Elizabeti Yuriko Muto

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a widespread macroalga often involved in blooms, Ulva spp., to investigate how supply of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), the two main potential growth-limiting nutrients, influence macroalgal growth in temperate and tropical coastal waters ranging from low-to high-nutrient supplies.

TL;DR: The results indicated that both species are benthic feeders, preying mainly on Crustacea, especially Amphipoda, Caridea and Brachyura, which seems to be associated with the availability of the prey, whose distribution and abundance are related to the dynamics of the water masses of the region.

TL;DR: A dual isotope approach was used to assess the relative importance of terrestrial vegetation detritus and other primary producers in the trophic web of Flamengo Sound (Ubatuba, SP), SE Brazil, surrounded by the Atlantic Rain Forest.

TL;DR: Overall, the Hg concentration in fish was below the recommended limit for human consumption and the THg and δ 15 N were positively correlated in both food webs; however, the rate of biomagnification was higher and the basal Hg was lower in the pelagic food web.

TL;DR: The demersal fish community of the Channel and shelf of Sao Sebastiao (SP), on the southeastern Brazilian coast, was investigated during the summer of 1994 as mentioned in this paper, using a bottom otter trawl at 26 stations located between 8 m and 65 m in depth.