Antibiotic and heavy metal residues in shallow lakes caused by aquaculture and human
activities such as sewage discharge have attracted much attention and public concern …

Emerging chemical substances have dramatically increased in aquatic ecosystems
throughout the last few decades and are creating harmful effects on sustainable …

Many questions about the role of planktonic organisms remain unanswered because of the
difficulty in obtaining a medium where bacteria and fungi are not present. Moreover, an …

Bacteria are key contributors to microalgae resource acquisition, competitive performance,
and functional diversity, but their potential metabolic interactions with coral microalgal …

The Caatinga biome, an endemic biome in Brazil with extreme environmental conditions,
favors the production of bioactive natural compounds—with a potential antifouling effect—by …

Previous studies have shown the effect of surface coatings on biofouling; however, they did
not take into account the interaction of the micro and macrofouling communities, the effect of …

Economic losses can result from biofouling establishment on man-made structures.
Macrofouling causes damage to artificial substrates, which justifies the need for its control …

The increased antibiotic pollutants in aquatic environments pose severe threats on microbial
ecology due to their extensive distribution and antibacterial properties. A total of 16 …

The spatial structuring of seabird populations makes individual colonies very dependent on
regional factors. That is especially the case in small edge populations located far from large …

Many organizations have suggested the use of the Calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa in
protocols for acute toxicity tests. Nevertheless, these protocols present some problems, such …