Brazil oil spill response: Protect rhodolith beds (Letter)
Author(s)
Nasri Sissini, M
Berchez, F
Hall-Spencer, J
Ghilardi-Lopes, N
Carvalho, VF
Schubert, N
Koerich, G
Diaz-Pulido, G
Silva, J
Serrao, E
Assis, J
Santos, R
Floeter, SR
Rorig, L
et al.
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
In his News In Depth story “Mystery oil spill threatens marine sanctuary in Brazil” (8 November 2019, p. 672), H. Escobar highlights important ecosystems that have been affected by the spill. However, he did not mention the Brazilian rhodolith beds—the most extensive, abundant, and diverse biogenic carbonate habitats in the South Atlantic (1). The oil spill severely threatens these ecosystems, which comprise a staggering 2 x 1011 tons of carbonatic bank (2), stretch from 5°N to 27°S along the Brazilian coast, and cover a seabed potential area of 229,000 km2In his News In Depth story “Mystery oil spill threatens marine sanctuary in Brazil” (8 November 2019, p. 672), H. Escobar highlights important ecosystems that have been affected by the spill. However, he did not mention the Brazilian rhodolith beds—the most extensive, abundant, and diverse biogenic carbonate habitats in the South Atlantic (1). The oil spill severely threatens these ecosystems, which comprise a staggering 2 x 1011 tons of carbonatic bank (2), stretch from 5°N to 27°S along the Brazilian coast, and cover a seabed potential area of 229,000 km2
View less >
View less >
Journal Title
Science
Volume
367
Issue
6474
Subject
Environmental sciences
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics