Microfibers often dominate sediment microplastic samples, but little is known about their
ecological effects on benthic organisms and functions. Polyethylene terephthalate)(PET) …

The responses of biotic communities and ecosystems to climate change may be abrupt and
non-linear. Thus, resolving ecological threshold mechanisms is crucial for understanding the …

Benthic diatoms are a high-quality food resource providing essential fatty acids to benthic
grazers. Different stressors may alter the proportion of diatoms and other microalgae and …

Climate change will modify the marine ecosystem in several ways, but the effects of
changing climate on benthic diatoms, which are one of the most important photosynthesizing …

The present work aims at investigating the ability of diatoms to reestablish their community
after a severe environmental stress such desiccation. Diatoms were subjected to extreme …

Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic organisms that live inside a silica‐based glass
exoskeleton (frustule). This exoskeleton consists of two valves, similar to parts of a petri dish …

The present study examined impacts of organic contamination on periphytic bio lms at
different sites near rivers using various traditional and newer diatom-based metrics, which is …

Benthic diatoms that produce and live inside mucilage tubes are prominent pioneer
colonizers of marine substrata. This adaptation is an ecological strategy related to …

This chapter reviews the status of knowledge on global change effects on organisms of
lower trophic levels that inhabit rocky and sandy beaches, estuaries and bays, coastal …

El presente estudio está focalizado en la morfología y distribución de especies de los
géneros Berkeleya, Amicula, Cocconeiopsis, Haslea y Fallacia procedentes de aguas …