Deforestation Dynamics on an Amazonian Peri-Urban Frontier: Simulating the Influence of the Rio Negro Bridge in Manaus, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-018-1097-3
Abstract: AbstractPeri-urban expansion is an increasingly important source of tropical deforestation, and a bridge over the Rio Negro in Brazil’s state of Amazonas provides an unusual opportunity to quantify these impacts with clear “before” and “after”… read more here.
Keywords: bridge; rio negro; manaus; brazil ... See more keywords
Resolving the enigma of Iquitos and Manaus: A modeling analysis of multiple COVID-19 epidemic waves in two Amazonian cities
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211422120
Abstract: Significance The nearby cities of Iquitos (Peru) and Manaus (Brazil) experienced the world’s highest infection and mortality rates during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020. Key studies suggested that >70% of the city populations were… read more here.
Keywords: iquitos; manaus modeling; resolving enigma; iquitos manaus ... See more keywords
New records of Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Diptera, Tephritidae) in an urban forest fragment in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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DOI: 10.15560/16.4.853
Abstract: Four new records of Anastrepha species, A. elongata Fernández, 1953, A. fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) (sensu lato), A. pseudanomala Norrbom, 2002, and A. sodalis Stone, 1942, are discussed. Anastrepha elongata is recorded for the first time… read more here.
Keywords: records anastrepha; urban forest; manaus; forest fragment ... See more keywords