[HTML][HTML] Microplastic levels and sentinel species used to monitor the environmental quality of lagoons: A state of the art in Italy

R Bruschi, P Pastorino, D Barcelo, M Inácio, L Pinto, E Baltranaitė, M Kalinauskas… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal and marine ecosystems supply multiple Ecosystem Services (ES). Nevertheless,
these ecosystems are among the most impacted by human activities, harming the ES …

Coastal lagoons in the United Arab Emirates serve as critical habitats for globally threatened marine megafauna

D Mateos-Molina, I Bejarano, SJ Pittman, M Möller… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shallow coastal lagoons are vital ecosystems for many aquatic species and understanding
their biodiversity is essential. Very little is known about the distribution and abundance of …

From pioneers to modern-day taxonomists: the good, the bad, and the idiosyncrasies in choosing species epithets of rotifers and microcrustaceans

RL Macêdo, LMA Elmoor-Loureiro, FDR Sousa… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
In the Anthropocene, scientists have an imperative to prioritize the sharing of scientific
knowledge as a fundamental responsibility in fostering collective action. Scientific names …

Salinity tolerance of the invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus: From global to local, a new tool for implementing management strategy

G Marchessaux, N Barré, V Mauclert… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES) raises concerns about the global proliferation of non-native species (NIS) …

Aquatic ecosystem services: an overview of the Special Issue

V Ferreira, LM Bini, MÁ González Sagrario… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
The dependency of human wellbeing from ecological systems has been long recognized. At
the same time, ecosystems' integrity and their capacity to sustain human wellbeing have …