Shifts in the abundance and distribution of shallow water fish fauna on the southeastern Brazilian coast: a response to climate change
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3537-8
Abstract: The temperature in the South Atlantic underwent an increase from 1948 to 2016, and the Brazilian coast is very likely suffering from climate change. We examined temporal shifts in the abundance of the fish fauna… read more here.
Keywords: shifts abundance; abundance; climate change; brazilian coast ... See more keywords
An overview of longshore sediment transport on the Brazilian coast
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101099
Abstract: Abstract The present study investigates the wave behavior and the longshore sediment transport rate on the Brazilian continental shelf, using a computational model and four different formulations, for the period between 1979–2015. The average significant… read more here.
Keywords: longshore sediment; transport; sediment transport; transport rates ... See more keywords
Citizen science as a tool for understanding the silent dispersion of toadfish Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880).
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15044
Abstract: Citizen science is an excellent tool in studies of the spatial distribution of non-native species. In Brazil, Opsanus beta has recently been introduced. Studies indicate the occurrence of this species in five estuaries off the… read more here.
Keywords: bay; beta; brazilian coast; citizen science ... See more keywords
Influence of the invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor on the native community found in northeast Brazilian coast
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2022-0138
Abstract: The Caribbean bivalve Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) is currently among the main invasive species along the Brazilian coast. The present study evaluated the co-occurrence, influence, and relationship of the native macrobenthic community with… read more here.
Keywords: bivalve isognomon; community; brazilian coast; bicolor ... See more keywords
Four new species of Cymadusa Savigny, 1816 (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) and new records of C. filosa Savigny, 1816 from Brazilian coast.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4226.3.3
Abstract: Four new species of the genus Cymadusa are described from Brazil (states of Ceará, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro). Cymadusa icapui is described from Ceará state, C. trindadensis is described from Espírito Santo state,… read more here.
Keywords: filosa savigny; four new; new species; species cymadusa ... See more keywords
New records of Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) from the Brazilian coast reveal new morphological features and spicule types
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.10
Abstract: Sponges of the family Petrosiidae have usually a stony and brittle texture due the high silica content of the mineral skeleton that is formed by a more-or-less regular isotropic reticulation of undefined primary and secondary… read more here.
Keywords: brazilian coast; new morphological; neopetrosia carbonaria; morphological features ... See more keywords
Lessons learned from a mystery oil spill that hit the Brazilian coast in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220210309
Abstract: The oil spill of unknown origin that hit the Brazilian coast in 2019 led to the first activation of the National Contingency Plan, outside the scope of an exercise. The Brazilian Navy, the Environmental Agency… read more here.
Keywords: oil; coast 2019; hit brazilian; brazilian coast ... See more keywords
Investigating an Unknown Biodiversity: Evidence of Distinct Lineages of the Endemic Chola Guitarfish Pseudobatos percellens Walbaum, 1792 in the Western Atlantic Ocean
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DOI: 10.3390/d15030344
Abstract: Anthropogenic actions have affected marine species for a long time, through overexploitation of natural stocks and habitat degradation, influencing the life strategies of several taxa, especially rays and sharks, which have suffered significant population declines… read more here.
Keywords: chola guitarfish; brazilian coast; biodiversity; pseudobatos percellens ... See more keywords
Nutritional Composition of Beach-Cast Marine Algae from the Brazilian Coast: Added Value for Algal Biomass Considered as Waste
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DOI: 10.3390/foods11091201
Abstract: In some coastal areas, large quantities of beach-cast macroalgae can accumulate and are usually considered waste and disposed of. However, due to their biofunctional and nutritional properties, they have great potential as a new source… read more here.
Keywords: brazilian coast; beach cast; considered waste; beach ... See more keywords
Seaweeds and Corals from the Brazilian Coast: Review on Biotechnological Potential and Environmental Aspects
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114285
Abstract: Brazil has a megadiversity that includes marine species that are distributed along 800 km of shoreline. This biodiversity status holds promising biotechnological potential. Marine organisms are important sources of novel chemical species, with applications in… read more here.
Keywords: biotechnological potential; environmental aspects; corals brazilian; seaweeds corals ... See more keywords
The puzzling occurrence of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the Brazilian coast: a result of several invasion events?
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DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.37.e50834
Abstract: The massive occurrence of jellyfish in several areas of the world is reported annually, but most of the data come from the northern hemisphere and often refer to a restricted group of species that are… read more here.
Keywords: invasion; cassiopea; brazilian coast; puzzling occurrence ... See more keywords