The use of complex statistical models has recently increased substantially in the context of
species distribution behavior. This complexity has made the inferential and predictive …

In contrast to the vast majority of European maritime territories, the Azores is an isolated
oceanic archipelago in the North East Atlantic characterised by small-scale hooks-and-lines …

Species mapping is an essential tool for conservation programmes as it provides clear
pictures of the distribution of marine resources. However, in fishery ecology, the amount of …

To protect the most vulnerable marine species it is essential to have an understanding of
their spatiotemporal distributions. In recent decades, Bayesian statistics have been …

The spatial prediction of species distributions from survey data is a significant component of
spatial planning and the ecosystem-based management approach to marine resources …

Identifying spatiotemporal hotspots is important for understanding basic ecological
processes, but is particularly important for species at risk. A number of terrestrial and aquatic …

Discards represent a loss of natural resources and negatively affect the sustainability of
fisheries. Information on discards, such as diversity and size of the species discarded is …

Spatial and temporal closures of fish nursery areas to fishing have recently been recognized
as useful tools for efficient fisheries management, as they preserve the reproductive …

Man-made floating objects in the surface of tropical oceans, also called drifting fish
aggregating devices (DFADs), attract tens of marine species, including tunas and non-tuna …

Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamism and environmental relationships of species is
essential for the conservation of natural resources. Many spatio-temporally sampled …