Fish conservation in South America is a pressing issue. The biodiversity of fishes, just as with
all other groups of plants and animals, is far from fully known. Continuing habitat loss may …

This review provides insight into the abundance, origin, distribution and composition of MPs
in the sea surface and water column of the Mediterranean Sea. Literature data on MP …

Plastics are dominant pollutants in freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Scientific studies that
investigated the interaction between plastics and freshwater biodiversity are incipient, …

The world's most biodiverse river basins—the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong—are experiencing
an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address …

This study investigated occurrence of microplastic particles in digestive tracts of fishes from
the Amazon River estuary. A total of 189 fish specimens representing 46 species from 22 …

Reported here is the first evidence of plastic ingestion by freshwater fishes in the Amazon.
Plastic bags, bottles, fishing gear, and other products are entering Amazonian water bodies …

This study provides the first preliminary assessment of the potential impact from the recent
oil spill in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Using information on the occurrence of oil patches …

This study reports for the first time the ingestion of meso- (5.01–25 mm) and microplastics (1
μm–5 mm) by the sea anemone Bunodosoma cangicum, the most abundant actiniarian …

The Amazon Basin is an unquestionable biodiversity hotspot, containing the highest
freshwater biodiversity on earth and facing off a recent increase in anthropogenic threats. The …

A global survey of coral reefs reveals that overfishing is driving resident shark species toward
extinction, causing diversity deficits in reef elasmobranch (shark and ray) assemblages. …