Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics from central parts of the Madeira River in Brazil
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2015 The present study reconstructs the paleovegetation of a varzea (seasonally flooded) forest in the central parts of the Madeira River floodplain in Brazil using palynological data. Forty-nine cut-bank sediment samples from the Madeira River were processed
Yuri Oliveira Feitosa +3 more
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, 1983 For eight rivers in the Amazonas State (Brazil), it is shown that the annual number of fìshermen and dummy variables, which identify the rivers, explain 98.8 % of the landings at Manaus market.
Petrere, Jr., M.
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Comparative Response of Two Hydrilla Strains to Fluridone [PDF]
, 2005 Experiments were conducted in a controlled-environmental growth chamber to evaluate the response of two strains of the invasive submersed plant Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle to fluridone (1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]- 4(1H ...
Getsinger, K. D. +2 more
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Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 2007 The saua Tetragonopterus argenteus is endemic to South America. It has a wide geographic distribution and occurs in different Brazilian basins, such as those of the Madeira and Paraguay rivers.
Willian Massaharu Ohara +1 more
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Two new liverworts for Europe in Macaronesia : Odontoschisma prostratum (Sw.) Trevis. on the Azores and Jungermannia callithrix Lindenb. & Gottsche on the Azores and Madeira [PDF]
, 1999 Odontoschisma prostratum (Sw.) Trevis. and Jungermannia callithrix Lindenb. et Gottsche, two liverworts mainly distributed in the Neotropics, are reported at hand of many collections from Macaronesia. O.
Schumacker, René, Váňa, Jiri
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An evaluation of Northern Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, and other juvenile and small resident fishes. [PDF]
, 2002 Red drum is one ofthe most popular species sought by anglers in Florida Bay, yet juveniles are rarely encountered. We evaluated Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum by sampling for recently-settled late larvae in basin areas within the bay with an ...
Cheshire, Robin T. +2 more
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Neotropical IchthyologyTwo new species Ancistrus are described: A. verecundus from the upper rio Madeira basin and A. parecis from the upper rio Juruena, rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. The two species differ from all congeners except A. jataiensis, A. reisi, and A. tombador in the
Sonia Fisch-Muller +3 more
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Bioecological Aspects of Species of the Subgenus Mansonia (Mansonia) (Diptera: Culicidae) Prior to the Installation of Hydroelectric Dams on the Madeira River, Rondônia State, Brazil. [PDF]
Trop Med Infect Dis, 2023 Ferreira FADS +5 more
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Informal gold mining and mercury pollution in Brazil [PDF]
The Amazon region has been responsible for a major share of Brazilian gold production in recent years. The region has witnessed a sizable gold rush comparable only to the California gold rush last century.
Biller, Dan, DEC
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Primeiro registro de madeira de annonaceae para o neógeno da América do Sul, Bacia do Amazonas, Brasil [PDF]
, 2016 The relief of the regions of Manaus and Itacoatiara,Central Amazon, is supported by Neogene siliciclastic rocks, boundedat the base and top by lateritic paleosols and covered by quaternary sedimentarydeposits from the Solimões-Amazon river system.
Amaral Soares, Emilio Alberto +5 more
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