Abstract The Araguaia River floodplain is an important biogeographic boundary between the
two largest South American biomes: the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna) and the Amazon …

In order to assess the influencing factors of the presence of mercury in a river within the
Savanna biome (Cerrado), we surveyed total mercury (THg) in bottom sediment from 50 …

Study region The study was conducted in the Mortes River Basin (MRB), Mato Grosso State
(Brazil), owing to the constant removal of native forest (Brazilian Savannah, popularly known …

Large floodplains are complex ecosystems at the land–water boundary. Because of rainy
and dry seasons, most tropical floodplains are subjected to annual water-level fluctuations …

Integrity of most of tropical wetlands is threatened because they are often considered freely
available resources of land and water. The Bananal, in the Araguaia River Basin, and the …

Landscape modifications often undermine habitat suitability for species' persistence, with
initial effects observed through the physiological responses of individuals and populations …

This study main goal was to characterize biodiversity in tropical pristine wetlands of two
protected areas from central Brazil under a multi-taxonomic approach, with special interest …

Litterfall is the main source of dry deposition of mercury (Hg) into the soil in forest
ecosystems. The accumulation of Hg in soil and litter suggests the possibility of transfer to …

Transitional vegetation zones in the neotropics harbor high biodiversity and are threatened
by advancing deforestation and climate change. Besides, the diversity patterns at multiple …

Many different approaches to classify wetlands at regional and global levels have been
proposed, but their use of different classification parameters complicates comparisons of the …