andrea.zc.botelho

Andrea Zita Costa Botelho
Researcher
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PhD at the University of the Azores on Marine Sciences (2013): Marine Spatial Planning in Marine Protected Areas.

Master degree in Management and Nature Conservation (2005) and degree in Biology (2000).

Main research interests focus also on biodiversity, management, Ecosystem Based Management, monitoring, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, Non indigenous species, ocean literacy, aquaculture and tourism.

Currently post-doc research on Environmental Science/Tourism with focus on suitable seascapes planning for touristic purposes.

Principal investigator in the project SCAPETOUR, and researcher in several projects in the fields of marine sciences and social sciences - tourism.

Contact Info
CIÊNCIAVITAE 6C11-C6E6-7044

Publications

Gabriel, D., Schmidt, W.E., Moura, M., Almada, C., Botelho, A.Z., Parente, M.I., et al. (2027). West Side Story: Another record of Bryopsidales from the Caribbean to Macaronesia, 208, 104071.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2026.104071
Caruso, S., Martins, G.M., González-Vidal, A., Costa, A.C., Botelho, A.Z., Skarmeta, A.F., et al. (2027). Three decades of environmental change in European Macaronesia: Long-term trends, vertical gradients, and multi-trophic ecosystem responses, 223, 108463.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108463
Santos, A.L., Prestes, A., Costa, A.C., Botelho, A.Z., Benyamine, C., Rosas-Guerrero, J., et al. (2026). Spread and Population Dynamics of Rugulopteryx okamurae Across the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 36.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70378
Martín-García, L., Casas, E., Hernández-Leal, P.A., Botelho, A.Z. & Arbelo, M. (2026). A Decade of Optical Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Biodiversity and Benthic Habitat Monitoring: A Systematic Review. Remote Sensing, 18, 1917.
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18121917
Oliveira, B., Álvaro, N.V., Asif, F., Botelho, A.Z., Canning-Clode, J., Casimiro, D., et al. (2025). A multi-dimensional approach to improve validation practices for qualitative models of marine social-ecological systems, 9, 100273.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100273