Brazilian Rocky Shores [electronic resource] / edited by Ricardo Coutinho, Ronaldo A. Christofoletti. - 1st ed. 2024. - XI, 162 p. 23 illus., 22 illus. in color. online resource. - Brazilian Marine Biodiversity, 2520-1085 . - Brazilian Marine Biodiversity, .

Chapter 1 BRAZILIAN ROCKY SHORES: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 2 BIOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF BRAZILIAN ROCKY REEF FAUNA -- Chapter 3 BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING -- Chapter 4 REGULATORY PROCESSES OF BIOLOGICAL ZONATION ON ROCKY SHORES -- Chapter 5 ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN ROCKY SHORES -- Chapter 6 ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS ON SHALLOW COASTAL ROCKY REEFS -- Chapter 7 RESEARCH ON ROCKY SHORES IN BRAZIL: ADVANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL FORA -- Chapter 8 BRAZILIAN ROCKY SHORES: PERSPECTIVES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.

Rocky shores correspond to a very particular habitat in Brazil, which is concentrated in the Southeastern and Southern coasts. There are different types of substrata and seascapes that cause a high environmental heterogeneity responsible to host a high species biodiversity and a range of ecosystem services. Primary and secondary production, as well as structuring organisms and processes, differs from temperate areas.

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