published by the secretaria de estado de meio ambiente e desenvolvimento sustentável estado do rio de janeiro, the paper manguezais, educar para proteger, (mangroves, educate to protect) is a comprehensive summary of this type of terrain - extremely common along the entire marambaia stretch. the paper aves marinhas e aquáticas das ilhas do litoral do estado do rio de janeiro (birds of marine and aquatic islands along the coastline of rio de janeiro) is a rare study containing a wealth of information on all bird species in the region. the study diagnóstico das restingas no brasil (diagnostic of brazilian sandbanks) by sandro menezes silva, of the botanical and biological sciences of the universidade federal do paraná gives a wealth of information on the types of flora and fauna found in sandbanks (restingas), typical of rio de janeiro's state lagoons.