Mangroves stand out as one of the most diverse and biologically significant natural systems
in the world. Playing critical roles in maintaining the health and productivity of coastal …

Aim Understanding the formation and maintenance of biogeographical breaks is
fundamental for developing analyses related to biodiversity and conservation …

Aim Molluscs are important grazers, filter and deposit feeders, scavengers and predators,
which in turn are food for shorebirds, fish and people. Some species, targeted as human …

Rocky shore ecology has been studied for a long time, starting with qualitative descriptions
and becoming more quantitative and experimental over time. Some of the earliest …

Intertidal rocky shores are considered among the most thermally stressful marine
ecosystems, where many species live close to their upper thermal limit and depend on …

Thermal stress is an important driver of species' distribution in the intertidal zone and, with
the forecasted increasing frequency of extreme high temperatures associated with climate …

The ongoing urbanisation of coastlines around the globe greatly impacts biodiversity,
including coastal marine fishes. In many places, baseline data on fish communities are …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of how rocky shore research in Brazil contributes to
international fora. Here, we bring our perspectives on the advance of Brazil-based science …

Recognizing cryptic species is crucial for understanding global biodiversity. The intertidal
snail Littoraria flammea is potentially a cryptic species of L. melanostoma widely distributed …

The implementation of consistent and continuous biodiversity survey efforts over a long
period of time is imperative to the examination of temporal diversity patterns and the …