Mining activities have significantly affected the Neotropical freshwater ichthyofauna, the
most diverse in the world. However, no study has systematized knowledge on the subject. In …

Abstract Neotropical Ichthyology promotes the Special Issue (SI)“Human impacts and the
loss of Neotropical freshwater fish diversity” with the purpose of publishing relevant scientific …

We analyzed the impact of mountain roads on patterns of species richness and community
dissimilarity along elevation gradients with linear mixed-effects models, assessed how non …

To help store water, facilitate navigation, generate energy, mitigate floods, and support
industrial and agricultural production, people have built and continue to build obstructions to …

We conducted a systematic review to better understand this gap and analyzed i) in which
global regions are studies usually conducted, ii) the taxon studied, iii) sampling methods …

Brazil is among the main contributors to global biodiversity, which, in turn, provides
extensive ecosystem services. Agriculture is an activity that benefits greatly from these …

Riverscape connectivity is a critically important component determining the ecological
condition of lotic ecosystems. We evaluated changes in fish assemblages caused by the …

ABSTRACT A new species of Hyphessobrycon is described from the rio Mutum, a tributary of
the rio Juruena, rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. The new taxon can be distinguished from its …

Despite the importance of freshwater ecosystems to social‐ecological systems of the
Amazon, conservation in the region historically has focused on terrestrial ecosystems …

Forest regeneration has increased in many tropical abandoned lands and current
restoration commitments in this region aim to restore over 1,400,000 km 2 of degraded land …