Sinkhole-like structures as bioproductivity hotspots in the Abrolhos Bank

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-134

  Cavalcanti, Giselle S ^a   Gregoracci, Gustavo B ^a   Longo, Leila de L ^b   Bastos, Alex C ^c   Ferreira, Camilo M ^d   Francini Filho, Ronaldo B ^d   Paranhos, Rodolfo ^a   Ghisolfi, Renato D ^c   Krüger, Ricardo ^e   Güth, Arthur Z ^f   Sumida, Paulo Y G ^f   Bruce, Thiago ^a   Maia Neto, Oswaldo ^a   de O Santos, Eidy ^a   Iida, Tetsuya ^g   Moura, Rodrigo L ^a   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^b   Thompson, Fabiano L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Marine ecology; Microbial productivity; Nutrients; Reefs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; FISH; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOT SPOT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; SINKHOLE;

ABROLHOS BANK; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

PISCES;

EID: 84889571194     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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