Potential impacts of polar fronts on sedimentation processes at Abrolhos coral reef (South-West Atlantic Ocean/Brazil)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 533-544

  Segal, Bárbara ^a   Evangelista, Heitor ^b   Kampel, Milton ^c   Gonçalves, Aldrey Costa ^b   Polito, Paulo Simionatto ^d   dos Santos, Elaine Alves ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Brazil; Coral reef; Natural radioactivity; Resedimentation; Resuspenstion

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; POLAR FRONT; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTATION;

ABROLHOS ARCHIPELAGO; BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 39249083695     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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