[PDF][PDF] Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review

V Venekey, VG Fonseca-Genevois, PJP Santos - Zootaxa, 2010‏ - researchgate.net
The taxonomic richness of the marine Nematoda in coastal habitats of Brazil and similarities
in generic composition among them are analysed. A complete faunal list is presented …

Macrofauna associated to Mycale microsigmatosa (Porifera, Demospongiae) in rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil

SM Ribeiro, EP Omena, G Muricy - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The macrofauna (endo-and epi-biotic) associated to the sponge Mycale (Carmia)
microsigmatosa Arndt, 1927 was studied at three sites in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Arraial …

[PDF][PDF] Catálogo das espécies de Annelida Polychaeta do Brasil

ACZ Amaral, SAH Nallin, TM Steiner, TO Forroni… - Unicamp …, 2013‏ - ib.unicamp.br
Distribuída ao longo de uma costa que compreende mais de 37 de latitude, a fauna
brasileira de poliquetas marinhos reflete a diversidade de habitats característicos das …

Functional changes in polychaete and mollusc communities in two tropical estuaries

P Van Der Linden, A Marchini, CJ Smith… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Currently, there is limited knowledge on how benthic communities function in relation to
changing environmental conditions in tropical estuaries. This study contributes to filling this …

Integrative ecotoxicological assessment of contaminated sediments in a complex tropical estuarine system

DMS Abessa¹¹, RS Carr, E Sousa… - Marine pollution …, 2008‏ - books.google.com
ABSTRACT The Santos Estuarine System (SES) is a complex of bays, islands, estuarine
channels and rivers located on the Southeast coast of Brazil, in which multiple contaminant …

Tourism impacts on benthic communities of sandy beaches

PM Machado, MC Suciu, LL Costa, DC Tavares… - Marine …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the effect of human trampling on the benthic macrofauna of two
beaches in Southeast Brazil with different levels of intensity of tourism, Grussaí (more …

Functional response of tropical estuarine benthic assemblages to perturbation by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

AG Egres, V Hatje, DA Miranda, F Gallucci, F Barros - Ecological Indicators, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The potential effects of perturbations by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on
nematode and macrobenthos assemblages were investigated using the Biological Traits …

Extreme storm wave influence on sandy beach macrofauna with distinct human pressures

PM Machado, LL Costa, MC Suciu, DC Tavares… - Marine Pollution …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
We evaluated the influence of storm waves on the intertidal community structure of
urbanized and non-urbanized areas of a sandy beach on the northern coast of Rio de …

Patos Lagoon estuary and adjacent marine coastal biodiversity long-term data

VM Lemos, M Lanari, M Copertino… - Earth System …, 2021‏ - essd.copernicus.org
Estuaries are among the most productive aquatic ecosystems and provide important
ecological and economic services in coastal areas. However, estuarine systems have been …

Pollution has negative effects on macrozoobenthic trait diversity in a large subtropical estuary

ME Pedelacq, G Garaffo, E Llanos, N Venturini… - Marine Pollution …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in species composition and relative abundance caused by pollution might
have an impact on the community dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Macrobenthos are …