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Revisiting the Poison Dart Frog Ameerega ingeri (Anura: Dendrobatidae): external morphology, tadpoles, natural history, distribution, advertisement call, phylogenetic position and conservation [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ
Many amphibian species have been described based solely on preserved specimens, leaving significant gaps in our understanding of their behavior, natural history, population status, and phylogenetic relationships—factors essential for effective ...
Juan C. Diaz-Ricaurte   +11 more
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Functional composition of the Amazonian tree flora and forests [PDF]

open access: yesCommunications Biology
Plants cope with the environment by displaying large phenotypic variation. Two spectra of global plant form and function have been identified: a size spectrum from small to tall species with increasing stem tissue density, leaf size, and seed mass; a ...
Hans ter Steege   +230 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Especies de vida libre de la subclase Copepoda (Arthropoda, Crustacea) en aguas continentales de Colombia

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2007
Para la elaboración del inventario se revisaron críticamente los registros de Copepoda en territorio Colombiano incluidos en los siguientes estudios: Taxonomía (Thiébaud1912, Chappuis 1956, Kiefer 1956, Noodt 1972, Reid 1985, 1987, 1988, Petkovski 1986a,
Santiago Gaviria, Nelson Aranguren
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Macroscale climate change predictions have little influence on landscape-scale habitat suitability

open access: yesPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Although a few studies have addressed the combined effects of climate change and habitat loss on biodiversity at a regional scale, the extent to which climate change will impact species occurrence at the landscape scale remains unclear.
Luara Tourinho   +4 more
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Educação Ambiental e Ecologia de Estradas, um diálogo possível para o ensino de biologia

open access: yesREMEA - Revista Eletrônica do Mestrado em Educação Ambiental, 2023
A Ecologia de Estradas (EE) aborda os impactos socioambientais causados pelas rodovias e possíveis soluções. Entretanto, é pouco conhecida no contexto escolar, apesar da Educação Ambiental (EA) ser uma das propostas compensatórias associadas ao licenciamento ambiental.
Douglas José da Silva Ribeiro   +1 more
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Deforestation, fires, and lack of governance are displacing thousands of jaguars in Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2021
The rate of deforestation and the number of large wildfires are increasing in the Amazon. Illegal loggers, miners, ranchers, and farmers all have contributed to this increase.
Jorge F. S. Menezes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Hydrological Cycle of the Lower Amazon in Brazil Determines the Variation in Local Fishing Patterns

open access: yesFishes, 2023
Fishery catches on the Lower Amazon River were analyzed in relation to the hydrological cycle, temporal shifts in fishing effort, and the use of nets or lines in lakes and rivers.
Maura da Silva Costa Furtado   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Os Caminhos da conservação da biodiversidade brasileira frente aos impactos da infraestrutura viária

open access: yesBiodiversidade Brasileira, 2016
Rodovias, estradas, ferrovias e todos os caminhos por onde transportamos nossas cargas e pessoas são fundamentais para o desenvolvimento social e econômico destas regiões. Entretanto cada quilômetro de rodovia agrega uma infinidade de impactos ambientais
Alex Bager   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A new species of Odontophrynus (Anura, Odontophrynidae) from the southern portion of the Mantiqueira mountains

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
Using an integrative approach (morphology of the adult and larvae, bioacoustics, osteology, karyotype, and molecular data), we described a new tetraploid species of Odontophrynus to the Mantiqueira mountain range, in southeastern Brazil.
Matheus de Toledo Moroti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Case of Fire, Escape or Die: A Trait-Based Approach for Identifying Animal Species Threatened by Fire

open access: yesFire, 2023
Recent studies have argued that changes in fire regimes in the 21st century are posing a major threat to global biodiversity. In this scenario, incorporating species’ physiological, ecological, and evolutionary traits with their local fire exposure might
Eugênia K. L. Batista   +31 more
doaj   +1 more source

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