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Marine Biodiversity in the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of South America


Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) | Biomes of the World - PHP @ Radford

This forest, which was once continuous along 1,850 miles of the southeast coast of Brazil from 5°30′ S to 30°S, is ranked as one of 35 biodiversity hotspots ...

Oceans - Center for Biological Diversity

We defend marine species and habitat from overfishing, offshore oil drilling, the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification, plastic pollution and a ...

Atlantic Forests, South America | WWF - Panda.org

Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world's most ecologically diverse regions ...

Animals in South Atlantic

Whales, dolphins, seals, and sea lions also call the South Atlantic home. These are all types of marine mammals. There are also many sea birds.

Do the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean mix? - Live Science

The two oceans meet near the southern tip of South America, where the continent crumbles into a constellation of small islands. Between those ...

If Atlantic and Pacific Sea Worlds Collide, Does That Spell ...

Pacific gray whales were recorded in the Atlantic, swimming off of the coast of Israel and Africa. And the Manx shearwater, a bird native to the ...

12 Interesting Facts About The Pacific Ocean - Marine Insight

It is joined to the Atlantic via the Bering Strait on the northern side, while the Drake Passage and the Magellan Strait link it from the south.

Canada's Oceans Now, 2020

On the east coast, the cool Labrador Current brings water south ... Invasive species in Pacific and Atlantic waters continue to threaten some ...

Which Ocean Has the Most Marine Life? - The Maritime Executive

The fourth largest ocean is comprised of the southern most parts of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is home to 17 species of ...

South America: Resources - National Geographic Education

It also has rich fisheries and ports on three bodies of water: the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. The continent's economy is ...

ELI5: Why is the Pacific Ocean so much calmer than the Atlantic?

The pacific is actually way choppier than the Atlantic, in the US, in general. The reason for that, is the coastline. On the west coast, it ...

Southern America | Realm & Subrealms - One Earth

Southern America covers most of the Neotropical realm with five major subrealms—Amazonia, Andes Mountains & Pacific Coast, South American Grasslands, Brazil ...

America (South) – Pacific coast – Sub-tropical | Earthdive

A number of species of turtles, including the leatherback and loggerhead, can be found throughout the region, as are southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) and ...

Atlantic Ocean - WorldAtlas

Atlantic Ocean · Contents: · Origin Of The Name · Origin And Development · Geography · Climate · Hydrology · Brief History · Marine Life.

Threats on Marine Biodiversity - Ocean52

... ocean area is experiencing multiple, cumulative impacts from us. ... coastal ecosystems found globally and hosting the majority of marine life.

Atlantic Forest - The Nature Conservancy

Although it is just a small fraction of the size of the great Amazon rainforest, the Atlantic Forest still harbors a range of biological diversity similar to ...

Colombia's Oceans: The best view in South America

Colombia's Atlantic coast is also perfect for snorkel fans who want to take the next step and learn how to scuba. Whales. Every year Colombia is ...

Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy | IUCN

South America · West and Central Africa · West Asia. Other Sites ». IUCN Academy ... This semi-enclosed sea, open to the Atlantic by the Gibraltar Strait ...

3 Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services - IPCC

challenges for fisheries and associated livelihoods along the west coasts of South America, ... marine biodiversity in the Pacific. Arctic under future ...

Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific ...

Gillett (2009) notes that estimating the production from coastal fisheries in about half of the PICTs in the. Pacific Islands region is largely guesswork, ...