Environmental Gradients
Mostrando 1-12 de 107 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Macrophyte functional composition is stable across a strong environmental gradient of a Neotropical floodplain
ABSTRACT Ecological communities are compared by the similarity or distinctness of their species. Taking into account community composition at a determined site, one could expect a similar reasoning to explain differences in both taxonomic and functional composition due to environmental gradients. We aim to evaluate spatial variation in functional composition
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2021-03
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2. Predicting the potential distribution of aquatic herbaceous plants in oligotrophic Central Amazonian wetland ecosystems
ABSTRACT Aquatic herbaceous plants are especially suitable for mapping environmental variability in wetlands, as they respond quickly to environmental gradients and are good indicators of habitat preference. We describe the composition of herbaceous species in two oligotrophic wetland ecosystems, floodplains along black-water rivers (igapó) and wetlands upo
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2021-03
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3. Variation in root morphology of epiphytic orchids along small-scale and large-scale moisture gradients
ABSTRACT Root morphology is expected to respond to environmental conditions. Two earlier studies reported predictable changes in the structure of the velamen radicum (common in monocotyledons) along rainfall gradients, which was expected from its assumed role in plant-water-relations. The present study expanded on this idea by analysing nine root traits that
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2020-03
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4. White sand vegetation in an Amazonian lowland under the perspective of a young geological history
Abstract: What controls the formation of patchy substrates of white sand vegetation in the Amazonian lowlands is still unclear. This research integrated the geological history and plant inventories of a white sand vegetation patch confined to one large fan-shaped sandy substrate of northern Amazonia, which is related to a megafan environment. We examined flo
An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.. Publicado em: 02/12/2019
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5. Seasonal and longitudinal variation in fish assemblage structure along an unregulated stretch of the Middle Uruguay River
RESUMO Os padrões de diversidade e suas causas continuam sendo questões importantes, especialmente em ecossistemas que preservam condições naturais. Este é o caso da diversidade de peixes em grandes rios neotropicais. Neste contexto, investigamos padrões de diversidade de peixes ao longo de um extenso gradiente fluvial (ca. 450 km) no médio rio Urugua
Neotrop. ichthyol.. Publicado em: 02/12/2019
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6. Evaluation of baroclinic effects on mean water levels in Guanabara Bay
RESUMO Este trabalho analisa aspectos hidrodinâmicos do sistema estuarino da Baía de Guanabara, localizado na costa sul do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Padrões de circulação hidrodinâmica foram caracterizados, com e sem influência de gradientes de pressão baroclínicos devido a diferenças de densidade da água, para cenários típicos de verão
RBRH. Publicado em: 25/11/2019
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7. Variation in root morphology of epiphytic orchids along small-scale and large-scale moisture gradients
ABSTRACT Root morphology is expected to respond to environmental conditions. Two earlier studies reported predictable changes in the structure of the velamen radicum (common in monocotyledons) along rainfall gradients, which was expected from its assumed role in plant-water-relations. The present study expanded on this idea by analysing nine root traits that
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 11/11/2019
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8. Temporal changes in biological traits of diatom communities in response to an oil spill in a subtropical river
Abstract: Diatom growth strategies, which are used as a proxy to analyze disturbances and environmental impacts, can also provide reliable information about environmental gradients. In this study, we used diatom communities and biological traits to assess the structure of epilithic diatoms after an oil spill in a large tributary of the Iguaçu River (Paraná
An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.. Publicado em: 23/05/2019
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9. Effect of temperature gradients on the behaviour of jointed plain concrete pavements
Resumo Em muitos países da América Latina os pavimentos de concreto com juntas (JPCP) são calculados usando os métodos da “American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) ou da “Portland Cement Association” (PCA), os quais não levam em consideração explicitamente as condições climáticas específicas de cada região
Rev. IBRACON Estrut. Mater.. Publicado em: 20/05/2019
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10. A predictive multimetric index based on macroinvetebrates for Atlantic Forest wadeable streams assessment
Resumo: Índices Multimétricos (MMIs) são ferramentas amplamente aplicadas ao monitoramento ecológico de ecossistemas aquáticos continentais. A maior dificuldade na utilização dos MMIs em amplas escalas espaciais consiste no aumento da variabilidade ambiental associado ao aumento da escala. A covariância entre os impactos antropogênicos e o gradiente
Biota Neotrop.. Publicado em: 16/05/2019
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11. Distribution of aquatic macrophytes along depth gradients in Lajeado Reservoir, Tocantins River, Brazil
Resumo Objetivo O presente estudo investigou a diversidade de macrófitas aquáticas na zona litorânea do reservatório de Lajeado, rio Tocantins. O objetivo principal foi caracterizar variações espaciais na riqueza de espécies, composição e abundância em gradientes de profundidade. Métodos A amostragem de macrófitas ocorreu no final do período
Acta Limnol. Bras.. Publicado em: 18/02/2019
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12. Spatialization of Tree Species Diversity in the State of Minas Gerais
ABSTRACT The state of Minas Gerais has a high ecological relevance mainly due to its forest species diversity. Understanding the spatialization of that diversity is of importance to develop environmental public policies. The hypothesis of this study is that the tree species diversity from different forest types, in the state of Minas Gerais, presents distri
Floresta Ambient.. Publicado em: 07/02/2019