Leonardo Querobim Yokoyama

• Abstract

  Worldwide, the coastal zone shows an intensification of the urbanization process. There are numerous records of artificial structures, tourists, economic exploitation, altogether with the combined effects of global climate changes. In this scenario, one of the most fragile and sensitive environments are the sandy beaches. These areas harbor a particular biodiversity that suffer negative e…

  Coastal urbanization and sandy beach macrofauna: The Baixada Santista as a case study, AP.R

• Abstract

  Coastal ecosystems are regions of ecological transition between marine and terrestrial environments, which have availability to organic and inorganic inputs, which can favor primary productivity and population abundance. Among the examples of contributions, there are the materials provided, which are usually carried by the action of the waves and have a great diversity associated with the…

  Does the material on sandy beaches influence the composition of local benthic communities?, BP.IC

• Abstract

  The urbanization process resulted in the growth of industrial activity in coastal ecosystems, generating environmental impacts. Among these, contamination by metals is a major risk to environmental health. These pollutants can stick to the unconsolidated sediment causing morphological and chemical changes and, in addition, they can be bioaccumulated by benthic organisms, like many marine …

  Bioaccumulation of metals on the gastropod Hastula cinerea along an urbanization gradient, BP.IC
• Technic trainee grant to support a sandy beach ecology research project, BP.TT

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)