Influence of ocean dynamics on the route of argonauts in the Southeastern Brazil Bight

• Published in: Progress in oceanography Vol. 209; p. 102906
• Main Authors: Araújo, Carolina C., Gasalla, Maria A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Argonautidae; Cephalopods; Coastal jets; Eddies; Meanders; Mesoscale features; Paralarvae; South Brazil Shelf; Meanders; Paralarvae; Coastal jets; Argonautidae; South Brazil Shelf; Mesoscale features; Eddies; Cephalopods

•Argonaut routes in the global ocean are poorly known.•Argonauts are dominant in plankton samples among all larval Cephalopods in the Southeastern Brazil Bight.•Argonaut paralarvae abundance showed seasonality and high interannual variability.•Meanders and eddies of the Brazil Current are responsibl...