Collado-Vides Ligia, van Tussenbroek Brigita Ine, García Martha, RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍNEZ ROSA ELISA, Cassano Valéria, Cabral Oliveira Mariana, Toyota-Fujii Mutue, Oxenford Hazel, Krueger-Hadfield Stacy,
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Memorias de congresos
A Network to Develop a Taxonomic, Monitoring, and Citizen’s Participation Program for Sargassum Landings in Florida, Mexico, Barbados, and Brazil
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CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y EL COSMOS
OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES EN MATERIA DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA DEL COSMOS Y DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE
The pelagic species of Sargassum: Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon and S. fluitans (Børgesen) Børgesen, have historically formed the Sargasso Sea, the floating masses of these species that are retained within the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre. The west and north boundaries are maintained by the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift, while the eastern limit is more diffuse and maintained by the Canary Current. The North Equatorial Current and Antilles Current delimit the southern boundary. This “pelagic rainforest” is well known for its ecological importance and economic support for fisheries in the region (Laffoley et al. 2011).
Sistema Estatal de Información y Documentación Científica y Tecnológica
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