The freshwater and marine fish faunas of South America are the most diverse on Earth, with
current species richness estimates standing above 9100 species. In addition, over the last …

Large rivers create major gaps in reef distribution along tropical shelves. The Amazon River
represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean, generating up to a 1.3× 106 …

Aim This study reviews recent research on the South Atlantic Mesophotic ecosystems (ME s)
and the pressures threatening them, and offers suggestions for their management and …

This book breaks new ground with the integration of geography, oceanography, plankton
and benthic biology, as well as fish, to present a comprehensive account of the ecology of …

Aim To evaluate the state of knowledge about the biogeography of Brazilian reef fishes and
propose processes that lead to the observed distribution patterns. Location The tropical …

The high biodiversity in tropical seas provides a long-standing challenge to allopatric
speciation models. Physical barriers are few in the ocean and larval dispersal is often …

How do biogeographically different provinces arise in response to oceanic barriers to
dispersal? Here, we analyse how traits related to the pelagic dispersal and adult biology of …

Although many reef fishes of the tropical Atlantic are widely distributed, there are large
discontinuities that may strongly influence phylogeographical patterns. The freshwater …

Here we provide a broad overview of the Great Amazon Reef System (GARS) based on the
first-ever video surveys of the region. This footage supports four major hypotheses:(1) the …

Many tropical reef fishes are divided into Atlantic and East Pacific taxa, placing similar
species in two very different biogeographic regimes. The tropical Atlantic is a closed ocean …