Effect of Urucu oil (Brazilian Amazon) on the biomass of the aquatic macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae) Efeito do petróleo de Urucu (Amazônia/Brasil) sobre a biomassa da macrófita aquática Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae)

Effect of Urucu oil (Brazilian Amazon) on the biomass of the aquatic macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae) Efeito do petróleo de Urucu (Amazônia/Brasil) sobre a biomassa da macrófita aquática Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae)

The rivers and floodplain lakes of the Urucu petroleum-bearing region in central Amazonia are extensively colonized by aquatic macrophytes, which may be affected by accidental spills during oil extraction and transportation operations. Among the species of macrophytes, the free-floating Eichhornia c...

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Main Authors: Luciana Carvalho Crema, Jose Francisco Vicente Biudes, Antonio Fernando Monteiro Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
Subjects:
água
aguapé
biomassa
dosagem
mortalidade
water
water hyacinth
biomass
dosage
mortality
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2011000400010

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