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Environmental Sciences
Fernando Mayer Pelicice, Angelo Antonio Agostinho, Alberto Akama, Jose Dilermando Andrade Filho, Valter M. Azevedo-Santos, Marcus Vinicius Moreira Barbosa, Luis Mauricio Bini, Marcelo Fulgencio Guedes Brito, Carlos Roberto dos Anjos Candeiro, Erica Pellegrini Caramaschi, Priscilla Carvalho, Rodrigo Assis de Carvalho, Leandro Castello, Davi Borges das Chagas, Carine Cavalcante Chamon, Guarino Rinaldi Colli, Vanessa Salete Daga, Murilo Sversut Dias, Jose Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Philip Fearnside, Wagner de Melo Ferreira, Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia, Tiago Kutter Krolow, Rodrigo Ferreira Kruger, Edgardo Manuel Latrubesse, Dilermando Pereira Lima Junior, Solange de Fatima Lolis, Fabyano Alvares Cardoso Lopes, Rafael Dias Loyola, Andre Lincoln Barroso Magalhaes, Adriana Malvasio, Paulo De Marco Jr, Pedro Ribeiro Martins, Rosana Mazzoni, Joao Carlos Nabout, Mario Luis Orsi, Andre Andrian Padial, Hasley Rodrigo Pereira, Thiago Nilton Alves Pereira, Phamela Bernardes Peronico, Miguel Petrere Jr, Renato Torres Pinheiro, Etiene Fabbrin Pires, Paulo Santos Pompeu, Thiago Costa Goncalves Portelinha, Edson Eyji Sano, Vagner Leonardo Macedo dos Santos, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Idelina Gomes da Silva, Lucas Barbosa e Souza, Francisco Leonardo Tejerina-Garro, Mariana Pires de Campos Telles, Fabricio Barreto Teresa, Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Livia Helena Tonella, Ludgero Cardoso Galli Vieira, Jean Ricardo Simoes Vitule, Jansen Zuanon
Summary: The Tocantins-Araguaia Basin, one of the largest river systems in South America, is facing serious threats to its biodiversity and ecosystem services due to capital-concentrating activities. Formulating better policies is crucial to ensure the sustainability of the basin in the long term.
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(2021)
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Camile A. Moraes, Giovana F. Valadao, Natalia S. Renato, Daniel F. Botelho, Augusto C. L. de Oliveira, Catariny C. Aleman, Fernando F. Cunha
Summary: Brazil has great solar potential and can harness it by installing floating photovoltaic systems on reservoirs. This can provide additional electricity during dry periods, reduce evaporation losses, and help meet the country's electricity demand sustainably. The study shows that the Tocantins-Araguaia Basin in Brazil has high potential for floating photovoltaics, which can result in significant electricity production and avoided CO2 emissions.
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Tulio Dornas, Sidnei Melo Dantas, Lucas Eduardo Araujo-Silva, Fernando Morais, Alexandre Aleixo
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A. Christine Swanson, David Kaplan, Kok-Ben Toh, Elineide E. Marques, Stephanie A. Bohlman
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(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ayan Santos Fleischmann, Fabrice Papa, Alice Fassoni-Andrade, John M. Melack, Sly Wongchuig, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias Paiva, Stephen K. Hamilton, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, Rafael Barbedo, Filipe Aires, Ahmad Al Bitar, Marie-Paule Bonnet, Michael Coe, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, Laura Hess, Katherine Jensen, Kyle McDonald, Alex Ovando, Edward Park, Marie Parrens, Sebastien Pinel, Catherine Prigent, Angelica F. Resende, Menaka Revel, Ake Rosenqvist, Jessica Rosenqvist, Conrado Rudorff, Thiago S. F. Silva, Dai Yamazaki, Walter Collischonn
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REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Larissa Vieira Valadao, Iara Resende da Fonseca, Rejane Ennes Cicerelli, Tati de Almeida, Jeremie Garnier, Edson Eyji Sano
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Biodiversity Conservation
Carine Cavalcante Chamon, Jane Piton Serra, Priscila Camelier, Angela Maria Zanata, Ilana Fichberg, Manoela Maria Ferreira Marinho
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Annika Einbock, Emma Burtscher, Claudia Frey, Franz Conen
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(2023)
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Sebastian A. Heilpern, Suresh A. Sethi, Ronaldo B. Barthem, Vandick da Silva Batista, Carolina R. C. Doria, Fabrice Duponchelle, Aurea Garcia Vasquez, Michael Goulding, Victoria Isaac, Shahid Naeem, Alexander S. Flecker
Summary: Inland fisheries play a vital role in feeding over 150 million people globally. The exploitation of diverse inland fisheries in the Amazon is affecting freshwater biodiversity and eroding fisheries resilience. Higher fisheries biodiversity can delay fishery collapse.
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Alessandra G. Krakhecke-Teixeira, Danielle H. Yamauchi, Alexsandra Rossi, Herdson R. de Sousa, Hans G. Garces, Joaquim L Junior, Antonio O S Junior, Maria Sueli S. Felipe, Eduardo Bagagli, Heitor F. de Andrade, Marcus de M. Teixeira
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Fernanda L. Coelho, Carine C. Chamon, Luisa M. Sarmento-Soares
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
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ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Omar Loyola-Bartra, Victor Lemes Landeiro, Renato B. Dala-Corte, Max Hidalgo, Jerry Penha
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Environmental Sciences
Franklin Paredes-Trejo, Humberto Alves Barbosa, Jason Giovannettone, T. V. Lakshmi Kumar, Manoj Kumar Thakur, Catarina de Oliveira Buriti
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Mauricio Spagnolo Adames, Cesar Pereira Rebechi de Toledo, Giovano Neumann, Alexandre Henrique Buzzi, Cintia Nara Buratto, Pitagoras Augusto Piana, Robie Allan Bombardelli
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J. C. Silva, E. A. Gubiani, P. A. Piana, R. L. Delariva
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(2016)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
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Pitgoras A. Piana, Barbara F. Cardoso, Joilson Dias, Luiz C. Gomes, Angelo A. Agostinho, Leandro E. Miranda
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Giovano Neumann, Jurandir Joaquim Bernardes Junior, Paulo Vanderlei Sanches, Pitagoras Augusto Piana, Robie Allan Bombardelli
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(2017)
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Biology
R. A. K. Sanches, P. A. Piana
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(2020)
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Fisheries
Paulo Vanderlei Sanches, Tatiane Mary Gogola, Rafael Olimpio Silva, Dhyego Amilton Topan, Pablo Henrique dos Santos Picapedra, Pitagoras Augusto Piana
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(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Larissa Ines Squinzani, Pitagoras Augusto Piana, Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo
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Environmental Sciences
Juliana Taborda, Juliane Alessandra Cavalieri Soares, Mariane Silva Gomes Correa, Jean Colombari Neto, Pitagoras Augusto Piana, Paulo Vanderlei Sanches
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WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Ecology
Pablo Henrique dos Santos Picapedra, Elaine Antoniassi Luiz Kashiwaqui, Pitagoras Augusto Piana, Paulo Vanderlei Sanches
Summary: The study investigated the temporal reproductive pattern and use of different biotopes as areas of reproduction and initial development by analyzing larval density data of Salminus brasiliensis in the Parana River. The results showed that larvae in different stages were found in different biotopes, with pre-flexion and flexion stages mainly in the Parana River channel, and yolk-sac stage in the tributaries. Temperature, pH, and rainfall were found to be the main variables influencing larval density. Conservation efforts should focus on providing suitable conditions for migration and development in different biotopes of the Parana River.
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
(2023)
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Zoology
Natali Oliva Roman Miiller, Almir Manoel Cunico, Eder Andre Gubiani, Pitagoras Augusto Piana
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NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
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