[HTML][HTML] Small-sized fish: the largest and most threatened portion of the megadiverse neotropical freshwater fish fauna

R Castro, CNM Polaz - Biota Neotropica, 2019‏ - SciELO Brasil
We introduce the work providing a synthetic description of the diversity and phyletic structure
of freshwater fish in the Neotropical Region, especially emphasizing that of Brazil. This is …

Land use changes disrupt streams and affect the functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in the Amazon

M Lima, VC Firmino, CKS de Paiva, L Juen… - Journal of Insect …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Changes in riparian vegetation directly affect the entry of allochthonous material
into aquatic systems, which is the main source of food and energy for different functional …

Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams

RP Leitão, J Zuanon, D Mouillot, CG Leal… - …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural land use is a primary driver of environmental impacts on streams. However, the
causal processes that shape these impacts operate through multiple pathways and at …

Influence of watershed land use and riparian characteristics on biological indicators of stream water quality in southeastern Brazil

MO Tanaka, ALT de Souza, LE Moschini… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Land use changes and riparian corridor degradation strongly influence the water quality of
low-order streams at different spatial scales. Stream water quality can be analyzed by …

Revealing the pathways by which agricultural land‐use affects stream fish communities in South Brazilian grasslands

RB Dala‐Corte, X Giam, JD Olden… - Freshwater …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding mechanisms by which agricultural practices affect freshwater ecosystems
helps to inform land‐use policies and management strategies aimed at mitigating effects of …

Compressible polyaniline-coated sodium alginate-cattail fiber foam for efficient and salt-resistant solar steam generation

W Zheng, Y Sun, D Shu, L Fan, W Xu, J Xu - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Solar steam generation has attracted widespread attention because of its ability to produce
clean water through desalination and wastewater treatment without conventional energy …

Influence of forest cover and mesohabitat types on functional and taxonomic diversity of fish communities in Neotropical lowland streams

FB Teresa, L Casatti - Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we investigated how taxonomic and functional diversity of fish communities is
influenced by forest cover and mesohabitat types in Neotropical lowland streams. We …

Land-use change is associated with a significant loss of freshwater fish species and functional richness in Sabah, Malaysia

CL Wilkinson, DCJ Yeo, HH Tan, AH Fikri… - Biological …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Global biodiversity is being lost due to extensive anthropogenic land cover change. In
Southeast Asia, biodiversity-rich forests are being extensively logged and converted to oil …

The influence of habitat homogenization on the trophic structure of fish fauna in tropical streams

JO Zeni, L Casatti - Hydrobiologia, 2014‏ - Springer
Habitat homogenization is one of the most important drivers of change in riverine fauna.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether habitat homogenization influences …

[HTML][HTML] Negative impacts of mining on Neotropical freshwater fishes

VM Azevedo-Santos, MS Arcifa, MFG Brito… - Neotropical …, 2021‏ - SciELO Brasil
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 …