The purpose of this article is to review the current state of knowledge
of coastal nutrification in Brazil, with special reference to the coral
reef areas of the Bahia State. It also includes a comparison of the
available dataset for Brazil with other coral reef areas worldwide, and
a discussion of the major research findings regarding nutrification
processes and effects, and its application to the Brazilian reefs. The
final section also provides some recommendations for the management of
coastal resources in Brazil.