Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem East Brazil Shelf
Type Sea/Bay/Gulf
Salinity saltwater
Other Names
Location
LME SAU No 16. 2° S 19° S - 43° W 24° W
Location Map east-brazil.jpg
Size Ref
River Length Area 1075022 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
Average Depth Max Depth Ref
Temperature
Surface 27.2 °C Map155.gif
100 Meters Depth 24.0 °C Map156.gif
Description The East Brazil LME is characterised by a narrow shelf, varying from 20 to 50 km and sometimes to 90 km in width, with the exception of the Abrolhos Bank located in the southern portion of the ecosystem. It includes the region from the Parnai'ba estuary in the north to Cape Sao Tome' in the south (http://www.na.nmfs.gov/lme/text/lme16.htm).
Comments on faunal list Area from SAU (November 2015).
URL 1 http://www.seaaroundus.org/lme/16.aspx
URL 2
Ecosystem Checklist Link
Total
FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
891 193 7251
Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. on 08.06.01
Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 01.11.16
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