Baseline Assessment of Mesophotic Reefs of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain Based on Water Quality, Microbial Diversity, Benthic Cover and Fish Biomass Data.

Baseline Assessment of Mesophotic Reefs of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain Based on Water Quality, Microbial Diversity, Benthic Cover and Fish Biomass Data.

Seamounts are considered important sources of biodiversity and minerals. However, their biodiversity and health status are not well understood; therefore, potential conservation problems are unknown. The mesophotic reefs of the Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain (VTC) were investigated via benthic comm...

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Main Authors: Pedro M Meirelles, Gilberto M Amado-Filho, Guilherme H Pereira-Filho, Hudson T Pinheiro, Rodrigo L de Moura, Jean-Christophe Joyeux, Eric F Mazzei, Alex C Bastos, Robert A Edwards, Elizabeth Dinsdale, Rodolfo Paranhos, Eidy O Santos, Tetsuya Iida, Kazuyoshi Gotoh, Shota Nakamura, Tomoo Sawabe, Carlos E Rezende, Luiz M R Gadelha, Ronaldo B Francini-Filho, Cristiane Thompson, Fabiano L Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130084

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130084

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