Environmental evaluation and reconstruction based on benthic foraminifera and stable isotopes from campos and Santos basins, Brazilian Southeastern margin

• Grant number: 16/24333-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: June 05, 2017
• End date: June 24, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Geological Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa
• Grantee: Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa
• Visiting researcher: Laetitia Licari
• Visiting researcher institution: Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement (CEREGE), France
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project concerning the visit of Dr. Laetitia Licari, at the Oceanographic Institute - IOUSP, has as main objective to collaborate in the interpretation and discussion of data, and in the improvement of sampling and laboratory methods, in ongoing projects in the Laboratory of Environmental Bioindicators of the USP - LBA/IOUSP. In this project, the following main activities will be carried out: A) discussion and practical activity on the methods of sampling and samples’ treatment, as well as diverse laboratory procedures, allowing to increase the quality of research in Marine Micropaleontology at University of São Paulo; B) laboratory training on the identification of benthic foraminifera species and choice of species with better potential for the analysis of oxygen and carbon stable isotopes; C) treatment and discussion of data obtained, focusing on future publications; D) finalize articles being prepared, entitled "Live benthic foraminifera species and stable isotope composition in canyons and open slope, Campos Basin, southeastern continental Brazilian margin" and "Stable isotopes of mid-lower bathyal benthic foraminifera in different trophic conditions in the southwestern Atlantic". (AU)