Guanabara Bay, located adjacent to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, is highly contaminated by
substances derived from domestic and industrial effluents as well as from agricultural runoff …

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), which can be defined as random morphologic changes on
bilateral symmetry plan of paired morphometric and meristic characters in response of …

This is a historical account of the biodiversity of phytoplankton in Guanabara Bay, Brazil. It is
based on 57 publications that refer to sampling carried out between 1913 and 2004. The …

This study tested whether some attributes of the diversity, communities and populations of
surf‐zone fish assemblages varied with different hydrodynamic and anthropogenic …

Well-established indicator species for specific areas may change over time. Distinguishing
between the influences of natural or anthropogenic environmental drivers on such temporal …

The extensive Brazilian coast comprises diverse reef fish communities. Here, we report a
pioneer study on the reef fish community composition of the Cagarras Archipelago. This …

Several studies have demonstrated that areas of seagrass show significantly greater
density, richness, and diversity of fauna than adjacent unvegetated areas. Most …

Dark carbon fixation (DCF) is considered an important energy source in aquatic
environments, although it has been neglected for a long time. DCF is known to be relevant in …

The present work aimed at studying the origin of particulate organic matter in Guanabara
Bay and in some rivers of the Guanabara basin by using elemental composition, isotopic …

The dynamics of the plankton compartments at the entrance of Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil)
were assessed during a short-term temporal survey to estimate their trophic correlations …