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Benthic response to upwelling events off the SE Brazilian coast

2005; Inter-Research; Volume: 291; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps291035

ISSN

1616-1599

Autores

Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida, Marcos Y. Yoshinaga, Áurea Maria Ciotti, SA Gaeta,

Tópico(s)

Coastal and Marine Management

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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 291:35-42 (2005) - doi:10.3354/meps291035 Benthic response to upwelling events off the SE Brazilian coast Paulo Y. G. Sumida1,*, Marcos Y. Yoshinaga1, Áurea M. Ciotti2, Salvador A. Gaeta1 1Laboratório de Dinâmica Bêntica, Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo CEP: 05508-120, São Paulo, Brazil2UNESP Campus do Litoral Paulista, Praça Infante Dom Henrique s/n°, São Vicente SP 11330-900, Brazil *Email: psumida@io.usp.br ABSTRACT: The main aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare temporal responses of the benthos in 2 continental shelf areas (Cabo Frio and Ubatuba) off the SE Brazilian coast. In Cabo Frio (23°S, 42°W), the western boundary coastal upwelling of the South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) enhances primary productivity, potentially increasing food supply to the benthic communities via sinking of particulate organic carbon (POC). In contrast, POC fluxes in Ubatuba (23°S, 45°W) are expected to be comparatively lower because SACW remains subsurface. We analyzed the temporal and spatial input of phytodetritus (concentration of chlorophyll a in sediments) and the benthic microbial biomass (estimated by ATP-based carbon content in sediments). Median surface chlorophyll concentration was computed for all daily available SeaWiFS images (from 2001 and 2002) to follow chlorophyll a inputs. All parameters used to investigate benthic responses in the study areas showed consistently higher values in Cabo Frio than in Ubatuba. The results showed that benthic response to upwelling may last months, fueling the microbial communities in the Cabo Frio region. KEY WORDS: Benthic–pelagic coupling · Benthic microbial response · SE Brazilian continental shelf Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 291. Online publication date: April 28, 2005 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2005 Inter-Research.

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