The balance between the supply of multiple ecosystem services (ES) and the fulfillment of society demands is a challenge, especially in the tropics where different land use transition phases emerge. These phases are ...

To determine the effect of rivers, environmental conditions, and isolation by distance on the distribution of species in Amazonia. Location: Brazilian Amazonia. Time period: Current. Major taxa studied: Birds, fishes, ...

Abstract: Research Highlights: Thinning and tree species alter the forest floor microclimate by modifying canopy cover, radiation, wind, and humidity. Thus, forest management can directly influence the edaphic mesofauna ...

Green bottle flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Luciliinae) comprise a diverse and cosmopolitan taxon, known from at least 1,500 species. They have become crucial elements in forensic investigations, as they spend part of ...

Climate is a strong determinant of tropical forest productivity; therefore, it is often assumed that Amazonian forest growing on the same local rainfall regime responds similarly to fluctuations in rainfall, independently ...

Lotus japonicusis an important model legume plant in sev-eral fields of research, such as secondary (specialized) me-tabolism and symbiotic nodulation. This plant accumulatestriterpenoids; however, less information regarding ...

One of most important sources of frustration for teachers is not being able to manage their classes successfully, especially since class management is closely related to student learning (Soria Duarte & Quezada Campoverde, ...

The giant arapaima (Arapaima sp.) has been described as a fish of change in Amazonia because of its important role in the conservation of floodplains, food security and income generation for rural communities. Nonetheless, ...

Ilex guayusa pertenece a la familia Aquifoliaceae y es un árbol de 10 m de altura nativo en Amazonía del Ecuador [1], su grado de manejo cultural indica que la planta es silvestre y cultivada. La investigación se realizó ...

Monteverdia krukovii pertenece a la familia Celastraceae [1] y es un árbol de 30 m de altura, nativo del bosque tropical amazónico [2] y reconocido con el nombre kichwa “chuchuwasu” [3].