The objective of this study was to address the importance of implementing Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in Brazil and to examine their distribution, based on the delimitation of Large Marine Ecosystems. Out of a total ...

The diversity of tropical marine organisms has not been studied as intensively as the terrestrial biota worldwide. Additionally, marine biodiversity research in the tropics lags behind other regions. The 43,000 ha Sector ...

Marine mammals are a biological group to bring a great information abour the levels of contaminants as a top predators of marine environment. Each species has a characteristic geographical distribution, trophic and ecological ...