Deep-water depositional systems supplied by shelf-incising submarine canyons: Recognition and significance in the geologic record

WL Fisher, WE Galloway, RJ Steel, C Olariu… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well established that sedimentary margins grow by sediments bypassing through shelf-
and slope-incising canyons onto the basin floor and by sediments being deposited …

A tectono-stratigraphic review of continental breakup on intraplate continental margins and its impact on resultant hydrocarbon systems

T Alves, M Fetter, C Busby, R Gontijo, TA Cunha… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Intraplate Continental Margins comprise fully rifted areas of continents and cratons
recording the tectonic events associated with plate breakup and subsequent continental …

Marine debris provide long-distance pathways for spreading invasive corals

MO Soares, TM Garcia, T Giarrizzo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic marine debris and invasive species are pervasive in the ocean. However,
research on the mechanisms and dynamics controlling their distribution in marine systems …

Shipwrecks help invasive coral to expand range in the Atlantic Ocean

M de Oliveira Soares, S Salani, SV Paiva… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
The invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis (sun coral) is a habitat-forming species currently
increasing its geographical range into the Atlantic Ocean, thereby causing negative …

Lionfish on the loose: Pterois invade shallow habitats in the tropical southwestern Atlantic

MO Soares, CV Feitosa, TM Garcia… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lionfish (Pterois spp.) evolved in the Indo-Pacific with predators and prey and invaded
regions (eg, the Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean) where no such balance yet exists. In …

Retirement risks: Invasive coral on old oil platform on the Brazilian equatorial continental shelf

MDA Braga, SV Paiva, LM de Gurjão… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to report, for the first time, the presence of an invasive coral
(Tubastraea tagusensis) in an oil platform on the Brazilian equatorial continental shelf. This …

Crustal evolution of divergent and transform segments of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin derived from integrated geophysical data: Insights from basement grain …

DL de Castro, DC Oliveira, DRH Herrera… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present comprehensive multidisciplinary geophysical study provides new insights into
the structural architecture and tectonic development of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin …

The Romanche fracture zone influences the segmentation of the equatorial margin of Brazil

AC Tavares, DL de Castro, FHR Bezerra… - Journal of South …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study addresses the crustal segmentation of the Brazilian equatorial margin (BEM)
controlled by the Romanche fracture zone (RFZ). It uses a combination of satellite and …

Tectono-sedimentary evolution and petroleum systems of the Mundau subbasin: A new deep-water exploration frontier in equatorial Brazil

N Maia de Almeida, TM Alves… - AAPG …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Brazilian equatorial margin (BEM) evolved in response to transform motion between
Brazil and Africa. In 2012, Petrobras drilled the Pecém well in the Mundaú subbasin (Ceará …

Seismic stratigraphy and development of a modern isolated carbonate platform (Xuande Atoll) in the South China Sea

Y Liu, S Wu, X Li, W Chen, X Han, C Yang… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Xuande Atoll is an isolated carbonate platform that has developed since the early Miocene.
This study conducted high-resolution seismic surveys and shallow drilling to understand its …