[HTML][HTML] Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
P Carrión-Mero, J Duenas-Tovar… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Geodiversity is the variety of earth materials, forms and processes that constitute and shape
the Earth planet. Therefore, geodiversity includes essential for developing nature-based …
the Earth planet. Therefore, geodiversity includes essential for developing nature-based …
Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion
Proposed hydropower dams at more than 350 sites throughout the Amazon require strategic
evaluation of trade-offs between the numerous ecosystem services provided by Earth's …
evaluation of trade-offs between the numerous ecosystem services provided by Earth's …
Amazon River dissolved load: temporal dynamics and annual budget from the Andes to the ocean
The aim of the present study is to estimate the export fluxes of major dissolved species at the
scale of the Amazon basin, to identify the main parameters controlling their spatial …
scale of the Amazon basin, to identify the main parameters controlling their spatial …
The geological significance of cosmogenic nuclides in large lowland river basins
H Wittmann, F von Blanckenburg - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Measured from a bag of sand taken in large rivers, the concentration of cosmogenic nuclides
such as in situ-produced 10 Be, 26 Al, and 14 C can be used to constrain the mean …
such as in situ-produced 10 Be, 26 Al, and 14 C can be used to constrain the mean …
A reassessment of the suspended sediment load in the Madeira River basin from the Andes of Peru and Bolivia to the Amazon River in Brazil, based on 10 years of …
P Vauchel, W Santini, JL Guyot, JS Moquet… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Madeira River is the second largest tributary of the Amazon River. It contributes
approximately 13% of the Amazon River flow and it may contribute up to 50% of its sediment …
approximately 13% of the Amazon River flow and it may contribute up to 50% of its sediment …
The impact of extreme El Niño events on modern sediment transport along the western Peruvian Andes (1968–2012)
Climate change is considered as one of the main factors controlling sediment fluxes in
mountain belts. However, the effect of El Niño, which represents the primary cause of inter …
mountain belts. However, the effect of El Niño, which represents the primary cause of inter …
River geomorphology and fish diversity around the Manseriche Gorge, the last Andean crossing is in peril
The transition from the Andes to the Amazon lowland hosts a high biodiversity and currently
is facing several anthropogenic activities, including hydropower infrastructure projects. Little …
is facing several anthropogenic activities, including hydropower infrastructure projects. Little …
Suspended sediment dynamics in the Amazon River of Peru
The erosion and transport of sediments allow us to understand many activities of
significance, such as crust evolution, climate change, uplift rates, continental processes, the …
significance, such as crust evolution, climate change, uplift rates, continental processes, the …
Controls on the geochemistry of suspended sediments from large tropical South American rivers (Amazon, Orinoco and Maroni)
TCC Rousseau, M Roddaz, JS Moquet, HH Delgado… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
We report mineralogical, elemental (major and trace elements) and Srsingle bondNd
isotopic data for suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples from the Amazon, Orinoco …
isotopic data for suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples from the Amazon, Orinoco …
Climatic control on eastern Andean denudation rates (Central Cordillera from Ecuador to Bolivia)
The suspended sediment yield and associated current denudation rates of eight large
catchments located along the eastern range of the central Andes have been determined …
catchments located along the eastern range of the central Andes have been determined …