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Ultrasonographic Ocular Biometry of the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the ocular biometry of the Trichechus manatus manatus applying B‐mode ultrasonography across different age groups. Twenty‐two animals were assessed employing a portable ultrasound device equipped with a linear transducer. Five ocular parameters were assessed: corneal thickness (CT), anterior chamber depth (ACD),
Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

FORESEEN : a forest and remote sensing exchanges network [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The Guiana Shield in South America is one of the largest wild areas in the world. However, this area is currently facing unsustainable logging, poor and often illegal mining practices and agricultural activities.
et al.,   +3 more
core  

Degradation and Restoration of Anthrosols in the Amazonia Under Contrasting Agricultural Practices: Evidence From the Assessment of Soil Physical Quality and Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the impact of different agricultural practices on the physical quality and the carbon and nitrogen stocks of anthropogenic soils used by smallholder farmers in Central Amazonia, Brazil. Undisturbed and disturbed soil samples were collected at three depths (0–0.10 m, 0.10–0.20 m, and 0.20–0.30 m), with five ...
Heitor Marcel da Silva Ribeiro   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geopolitical Risk and Food Inflation

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, Volume 68, Issue 2, Page 165-176, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the complex relationship between geopolitical risk and food inflation, a critical issue for global food security. Using panel data from 177 countries from 2019 to 2021, the research employs a random effects estimation model to analyze the dynamic.
Izaete Leite Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cartógrafos y clérigos Misiones geodésicas y religiosas en el conocimiento geográfico del Ecuador (Siglos XVIII-XX)

open access: yesAraucaria, 2010
Entre 1901 y 1906, un equipo de geógrafos militares franceses visitó el Ecuador para desarrollar el segundo estudio geodésico del arco del meridiano ecuatorial; un esfuerzo que no solo conmemoraba el proyecto precedente del siglo XVIII, sino que ...
Ernesto Capello
doaj  

Review of river fisheries valuation in Central and South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Unlike Africa and Asia, where a large part of the population are heavily dependent upon fishing for their livelihoods, fishing for a living in the interior of Central and South America (CSA) remains a marginal occupation for all but the most isolated of ...
Bennett, E., Thorpe, A.
core   +1 more source

The Shuar Health and Life History Project: Overview at 20 Years and Introduction to the Special Issue

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shuar Health and Life History Project (established in 2005) is an interdisciplinary, integrated field and laboratory research project with the Indigenous Shuar population in Amazonian Ecuador. Grounded in human biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary medicine, and global health, the SHLHP has three key research ...
Samuel S. Urlacher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary production of phytoplankton in the three types of Amazonian waters. V. Some investigations on the phytoplankton and its primary productivity in the clear water of the lower Rio Tapajós (Pará, Brazil)

open access: yes, 1982
Four limnological investigations were conducted in different seasons of the years 1968 and 1969 at the lower reaches of the Rio Tapajóz. The physical and chemical parameters generally correspond with earlier findings of other authors. Midriver areas show
Schmidt, G.
core  

Ribcage Morphology in Native South American Populations From Different Altitudes: Insights From a Global Comparative Framework

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Altitude shapes human morphology as highland populations must cope with cold and hypoxic environments. Although Andean highlanders have been proposed to exhibit larger and deeper ribcages, this idea is mainly based on research using disarticulated skeletal elements or non‐South American controls. The objective of this research is to
J. M. López‐Rey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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