Global environmental changes: setting priorities for Latin American coastal habitats

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Turra, Alexander ^[1] ; Croquer, Aldo ^[2] ; Carranza, Alvar ^[3] ; Mansilla, Andres ^{[4, 5]} ; Areces, Arsenio J. ^[6] ; Werlinger, Camilo ^[7] ; Martinez-Bayon, Carlos ^[6] ; Gomes Nassar, Cristina Aparecida ^[8] ; Plastino, Estela ^[9] ; Schwindt, Evangelina ^[10] ; Scarabino, Fabrizio ^{[11, 12]} ; Chow, Fungyi ^[9] ; Lopes Figueroa, Felix ^[13] ; Berchez, Flavio ^[10] ; Hall-Spencer, Jason M. ^[14] ; Soto, Luis A. ^[15] ; Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira ^[9] ; Copertino, Margareth S. ^[16] ; Menezes de Szechy, Maria Tereza ^[17] ; Ghilardi-Lopes, Natalia Pirani ^[18] ; Horta, Paulo ^[19] ; Coutinho, Ricardo ^[20] ; Fraschetti, Simonetta ^[21] ; de Andrade Nery Leao, Zelinda Margarida ^[22]

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^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Dept Oceanog Biol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Simon Bolivar, Ctr Biodiversidad Marina, Dept Estudios Ambientales, Div Ciencias Biol, Sartenejas 89000 - Venezuela

^[3] Univ Republica, CURE, Museo Nacl Hist Nat, Montevideo 2339 - Uruguay

^[4] Univ Magallanes, Lab Macroalgas Antarticas & Subantart, Punta Arenas 01855 - Chile

^[5] Inst Ecol & Biodiversidad, Punta Arenas 01855 - Chile

^[6] Univ La Habana, Inst Oceanol, Havana 11600 - Cuba

^[7] Univ Concepcion, Dept Oceanog, Fac Ciencias Nat & Oceanog, Concepcion - Chile

^[8] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biol, Dept Bot, BR-21944970 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[9] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-05422970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[10] Ctr Nacl Patagon, Grp Ecol Ambientes Costeros, Pcia Del Chubut, Puerto Madryn - Argentina

^[11] Direcc Nacl Recursos Acuat, Montevideo - Uruguay

^[12] Museo Nacl Hist Nat, Montevideo - Uruguay

^[13] Univ Malaga, Fac Sci, Dept Ecol, E-29071 Malaga - Spain

^[14] Univ Plymouth, Marine Biol & Ecol Res Ctr, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon - England

^[15] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Mar & Limnol, Huixquilucan, Estado De Mexic - Mexico

^[16] Univ Fed Rio Grande FURG Rio Grande, Inst Oceanog, BR-96203900 Rio Grande, RS - Brazil

^[17] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Ctr Ciencias Saude, Dept Bot, BR-21941590 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[18] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210170 Bairro Bangu Santo Andre - Brazil

^[19] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Dept Bot, BR-88010970 Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

^[20] Inst Estudos Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira, BR-28930000 Arraial Do Cabo, RJ - Brazil

^[21] Univ Salento, Dept Biol & Environm Sci & Technol, Marine Biol Lab, I-73100 Lecce, Disteba Ecotekn - Italy

^[22] Univ Fed Bahia, Inst Geociencias, Dept Sedimentol, BR-40170115 Salvador, BA - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY; v. 19, n. 7, p. 1965-1969, JUL 2013.
• Web of Science Citations: 26

Abstract

As the effects of the Global Climate Changes on the costal regions of Central and South Americas advance, there is proportionally little research being made to understand such impacts. This commentary puts forward a series of propositions of strategies to improve performance of Central and South American science and policy making in order to cope with the future impacts of the Global Climate Changes in their coastal habitats. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/22074-0 - Evaluating the sensitivity of Central and South American benthic communities to global climate changes
• Grantee: Flávio Augusto de Souza Berchez
• Support Opportunities: Organization Grants - Scientific Meeting