José C. Xavier

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Email: 
jxavier@zoo.uc.pt
URI: 
MARE - UCoimbra
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Environmental Risk
Governance and Literacy
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-6660
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/J_Xavier
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-0b-jWEAAAAJ
Personal page: 
http://cientistapolarjxavier.blogspot.pt/
https://www.uc.pt/fctuc/dcv/pessoas/docentes/j_xavier

Activity summary

José Xavier is an marine ecologist (Cambridge University, PhD) focusing his research on Southern Ocean ecology, particularly on foraging and feeding behavior of top predators, and ecological links to their prey, to climate change, collaborating with more than 10 countries, since 1997. José is a Tinker-Muse Prize awardee for science and policy in Antarctica and the Head of Delegation of Portugal at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. He also coordinates science-policy-education projects.

Highlights

Marta T Muse Prize Choosing the future of Antarctica Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern Ocean Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota The Southern Ocean ecosystem under multiple climate change stresses ‐ an integrated circumpolar assessment Antarctic environmental protection: Strengthening the links between science and governance The rise of Portuguese Antarctic research: implications for Portugal's status under the Antarctic Treaty Future challenges in Southern Ocean ecology research