International papers

Helyar S, Sacchi C, Coughlan J & Mariani S. 2009. Novel microsatellite loci for a deep sea fish (Macrourus berglax) and their amplification in other grenadiers (Gadiformes: Macrouridae).Conservation Genetics Resources

White T.A., Stefanni S., Stamford J. and Hoelzel A.R. 2009 - ³Ocean basin panmixia in a long-lived, deep-sea fish with well defined habitat dependence and relatively low fecundity² Molecular Ecology, in press

Knutsen H, Jorde PE, Sannæs H, Hoelzel AR, Bergstad OA, Stefanni S, Johansen T and Stenseth NC, 2009, Bathymetric barriers promoting genetic structure in the deepwater demersal fish tusk Brosme brosme. Molecular Ecology, in press

Knutsen, H., Marie Le Goff-Vitry, Fiani, D., Hoelzel, A. R, 2008, Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in a marine fish species, the roundnose grenadier (Coryphanoides rupestris). Molecular Ecology Notes, 8, 993-995

Ring AK, Knutsen H and André C, 2009, 'Development of ten microsatellite loci in the ling (Molva molva). Molecular Ecology Resources, in press

Schneider M, Sannæs H, Jorde, PEJ and Knutsen, H, 2009, Isolation and characterisation of 11 microsatellite loci in the abbysal carapine grenadier Coryphanoides carapipnus (Actinoperygii, Macrouridae) and cross amplification in two other deep-sea macrourid species. Conservation genetics, DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9838-8

Stefanni S, Bettencourt R, Knutsen H and Menezes G, 2009, Rapid PCR-RFLP method for discrimination of the two Atlantic cryptic deep-sea species of scabbardfish. Molecular Ecology Resources, doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02470.

Knutsen, H, Catarino D., Sannæs H., Stefanni S. Development of eleven microsatellite loci in the deep sea black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo). Conservation Genetic Resources, in press

Cruises reports

Catarino D., Stefanni S., Menezes G., Souza N. and Plirú A. (2007) ³Relatório de Cruzeiro ¬ DEECON-28-V07 (Projecto 06-EuroDEEP-FP-008)² Arquivos Internos do DOP

Catarino D., Stefanni S., Parra H. and Noever C. (2008) ³Relatório de Cruzeiro ¬ DEECON-30-V08 (Projecto 06-EuroDEEP-FP-008)². Arquivos internos do DOP

Lino S., Bashmachnikov I., Mendonça A., Sequeira S. and Martins A. (2008) " Oceanographic Cruise Report “LAMAR-DEECON-OPALINA–OCE–2008–O01”
(Azores Current; South of Pico; Meddie – SET. 2008). Arquivos internos
do DOP

Posters

C.Longmore, K.Fogarty, F.Neat, D.Brophy, C.Trueman, S.Mariani. (2009) - Using Otolith Microchemistry and Otolith Shape analysis to unravel the spatio-temporal connectivity in a deep-sea teleost, Coryphaenoides rupestris. European Marine Biology Symposium, Liverpool, UK. Sept 7-11.

Loureiro C. et al. 2008 - ³Microbial Plankton Density in Surface Waters South of Pico Island, Azores² poster at the XV Simposio Iberico de Estudos de Biologia Marinha (SIEBM), Madeira, Sept 9-13

Catarino D., Stefanni S. And Menezes G. 2008 - ³Deep-sea fishing on four Atlantic seamounts located south of the Azores²  ICES, Halifax, Canada, Sept 22-26

Sampaio I. et al. 2009 - "Azorean deep-water coral communities as perceived from bottom long-line fishery surveys". ICES, Horta, April 27-30 (poster)

Catarino D., Stefanni S., Parra H. and Noever C. (2008) ³Relatório de Cruzeiro ¬ DEECON-30-V08 (Projecto 06-EuroDEEP-FP-008)². Arquivos internos do DOP

Talks

C.Longmore, K.Fogarty, F.Neat, D.Brophy, C.Trueman, S.Mariani. (2009) - A Comparison of Otolith Microchemistry and Otolith Shape Analysis in Unravelling Stock Structure in a Deep-Sea Teleost, Coryphaenoides rupestris. 4th International Otolith Symposium. Monterey, California. Aug 23-28

Stefanni S. and Santos R.S. 2009 - ³The interconnection of seamount ecosystems with adjacent areas² Hermione kick-off meeting, Sorrento 6-9 (talk)

Halvor Knutsen, Per Erik Jorde, Morten Skogen and Nils C. Stenseth
Title: Large-scale population structure in roundnose grenadier ICES, Horta, April 27-30 (talk)

Stefanni S., Catarino D. and Machete M. 2009 - ³Northern distribution limit of the intermediate scabbardfish Aphanopus intermedius (Parin, 1983) based on PCR-RFLP¹s screening² ICES, Horta, April 27-30 (talk)

Catarino D., Menezes G. and Stefanni S. 2009 - ³Deep-sea fishing on eight seamounts in the North-East Atlantic² ICES, Horta, April 27-30 (talk)

BSc Thesis

Loureiro C. 2008. "Microbial Planktonic Communities Characterization in Sea Surface Waters at South of Pico Island, Using Molecular techniques. Finale thesis report on Marine Biology, University of the Azores