The Indicar Estados project was created with a view to filling this information gap regarding the impacts of priority policies for the prevention and control of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The initiative includes the creation of impact indicators for the priority actions undertaken by the State Plans for Prevention and Control of Deforestation of the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará.
Riparian forests buffer the negative effects of cropland on macroinvertebrate diversity in lowland Amazonian streams
Riparian forests buffer the negative effects of cropland on macroinvertebrate diversity in lowland Amazonian streams
Riparian forests regulate stream ecosystems and biodiversity. Therefore, changes to riparian structure may threaten stream ecosystem function by triggering taxonomic and functional changes to aquatic communities. Because macroinvertebrate assemblages are sensitive...