Search Results - "Moura, Rodrigo L. de"
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Benthic reef assemblages of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical South-west Atlantic: Effects of depth, wave exposure and cross-shelf positioning
Published in PloS one (10-01-2019)“…Oceanic islands can be relatively isolated from overfishing and pollution sources, but they are often extremely vulnerable to climate and anthropogenic stress…”
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Abrolhos bank reef health evaluated by means of water quality, microbial diversity, benthic cover, and fish biomass data
Published in PloS one (05-06-2012)“…The health of the coral reefs of the Abrolhos Bank (Southwestern Atlantic) was characterized with a holistic approach using measurements of four ecosystem…”
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Baseline Assessment of Mesophotic Reefs of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain Based on Water Quality, Microbial Diversity, Benthic Cover and Fish Biomass Data
Published in PloS one (19-06-2015)“…Seamounts are considered important sources of biodiversity and minerals. However, their biodiversity and health status are not well understood; therefore,…”
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Microbiota of the Major South Atlantic Reef Building Coral Mussismilia
Published in Microbial ecology (01-02-2015)“…The Brazilian endemic scleractinian corals, genus Mussismilia, are among the main reef builders of the South Atlantic and are threatened by accelerating rates…”
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Metagenomic Analysis of Healthy and White Plague-Affected Mussismilia braziliensis Corals
Published in Microbial ecology (01-05-2013)“…Coral health is under threat throughout the world due to regional and global stressors. White plague disease (WP) is one of the most important threats…”
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Diversity and ecological structure of vibrios in benthic and pelagic habitats along a latitudinal gradient in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (10-02-2015)“…We analyzed the diversity and population structure of the 775 Vibrio isolates from different locations of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SAO), including St…”
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Brazilian aquatic biodiversity in peril
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Spatial modeling reveals a growing threat to the world's largest rhodolith beds
Published in Ocean & coastal management (01-02-2023)“…Rhodolith beds comprise a highly biodiverse and productive ecosystem that dominates the mid and outer shelf of the tropical eastern South American coast…”
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Microbial community diversity and physical–chemical features of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean
Published in Archives of microbiology (01-03-2015)“…Microbial oceanography studies have demonstrated the central role of microbes in functioning and nutrient cycling of the global ocean. Most of these former…”
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Extensive Rhodolith Beds Cover the Summits of Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Seamounts
Published in Journal of coastal research (01-01-2012)“…PEREIRA-FILHO, G.H.; AMADO-FILHO, G.M.; MOURA, R.L.; BASTOS, A.C.; GUIMARÃES, S.M.P.B.; SALGADO, L.T.; FRANCINI-FILHO, R.B.; BAHIA, R.G.; ABRANTES, D.P.; GUTH,…”
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Opportunities to close the gap between science and practice for Marine Protected Areas in Brazil
Published in Perspectives in ecology and conservation (01-07-2020)“…[Display omitted] •Identifying specific and quantitative objectives and linking them to timeframes and budgets.•Developing strategic monitoring and evaluation…”
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Diet and reproduction of the goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Serranidae), in eastern Brazil
Published in Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria (01-01-2015)“…Background. The goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822), is the largest Atlantic grouper. It has been the first marine fish subjected to a…”
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Diversity and pathogenic potential of vibrios isolated from Abrolhos Bank corals
Published in Environmental microbiology reports (01-02-2010)“…Summary We performed the first taxonomic characterization of vibrios and other culturable microbiota from apparently healthy and diseased Brazilian‐endemic…”
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Distribution, morphology and composition of mesophotic ‘reefs’ on the Amazon Continental Margin
Published in Marine geology (01-05-2022)“…The geomorphology of the Amazon Continental Margin (ACM) is highly heterogeneous and includes a variety of reef-like formations found in deep-water along the…”
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