Physical Changes in the Patagonian Shelf

SARACENO, M.; JACOBO MARTÍN; DIEGO MOREIRA; PISONI, JUAN PABLO; TONINI, MARIANO HERNAN

Global Change in Atlantic Coastal Patagonian Ecosystems A Journey Through Time

Springer Nature

Lugar: Cham; Año: 2021; p. 43 - 71

The Patagonian Shelf is one of the most productive and dynamic shelves of the world. It is a critical habitat for a large number of marine organisms. These organisms are strongly affected by physical conditions, including winds, waves, rivers, as well as the topography of the sea floor and the shape of the coastline. Changes in these environmental conditions can affect productivity, species population sizes, and community structure within the coastal ocean ecosystem. In this chapter, the baseline knowledge of the physical process as well as the observed and expected changes that affect the Patagonian Shelf and in particular the coastal area, are reviewed.