| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) |
| Series |
Latin American studies book series |
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Latin American studies book series.
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| Contents |
1. Tropical Marine Environments of Brazil and their Responses to Climate Change -- 2. Climate variability and change in tropical South America -- 3. Mangrove swamps of Brazil: current status and impact of seal-level changes -- 4. Wave dominated deltas of Brazil -- 5. Reefs of the western tropical south Atlantic Ocean: distribution, environmental impacts and trends on environmental stability due to climate changes -- 6. Geodiversity and biodiversity of the tropical shelf of northeastern Brazil -- 7. Zoo- and ichthyoplankton communities of pelagic ecosystems in the western tropical Atlantic -- 8. Circulation, biogeochemical cycles and CO2 flux variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean-- Index |
| Summary |
This book provides an overview of the tropical marine environments of Brazil and a multi-disciplinary assessment of the impact of ongoing climate change in these environments. These changes will affect physical, biological and biogeochemical characteristics of coastal zones and oceans, modifying their ecological structure, their functions and the various services provided to humans and have the potential of causing severe socioeconomic impacts in local (coastal zone), regional (continental shelf and shallow seas) and global (ocean) scales. The Tropical Brazil presents a unique opportunity to evaluate how spatial and temporal heterogeneity influences the response and resilience of marine environments to climate changes. This region comprises the main reef constructions of the Western South Atlantic Ocean, the majority of the Brazilian deltas, one of the longest mangrove areas of the world, a very narrow and shallow continental shelf, extreme variations in sediment and nutrient flows, as well as undeniable importance in transferring heat and mass between hemispheres |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed on May 08, 2023) |
| Subject |
Marine ecology -- Brazil
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Marine biodiversity -- Brazil
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Climatic changes -- Brazil
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Climatic changes
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Marine biodiversity
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Marine ecology
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Brazil
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dominguez, José Maria Landim, editor.
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Kikuchi, Ruy Kenji Papa de, editor
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Filho, Moacyr Cunha de Araújo, editor
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Schwamborn, Ralf, editor
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Vital, Helenice, editor.
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| ISBN |
3031213297 |
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9783031213298 |
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