Hydrodynamically driven patterns of recent sedimentation in the shelf and upper slope off Southeast Brazil

MM de Mahiques, MG Tessler, AM Ciotti… - Continental Shelf …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Sedimentological parameters of 206 box-core tops and 387 van Veen grab samples were
analysed so as to understand the distribution, source and sedimentation rates in the shelf …

Seabed pockmarks associated with deepwater corals off SE Brazilian continental slope, Santos Basin

PYG Sumida, MY Yoshinaga, LASP Madureira… - Marine Geology, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Several factors bear evidence of chemosynthetic ecosystem occurrence in the Brazilian
coast; these motivated our investigation to sample three pockmarks located on the …

Radionuclides as tracers of coastal processes in Brazil: review, synthesis, and perspectives

IR Santos, WC Burnett, JM Godoy - Brazilian Journal of …, 2008‏ - SciELO Brasil
We review the usefulness, limitations, significance, and coastal management implications of
radionuclide measurements in Brazilian coastal environments. We focus on the use of …

Speed changes of the continental slope currents in the SW atlantic in the last 45,000 years

RH Nagai, SHM e Sousa, RNM Mendes… - Quaternary Science …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Intermediate Western Boundary Current (IWBC) is a critical component of the
large-scale South Atlantic circulation, functioning as a northward carrier of the Antarctic …

The Southern Brazilian shelf: general characteristics, quaternary evolution and sediment distribution

MM Mahiques, SHM Sousa, VV Furtado… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2010‏ - SciELO Brasil
Extending from latitude 34ºS to 22ºS the Southern Brazilian shelf constitutes the only part of
the Brazilian shelf with a subtropical to temperate environment. The studies on the different …

Mid-to late-Holocene paleoceanographic changes on the southeastern Brazilian shelf based on grain size records

R Gyllencreutz, MM Mahiques, DVP Alves… - The …, 2010‏ - journals.sagepub.com
High-resolution grain size analyses of three AMS 14C-dated cores from the Southeastern
Brazilian shelf provide a detailed record of mid-to late-Holocene environmental changes in …

The impact of sediment dum** sites on the concentrations of microplastic in the inner continental shelf of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil

JAB Neto, DG de Carvalho, K Medeiros… - Marine Pollution …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The marine environment is constantly being impacted by anthropogenic activities.
Nowadays, microplastics (MPs) representing one of the most deleterious material among of …

Depositional provinces, dispersal, and origin of terrigenous sediments along the SE South American continental margin

S Razik, A Govin, CM Chiessi, T Von Dobeneck - Marine Geology, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Continental margin sediments of SE South America originate from various terrestrial
sources, each conveying specific magnetic and element signatures. Here, we aim to identify …

Radiocarbon geochronology of the sediments of the São Paulo Bight (southern Brazilian upper margin)

MM Mahiques, SHM Sousa, L Burone… - Anais da Academia …, 2011‏ - SciELO Brasil
The aim of this work was to generate an inventory of the data on radiocarbon datings
obtained from sediments of the São Paulo Bight (southern Brazilian upper margin) and to …

Mud depocentres on the continental shelf: a neglected sink for anthropogenic contaminants from the coastal zone

MM de Mahiques, TJJ Hanebuth, CC Martins… - Environmental Earth …, 2016‏ - Springer
In this study, published and unpublished data from the Santos Estuarine Complex and Bay
and the adjacent continental shelf (São Paulo State, Brazil) were gathered in order to …