Size-based approaches are paramount tools for the study of marine food webs. Here, we
investigated the relationship between zooplankton body size, stable isotope composition …

Mesopelagic fishes are a key component acting as an important link between secondary
producers and upper trophic levels in oceanic ecosystems. The Kuroshio region is an …

Abstract In November 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed releasing metal-rich mud into the
environment. Our goal was to identify the larval fish present in samples collected from the …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) represent a useful tool for resource management, as well as
to conserve and/or restore biological communities. The level of protection is key factor …

Abstract Along the Great Barrier Reef, multi-year fish and oceanographic data were
integrated to determine the shelf-scale relationship between oceanographic and …

The vertical distributions of early developmental stages of oceanic fishes were investigated
across the tropical and equatorial Atlantic, from oligotrophic waters close to the Brazilian …

Identifying fish spawning aggregations is crucial to determine effective fisheries
management measures and protect key reproduction sites. We found direct evidence (the …

Interannual fluctuations in the structure and the composition of ichthyoplankton
assemblages in the pelagic waters of the Strait of Sicily (SoS, Central Mediterranean) were …

We examined larval fish assemblages in the southern East China Sea during late winter
where large spawning grounds of several commercial pelagic fishes are formed. Our …

Biodiversity enhances the productivity and stability of marine ecosystems and provides
important ecosystem services. The aim of this study was to characterize larval fish …