Download or read book Brazilian Rocky Shores written by Ricardo Coutinho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-12-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky shores correspond to a very particular habitat in Brazil, which is concentrated in the Southeastern and Southern coasts. There are different types of substrata and seascapes that cause a high environmental heterogeneity responsible to host a high species biodiversity and a range of ecosystem services. Primary and secondary production, as well as structuring organisms and processes, differs from temperate areas.