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for the remaining area, despite the declaration of the Bahia State Constitution (Article 215, Chap. VIII) that coral reefs are areas of permanent protection.
Acknowledgements. The authors thank Marcelo D. Telles and Jose E. Moutinho for their
help with illustration.
References
Amado-Filho GM, Andrade LR, Reis RP, Bastos W, Pfeiffer WC (1997) Heavy metal concentrations in seaweed species from the Abrolhos reef region, Brazil. In: Lessios HA,
Macintyre IG (eds) Proceedings of the 8th international coral reef symposium,
Panama, 2:1843-1846
Amaral FMD (1994) Morphological variation in the reef coral Montastrea cavernosa in
Brazil. Coral Reefs 13:113-117
Amaral FMD ( 1997) Milleporidae ( Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) do litoral brasileiro. PhD Thesis,
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Belem MJC, Castro CB, Rohlfs C (1982) Notas sobre Solanderia gracilis Duchassaing
& Michelin, 1846 do Parcel de Abrolhos, Bahia. Primeira ocorrencia de Solanderiidae ( Cnidaria, Hidrozoa) no litoral brasileiro. An Acad Bras Cienc 54(3 ):
585-588
Castro CB (1989) A new species of Plexaurella Valenciennes, 1855 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia), from the Abrolhos reefs, Bahia, Brazil. Rev Bras Bioi, Rio de Janeiro
49:597-603
Castro CB (1990a) Revisao taxonomica dos Octocorallia (Cnidaria,Anthozoa) do litoral
sui-americana: da foz do rio Amazonas a foz do rio da Prata. PhD Thesis, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Castro CB (1990b) A new species of Heterogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia) from Brazil, with comments on the type species of the genus. Bull Mar Sci
4:411-420
Castro CB (1994) Corals of Southern Bahia. In: Hetzel B, Castro CB (eds) Corals of
Southern Bahia. Editora Nova Fronteira, Rio de Janeiro, pp 161-176
Coutinho R, Villaya RC, Magalhaes CA, Guimaraes MA,Apolinario M, Muricy G (1993)
Influencia antropica nos ecossistemas coralinos da regiao de Abrolhos, Bahia, Brasil.
Acta Bioi Leopold 15:133-144
Dodge RE,Aller RC, Thompson J (1974) Coral growth related to resuspension of bottom
sediments. Nature 247:574- 576
Figueiredo MO (1997) Colonization and growth of crustose coralline algae in Abrolhos,
Brazil. In: Lessios HA, Macintyre IG (eds) Proceedings of the 8th international coral
reef symposium 1:689-694
Fishelson L ( 1973) Ecological and biological phenomena influencing coral species composition on the reef tables at Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). Mar Biol19:83-196
Hartt CF (1870) Geology and physical geography of Brazil. Fields Osgood, Boston
IBAMA/FUNATURA (1991) Plano de Manejo do Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos. Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis/
Fundayao Pro-Natureza Brasilia. Aracruz Celulose SA
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for the remaining area, despite the declaration of the Bahia State Constitution (Article 215, Chap. VIII) that coral reefs are areas of permanent protection.
Acknowledgements. The authors thank Marcelo D. Telles and Jose E. Moutinho for their
help with illustration.
References
Amado-Filho GM, Andrade LR, Reis RP, Bastos W, Pfeiffer WC (1997) Heavy metal concentrations in seaweed species from the Abrolhos reef region, Brazil. In: Lessios HA,
Macintyre IG (eds) Proceedings of the 8th international coral reef symposium,
Panama, 2:1843-1846
Amaral FMD (1994) Morphological variation in the reef coral Montastrea cavernosa in
Brazil. Coral Reefs 13:113-117
Amaral FMD ( 1997) Milleporidae ( Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) do litoral brasileiro. PhD Thesis,
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Belem MJC, Castro CB, Rohlfs C (1982) Notas sobre Solanderia gracilis Duchassaing
& Michelin, 1846 do Parcel de Abrolhos, Bahia. Primeira ocorrencia de Solanderiidae ( Cnidaria, Hidrozoa) no litoral brasileiro. An Acad Bras Cienc 54(3 ):
585-588
Castro CB (1989) A new species of Plexaurella Valenciennes, 1855 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia), from the Abrolhos reefs, Bahia, Brazil. Rev Bras Bioi, Rio de Janeiro
49:597-603
Castro CB (1990a) Revisao taxonomica dos Octocorallia (Cnidaria,Anthozoa) do litoral
sui-americana: da foz do rio Amazonas a foz do rio da Prata. PhD Thesis, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Castro CB (1990b) A new species of Heterogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia) from Brazil, with comments on the type species of the genus. Bull Mar Sci
4:411-420
Castro CB (1994) Corals of Southern Bahia. In: Hetzel B, Castro CB (eds) Corals of
Southern Bahia. Editora Nova Fronteira, Rio de Janeiro, pp 161-176
Coutinho R, Villaya RC, Magalhaes CA, Guimaraes MA,Apolinario M, Muricy G (1993)
Influencia antropica nos ecossistemas coralinos da regiao de Abrolhos, Bahia, Brasil.
Acta Bioi Leopold 15:133-144
Dodge RE,Aller RC, Thompson J (1974) Coral growth related to resuspension of bottom
sediments. Nature 247:574- 576
Figueiredo MO (1997) Colonization and growth of crustose coralline algae in Abrolhos,
Brazil. In: Lessios HA, Macintyre IG (eds) Proceedings of the 8th international coral
reef symposium 1:689-694
Fishelson L ( 1973) Ecological and biological phenomena influencing coral species composition on the reef tables at Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). Mar Biol19:83-196
Hartt CF (1870) Geology and physical geography of Brazil. Fields Osgood, Boston
IBAMA/FUNATURA (1991) Plano de Manejo do Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos. Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis/
Fundayao Pro-Natureza Brasilia. Aracruz Celulose SA