Chemical pollution is considered a factor that may threaten marine protected areas (MPAs),
and recent studies have found contamination and associated biological effects in some …

Seagrass meadows are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth, raising concerns
about the equilibrium of coastal ecosystems and the sustainability of local fisheries. The …

This paper describes a comparative study of four different cases on vulnerability, hazards
and adaptive capacity to climate threats in coastal areas and communities in four developing …

We analyzed published downcore microfossil records from 150 studies and reinterpreted
them from an ecological degradation perspective to address the following critical but still …

The risk of metals and As in seafood for traditional populations living in a Marine Protected
Areas (MPA) is seldom assessed, although the risk of human exposure to contaminants is …

Abstract The Cananéia-Iguape system consists of a complex of estuarine and lagoonal
channels located in the coastal region of southeastern Brazil known as Lagamar, a …

There is a global lack of knowledge on tropical ecotoxicology, particularly in terms of
mangrove areas. These areas often serve as nurseries or homes for several animal species …

This study proposes a new methodology to study contamination, bioavailability and mobility
of metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) using chemical and geostatistics approaches in marine …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are vulnerable to many pressures, including pollution.
However, environmental quality monitoring in these areas traditionally relies on only water …

This study aimed to evaluate the sediment quality in a Ramsar site located in the Southeast
Brazil, by using several lines of evidence (LOEs). Chemical and sedimentological analyses …