Mesophotic fishes of the Abrolhos Shelf, the largest reef ecosystem in the South Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 990-1001

  Simon, T ^a   Pinheiro, H T ^b,c   Moura, R L ^d   Carvalho Filho, A ^e   Rocha, L A ^b,c   Martins, A S ^a   Mazzei, E ^a   Francini Filho, R B ^f   Amado Filho, G M ^g   Joyeux, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e Fish Bizz Ltda   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Brazilian Province; remotely operated vehicle; rhodolith beds; technical diving; twilight zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027938142     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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