Bays in coastal upwelling regions are physically driven and biochemically fueled by their
interaction with open coastal waters. Wind-driven flow over the shelf imposes a circulation in …

The Ría de Vigo, located at the northern border of the Iberia-NW Africa eastern boundary
upwelling ecosystem, is an incised deep (45 m maxim depth) valley originated by the …

Ten global harbours were assessed for sediment quality by quantifying the magnitude of
anthropogenic change and ecological risk. Anthropogenic change (enrichment) was high for …

Microplastics (MPs) pollution in marine environments has received considerable attention
over the past two decades due to the increased awareness of its potential risks to …

The mortality of infaunal bivalves (Venerupis corrugata, Cerastoderma edule, Ruditapes
decussatus and Ruditapes philippinarum) due to a drop in salinity caused by extreme …

It has become clear that estuaries with low rates of freshwater inflow are an important but
overlooked sphere of estuarine science. Low-inflow estuaries (LIEs) represent a major class …

Shellfisheries of the intertidal and shallow subtidal infaunal bivalves Ruditapes decussatus,
Ruditapes philippinarum, Venerupis corrugata and Cerastoderma edule are of great socio …

Minho River intrusion into the Rias Baixas has a twofold impact on estuaries. On the one
hand, freshwater intrusion can modify the water exchange with the shelf affecting the …

Turbulent mixing is an important mechanism that controls the transport of materials and
energy in coastal transitional water bodies such as lagoons, thereby affecting their internal …

Cobalamin (B12) is an essential cofactor that is exclusively synthesized by some
prokaryotes while many prokaryotes and eukaryotes require an external supply of B12. The …