Spatio-temporal and seasonal variation of the water quality characteristics of the Hooghly
River Estuary, India were studied considering eight stations of diverse eco-hydrological …

Abu-Qir bay is characterized by different anthropogenic activities. This study focused on
studying the metal pollution in sediments, ecological risk assessment and human health …

Fishery targeted species living in estuaries face multiple anthropogenic pressures including
habitat contamination. However, trace metal concentrations in aquatic organisms can be …

Understanding the faunal community structure in the estuary would be crucial in assessing
the health of the ecosystem. The poor visibility in the estuarine area due to the outflow from …

Long-term declines in coastal water quality and sedimentation can affect the restoration
success of ecosystems such as seagrass and shellfish reefs. Resnagging coastal …

Fishes may carry a diverse assemblage of external parasites and other types of skin irritants,
including bacteria and fungi (Rohde 2005; Wisenden et al. 2009; Narvaez et al. 2021). One …

Estuaries are highly productive ecological systems that support extensive fisheries and
aquaculture activities around the world (Kapetsky 1984). The term “fisheries” refers to the …

Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of the fish-assemblage structure of
estuaries is indispensable in conservation and habitat-improvement efforts. This study …

Scavenging or carrion-eating (necrophagy) is a foraging mode found across several animal
phyla and most carnivores are scavengers to a certain extent (Fallows et al. 2013) …

The inheritance of environmental contamination left by abandoned industrial plants is
widespread globally. Here we compared the patterns of recovery of lowshore algal and …