The accumulation of high biomass of diatoms in the surf zone is a characteristic feature of
some sandy beaches where the wave energy is sufficiently high. A few species of diatoms …

The food web structure of two sandy beach ecosystems with contrasting morphodynamics
(dissipative vs. reflective) was examined using stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) …

The effects of salinity on growth and parameters related to osmoregulation and energy
turnover were evaluated in juvenile pompano Trachinotus marginatus. In a first experiment …

We model and compare for the first time the ecosystem structure and trophic networks of two
sandy beaches with contrasting morphodynamics (ie dissipative and reflective). To this end …

Main trophic relationships that occur along the exposed sandy shores in southernmost Brazil
(∼ 33° S) are established taking into account several biological compartments operating at …

This study explores the changes of biological descriptors-richness, diversity and abundance-
of faunal surf-zone assemblage along a temperate coastal fringe. Three mesotidal sandy …

We provide an introduction and a foreword to the Special Issue “Phytoplankton Time Series
in Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems”. This issue includes long-term investigations (10–40 …

• Premise of the study: Diatoms have long been known as the most species‐rich of algal
groups, with a wide range of estimates for species number (20–200 k) due to differing …

Ocean warming is associated with the tropicalization of fish towards higher latitudes.
However, the influence of global climatic phenomena like the El Niño Southern Oscillation …

In this Thematic Issue (TI) we present new results obtained in the framework of the Brazilian
Long Term Ecological Research (BR-LTER) Programme for the Patos Lagoon estuary (PLE) …