The recent 70% decline in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon suggests that it is possible
to manage the advance of a vast agricultural frontier. Enforcement of laws, interventions in …

Hydrological connectivity regulates the structure and function of Amazonian freshwater
ecosystems and the provisioning of services that sustain local populations. This connectivity …

The hydrological connectivity of freshwater ecosystems in the Amazon basin makes them
highly sensitive to a broad range of anthropogenic activities occurring in aquatic and …

The Amazon basin hosts the Earth's highest diversity of freshwater fish. Fish species have
adapted to the basin's size and seasonal dynamics by displaying a broad range of migratory …

Science and policy worldwide are influenced by predictions from bioeconomic theory that
fishing cannot lead fish populations to extinction because fishing effort inevitably moves …

Defaunation is disrupting plant–animal interactions worldwide. The overhunting of frugivores
disrupts seed dispersal and diminishes plant regeneration, yet investigations of frugivore …

Inland fisheries underpin food security in many tropical countries. The most productive
inland fisheries in tropical and subtropical developing countries occur in large river …

Microplastics (MPs) are widespread and cause many impacts, yet their distribution and
abundance are unknown for the Amazon coast. We estimated the abundance and …

Tropical fisheries, which are considered multi-species, may show selectiveness. We
analyzed the degree of selectivity of fish catches in 46 sites along the Amazon basin through …

Fisheries management and conservation require consideration of fish, habitat, and people.
In fisheries science, a growing body of research on human values, perspectives, and …