Conservation
; Ecology
; Environmental impact
; Fish
; Abrolhos Bank
; Anthropogenic impacts
; Biogenic structures
; Coral reef
; Ecological functioning
; Environmental disasters
; Mining dams
; Reef fishes
; Reefs
; anthropogenic effect
; coral reef
; dam failure
; ecosystem function
; environmental impact
; nature conservation
; Article
; Brazil
; Cnidaria
; controlled study
; coral reef
; environmental impact
; environmental impact assessment
; environmental protection
; fish
; nonhuman
; species diversity
; animal
; Anthozoa
; ecology
; environment
; growth, development and aging
; prevention and control
; statistics and numerical data
; water pollution
; Abrolhos Bank
; Atlantic Ocean
; Brazil
; Doce River
; Anthozoa
; Basidiomycota
; Pisces
; Animals
; Anthozoa
; Brazil
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Coral Reefs
; Ecology
; Environment
; Fishes
; Water Pollution
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
The Abrolhos Bank is an area of high ecological, socio-economic importance and harbour the richest and most-extensive coral reefs in the South Atlantic. Here we report the discovery of shallow (12–25�m depth) reef complex with ten large biogenic structures, intermediate between the typical mushroom-shaped pinnacles of the northern Abrolhos Bank (17�–18� S) and the small patch reefs found on the central/southern coast of the Esp�rito Santo State (19�–20� S). The newly discovered reefs harbour a relatively rich and abundant reef community, with 73 fish and 14 benthic cnidarian species, including endangered and commercially important ones. We discuss on urgent needs of properly mapping and understanding the ecological functioning of this reef system. Information provided here is a baseline for future impact evaluations, particularly considering the recent worst environmental disaster of Brazil from a dam collapse in Doce river that affected the region. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Esp�rito Santo, Vit�ria, ES, Brazil; Associa��o Ambiental Voz da Natureza, Brazil; Programa de P�s-Gradua��o em Ci�ncias Biol�gicas (Biodiversidade Neotropical), Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Instituto Meros do Brasil, Curitiba, PR, Brazil; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, United States; Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Bioci�ncias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil; Instituto COMAR-Conserva��o Marinha do Brasil, Joinville, SC, Brazil; Centro de Ci�ncias Aplicadas e Educac�o, Universidade Federal da Para�ba, Rio Tinto, PB, Brazil; Centro Universit�rio Norte do Esp�rito Santo, Universidade Federal do Esp�rito Santo, S�o Mateus, ES, Brazil; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa CruzCA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Mazzei E.F.,Bertoncini A.A.,Pinheiro H.T.,et al. Newly discovered reefs in the southern Abrolhos Bank, Brazil: Anthropogenic impacts and urgent conservation needs[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,114(1)