Verónica Ferreira1§
, Pedro M. Raposeiro2,3, and Vítor Gonçalves2,3
1MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET – Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
2University of the Azores, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
3CIBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory, BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning – UNESCO Chair – Land Within Sea: Biodiversity & Sustainability in Atlantic Islands, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
§Correspondence to: Verónica Ferreira (veronica@ci.uc.pt)
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Conflicts of Interest
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Author Contributions
- Verónica Ferreira: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Investigation, Writing - original draft
- Pedro M. Raposeiro: Investigation, Writing - review & editing
- Vítor Gonçalves: Project administration, Resources, Writing - review & editing
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History
- Received: 7/23/2026
- Revision Received: 8/17/2026
- Accepted: 8/26/2026
- Published Online: 9/2/2026
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