The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols
The Amazon Basin plays key roles in the carbon and water cycles, climate change,
atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. It has already been changed significantly by human …
atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. It has already been changed significantly by human …
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 …
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 …
incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for …
Toward a trophic theory of species diversity
JW Terborgh - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Efforts to understand the ecological regulation of species diversity via bottom-up approaches
have failed to yield a consensus theory. Theories based on the alternative of top-down …
have failed to yield a consensus theory. Theories based on the alternative of top-down …
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 …
tens of thousands of square kilometers. Studies on the structure, function, and species …
Dissecting a biodiversity hotspot: The importance of environmentally marginal habitats in the Atlantic Forest Domain of South America
Aim We aimed to assess the contribution of marginal habitats to the tree species richness of
the Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) biodiversity hotspot. In addition, we aimed to determine …
the Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) biodiversity hotspot. In addition, we aimed to determine …
Tree mortality of a flood-adapted species in response of hydrographic changes caused by an Amazonian river dam
The annual and regular flood pulse is the main hydrologic feature found in the large
floodplains along Amazonian rivers triggering nutrient cycles, growth rhythms and life cycles …
floodplains along Amazonian rivers triggering nutrient cycles, growth rhythms and life cycles …
Massive tree mortality from flood pulse disturbances in Amazonian floodplain forests: The collateral effects of hydropower production
AF de Resende, J Schöngart, AS Streher… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large dams built for hydroelectric power generation alter the hydrology of rivers, attenuating
the flood pulse downstream of the dam and impacting riparian and floodplain ecosystems …
the flood pulse downstream of the dam and impacting riparian and floodplain ecosystems …
Rainfall and sea level drove the expansion of seasonally flooded habitats and associated bird populations across Amazonia
Spatial arrangement of distinct Amazonian environments through time and its effect on
specialized biota remain poorly known, fueling long-lasting debates about drivers of biotic …
specialized biota remain poorly known, fueling long-lasting debates about drivers of biotic …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of Amazonian biodiversity: A review
Amazonia (defined herein as the Amazon basin) is home to the greatest concentration of
biodiversity on Earth, providing unique genetic resources and ecological functions that …
biodiversity on Earth, providing unique genetic resources and ecological functions that …