Brazilian Rhodolith Beds

Oasis of Marine Biodiversity to be protected

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Paulo Antunes Horta, Marina Nasri Sissini

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Rhodolith beds form biogenic reefs, oases of high biodiversity in sedimentary seabed environments. In Brazil, these environments are frequent and abundant and can be major carbonate ‘factories’ with a key role in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-11-29
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt510 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBrazilian Marine Biodiversity
Antal sidor212
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031614484

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Paulo Antunes Horta - Graduated in Biological Sciences in the University of São Paulo (1996), Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in the University of São Paulo (2000) and PostDoc. in Marine Ecology in Plymouth University, UK (2013), and University of Algarve (2018). He was a professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (2004), visiting professor at the University of Salento (2021) and since 2006 is professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. He is interested in marine ecology, studying the impacts of climate change and local stressors on marine biodiversity. Marina Nasri Sissini - Graduated as biologist at Federal University of Santa Catarina (2011), Ph.D in Ecology at the same university. She is particularly interested in the Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation of rhodolith beds in the South Atlantic.

Chapter 1 Coralline red algae and rhodolith beds - a world natural heritage in the Southwestern Atlantic.- Chapter 2 .- Chapter 3 Rhodolith beds: occurrence, diversity, and evolution.- Chapter 4 Biodiversity associated with rhodolith beds in Brazil.- Chapter 5 Molluscs associated with rhodolith beds from the Southwestern Atlantic.- Chapter 6 Fossil and recent coralline algal bioconstructions and rhodoliths in the Brazilian shelf.- Chapter 7 Rhodolith beds mapping along Brazilian Continental Shelf.- Chapter 8 Major Threats to Rhodolith Beds – Ocean Acidification, Global Warming and Local Stressors.-Chapter 9 Contributions of rhodolith beds to people.- Chapter 10 The legacy of Gilberto M. Amado-Filho to South Atlantic Rhodolith Beds knowledge: memories of his students.