Remote sensing of wetlands: applications and advances

RW Tiner, MW Lang, VV Klemas - 2015 - books.google.com
This book provides a thorough introduction to the use of remotely sensed data for wetland
classification and map**, as well as information on the latest technological advancements …

The shadow of the Balbina dam: A synthesis of over 35 years of downstream impacts on floodplain forests in Central Amazonia

J Schöngart, F Wittmann… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Balbina hydropower dam in the Central Amazon basin, established in the Uatumã River
in the 1980s, is emblematic for its socio‐environmental disaster. Its environmental impacts …

Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection

WJ Junk, MTF Piedade, R Lourival… - Aquatic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Although 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still
incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for …

A classification of major naturally-occurring Amazonian lowland wetlands

WJ Junk, MTF Piedade, J Schöngart, M Cohn-Haft… - Wetlands, 2011 - Springer
Our estimates indicate that about 30% of the seven million square kilometers that make up
the Amazon basin comply with international criteria for wetland definition. Most countries …

The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems

BR Forsberg, JM Melack, T Dunne, RB Barthem… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Increased energy demand has led to plans for building many new dams in the western
Amazon, mostly in the Andean region. Historical data and mechanistic scenarios are used to …

A classification of the major habitats of Amazonian black-water river floodplains and a comparison with their white-water counterparts

WJ Junk, F Wittmann, J Schöngart… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Amazon River and its large tributaries are bordered by floodplains covering
tens of thousands of square kilometers. Studies on the structure, function, and species …

[HTML][HTML] White-sand savannas expand at the core of the Amazon after forest wildfires

BM Flores, M Holmgren - Ecosystems, 2021 - Springer
A bstract Across the tropics, climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of
wildfires, exposing tropical forests to the risk of shifting into an open vegetation state. A …

Current state of knowledge regarding South America wetlands and their future under global climate change

WJ Junk - Aquatic Sciences, 2013 - Springer
The exact size of the wetland area of South America is not known but may comprise as much
as 20% of the sub-continent, with river floodplains and intermittent interfluvial wetlands as …

Local hydrological conditions influence tree diversity and composition across the Amazon basin

MJ Marca‐Zevallos, GM Moulatlet, TR Sousa… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tree diversity and composition in Amazonia are known to be strongly determined by the
water supplied by precipitation. Nevertheless, within the same climatic regime, water …

Habitat specifity, endemism and the neotropical distribution of Amazonian white‐water floodplain trees

F Wittmann, E Householder, MTF Piedade… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
. The Amazon basin is covered by the most species‐rich forests in the world and is
considered to house many endemic tree species. Yet, most Amazonian ecosystems lack …