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 …

Climate teleconnections and indicators of coastal systems response

O Gutiérrez, D Panario, GJ Nagy, M Bidegain… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2016 - Elsevier
This article surveys secular urban sandy beaches erosion–accretion and its relationship with
climate teleconnections, eg, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Atlantic Multidecadal …

Harnessing scientific and local knowledge to face climate change in small-scale fisheries

I Gianelli, L Ortega, J Pittman, M Vasconcellos… - Global Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small-scale fisheries in developing regions are particularly vulnerable to climate change,
but the assessment of climate-induced changes and impacts are often hampered by the data …

Ecological regime shift drives declining growth rates of sea turtles throughout the West Atlantic

KA Bjorndal, AB Bolten, M Chaloupka… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Somatic growth is an integrated, individual‐based response to environmental conditions,
especially in ectotherms. Growth dynamics of large, mobile animals are particularly useful as …

Impacts of climate variability on Latin American small-scale fisheries

O Defeo, M Castrejón, L Ortega, AM Kuhn… - Ecology and …, 2013 - JSTOR
Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are social-ecological systems that play a critical role in terms of
food security and poverty alleviation in Latin America. These fisheries are increasingly …

Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

TA Schlacher, DS Schoeman, AR Jones… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Complexity is increasingly the hallmark in environmental management practices of sandy
shorelines. This arises primarily from meeting growing public demands (eg, real estate …

Climate change influences on abundance, individual size and body abnormalities in a sandy beach clam

L Ortega, E Celentano, E Delgado… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2016 - int-res.com
Sandy beaches are being threatened by a changing climate. However, the effects of this
changing environment, including warming, on these ecosystems, have hitherto been …

Effects of land use changes on eutrophication indicators in five coastal lagoons of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

L Rodríguez-Gallego, M Achkar, O Defeo… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Five catchment areas in Uruguay were selected to conduct a nutrient exportation analysis
and to evaluate the effects of current land use on the eutrophication of coastal lagoons …

Global patterns in sandy beach erosion: unraveling the roles of anthropogenic, climatic and morphodynamic factors

F Bozzeda, L Ortega, LL Costa, L Fanini… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Beach erosion is a complex process influenced by multiple factors operating at different
spatial scales. Local (eg, waves, tides, grain size, beach width and coastal development) …

Multi-decadal variability in sandy beach area and the role of climate forcing

L Orlando, L Ortega, O Defeo - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Sandy beaches comprise 31% of the ice free coasts of the world, providing a variety of
ecosystem services essential to support human well-being, particularly protection against …