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Urban market amplifies strong species selectivity in Amazonian artisanal fisheries

Neotrop. ichthyol; 19 (3), 2021
Despite Amazonia possessing the highest freshwater biodiversity on Earth, urban landing data show how huge fishing pressure is placed on only a dozen species. However, truly characterising the fishery and understanding the drivers of species selectivity is challenging, given the neglect of artisanal fish...

Fish beta diversity responses to environmental heterogeneity and flood pulses are different according to reproductive guild

Neotrop. ichthyol; 16 (4), 2018
In floodplain communities, beta diversity is influenced by different factors; however, environmental heterogeneity and floods are believed to be particularly influential. The influence of environmental heterogeneity and floods on beta diversity may vary among guilds that present different ecological trai...

Spatial distribution of aquatic Oligochaeta in Ilha Grande National Park, Brazil

Acta sci., Biol. sci; 35 (1), 2013
Ilha Grande National Park is an important conservation unit localized in the Southern part of the upper Paraná river floodplain (Brazil) that includes diverse aquatic environments. Oligochaeta (Annelida) is a large group of invertebrates, with several small specimens inhabiting almost every possible nic...

Germinação de sementes e sobrevivência de plântulas de Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Wood. em resposta ao alagamento, nas várzeas da Amazônia Central
Seed germination and seedling survival of Himatanthus sucuuba(Spruce) Wood., in response to flooding in the varzeas of the Central Amazon

Acta amaz; 36 (4), 2006
Himatanthus sucuuba é uma espécie que coloniza as várzeas na Amazônia Central. O objetivo desse trabalho foi estudar as estratégias de adaptação da planta ao alagamento prolongado dessas áreas. Para tanto, foram acompanhados a germinação das sementes e o desenvolvimento das plântulas, simuland...