I have a pdf version of FLOETER, S. R. & A. SOARES-GOMES,
> 1999.Biogeographic and species richness patterns of Gastropoda
on the southwestern Atlantic. Revista Brasileira de Biologia,
 59(4): 567-575.
but i can only send it to you next month (about 5/1/04)...

happy new year..

Fabio Wiggers



 --- "M. J. Faber" <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > Dear Sérgio,
>
> that is an impressive list.Unfortunately I do not know these
> paper.
> Especially the ones by Engle & Summers, Van den Hoek, and
> Floeter & Soares
> Gomes. I will come back to this after I have seen these
> papers. My knowledge
> is based on (sub)tropical western Atlantic (micro)molluscs,
> and my data are
> at variance with "common knowledge".
>
> Greetings,
>
> Marien
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sergio Avila" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Biogeographical provinces Western Atlantic
>
>
> > Dr. Sérgio Ávila (MSc.)
> > Secção de Biologia Marinha
> > Departamento de Biologia
> > Universidade dos Açores
> > 9500 Ponta Delgada
> > Portugal
> >
> > Dear Marien:
> >
> > I have taken the biogeographical provinces from literature
> and, as far as
> I
> > am aware, they have been defined by a combination of
> endemism rate, % of
> > common species and also by geological or geographical
> features that
> provide
> > convinient points of demarcation for the establishment of
> the boundaries
> > between provinces.
> >
> > I have used the following literature:
> >
> > 1) Nova Scotia, Carolinian and Virginian provinces:
> VALENTINE, J. W.,
> 1977.
> > Biogeography and Biostratigraphy. In: Kauffmann, R.. G. & J.
> E. HAZEL
> > (Eds.). Concepts and Methods of Biostratigraphy: 143-162.
> > 2) Carolinian, Virginian and Tropical provinces: ENGLE, V.
> D. & J. K.
> > SUMMERS, 2000. Biogeography of benthic macroinvertebrates in
> estuaries
> > along the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic coasts.
> Hydrobiologia, 436:
> > 17-33.
> > 3) Tropical province: HOEK, C. VAN DEN, 1975.
> Phytogeographic provinces
> > along the coasts of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Phycologia,
> 14(4):
> > 317-330.
> > 4) Brazilian province: FLOETER, S. R. & A. SOARES-GOMES,
> 1999.
> > Biogeographic and species richness patterns of Gastropoda on
> the
> > southwestern Atlantic. Revista Brasileira de Biologia,
> 59(4): 567-575.
> >
> > Thank you for the comments.
> >
> > Sérgio

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