Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion

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The Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion is a coastal and shelf marine area off eastern South America characterized by warm western boundary currents, diverse tropical to subtropical ecosystems, and high biological productivity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Southwest Atlantic marine ecosystem 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion
shelf marine ecoregion
borderedBy South American continental margin NERFINISHED
hasBiodiversityLevel high
hasBiogeographicCharacteristic high species richness
productive fisheries potential
hasCharacteristic diverse marine ecosystems
high biological productivity
hasClimate subtropical
tropical
hasEcologicalProcess coastal-shelf circulation driven by boundary currents
upwelling-enhanced productivity
hasEcosystemType subtropical marine ecosystem
tropical marine ecosystem
hasNutrientLevel elevated
hasOceanographicFeature warm western boundary currents
hasPhysicalSetting coastal zone
continental shelf
hasPrimaryProductivityLevel high
hasSalinity marine
hasWaterTemperature warm
includesHabitatType coastal ecosystems
continental shelf ecosystems
influencedBy western boundary currents of the South Atlantic
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf eastern South America
partOf South Atlantic marine realm NERFINISHED

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FAO Major Fishing Area 41 hasMainEcosystem Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion
this entity surface form: Southwest Atlantic marine ecosystem
São Francisco River mouth partOf Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion