Coral reefs, vital and ecologically significant ecosystems, are among the most jeopardized
marine environments in the Atlantic Ocean, particularly along the northeastern coast of …

Benthic communities provide secondary production for higher trophic levels, and changes in
benthic community structure can be a harbinger for associated food web alterations. Benthic …

Wrack supply is a common feature of beaches around the world. The species composition
and spatial distribution of wrack deposits have been widely recognized as two significant …

Spatial and temporal environmental heterogeneity influences biodiversity distribution
patterns and dynamics on sandy beaches. In these ecosystems, the microscale vertical …

The mutual dependence between sedimentary total organic carbon (TOC) and infaunal
macrobenthos is here quantified by a mechanistic model. The model describes (i) the …

Sandy beaches constitute a dynamic interface between marine and terrestrial environments,
where inflows of organic matter occur mainly in the form of beach-cast wrack. Decomposition …

A exploração de recursos marinhos tem sido uma atividade importante nas comunidades
costeiras brasileiras, praticada principalmente em nível de subsistência e como …

Saltmarshes are coastal plant formations frequently found associated with tropical and
subtropical mangroves. Saltmarshes in these regions are subject to a wide array of …

Vertical distribution of macrobenthos in sediments remains poorly studied; data from higher
latitudes are especially scarce. At the same time, it is believed to contain important …

The distribution of shorebirds is strongly linked to the availability of their prey consisting
mainly of benthic invertebrates, especially during wintering and migratory stopovers. To …