Biodiversity hotspots and threatened species under human influence in the Amazon continental shelf

Biodiversity hotspots and threatened species under human influence in the Amazon continental shelf

Abstract The Amazon Continental Shelf (ACS) stretches for more than 2500 km along the coast of northern Brazil, where it is influenced directly by the discharge of the Amazon River, which deposits enormous quantities of organic matter at its mouth. Despite the extraordinary importance of this region...

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Main Authors: Alex Garcia Cavalleiro de Macedo Klautau, Ana Patricia Barros Cordeiro, Rafael Anaisce das Chagas, Wagner Cesar Rosa dos Santos, Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Priscila Sousa Vilela da Nóbrega, Jussara Moretto Martinelli-Lemos, Israel Hidenburgo Aniceto Cintra, Nathalia Santos Serrão de Castro, Carlos Eduardo Matos Carvalho Bastos, Flávio de Almeida Alves-Junior, Larissa da Costa Pinheiro, Bianca Bentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Amazon continental shelf
Northern Brazil marine biodiversity
Biodiversity monitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11261-x
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