Fish conservation in South America is a pressing issue. The biodiversity of fishes, just as
with all other groups of plants and animals, is far from fully known. Continuing habitat loss …

The Rio de la Plata is a large-scale estuary located at 35° S on the Atlantic coast of South
America. This system is one of the most important estuarine environments in the continent …

This chapter provides an overview of the main drivers of change in estuarine systems, their
expected causes and impacts on estuarine fish and fisheries. An analysis of global, regional …

Seasonal changes of fish species composition in terms of biomass, density and number of
species in three areas of the main channel of the Paranaguá Estuary (axis east–west) are …

The assessment of population structure is a valuable tool for studying the ecology of
endangered species and drafting conservation strategies. As we enhance our …

The nearshore ecosystem of Hainan Island plays a crucial role as a breeding habitat for a
wide variety of economically valuable fish species. Gaining insight into the structure of the …

Fish assemblages of two tropical estuaries are compared with regard to taxonomic structure
and functional guilds using biomass data from different habitats of the Embley Estuary (north …

Research on estuarine ecology in South America (SA) increased quali-quantitatively since
the early 1980 in search of consistent recommendations for estuarine conservation. The …

The species composition, abundance and distribution of the ichthyoplankton of the
Guadiana estuary and adjacent coastal area were studied in relation to several …

The mullet Mugil liza occurs along the Atlantic coast of South America from Venezuela to
Argentina, but 95% of the commercial catch is collected from south Brazil between São …