Habitat and marine reserve status drive reef fish biomass and functional diversity in the largest south Atlantic coral reef system (Abrolhos, Brazil)

FA Rolim, T Langlois, FS Motta, GM Castro… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The effects of fishing have been documented across coral reefs worldwide. No-take marine
reserves do not only act as a conservation tool but also allow an opportunity to study impacts …

Relative importance of habitat mosaics for fish guilds in the northeastern coast of Brazil

VEL da Silva, IO de Assis, JV Campos-Silva… - Regional Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The identification of patterns in habitat use by fish guilds may provide an integrated
perspective of coastal mosaics. Thus, we used multivariate analyses to assess the relative …

Biodiversity dimensions of fish communities inhabiting coastal muddy bottoms in the Tropical South Atlantic

D Souto-Vieira, VEL da Silva, A Caliman… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides insights into the intricate dynamics of coastal muddy bottoms within
tropical regions spanning from the Amazon to the São Francisco River estuary. Through …

Seasonal rearrangements in the use of coastal habitat mosaics by tropical fishes create a cyclic functional trajectory

D Souto-Vieira, VEL da Silva, NN Fabré - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal habitat mosaics are among the most productive ecosystem on earth, having
important functions for fish species throughout their life cycle. The complex dynamic of these …

Extreme drought scenario shapes different patterns of Chironomid coexistence in reservoirs in a semi-arid region

DB de Melo, M Dolbeth, FF Paiva, J Molozzi - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Semi-arid regions are particularly prone to extreme climate events such as droughts, which
result in drastic fluctuations in the water volume of aquatic ecosystems, including artificial …

Assessing interspecific variation in life-history traits of three sympatric tropical mullets using age, growth and otolith allometry

J Rangely, MSF de Barros, MD Albuquerque-Tenório… - Fisheries …, 2023 - Elsevier
Life history theory predicts that organisms optimize their life-history traits according to
evolutionary context and environmental constraints. Sympatric estuarine-dependent fish are …

Influence of the river flow pulse on the maturity, resilience, and sustainability of tropical coastal ecosystems

M Macedo, NN Fabré, VEL da Silva, MEF Santos… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal marine ecosystems have structural and functional features usually connected by the
seasonal transfer of nutrients and organisms. These environments can utilize inter …

Trophic structure of coastal meta-ecosystems in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic

MM Macedo, R Angelini, VEL da Silva… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal and oceanic ecosystems have their own structural and functional dynamics, but they
are typically connected by the transfer of nutrients and organisms. These organic matter and …

[PDF][PDF] Fish fauna from the estuaries of Ceará state, Brazil: a checklist in support of conservation of the Brazilian semiarid coast

RC Gurgel-Lourenço, LS de Medeiros, LM Pinto… - Check List, 2023 - researchgate.net
We extensively surveyed eight estuaries along the coast of the state of Ceará in
northeastern Brazil. We include local samples and data compiled from online databases and …

Heterogeneity of fish taxonomic and functional diversity evaluated by eDNA and Gillnet along a mangrove–seagrass–coral reef continuum

S Qiu, JLS Ooi, W Chen, SW Poong, H Zhang, W He… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The selection of fish community survey methods based on their efficiency
and reliability is critical for ecosystem conservation, protection and management. In this …