Personal identification

Full name

Miguel Mena Matos Gandra

Citation names

• Gandra, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

4F1A-6372-FA55

ORCID iD

0000-0003-1506-5141

Google Scholar ID

O_hIis0AAAAJ

Websites

• https://ccmar.ualg.pt/users/mmgandra (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

	Degree	Classification
2021/05 - 2025/05 Ongoing	Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (Doutoramento) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/11 Concluded	Biologia Marinha (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Long-term intra and interspecific spatial overlap of Sphyraena viridensis and Seriola rivoliana at remote seamounts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2013/07 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	17

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/10/01 - 2020/11	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/09	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/09	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2025 - Current	Mapping Critical Habitats of Threatened Shark Species in the Algarve Coast Mapping Sharks Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)	FAM Foundation Ongoing
2023/01 - 2025/08	Smooth(ing) hammerhead declines: searching for essential habitats of Sphyrna zygaena in the Algarve coast Essential habitats for smooth hammerheads Principal investigator	Save Our Seas Foundation Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2018/06/14 - 2022/06/13	Bases ecológicas para uma gestão sustentável da corvina PTDC/BIA-BMA/30278/2017 Instituto do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/10 - 2020/11	REDAMP - Development of tools for the design of MPA networks for the integrated management of coastal areas MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0015 Research Fellow Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Concluded
2018/02 - 2018/09	EKLIPSE - Developing a European Mechanism to answer requests from policy makers and other societal actors on biodiversity related issues 690474 Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal	Horizon 2020 Concluded
2013/10 - 2014/09	Coastal4cast - Linking habitat heterogeneity with physiology and metapopulation structure to forecast effects of climate change on continental scales PTDC/MAR/117568/2010 Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Concluded

Publications

Conference poster

Gandra, Miguel; Fontes, Jorge; Macena, Bruno; Abecasis, David; Carl G. Meyer; Pedro Afonso. Corresponding author: Gandra, Miguel. "From darkness to light: Understanding movement and residency patterns of two sympatric deep-sea sharks in the North Atlantic". Paper presented in 8th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium, 2024. Gandra, Miguel; Alexander C. Winkler; Pedro Afonso; Abecasis, David. Corresponding author: Gandra, Miguel. "Long-distance migrations and seasonal movements of large coastal predator (meagre, Argyrosomus regius) along the Iberian Peninsula coast". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Fish Telemetry, 2023. Miguel Gandra; David Abecasis. "Movement patterns and spawning behavior of adult meagre (Argyrosomus regius) along the Iberian Peninsula coast". Paper presented in 7th International Bio-logging Science Symposium, 2021. Gandra, Miguel; Afonso, Pedro; Fontes, Jorge. "Long-term intra and interspecific spatial overlap of Sphyraena viridensis and Seriola rivoliana at a remote seamount.". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Fish Telemetry; Cairns, Australia., 2017. Gandra, Miguel; Zardi, Gerardo I; Nicastro, Katy R.. "Shell discolouration in intertidal mussels due to endolithic parasitism: a cool phenotypic shift?". Paper presented in Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation; Olhão, Portugal, 2016. Gandra, Miguel; Seabra, Rui; Lima, Fernando P.. "A low-cost, versatile data logging system for ecological applications". Paper presented in 10th International Temperate Reefs Symposium; Perth, Western Australia, 2014.

Journal article

David Abecasis; Lucas Martínez-Ramírez; Miguel Gandra; Alexander C. Winkler. "Tracking movements of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) during the spawning season: Preliminary indications of off estuary spawning". Journal of Fish Biology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15879. 10.1111/jfb.15879 Lucas Martínez-Ramírez; Luis Bentes; André Dias; Karim Erzini; Miguel Gandra; Sebastian Kraft; Alexander C. Winkler; David Abecasis. "Tagging mortality in acoustic telemetry studies: Insights from a multispecies analysis". Journal of Fish Biology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15790. 10.1111/jfb.15790 Gandra, Miguel; Winkler, Alexander C.; Afonso, Pedro; Abecasis, D. "Long-distance migrations and seasonal movements of meagre (Argyrosomus regius), a large coastal predator, along the Iberian Peninsula coast". Movement Ecology 12 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00469-7. 10.1186/s40462-024-00469-7 Alexander Claus Winkler; Antonio Medina Guerrero; Lily Bovim; Bruno C. L. Macena; Miguel Gandra; Karim Erzini; Pedro Afonso; David Abecasis. "Depth and temperature preferences of meagre, Argyrosomus regius, as revealed by satellite telemetry". PLOS ONE (2023): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288706. 10.1371/journal.pone.0288706 S. Kraft; M. Gandra; R. J. Lennox; J. Mourier; A. C. Winkler; D. Abecasis. "Residency and space use estimation methods based on passive acoustic telemetry data". Movement Ecology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-022-00364-z. 10.1186/s40462-022-00364-z Cláudia Oliveira-Rodrigues; Ana M. Correia; Raul Valente; Ágatha Gil; Miguel Gandra; Marcos Liberal; Massimiliano Rosso; Graham Pierce; Isabel Sousa-Pinto. "Assessing data bias in visual surveys from a cetacean monitoring programme". Scientific Data (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01803-7. 10.1038/s41597-022-01803-7 Pedro Afonso; Miguel Gandra; Gonçalo Graça; Bruno Macena; Frederic Vandeperre; Jorge Fontes. "The Multi-Annual Residency of Juvenile Smooth Hammerhead Shark in an Oceanic Island Nursery". Frontiers in Marine Science 9 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.844893. 10.3389/fmars.2022.844893 J. Assis; E. Fragkopoulou; E.A. Serrão; B. Horta e Costa; M. Gandra; D. Abecasis. "Weak biodiversity connectivity in the European network of no-take marine protected areas". Science of The Total Environment 773 (2021): 145664-145664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145664. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145664 Miguel Gandra; Jorge Assis; Manuel Ramos Martins; David Abecasis. "Reduced Global Genetic Differentiation of Exploited Marine Fish Species". Molecular Biology and Evolution (2020): https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa299. 10.1093/molbev/msaa299 Miguel Gandra; Pedro Afonso; Jorge Fontes. "Intra-and interspecific associations in two predatory reef fishes at a shallow seamount". Marine Ecology Progress Series 654 (2020): 93-107. Published • 10.3354/meps13501 Ana M. Correia; Miguel Gandra; Marcos Liberal; Raul Valente; Ágatha Gil; Massimiliano Rosso; Graham J. Pierce; Isabel Sousa-Pinto. "A dataset of cetacean occurrences in the Eastern North Atlantic". Scientific Data (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0187-2. 10.1038/s41597-019-0187-2 Miguel Gandra; Karim Erzini; David Abecasis. "Diel and seasonal changes in the spatial behaviour of a soft-sediment fish (Solea senegalensis) inside a marine reserve". Marine Environmental Research 135 (2018): 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.015. 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.015 Miguel Gandra; Rui Seabra; Fernando P. Lima. "A low-cost, versatile data logging system for ecological applications". Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 13 3 (2015): e10012-e10012. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Flom3.10012. 10.1002/lom3.10012

Other

Dataset

Gandra, Miguel. CETUS: Cetacean monitoring surveys in the Eastern North Atlantic. Marine Data Archive. 10.14284/350

Award

2023	Save Our Seas Foundation Small Grant Save Our Seas Foundation, Switzerland
2022	Animal Research Tomorrow (ART) Science Communication Grant 2022 Animal Research Tomorrow, Switzerland
2022	EuroMarine Young Scientist Fellowship Programme 2022 EuroMarine: European Marine Research Network, France
2019	Bolsa por Mérito 2015/2016 DGES
2017	Travel grant Flying Sharks Consultoria e Inovação Lda, Portugal