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Barletta M, Amaral CS, Corrêa MFM, Guebert F, Dantas DV, Lorenzi L, Saint-Paul U (2008)
Factors affecting seasonal variations in demersal fish assemblages at an ecocline in a tropicalsubtropical estuary. J Fish Biol 73:1329–1352
Barletta M, Jaureguizar AJ, Baigun C, Fontoura NF, Agostinho AA, Almeida-Val VMF, Val AL,
Torres RA, Jimenes-Segura LF, Giarrizzo T, Fabré NN, Batista VS, Lasso C, Taphorn DC,
Costa MF, Chaves PT, Vieira JP, Corrêa MFM (2010) Fish and aquatic habitat conservation in
South America: a continental overview with emphasis on neotropical systems. J Fish Biol
76:2118–2176
Barletta M, Lucena LRR, Costa MF, Barbosa-Cintra SCT, Cysneiros FJA (2012) The interaction
rainfall vs. weight as determinant of total mercury concentration in fish from a tropical estuary.
Environ Pollut 167:1–6
Barletta M, Cysneiros FJA, Lima ARA (2016) Effects of dredging operations on the demersal fish
fauna of a South American tropical–subtropical transition estuary. J Fish Biol 89:890–920
Barletta-Bergan A, Barletta M, Saint-Paul U (2002a) Community structure and temporal variability of ichthyoplankton in North Brazilian mangrove creeks. J Fish Biol 61:33–51
Barletta-Bergan A, Barletta M, Saint-Paul U (2002b) Structure and seasonal dynamics of larval
fish in the Caeté River estuary in North Brazil. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 54:193–206
Barnes DKA, Galgani F, Thompson RC, Barlaz M (2009) Accumulation and fragmentation of
plastic debris in global environments. Philos Trans R Soc B 364:1985–1998
Beck MW, Heck KL Jr, Able KW, Childers DL, Eggleston DB, Gillanders BM, Halpern B, Hays
CG, Hoshino K, Minello TJ, Orth RJ, Sheridan PF, Weinstein MP (2001) The identification,
conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates.
Bioscience 51:633–641
Blaber SJM (2000) Tropical estuarine fishes: ecology, exploitation and conservation. Blackwell
Science, Oxford, 372 pp
Blaber SJM (2002) ‘Fish in hot water’: the challenges facing fish and fisheries research in tropical
estuaries. J Fish Biol 61:1–20
Blaber SJM (2013) Fishes and fisheries in tropical estuaries: the last 10 years. Estuar Coast Shelf
Sci 135:57–65
Blaber SJM, Barletta M (2016) A review of estuarine fish research in South America: what has
been achieved and what is the future for sustainability and conservation? J Fish Biol
89:537–568
Bolton JJ (1979) Estuarine adaptation in populations of Pilayella littoralis (L.) Kjellm. (Phaeophyta,
Ectocarpales). Estuar Coast Mar Sci 9:273–280
Browne MA, Galloway TS, Thompson RC (2010) Spatial patterns of plastic debris along estuarine
shorelines. Environ Sci Technol 44:3404–3409
Calder DR, Maÿal EM (1998) Dry season distribution of hydroids in a small tropical estuary,
Pernambuco, Brazil. Zool Verh 323:69–78
Chen C-L (2015) Regulation and management of marine litter. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages
M (eds) Marine anthropogenic litter. Springer, Cham, pp 395–428
Cheung PW, Cheung LTO, Fok L (2016) Seasonal variation in the abundance of marine plastic
debris in the estuary of a subtropical macro-scale drainage basin in South China. Sci Total
Environ 562:658–665
Cole M, Lindeque P, Halsband C, Galloway TS (2011) Microplastic as contaminants in the marine
environment: a review. Mar Pollut Bull 62:2588–2597
Costa MF, Barletta M (2015) Microplastics in coastal and marine environments of the western
tropical and sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean. Evnviron Sci Process Impacts 17:1868–1879
Costa MF, Barletta M (2016) Special challenges in the conservation of fishes and aquatic environments of South America. J Fish Biol 89:4–11
Costa MF, Barbosa SCT, Barletta M, Dantas DV, Kehrig HA, Seixas TG, Malm O (2009) Seasonal
differences in mercury accumulation in Trichiurus lepturus (Cutlassfish) in relation to length
and weight in a northeast Brazilian Estuary. Environ Sci Pollut Res 16:423–430
M. Barletta et al.
Barletta M, Amaral CS, Corrêa MFM, Guebert F, Dantas DV, Lorenzi L, Saint-Paul U (2008)
Factors affecting seasonal variations in demersal fish assemblages at an ecocline in a tropicalsubtropical estuary. J Fish Biol 73:1329–1352
Barletta M, Jaureguizar AJ, Baigun C, Fontoura NF, Agostinho AA, Almeida-Val VMF, Val AL,
Torres RA, Jimenes-Segura LF, Giarrizzo T, Fabré NN, Batista VS, Lasso C, Taphorn DC,
Costa MF, Chaves PT, Vieira JP, Corrêa MFM (2010) Fish and aquatic habitat conservation in
South America: a continental overview with emphasis on neotropical systems. J Fish Biol
76:2118–2176
Barletta M, Lucena LRR, Costa MF, Barbosa-Cintra SCT, Cysneiros FJA (2012) The interaction
rainfall vs. weight as determinant of total mercury concentration in fish from a tropical estuary.
Environ Pollut 167:1–6
Barletta M, Cysneiros FJA, Lima ARA (2016) Effects of dredging operations on the demersal fish
fauna of a South American tropical–subtropical transition estuary. J Fish Biol 89:890–920
Barletta-Bergan A, Barletta M, Saint-Paul U (2002a) Community structure and temporal variability of ichthyoplankton in North Brazilian mangrove creeks. J Fish Biol 61:33–51
Barletta-Bergan A, Barletta M, Saint-Paul U (2002b) Structure and seasonal dynamics of larval
fish in the Caeté River estuary in North Brazil. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 54:193–206
Barnes DKA, Galgani F, Thompson RC, Barlaz M (2009) Accumulation and fragmentation of
plastic debris in global environments. Philos Trans R Soc B 364:1985–1998
Beck MW, Heck KL Jr, Able KW, Childers DL, Eggleston DB, Gillanders BM, Halpern B, Hays
CG, Hoshino K, Minello TJ, Orth RJ, Sheridan PF, Weinstein MP (2001) The identification,
conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates.
Bioscience 51:633–641
Blaber SJM (2000) Tropical estuarine fishes: ecology, exploitation and conservation. Blackwell
Science, Oxford, 372 pp
Blaber SJM (2002) ‘Fish in hot water’: the challenges facing fish and fisheries research in tropical
estuaries. J Fish Biol 61:1–20
Blaber SJM (2013) Fishes and fisheries in tropical estuaries: the last 10 years. Estuar Coast Shelf
Sci 135:57–65
Blaber SJM, Barletta M (2016) A review of estuarine fish research in South America: what has
been achieved and what is the future for sustainability and conservation? J Fish Biol
89:537–568
Bolton JJ (1979) Estuarine adaptation in populations of Pilayella littoralis (L.) Kjellm. (Phaeophyta,
Ectocarpales). Estuar Coast Mar Sci 9:273–280
Browne MA, Galloway TS, Thompson RC (2010) Spatial patterns of plastic debris along estuarine
shorelines. Environ Sci Technol 44:3404–3409
Calder DR, Maÿal EM (1998) Dry season distribution of hydroids in a small tropical estuary,
Pernambuco, Brazil. Zool Verh 323:69–78
Chen C-L (2015) Regulation and management of marine litter. In: Bergmann M, Gutow L, Klages
M (eds) Marine anthropogenic litter. Springer, Cham, pp 395–428
Cheung PW, Cheung LTO, Fok L (2016) Seasonal variation in the abundance of marine plastic
debris in the estuary of a subtropical macro-scale drainage basin in South China. Sci Total
Environ 562:658–665
Cole M, Lindeque P, Halsband C, Galloway TS (2011) Microplastic as contaminants in the marine
environment: a review. Mar Pollut Bull 62:2588–2597
Costa MF, Barletta M (2015) Microplastics in coastal and marine environments of the western
tropical and sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean. Evnviron Sci Process Impacts 17:1868–1879
Costa MF, Barletta M (2016) Special challenges in the conservation of fishes and aquatic environments of South America. J Fish Biol 89:4–11
Costa MF, Barbosa SCT, Barletta M, Dantas DV, Kehrig HA, Seixas TG, Malm O (2009) Seasonal
differences in mercury accumulation in Trichiurus lepturus (Cutlassfish) in relation to length
and weight in a northeast Brazilian Estuary. Environ Sci Pollut Res 16:423–430
M. Barletta et al.