Comparing the cost-effectiveness of methods for estimating population density for primates in the Amazon rainforest Peru [PDF]
, 2015 With increasingly extreme fluctuations in flood levels in the Amazon basin (Malhi et al. 2008, Marengo et al. 2012, Bodmer et al. 2014) the future of its' fauna is becoming more uncertain.
Bowles, Matthew David
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Applied Food ResearchBuriti, a native palm from the Amazonian rainforest, is a source of high-quality oil due to its high content of oleic acid and lipophilic antioxidant compounds such as β-carotene.
Greilis Quintero-Gamero +4 more
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Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt & Bonpland (Lecythidaceae): morphological aspects of fruit, seed and seedling [PDF]
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006 Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt & Bonpland is a tree that can reach up to 50m, known popularly as brazilian nut and castanha-do-pará, it happens in the whole Amazonian area; characteristic of the high forests, their nuts or seeds are very appreciated ...
João Ubiratan Moreira dos Santos +3 more
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Challenging the pro-development role of trade agreements when remoteness counts: the Ecuadorian experience [PDF]
The question whether global financial integration is beneficial for everyone remains highly disputed. It is often assumed that financial globalization involves threshold effects, where integration is worthwhile only when certain preconditions are met ...
Benedictis Villacreses, Geovanna +2 more
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Reproductive plasticity in an Amazonian palm [PDF]
, 2005 Question: How plastic is the reproductive strategy of palm trees? Hypothesis: The onset of reproduction and sex allocation depend on both the size and the type of environment that determines the availability of resources. Organisms: The palm tree Attalea
Barot, Sébastien +4 more
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Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, 2006 The present text is version of a conference pronounced in the Department of Genetics of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), in the landmark of the subject Amazonian populations yesterday, today and perspectives for the future.
Lourdes Gonçalves Furtado
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Applied Food ResearchArazá, is an amazonian fruit considered as a good source of bioactive compounds such as ascorbic acid, with a high perishability. To preserve these compounds and their antioxidant activity, its pulp was spray dryed using mixtures of soy protein isolate ...
Greilis Quintero-Gamero +4 more
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Biodiversity-based supply chains of the Cerrado biome: opportunities and obstacles [PDF]
, 2019 Agribusiness expansion has led to the conversion of almost half of the Brazilian Cerrado native vegetation area in monoculture, pastures and wood plantations.
Deane de Abreu Sá Diniz, Janaina +3 more
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Jacaranda copaia (Aubl.) D. Don. subsp. spectabilis (Mart. ex A. DC) Gentry (Bignoniaceae): morphological aspects of fruit, seed and seedling [PDF]
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006 Jacaranda copaia (Aubl.) D. Don. subsp. spectabilis (Mart. ex A. DC) Gentry is the only species known as Parapará in Amazonian, they occur at the Amazonian firm forests, is distributed in the states of Amazon, Pará, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Roraima, and ...
Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurgel +3 more
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The Distribution of Lianas and Their Change in Abundance in Temperate Forests Over the Past 45 Years [PDF]
, 2006 Lianas (woody vines) are an important and dynamic component of many forests throughout the world, and increases in CO2, mean winter temperature, and forest fragmentation may promote their growth and proliferation in temperate forests.
Londre, Ronald A., Schnitzer, Stefan A.
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