The lack of knowledge about the majority of fish species harvested in Amazonian small-
scale fisheries, in association with impacts from hydroelectric power plants, may lead to …

Finding pathways to more sustainable agriculture and resource use remains the most
pressing challenge for Amazonian countries. Characterizing recent changes in the structure …

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

Este estudo caracteriza quali e quantitativamente a atividade pesqueira comercial na bacia
do rio Madeira, afluente do rio Amazonas, no trecho entre Guajará-Mirim e Porto Velho …

Resource assessments of small-scale fisheries in the Amazon are rare, making it difficult to
improve fisheries management. This study assessed the sustainability of small-scale fishery …

South America possesses a variety of estuaries along both tropical and temperate coastal
regions, with most of these systems facing uncontrolled urban settlement and industrial …

The findings of livelihood research on the role of artisanal fishing among rain forest
communities in eastern Peru are reported. In‐depth household surveys conducted in three …

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 …

River-floodplain fisheries are highly productive as seasonal water level changes, known as
'flood pulses,'increase the productivity of fish populations by providing them with feeding and …

Land cover is an important driver of patterns of fish diversity and assemblage structure in
Amazonian floodplains. In the floodplain of the Amazon River, remarkable changes in the …