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From river mouth to reef: benthic foraminifera assemblages reveal ecological dynamics in a mixed carbonate–siliciclastic Brazilian continental shelf
André R. Rodrigues
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Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
Fabiana K. de Almeida
Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
Valéria S. Quaresma
Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
Renata M. de Mello
PETROBRAS S.A. Headquarters, Av. Henrique Valadares, 28, Centro, CEP 20231-030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Caroline F. Grilo
Environmental Fluid Mechanics Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 5, 2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands
Kerly A. Jardim
Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
Priscilla P. Romualdo
Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
Alex C. Bastos
Laboratory of Marine Geosciences (LaboGeo), Postgraduate Program in Environmental Oceanography, Department of Oceanography and Ecology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29075-910, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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Short summary
The Espírito Santo Continental Shelf hosts a highly diverse benthic foraminiferal fauna, with assemblages varying across distinct compartments due to differences in sediment composition, seafloor morphology, and oceanographic conditions, reflecting its mixed carbonate–siliciclastic nature.
The Espírito Santo Continental Shelf hosts a highly diverse benthic foraminiferal fauna, with...
