Brazilian Amazonia covers around 5 million km2. If we could sample it regularly, with one
sample for each 1 degree cell (10,000 km2), we would need 500 sample sites. It is clear that …

The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve
the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by …

Aim Despite the accelerating loss of biodiversity and the increased number of methods for
conservation planning, the availability of information about the spatial distribution of …

Sampling ground-dwelling ants in the field is relatively fast, but sorting and identifying in the
laboratory is costly and time-consuming. Using sub-samples collected in 25km2 grids, we …

Estouuma com folha. um A chuva prato de está arroz martelando e feijão em as uma telhas
das de mãos zinco e da um sala garfo de na jantar. outra Nós-e carregamos pilhas de …

Studies leading to decision-making for environmental licensing often fail to provide accurate
estimates of diversity. Measures of snake diversity are regularly obtained to assess …

Benthic estuarine studies are usually very time-consuming. Therefore, it is critical to optimize
procedures ensuring efficiency with low cost. The present study aimed to assess the …

A checklist of the oribatid mite species reported in Brazil is presented, including all
published records up to 2015. A total of 576 described species in 206 genera and 83 …

Small-scale spatial distribution of oribatid mites has been investigated in Amazonia. In
addition, medium-and large-scale studies are needed to establish the utility of these mites in …

Survey costs and a lack of taxonomists are often the main impediments to biodiversity
inventories. The use of a higher-taxon approach that is efficient in representing species …