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      Tracing latitudinal gradient, river discharge and water masses along the subtropical South American coast using benthic Foraminifera assemblages Translated title: Registro do gradiente latitudinal, de descargas de rios e de massas de água ao longo da costa subtropical da América do Sul, utilizando-se associações de foraminíferos bentônicos

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          More than 30% of Buccella peruviana (D'Orbigny), Globocassidulina crassa porrecta (Earland & Heron-Allen), Cibicides mackannai (Galloway & Wissler) and C. refulgens (Montfort) indicate the presence of cold Sub Antarctic Shelf Water in winter, from 33.5 to 38.3º S, deeper than 100 m, in the southern part of the study area. In summer, the abundance of this association decreases to less than 15% around 37.5-38.9º S where two species (Globocassidulina subglobosa (Brady), Uvigerina peregrina (Cushman) take over. G. subglobosa, U. peregrina, and Hanzawaia boueana (D'Orbigny) are found at 27-33º S in both seasons in less than 55 m deep in the northern part, and are linked with warm Subtropical Shelf Water and Tropical Water. Freshwater influence was signalized by high silicate concentration and by the presence of Pseudononion atlanticum (Cushman), Bolivina striatula (Cushman), Buliminella elegantissima (D'Orbigny), Bulimina elongata (D'Orbigny), Elphidium excavatum (Terquem), E. poeyanum (D'Orbigny), Ammobaculites exiguus (Cushman & Brönnimann), Arenoparrella mexicana (Kornfeld), Gaudryina exillis (Cushman & Brönnimann), Textularia earlandi (Parker) and thecamoebians in four sectors of the shelf. The presence of Bulimina marginata (D'Orbigny) between 34.1-32.8º S in the winter and 34.2-32.7º S in the summer indicates that the influence of the Subtropical Shelf Front on the sediment does not change seasonally, otherwise, the presence of Angulogerina angulosa (Williamson) in the winter, only in Mar del Plata (38.9º S), show that Malvinas currents are not influencing the sediment in the summer.

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          Mais de 30% de dominância de Buccella peruviana, Globocassidulina crassa porrecta, Cibicides mackannai e C. refulgens indica a presença de água fria da Corrente Subantártica de plataforma no inverno entre 33,5-38,3º S, principalmente no setor sul da area estudada. No verão, no entanto, nas estações mais profundas do que 100 m, a abundância dessa associação diminui para menos de 15% em torno de 37,5-38,9º S, onde duas espécies (Globocassidulina subglobosa e Uvigerina peregrina) dominam. G. subglobosa, U. peregrina e Hanzawaia boueana são encontradas principalmente em menos de 55 m de profundidade na parte norte da área (27-33º S), tanto no inverno como no verão, e estão relacionadas com águas mais quentes de Plataforma Subtropical e de Água Tropical. Em quatro áreas da plataforma continental, foi observada a influência de aporte continental com alta concentração de silicato no sedimento. Essa influência é detectada pela presença de Pseudononion atlanticum, Bolivina striatula, Buliminella elegantissima, Bulimina elongata, Elphidium excavatum, E. poeyanum, Ammobaculites exiguus, Arenoparrella mexicana, Gaudryina exillis, Textularia earlandi e tecamebas. A presença de Bulimina marginata entre 34,1-32,8º S no inverno e 34,2-32,7º S no verão indica que a influência da Frente Subtropical Plataforma sobre os sedimentos não muda sazonalmente; mas, por outro lado, a presença de Angulogerina angulosa no inverno, apenas na estação mais profunda de Mar del Plata (38,9º S), mostra que as correntes das Malvinas não estão influenciando o sedimento dessa região no verão.

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                Journal
                bjb
                Brazilian Journal of Biology
                Braz. J. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos )
                1678-4375
                August 2012
                : 72
                : 3 suppl
                : 723-759
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
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                S1519-69842012000400010
                10.1590/S1519-69842012000400010
                ade112d7-2e7b-4fdd-ad12-0164f3158c19

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1519-6984&lng=en
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                BIOLOGY

                General life sciences
                foraminifera diversity,subantarctic and subtropical shelf water,subtropical shelf front,freshwater influence,diversidade de foraminíferos,água de plataforma subantártica e subtropical,frente subtropical de plataforma,influência de água doce

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