Lagrangian Drifter Dispersion in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Abstract In the framework of Monitoring by Ocean Drifters (MONDO) project, a set of Lagrangian drifters were released in proximity of the Brazil Current, the western branch of the subtropical gyre in the South Atlantic Ocean. The experimental strategy of deploying part of the buoys in clusters offers the opportunity to examine relative ...
Berti, Stefano +3 more
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Whistles of Atlantic spotted dolphin from a coastal area in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Atlantic spotted dolphins were recorded on the coastal area of Rio de Janeiro with equipment of 192 kHz sampling rate. The animals produced an average of 33 whistles/min. The repertoire was balanced among four contour categories, with the occurrence of a stereotyped whistle. Frequency parameters were measured between 1.3 and 29 kHz, which represents an
Lis Bittencourt +5 more
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Two species of Hydractiniidae (Hydrozoa) with metagenetic life cycle have been recorded for the temperate region of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: the medusa stage of Podocoryna tenuis and the polyp stage of P. humilis.
Gabriel N. Genzano +4 more
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Mesoscale eddies in the southwestern tropical Atlantic
The southwestern tropical Atlantic is a region of complex ocean dynamic where originates the strong western boundary current system composed of North Brazil current and North Brazil undercurrent. The region includes a variety of features including the Atoll das Rocas (AR) and Fernando de Noronha (FN) ridge that may favour mesoscale eddy dynamics ...
Alina N. Dossa +13 more
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Sustainability of the seaweedHypnea pseudomusciformisfarming in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic
Seaweed culture is generally referred to as a sustainable production system. Nevertheless, this concept is biased by an environmental approach only, neglecting the economic and social dimensions of sustainability. The objective of this study was to assess the sustainability of the seaweed Hypnea pseudomusciformis cultivation and its use as human food ...
Pereira, Stefany A. +2 more
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A new Munidopsis species (Galatheoidea, Munidopsidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic [PDF]
Cardoso, Irene A., Serejo, Cristiana S., Rodrigues, Celso (2014): A new Munidopsis species (Galatheoidea, Munidopsidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic.
Cardoso, Irene A. +2 more
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Samples of a soft-bottom community from the continental slope of Campos Basin, off southeast Brazil, were obtained between 2001 and 2003 by the Research Vessel “Astro-Garoupa” with a 0.25 m2 box corer or by dredging with a Charcot dredge.
Raquel Medeiros Andrade Figueira +1 more
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Brazilian tropical fishes in their southern limit of distribution: checklist of Santa Catarina’s rocky reef ichthyofauna, remarks and new records [PDF]
We present a checklist of 278 species of reef fishes recorded along the coastline of Santa Catarina state, the southernmost limit of distribution of tropical ichthyofauna on the coast of Brazil.
Antônio Anderson +5 more
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Pectinariidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from off southeastern Brazil, southwestern Atlantic [PDF]
Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos, Ribeiro, William M. G., Carrerette, Orlemir, Hutchings, Pat (2019): Pectinariidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from off southeastern Brazil, southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 4571 (4): 489-509, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.4.
WILLIAM M. G. RIBEIRO +7 more
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Sedimentation in the adjacencies of a southwestern Atlantic giant carbonate ridge [PDF]
Supplementary files of Sedimentation in the adjacencies of a southwestern Atlantic giant carbonate ridgeSedimentation in the adjacencies of a southwestern Atlantic giant carbonate ridge, to be published in Ocean and Coastal ResearchThe São Paulo Science ...
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