Published
Articles
2023
Vasconcelos, J., Sousa, R., Ferro, João, Pinto, A.R., Freitas, M., Riera, R. 2023. Fecundity, an overlooked life-history trait for coastal management of commercial molluscs?. Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1173629. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1173629.
Vasconcelos, J., Ferro, João, Sousa, R., Pinto, A.R., Riera, R. 2023. Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago. Regional Studies in Marine Science 60, 102849. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102849.
2022
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Vera-Escalona, I., Riera, R. 2022. Occurrence of potential human pathogenic bacteria in a harvested intertidal sea snail. Molluscan Research 22, 41-49. DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2022.2028970.
2021
Vasconcelos, J., Jurado-Ruzafa, A., Otero-Ferrer, J.L., Lombarte, A., Riera, R. and Tuset, V.M. 2021. Thinking of fish population discrimination: population average phenotype vs. population phenotypes. Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 740296. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.740296.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Vera-Escalona, I., Hawkins, S.J, Pinto, A.R., Delgado, J., and Riera, R. 2021. Pleistocene expansion, anthropogenic pressure, and ocean currents: Disentangling the past and ongoing evolutionary history of Patella aspera Röding, 1798 in the Archipelago of Madeira. Marine Environmental Research 172, 105485. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105485.
Vasconcelos, J., Caamaño, D., Tuset, V.M., Sousa, R., Riera, R. 2021. Shell phenotypic variability, born or made? Insights from keyhole limpets of the central coast of Chile. Journal of Molluscan Studies 87(4), eyab043. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyab043.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Vera-Escalona, I., Delgado, J., Freitas, M., González, J.A., Riera, R. 2021. Major ocean currents may shape the microbiome of the topshell Phorcus sauciatus in the NE Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports 11: 12480. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91448-0.
2020
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R. 2020. Weight–length relationships of four intertidal mollusc species from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and their potential for conservation. Molluscan Research 40(4), 363-368. DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2020.1809810.
Sousa, R., Pinto, A.R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R. 2020. Does harvesting affect the relative growth in Patella aspera Röding, 1798? European Zoological Journal 87, 395-401. DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2020.1791266.
Riera, R., Vasconcelos, J., Baden, S., Gerhardt, L., Sousa, R., Infantes, E. 2020. Severe shifts of Zostera marina epifauna: Comparative study between 1997 and 2018 on the Swedish Skagerrak coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 158, 111434. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111434..
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R. 2020. Unravelling the effects of exploitation on the size structure of the intertidal topshell Phorcus sauciatus in harvested and non-harvested Atlantic regions. Regional Studies in Marine Science 38, 101387. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101387.
Vasconcelos, J., Sousa, R., Tuset, V.M., Riera, R. 2020. Island effect in the shell phenotypic plasticity of an intertidal gastropod. Zoology 141C: 125802. DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2020.125802.
Sousa, R., Henriques, P., Vasconcelos, J., Pinto, A.R., Delgado, J., Riera, R. 2020. The protection effects of MPAs on intertidal exploited mollusks from an oceanic archipelago. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems 30(4), 717-729. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3285..
Vasconcelos, J., Sousa, R., Henriques, P., Amorim, A., Delgado, J., Riera, R. 2020. Two sympatric, not externally discernible, and heavily exploited deepwater species with coastal migration during spawning season: implications for sustainable stocks management of Aphanopus carbo and Aphanopus intermedius around Madeira. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77(1), 124-131. DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423.
2019
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R., Pinto, A.R., Delgado, J., Henriques, P. 2019. The potential impact of limpet harvesting management on the reproductive parameters of Patella aspera and P. candei. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 226: 106264. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106264.
Sousa, R., Henriques, P., Vasconcelos, J., Faria, G., Riera, R., Pinto, A.R., Delgado, J., Hawkins, S.J. 2019d. First observations of hermaphroditism in the patellid limpet Patella piperata Gould, 1846. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99: 1615–1620. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315419000559.
Vasconcelos, J., Henriques, P., Sousa, R., Amorim, A., Delgado, J. Riera, R. 2019. Deep stocks avoid competition migrating horizontal and vertically: The example of two scabbardfish (phanopusA spp.) target by longliners in grounds next to an oceanic archipelago. Regional Studies in Marine Science 28C: 100605. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100605.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R., Delgado, J., González, J.A., Freitas, M., Henriques, P. 2019. Disentangling exploitation of the intertidal grazer Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in an ocean archipelago: Implications for conservation. Marine Ecology 40 (2): e12540. DOI: 10.1111/maec.12540.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Henriques, P., Pinto, A.R., Delgado, J., Riera, R. 2019. Long-term population status of two harvested intertidal grazers (Patella aspera and P. candei), before (1996-2006) and after (2007-2017) the implementation of management measures. Journal of Sea Research 144, 33-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.002.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Delgado, J., Riera, R., González, J.A., Freitas, M., Henriques, P. 2019. Filling biological gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Koch, 1845) (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99(4): 841-849. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315418001054.
2018
Freitas, M., Costa, L., Delgado, J., Jiménez, S., Timóteo, V., Vasconcelos, J., González, J.A. 2018. Deep-sea sharks as by-catch of an experimental fishing survey for black scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) off the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic). Scientia Marina 82(S1), 151-154. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.04793.03A.
Vasconcelos, J., Vieira, A.R., Sequeira, V., González, J.A., Kaufmann, M., Gordo, L.S. 2018. Identifying populations of the blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) in the Northeast Atlantic by using geometric morphometrics and otolith shape analysis. Fishery Bulletin 116(1), 81-92. DOI: 10.7755/FB.116.1.9.
Vasconcelos, J., Sousa, R., Riera, R., Delgado, J., Faria, G., Gordo, L.S. 2018. Stock assessment of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), in the North-eastern Atlantic. Fisheries Management and Ecology 25, 233-239. DOI:10.1111/fme.12289.
2017
Vasconcelos, J., Hermida, M., Saraiva, A., González, J.A., Gordo, L.S. 2017. The use of parasites as biological tags for stock identification of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the North-eastern Atlantic. Fisheries Research 193, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.015.
Vasconcelos, J., Faria, G., Freitas, R., Gordo, L.S. 2017. Fecundity regulation strategy of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic). Fisheries Research 190, 150-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.02.009.
2013
Costa, G., Santamaria, M.T.G., Vasconcelos, J., Pereira, C.B., Melo-Moreira, E. 2013. Endoparasites of Trachurus picturatus (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Madeira and Canary Islands: Selecting parasites for use as tags. Scientia Marina 77(1), 61-68. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03707.07A.
2012
Alves, A., Vasconcelos, J. 2012. Age and growth of the pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) caught off the Madeira Archipelago. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 30: 1-9. Pdf.
Vasconcelos, J., Afonso-Dias, M., Faria, G. 2012. Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) spawning season, size and age at first maturity in Madeira waters. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 29: 43-51. Pdf.
2011
Vasconcelos, J., M.A. Dias, G. Faria. 2011. Age and growth of the Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 off Madeira Island. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 28: 57-70. Pdf.
2006
Vasconcelos, J., Alves, A., Gouveia, E., Faria, G. 2006. Age and growth of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus off Madeiran archipelago. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 23A: 47-57. Pdf.
2004
Féliz, A. P., Vasconcelos, J., Brazão, C. I., Aguiar, A. M. F., Rocha, P. 2004. Aspectos Bioecológicos de Hyperaspis pantherina FÜRSCH (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predador de Orthezia insignis BROWNE (Homoptera: Ortheziidae). Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 30 (2): 347-354. Pdf.
Book
Chapters
2019
Sousa, R., Delgado, J., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R., Pinto, A.R., Gouveia, L., Alves, A., González, J.A., Freitas, M., Henriques, P. 2019. Artisanal harvest of benthic shellfish in the north-eastern Atlantic: the example of limpet and topshell fisheries in the archipelago of Madeira. In. G. Diarte-Plata and S. Ray (eds.), Invertebrates – Ecophysiology and Management. Pp 1-18. IntechOpen, London, UK. ISBN 978-1-83968-552-1. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85728.
Works submitted
to national or international conferences
* Oral communication
2022
*Vasconcelos, J., Otero-Ferrer, J.L., Guerra, A., Freitas, M., Tuset, V.M. 2022. Who is who? Otolith shape analysis to differentiate two externally identical scabbardfish (Aphanopus spp.). Virtual International Sclerochronology Conference (vISC), 13-15th September 2022, Online (oral presentations and póster).
*Vasconcelos, J., Sanabria-Fernández, J.A., Sousa, R., Tuset, V.M., Riera, R. 2022. Rising temperatures, falling fisheries in an isolated jurisdiction: consequences of crossing the tipping point in a small-pelagic fishery. International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems: Assessment, Vulnerabilities and management (IS-AR-FIS), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 6th -8th July 2022.
Ferro, J., Sousa, R., Riera, R., Freitas, M., Vasconcelos, J. 2022. Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago. International Symposium on Artisanal and Recreational Fishing in Islands Systems: Assessment, Vulnerabilities and management (IS-AR-FIS), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 6th -8th July 2022.
2019
Vasconcelos, J., Caamaño, D., Tuset, V.M., Sousa, R., Riera, R. 2019. How hydrodynamics affects phenotypic plasticity on limpets? Intensity vs. Frequency of events. XXXIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, Iquique, Chile, 27-31st May 2019.
Sousa, R., Vasconcelos, J., Riera, R., Delgado, J., González, J.A., Freitas, M., Henriques, P. 2019. Different levels of exploitation and geographic distribution of the marine snail Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae): Potential impacts on community size structure. XXXIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, Iquique, Chile, 27-31st May 2019.
2017
*Vasconcelos, J., 2017. Desenvolvimento de condições técnico-científicas, formação, transferência de tecnologia e conhecimento, visando fomentar a exploração e comercialização sustentável de mariscos na Macaronésia - MARISCOMAC (MAC/2.3d/097). Jornada de Presentación de Los Proyectos Aprobados con Cabo Verde en la Primera Convocatoria del Programa MAC 2014-2020 Proyecto Estratégico Hexagone, Praia, Cabo Verde, 28-29th June 2017.
2016
Vasconcelos J., Hermida, M., Saraiva, A., González, J.A., Gordo, L.S. 2016. The use of parasites as biological tags for stock identification of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in the north-eastern Atlantic waters. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, Porto, Portugal, 5-9th September 2016 DOI: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2016.05.00114.
Vasconcelos J., González, J.A., Gordo, L.S. 2016. Otolith shape analysis as a tool for stock discrimination of the blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) in the northeast Atlantic. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, Porto, Portugal, 5-9th September 2016. DOI: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2016.05.00115.
2010
Reis, R., Faria, G., Vasconcelos J., Alves, A. 2010. Some aspects of reproductive biology of Scomber colias from Madeira Island. XVI Simpósio Ibérico de Estudios de Biologia Marina (SIEBM), Alicante, Espanha, 6-10th September 2010
2009
Alves, A., Vasconcelos J. 2009. Age and growth of pink dentex, Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810), caught in Madeira Archipelago. ICES Deep-Sea Symposium - Issues Confronting the Deep Oceans (ICDO): The Economic, Scientific, and Governance Challenges and Opportunities of Working in the Deep Sea, Horta, Faial, Portugal, 27-30th April 2009.
2008
*Vasconcelos, J., Afonso-Dias, M. 2008. Age and growth of Atlantic chub macherel, Scomber colias off Madeira Island. XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Vasconcelos J., Faria, G., Afonso-Dias, M. 2008. Biological characteristics of Atlantic chub mackerel landings off Madeira Island (2002-2004). XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Vasconcelos J., Afonso-Dias, M., Faria, G. 2008. Spawning season, size and age at first maturity of the chub mackerel (Scomber colias) off Madeira Island. XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Vasconcelos J., Alves, A., Faria, G. 2008. Age and growth of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus off Madeira Island. XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Faria, G., Vasconcelos J. 2008. Reproductive biology of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) off Madeira Archipelago. XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Reis, S., Carvalho, D., Afonso-Dias, M., Vasconcelos, J. 2008. Biological characteristics of Madeira Island black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) landings in the past 20 years (1988-2007). XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Alves, A., Vasconcelos, J. Comparative studies for age and growth of two Sparidae, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus 1758) and Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810), caught in Madeira Archipelago. XV Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 9-13th September 2008.
Alves, A., Faria. G., Vasconcelos, J. 2008. Breve descrição das pescarias de pequenos pelágicos e demersais no arquipélago da Madeira. III National Congress of Biologists - Bioeconomics the 4th wave, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, 25-27th February 2008.
2007
Gouveia, N., Alves, A., Vasconcelos, J., Carvalho, D. 2007. Confronto dos teores de Mercúrio Total com os parâmetros de crescimento, no Pargo (Pagrus pagrus) e Pargo Capelo (Dentex gibbosus). Regional Meeting of Biologists, Machico, 14-15th June 2007.