Each year millions of larval and 0+ juvenile fishes are recruited into estuarine fish
populations around the world. For several decades the roles of littoral aquatic and emergent …

Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …

This article analyses the pressures on seahorses and explores conservation responses. It
focuses on seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) but also considers pipefishes and seadragons …

Spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblage structure of Koycegiz Lagoon–Estuarine
System (KLES), located on the northwestern Turkish coast of Mediterranean, was …

This second edition of this important and authoritative survey provides students and
researchers with up-to-date and accessible information about the ecology of freshwater and …

Mangroves are important nursery and feeding areas for fish. Their rich invertebrate faunas
render them productive feeding areas, while their shallow waters and structural complexity …

Coastal zones are productive areas that serve as nursery grounds for a large number of
marine species. However, the processes involved in survival success during the juvenile …

Rio Lagartos, a tropical coastal lagoon in northern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, is
characterized by high salinity during most of the year (55psu annual average). Even though …

Based on a large standardised data set, the present study proposed a meta-analysis to
describe general patterns in the functional diversity of estuarine fish assemblage in terms of …

Between 2003 and 2006, a severe drought occurred throughout the Mondego River
catchment's area, inducing lower freshwater flows into the estuary. As a consequence, both …