Study area.

<p>Data on benthic fish, microbes and nutrients were collected for the Vitoria-Trindade Chain and Trindade Island. Detailed information on the samples and sites can be found in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0130084#pone.0130084.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>. (a) Main currents and location of VTC along the Brazilian coast; (b) sampling sites location along the VTC; (c) details of Vitoria, Eclaireur, Jaseur, Columbia Bank and Almirante Saldanha seamounts; (d) details of Davis Seamount sampling site; (e) details of Trindade Island sampling sites; (f) Davis Seamount (CCA reef, Group 1); (g) Jaseur Seamount (fleshy algae dominated rhodolith beds, Group 2); (h) Trindade Island (turf algae dominated rocky reef, Group 3); corals from (i) CCA reef, (j) rhodolith bed and (l) rocky reef. The maps were generated using Qgis software [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0130084#pone.0130084.ref068" target="_blank">68</a>]. Photo credit: Ronaldo Francini-Filho.