Volume 1: Seabird Biodiversity and Human Activities

This book covers the response of the seabird research community to a biodiversity crisis aiming to contribute towards environmental sustainability. It should provide inspiration to a wide range of professionals and students, including the much needed world-wide collaboration between research groups and practitioners.

Jaime A. Ramos is Associate Professor at Coimbra University, Portugal, where he teaches Conservation Biology and Ecology, and is a member of MARE, the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. He has worked with seabirds for over 25 years in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and published over 200 papers in international journals. He leads a team of researchers and students using Conservation Physiology, Diet, Habitat Selection, and Movement Ecology to study the ecology of marine top predators for biodiversity conservation and environmental management.

Leonel Pereira, the coordinator of the Aquatic Sciences Series to which this volume belongs to, has a PhD in Biology by the University of Coimbra, Portugal, where he currently lectures. He is also an Investigator integrated in MARE, the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. His interests are mainly focused on Marine Biodiversity, Marine Biotechnology and Marine Ecology (environmental assessment). He has authored/edited more than 40 books and book chapters, and published more than 100 scientific papers in international journals.