Biodiversity surrogates in Amazonian iron cave ecosystems
Ecological Indicators, 2019 Abstract An approach to deal with biodiversity knowledge shortfalls in conservation is to base systematic planning and monitoring on surrogate taxa that represent diversity patterns of the whole studied system. By adopting evolutionary history to guide the search for these suitable surrogates, it is possible to use lineage differences as predictors ...
Leonardo C. Trevelin +8 more
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Ecosystem state shifts during long‐term development of an Amazonian peatland [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2017 AbstractThe most carbon (C)‐dense ecosystems of Amazonia are areas characterized by the presence of peatlands. However, Amazonian peatland ecosystems are poorly understood and are threatened by human activities. Here, we present an investigation into long‐term ecohydrological controls on C accumulation in an Amazonian peat dome. This site is the oldest
Graeme T. Swindles +22 more
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Is malaria elimination in the Amazon rainforest feasible? The case of Suriname
Revista Panamericana de Salud PúblicaThis opinion paper summarizes the strategy applied toward malaria elimination in Suriname and highlights its relevance and feasibility for implementation in similar Amazon rainforest settings.
Stephen Vreden +5 more
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Intestinal parasitosis and socio-environmental factor sof a population from peri-urban area of Manaus - AM [PDF]
Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2010 Objectives: To describe the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in patients who sought a Basic Health Unit and get to know the conditions and socio-environmental characteristics of a population of peri-urban area of Manaus - AM, Brazil. Methods: A study
Cecília Leite Motta de Oliveira +3 more
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Long-term standardized ecological research in an Amazonian savanna: a laboratory under threat
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 A few decades ago, researchers from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) started a pilot study to integrate the ecological studies of several organisms using monitoring plots, which then became the embryo for the creation of the RAPELD ...
RODRIGO F. FADINI +5 more
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Geospatial HealthLung cancer represents the second-highest incidence of cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Smoking is still the main risk factor, but other factors are also important, such as those associated with the large-scale ...
Bruna Rafaela Leite Dias +6 more
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Evolution of Amazonian biodiversity: A review [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaAmazonia (defined herein as the Amazon basin) is home to the greatest concentration of biodiversity on Earth, providing unique genetic resources and ecological functions that contribute to ecosystem services globally. The lengthy and complex evolutionary
Juan M. GUAYASAMIN +8 more
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A social-ecological approach to characterize ecosystem services in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Frontiers in Conservation ScienceSocial-ecological approaches are necessary to understand complex systems in which humans are dependent on ecosystem services to support their livelihoods.
Francisco Neira-Brito +6 more
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Epidemiological landscapes in the Amazon: exploring the association between land use, environmental indicators, and vector-borne diseases [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde Pública: This study investigates the characteristics of municipalities in the Legal Amazon that may be associated with the incidence of vector-borne diseases using environmental and land use indicators and cluster analysis.
Ana Claudia Rorato Vitor +2 more
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Circulatory disease mortality rates in the elderly and exposure to PM2.5 generated by biomass burning in the Brazilian Amazon in 2005 [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2013 The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the exposure to fine particulate matter and circulatory disease mortality rates in the elderly living in the Brazilian Amazon.
Karine Vila Real Nunes +2 more
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