Mudbelts from the South and Southeast Brazil: implications for the anthropogenic influence on the marine environment

• Grant number: 18/13618-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2018
• End date: July 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Geological Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
• Grantee: Maria Carolina da Silva Nogueira de Matos
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/17763-2 - Mudbelts from the South and Southeast Brazil: implications about the anthropogenic influence on the marine environment, AP.TEM

Abstract

There is no in-depth study on the sedimentological characteristics of Mudbelts identified in the South and Southeastern Brazilian Shelf, and the objective of this scientific initiation project will be to make the analysis and characterization of samples of different Mudbelts defined in the thematic project.