Ecology

EVOLUTION

The richness of the highland grasslands

Vegetation in Brazil underscores the importance of a non-forest ecosystem

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BIODIVERSITY

Ways to restore the forests

Initiatives test solutions for restoring the vegetation in degraded areas

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COVER

Prevention is worth the effort

Adaptive measures would reduce the damage caused by rising sea levels

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COVER

Amazonia threatened by drought

Experiment reveals tree collapse and parched soil

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collaborative science

United by the Doce River

Group obtains financing to analyze water samples from Doce river

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Xylella fastidiosa

Pests that destroy olive trees

The European Commission invests to destroy a bacteria that destroys olive trees

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ECOLOGY

A new chance for the Atlantic Forest

Studies identify ways to restore the Atlantic Forest

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Formicivora paludicola

Birds isolated by marshes

Birds are found near the sources of the Tietê and Paraíba do Sul Rivers

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environmental sanctuaries

Chile strengthens protection for oceans

Chile strengthens protection for oceans

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Botany

Forests in transformation

Remodeling the Amazon Region and the Atlantic Forest

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Amazon

Giant tower in the forest

A scientific research tower, the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is open

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Photolab

The little drop that tells all

The little drop that tells all

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MEMORY

Tracing the footsteps of Saint-Hilaire

Botanists retrace Auguste de Saint-Hilaire expedition

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Ecology

In the mud and sand of Araçá

Bay on the northern coast of São Paulo displays a great deal of biodiversity

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Biodiversity

A world of trees

Neotropics may not be champion of tree diversity

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small mammals

Flying mousetraps

Pellets regurgitated by barn owls may help research

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Biodiversity

Fully-integrated invaders

Invasive species maintain ecological complexity in the Azores

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ECOLOGY

Great gardeners

Animals now extinct played a role in seed dispersal in the Pantanal

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Hylodes japi

The riverhead frog

New tree frog species found in Japi Mountain's creeks

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Trees

Amazonian champions

Amazon stores 17% of the carbon stored by land vegetation

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project has helped define the forest conservation areas

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ECOLOGY

Living in freedom

Agoutis raised in captivity are adapting to forest life and breeding

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photolab

Forest lace

Forest lace

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Etelvino Bechara

Etelvino José Henriques Bechara: On fireflies and mental illnesses

Chemist investigated highly reactive compounds, the free radicals

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IPBES

Concepts of nature

Document presents platform on ecosystem services

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Cover

Snakes in a bind

Some snakes species have lost 80% of their territory

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Hiroshi Noda

Hiroshi Noda: Sustainable agriculture in the Amazon

Agronomist develops plant varieties adapted to the Amazon region

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Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Scientists Speak About the Water Crisis

Document brings recommendations for dealing with the water crisis

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ECOLOGY

The protective effect of biodiversity

Number of amphibian species helps deter the transmission of disease

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Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Noisy frogs, sleepless nights in São Paulo

Noisy frogs, sleepless nights in São Paulo

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