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Carbonate banks have been associated with a depth-window of 0 and 70m in the major oceans of the world. Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are well recognized as the most important carbonate builders in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic continental shelf, forming structural reefs and extensive rhodolith beds. The Brazilian Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (FNA) is surrounded by poorly known insular shelf...