Advancing Genetic Stock Identification of Leatherback Turtles From Foraging Grounds in the Southwest Atlantic: Insights From Nuclear DNA (nDNA) Analysis [PDF]
The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) undertakes extensive migrations between nesting and foraging areas, where it is exposed to threats such as fisheries bycatch, coastal development, and pollution.
Laura Prosdocimi +6 more
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Distribution of HNA and LNA bacterial groups in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Um estudo do bacterioplâncton foi realizado numa area extensa do Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste entre 13 e 25oS e 28 e 42oW. As amostras foram coletadas em 108 estacoes oceanograficas a 20 m de profundidade. A abundância bacteriana foi determinada por citometria de fluxo apos coloracao dos acidos nucleicos com Syto13.
Rodolfo Paranhos
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Multiple-threats analysis for loggerhead sea turtles in the southwest Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Priority-setting approaches for widely distributed and long-lived species can be challenging. This is especially true for sea turtles, which are species of conservation concern.
López-Mendilaharsu, M +12 more
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Chaetognatha, Spadellidae, Paraspadella nana Owre, 1963: new occurrence from the southwest Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Chaetognaths are composed by six families and among them Spadellidae is strictly benthic. This study reports the first occurrence of Paraspadella nana Owre, 1963 in the coastal zone located in the northern region of Espírito Santo state (19°51’12” S, 40 ...
Michele Arruda +2 more
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13 pages, 11 figures, 6 tables The distributional features and physical characteristics of 4830 krill (Euphausia superba Dana) aggregations detected acoustically in the Southwest Atlantic between 26 January and 21 February 1981 are described. Results are compared with aggregations detected in the Indian Ocean.
Manuel Barange
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Sediment deposition in an upwelling rocky-reef in southwest Atlantic Ocean
Sediment is highly related to coral reef degradation worldwide, and sedimentation is considered a critical cause of stress for coral communities.
Layla Poubel Tunala +2 more
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Remotely induced storm effects on the coastal flooding along the southwest coast of India
The southwest coast of India is exposed to long-period swells propagated from the South Indian Ocean during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. Although swells from the Southern Ocean and Atlantic Ocean were identified in the North Indian Ocean, their ...
P.S. Swathy Krishna +3 more
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This study aims to characterize the interhemispheric teleconnection pattern, which is established by the South America (SA) summer monsoon over the Atlantic Ocean during January and February, and referred it as the Atlantic symmetric pattern (ASP).
Wan-Ling Tseng +4 more
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Physical Oceanography of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
FROM ITS LITTORAL margin to the open ocean, the westem South Atlantic (Fig. 1) is marked at all depths by circulation patterns and exchange processes that are centrally important to the region- al marine resources and local economies, and to the global flux of heat and dissolved substances. Among other important characteristics, the Southwest Atlantic (
Campos, Edmo +3 more
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Movements, Habitat Use, and Diving Behavior of Shortfin Mako in the Atlantic Ocean
The shortfin mako is one of the most important shark species caught in Atlantic Ocean pelagic fisheries. Given increasing concerns for the stock status of the species, the present study was designed to fill gaps in the knowledge of habitat use and ...
Catarina C. Santos +14 more
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