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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The taxonomic richness and distributional patterns of the macrofauna associated with the
algae genus Dictyota from the Abrolhos Bank (Eastern Brazilian coast) are analyzed …

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 …