Tropical coastal lagoons are among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth due to
multiple factors. The loss and degradation of coastal lagoons can adversely affect …

Cladocerans are microcrustaceans component of the zooplankton in a wide array of aquatic
ecosystems. These organisms, in particular the genus Daphnia, have been widely used …

Macrophyte detritus is one of the main sources of organic carbon (OC) in inland waters, and
it is potentially available for methane (CH4) production in anoxic bottom waters and …

Combining background knowledge and practical tools, Handbook of Inland Aquatic
Ecosystem Management gives you an overview of how to manage inland waters in a holistic …

Temperature and nutrient concentrations regulate aquatic bacterial metabolism. However,
few studies have focused on the effect of the interaction between these factors on bacterial …

Wildlife tourism is a broadly defined sector of tourism involving a wide range of traveler
experiences. It includes watching and photographing animals in their natural habitats or in …

Background Phenotypic diversity among populations may result from divergent natural
selection acting directly on traits or via correlated responses to changes in other traits. One …

When faced with disturbances such as increased salinity, aquatic communities inhabiting
inland coastal systems change and may or may not be resilient after salinity decreases. The …

The relationships between fish composition, connectivity and morphometry of 103 lagoons
in nine freshwater ecoregions (FEOW) between 2· 83° S and 37· 64° S were evaluated in …

In natural systems, few (if any) environmental factors are truly “binary”(or black and white).
This applies to both abiotic factors (eg, temperature regimes along gradients of altitude …