Cylindera nivea (Insecta) |
Brazil |
Proximity to urbanization, beach cleaning, solid waste, vehicle traffic, visitors and buildings on the beachfront |
C. nivea was negatively related to the urbanization level, and no individuals were found on the high-impacted beaches |
Costa & Zalmon (2019)COSTA LL & ZALMON IR. 2019. Sensitivity of macroinvertebrates to human impacts on sandy beaches: a case study with tiger beetles (Insecta, Cicindelidae). Est Coast Shelf Sci 220: 142-151.
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Meiofauna and free nematodes |
Brazil |
Trampling and vehicles |
Recreational activities reduced the richness and abundance of the community |
Santos et al. (2021)SANTOS TMT, PETRACCO M & VENEKEY V. 2021. Recreational activities trigger changes in meiofauna and free-living nematodes on Amazonian macrotidal sandy beaches. Mar Environ Res 167: 105289.
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Atlantorchestoidea brasiliensis, Excirolana braziliensis and Ocypode quadrata (Crustacea) |
Brazil |
Proximity to urbanization, beach cleaning, solid waste, vehicle traffic, visitors and buildings on the beachfront |
Abundance of organisms was negatively correlated with solid waste, which is affected by the number of visitors |
Suciu et al. (2018)SUCIU MC, TAVARES DC & ZALMON IR 2018. Comparative evaluation of crustaceans as bioindicators of human impact on Brazilian sandy beaches. J Crust Biol 38(4): 420-428.
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Macrofauna assemblage |
Brazil |
Recreational activities |
The abundance of some species has decreased due to recreational activities during the summer |
Vieira et al. (2012)VIEIRA JV, BORZONE CA, LORENZI L & CARVALHO FGD. 2012. Human impact on the benthic macrofauna of two beach environments with different morphodynamic characteristics in southern Brazil. Braz J Oceanog 60(2): 135-148.
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Amarilladesma mactroides and Donax hanleyanus (Mollusca) |
Argentina |
Proximity to urbanization, beach cleaning, solid waste, vehicle traffic, visitors and buildings on the beachfront |
Urbanization reduced the abundance of A. mactroides recruits and juveniles, while the opposite occurred for D. hanleyanus juveniles |
Laitano et al. (2019)LAITANO MV, CHIARADIA NM & NUÑEZ JD. 2019. Clam population dynamics as an indicator of beach urbanization impacts. Ecol Indic 101: 926-932.
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Donax hanleyanus (Mollusca) |
Argentina |
Trampling |
Human trampling caused a decrease in the abundance of D. hanleyanus during the holiday season |
Herrmann et al. (2009)HERRMANN M, CARSTENSEN D, FISCHER S, LAUDIEN J, PENCHASZADEH PE & ARNTZ WE. 2009. Population structure, growth, and production of the wedge clam Donax hanleyanus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) from Northern Argentinean beaches. J Shellfish Res 28(3): 511-526.
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Donax deltoides (Mollusca) |
Australia |
Vehicles |
More than half of the organisms were killed with the increase in vehicular traffic |
Schlacher et al. (2008b) |
Donax deltoides (Mollusca) |
Australia |
Vehicles |
Vehicle traffic significantly hampered shellfish burrowing performance, intensifying predation and desiccation risks |
Sheppard et al. (2009)SHEPPARD N, PITT KA & SCHLACHER TA. 2009. Sub-lethal effects of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on surf clams on sandy beaches. J of Exp Mar Biol Ecol 380(1): 113-118.
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Macrofauna assemblage |
China |
Trampling, camping, sunbathing, sand bathing, and collecting beach fauna |
Macrobenthos were seriously disturbed by recreational activities |
Wu et al. (2020)WU X, ZOU X, ZHONG C, YU W, LI Y & WANG T. 2020. Assessing the response of sandy-beach macrobenthos to recreation and the ecological status of the beach ecosystem at Liandao, China. Mar Ecol 41(1): e12580.
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Ocypode quadrata (Crustacea) |
Cuba |
Proximity to urbanization, beach cleaning, solid waste, vehicle traffic, visitors and buildings on the beachfront |
A negative relationship was identified between the densities of O. quadrata burrows and the number of visitors, showing significant differences between the beaches analyzed. |
Ocaña & de Jesús-Navarrete (2021)OCAÑA FA & DE JESÚS-NAVARRETE A. 2021. Using indirect methods to estimate population parameters of the Atlantic ghost crab from beaches in Northeastern Cuba. Reg Stud Mar Sci 43: 101705.
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Macrofauna assemblage |
Portugal |
Visitors |
The increase of visitors in the most urbanized beach impacted the abundance of Talitrus saltator and Tylos europaeus |
Bessa et al. (2014)BESSA F, GONÇALVES SC, FRANCO JN, ANDRÉ JN, CUNHA PP & MARQUES JC. 2014. Temporal changes in macrofauna as response indicator to potential human pressures on sandy beaches. Ecol Indicat 41: 49-57.
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Bullia rhodostoma, Donax serra and Donax sordidus (Mollusca); Gastrosaccus psammodytes and Tylos capensis (Crustacea) |
South Africa |
Vehicles |
The species B. rhodostoma, D. serra and D. sordidus showed high tolerance to the passage of vehicles, while the isopod T. capensis was highly impacted. |
Van der Merwe & Van der Merwe (1991)VAN DER MERWE D & VAN DER MERWE D. 1991. Effects of off-road vehicles on the macrofauna of a sandy beach. S Afr J Sci 87(5): 210-213.
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Emerita talpoida and Ocypode quadrata (Crustacea); Donax variabilis (Mollusca) |
USA |
Vehicles |
Vehicle circulation is light and essentially does not occur on the foreshore, not affecting the species analyzed. |
Wolcott & Wolcott (1984)WOLCOTT TG & WOLCOTT DL. 1984. Impact of off-road vehicles on macroinvertebrates of a mid-Atlantic beach. Biol Conserv 29(3): 217-240.
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Ocypode quadrata (Crustacea) |
USA |
Visitors and vehicles |
There was a change in density, individual size and excavation behavior due to the greater degree of urbanization |
Gül & Griffen (2018)GÜL MR & GRIFFEN BD. 2018. Impacts of human disturbance on ghost crab burrow morphology and distribution on sandy shores. PLoS ONE 13(12): e0209977.
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