I am interest in the ecology and conservation of tropical shallow and deep reefs, with special focus on community characterization (from microbes to fishes), habitat mapping, effects of marine protected areas and fisheries. Main tools: open and closed circuit technical diving, ROVs and manned submersibles.

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Extensive Rhodolith Beds Cover the Summits of Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Seamounts | article Pereira-Filho GH, Amado-Filho GM, de Moura RL, Bastos AC, Guimarães SMPB, Salgado LT, Francini-Filho RB, Bahia RG, Abrantes DP, Guth AZ, Brasileiro PS (2012) Journal of Coastal Research 28:261-269
	Mesophotic reef fish assemblages of the remote St. Peter and St. Paul’s Archipelago, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil | article Rosa MR, Rosa MR, Alves AC, Medeiros DV, Coni EOC, Ferreira CM, Ferreira BP, Rosa RdS, Amado-Filho GM, Pereira-Filho GH, de Moura RL, Thompson FL, Sumida PYG, Francini-Filho RB (2016) Coral Reefs 35:113-123
	Baseline Assessment of Mesophotic Reefs of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain Based on Water Quality, Microbial Diversity, Benthic Cover and Fish ... | article Meirelles PM, Amado-Filho GM, Pereira-Filho GH, Pinheiro HT, de Moura RL, Joyeux J-C, Mazzei EF, Bastos AC, Edwards RA, Dinsdale E, Paranhos R, Santos EO, Lida T, Gotoh K, Nakamura S, Sawabe T, Rezende CE, Gadelha Jr LMR, Francini-Filho RB, Thompson C, Thompson FL (2015) PLoS ONE 10:e0130084
	Fish Biodiversity of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain, Southwestern Atlantic: An Updated Database | article Pinheiro HT, Mazzei E, Moura RL, Amado-Filho GM, Carvalho-Filho A, Braga AC, Costa PAS, Ferreira BP, Ferreira CEL, Floeter SR, Francini-Filho RB, Gasparini JL, Macieira RM, Martins AS, Olavo G, Pimentel CR, Rocha LA, Sazima I, Simon T, Teixeira JB, Xavier LB, Joyeux J-C (2015) PLoS ONE 10:e0118180
	Reef fish and benthic assemblages of the Trindade and Martin Vaz Island group, southwestern Atlantic | article Pereira-Filho GH, Amado-Filho GM, Guimarães SMPB, Moura RL, Sumida PYG, Abrantes DP, Bahia RG, Güth AZ, Jorge RR, Francini-Filho RB (2011) Braz J Oceanogr 59:201-212
	Mesophotic ecosystems of the unique South Atlantic atoll are composed by rhodolith beds and scattered consolidated reefs | article Amado-Filho GM, Moura RL, Bastos AC, Francini-Filho RB, Pereira-Filho GH, Bahia RG, Moraes FC, Motta FS (2016) Marine Biodiversity 46:933-936
	Mesophotic fishes of the Abrolhos Shelf, the largest reef ecosystem in the South Atlantic | article Simon T, Pinheiro HT, Moura RL, Carvalho-Filho A, Rocha LA, Martins AS, Mazzei E, Francini-Filho RB, Amado-Filho GM, Joyeux J-C (2016) J Fish Biol 89:990-1001
	Changes in benthic communities along a 0–60 m depth gradient in the remote St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil) | article Magalhães GM, Amado-Filho GM, Rosa MR, de Moura RL, Brasileiro PS, de Moraes FC, Francini-Filho RB, Pereira-Filho GH (2015) Bull Mar Sci 91:377-396
	Macroalgal composition and community structure of the largest rhodolith beds in the world | article Brasileiro PS, Pereira-Filho GH, Bahia RG, Abrantes DP, Guimarães SMPB, Moura RL, Francini-Filho RB, Bastos AC, Amado-Filho GM (2016) Marine Biodiversity 46:407-420
	Rhodolith beds are major CaCO3 bio-factories in the tropical South West Atlantic | article Amado-Filho GM, Moura RL, Bastos AC, Salgado LT, Sumida PY, Guth AZ, Francini-Filho RB, Pereira-Filho GH, Abrantes DP, Brasileiro PS, Bahia RG, Leal RN, Kaufman L, Kleypas JA, Farina M, Thompson FL (2012) PLoS ONE 7:e35171
	Perspectives on the Great Amazon Reef: Extension, Biodiversity, and Threats | article Francini-Filho RB, Asp NE, Siegle E, Hocevar J, Lowyck K, D'Avila N, Vasconcelos AA, Baitelo R, Rezende CE, Omachi CY, Thompson CC, Thompson FL (2018) Front Mar Sci 5:142
	Mesophotic ecosystems at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil (South-western Atlantic), reveal unique ichthyofauna and need for conservation | article Pimentel CR, Rocha LA, Shepherd B, Phelps TAY, Joyeux JC, Martins AS, Stein CE, Teixeira JB, Gasparini JL, Reis-Filho JA, Garla RC, Francini-Filho RB, Delfino SDT, Mello TJ, Giarrizzo T, Pinheiro HT (2020) Neotrop Ichthyol 18:e200050
	Water column and bottom gradients on the continental shelf eastward of the Amazon River mouth and implications for mesophotic reef occurrence | article Asp NE, Gomes JD, Gomes VJ, Omachi CY, Silva AM, Siegle E, Serrao PF, Thompson CC, Nogueira LC, Francini-Filho RB, de Rezende CE, Thompson FL, de Mahiques MM (2022) Journal of Marine Systems 225:103642
	Changes in reef fish assemblages in a cross-shelf euphotic-mesophotic gradient in tropical SW Atlantic | article Silva MB, Rosa RS, Menezes R, Francini-Filho RB (2021) Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 259:107465
	Light availability for reef-building organisms in a plume-influenced shelf | article Omachi CY, Asp NE, Siegle E, Couceiro MAA, Francini-Filho RB, Thompson FL (2019) Continental Shelf Research 181:25-33
	Neospongodes atlantica, a potential case of an early biological introduction in the Southwestern Atlantic | article Cordeiro RTS, Carpinelli ÁN, Francini-Filho RB, Neves BM, Pérez CD, de Oliveira U, Sumida P, Maranhão H, Monteiro LHU, Carneiro P, Kitahara MV (2022) PeerJ 10:e14347
	Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs | article Pinheiro HT, MacDonald C, Santos RG, Ali R, Bobat A, Cresswell BJ, Francini-Filho R, Freitas R, Galbraith GF, Musembi P, Phelps TA, Quimbayo JP, Quiros TEAL, Shepherd B, Stefanoudis PV, Talma S, Teixeira JB, Woodall LC, Rocha LA (2023) Nature 619:311-316
	Insights on the evolution of the living Great Amazon Reef System, equatorial West Atlantic | article de Mahiques MM, Siegle E, Francini-Filho RB, Thompson FL, de Rezende CE, Gomes JD, Asp NE (2019) Sci Rep 9:13699
	The Great Amazon reef system: a fact | article Banha TN, Luiz OJ, Asp NE, Pinheiro HT, Magris RA, Cordeiro RT, Mahiques MM, Mies M, Giglio VJ, Omachi CY, Siegle E, Nogueira LC, Thompson CC, Thompson FL, Nora V, Horta PA, Rezende CE, Sumida PYG, Ferreira CE, Floeter SR, Francini-Filho RB (2022) Front Mar Sci 9:1088956
	Brazil | chapter Francini-Filho RB, Márquez Velásquez V, da Silva MB, Rosa MR, Rosa MR, Sumida PYG, Pinheiro HT, Rocha LA, Ferreira CEL, Francini CLB, Rosa RdS (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems () by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL

  SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
  Rebreather
  Manned Submersible
  Fishing
  Dredging / trawling
  Sonar / Multibeam
  Coring / drilling
  Snorkeling
  Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)
  Aquarium-based
  In-situ instrumentation