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The neotropical Gran Sabana region: Palaeoecology and conservation [PDF]
The Gran Sabana (GS) is a key region for understanding the origin of neotropical savannas and is an ideal location to test ecological hypotheses on long-term vegetation dynamics under the action of natural and anthropogenic drivers. The conservation of the GS is a controversial issue because of the confluence of disparate cultural and socio-economic ...
Rull del Castillo, Valentí +2 more
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. A key to the species of Megaspilidae occurring in Neotropical Region is given, and information on the 20 species in four genera is provided, including data on their distribution and host associations. The Megaspilidae fauna is still poorly known in the
Cleder Pezzini, Andreas Köhler
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From a series of biological samples collected from different freshwater environments in Costa Rica, Central America, the exotic Asian cyclopoid Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides Harada, 1931 was identified.
Eduardo Suárez-Morales +2 more
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Efficient plot-based floristic assessment of tropical forests [PDF]
The tropical flora remains chronically understudied and the lack of floristic understanding hampers ecological research and its application for large-scale conservation planning.
Chuspe Zans, M. +9 more
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First records of Pantophthalmidae (Diptera, Brachycera) from Roraima state, Brazil [PDF]
Although Pantophthalmidae is widely distributed in Brazil, in some regions, such as the Amazon basin, there is a dearth of studies on the family. In this work, we record the occurrence of Pantophthalmus chuni (Enderlein, 1912) and Pantophthalmus comptus ...
Luana Machado Barros +2 more
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Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]
We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R. +6 more
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South American Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) classification and nomenclature: some problems and solutions [PDF]
Classificatory changes are made for some taxa of New World Melolonthinae based on the examination of specimens (including type specimens) and a reevaluation of some of the characters used to justify previous classification decisions.
Smith, Andrew B. T.
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Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae: Lutrinae): a scientometric analysis [PDF]
A scientometric analysis of the Neotropical Otter is essential to establish the progress in studies with the species, in order to improve its conservation status.
CAROLINA M. SIMIÃO +1 more
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Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests [PDF]
Ecological orthodoxy suggests that old-growth forests should be close to dynamic equilibrium, but this view has been challenged by recent findings that neotropical forests are accumulating carbon and biomass, possibly in response to the increasing ...
A White +43 more
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A conspectus on the Canacidae (Diptera) of Brazil [PDF]
Species of Canacidae sensu lato of Brazil are reviewed, including the subfamilies Canacinae and Tethininae. Included are seven species in five genera with two species, Nocticanace austra and N. packhamorum, from southern Brazil being newly described.
Mathis, Wayne, Marinoni, Luciane
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