Felipe Rossetti de Paula

TL;DR: Results of the most comprehensive multi-scale assessment of the biological condition of streams in the Amazon to date are presented, examining functional responses of fish assemblages to land use and suggesting priorities for the improved management of stream systems in the multiple-use landscapes that predominate in human-modified tropical forests.

TL;DR: An overview of the relationships between LULC and water quality in Brazil is provided, aiming at understanding the effects of different LULC types on water quality, how spatial and temporal scales contribute to these effects, and how such knowledge can improve watershed management and future projections.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used random forest regression trees to assess the relative importance of different predictor variables in determining changes in instream habitat response variables, highlighting the importance of local riparian and catchment-scale forest cover in shaping instream physical environments.

TL;DR: To safeguard the species-rich freshwater biota of small Amazonian streams, conservation actions must shift towards managing whole basins and drainage networks, as well as agricultural practices in already-cleared land.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of vegetation of riparian zones on the feeding patterns of two nektonic characids, Astyanax paranae and Bryconamericus iheringii, in a basin surrounded by an agricultural area was studied.