Both seagrasses and bivalves molluscs act as ecosystem engineers in marine systems by
forming habitat or modifying environmental conditions. They also have the potential for …

Benthic indices based on the Polychaetes/Amphipods (P/A) ratio have been proposed to
assess the environmental quality status of ecosystems in estuarine and coastal waters …

Among the macro-invertebrates used for the assessment of soft-bottom communities, most
polychaetes are classified as tolerant/opportunistic to pollution while amphipods are …

The present study investigates the influence of seagrass root systems on benthic hard-
shelled meiofauna (foraminifera). In February and July 2011, sediment cores were collected …

This work aims to assess the trematode parasites infecting the edible cockle Cerastoderma
edule, collected in the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, one of the most relevant biodiversity hotspots of …

Seagrass meadows provide several ecological functions that improve the overall ecological
health of coastal systems and therefore, it is urgent to promote the restoration of such …

Coastal ecosystems are threatened by growing pressures related to global change. The
evaluation of an ecosystem's biodiversity and status is by consequence of increasing …

In 2005, dredging activities in Arcachon Bay (France) led in burying 320,000 m2 of Zostera
noltii intertidal seagrass. Recovery by macrobenthos and seagrass was monitored. Six …

Skhira Bay located in the Gulf of Gabès, on the southeastern coast of Tunisia, is an important
area in terms of its dense vegetation coverage, wide continental shelf, and fisheries …

In the population dynamics of bi-phasic marine invertebrates, the fitness of one stage in the
life of a cohort affects that of the following stage. This effect makes the prediction of the fate …