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During the past few years I have been involved in different research activities that have produced some publications in the following main subjects: Seamounts ecology and fisheries, Ecological modelling, Ecology of coastal fish communities, Trophic ecology of costal and deep sea fishes, and Coastal management. For a complete list of peer-reviewed, grey literature and other publications please follow the links.
Seamounts and deep-sea ecology and fisheries Morato, T. ; M. Machete; A. Kitchingman; F. Tempera; S. Lai; G. Menezes; R.S. Santos; and T.J. Pitcher (2008). Abundance and distribution of seamounts in the Azores. Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: 23-32 abstract pdf Cited by 0 Morato, T. ; D.A. Varkey; C. Damaso; M. Machete, M. Santos, R. Prieto, R.S. Santos and T.J. Pitcher (2008). Testing a seamount effect on aggregating visitors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: 17-21. abstract pdf Cited by 0 Pitcher, T.J., T. Morato , P.J.B Hart, M. Clark, N. Haggan and R.S. Santos (eds) (2007). Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series 12, Blackwell, Oxford , UK , 536 pp. abstract pdf Kitchingman, A.; S. Lai; T. Morato and D. Pauly (2007). Seamount abundance and locations (Chapter #2). Pp: 26-40 in Pitcher, T.J., Morato, T., Hart, P.J.B., Clark, M., Haggan, N. and Santos , R. (eds) Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series, Blackwell, Oxford , UK. abstract pdf Morato, T. and M. Clark (2007). Seamount fishes: ecology and life histories (Chapter #9). Pp: 170-188 in Pitcher, T.J., Morato, T. , Hart, P.J.B., Clark, M., Haggan, N. and Santos , R. (eds) Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series, Blackwell, Oxford , UK. abstract pdf Pitcher, T.J., T. Morato, P.J.B. Hart, M.R. Clark, N. Haggan and R.S. Santos (2007) The depths of ignorance: an ecosystem evaluation framework for seamount ecology, fisheries and conservation (Chapter #21). Pp: 476-488 in Pitcher, T.J., Morato, T., Hart, P.J.B., Clark, M.R., Haggan, N. and Santos , R.S. (eds) Seamounts: Ecology, Conservation and Management. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series, Blackwell, Oxford , UK. abstract pdf Cheung, W.W.L.; R. Watson; T. Morato; T.J. Pitcher and D. Pauly (2007) Intrinsic vulnerability in the global fish catch. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333: 1–12. Morato, T.; R. Watson, T.J. Pitcher and D. Pauly. 2006. Fishing down the deep. Fish and Fisheries 7: 24-34. abstract pdf Morato, T. ; W.W. L. Cheung and T.J. Pitcher. 2006. Vulnerability of seamount fish to fishing: fuzzy analysis of life history attributes. Journal of Fish Biology 68(1): 209-221. abstract pdf Machete, M.; T. Morato and G. Menezes. 2005. Modelling the distribution of two fish species in seamounts of the Azores. Pp: 182-195 in R. Shotton (ed.). Deep Sea 2003: Conference on the governance and management of deep-sea fisheries. Part 1 Conference reports. Queenstown, New Zealand, 1-5 December 2003. FAO Fisheries Proceedings 3/1, Rome. abstract pdf Morato, T. and D. Pauly (eds). 2004. Seamounts: Biodiversity and Fisheries. Fisheries Centre Research Report 12(5), 78pp. website Morato, T.; W.W.L. Cheung and T.J. Pitcher. 2004. Vulnerability of seamount fish to fishing: fuzzy analysis of life history attributes. Pp. 51-60 in T. Morato and D. Pauly (eds). Seamounts: Biodiversity and Fisheries. Fisheries Centre Research Report 12(5). abstract pdf appendix Watson, R. and T. Morato. 2004. Exploitation patterns in seamount fisheries: a preliminary analysis. Pp. 61-66 in T. Morato and D. Pauly (eds). Seamounts: Biodiversity and Fisheries. Fisheries Centre Research Report 12(5). abstract pdf appendix Morato, T. 2003. Seamounts - hotspots of marine life. ICES Newsletter 40: 4-6. website pdf B. Fulton, T. Morato and T.J. Pitcher (2007). Seamount ecosystem models, application and data requirements (Chapter #13). Pp: 296-332 in Pitcher, T.J., Morato, T. , Hart, P.J.B., Clark, M., Haggan, N. and Santos , R. (eds) Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series, Blackwell, Oxford , UK. abstract pdf Morato, T. and T.J. Pitcher. 2005. Ecosystem simulations in support of management of data-limited seamount fisheries. Pp: 467-486 in G.H. Kruse; V.F. Gallucci; D.E. Hay; R.I. Perry; R.M. Peterman; T.C. Shirley; P.D. Spencer; B. Wilson and D. Woodby (eds.). Fisheries assessment and management in data-limited situations. Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium Series 21. abstract pdf T.J. Pitcher; C.H. Ainsworth; E. Buchary; W.L. Cheung; R. Forrest; N. Haggan; H. Lozano; T. Morato and L. Morissette. 2005. Strategic management of marine ecosystems using whole-ecosystem simulation modelling: the ‘back to the future' policy approach. Pp: 199-258 in E. Levner; I. Linkov; J.-M. Proth (Eds). Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences 50. Springer. abstract pdf Amorim, P.; G. Duarte; M. Guerra; T. Morato and K.A. Stobberup. 2004 . Preliminary Ecopath model of the Guinea-Bissau continental shelf ecosystem (NW-Africa). Pp. 76-94 in Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly (eds). West african marine ecosystems: models and fisheries impacts. Fisheries Centre Research Report 12(7). abstract pdf Morato, T. and T. Pitcher 2002. Challenges and problems in modelling seamount ecosystems and their fisheries. ICES 2002/M:8, 28pp. abstract pdf Guénette, S. and T. Morato. 2001. The Azores archipelago in 1997. Pp. 241-270 in S. Guénette; V. Christensen and D. Pauly (eds). Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic ecosystems: models and analyses. Fisheries Centre Research Reports, University of British Columbia, 9(4). abstract pdf errata Morato, T.; S. Guénette and T. Pitcher. 2001. Fisheries of the Azores, 1982-1999. Pp. 214-220 in D. Zeller; R. Watson; T. Pitcher and D. Pauly (eds). Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Catch, effort and national/regional data sets. Fisheries Centre Research Reports, University of British Columbia, 9(3): 214-220. abstract pdf Ecology of coastal fish communities Afonso, P., J. Fontes, T. Morato , K. Holland and R.S. Santos (2008). Reproduction and spawning habitat of white trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex , in the Azores, central north Atlantic . Scientia Marina 72(2): 373-381. abstract pdf Cited by 0 Afonso, P. , T. Morato and R.S. Santos (2008). Spatial patterns in reproductive traits of the temperate parrotfish Sparisoma cretense. Fisheries Research 90:92-99. abstract pdf Cited by 0 Morato, T. ; P. Afonso; N. Carvalho; P. Lourinho; R.S. Santos H.M. Krug and R.D.M. Nash (2007). Growth, reproduction and recruitment patterns of the wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas Delaroche (Pisces: Bothidae), from the Azores. Marine Biology Research 3(6):403-411. abstract pdf Cited by 0 Figueiredo, M.; T. Morato ; J.P. Barreiros; P. Afonso; R.S. Santos. 2005. Feeding ecology of the white seabream, Diplodus sargus cadenati , and the ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta , in the Azores. Fisheries Research 75(1-3): 107-119. abstract pdf Morato, T.; P. Afonso and J.L. Carlin. 2004. First record of scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, in the north-eastern Atlantic. Journal of Marine Biological Association of the UK 84(1): 281-282. abstract pdf Aurelle, D.; T. Guillemaud; P. Afonso; T. Morato; P. Wirtz; R.S. Santos and M.L. Cancela. 2003. Genetic study of Coris julis (Osteichtyes, Perciformes, Labridae) evolutionary history and dispersal abilities. Comptes rendus Biologies 326: 771-785. abstract pdf Morato, T.; P. Afonso; P. Lourinho; R.D.M. Nash and R.S. Santos. 2003. Reproductive biology and recruitment of the white sea bream in the Azores. Journal of Fish Biology 63: 59-72. abstract pdf Morato, T.; P. Afonso; R.S. Santos; H.M. Krug and R.D.M. Nash. 2003. The reproduction, age and growth of the spotted rockling. Journal of Fish Biology 62: 1450-1455. abstract pdf Morato, T.; P. Afonso; P. Lourinho; J.P. Barreiros; R.S. Santos and R.D.M. Nash. 2001. Weight-length relationships for 21 coastal fish species of the Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Fisheries Research 50(3): 297-302. abstract pdf Guillemaud, T.; M.L. Cancela; P. Afonso; T. Morato; R. S. Santos and P. Wirtz. 2000. Molecular insights into the taxonomic status of Coris atlantica (Pisces: Labridae). Journal of Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 80: 929-933. abstract pdf Guillemaud, T.; R. Streiff; R.S. Santos; P. Afonso;T. Morato and M.L. Cancela. 2000. Microsatellite characterization in the rainbow wrasse Coris julis (Pisces: Labridae). Molecular Ecology 9: 631-632. abstract pdf Morato, T.; E. Solà; M.P. Grós and G. Menezes. 2003. Diet of the two most common elasmobranchs in the bottom longline fishery of the Azores, northeastern Atlantic: thornback ray Raja cf. clavata and tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus. Fishery Bulletin 101(3): 590-602. abstract pdf Barreiros, J.P.; T. Morato; R.S. Santos and A.E. Borba. 2003. Inter-annual changes in the diet of the almaco jack Seriola rivoliana (Perciformes: Carangidae) from the Azores. Cybium 27(1): 37-40. abstract pdf Morato, T.; E. Solà; M.P. Grós and G. Menezes. 2001. Feeding habits of two congener species of seabreams, Pagellus bogaraveo and Pagellus acarne , off the Azores (northeastern Atlantic) during spring of 1996 and 1997. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(3): 1073-1087. abstract pdf Morato, T.; R.S. Santos and P. Andrade. 2000. Feeding habits, seasonal and ontogenetic diet shift of blacktail comber, Serranus atricauda (Pisces: Serranidae), from the Azores, Northeastern Atlantic. Fisheries Research 49(1): 51-60. abstract pdf Morato, T.; E. Solà; M.P. Grós and G. Menezes. 1999. Diets of forkbeard (Phycis phycis) and conger eel (Conger conger) off the Azores during spring of 1996 and 1997. Arquipélago: Life and Marine Sciences 17A: 51-64. abstract pdf Morato-Gomes, T.; E. Sola; M.P. Grós; G. Menezes and M.R. Pinho 1998. Trophic relationships and feeding habits of demersal fishes from the Azores: importance to multispecies assessment. ICES CM 1998/O:7. 21pp. abstract pdf Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato and R.S. Santos. 2002. Marine biological communities around Corvo Island. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas da Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 52pp. (in Portuguese) abstract pdf Tempera, F.; F. Cardigos; P. Afonso; T. Morato; M.J. Pitta; S. Gubbay and R.S. Santos. 2002. Technical and scientific proposal for management plans for the Site of Community Interest Costa e Caldeirão do Corvo. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 57pp. (in Portuguese). abstract pdf Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato; S. Gubbay; T. Dentinho; F. Cardigos; M.J. Pitta and R.S. Santos 2001. Technical and scientific proposal for management plans for the Site of Community Interest (SCI) Ilhéus das Formigas and Recife Dollabarat. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 17pp. (in Portuguese) abstract pdf Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato; S. Gubbay; T. Dentinho; F. Cardigos; M.J. Pitta and R.S. Santos. 2001. Technical and scientific proposal for management plans for the Site of Community Interest Canal Faial-Pico. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 76pp. (in Portuguese) abstract pdf Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato; R. Prieto; M. Silva; A. Cruz; J. Gonçalves and R.S. Santos. 2001. Marine biological communities of the Site of Community Interest (SCI) Canal Faial-Pico. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas da Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 95pp (in Portuguese) abstract pdf Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato and R.S. Santos. 2001. Marine biological communities of the Site of Community Interest (SCI) Ilhéus das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat. Project Maré (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas da Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 43pp. (in Portuguese) abstract pdf Wirtz, P. and T. Morato. Unequal sex ratios in longline catches. 2001. Journal of Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 81: 187-188. abstract pdf
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