Ictiofauna asociada a bancos de herbáceas acuáticas flotantes en la isla de la marchantaria, río solimões, amazonia central, brasil

Aglomerados de herbáceas aquáticas constituem estruturas importantes para a complexidade e heterogeneidade de habitats. Esta heterogeneidade exerce grande influência sobre as relações ecológicas entre os organismos a elas associados (LIMA E ARAÚJO-LIMA, 2004; PELICICE E AGOSTINHO, 2006). As partes submersas das macrófitas aquáticas são importantes habitats para diversos grupos de organismos (SÁNCHES-BOTERO et al., 2003), especialmente para peixes, que utilizam o substrato para desova, forrageamento e refúgio contra predadores (PELICICE E AGOSTINHO, 2006)

Mathematical utility theory and the representability of demand by continuous homogeneous functions

The resort to utility-theoretical issues will permit us to propose a constructive procedure for deriving a homogeneous of degree one continuous function that gives raise to a primitive demand function under suitably mild conditions. This constitutes the first self-contained and elementary proof of a necessary and sufficient condition for an integrability problem to have a solution by continuous (subjective utility) functions.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable amazon network

Science has a critical role to play in guiding more sustainable development trajectories. Here, we present the Sustainable Amazon Network (Rede Amazônia Sustentável, RAS): a multidisciplinary research initiative involving more than 30 partner organizations working to assess both social and ecological dimensions of land-use sustainability in eastern Brazilian Amazonia. The research approach adopted by RAS offers three advantages for addressing land-use sustainability problems: (i) the collection of synchronized and co-located ecological and socioeconomic data across broad gradients of past and present human use; (ii) a nested sampling design to aid comparison of ecological and socioeconomic conditions associated with different land uses across local, landscape and regional scales; and (iii) a strong engagement with a wide variety of actors and non-research institutions. Here, we elaborate on these key features, and identify the ways in which RAS can help in highlighting those problems in most urgent need of attention, and in guiding improvements in land-use sustainability in Amazonia and elsewhere in the tropics. We also discuss some of the practical lessons, limitations and realities faced during the development of the RAS initiative so far