Marine biodiversity in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America: knowledge and gaps.

The marine areas of South America (SA) include almost 30,000 km of coastline and encompass three different oceanic domains--the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic--ranging in latitude from 12∘N to 55∘S. The 10 countries that border these coasts have different research capabilities and taxonomi...

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Main Authors: Patricia Miloslavich, Eduardo Klein, Juan M Díaz, Cristián E Hernández, Gregorio Bigatti, Lucia Campos, Felipe Artigas, Julio Castillo, Pablo E Penchaszadeh, Paula E Neill, Alvar Carranza, María V Retana, Juan M Díaz de Astarloa, Mirtha Lewis, Pablo Yorio, María L Piriz, Diego Rodríguez, Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin, Luiz Gamboa, Alberto Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21304960/pdf/?tool=EBI