Effects of structural factors on upwelling fouling community, Southeast Brazil

Abstract To assess the successional pattern of fouling organisms three hypotheses were tested: 1) a thermocline is caused by seasonal upwelling events, and therefore, depth influences the successional trajectory of the fouling community; 2) a reduction in the intensity of natural light of the substr...

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Main Authors: Bruno Pereira Masi, Ilana Zalmon, Ricardo Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592016000400387&lng=en&tlng=en