Macroinvertebrates as indicators of human disturbances on sandy beaches: A global review

LL Costa, IR Zalmon, L Fanini, O Defeo - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Sandy beaches are ecosystems under increasing human pressure that require efficient
management and conservation strategies. Resident macroinvertebrates usually respond to …

Influence of climate change and extreme weather events on an estuarine fish community

M Ilarri, AT Souza, E Dias, C Antunes - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change, and the
increasing frequency of these events may lead to significant changes in fish assemblages. In …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of meiofaunal and macrofaunal assemblages in the tidal flats of the southern Korean coast in relation to natural and anthropogenic impacts

JW Kim, HG Kim, H Kim, SJ Hawkins, IS Seo… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the spatial variability of macrofaunal and meiofaunal assemblages in
intertidal flats on the southern coast of Korea. Abiotic and biotic samples were collected at …

Impacts of pervasive climate change and extreme events on rocky intertidal communities: Evidence from long-term data

N Mieszkowska, MT Burrows, SJ Hawkins… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Annual surveys of the abundance of intertidal invertebrates and macroalgae have been
made at between 70 and 100 rocky intertidal time-series sites around the United Kingdom …

[HTML][HTML] The infaunal clam Polititapes rhomboides exposed to sediment mobilization and seawater warming: Recovery patterns and energetic constraints

JMF Babarro, M Gilcoto, N Villacieros-Robineau… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Infaunal organisms living within marine sediments can provide valuable information about
the effect of key environmental factors, acting as ecological indicators eg species …

Storm effects on intertidal invertebrates: increased beta diversity of few individuals and species

GN Corte, TA Schlacher, HH Checon, CAM Barboza… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Climate change is predicted to lead to more extreme weather events, including changes to
storm frequency, intensity and location. Yet the ecological responses to storms are …

Urbanization effects on sandy beach macrofauna along an estuarine gradient

L Orlando, L Ortega, O Defeo - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid urban population growth and coastal infrastructure development worldwide add
dimensionality and complexity to the management process in sandy shores, and therefore …

Incidence of marine debris in seabirds feeding at different water depths

DC Tavares, JF de Moura, A Merico, S Siciliano - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
Marine debris such as plastic fragments and fishing gears are accumulating in the ocean at
alarming rates. This study assesses the incidence of debris in the gastrointestinal tracts of …

Tourism impacts on benthic communities of sandy beaches

PM Machado, MC Suciu, LL Costa, DC Tavares… - Marine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the effect of human trampling on the benthic macrofauna of two
beaches in Southeast Brazil with different levels of intensity of tourism, Grussaí (more …

Effect of typhoon‐induced intertidal‐flat erosion on dominant macrobenthic species (Meretrix meretrix)

B Shi, SL Yang, S Temmerman… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Benthic animal populations inhabiting intertidal flats provide important ecosystem functions
and services that may be disrupted by physical disturbances such as tropical cyclones …