities
Centre for the study and sustainable exploitation of Marine Biological Resources
2018/12/11 Conserving deep-sea sponge biodiversity: the SponGES project. Side-event held during the GFCM Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (Rome, Italy)
2018/09/04 Conserving deep-sea sponge biodiversity: the SponGES project and the BBNJ process. Side-event held during the First Session of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction .
United Nations (New York, United States)
2017/06 Deep-sea sponge grounds of the North Atlantic: state of the knowledge, recent advances and outlook. 10th World Sponge Conference
National University of Ireland (Galway, Ireland)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/11 - Current Integrating Fishers' Ecological and Scientific Knowledge to support mapping and conservation of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems in Portugal
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Soares
 Marine Science, Technology and Management (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/10 - Current Unravelling the ecological drivers of deep-sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems biodiversity, and structure in the temperate Northeast Atlantic
Supervisor of Alejandra Mejia
 Marine Sciences, Technology and Management (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2021/02 - Current Biodiversity patterns of deep-sea hexactinellid sponges in the Atlantic
Supervisor of Celso Domingos
 Marine Science, Technology and Management (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/12 - Current Changing seas: unravelling the genomic diversity, connectivity and climate resilience of deep-sea habitat-forming sponges
Supervisor of Inês Sousa Gregório
 Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/06 - Current Conservation genomics of North Atlantic deep-sea sponge grounds: assessing diversity, connectivity and vulnerability of habitat-forming species
Supervisor of Anna Patova
 PhD degree in Biology (PhD)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2022/10 - 2023/09 Diversity and distribution of scleractinian corals (Cnidaria) in mainland Portugal’s EEZ: an assembly from data portals
Supervisor of Inês Ramos Graça
 BSc in Aquatic Sciences (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/07 Integrative taxonomy of marine sponges collected as bycatch of artisanal fisheries on the mainland shelf of Portugal
Supervisor of Inês Andreia Alcaide Tavares
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/04 - 2022/06/17 Biodiversity and spatial ecology of arctic sponge grounds in the Nordic Seas
Co-supervisor of Heidi Meyer
 PhD degree in Biology (PhD)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2021 - 2022 Diversity of corals on the mainland shelf of Portugal: a DNA barcoding approach
Supervisor of Pedro Figueiredo Silva
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Integrative taxonomy of the genus Thenea (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida) of the Portuguese shelf and slope: new records and a new species
Supervisor of Daniel Jun Despujols
 Marine Sciences - Marine Resources (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Fishers Local Ecological Knowledge of deep-sea vulnerable marine species and habitats of the Portuguese continental shelf
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Carvalho Soares
 Applied Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Evaluation of the diversity of deep-water sponges of the Selvagens Islands through DNA barcoding
Co-supervisor of Karen Avellaneda Rodriguez
 Biologia Marinha e Conservação (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Fishing impact on deep-sea cold-water coral communities of the Azores: contribution to Descriptor 6 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Co-supervisor of Guilherme Gonçalves
Aquatic Biological Resources (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/01 - 2020/11 Rock sponges (Lithistid Demospongiae) of the North Atlantic: diversity, phylogeny and biogeography
Co-supervisor of Francisca Carvalho
 PhD degree in Marine Biology (PhD)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2019/09 - 2020/07 Cold-water coral reefs of Desmophyllum pertusum in the North Atlantic and Portugal: a review of current knowledge and conservation status
Supervisor of Sofia Batista
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2013/08 - 2019/02 Taxonomy and phylogeny of calcaronean sponges (Porifera, Calcarea)
Co-supervisor of Adriana Alvizu
 PhD in Biology (PhD)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2015/08 - 2017/11 A reverse taxonomic approach to asess the community composition of sponge grounds in the Nordic Seas
Supervisor of Tone Ulvatn
 MSc in Marine Biology (Master)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2015/09 - 2017/09 Epibenthic megafauna associated with sponge grounds formed by the unique glass sponge Vazella pourtalesii in Emerald Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada
Co-supervisor of Nickolas James Hawkes
 MSc in Marine Biology (Master)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2015/06 - 2016/10 Towards improved management of deep-sea sponge grounds in Norwegian waters
Supervisor of Ida Vee
 MSc in Marine Biology (Master)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2012/09 - 2013/11 Diversity, distribution and phylogenetic relationships of rock sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) of the Macaronesian islands and Northeast Atlantic Seamounts
Supervisor of Francisca Carvalho
 MSc degree in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (Master)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2011/07 - 2013/07 Caracterização das megaesponjas do batial superior dos Açores [in Portuguese]
Supervisor of Raquel Pereira
 MSc in Integrated Studies of the Oceans (Master)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Taxonomy and systematics of bioeroding sponges associated to Northeast Atlantic cold-water corals
Supervisor of Emma Otto
 MSc in Ecology and Evolution (Master)
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006/03 - 2007/05 Phylogeography of the Sponge Cliona celata (Porifera: Clionidae) from the NE Atlantic and Azores archipelago
Supervisor of Paolla Rachello Dolmen
 MSc in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology (Master)
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006 - 2006 Genetic subdivision in two demosponge species of the Azores Archipelago and the Iberian Peninsula based on the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I.
Supervisor of Helena Hulsman
 MSc in Marine Biology (Master)
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
2005 - 2006 Estudo taxonómico das esponjas marinhas (Porifera, Demospongiae) do arquipélago das Berlengas [in Portuguese]
Supervisor of Andreia Cunha
 Licenciatura in Marine Biology (Degree)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/06/28 - 2017/06/28 Session “Transatlantic Cooperation on Deep-sea Research within the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA)”, held during the 10th World Sponge Conference (2017/06/28 - 2017/06/28)
Round table (Co-organisor)
2016/06/06 - 2016/06/10 2nd International Workshop on Taxonomy of Atlanto-Mediterranean Deep-Sea Sponges (2016/06/06 - 2016/06/06)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Spain
2014/06/02 - 2014/06/07 2nd International Workshop on Taxonomy of Atlanto-Mediterranean Deep-Sea Sponges (2014/06/02 - 2014/06/07)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2013/01 - 2013/06 BioIsle Seminars on Marine Biodiversity (seminar series) (2013/01 - 2013/06)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2012/04/16 - 2012/04/21 1st International Workshop on Taxonomy of Atlanto-Mediterranean Deep-Sea Sponges (2012/04/16 - 2012/04/21)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2011/07/04 - 2011/07/13 4th International Workshop on Malacology and Marine Biology (2011/07/04 - 2011/07/13)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade dos Açores Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2005/04 - 2008/04 Seminars in Ecology and Evolution (SEE) - monthly seminar series (2005/04 - 2008/04)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
2004/07 - 2004/07 International Summer Course in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (2004/07 - 2004/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/10/02 - 2023/10/06 Participation in the "Second International Meeting on Ecological Restoration of Deep-Sea Coral Populations"
Workshop
 Second International Meeting on Ecological Restoration of Deep-Sea Coral Populations
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
2023/05/08 - 2023/05/11 Participation in the "Deep-Sea vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Workshop"
Workshop
 Deep-Sea vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Workshop
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands
2023/03/22 - 2023/03/24 Participation in the "DEEP REST / FDmine EuroMarine foresight workshop"
Workshop
 DEEP REST / FDmine EuroMarine foresight workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Euromarine, France
2022/11/29 - 2022/12/01 Participation in the "Eurofleets+ Research Infrastructure management workshop"
Workshop
 Eurofleets+ Research Infrastructure management workshop
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Estonia
2022/11/06 - 2022/11/09 Participation (online) in the "GOBI global-scale scientific and technical workshop" to review and assess EBSAs in ABNJ
Workshop
 GOBI global-scale scientific and technical workshop
Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative, United Kingdom
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Science outreach presentation "Expedição ao oceano profundo"
Festival
 European Researchers Night
ExpoLab, Portugal
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01 Participation in the 2022 United Nations Oceans Conference
Conference
 United Nations Oceans Conference
2022/04/05 - 2022/04/08 Participation in the ICES "Benchmark Workshop on the occurrence and protection of VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) (WKVMEBM)"
Workshop
 Benchmark Workshop on the occurrence and protection of VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) (WKVMEBM)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/09 Participation in the "Meeting of the Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitats (ICG-POSH)" of the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Meeting
 Meeting of the Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitats (ICG-POSH)
OSPAR Commission, United Kingdom
2021/10/30 - 2021/10/30 Science outreach presentation "Do (pro)fundo do nosso mar"
Seminar
 Deep Listening Deep Sea-ing event
Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/08 Participation in the "Workshop on the draft Status Assessments for Deep Sea Threatened and/or declining habitats" of the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic"
Workshop
 Workshop on the draft Status Assessments for Deep Sea Threatened and/or declining habitats" of the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
OSPAR Commission, United Kingdom
2021/06/02 - 2021/06/04 Moderator of the session "Maximizing the cooperation from Pole to Pole"
Conference
 All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean: ministerial high-level and stakeholders conference
2021/05/16 - 2021/05/16 Science outreach presentation "Do (pro)fundo do nosso mar: gestão e conservação da biodiversidade na fronteira do planeta"
Seminar
 Conversas com Ciência
Fundação Serralves, Portugal
2020/09/15 - 2020/09/16 Participation in the "Workshop on Deep Sea Taxonomic Standardization: Strategic Approaches for Collaboration"
Workshop
 Workshop on Deep Sea Taxonomic Standardization: Strategic Approaches for Collaboration
International Seabed Authority, Jamaica
2020/01 - 2020/01 Participation in the workshop "Roadmap for a Standardised Global Approach to Deep-Sea Biology for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development"
Workshop
 Roadmap for a Standardised Global Approach to Deep-Sea Biology for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/01 Participation in the training course "Building & Leading Research Teams"
Workshop
 Building & Leading Research Teams
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019/09/19 - 2019/09/21 Participation in the "InterRidge workshop on seamounts and islands near mid-ocean ridges"
Workshop
 InterRidge workshop on seamounts and islands near mid-ocean ridges
Instituto Hidrográfico, Portugal
2018/11/15 - 2018/11/16 Participation in the planning Workshop of the Atlantic Seafloor Partnership for Integrated Research and Exploration (ASPIRE)
Workshop
 ASPIRE Planning Workshop
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States
2018/11/06 - 2018/11/06 Participation in the Science-Policy Panel "Sponges as engines of the deep-sea"
Round table
 Science-Policy Panel "Sponges as engines of the deep-sea"
European Parliament Brussels, Belgium
2018/05/13 - 2018/05/16 Participation in the 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
Conference
 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
2018/05/12 - 2018/05/12 Participation in the Symposium "North Atlantic EBSAs, VMEs and MPAs in a changing ocean" organised in scope of the H2020 ATLAS project
Symposium
 Symposium "North Atlantic EBSAs, VMEs and MPAs in a changing ocean"
Seascape Consultants Ltd., United Kingdom
2017/12/14 - 2017/12/14 Participation in the Scientific Cruise Leader Course of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Other
 Scientific cruise leader course
Havforskningsinstituttet, Norway
2017/08/25 - 2017/08/26 Participation in the Workshop on the impact of climate change in deep-sea ecosystems and fisheries co-organized by FAO and DOSI
Workshop
 Workshop on the impact of climate change in deep-sea ecosystems and fisheries
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2017/07/12 - 2017/07/14 Participation in the high level ministerial and scientific event “A New era of Blue Enlightenment: launching the European Union – Brazil – South Africa Atlantic Ocean research and innovation cooperation”
Meeting
 “A New era of Blue Enlightenment"
2017/06/25 - 2017/06/30 Participation in the 10th World Sponge Conference
Conference
 10th World Sponge Conference
2017/06/21 - 2017/06/22 Participation in the Scientific Writing and Publishing course "Nature Masterclass" delivered by Nature Research journal editors.
Workshop
 Nature Masterclass
Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom
2016/05/23 - 2016/05/28 Participation in the Workshop on Population Variation Genetics: Experimental Strategies and Analysis
Workshop
 Workshop on Population Variation Genetics: Experimental Strategies and Analysis
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), United Kingdom
2016/01/20 - 2016/01/22 Participation in the "Workshop Making the ecosystem approach operational" organised by the AORA-CSA
Workshop
 "Workshop Making the ecosystem approach operational"
European Environmental Agency (EEA), Denmark
2015/08/31 - 2015/09/04 Participation in the 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
Symposium
 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
2014/04/07 - 2014/04/10 Participation in the Marine Imaging Workshop
Workshop
 Marine Imaging Workshop
National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom
2013/11/03 - 2013/11/08 Participation in the 9th World Sponge Conference
Conference
 9th World Sponge Conference
2011/09/12 - 2011/09/13 Participation in the 7th International Bioerosion Workshop
Workshop
 7th International Bioerosion Workshop
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2010/09/20 - 2010/09/24 Participation in the 8th World Sponge Conference
Conference
 8th World Sponge Conference
2009/03/29 - 2009/04/01 Participation in the Workshop on classification and identification of marine organisms from images
Workshop
 Workshop on classification and identification of marine organisms from images
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, United States
2009/02/16 - 2009/02/20 Participation in the Primer-E Training Workshop: Analysis of Multivariate Data
Workshop
 Primer-E Training Workshop: Analysis of Multivariate Data
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
2009/02/11 - 2009/02/13 Participation in the Symposium Evolutionary islands 150 years after Darwin
Symposium
 Symposium Evolutionary islands 150 years after Darwin
Naturalis Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Netherlands
2008/09/09 - 2008/09/13 Participation in the XV Iberian Symposium of Marine Biology Studies
Symposium
 XV Iberian Symposium of Marine Biology Studies
Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal, Portugal
2008/08/02 - 2008/08/08 Participation in the Ascidian Taxonomy Training Workshop
Workshop
 Ascidian Taxonomy Training Workshop
National Museums Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2007/10/15 - 2007/10/19 Participation in the Workshop on Biogeographic Theory and Analyses
Workshop
 Workshop on Biogeographic Theory and Analyses
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2007/10/05 - 2007/10/06 Participation in the Symposium The theory of Island Biogeography at 40: impacts and prospects
Symposium
 Symposium The theory of Island Biogeography at 40: impacts and prospects
Harvard University, United States
2007/07/23 - 2007/08/10 Participation in the Workshop on Molecular Evolution
Workshop
 Workshop on Molecular Evolution
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library, United States
2007/03/03 - 2007/03/10 Participation in the Workshop on Applied Phylogenetics
Workshop
 Workshop on Applied Phylogenetics
University of California Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, United States
2007/01/09 - 2007/01/13 Participation in the 3rd Biennial Meeting of the International Biogeography Society
Meeting
 3rd Biennial Meeting of the International Biogeography Society
2006/05/07 - 2006/05/13 Participation in the 7th International Sponge Symposium 7th International Sponge Symposium
Museu Nacional UFRJ, Brazil
2005/07/17 - 2005/07/30 Participation in the training course on Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ecology of Porifera
Workshop
 Training course on Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ecology of Porifera
Station Marine d'Endoume, France
2005/06/06 - 2005/06/17 Participation in the Marine Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics Summer Course
Workshop
 Marine Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics Summer Course
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
2004/12/13 - 2004/12/23 Participation in the Advanced Phylogenetics Course
Workshop
 Advanced Phylogenetics Course
Universiteit van Amsterdam Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Netherlands
2003/12/08 - 2003/12/12 Participation in the Bioinformatics Introductory Course
Workshop
 Bioinformatics Introductory Course
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2002/09/09 - 2002/10/05 Participation in the 6th International Sponge Conference
Conference
 6th International Sponge Conference
2002/06/17 - 2002/06/29 Participation in the Workshop Marine fossils of the Azores: perspectives for the future
Workshop
 Workshop Marine fossils of the Azores: perspectives for the future
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2002/06/17 - 2002/06/29 Participation in the Course Introduction to palaeontology
Workshop
 Course Introduction to palaeontology
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2001/09/17 - 2001/09/22 Participation in the 36th European Marine Biology Symposium
Symposium
 36th European Marine Biology Symposium
2001/08/23 - 2001/08/31 Participation in the Workshop Introduction to the Systematics of Marine Shallow-water sponges of the southern part of the NE Atlantic Ocean
Workshop
 Workshop Introduction to the Systematics of Marine Shallow-water sponges of the southern part of the NE Atlantic Ocean
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2000/05/14 - 2000/05/16 Participation in the Workshop Islands and Archipelagos: Biodiversity Issues seen from the Atlantic
Workshop
 Workshop Islands and Archipelagos: Biodiversity Issues seen from the Atlantic
European Union, Belgium
1999/09/13 - 1999/09/17 Participation in the 34th European Marine Biology Symposium
Symposium
 34th European Marine Biology Symposium
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/06 Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and good environmental status in the Azores: assisting with the implementation of EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(Thesis) Arguer
 Gerald H Taranto (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2021/10/19 Revisão de Leucaltidae Dendy & Row, 1913, com seu status taxonômico, e a evolução de caracteres morfológicos em Calcinea (Porifera: Calcarea)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Matheus Vieira Lopes (Master)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2021/01/13 Applied structure from motion photogrammetry: habitat complexity and sponge distribution in natural rocky reefs adjacent to Ria Formosa (Southern Portugal)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Marcos Agiani Tieppo Junior (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/12/18 Symbiotic relationships between cyanobacteria and marine sponges: abundance, geographical distribution, phylogeny and chemodiversity.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Regueiras (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/03/27 Microbiome diversity and composition in the phylogenetically related marine sponges S. spinosulus and I. variabilis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cristiane Cassiolato Pires Hardoim (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012/08 Biogeography and Evolution of Azorean Passariformes – an integrative and comparative approach
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - Current International Deep-Sea Biology Society Regular member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Coordinator of CIIMAR's DEEP-BioBank, a curated bank of biological resources (voucher specimens, tissue samples and DNA extracts) of deep-sea benthic marine organisms (e.g. sponges and corals).
Coordinator
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Thematic editor for deep-sea sponges of the World Porifera Database part of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Member
 World Register of Marine Species, Belgium
2022/08 - Current Delegate member of the European Marine Board (EMB)
Member
 European Marine Board (EMB), Belgium
2018 - Current Member of the ICES Working Group on Deep-Water Ecology (WGDEC)
Member
 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02 7th International Deep-Sea Coral Symposium
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02 7th International Deep-Sea Coral Symposium Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Nacional
2014/09/02 - 2014/09/05 XVIII Simpósio Ibérico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Spain

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2009/12 - 2009/12 Scientific consultant on deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems (Porifera) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/30 Advanced course "Deep-sea biodiversity and conservation" of the Do*Mar PhD programme in Marine Science, Technology, and Management Marine Science, Technology, and Management (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Lecture "Sponge grounds and reefs" Marine Community Ecology - Organisms and Habitats (Master) Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for Biologi, Norway
2014 - 2015 Lecture in "sponge taxonomy and systematics" Faunistics (Master) Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for Biologi, Norway
2014 - 2015 Lecture "Biogeography and Genetic Patterns" Marine Community Ecology - Organisms and Habitats (Master) Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for Biologi, Norway
2011 - 2012 Lectures on "Biodiversity, evolutionary patterns and processes, island biogeography and phylogeography" MSc course in Island Biodiversity and Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/08/07 Interview for the article "Veja em directo os mergulhos de um robô no mar dos Açores. A partir deste domingo" published in the Oceans column of the Público newspaper Público newspaper
2022/04/03 Interview for the article "Relíquias de biodiversidade encontradas ao largo da Serra Leoa" published in the Oceans column of the Público newspaper Público Público newspaper
2021/05 Interview for the article "Absorbent and yellow and ¿mobile? Sea sponges on the move in Arctic Ocean" published in the Oceans column of the Mongabay news website Mongabay news website
2020/05 Interview for the article "In splendid isolation: the research voyages that prepared us for the pandemic" published in the Career column of the Nature journal Nature journal
2019/11 Interview for the article "Corais, berbigões e lapas gigantes encontraram-se todos num fundo que quer conservá-los" published in the Público newspaper Público newspaper
2019/09 Interview for the article "Dez espécies fascinantes de invertebrados marinhos em Portugal" published in the Oceans column of the Público newspaper Público newspaper

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/03 - Current Podcast (in Portuguese) about deep-sea exploration, in scope of CIIMAR's "Sem Espinhas" podcast series Deep-sea exploration

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2018 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science (2296-7745) Frontiers Media SA

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2007 - 2008 sponge taxonomy and systematics Frederique Bakker, Mandy Velthuis, Ingo Dijkmann

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/08 - 2023/08 Participation in the scientific expedition EAF-Nansen 2023 onboard the RV Dr. Fridtjof Nansen to Mozambique. Havforskningsinstituttet, Norway

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2022/08/06 - 2022/09/02 Participation (co-lead) in the scientific expedition Voyage to the Ridge onboard the RV Okeanos Explorer to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azores Plateau and Puerto Rico. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States
2022/01 - 2022/02 Participation in the scientific expedition EAF-Nansen 2022-401 onboard the RV Dr. Fridtjof Nansen to the Sierra LeoneRise. Havforskningsinstituttet, Norway

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2018/08 - 2018/08 Participation in the scientific expedition CE18012 onboard the RV Celtic Explorer to the canyons of the Irish slope. National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
2017/09 - 2017/09 Participation in the scientific expedition DFO/SponGES MLB2017001 onboard the CCGS Martha L. Black to the Emerald and LaHave basins of the Scotian shelf. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Maritimes Region, Canada
2016/07 - 2016/08 Participation in the scientific expedition HUD2016019 onboard the CCGS Hudson to the Scotian shelf and Bermuda island. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Maritimes Region, Canada
2014/08 - 2014/08 Participation in the scientific expedition GS14 onboard the RV GO Sars to the Arctic Mid Ocean Ridge. Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2010/08 - 2010/08 Participation in the scientific expedition Indemares BANGAL_0810 onboard the RV Thalassa to the Galicia Bank. Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Spain
2010/06 - 2010/07 Participation in the scientific expedition EMEPC/M@rBis/SELVAGENS2010 onboard the NTM Creoula to the Selvagens Islands. Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2009/10 - 2009/10 Participation in a scientific expedition onboard de RV Pelagia to the Galicia Bank. Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2009/09 - 2009/09 Participation in the scientific expedition EMEPC/LUSO/AÇORES/2009 onboard the NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho to the seamounts South of the Azores. Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2008/09 - 2008/09 Participation in the scientific expedition EMEPC/LUSO/AÇORES/G3/2008 onboard the NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho to the seamounts South of the Azores. Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2008/06 - 2008/06 Participation in the scientific expedition LusoExpedição 2008 onboard the NTM Creoula to the Gorringe Bank. Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2006/06 - 2006/06 Participation in the scientific expedition LusoExpedição 2006 onboard the NTM Creoula to the Gorringe Bank. Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2020 Ocean Conservation Fund Award
Oceano Azul Foundation, Portugal