Oceanographic and environmental characteristics of a coupled coastal bay system: Baía de Ilha Grande-Baía de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Baía de Ilha Grande and Baía de Sepetiba are two connected coastal bays in southeastern
Brazil just west of Rio de Janeiro. They are favored for tourism and recreation, provide most …
Brazil just west of Rio de Janeiro. They are favored for tourism and recreation, provide most …
Mapping fishing grounds, resource and fleet patterns to enhance management units in data-poor fisheries: The case of snappers and groupers in the Abrolhos Bank …
M Previero, MA Gasalla - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018 - Elsevier
In most small-scale fisheries, especially in developing countries, the collection of reliable
fishing statistics is not regular, hampering traditional stock assessments. In those data-poor …
fishing statistics is not regular, hampering traditional stock assessments. In those data-poor …
The 2019 Brazilian oil spill: insights on the physics behind the drift
GC Lessa, CEP Teixeira, J Pereira, FM Santos - Journal of Marine Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
This study uses global numerical model results of ocean and atmospheric circulation, as
well as local wind, wave and current meter data, to investigate the structure of the ocean and …
well as local wind, wave and current meter data, to investigate the structure of the ocean and …
Effects of turbidity and depth on the bioconstruction of the Abrolhos reefs
Turbidity increase is one of the main stressors to coral reefs. It affects light availability and
will act together with global sea level rise to reduce potential photosynthesis that is important …
will act together with global sea level rise to reduce potential photosynthesis that is important …
Physical Forcing Mechanisms Controlling the Variability of Chlorophyll-a over the Royal-Charlotte and Abrolhos Banks—Eastern Brazilian Shelf
RD Ghisolfi, M Pereira da Silva, F Thomaz dos Santos… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The Abrolhos Bank is part of the so-called Eastern Brazilian Shelf and is an area of high
ecological and economic importance. The bank supports the largest and richest coral reefs …
ecological and economic importance. The bank supports the largest and richest coral reefs …
Connectivity of marine protected areas and its relation with total kinetic energy
The East Continental Shelf (ECS) of Brazil is a hotspot of endemism and biodiversity of reef
biota in the South Atlantic, hosting a number of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Connectivity …
biota in the South Atlantic, hosting a number of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Connectivity …
Residual fluxes of suspended sediment in a tidally dominated tropical estuary
CAF Schettini, MD Pereira, E Siegle… - Continental Shelf …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the fine sediment fluxes in the Caravelas estuarine system (Bahia,
Brazil, 17 o 45'S and 039 o 12'W). The estuary reaches the ocean at the shore across from …
Brazil, 17 o 45'S and 039 o 12'W). The estuary reaches the ocean at the shore across from …
Coral growth bands recorded trace elements associated with the Fundão dam collapse
GO Cardoso, LN Falsarella… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In November 2015, the collapse of the Fundão dam (Minas Gerais, Brazil) carried over 40×
10 6 m 3 of iron ore tailings into the Doce river and caused massive environmental and …
10 6 m 3 of iron ore tailings into the Doce river and caused massive environmental and …
Macrofauna associated with the brown algae Dictyota spp.(Phaeophyceae, Dictyotaceae) in the Sebastião Gomes Reef and Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil
The taxonomic richness and distributional patterns of the macrofauna associated with the
algae genus Dictyota from the Abrolhos Bank (Eastern Brazilian coast) are analyzed …
algae genus Dictyota from the Abrolhos Bank (Eastern Brazilian coast) are analyzed …
Shelf-break upwelling on a very narrow continental shelf adjacent to a western boundary current formation zone
Two years of hydrodynamic monitoring with an ADCP deployed at 32 m of depth at 12.5° S,
in association with remotely sensed and numerical modeling data were used to investigate …
in association with remotely sensed and numerical modeling data were used to investigate …