Here we described the general hydrography in the South Brazil Bight (23–28° S) with
emphasis on frontal processes and their role in the structure and functioning of the regional …

Long-term changes in vegetation and climate of southern Brazil, as well as ocean dynamics
of the adjacent South Atlantic, were studied by analyses of pollen, spores and organic …

Abstract Brazil's Atlantic Forest biome is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, whose
heterogeneous ecosystems are threatened by habitat loss and climate change …

Abstract The inner continental shelf (0–50 m water depth) off Santa Catarina, southern Brazil
was investigated using seismic stratigraphic methods to identify and interpret the major …

Abstract Cold-water corals (CWC), dominantly Desmophyllum pertusum (previously
Lophelia pertusa), and their mounds have been in the focus of marine research during the …

The franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) is the most threatened small cetacean of South
America. The species is endemic to coastal waters of the western South Atlantic Ocean …

The southern Brazilian shelf (extending from 34° S to 22° S) is discussed with special
emphasis on its Holocene sedimentary evolution. The onset of the Rio de la Plata plume …

Sharks are essential components of marine communities, and their removal might simplify
ecosystems and lead to unpredictable and detrimental effects on the food web. Comparing …

The ocean bottom morphology, depth, sediment grain size, sediment sorting, carbonate
content, and water depth are used to compose seafloor maps as support for biological …

The organic matter (OM) of surface sediments (0–2 cm) from the Santos Basin was
characterized by employing elemental (C, N, P), isotopic (δ 13C and δ 15N), biochemical …