Despite the increasing impact of heavy metal pollution in southern Mexico due to urban
growth and agricultural and petroleum activities, few studies have focused on the behavior …

Popular as aquarium fish, armored catfishes from South America (Pterygoplichthys spp.)
have been introduced and become invasive in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide …

Tropical mangroves are amongst the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. In
order to understand the trophic dynamics of estuarine mangrove fringes in the Tropical …

Fish assemblages in tropical lowland rivers are characterized by a high richness of species
that feed on a diverse array of food resources. Although closely related species often have …

Mangrove species are broadly classified as 'true mangroves' and 'mangrove associates'. We
hypothesized that the leaf litter decomposition rates of true mangroves differ significantly …

Floodplain lakes are highly productive and biodiverse ecosystems whose food webs
depend on a variety of autochthonous and allochthonous resources. Thus far, the role of …

Climate change is causing shifts in the distribution patterns of freshwater fish at various
spatio‐temporal scales. Tropical freshwater fish are vulnerable, especially in areas where a …

Despite being structurally limited due to their latitudinal distribution and local climatic
conditions, mangroves of the southwest Gulf of California present productivity and carbon …

Seagrass meadows are experiencing worldwide declines mainly because of nutrient
enrichment. However, knowledge about how eutrophication affects its food web structure is …

Floodplains are some of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on Earth. The
Usumacinta River Basin, in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, hosts several floodplain lakes …