the present study provides the first large scale survey on intertidal ichthyofauna along the coastline of iran from gawater bay (border of pakistan) in the gulf of oman to arvandkenar (border of iraq) in the persian gulf. this study was carried out in the years 2005-2006 at 15 stations, including mangrove, mudflat and rocky shores. specimens were collected at low tide from tide pools, using chl...

Variations in morphology and salt spray tolerance were studied among 22 populations of Setaria viridis derived from the coastal inland habitats central Japan to elucidate adaptation species habitats, which are important reservoirs that enhance overall diversity agro-ecosystems. The S. comprised three ecotypes differed plant form tolerance: short, for within rocky cliffs pebble shores; tall, fou...

Littoral habitats are commonly defined by environmental properties and the presence of certain dominant species. This conception relies on species’ frequencies and/or abundances, but often omits co-occurrence relationships. In an effort to incorporate this information, we here used presence-absence data from visual censuses 16 mediolittoral North-western Mediterranean Sea rocky shores build net...

Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecosystem engineer that provides habitat and generates environmental heterogeneity, increasing local biodiversity. Moreover, it economically important species representing 14% of the global production marine bivalves. Natural drivers increase anthropogenic pressures, such as sediment stress, influence its populations on rocky shores. The objective this study was ...