Coralline algal beds are comprised of biogenic calcareous formations considered a habitat
of high conservation interest, hosting a high great biodiversity. To assess the status of this …

The effects of metal contamination on estuarine macrobenthic communities were
investigated using the Biological Traits Analysis (BTA). The study was carried out in the …

Rhodolith/maërl beds are living and dead aggregations of free-living non-geniculate
coralline algae that cover extensive benthic areas in recent oceans and are common in …

There are many activities and uses in the coastal environment, which has historically
attracted the humans. This attraction has led to many anthropic actions that have generated …

Multivariate statistical methods are widely used in several disciplines of fundamental
sciences. In the present study, the data analysis of the chemical analysis of the sands of …

Because wetland restoration projects are becoming more common and are expensive, it is
important to evaluate their success. Evaluation studies common use measurements of soils …

Amphipods are one of the dominant epifaunal groups in seagrass meadows. However, our
understanding of the biogeographical patterns in the distribution of these small crustaceans …

This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the diversity and spatial distribution of
the soft-bottom benthic macrofauna communities along the Portuguese continental shelf and …

Underwater video transect methods using small remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and
diver-operated video (DOV) are commonly used in benthic biodiversity assessments …

A multimetric approach was used to detect structural, compositional, and functional shifts in
the underlying macrobenthic communities of an offshore mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) …