Fish consumption on the Amazon: a review of biodiversity, hydropower and food security issues

Abstract The lack of knowledge about the majority of fish species harvested in Amazonian small-scale fisheries, in association with impacts from hydroelectric power plants, may lead to biodiversity loss and a decrease in the protein food supply for riverine Amazonians. This study uses existing data...

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Main Authors: A. Begossi, S. V. Salivonchyk, G. Hallwass, N. Hanazaki, P. F. M. Lopes, R. A. M. Silvano, D. Dumaresq, J. Pittock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2018-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005029103&lng=en&tlng=en