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Fire Dynamics of the Bolivian Amazon
Land, 2022 This study identifies the spatial and temporal trends, as well as the drivers, of fire dynamics in the Bolivian Amazon basin. Bolivia ranks in the top ten countries in terms of total annual burnt, with fires affecting an estimated 2.3 million hectares of
Minerva Singh +2 more
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At the doors of the Amazonian region: occurrence of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae) in the Tocantins River [PDF]
Check ListThe Tocantins river basin was one of the few regions in Brazil considered free of Golden Mussel, Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857). This is an invasive species that has been dispersing throughout South America since 1990.
Rubens Tomio Honda +2 more
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions along the Lower Amazon River
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 A large fraction of the organic carbon derived from land that is transported through inland waters is decomposed along river systems and emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2).
Henrique O. Sawakuchi +13 more
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Validation and analysis of MOPITT CO observations of the Amazon Basin [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2016 We analyze satellite retrievals of carbon monoxide from the MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) instrument over the Amazon Basin, focusing on the MOPITT Version 6 "multispectral" retrieval product (exploiting both thermal ...
M. N. Deeter +6 more
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Avifauna of the upper Purus River: relevant records for an area lacking ornithological surveys [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 Birds are the best-known vertebrate group, although many localities in the world are considered to be knowledge gaps. This is the case of many little-known environments in the Amazon biome, the world’s largest tropical forest.
Fernando Igor de Godoy +3 more
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Caravelle, 2011 Archaeology in the Amazon basin has known a remarkable development for the last twenty years, after a late start in the middle of the 20th century, and a long period of seclusion because of the yoke of ecologic determinism.
Stéphen Rostain
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Geodesy and Geodynamics, 2021 In this study, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite observations, combining 71 continuous Global Positioning System (CGPS) data, are used to detect surface vertical loading deformation of the Amazon Basin during 2002–2020.
Jun Fang +3 more
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, 1991 The Amazon Basin is by far the greatest river basin in the world. It drains an area of about 7 million square kilometers (2.73 million square miles), twice the area of the world’s second largest basin, that of the river Zaire (Congo) in Africa. Sloping down eastward from the foot of the Andes in the west, the enormous plains that make up most of the ...
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Notes on the frog fauna of the Amazon Basin [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1976 The natural history of the frog fauna of the Amazon Basin is considered, based on data obtained from four major collections. Population structures in both forest and open environments are compared.
W. Ronald Heyer
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Ocean-Land-Atmosphere ResearchIn the boreal spring of 2022, a record-breaking rainfall event occurred in the northern Amazon basin, causing major economic and property damage. Using observational datasets and sensitivity tests from the linear baroclinic model, this study shows that ...
Yashi Lian +4 more
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