The Brazilian Cerrado: assessment of water and soil degradation in catchments under intensive agricultural use

P Hunke, EN Mueller, B Schröder, P Zeilhofer - Ecohydrology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is recognized as one of the most threatened biomes in the
world, as the region has experienced a striking change from natural Cerrado vegetation to …

Climate change scenarios in the Pantanal

JA Marengo, GS Oliveira, LM Alves - Dynamics of the Pantanal wetland in …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The South America Pantanal is a large floodplain wetland in the center of the Upper
Paraguay River Basin, which has a total area of around 360,000 km 2. Large sectors of the …

Effects of water level reduction on the dynamics of phytoplankton functional groups in tropical semi-arid shallow lakes

MRA da Costa, JL Attayde, V Becker - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Droughts are large-scale perturbations that affect freshwater ecosystems worldwide. A water
level reduction caused by drought is an important driving factor of phytoplankton dynamics. It …

Is the future blue-green or brown? The effects of extreme events on phytoplankton dynamics in a semi-arid man-made lake

LC Medeiros, A Mattos, M Lürling, V Becker - Aquatic Ecology, 2015 - Springer
In arid and semi-arid regions, a hydrological regime characterized by an annual cycle of
drought and rainy seasons changes the volume and retention time of reservoirs. Such …

Regional climate change scenarios in the Brazilian Pantanal watershed

JA Marengo, LM Alves, RR Torres - Climate Research, 2016 - int-res.com
In the Brazilian Pantanal, hydrometeorological conditions exhibit a large interannual
variability. This variability includes the seasonality of floods and droughts which can be …

High primary production contrasts with intense carbon emission in a eutrophic tropical reservoir

RM Almeida, GN Nóbrega, PC Junger… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies from temperate lakes indicate that eutrophic systems tend to emit less carbon
dioxide (CO2) and bury more organic carbon (OC) than oligotrophic ones, rendering them …

Climate change and biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: best climatic models, predicted changes and impacts, and adaptation options

MM Vale, PA Arias, G Ortega, M Cardoso… - The Atlantic forest …, 2021 - Springer
Ongoing anthropogenic climate change is becoming one of the major threats to biodiversity.
Studies that aim at projecting the future impacts of ongoing climate change on biodiversity …

The role of sediments in the carbon and pollutant cycles in aquatic ecosystems

SJ Cardoso, GR Quadra, NS Resende… - Acta Limnologica …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Aim Anthropogenic modifications in the landscape are accelerating biogeochemical cycles
and causing unbalances in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with still unknow impacts on …

Aquatic insect biodiversity and water quality parameters of streams in Northern Thailand

T Prommi, A Payakka - Sains Malaysiana, 2015 - journalarticle.ukm.my
Biodiversity of aquatic insect and physicochemical water quality parameters in Mae Tao and
Mae Ku watersheds were assessed bi-monthly from February 2011 to February 2012. A total …

Stemflow variability across tree stem and canopy traits in the Brazilian Cerrado

KC Tonello, JT Van Stan II, AG Rosa, L Balbinot… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cerrado savanna of Brazil is considered the most biodiverse savanna in the
world and its vegetation acts as an interface between rainfall and recharge processes for the …