An extensive reef system at the Amazon River mouth

L. Moura, Rodrigo; M. Amado‐Filho, Gilberto; Coreixas de Moraes, Fernando; S. Brasileiro, Poliana; S. Salomon, Paulo; Michaelovitch de Mahiques, Michel; Cardoso Bastos, Alex; Gomes de Almeida, Marcelo; M. Silva, Jomar; Ferreira Araújo, Beatriz; P. Brito, Frederico; Pessanha Rangel, Thiago; Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Bráulio; G. Bahia, Ricardo; Paranhos, Rodolfo; Jasão Soares Dias, Rodolfo; Siegle, Eduardo; G. Figueiredo, Alberto; Crespo Pereira, Renato; V. Leal, Camille; Hajdu, Eduardo; E. Asp, Nils; Bueno Gregoracci, Gustavo; Neumann‐Leitão, Sigrid; L. Yager, Patricia; B. Francini‐Filho, Ronaldo; M. Fróes, Adriana; E. Campeão, Mariana; Santana da Silva, Bruno; Paula B. Moreira, Ana; de Oliveira, Louisi; Carolina Soares, Ana; Moreira Borges Araújo, Laís; L. Oliveira, Nara; Batista Teixeira, João; Valle, R.A.B.; C. Thompson, Cristiane; Eduardo de Rezende, Carlos; L. Thompson, Fabiano

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1501252

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An extensive reef system at the Amazon River mouth

Published in Science Advances • Apr 1, 2016

Authors:

Rodrigo L. Moura

Gilberto M. Amado‐Filho

Fernando Coreixas de Moraes

Abstract

Large rivers create major gaps in reef distribution along tropical shelves. The Amazon River represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean, generating up to a 1.3 × 10(6)-km(2) plume, and extensive muddy bottoms in the equatorial margin of South America. As a result, a wide area of th...

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Amazon rainforest

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Reef

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