Perspectives on the Great Amazon Reef: Extension, Biodiversity, and Threats

Perspectives on the Great Amazon Reef: Extension, Biodiversity, and Threats

Here we provide a broad overview of the Great Amazon Reef System (GARS) based on the first-ever video surveys of the region. This footage supports four major hypotheses: (1) the GARS area may be six times larger than previously suggested (up to 56,000 km2); (2) the GARS may extend deeper than previo...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Nils E. Asp, Eduardo Siegle, John Hocevar, Kenneth Lowyck, Nilo D'Avila, Agnaldo A. Vasconcelos, Ricardo Baitelo, Carlos E. Rezende, Claudia Y. Omachi, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
mesophotic coral ecosystem
calcareous algae
submersibles
systematic conservation planning
oil and gas fields
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00142/full

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