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Actions and omissions in the management of demolition and construction waste in Caraguatatuba, SP

open access: yesVértices, 2015
Civil construction is one of the most significant activities for the social and economic development of the country. However, in the traditional construction process, the intense generation of demolition and construction waste (DCW) has caused negative ...
Nicole de Castro Pereira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperdominant Trees Reveal Savanna Vulnerability Under Climate Change

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 4, April 2026.
The Brazilian Cerrado's forest structure relies disproportionately on just 30 hyperdominant tree species, which represent 50% of all individuals despite accounting for only 2% of species richness. This study evaluates their vulnerability under climate change scenarios for 2100.
Facundo Alvarez   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

AS FONTES EM ITAMONTE, SUL DE MINAS GERAIS – UMA CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA O ENTENDIMENTO DAS RELAÇÕES ENTRE ÁGUA SUPERFICIAL E SUBTERRÂNEA.

open access: yesRevista Águas Subterrâneas, 2005
RESUMO O trabalho caracterizou três surgências em microbacia (0,72 km2) situada no município de Itamonte, sul de Minas Gerais. A microbacia é composta por rochas gnáissicas do Complexo Paraíba do Sul, e blastomilonitos do falhamento local.
Edgar Pane, Sueli Yoshinaga Pereira
doaj   +1 more source

Phytochemical and Biological Evaluation of Leaves, Stems, and Roots of Schinus weinmanniifolia Mart. Ex Engl.

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2026.
Ethanolic extracts from leaves, stems, and roots of Schinus weinmanniifolia Mart. ex Engl. were evaluated for phytochemical composition and biological activities. The extracts exhibited antioxidant, photoprotective, and antimicrobial activity, without hemolytic effects or cytotoxicity at active concentrations. Syringic acid, epicatechin, and rutin were
João Andrade   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the influence of tourism on nesting beaches for the Amazon turtle (Podocnemis expansa) on the Crixás-Açu river

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Freshwater turtles play an important ecological and social role, with Podocnemis expansa (arrau turtle) being the largest freshwater Testudine in Latin America.
Lívia Schroder Memória Paiva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal and Within‐Day Variation on Hummingbirds Visits and Dominance Hierarchy in a Brazilian Cerrado Area

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant‐hummingbird interaction networks can be influenced by environmental conditions and resources, which vary seasonally and daily. We aimed to understand how variations in these parameters across these two temporal windows influence patterns of plant‐hummingbird interactions and hummingbirds dominance hierarchies in a Brazilian Cerrado ...
Jeane Lima‐Passos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiscale Environmental Drivers of Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Cerrado Streams

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 3, March 2026.
Multi‐scale drivers of aquatic insect communities in Cerrado streams. The gradient (from left to right) indicates increasing spatial scale, showing that abundance is influenced by local factors (conductivity, temperature), taxonomic richness responds to agricultural land use at an intermediate scale, and community composition is structured by regional ...
Juliana Simião‐Ferreira   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: AN APPROACH THROUGH THE METHOD PROMETHEE II

open access: yesRedes, 2016
The large number of environmental factors that can affect human health is indicative of the complexity of existing interactions and range of actions needed to improve the environmental determinants of health factors, which may be social, economic and ...
José Ribamar Marques de Carvalho   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Valoração econômico­ecológica de recursos naturais

open access: yesGestión y Ambiente, 2009
O presente trabalho visa mostrar quais as soluções que têm sido propostas para superar o que se considera como limitações importantes dos processos de valoração ambiental correntemente em uso. Os pressupostos teóricos e os procedimentos metodológicos da valoração ambiental e da valoração econômico­ ecológica são confrontados. Procura­ se mostrar que os
Ribeiro Romeiro, Ademar   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Fine‐Scale Genomic Divergence in the Amazonian Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) Highlights the Need for Local Management Strategies

open access: yesFreshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Freshwater habitats face significant human disturbances globally, impacting food security and ecosystems. Protected areas can mitigate biodiversity loss, but limited data on population connectivity hinders conservation management. This study examines pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), a heavily exploited and threatened Amazonian fish, using genomic ...
Julia Tovar Verba   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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