Decline of Fine Suspended Sediments in the Madeira River Basin (2003–2017) [PDF]
Water, 2019 The Madeira River is the second largest Amazon tributary, contributing up to 50% of the Amazon River’s sediment load. The Madeira has significant hydropower potential, which has started to be used by the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex (MHC), with two large dams along the middle stretch of the river.
Ayes Rivera, Irma +8 more
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Hydroclimatology of the Upper Madeira River basin: spatio-temporal variability and trends
Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2017 ABSTRACTRising in the Andes, the Madeira River drains the southwestern part of the Amazon basin, which is characterized by high geographical, biological and climatic diversity. This study uses daily records to assess the spatio-temporal runoff variability in the Madeira sub-basins.
Molina-Carpio, Jorge +6 more
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Longitudinal Hair Mercury Concentration in Riverside Mothers along the Upper Madeira River (Brazil)
Environmental Research, 1998 Mercury releases from gold mining occurred during the 1980s in the Upper Madeira river, a Southern tributary of the Amazon. Downstream from these areas, riverside residents rely on fish consumption for subsistence. In July of 1993, hair samples were collected for mercury analysis from a group of mothers and their infants and one pregnant woman.
A A, Boischio, E, Cernichiari
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Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2021 In the Amazon region, fisheries play an important role in the socioeconomic and cultural context and are directly affected by changes in the hydrological cycle, which can interfere with the numbers and frequency of fish species landed.
Helen Cristina PARAZZI de Freitas +2 more
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Checklist of chelonians from the upper Madeira River and the lower Madeira-Purus interfluvium (Brazilian Amazon), including a range expansion for Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 [PDF]
Check List, 2016 We present data on occurrence of chelonians for the Madeira River (southwestern Amazon, Brazil). Sampling was undertaken along the BR-319 Highway in the Madeira-Purus interfluvium and along a 125‑km stretch of the upper Madeira River.
Claudia Keller +3 more
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Spatial segregation between Chalceus guaporensis and Chalceus epakros (Osteichthyes: Characiformes) in the Madeira River, Amazon Basin [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2018 Chalceus guaporensis is an endemic fish to the upper Madeira River whereas C. epakros is widespread in many rivers of the central and lower portions of the Amazon Basin, middle and upper Orinoco River Basin, the Essequibo River in Guyana and in the Nanay
Gislene TORRENTE-VILARA +6 more
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Bolivian river dolphin site preference in the middle-section of Mamoré River, upper Madeira river basin, Bolivia [PDF]
Therya, 2020 The South American river dolphins of genus Inia are distributed throughout the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia-Tocantins basins. They are categorized as Endangered and the knowledge on their basic ecology is still scarce. Therefore, investigation efforts must contribute to the knowledge and conservation of these species in their area of distribution.
Enzo Aliaga- Rossel +1 more
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Upstream dam impacts on gilded catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) in the Bolivian Amazon [PDF]
Neotropical Ichthyology, 2019 This paper explores the effects of two run-of-river dams (Jirau and Santo Antônio) built in cascade in the middle Madeira River (Brazil) on the interruption of long-distance migration routes of the gilded catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii).
Paul A. Van Damme +5 more
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Water Flow Forecasting Based on River Tributaries Using Long Short-Term Memory Ensemble Model
Energies, 2021 Water flow forecasts are an essential information for energy production, management and hydropower control. Advanced actions to optimize electricity production can be taken based on predicted information.
Diogo F. Costa Silva +4 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 169-190., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Nasrrddine Youbi +9 more
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