Vegetation types of the upper Madeira River in Rondônia, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s12228-017-9505-1
Abstract: We characterize the vegetation types of the upper basin of the Madeira River in the Brazilan state of Rondônia, a biodiverse region with elevated rates of habitat loss. Vegetation and environmental parameters were recorded from… read more here.
Keywords: madeira; vegetation types; madeira river; types upper ... See more keywords
Hierarchical effects of historical and environmental factors on lizard assemblages in the upper Madeira River, Brazilian Amazonia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233881
Abstract: Investigating the role of historical and ecological factors structuring assemblages is relevant to understand mechanisms and processes affecting biodiversity across heterogeneous habitats. Considering that community assembly often involves scale-dependent processes, different spatial scales may reveal… read more here.
Keywords: brazilian amazonia; river; madeira river; upper madeira ... See more keywords
Is there a future for artisanal fishing in the Amazon? The case of Arapaima gigas
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DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2020.11.1.01
Abstract: In the last ten years Araipama gigas, commonly known as pirarucu, expanded its distribution upstream into the Madeira River rapids where it is not a native species. The invasion was favored by escapes from Peruvian… read more here.
Keywords: future artisanal; fishing; artisanal fishing; madeira river ... See more keywords
A new nurse frog of the Allobates tapajos species complex (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the upper Madeira River, Brazilian Amazonia
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13751
Abstract: Cryptic diversity is extremely common in widespread Amazonian anurans, but especially in nurse frogs of the genus Allobates. There is an urgent need to formally describe the many distinct but unnamed species, both to enable… read more here.
Keywords: upper madeira; allobates tapajos; new species; amazonia ... See more keywords