Spatial patterns of water quality in Xingu River Basin (Amazonia) prior to the Belo Monte dam impoundment

Spatial patterns of water quality in Xingu River Basin (Amazonia) prior to the Belo Monte dam impoundment

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Abstract The Xingu River, one of the most important of the Amazon Basin, is characterized by clear and transparent waters that drain a 509.685 km2 watershed with distinct hydrological and ecological conditions and anthropogenic pressures along its course. As in other basins of the Amazon system, stu...

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Main Authors: JL. Rodrigues-Filho, DS. Abe, P. Gatti-Junior, GR. Medeiros, RM. Degani, FP. Blanco, CRL. Faria, L. Campanelli, FS. Soares, CV. Sidagis-Galli, V. Teixeira-Silva, JEM. Tundisi, T. Matsmura-Tundisi, JG. Tundisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
watershed
limnology
water quality
Amazonian rivers
hydropower dam
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