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

We review geological evidence on the origin of the modern transcontinental Amazon River,
and the paleogeographic history of riverine connections among the principal sedimentary …

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable
riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

Aim Attention has increasingly been focused on the floristic variation within forests of the
Amazon Basin. Variations in species composition and diversity are poorly understood …

1. The landscapes of large floodplain rivers are characterised by heterogeneous
environments related to the interplay of flood flows, sediment transport and vegetation …

Hydrogeomorphic processes within alluvial river systems create, maintain and degrade
riparian habitat. The dynamic interactions between water, sediment, aquatic–terrestrial …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

A large number of newly published and unpublished hectare plots in Amazonia and the
Guiana Shield area allow an analysis of family composition and testing of hypotheses …

Amazonian floodplain forests are classified into nutrient-rich white-water floodplains
(várzea) and nutrient-poor black-water and clear-water floodplains (igapó). Tree species …