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

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
Trégarot, E., D'Olivo, J.P., Botelho, A.Z., Cabrito, A., Cardoso, G.O., Casal, G., et al. (2024). Effects of climate change on marine coastal ecosystems – A review to guide research and management, 289, 110394.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110394
Amorim, L.M., Costa, J.L., Costa, A.C., Botelho, A.Z. & Torres, P. (2024). Unveiling Microplastic Abundance and Distribution in an Oceanic Island: Offshore Depository or Local Pollution Indicator. Sustainability, 16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104103
Larrea, A., Torres, P., Seijo, C., Ventura, M.A., Costa, A.C., Parente, M.I., et al. (2023). Environmental coastal research: a systematic review for Azores and Cabo Verde, two peripherical Macaronesian archipelagos, 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1242799
Simeoni, C., Furlan, E., Pham, H.V., Critto, A., de Juan, S., Trégarot, E., et al. (2023). Evaluating the combined effect of climate and anthropogenic stressors on marine coastal ecosystems: Insights from a systematic review of cumulative impact assessment approaches, 861, 160687.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160687