Search Results - "Freitas, Matheus O"
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Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
Published in Scientific reports (12-01-2021)“…Understanding habitat-level variation in community structure provides an informed basis for natural resources’ management. Reef fishes are a major component of…”
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Decadal (2006-2018) dynamics of Southwestern Atlantic's largest turbid zone reefs
Published in PloS one (22-02-2021)“…Tropical reefs are declining rapidly due to climate changes and local stressors such as water quality deterioration and overfishing. The so-called marginal…”
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Age, growth, reproduction and management of Southwestern Atlantic’s largest and endangered herbivorous reef fish, Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (30-08-2019)“…The Brazilian-endemic greenbeack parrotfish, Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840, is the largest herbivorous reef fish in the South Atlantic. Following the…”
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DNA barcoding approaches for fishing authentication of exploited grouper species including the endangered and legally protected goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
Published in Scientia marina (01-09-2013)“…Fishing strategies are constantly changing to meet the needs for new or alternative food sources. Consequently, management of fishing activities regarding…”
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First year after the Brumadinho tailings’ dam collapse: Spatial and seasonal variation of trace elements in sediments, fishes and macrophytes from the Paraopeba River, Brazil
Published in Environmental research (01-02-2021)“…On January 2019, the B1 iron ore tailings' dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, being one of the worst mining-related disasters, with 270 human deaths (11 of…”
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Citizen science as a tool for understanding the silent dispersion of toadfish Opsanus beta (Goode and Bean, 1880)
Published in Journal of fish biology (01-06-2022)“…Citizen science is an excellent tool in studies of the spatial distribution of non‐native species. In Brazil, Opsanus beta has recently been introduced…”
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Reproductive biology and management of two commercially important groupers in the SW Atlantic
Published in Environmental biology of fishes (2018)“…The reproductive biology of Epinephelus morio (red grouper) and Mycteroperca bonaci (black grouper) were evaluated based on 533 specimens collected from…”
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Feeding ecology of two sympatric species of large-sized groupers (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) on Southwestern Atlantic coralline reefs
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-01-2017)“…ABSTRACT Red and black groupers are large-bodied opportunistic ambush predators commonly found in Southwestern Atlantic tropical reefs. We investigated the…”
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Diet and reproduction of the goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Serranidae), in eastern Brazil
Published in Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria (01-01-2015)“…Background. The goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822), is the largest Atlantic grouper. It has been the first marine fish subjected to a…”
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Blood parameter analysis and morphological alterations as biomarkers on the health of Hoplias malabaricus and Geophagus brasiliensis
Published in Brazilian archives of biology and technology (01-05-2006)“…This study aimed to assess the influence of the environment on fish health. Samples of Hoplias malabaricus and Geophagus brasiliensis, were collected from…”
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Direct evidence of a spawning aggregation of cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus) in southeastern Brazil and its management implications
Published in Fisheries research (01-08-2022)“…Identifying fish spawning aggregations is crucial to determine effective fisheries management measures and protect key reproduction sites. We found direct…”
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Human consumption and popular knowledge on the conservation status of groupers and sharks caught by small-scale fisheries on Abrolhos Bank, SW Atlantic
Published in Marine policy (01-02-2018)“…Despite marine fish being an important food resource for coastal communities, the amount of fish caught by small-scale fisheries is unsustainable at many…”
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Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery
Published in Marine policy (01-09-2023)“…Laws protecting the Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara from fishing in federal and state waters of the United States (US) occurred in 1990 after the…”
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Decadal
Published in PloS one (22-02-2021)“…Tropical reefs are declining rapidly due to climate changes and local stressors such as water quality deterioration and overfishing. The so-called marginal…”
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