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Sidinei Magela Thomaz
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Molecular markers in genetic studies of aquatic macrophytes: a systematic review
We conducted a systematic review to assess the current state of molecular-based research of aquatic macrophytes based on articles searched in SCOPUS and WoS databases. We found that the interest in molecular a...
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Genetic diversity of Egeria densa Planch. (Hydrocharitaceae) in Brazilian reservoirs
Macrophytes harbor numerous potentially invasive species that pose a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services in freshwater environments. Egeria densa (Hydrocharitaceae) stands out as a prominent invasive sp...
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Ecosystem services provided by river-floodplain ecosystems
River-floodplain ecosystems (RFEs) provide multiple ecosystem services. However, their importance may be underestimated because they are not summarized yet. In this paper, we review and update the benefits tha...
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Ecosystem services provided by freshwater macrophytes
Macrophytes are considered key components of aquatic ecosystems and they also provide multiple benefits for humans. In this review, I identified and exemplified 26 types of ecosystem services provided by macro...
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Preface: Emerging trends in aquatic ecology IV
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Urochloa arrecta: an African invasive Poaceae in Brazil with low genetic diversity
Poaceae has numerous species that are highly invasive thorough the planet. Urochloa, native to Africa, stands out in terms of invasion and impacts in South America. However, the correct identification of the spec...
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Effects of interactions between abiotic and biotic factors on growth of a non-native macrophyte
Invasive macrophytes are troublesome in a myriad of freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Before causing threats to recipient communities, invasive species face abiotic and biotic environmental factors during colon...
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Two celebrations and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Preface: Neotropical streams in changing landscapes
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Invasive alien species records are exponentially rising across the Earth
Humans are facilitating the introduction and range expansion of invasive alien species (IAS), which have negatively impacted ecological and socio-economic systems worldwide. Understanding the global diffusion ...
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Propagule pressure and environmental filters related to non-native species success in river-floodplain ecosystems
The flood pulse is the main driving force influencing river floodplain ecosystems. The dominant role of the flood pulse on the success of non-native species (NNSs) is what differentiates floodplains from other...
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Modelling the abundance of a non-native mollusk in tropical semi-arid reservoirs
This study aimed to investigate the relative importance of abiotic factors and biotic resistance (expressed as species richness of native macroinvertebrates), through a correlative niche-based model, to explai...
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Large-scale Degradation of the Tocantins-Araguaia River Basin
The Tocantins-Araguaia Basin is one of the largest river systems in South America, located entirely within Brazilian territory. In the last decades, capital-concentrating activities such as agribusiness, minin...
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Ecosystem multifunctionality and stability are enhanced by macrophyte richness in mesocosms
Diverse communities are more productive than less diverse ones because of two overyielding mechanisms: a selection effect and a complementarity effect, which operate in different ways. Moreover, ecosystem mult...
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Invasive potential of golden and zebra mussels in present and future climatic scenarios in the new world
Biological invasions and climate change are important drivers of biodiversity loss. In freshwater ecosystems, golden and zebra mussels are two highly aggressive invasive species that have caused ecological and...
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Ecosystem Shift from Submerged to Floating Plants Simplifying the Food Web in a Tropical Shallow Lake
Shifts between the alternative stable states have been a popular topic of ecological studies for over 50 years. However, identifying the mechanisms that drive these regime shifts remains a challenging task in ...
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Floods homogenize aquatic communities across time but not across space in a Neotropical floodplain
A pattern of increasing similarity among ecological communities in space or time is usually a consequence of anthropogenic pressures. However, natural causes such as flood pulse may also increase spatial simil...
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Macrophyte stand complexity explains the functional α and β diversity of fish in a tropical river-floodplain
Aquatic macrophytes increase habitat complexity and influence the structure of fish communities. We investigated relations between macrophyte stand complexity and functional alpha and beta diversity of fish. W...
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Nonnative invasive species are overlooked in biological integrity assessments
Multimetric indices (MMIs) are common tools used to assess the biological status of ecosystems. However, not all the components of biological integrity have been equally addressed, since most of MMIs do not co...
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Do interactions between eutrophication and CO2 enrichment increase the potential of elodeid invasion in tropical lakes?
Understanding the roles of eutrophication and CO2 enrichment in the invasive success of aquatic plants is an ecological challenge with relevance to climate change. We tested the hypotheses that (1) eutrophication...
