Geomorphometric Seabed Classification and Potential Megahabitat Distribution in the Amazon Continental Margin

Geomorphometric Seabed Classification and Potential Megahabitat Distribution in the Amazon Continental Margin

The geomorphometry of the northeast portion of the Amazon Shelf, along the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (BEM), off the Amazonas River mouth, was analyzed using the Benthic Terrain Modeler, a spatial analysis technique that defines physical megahabitat classes based on seafloor relief heterogeneities....

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Lavagnino, Alex Cardoso Bastos, Gilberto Menezes Amado Filho, Fernando Coreixas de Moraes, Lais Silva Araujo, Rodrigo Leão de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Benthic Terrain Modeler
benthic megahabitats
mesophotic reefs
drowned reefs
shelf-edge reefs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00190/full

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