Reef bioconstructors of the Rocas Atoll, Equatorial South Atlantic

Reef bioconstructors of the Rocas Atoll, Equatorial South Atlantic

This study presents an analysis of reef bioconstructors at the Rocas Atoll, Brazil’s Northeast, sampled in January and February 2008. The results showed the presence of a community made up mainly of calcareous algae (Porolithon pachydermum, Sporolithon sp., Lithoporella sp., Lithophyllum sp.), coral...

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Main Authors: Marcelo de Oliveira Soares, Carlos Augusto Oliveira de Meirelles, Valesca Brasil Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-06-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Calcareous algae
Foraminifers
Reefs
Scleractinian corals
Vermetid mollusks
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume242/37-46.pdf

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