The deterioration of coastal habitats cascades to the decline associated fauna by reducing trophic resource availability, shelter from predators and nursery grounds. biogenic habitat structure, such as in kelp forests, coral reefs, mangroves or seagrass beds, often causes a local increase water flow velocity wave exposure. impact this change hydrodynamics on energy expenditure animals is largel...

Syngnathids are vulnerable fishes closely associated with seaweeds and seagrass, which provide shelter food resources. Even though most syngnathids commonly feed on small crustaceans, the feeding regimes may differ depending species prey availability. This is first monitoring study to explain syngnathid abundances dietary within macroalgal beds in Cíes Archipelago (Atlantic Islands Marine Natio...

Occurrence and distribution of larval and juvenile fish was investigated in nearshore waters of the southeastern Caspian Sea including the Gorgan Bay. Samples were collected during seven surveys using a fine mesh beach-seine in five sampling sites from July 2014 to June 2015. A total of 15500 individuals mostly juvenile were captured, representing 18 species from 8 families. Most juveniles belo...

Stable isotopes can be used to reconstruct diet in fishes, an approach that is particularly useful threatened or endangered species where lethal sampling needs avoided To apply this method stable need measured both the consumers and dietary sources As turnover rates may largely differ across tissues, reconstruction should consider uncertainty associated with timing for sources. The present stud...

We studied the trophic structure of western Wadden Sea fish community through stable isotope analysis (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) 1658 samples from 57 species collected between 2012 2016. Stable values differed but did not vary years or seasons, only for some with size. were different immigrating (spring) emigrating (autumn) fish, suggesting a similar niche various in coastal zone inside Sea. For major...