Sandy beach malofauna at Anchieta Island, São Paulo: I. Physical factors

Authors

  • Liliana R. A Medeiros Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Biociências

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87591992000100003

Keywords:

Beaches, Sediment texture, Interstitial environment, Meiobenthos, Abiotic factors, Ilha Anchieta^i2^, Brazil

Abstract

As part of a meiofaunistic research, this paper describes some relevant physical factors of a moderately exposed sandy beach located at Anchieta Island (23º32'S - 45º04'W), Brazil. Reflective and dissipative domains could be recognized. These domains differ by the hydrodynamic forces to which they are submitted, grain size and sorting characteristics, pore space available to interstitial life, temperature, water and organic contents, relative stability, isolation from the adjacent marine system, and historical aspects.

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Published

1992-01-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1-2 (1992)

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Sandy beach malofauna at Anchieta Island, São Paulo: I. Physical factors . (1992). Boletim Do Instituto Oceanografico, 40(1-2), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87591992000100003