Ecology

Ecology

Stingless and highly sensitive

Native bee larvae are shown to be less resistant to insecticides than the European honeybee Apis mellifera

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Video

Characterizing ecosystems through sound

Acoustic information portrays environments and set natural changes apart from those caused by human action | 7'46"

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photolab

Splendor at the highest heights

High in the Itatiaia mountains in Rio de Janeiro, more than 2,000 meters above sea level, the brightly colored flowers of the Buddleja speciosissima demand attention

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Environment

Mangroves store more carbon than the rainforest

In the Amazon, every hectare of mangrove contains twice as much carbon as the same area of inland forest

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ECOLOGY

Underwater Forest

Coral reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River may be larger, deeper, and more complex than expected

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Biology

The chemical language of insects

Within colonies, bees and ants recognize each other and organize themselves through compounds that cover their bodies

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COVER

Options on the table

Agriculture 4.0 can help to reduce pesticide use on farms in Brazil

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Ecology

Monkeys under threat

Around 60% of primate species may disappear by the end of the century, study finds

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ECOLOGY

Underwater Forest

Coral reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River may be larger, deeper, and more complex than expected

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ENVIRONMENT

Energy to change

Conference discusses the role of biofuels in fighting global warming

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ECOLOGY

A more varied menu

Leafcutter ants can grow and eat various species of fungi, not just one, as had been previously thought

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Photolab

Dispersal by water

Biologist José Sabino studies the role fish play in maintaining riparian forest ecosystems

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ECOLOGY

Artists on an Expedition, Biologists in the Museum

Amazonia: Os novos viajantes exhibition in São Paulo brings together art and science

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Video

New species of colorful fish stuns researchers

Discovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna

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ECOLOGY

The Metamorphoses of the Atlantic Forest

Survey of 2,000 species shows a predominance of small animals and resistance to forest fragmentation

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COVER

More people in the rainforest

New archaeological sites and evidence of plant domestication support the idea that pre-Columbian Amazonia was densely populated

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Biodiversity

The isolated jaguars of Espírito Santo State

Researchers tries to to learn more about the largest feline on the continent, the jaguar

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Ecology

Deep sea alliances

Six species of cleaner fish from the Rocas Atoll obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish

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ECOLOGY

The corrosion of the Caatinga

Wood extraction and use of land for crops and pasture reduce biodiversity and transform the landscape of the badlands

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ECOLOGY

Between water and land

The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region

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Agriculture 

Biological control against citrus greening

Companies invest in small wasps produced in the lab to combat insects that spread diseases to orange groves

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ECOLOGY

A sea of fry

A survey finds two-thirds of fish off Brazil’s coast are of small body size

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ECOLOGY

The gears of the forest

The loss of more than 60% of native vegetation within a region leads to profound changes in how it operates

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ENTOMOLOGY

Invisible moths

These very small Insects spend most of their lives as larvae inside stems and leaves

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

A clock that works in the dark

Researchers come together to reveal the circadian rhythms of tuco-tucos

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ROAD ECOLOGY 

Animals on the highway

New technologies to prevent animals being hit are created in Brazil

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BIOLOGY

The chemical language of insects

Bees and ants recognize each other through compounds that cover their bodies

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Biodiversity

The first global reptile map

An effort has mapped the global distribution of 10,064 reptile species

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archaeology

Disappearance of megafauna from Lagoa Santa

Disappearance of megafauna from Lagoa Santa

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ENVIRONMENT

Reinvigorated forest

The Atlantic Forest is again growing in the Paraíba Valley

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