Ecology

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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Ecology

Deep sea alliances

Cleaner fish obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish

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Eduardo S. Brondizio

Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible

Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia

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Biodiversity

Tambaqui stocks in decline

The average size of the tambaqui has halved and it is less frequently caught

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Photolab

Tracked in movement

Tracked in movement

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ECOLOGY

Remaking the Cerrado

Cerrado is restored through direct planting of seeds and soil reuse

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Agriculture

Bioinsecticide kills corn pest through starvation

Bioinsecticide kills corn pest through starvation

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BIOLOGY

Creatures of the urban night

Nearly half of the bat species in Brazil live in cities

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ENVIRONMENT

The impact of light on forests

Light pollution could affect Brazilian ecosystems

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Chemistry

Natural lighting

Bioluminescent fungi recycle molecule that allows them to emit light

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ECOLOGY

In the stone jungle

Inventory finds unexpected species diversity in the São Paulo capital

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