Occurrence and distribution of rhodolith beds on the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago of Brazil

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-45

  Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^a   Pereira Filho, Guilherme H ^b   Bahia, Ricardo G ^a   Abrantes, Douglas P ^a   Veras, Priscila C ^b   Matheus, Zaira ^a  

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

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

Author keywords

Fernando de Noronha; Malacanthus plumieri; Mesophotic zone; Rhodolith; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORALLINE ALGA; DISPERSION; PERCIFORM; PHOTIC ZONE; RED ALGA; REEF; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; RHODOLITH; SCUBA DIVING; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; FERNANDO DE NORONHA; PERNAMBUCO;

ALGAE; MALACANTHUS PLUMIERI;

EID: 84861478362     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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