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Economic value of water for irrigation in São Francisco River Basin, Brazil

Applied Water Science, 2022
Agriculture is the economic activity which uses water the most in Brazil, particularly in São Francisco River Basin, where water withdrawals for irrigation granted by water authorities amount to 22.3 billion m3 per year, a number which is close to 81% of
Pedro Lucas Cosmo de Brito, José Paulo Soares de Azevedo   +1 more
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Delaware River Basin Commission Annual Report 2004-2005

, 2006
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is an interstate/federal agency that manages the water resources within the 13,539-square-mile basin covering portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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A new old species of Tetracera (Dilleniaceae) from Espinhaço Range, Brazil

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Tetracera is the only genus within Dilleniaceae with a pantropical distribution. During efforts for a taxonomic revision of the neotropical species, we identified incongruences between application of names and their taxonomic identities, based on protologue and type specimen analysis. Here we describe a new species for the genus bearing a single carpel
Michelly D. F. Araújo, João V. L. Monzoli, Leandro L. Giacomin, Claudio N. Fraga   +3 more
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Water Management of the Delaware River Basin: A staff compilation of planning assumptions, policies, programs, data, and a means of managing the Basin's water resources.

, 1975
The adoption of the Delaware River Basin Compact in 1961 made possible the joint exercise of sovereign powers over the water resources of the Delaware River Basin in the common interest of the people of the region.

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Performance of water usage charge in the Nation’s domain as a water resource management tool in the São Francisco River basin

RBRH
The present work consists in a study on the performance of usage charge as a management tool in the São Francisco River Basin in the period between 2010 and 2013, according to the objectives defined by the law 9.433/97.
Leonardo Henrique Andrade Vera, Suzana Maria Gico de Lima Montenegro, Simone Rosa da Silva   +2 more
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Two new endemic species of Portulaca (Portulacaceae) from the Brazilian Pampa grasslands

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Portulaca L. is a monophyletic, cosmopolitan genus of succulent plants comprising ca 153 species, with particularly high diversity in xerophytic ecosystems in tropical and subtropical regions. Based on morphological evidence, we describe and illustrate two new species from the Brazilian Pampa, Portulaca guaritensis and Portulaca guenoa.
José Roberto Ferraz, Bárbara Pinheiro Moreira, João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga, Leonardo Paz Deble   +3 more
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Delaware River Basin: The Final Report and Environmental Impact Statement of the Level B Study - May 1981

, 1981
This document is the final report and environmental impact statement of the Delaware River Basin Commission's Level B Study. The objective of the study was to identify and resolve water resource problems.

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DNA barcoding uncovers two putative new species in Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae)

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Trachelyopterus is a cryptic genus within the Neotropical catfish family Auchenipteridae with a complex history of taxonomic revisions. Despite the notable morphological and genetic similarities among its species, some studies suggest that the genus harbours greater diversity than is currently recognized, including additional species yet to be
Fiorindo José Cerqueira, Maelin da Silva, Chrystian Aparecido Grillo Haerter, Sandra Mariotto, Liano Centofante, Eliana Feldberg, Orlando Moreira Filho, Vladimir Pavan Margarido, Daniel Rodrigues Blanco, Roberto Laridondo Lui   +9 more
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Nutrient Criteria Strategy for the Tidal and Non-Tidal Delaware River

, 2008
The Nutrient Criteria Strategy for the Tidal and Non-Tidal Delaware River of the Delaware River Basin Commission examines nutrient criteria in great detail in order to establish new numeric criteria for water quality standards.

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A poorly known case of watershed transposition between the São Francisco and upper Paraná river basins

Neotropical Ichthyology
During construction of the Furnas hydroelectric power dam in the upper rio Paraná basin in the early 1960s, the rio Piumhi drainage outflow was diverted into the headwaters of the São Francisco river basin.
Orlando Moreira Filho, Paulo Andreas Buckup   +1 more
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