The Andes is the longest cordillera in the world and extends from northern South America to
the southern extreme of the continent (from 11° N to 53° S). The Andes runs through seven …

The Andes is the most biodiverse region across the globe. In addition, some of the largest
urban areas in South America are located within this region. Therefore, ecosystems and …

Hydropower has been the leading source of renewable energy across the world, accounting
for up to 71% of this supply as of 2016. This capacity was built up in North America and …

Proposed hydropower dams at more than 350 sites throughout the Amazon require strategic
evaluation of trade-offs between the numerous ecosystem services provided by Earth's …

Amazonian deforestation has accelerated during the last decade, threatening an ecosystem
where almost one third of the regional rainfall is transpired by the local rainforest. Due to …

The extent and intensity of impacts of multiple new dams in the Amazon basin on specific
biological groups are potentially large, but still uncertain and need to be better understood. It …

The oxidation of organic carbon contained within sedimentary rocks (“petrogenic” carbon, or
hereafter OCpetro) emits nearly as much CO2 as is released by volcanism, thereby playing …

Rivers substantially contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet emissions from
headwater streams are poorly constrained. Here, we report dissolved concentrations of …

The biodiversity and productivity of the Amazon floodplain depend on nutrients and organic
matter transported with suspended sediments. Nevertheless, there are still fundamental …

Abstract Latin America and the Caribbean is a region that has grown enormously in public
policies and especially in the implementation of renewable energy generation plants, which …