Ecology

ECOLOGY

Risky crab feast

Crustaceans along the São Paulo coast are accumulating heavy metals

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ZOOLOGY

The whereabouts of the small black tapir

New species is more widely distributed in the Amazon than previously thought

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Botany

Forests in transformation

Lianas are remodeling the Amazon Region

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Ecology

Capacity-building under construction

Panel seeks strategy to formulate policies on biodiversity

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Cover

Underground life

Adaptation to dark environments gives rise to odd-looking fauna

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botany

Tiny pools in the sertão

Bromeliad leaves create a natural trap for pollen in the badlands

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Greenhouse effect

European help in the Peruvian Amazon

Germany and Norway support lowering deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

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ECOLOGY

Forests without animals

Decline of animal populations poses as serious a problem as deforestation

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monitoring

All the sharks in Recife

Researchers analyzed the catches made by the Recife Shark

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIV

The elements in the forests

Changes in organic compound cycles could speed ecosystem deterioration

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ECOLOGY

Vestiges of the Andes in Amazonia

Cold-climate trees were once common in northern Brazil

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Parasitoid

Tiny mummifiers

New Andes wasp species mummify caterpillars in which they lay eggs

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Photolab

A depository of microorganisms

A depository of microorganisms

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Biota-FAPESP Education VII

Biota-FAPESP Education discusses importance of Amazonian forest

Conferences discuss the importance of the Amazon

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biota-fapesp education VI

Atlantic Forest is the theme of the 6th Biota Education

Talks stress Atlantic Forest's exuberance and the threats it faces

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI

Mutual benefit

Bee pollination accounts for 10% of world’s agricultural production value

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ECOLOGY

Whales and dolphins in sight!

There are more cetaceans on the São Paulo coast than imagined

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Photolab

A predator’s colors

A predator’s colors

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

Overcoming barriers

FAPESP Week brings together researchers from Brazil and China

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ECOLOGY

The origin of the Cerrado

Divergent evolutionary histories have changed the savannahs

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Photolab

The mystery of the orange bat

The mystery of the orange bat

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quantity and quality

The fauna on coffee plantations

Coffee plantations are more productive in the presence of pollinators

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION X

The value of nature

The importance of ecosystem services associated with biodiversity

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ZOOLOGY

In the marshes of the Alto Tietê

New bird species is the first to occur exclusively in areas of São Paulo

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ZOOLOGY

Birds of the Atlantic Forest

Atlantic Forest biome is home to 891 species of birds

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ECOLOGY

Protection net

Mangroves gain importance in the face of climate change

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Photolab

Colorful topography

Colorful topography

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OPTICS

A light in the field

Group builds a laser-equipped robotic device to analyze chemicals in soil

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ECOLOGY

Trip of No Return

Female Magellanic penguins are more likely than males to die during migration

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VII

Invisible threat

Environmental changes can threaten conservation of the Amazon

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