Researcher Profile

Pedro Afonso

🏛 Okeanos—Institute of Marine Sciences University of the Azores Horta Portugal

0009-0000-1077-7233

Publications

749

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Active Years

Publications

Open Access Journal Article Sports Jul 25, 2025

Shaping Training Load, Technical–Tactical Behaviour, and Well-Being in Football: A Systematic Review

Pedro Afonso · Pedro Forte · Luís Branquinho · Ricardo Ferraz +2 more

10.3390/sports13080244 5 citations

Open Access Journal Article Fisheries Management and Ecology Apr 10, 2024

Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters

Aytaç Özgül · Kim Birnie‐Gauvin · David Abecasis · Josep Alós +15 more

10.1111/fme.12706 11 citations

Open Access Journal Article Science of The Total Environment Jul 01, 2024

Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally

Freya C. Womersley · Christoph A. Rohner · Kátya Abrantes · Pedro Afonso +76 more

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172776 20 citations

Open Access Journal Article Frontiers in Marine Science Jul 05, 2022

The Multi-Annual Residency of Juvenile Smooth Hammerhead Shark in an Oceanic Island Nursery

Pedro Afonso · Miguel Gandra · Gonçalo Graça · Bruno Macena +2 more

10.3389/fmars.2022.844893 12 citations

Open Access Journal Article Frontiers in Marine Science Jan 20, 2020

The Azores: A Mid-Atlantic Hotspot for Marine Megafauna Research and Conservation

Pedro Afonso · Jorge Fontes · Eva Giacomello · Maria C. Magalhães +7 more

10.3389/fmars.2019.00826 36 citations

Journal Article Nature Jul 24, 2019

Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

Nuno Queiroz · Nicolas E. Humphries · Ana Couto · Marisa Vedor +149 more

10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4 327 citations

Journal Article Journal of Experimental Biology Jan 01, 2019

Quantifying the swimming gaits of veined squid (Loligo forbesi) using bio-logging tags

Genevieve E. Flaspohler · Francesco Caruso · T. Aran Mooney · Kakani Katija +3 more

10.1242/jeb.198226 12 citations

Open Access Journal Article eneuro Nov 01, 2017

The RNA-Binding Protein hnRNP K Mediates the Effect of BDNF on Dendritic mRNA Metabolism and Regulates Synaptic NMDA Receptors in Hippocampal Neurons

Graciano Leal · Diogo Comprido · Pasqualino de Luca · Eduardo Morais +14 more

10.1523/eneuro.0268-17.2017 45 citations

Journal Article Frontiers in Marine Science Nov 06, 2017

Review of the Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Elasmobranchs in the Azores Region, Mid-North Atlantic

Diya Das · Pedro Afonso

10.3389/fmars.2017.00354 32 citations

Open Access Journal Article Progress in Oceanography Mar 01, 2016

Habitat suitability of the Atlantic bluefin tuna by size class: An ecological niche approach

Jean-Noël Druon · Jean-Marc Fromentin · Alex R. Hanke · Haritz Arrizabalaga +17 more

10.1016/j.pocean.2016.01.002 82 citations

Journal Article Fisheries Research May 01, 2014

Demography and ecology of blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the central North Atlantic

Frederic Vandeperre · Alexandre Aires-da-Silva · Marco Santos · Rogério Ferreira +3 more

10.1016/j.fishres.2014.01.006 51 citations

Open Access Journal Article PLoS ONE Aug 13, 2014

Movements of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) across Their Life History

Frederic Vandeperre · Alexandre Aires-da-Silva · Jorge Fontes · Marco Santos +2 more

10.1371/journal.pone.0103538 116 citations

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Christoph A. Rohner

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