In early September 2019, dense crude oil began to wash the beaches of Brazil's tropical
coast. Four months after the first report, the oil has already been found along> 3000 km of …

Aim We evaluated whether patterns of species diversity (α, β and γ) of rocky shore
assemblages followed latitudinal gradients (ie LDGs) along the South American coasts, and …

The loss of canopy‐forming seaweeds from urbanized coasts has intensified in response to
warming seas and non‐climatic pressures such as population growth and declining water …

Ports link world commerce via maritime routes, and dredging services are essential to
establish and maintain these connections. However, one question is critical when dredging …

Modeling and forecasting ocean ecosystems in a changing world will require advances in
observational efforts to monitor marine biodiversity. One of the observational challenges in …

The benthic community cover of shallow subtidal reefs has been studied worldwide to
investigate biogeographical patterns (eg Williams et al., 2015), quantify change in cover …

Kappaphycus alvarezii was introduced for mariculture purposes on the coast of São Paulo,
southeast of Brazil, in 1995, and since then an experimental pilot cultivation has been …

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is the main component of the skeleton of scleractinian corals
and is a preferable substrate for attachment and growth. An electro-stimulation method …

This paper is a literature review on marine hardbottom environments (MHE) that emerge in
coastal regions in the Brazilian state of Ceará. This stretch of the Brazilian coast houses …

The lifecycle of offshore oil and gas installations has reached an age at which many need to
be decommissioned. The challenges are many, as both the types of structures and the …