| Title |
Amazonian freshwater habitats experiencing environmental and socioeconomic threats affecting subsistence fisheries
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Ambio, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-014-0610-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cleber J. R. Alho, Roberto E. Reis, Pedro P. U. Aquino |
| Abstract |
Matching the trend seen among the major large rivers of the globe, the Amazon River and its tributaries are facing aquatic ecosystem disruption that is affecting freshwater habitats and their associated biodiversity, including trends for decline in fishery resources. The Amazon's aquatic ecosystems, linked natural resources, and human communities that depend on them are increasingly at risk from a number of identified threats, including expansion of agriculture; cattle pastures; infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams, logging, mining; and overfishing. The forest, which regulates the hydrological pulse, guaranteeing the distribution of rainfall and stabilizing seasonal flooding, has been affected by deforestation. Flooding dynamics of the Amazon Rivers are a major factor in regulating the intensity and timing of aquatic organisms. This study's objective was to identify threats to the integrity of freshwater ecosystems, and to seek instruments for conservation and sustainable use, taking principally fish diversity and fisheries as factors for analysis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 3% |
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 247 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 39 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 8% |
| Professor | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 52 | 20% |
| Unknown | 64 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 84 | 32% |
| Environmental Science | 56 | 22% |
| Engineering | 7 | 3% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 79 | 30% |
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