Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America

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Acha, Eduardo Marcelo; Mianzan, Hermes Walter; Guerrero, Raul Alfredo; Favero, Marco; Bava, José Esteban
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2004
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Neritic fronts are very abundant in austral South America, covering several scales of space and time. However, this region is poorly studied from a systemic point of view. Our main goal is to develop a holistic view of physical and ecological patterns and processes at austral South America, regarding frontal arrangements. Satellite information (sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration), and historical hydrographic data were employed to show fronts. We compiled all existing evidence (physical and biological) about fronts to identify regions defined by similar types of coastal fronts and to characterize them. Fronts in austral South America can be arranged in six zones according to their location, main forcing, key physical variables, seasonality, and enrichment mechanisms. Four zones, the Atlantic upwelling zone; the temperate estuarine zone; the Patagonian tidal zone and the Argentine shelf-break zone, occupy most of the Atlantic side. The Chile–Peru upwelling zone, on the Pacific, is the largest and best-known region. The Patagonian cold estuarine zone encompasses the tip of South America, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and remains poorly studied. When observed at a continental scale, the Pacific coast dominated by two large frontal zones appears simplest than the Atlantic coast in terms of frontal richness. The extension of the continental shelf in the Atlantic coast allows for the development of a great diversity of mesoscale fronts. Though frontal zones we defined are extensive areas of the continental shelves, fronts inside the zones are comparatively small areas. Even so, they play a paramount role in ecological processes, allowing for high biological production; offering feeding and/or reproductive habitats for fishes, squids, and birds; acting as retention areas for larvae of benthic species; and promoting establishment of benthic invertebrates that benefit from the organic production in the frontal area.
Fil: Acha, Eduardo Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Guerrero, Raul Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Favero, Marco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Bava, José Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
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spelling Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South AmericaAcha, Eduardo MarceloMianzan, Hermes WalterGuerrero, Raul AlfredoFavero, MarcoBava, José EstebanSOUTH AMERICASPACE AND TIMESATELLITE INFORMATIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Neritic fronts are very abundant in austral South America, covering several scales of space and time. However, this region is poorly studied from a systemic point of view. Our main goal is to develop a holistic view of physical and ecological patterns and processes at austral South America, regarding frontal arrangements. Satellite information (sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration), and historical hydrographic data were employed to show fronts. We compiled all existing evidence (physical and biological) about fronts to identify regions defined by similar types of coastal fronts and to characterize them. Fronts in austral South America can be arranged in six zones according to their location, main forcing, key physical variables, seasonality, and enrichment mechanisms. Four zones, the Atlantic upwelling zone; the temperate estuarine zone; the Patagonian tidal zone and the Argentine shelf-break zone, occupy most of the Atlantic side. The Chile–Peru upwelling zone, on the Pacific, is the largest and best-known region. The Patagonian cold estuarine zone encompasses the tip of South America, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and remains poorly studied. When observed at a continental scale, the Pacific coast dominated by two large frontal zones appears simplest than the Atlantic coast in terms of frontal richness. The extension of the continental shelf in the Atlantic coast allows for the development of a great diversity of mesoscale fronts. Though frontal zones we defined are extensive areas of the continental shelves, fronts inside the zones are comparatively small areas. Even so, they play a paramount role in ecological processes, allowing for high biological production; offering feeding and/or reproductive habitats for fishes, squids, and birds; acting as retention areas for larvae of benthic species; and promoting establishment of benthic invertebrates that benefit from the organic production in the frontal area.Fil: Acha, Eduardo Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Guerrero, Raul Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Favero, Marco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Bava, José Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaElsevier Science2004-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/240879Acha, Eduardo Marcelo; Mianzan, Hermes Walter; Guerrero, Raul Alfredo; Favero, Marco; Bava, José Esteban; Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America; Elsevier Science; Journal of Marine Systems; 44; 1-2; 1-2004; 83-1050924-7963CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924796303001271info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.09.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:32:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/240879instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:32:56.625CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
title Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
spellingShingle Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
Acha, Eduardo Marcelo
SOUTH AMERICA
SPACE AND TIME
SATELLITE INFORMATION
title_short Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
title_full Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
title_fullStr Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
title_full_unstemmed Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
title_sort Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Acha, Eduardo Marcelo
Mianzan, Hermes Walter
Guerrero, Raul Alfredo
Favero, Marco
Bava, José Esteban
author Acha, Eduardo Marcelo
author_facet Acha, Eduardo Marcelo
Mianzan, Hermes Walter
Guerrero, Raul Alfredo
Favero, Marco
Bava, José Esteban
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Guerrero, Raul Alfredo
Favero, Marco
Bava, José Esteban
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SOUTH AMERICA
SPACE AND TIME
SATELLITE INFORMATION
topic SOUTH AMERICA
SPACE AND TIME
SATELLITE INFORMATION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Neritic fronts are very abundant in austral South America, covering several scales of space and time. However, this region is poorly studied from a systemic point of view. Our main goal is to develop a holistic view of physical and ecological patterns and processes at austral South America, regarding frontal arrangements. Satellite information (sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration), and historical hydrographic data were employed to show fronts. We compiled all existing evidence (physical and biological) about fronts to identify regions defined by similar types of coastal fronts and to characterize them. Fronts in austral South America can be arranged in six zones according to their location, main forcing, key physical variables, seasonality, and enrichment mechanisms. Four zones, the Atlantic upwelling zone; the temperate estuarine zone; the Patagonian tidal zone and the Argentine shelf-break zone, occupy most of the Atlantic side. The Chile–Peru upwelling zone, on the Pacific, is the largest and best-known region. The Patagonian cold estuarine zone encompasses the tip of South America, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and remains poorly studied. When observed at a continental scale, the Pacific coast dominated by two large frontal zones appears simplest than the Atlantic coast in terms of frontal richness. The extension of the continental shelf in the Atlantic coast allows for the development of a great diversity of mesoscale fronts. Though frontal zones we defined are extensive areas of the continental shelves, fronts inside the zones are comparatively small areas. Even so, they play a paramount role in ecological processes, allowing for high biological production; offering feeding and/or reproductive habitats for fishes, squids, and birds; acting as retention areas for larvae of benthic species; and promoting establishment of benthic invertebrates that benefit from the organic production in the frontal area.
Fil: Acha, Eduardo Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Guerrero, Raul Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Favero, Marco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Bava, José Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
description Neritic fronts are very abundant in austral South America, covering several scales of space and time. However, this region is poorly studied from a systemic point of view. Our main goal is to develop a holistic view of physical and ecological patterns and processes at austral South America, regarding frontal arrangements. Satellite information (sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration), and historical hydrographic data were employed to show fronts. We compiled all existing evidence (physical and biological) about fronts to identify regions defined by similar types of coastal fronts and to characterize them. Fronts in austral South America can be arranged in six zones according to their location, main forcing, key physical variables, seasonality, and enrichment mechanisms. Four zones, the Atlantic upwelling zone; the temperate estuarine zone; the Patagonian tidal zone and the Argentine shelf-break zone, occupy most of the Atlantic side. The Chile–Peru upwelling zone, on the Pacific, is the largest and best-known region. The Patagonian cold estuarine zone encompasses the tip of South America, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and remains poorly studied. When observed at a continental scale, the Pacific coast dominated by two large frontal zones appears simplest than the Atlantic coast in terms of frontal richness. The extension of the continental shelf in the Atlantic coast allows for the development of a great diversity of mesoscale fronts. Though frontal zones we defined are extensive areas of the continental shelves, fronts inside the zones are comparatively small areas. Even so, they play a paramount role in ecological processes, allowing for high biological production; offering feeding and/or reproductive habitats for fishes, squids, and birds; acting as retention areas for larvae of benthic species; and promoting establishment of benthic invertebrates that benefit from the organic production in the frontal area.
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