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Fish consumption on the Amazon: a review of biodiversity, hydropower and food security issues
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018 The lack of knowledge about the majority of fish species harvested in Amazonian small-scale fisheries, in association with impacts from hydroelectric power plants, may lead to biodiversity loss and a decrease in the protein food supply for riverine ...
A. Begossi +7 more
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Effects of experimental fires on litter decomposition in a seasonally dry Amazonian forest. [PDF]
, 2009 Litter decomposition is a fundamental process for nutrient cycling but we have a limited understanding of this process in disturbed tropical forests. We studied litter decomposition over a 10-mo period in a seasonally dry Amazon forest in Mato Grosso ...
Krusche, Alex V. +5 more
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YIELD OF AMAZONIAN SPINACH AS AFFECTED BY SEEDLING QUALITY
Revista de Agricultura NeotropicalAmazonian spinach is classified as a non-conventional vegetable species with high agricultural potential and may serve as an alternative to conventional leafy crops. This study aimed to evaluate the yield of Amazonian spinach plants grown from seedlings
Márcio Silva +5 more
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The application of geomatic technologies in an indigenous context : Amazonian Indians and indigenous land rights [PDF]
, 2010 Indigenous people have employed Western analogue techniques (maps, charts, etc) to support their land rights ever since their traditional territories came under threat.
Menell, David
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RodriguésiaThe identification of Amazonian plants is still difficult for many reasons, one being the lack of collections over large areas of the region. As a consequence of the poor knowledge on the Amazonian flora, many taxonomic publications (revisions and ...
Volker Bittrich +5 more
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Antimicrobial activity of amazon medicinal plants
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2023 In recent decades, an increase in resistance of bacteria and fungi to antimicrobials has been observed. Therefore, have each other investigated the antimicrobial potential of plants with medicinal properties.
Paulo Roberto Pires de Souza Júnior +4 more
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Frugivory in Canopy Plants in a Western Amazonian Forest: Dispersal Systems, Phylogenetic Ensembles and Keystone Plants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Frugivory is a widespread mutualistic interaction in which frugivores obtain nutritional resources while favoring plant recruitment through their seed dispersal services.
Pablo R Stevenson +3 more
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Antioxidant potential of Amazonian plants: An integrative review
Revista Contexto & SaúdeObjective: review the scientific literature that addresses the antioxidant capacity of Amazon plants. Methods: This is an integrative review in English language papers carried out on PubMed/MEDLINE, in the period from 2002 to 2022.
Alberto Souza Paes +5 more
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Nomenclatural revision and typification of extra-Amazonian Tachigali (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) [PDF]
Plant Ecology and EvolutionBackground and aims – The neotropical genus Tachigali comprises about 75 recorded species, including names described in Sclerolobium, synonymised in 1993 in Tachigali based on morphological, molecular, and anatomical characters. Most species are found in
Lara Serpa Jaegge Deccache +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Amazonian ecosystems are major biodiversity hotspots and carbon sinks that may lose species to extinction and become carbon sources due to extreme dry or warm conditions.
Antony Oswaldo Castro +8 more
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