Conservation objectives for non‐breeding coastal birds (shorebirds and wildfowl) are
determined from their population size at coastal sites. To advise coastal managers, models …

This essay reviews two important topics in coastal ecology: the work on the relative role of
bottom–up and top–down controls in natural communities and the loss of wetlands …

The Rio de la Plata is an extensive and shallow coastal plain estuary on the western South
Atlantic coast (35-36 S). The estuary receives freshwater from South America's second …

In this work we studied the actual coverage, distribution patterns and ecologic effects of the
introduced oyster Crassostrea gigas 20 y after their introduction to the Northern Argentinean …

The intertidal burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulatus is the dominant species in soft
bare sediments and vegetated intertidal areas along the SW Atlantic estuaries (southern …

Dense flocks of migratory shorebirds from diverse species often concentrate in the intertidal
areas for stopover. Trophic structure, food partition, prey availability and selectivity …

This study evaluated the effect of the burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulata on the
benthic community in mudflats of the Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon (Argentina, 37° 45′ S …

The Río de la Plata (34° 36′ S, 55° 58′ W; Argentina and Uruguay) estuary, one of the
most important South American estuarine environments, is characterized by weak seasonal …

The burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulatus is the most abundant bioturbator in
estuarine intertidal sediments from southern Brazil to central Argentina. This crab is a …

Growing urbanization adjacent to aquatic systems may alter water, sediment and benthic
community interactions. The ecological effects of urbanization on regional, local and site …