Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

The benefits of physiological biomarkers, knowledge and concepts are well-established in
fish and wildlife management as they confer the ability to understand mechanistic …

The rupture of the Fundão dam (Mariana, MG, southeast Brazil) released a huge flood of
mine tailings to Doce river basin and its adjacent coastal area, in November 2015. This …

Physiological measures can help to identify environmental thresholds that constrain
organismal-level performance. Relating these thresholds, in a cause-and-effect manner, to …

One of the major consequences of increasing atmospheric CO 2 is a phenomenon known as
ocean acidification. This alteration of water chemistry can modulate the impact on marine …

The goal of the present work is to study whether ocean-acidification (OA) and-warming (OW)
could increase the toxicity of pollutants on P. lividus. We studied how model pollutants such …

By improving resource quality, cross-ecosystem nutrient subsidies may boost demographic
rates of consumers in recipient ecosystems, which in turn can affect population and …

Bacterial diseases of marine fish inflict significant economic damage to fisheries and
aquaculture and pose an increasing risk to public health. When addressing fish disease, an …

Bacteria have proven its worth as a bioindicator in many fields. Therefore, the
characterization of native coral bacteria is essential as they could be used as an indicator of …

Coastal lagoons are key 'transitional'aquatic environments for biodiversity conservation.
Ecological indicators are useful tools for the management of water resources in the …