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Emancipação, 2012 O estudo analisou impactos da violenta desterritorialização causada pela construção da hidrelétrica de Balbina, no Estado do Amazonas, na Amazônia Central (Brasil), promovida aos moradores do entorno da área da barragem 25 anos após o funcionamento da ...
Renan Albuquerque Rodrigues +1 more
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Origin and Dispersal of Domesticated Peach Palm
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017 Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is a Neotropical palm domesticated by Native Americans. Its domestication resulted in a set of landraces (var. gasipaes), some with very starchy fruit used for fermentation, others with an equilibrium of starch and oil
Charles R. Clement +8 more
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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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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2011 La tucura Neotropical, Cornops aquaticum (Bruner), vive asociada a las macrófitas de la familia Pontederiaceae, de las cuales se alimenta. En los lagos de la Amazonia Central, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (camalote o aguape) constituye la planta ...
Carlos Elias BRAGA +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz +13 more
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A intervenção do ambientalismo internacional na Amazônia
Estudos Avançados, 2005 ENTRE 1989 e 2002, a Amazônia sofreu a intervenção do ambientalismo internacional. Permitida pelos governos brasileiros, essa intervenção, além do desejo de controle político, reflete as dificuldades dos povos industrializados em abandonar os princípios ...
Rosineide Bentes
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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), one of the largest birds of prey in the world, is threatened with extinction throughout its entire area of occurrence in the Neotropics. While conservation efforts for the wild populations are crucial, it is also important to focus on ex situ conservation actions.
Mylena Kaizer +7 more
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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2011 O gafanhoto Neotropical Cornops aquaticum (Bruner) vive associado às macrófitas da família Pontederiaceae da qual se alimenta. Nos lagos da Amazônia Central, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (mururé ou aguapé) é considerada a planta hospedeira de maior
Carlos Elias Braga +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
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Forest fragmentation effects on palm diversity in central Amazonia [PDF]
Journal of Ecology, 1999 1The effects of fragmentation on quantitative measures of floristic diversity in a palm community were examined in the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments study area in central Amazonia. Three 1‐ha, three 10‐ha, two 100‐ha and three continuous forest reserves, distributed among three sites, were surveyed.
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