%0 Journal Article
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%@doi 10.7717/peerj.14313
%@issn 2167-8359
%T Long-term monitoring projects of Brazilian marine and coastal ecosystems
%D 2022
%8 Nov.
%9 journal article
%A Cordeiro, Cesar A. M. M.,
%A Aued, Anaide W.,
%A Barros, Francisco,
%A Bastos, Alex C.,
%A Bender, Mariana,
%A Mendes, Thiago C.,
%A Creed, Joel C.,
%A Cruz, Igor C. S.,
%A Dias, Murilo S.,
%A Fernandes, Lohengrin D. A.,
%A Coutinho, Ricardo,
%A Gonçalves, José E. A.,
%A Floeter, Sergio R.,
%A Mello Fonseca, Juliana,
%A Freire, Andrea S.,
%A Gherardi, Douglas Francisco Marcolino,
%A Gomes, Luiz E. O.,
%A Lacerda, Fabíola,
%A Martins, Rodrigo L.,
%A Longo, Guilherme O.,
%A Mazzuco, Ana Carolina,
%A Menezes, Rafael,
%A Muelbert, José H.,
%A Paranhos, Rodolfo,
%A Quimbayo, Juan P.,
%A Valentin, Jean L.,
%A Ferreira, Carlos E. L.,
%@affiliation Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF)
%@affiliation Memorial University of Newfoundland
%@affiliation Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
%@affiliation Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
%@affiliation Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
%@affiliation Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM)
%@affiliation Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM)
%@affiliation Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
%@affiliation Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
%@affiliation Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
%@affiliation Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
%@affiliation Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
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%@electronicmailaddress douglas.gherardi@inpe.br
%B PeerJ
%V 10
%P e14313
%K Conservation, Ecology, Ecosystem management, ILTER, Ocean decade.
%X Biodiversity assessment is a mandatory task for sustainable and adaptive management for the next decade, and long-term ecological monitoring programs are a cornerstone for understanding changes in ecosystems. The Brazilian Long-Term Ecological Research Program (PELD) is an integrated effort model supported by public funds that finance ecological studies at 34 locations. By interviewing and compiling data from project coordinators, we assessed monitoring efforts, targeting biological groups and scientific production from nine PELD projects encompassing coastal lagoons to mesophotic reefs and oceanic islands. Reef environments and fish groups were the most often studied within the long-term projects. PELD projects covered priority areas for conservation but missed sensitive areas close to large cities, as well as underrepresenting ecosystems on the North and Northeast Brazilian coast. Long-term monitoring projects in marine and coastal environments in Brazil are recent (<5 years), not yet integrated as a network, but scientifically productive with considerable relevance for academic and human resources training. Scientific production increased exponentially with project age, despite interruption and shortage of funding during their history. From our diagnosis, we recommend some actions to fill in observed gaps, such as: enhancing projects' collaboration and integration; focusing on priority regions for new projects; broadening the scope of monitored variables; and, maintenance of funding for existing projects.
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