67. Leitão F*, Ureta R-H, Cánovas F. 2020. 'Editorial´: Vulnerability of Fisheries to Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.613793
66. Leitão F., Pardo JB, Ovelheiro A, Monteiro JN, Nobre D, Teodósio A.M. (2021). The role of bait type in the octopus fishery policy decisions. Ocean and Coastal Management (Under Review)
65. Juan Bueno-Pardo, Daniela Nobre, João N. Monteiro, Pedro Sousa, Eudriano Costa, Vânia Baptista, Andreia Ovelheiro, Vasco Vieira, Luís Chícharo, Miguel Gaspar, Karim Erzini, Susan Kay, Henrique Queiroga, Maria A. Teodósio, Francisco Leitão Climate change vulnerability assessment of the main marine commercial fish and invertebrates of Portugal. Scientific Reports (Accepted: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82595-5).
64. Martins, M., Carreiro-Silva, M., Martins, G.M., Barcelos E Ramos, J., Viveiros, F., Couto, R.P., Parra, H., Monteiro, J., Gallo, F., Silva, C., Teodósio, A., Guilini, K., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Leitão, F., Chícharo, L., Range, P. (2020) - Ervilia Castanea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) Populations Adversely Affected At Co2 Seeps In The North Atlantic. Science Of The Total Environment, 142044, Doi: 10.1016/J.Scitotenv.2020.142044
63. Vieira VM, Mateus M, Canelas R, Leitão F. 2020. The FuGas 2.5 Updated for the Effects of Surface Turbulence on the Transfer Velocity of Gases at the Atmosphere–Ocean Interface. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 (6), 435
62. Encarnação J, Seyer T, Teodósio MA, Leitão F. 2020. First Record of the Nudibranch Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845) in Portugal, Associated with the Invasive Hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771). Diversity 12 (6), 214
61. Baptista V, Carere C, Morais P, Cruz J, Cerveira I, Castanho S, Ribeiro L, Pousão-Ferreira P, Leitão F, Teodósio MA. 2020. Do consistent individual differences in temperate and pelagic fish larval behavior affect recruitment in nursery habitats? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02841-0
61. Bueno-Pardo J., Pierce G.J., Cabecinha E., Grilo C., Assis J., Valavani V., Pita C., Dubert J., Leitão F, Queiroga H. 2020. Trends and drivers of marine fish landings in Portugal since its entrance in the European Union. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 7: 988-1001. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsaa010
60. Baptista V, Leitão F, Morais P, Teodósio MA, Wolanski E. 2019. Modelling the ingress of a temperate fish larva into a nursery coastal lagoon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 235. 106601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106601
59. Baptista V, Morais P, Cruz J, Castanho S, Ribeiro L, Pousão-Ferreira P, Leitão F, Wolanski E, Teodósio MA. 2019. Swimming abilities of temperate pelagic fish larvae prove that they may control their dispersion in coastal areas. Diversity 11(10), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11100185
58. Ruben Roa Ureta, Santos M.N, Leitão, F*. Modelling long-term fisheries data to resolve the attraction versus production dilemma of artificial reefs. Ecological Modelling. 407. 108727. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00302
57. Leitão F*. 2019. Mean Size of the landed Catch: a fishery community index for trend assessment in exploited marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science; https://doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00302
56. Tiller R, Arenas F, Galdies C, Leitão F, Malej A, Romera B M, Solidoro C, Stojanov R, Tur V, Guerra R. 2019. Who cares about ocean acidification in the Plasticene? Ocean & Coastal Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.03.020
55. Manuessa B, Morais EP, Borges TC, Teodósio MA, Leitão F*. 2018. First assessment of Thryssa vitrirostris (Engraulidae) beach seine fishery in Northeastern Mozambique. J – Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal. 1: 116-132; doi:10.3390/j1010012MDPI.
54. Cruz J, Morais P, Mocuba J.J, Baptista V, Cerveira I, Pereira V, Valente M.S, Leitão F, Maria Teodósio A. 2019. The inevitable invasion of Portuguese estuarine ecosystems by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865. BioInvasions (in press).
53. Morais P., Gaspar M, Garel E., Baptista V., Cruz J., Cerveira I., Leitão F, Teodósio MA. 2019. The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 expands its non-native distribution into the Ria Formosa lagoon and the Guadiana estuary (SW-Iberian Peninsula, Europe). BioInvasions Records. DOI: 10.3391/bir.2019.8.1.14
52. Leitão F*, Baptista V, Vieira V. Laginha PS, Relvas P. Teodósio A. 2018. A 60 years time series analyses of the upwelling along the Portuguese coast. Water, 11, 1285; doi:10.3390/w11061285
51. Leitão F*, Maharaj R, Vieira V, Teodósio A, Cheung WWL. 2018. The effect of regional sea surface temperature rise on fisheries. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater ecosystems. 28(6) 351-1359 (IF: 3.2) DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2947
50. Sroczyńska K., Leitão F., Máximo I., Range P., Furtado A., Claro M., Chícharo L. 2019. Independent effects of habitat and stream typology on macroinvertebrate communities and water quality index in Mediterranean-type intermittent streams. Limnology. DOI: 10.23818/limn.38.31
49. Piló D, Barbosa A, Teodósio MA, Encarnação J, Leitão F, Range P, Krug LA, Chicharo L. 2018. Are submarine groundwater discharges affecting the structure and physiological status of rocky intertidal communities?. Marine Environmental Research 136: 158-173 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.013 (IF: 3.24).
48. Leitão, F*. Relvas P, Canovas F, Baptista, V., Teodósio, A. 2018. Northerly wind trends along the Portuguese marine coast since 1950. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 137, 1-19 (IF: 2.64). DOI: 10.1007/s00704-018-2466-9. ISSN-L: 0214-8358
47. Leitão F*, Baptista, V Erzini, K. Reconstructing discards profiles of unreported catches. Scientia Marina 82S1 39-49. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.04723.08A (IF: 1.00, Accepted 25-01-2018, in press).
46. Baptista V, Silva PL, Relvas P, Teodósia A, Leitão F. 2017. Sea surface temperature variability along the Portuguese coast since 1950. International Journal of Climatology. 38: 1145-1160 DOI: 10.1002/joc.5231 (IF: 3.74; Q1)
45. Seyer T, Pedro M, Leitão F, Martins F, Teodósio MA. 2017. On the presence of the Ponto-Caspian hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771) in an Iberian estuary: highlights on the introduction vectors and invasion routes. Biological Invasion Review. 6(4) DOI: 10.3391/bir.2017.6.4.05
44. Fernandes J, Almeida C, De Plaen, J, Melo T, Stigter T, Leitão F, Range P, Carrara G. 2015. Submarine Groundwater Discharge on the Algarve Shelf: case study of Albufeira-Ribeira de Quarteira Aquifer System. Comunicações Geológicas 102, 111-117 (IF: 0.14). ISSN: 0873-948X; e-ISSN: 1647-581X Versão online: http://www.lneg.pt/download/12922/21%20-%20Fernandes%20et%20al_%20Descargas%20de%20%E1gua%20subterr%E2nea_ER.pdf
43. Teodósio MA, Garrido S, Leitão F, Peters J, Ré P, Santos AM. 2016. Assessing the impact of environmental forcing on the condition of anchovy larvae using nucleic acid and fatty acid-derived indices. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 185: 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.10.023
42. Sroczyńska K, Claro M, Range P, Wasiak K, Wojtal-Frankiewicz A, Ben-Hamadou R, Leitão F, Chícharo L. 2016. Habitat-specific benthic metabolism in a Mediterranean-type intermittent stream. Annual Limnology - International Journal of Limnology. 52 243-252 (IF: 1.036; Q3)
41. Leitão F*, Baptista V. 2016. The discard ban policy, economic trends and opportunities for the Portuguese fisheries sector. Marine Policy.75: 75–83 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.10.012 (IF: 2.253; Q1)
40. Vieira VMNCS, Creed J, Scrosati RA, Santos A, Dutschke G, Leitão F, Engelen AH, Huanel OR, Guillemin M-L, Mateus M, Neves R. 2016. On the choice of linear regression algorithms. Annual Research and Review in Biology 10(3): 1-9. DOI: 10.9734/ARRB/2016/25219 (IF: 2.253; Q1)
39. Leitão, F. 2015. Time series analyses reveal environmental and fisheries controls on Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) catch rates. Continental Shelf Research 111: 342–352. DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.08.026 (IF: 2.253; Q1)
38. Leitão F*, Encarnação J, Range P, Schmelz, R.M., Chicharo A, Chicharo L. 2015 Submarine groundwater discharges create unique benthic communities in coastal marine environment. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 163 (Part B) 93-98. DOI 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.007 (IF: 2.253; Q1)
37. Teixeira C. M, Gamito R, Leitão F, Murta A.G, Cabral H.N, Erzini K, Costa M.J. 2016. Environmental influence on commercial fishery landings of small pelagic fish in Portugal. Regional Environmental Change 16(3) 709-716 DOI 10.1007/s10113-015-0786-1(IF: 2.260; Q2)
36. Baptista V., Campos, C., Leitão F*. 2016. The influence of environmental factors and fishing pressure on Diplodus vulgaris. Estuaries and Coasts 39, 258-272. DOI: 10.1007/s12237-015-9990-y (IF: 2.245; Q1)
35. Leitão F*. 2015. Landing profiles of Portuguese fisheries: assessing the state of stocks. Fisheries Management and Ecology 22, 152-163 DOI: 10.1111/fme.12112 (IF: 1.76; Q2);
34. Leitão, F*., Baptista V, Teodósio M.A., Hughes, S., Vieira V, Chicharo L. 2014. The role of environmental and fisheries multi-controls in Diplodus sargus artisanal fisheries. Regional Environmental Change 16, 163-176 DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0726-5 (IF: 2.919; Q2)
33. Vasco, V; Leitão, F., Mateus, M. 2015. Biomass-density data analysis: a comment on Cabaço et al. (2013). Journal of Ecology 103, 537–540 Doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12294 (IF: 5.431: Q1)
32 Leitão F*, Hughes SJ, Máximo I, Atanasova N, Furtado A, Chicharo L. 2014. Comparison of two macroinvertebrate sampling protocols and their influence on the classification of ecological status in intermittent Mediterranean river systems (Algarve, Southern Portugal). River Research Applications. 30: 1233–1247 DOI: 10.1002/rra.2800 (IF: 2.274; Q1)
31. Range P, Martins M. Cabral S, Piló D, Ben-Hamadou R. Chícharo M. Leitão F, Drago T, Oliveira A.P, Matias D, Chícharo L. 2014. Relative sensitivity of soft-bottom intertidal macrofauna to increased CO2 and experimental stress. Marine Ecology Progress series 509: 153-170 Doi: 10.3354/meps10861 (IF: 2.425; Q1)
30. Leitão, F*., Alms, V., Erzini, K. 2014. A multi-model approach to evaluate the role of environmental variability and fishing pressure in sardine fisheries. Journal of Marine Systems. 139, 128-138 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.05.013 (IF: 2.65; Q1)
29. Encarnação J, Leitão F*., Piló D., Range P., Chicharo A., Chicharo L. 2014. Local and temporal variations in near-shore macrobenthic communities under the effect of submarine groundwater discharges. Marine Ecology (Accepted for publication, 04/28/2014). doi: 10.1111/maec.12186 (IF: 2.561; Q1)
28. Leitão, F*., Baptista V, Erzini K., Iritanu, D., Zeller, D. 2014. Reconstruction of mainland Portugal fisheries catches 1950-2010. Working Paper Series. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia. 08, 1-29.
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27. Leitão, F*., Baptista, V., Erzini, K. Zeller, D. 2014. Reconstructed catches and trends for mainland Portugal fisheries between 1938 and 2009: implications for sustainability, domestic fish supply and imports. Fisheries Research. 155, 35-50 (Doi: org/10.1016/j.fishres.2014.02.012 ) (IF: 1.816; Q1)
26. Leitão F*, Range P, Gaspar M.B. 2014. Survivorship of bycatch species discarded from an artisanal dredge fishery in Portugal. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 62(4):257-263 (IF: 0.60; Q3)
25. Teixeira C.M., Gamito R., Leitão F., Cabral H.N., Erzini K., Costa M.J. 2014. Trends in landings of fish species potentially affected by climate changes in Portuguese fisheries. Regional Environmental Change. 14: 657-669. DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0524-5 (IF:2.260)
24. Baptista V., Ullah H., Teixeira C.M., Range P., Erzini K., Leitão F*. 2014. Influence of environmental variables and fishing pressure on bivalve fisheries in an inshore lagoon and adjacent nearshore coastal area. Estuaries and Coast. 37, 191-205. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-013-9658-4). (IF: 2.56; Q1)
23. Encarnação J, Leitão F., Piló D., Range P., Chicharo A., Chicharo L. 2013. Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coastal meiofauna assemblages in south Portugal (Algarve). Estuaries and Shelf Coast Science 130, 202-208. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2013.04.013 (IF: 2.32; Q1)
22. Baptista V., Leitão F*. 2014. Commercial catch rates of Spisula solida reflect local environmental conditions on the coast of Portugal. Journal of Marine Systems. 130. 79-89. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.07.010 (IF: 2.65; Q1)
21. Ullah H., Leitão F*., Vânia B., Chicharo, L.. 2012. An analysis of the impacts of climatic variability and hydrology on the coastal fisheries, Engraulis encrasicolus and Sepia officinalis, of Portugal. Ecohydrology and Hydrology. 12(4) 337-352. DOI: 10.2478/v10104-012-0026-y (IF: 1.68; Q3)
20. Leitão F*. 2013. Artificial reefs: from ecological processes to fishing enhancement tools. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography. 61(1) 77-81. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-87592013000100009 (IF: 0.60; Q3)
19. Soares F., Freitas R, Soares J, Leitão F *, Cristo M.. 2012. Feeding ecology and morphometric relationships of white seabream, Diplodus sargus lineatus (Sparidae), endemic species of Cape Verde. Cybium 36(3): 461-472. (IF: 0.38; Q2)
18. Pilo, D., Leitão, F. Ben-Hamadou R, Range P, Chicharo A, Chicharo L. 2011. Macrobenthic response to sewage discharges in confined areas from coastal lagoons: Implication on the Ecological quality status. Journal Vie et Milieu/ Life and Environment 61 (2): 107-118. (IF: 0.42; Q4)
17. Santos, M. N., Leitão, F., Moura, A., Cerqueira M., Monteiro, C. C. 2011. Diplodus spp assemblages on artificial reefs of different ages: influence of the associated epibenthic macrofauna. ICES Journal of Marine Science 68: 87-97. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsq139. (IF: 2.277; Q1)
16. Leitão F*., Gaspar M. B. 2011. Comparison of the burrowing response of commercially undersized cockles (Cerastoderma edule) after fishing disturbance using hand dredge and harvesting knife. Marine Biology Research 7 (5): 509-514. DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2010.527989. (IF: 1.0; Q2)
15. Leitão, F., Gaspar M. B. Santos, M. N., Monteiro, C.C. 2009. A comparison of bycatch and discard mortality in three types of dredge used in the Portuguese Spisula solida (solid surf clam) fishery. Aquatic Living Resources 22(1): 1-10. DOI: 10.1051/alr/2009001. (IF: 1.07;Q2)
14. Leitão, F., Santos, M. N. Monteiro, C. C. 2009. Diplodus spp. assemblages on artificial reefs: importance for near shore fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16: 88-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00646.x. (IF: 1.028; Q2)
13. Leitão, F., Santos, M. N. Erzini, K., Monteiro, C. C. 2008. Fish assemblages and rapid colonisation after enlargement of an artificial reef off the Algarve coast (Southern Portugal). Marine Ecology 29(4): 435-448. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2008.00253.x. (IF: 2.561; Q1)
12. Moura, A., da Fonseca, L. Cancela, Cúrdia, J., Carvalho, S., Boaventura, D., Cerqueira, M., Leitão, F., Santos, M. N., Monteiro, C. C. 2008. Is surface orientation a determinant for colonisation patterns of vagile and sessile macrobenthos on artificial reefs?. Biofouling 24(5): 381-391. DOI:10.1080/08927010802256414. (IF: 3.701; Q1)
11. Leitão, F., Santos, M. N. Erzini, K., Monteiro, C. C. 2008. Effect of predation on artificial reef juvenile demersal fish species. Marine Biology 153: 1233-1244. DOI 10.1007/s00227-007-0898-3. (IF: 2.468; Q1)
10. Moura, A., Boaventura, D., Cúrdia, J., Carvalho, S., Cancela da Fonseca, L., Leitão, F.M., Santos, M.N., Monteiro, C.C. 2007. Effect of depth and reef
structure on early macrobenthic communities of the Algarve artificial
reefs (southern Portugal). Hidrobiologia 580: 173-180. DOI 10.1007/s10750-006-0455-y (IF: 2.275; Q2)
9. Leitão, F., Santos, M. N. Monteiro, C. C. 2007. Contribution of artificial reefs to the diet of the white sea bream (Diplodus sargus). ICES Journal of Marine Science 64: 473-478. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm027. (IF: 2.277; Q1)
8. Leitão F.M.S, Gaspar M. B. 2007. Immediate impact of intertidal non-mechanised cockle harvesting on macrobenthic communities: a comparative study. Scientia Marina 71(4): 723-733. (IF: 1.114; Q2)
7. Carvalho, S. Moura, A. Gaspar, M. B. Pereira, P. Falcão, M., Cancela da Fonseca, L., Drago, T., Leitão, F. M., Regala, J., 2005. Spatial and inter-annual variability of the macrobenthic communities within a coastal lagoon (Óbidos lagoon) and its relationship with environmental parameters. Acta Oecologica 27: 143-159. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2004.11.004. (IF: 1.617; Q2)
6. Boaventura, D., Moura, A., Leitão, F., Carvalho, S., Cúrdia, J., Pereira, P., Fonseca, L. C., Santos, M. N. and Monteiro C. C. 2006. Macrobenthic colonisation of artificial reefs on the southern coast of Portugal (Ancão, Algarve). Hidrobiologia: 555: 335 – 343. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1133-1. (IF: 2.275; Q2)
5. Moura, A., Boaventura, D., Cúrdia, J., Pereira, P., Carvalho, S., Cancela da Fonseca, L., Leitão, F.M., Santos, M. N., Monteiro, C. C. 2004. Benthic succession on an artificial reef in the south of Portugal – preliminary results. Revista Biol. (Lisboa) 22: 169-181.
4. Gaspar, M.B., Leitão, F., Chicharo, L., Santos, M. N., Monteiro, C.C. 2003. A Comparison of direct mortality inflicted on macrofaunal organisms by three types of dredges used in the Portuguese clam fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science 60: 733-742. doi:10.1016/S1054–3139(03)00023-7. (IF: 2.277; Q1)
3. Gaspar, M.B., Santos, M. N., Leitão, F., Falcão, M., Monteiro, C.C. 2003. Recovery of substrate and macro-benthos after fishing trials with a new Portuguese clam dredge. Journal of Marine Biology Association of the United Kingdon 83: 713-717. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007690h (IF: 0.92; Q3)
2. Gaspar, M.B, Leitão, F., Chicharo, L., Santos, M. N., Sobral, M., Chicharo. A., Monteiro, C.C. 2003. Size selectivity of the Spisula solida dredge in relation to tooth spacing and mesh size. Fisheries Research 60: 561-568. Doi: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00140-6. (IF: 1.816; Q1)
1. Gaspar M. B., Leitão, F. Santos, M. N, Sobral, M., Chícharo L., Chícharo, A., Monteiro, C. C. 2002. Influence of mesh size and tooth spacing on the proportion of damaged organisms in the catches of the Portuguese clam dredge fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science 51(6): 1228-1236. doi:10.1006/jmsc.2002.1310. (IF: 2.277;Q1)