This study aims at contributing to the development of statistical models to predict
macrobenthic species response to environmental conditions in estuarine ecosystems …

Freshwater unionid mussels are among the most imperiled fauna in North America, and their
decline has been partially attributed to sediment from anthropogenic activities. However …

The trophic structure of benthic communities in the Tagus estuary and adjacent coastal shelf
was characterized according to a functional guild approach, based on sampling surveys …

Merja Zerga lagoon, located on the Moroccan Atlantic coast, is a site of international value
(Ramsar Site) in terms of its ornithological diversity. However, the lagoon is heavily exploited …

The Basque coastline is about 200 km length, from the Adour river to Kobaron Point (see
Figures 1 and 2, in Preface), including the estuaries. Along this coast geographical and …

The intertidal benthic invertebrate community adjacent to “Parque das Naç õ es”, Tagus
estuary, western Portugal, was studied at seven sites between October of 1996 and 2002 …

Spatial distribution and functional structure of intertidal benthic macrofauna in relation to
environmental variables in the Jade Bay (southern North Sea) were studied and compared …

In several European estuaries, the introduced Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) has
become a widespread and predominating species supplanting the native carpet shell clam …

An updated list of the marine and brackish water amphipods recorded from the southern Bay
of Biscay, ie from 46 N and 9 W to the Atlantic coastlines of Spain and France, is given. This …

Based on a parallel sampling conducted during autumn 2008, a comparative study of the
intertidal benthic macrofauna among 10 estuarine systems located along the Channel and …