The understanding of the role of fishes in the trophic functioning of estuaries has increased
in stages over many decades. It began with qualitative and quantitative dietary studies …

The effective management of rare and threatened species, especially in areas where
population sizes have diminished, relies on knowledge of their population size, threats, and …

Decreasing populations of common estuary-associated marine fishes are being
documented globally and red flags associated with such declines are often ignored due to …

An extensive literature base worldwide demonstrates how spatial differences in estuarine
fish assemblages are related to those in the environment at (bio) regional, estuary-wide or …

Coastal ecosystems are highly vulnerable to human-mediated drivers of global change
because they are located at the land–ocean interface and often host centres of urbanisation …

Many freshwater ecosystems worldwide are threatened by increasing water turbidity and
extensive submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) loss, with potential consequences on …

Grey mullets have often been described as mud-eaters, iliophagous, detritus feeders,
deposit feeders and interface feeders (Brusle 1981) because the diet of most of these …

Ecomorphological changes as a result of natural perturbations in estuarine fish communities
were investigated in two South African estuaries (Swartvlei and East Kleinemonde), both …

The nursery function of littoral habitats for juvenile fish is widely recognized, but data on the
specific habitat features that contribute to this function is sparse for many species, in part …

Seagrass habitats provide structural complexity in coastal estuarine and marine
environments, which offer fish optimal foraging grounds and refuge from predation …