Capillostrongyloides arapaimae sp. n. (Nematoda: Capillariidae), a new intestinal parasite of the arapaima Arapaima gigas from the Brazilian Amazon by Cláudia Portes Santos, František Moravec, Rossana Venturieri

“…A new nematode species, Capillostrongyloides arapaimae sp. n., is described from the intestine and pyloric caeca of the arapaima, Arapaima gigas (Schinz), from the Mexiana Island, Amazon river delta, Brazil. It is characterized mainly by the length of the spicule (779-1,800 µm), the large size of the body (males and gravid females 9.39-21.25 and 13.54-27.70 mm long, respectively) and by the markedly broad caudal lateral lobes in the male. …”
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Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil by Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela M.D. Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vitor L. Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, José L. Catão-Dias

“…We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma. …”
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Future changes in precipitation and impacts on extreme streamflow over Amazonian sub-basins by M Guimberteau, J Ronchail, J C Espinoza, M Lengaigne, B Sultan, J Polcher, G Drapeau, J-L Guyot, A Ducharne, P Ciais

“…Because of climate change, much attention is drawn to the Amazon River basin, whose hydrology has already been strongly affected by extreme events during the past 20 years. …”
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Ética alimentar na obra de Astrid Cabral by Patrícia Vieira

“…In this article I examine the way in which the work of poet Astrid Cabral gives voice to plants and animals from her native region, the Amazon River Basin. I begin by analyzing the close ties that Cabral establishes with the natural world and with non-human beings in her texts. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic variations among three allopatric populations of Lutzomyia umbratilis, main vector of Leishmania guyanensis by Moises Thiago de Souza Freitas, Claudia Maria Ríos-Velasquez, César Raimundo Lima Costa, Carlos Alberto Santiago Figueirêdo, Nádia Consuelo Aragão, Lidiane Gomes da Silva, Marcus Vinicius de Aragão Batista, Teresa Cristina Leal Balbino, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Valdir de Queiroz Balbino

“…Methods Samples of L. umbratilis were collected from Rio Preto da Eva (north of the Amazon River, Amazonas), from Manacapuru (south of the Amazon River), and from the isolated population in Recife, Pernambuco state. …”
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Thorium distributions in high- and low-dust regions and the significance for iron supply by Hayes, Christopher Tyler, McGee, William David, Rosenblum, Jeffrey Laurence, Boyle, Edward A

“…Keywords: aerosol dust; Amazon River; Bermuda; Hawaii; Barbados…”
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Patterns of shallow clouds and rainfall over the Amazon : climatic impacts of deforestation by Chagnon, Frédéric J. F. (Frédéric Jacques F.), 1975-

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Stock assessment of the peacock bass Cichla temensis (Humboldt, 1821), an important fishing resource from the middle Negro river, Amazonas, Brazil by C. P. Campos, M. F. Catarino, C. E. C. Freitas

“…Cichla temensis is the preferred species by recreational fishers and it has been strongly exploited, mainly at the Negro river, the second largest tributary of the Amazon River. It was used data from experimental fisheries, collected at the middle stretch of Negro river, which were coupled with previously published data on its population dynamics, to run a yield per recruit model and build scenarios of sustainable fisheries. …”
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DIREITOS CULTURAIS E DESENVOLVIMENTO NA CALHA NORTE DO RIO AMAZONAS by Luciana Gonçalves de Carvalho

“…Motivated by the announcement of the Barão do Rio Branco Program (PBRB), which foresees infrastructure works in the North Channel of the Amazon River, this article examines how culture has been addressed, or ignored, in the economic development plans implemented by the Brazilian State since the 1960’s. …”
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Camallanus tridentatus (Drasche) (Nematoda: Camallanidae): new taxonomically important morphological data by Cláudia Portes Santos, František Moravec

“…Camallanus tridentatus is redescribed on the basis of the examination of specimens obtained from the stomach, caeca and intestine of the naturally infected arapaima Arapaima gigas (Schinz) from the Mexiana Island, Amazon River Delta, Brazil. Data on the surface morphology of adults inferred from confocal laser scanning and scanning electron microscopical observations are also provided. …”
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Alguns apontamentos das práticas espaciais ao longo da BR-163 (Santarém-Cuiabá) by Thiago Oliveira Neto, Ricardo José Batista Nogueira

“…The implementation and development of such projects substantially change the geographical area due to the construction of other objects associated with the highway, which will provide transport vehicles flows of midwestern and northern Brazil grain productions through the Amazon River, establishing the holding practices for national and international corporations that are inserting on the highway route a complex of grain harbors.…”
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Inserção Ecológica no Contexto de uma Comunidade Ribeirinha Amazônica by Leila Said Assef Mendes, Fernando Augusto Ramos Pontes, Simone Souza da Costa Silva, Julia S. N. F. Bucher-Maluschke, Daniela Castro dos Reis, Sarah Danielle Baia da Silva

“…This article presents the strategies used for ecological engagement of a researchers team in an Amazon river context at Marajó island. It will be discussed the following aspects: a) the formation of the researchers team and the collective construction of knowledge; b) the contact with the informer, his role and the description of one strategy for a data collection through the techniques of photographies and c) the use of the sociodemographic inventory (SDI) as an element of collection and ecological engagement.…”
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O progresso a vapor: navegação e desenvolvimento na Amazônia do século XIX by Vitor Marcos Gregório

“…During its evolution, it underwent numerous advances and setbacks before the opening of the Amazon River to all friendly countries definitively began to attract foreign capital for the activity, starting in 1867. …”
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Campylorhamphus procurvoides successor (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) is a junior synonym of Campylorhamphus trochilirostris notabilis by Carlos Eduardo Portes, Alexandre Aleixo

“…Our findings resolve the long-standing controversy related to the distribution of Campylorhamphus procurvoides populations in the várzea habitats of the lower Amazon River.…”
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The systematic and biogeographical status of Fredius reflexifrons (Ortmann, 1897) and Fredius fittkaui (Bott, 1967) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from the Amazon and A... by Célio MAGALHÃES, Gilberto RODRÍGUEZ

“…The two species occupy discrete areas of distribution along the main axis of the Amazon River and in the upper Rio Negro Basin, respectively, with an overlap in the Atlantic Guianas. …”
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Variabilité hydrologique et vulnérabilité des populations du Lago Janauaca (Amazonas, Brésil) by Guillaume Drapeau, Catherine Mering, Josyane Ronchail, Naziano Filizola

“…Closely related to the seasonal flood pulse of the Amazon River, the activities of várzeas farmers and fishermen are particularly sensitive to the critical events of hydrological variability. …”
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Ancient Amazonians Intentionally Created Fertile “Dark Earth” by Chu, Jennifer

“…The Amazon river basin is known for its immense and lush tropical forests, so one might assume that the Amazon’s land is equally rich. …”
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Comparison of the endoparasite fauna of Hoplias malabaricus and Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Erythrinidae), sympatric hosts in the eastern Amazon region (Brazil) by Oliveira M. S. B., Corrêa L. Lima, Prestes L., Neves L. R., Brasiliense A. R. P., Ferreira D. O., Tavares-Dias M.

“…Hoplias malabaricus and Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus are Erythrinidae family widely distributed in the Amazon River system of great value to both commercial and subsistence fishing for riverine populations. …”
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Ticuna traditional knowledge on chagra agriculture and innovative mechanisms for its protection by Luis Eduardo Acosta Muñoz, José Zoria Java

“…The paper presents the results of a participatory research carried out with Ticuna communities of the south of the Colombian Amazon, in the border with Brazil and Peru, in the upper part of the Amazon River. From the knowledge about the use and management of chagra agriculture, the research analyzes how the productive chain of manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is structured. …”
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L’embouchure de l'Amazone, macro-frontière géomorphologique : enseignements de 30 années de recherches franco-brésiliennes sur les systèmes côtiers amazoniens (2e partie) by M. T. R. C. Prost, J-F. Faure, C. Charron, H.V. Borges, V. F. Santos, A.C. Mendes, A. Gardel

“…The Mouth of the Amazon River, considered to be the largest river on Earth, is a geomorphological macro-frontier between two coastal blocks : the Guiana Shield coastal plain (from Amapa to Venezuela) and the North Brazil block (Pará/Maranhão). …”
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