Sewage treatment is a way of controlling coastal eutrophication worldwide. Yet is it enough
to ensure water quality and avoid the effects of eutrophication? In this study, we hypothesize …

High levels of eutrophication in coastal lagoons due to human activity have been
documented worldwide. Among the main impacts observed are anoxia, hypoxia, toxic algal …

In this study, we evaluate the trophic status and water quality of the port basin of Recife in
the Northeast Region of Brazil using the trophic index TRIX. We carried out water collections …

The creation of protected mangrove areas has allowed retaining, at least locally, the
increasing urbanization in coastal areas. The physical, chemical and biological spatial …

Anaerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria can be found in the suboxic waters of shallow
stratified coastal systems, and may play important roles in the total primary production of …

This work studies the monthly and annual diet composition and variability of an otter
population living at Conceição Lagoon, Santa Catarina Island, south of Brazil. Analysis of …

This one-year study investigated spatial and temporal variations in the abundance and
biomass of the pink shrimp species, Farfantepenaeus paulensis and Farfantepenaeus …

The Conceição Lagoon, located in south Brazil, is a semi-enclosed coastal ecosystem that
has seasonal hypoxic and anoxic conditions in its vertically stratified central region …

Coastal lagoons are natural features of the coasts of all continents consisting in shallow
water bodies that are continuously or intermittently connected to the sea. They are typically …

A riqueza dos ambientes costeiros sempre despertou no homem, ao longo de sua evolução
histórica, o interesse na utilização e ocupação desses espaços litorâneos. O crescimento …