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Sensitivity of the Amazon biome to high resolution climate change projections [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2016 : Despite the reduction in deforestation rate in recent years, the impact of global warming by itself can cause changes in vegetation cover. The objective of this work was to investigate the possible changes on the major Brazilian biome, the Amazon ...
Andre de Arruda LYRA +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it difficult to compare records. We developed a semi‐automated workflow that standardises species names and organises herbaria records from multiple institutions
Brandon Samuel Whitley +17 more
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Unexpected seasonality in quantity and composition of Amazon rainforest air reactivity
Nature Communications, 2016 The degree to which biogenic volatile organic compounds released by the Amazon canopy impact oxidation capacity remains uncertain. Here, the authors evaluate the vertical distribution of total hydroxyl radical reactivity and individual trace gases in the
A. C. Nölscher +6 more
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XGBOOST and Multitemporal DETER Data for Deforestation Forecasting [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesThis paper reports research that is part of a project to combat deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest by developing an online system designed to forecast deforestation risk over the short term, spanning 2 to 4 weeks.
L. E. C. La Rosa +10 more
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Uncovering the genomic potential of the Amazon River microbiome to degrade rainforest organic matter
Microbiome, 2020 Background The Amazon River is one of the largest in the world and receives huge amounts of terrestrial organic matter (TeOM) from the surrounding rainforest. Despite this TeOM is typically recalcitrant (i.e.
Célio Dias Santos-Júnior +4 more
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On Avatar: digital commerce as activist pedagogy? [PDF]
, 2013 Contemporary media allow digital environments to function as transnational classrooms, a multidimensional public sphere accessible to people with Internet connection.
Tzanelli, R
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Large palynological collections have been built over decades and contain vital information. However, they are often difficult to access and use effectively. What is the point of having such collections if they are not fully utilizable? To solve this problem, we digitized the Smithsonian palynological collection using both light and confocal microscopy.
Carlos Jaramillo +37 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Background. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is responsible for tropical spastic paraparesis and HTLV-1-associated leukemia/lymphoma. The infection is endemic in some areas of Peru, but its prevalence in the Peruvian Amazon is not well ...
José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón +10 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Brazil's diverse flora is under several threats, with many unique lineages facing extinction, particularly in biodiverse regions like the Cerrado and campo rupestre. This study sheds light on the conservation needs of Cambessedesia (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus with 95% of its species endangered, using an approach to rank and prioritise species ...
Najla Bastos Scheidegger +4 more
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Revista de Teledetección, 2022 In this article the challenge of detecting areas linked to transnational environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest is addressed using Geospatial Intelligence data, open access Sentinel-2 imagery provided by the Copernicus programme, as well as the ...
Jairo J. Pinto-Hidalgo +1 more
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