Mining is an important human activity, but it strongly alters terrestrial and aquatic
landscapes. Understanding the response of community-level descriptors is essential to plan …

In lotic ecosystems, a higher availability of allochthonous food resources is expected during
floods and rainfall events, which may yield a higher consumption of these resources by …

The degradation of riparian vegetation in low-order streams can cause irreversible
environmental damage, biodiversity loss and alter the structure of communities. In this …

Land use changes modify aquatic ecosystems by changing their physical structure and
biodiversity and generally reduce riparian vegetation, increase erosion of the margins, and …

Wallacean shortfalls in knowledge about biodiversity, especially in the Amazon biome, can
only be addressed by increasing sampling efforts in focal areas. The objective of this study …

We assessed the spatiotemporal co-occurrence patterns of a fish assemblage in the
watershed of a stream in the western Amazon basin, and verified the influence of abiotic …

The Neotropical freshwaters of South America host an exceptional level of ichthyofaunal
diversity with over 5,160 species, making it the richest continental fauna worldwide. Despite …

The longtail knifefish Sternopygus macrurus is widely distributed in Neotropical regions, but
because of its activity pattern, low recruitment, and ability to hide make it difficult to capture …

O hábito alimentar, psamófilo, e a morfologia de Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni, o tornam
uma espécie altamente especializada, com importante papel em sistemas de riachos …

Aim This study aimed to investigate the diet of seven species of fish that consume
predominantly benthic macroinvertebrates, and the availability of these organisms in the …