Extensive rhodolith beds cover the summits of southwestern Atlantic Ocean seamounts

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 261-269

  Pereira Filho, Guilherme H ^a   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^b   De Moura, Rodrigo L ^c   Bastos, Alex C ^d   Guimarães, Silvia M P B ^e   Salgado, Leonardo T ^b   Francini Filho, Ronaldo B ^f   Bahia, Ricardo G ^b   Abrantes, Douglas Pinto ^b   Guth, Arthur Z ^g   Brasileiro, Poliana S ^b  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^e Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate production; crustose coralline algae; mesophotic zone; oceanic banks

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; GROWTH RATE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SCUBA DIVING; SEAMOUNT; SIDESCAN SONAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BRAZIL;

ALGAE;

EID: 84855997004     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/11T-00007.1     Document Type: Article

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