The Southern Brazilian shelf: general characteristics, quaternary evolution and sediment distribution

The Southern Brazilian shelf: general characteristics, quaternary evolution and sediment distribution

Extending from latitude 34ºS to 22ºS the Southern Brazilian shelf constitutes the only part of the Brazilian shelf with a subtropical to temperate environment. The studies on the different geological aspects of the area began in the 1960's and have recently been reassessed after studies related...

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Main Authors:	Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques, Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa, Valdenir Veronese Furtado, Moysés Gonsalez Tessler, Felipe Antonio de Lima Toledo, Leticia Burone, Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira, Daniel Andreas Klein, Cristina Celia Martins, Daniel Pavani Vicente Alves
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:	Plataforma continental Sedimentação Variações do nível do mar Último ciclo glacial Continental shelf Sedimentation Sea level changes Last glacial cycle
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592010000600004

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