Coral reef fishes perform a range of vital ecosystem functions, and can serve as indicators of
ecological stress and resilience. However, many species are not observed when using …

No-take marine reserves (NTRs), ie areas with total fishing restrictions, have been
established worldwide aiming to promote biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Brazil …

Reef environments are rapidly transforming worldwide, and these changes are causing
major impacts to the reef ecosystem. Scientific knowledge is strategic for marine …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) represent a useful tool for resource management, as well as
to conserve and/or restore biological communities. The level of protection is key factor …

The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) is a carnivore bottom dweller sparid, inhabiting flat sandy
bottoms, rhodolith and seagrass beds of the Mediterranean Sea, the Western Atlantic (from …

Data concerning the monomethylmercury (MeHg) bioaccumulation in marine biota from
Southeast Atlantic Ocean are scarce. This study purchased large specimens of demersal …

In open ocean environment with rich biodiversity, the assessment of fish resources is critical
to the development of marine ecosystems and the sustainable use of resources …

Density‐dependent mechanisms and habitat use are important drivers of marine spatial
distribution in complex ecosystems such as coral or rocky reefs. In the last decade, a few …

The detection and control of invasive alien species in marine ecosystems is especially
challenging because it is difficult to visualize the full extension of an invasion, while control …

This study demonstrated the plasticity of reef-decapod according with the exposed
anthropogenic pressure. Comparing the reef-decapods at sites with different anthropogenic …