Essays about: "Atlantic Rainforest"
Found 3 essays containing the words Atlantic Rainforest.
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1. The environmental and anthropogenic impact onfreshwater biodiversity in Lajeado, RS, Brazil. : A study of using dragonflies as indicators for theenvironmental status in freshwater biomes
University essay fromAbstract : Fragmentation of the Atlantic rainforest and alteration of waters due to agricultural expansion hasgreatly affected the species diversity in Brazil. In this study, we investigate how different environmental factors affect dragonfly communities and dragonfly species richness in sixteen different locations in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. READ MORE
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2. Diffusive gas fluxes in neotropical rainforest streams
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Rainforests are of great importance to global carbon cycling, but the importance of deforestation and change in land use is poorly understood due to a lack of studies quantifying the difference in carbon fluxes between original rainforest and agricultural land. Furthermore, the aquatic outgassing of neotropical systems have been proven to have greater impact on global carbon cycling than previously anticipated (Richey et al 2002). READ MORE
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3. The water balance in Graminha Basin
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Today, only 7 % of the Atlantic Rainforest, that once covered Brazil, remains scattered across the southern parts of the country. As the forest is rapidly disappearing, the government of Brazil has emerging interest of preservation. Thus more and more areas are turned into national parks and reserves. READ MORE
