Search Results - "Francisco A. Esteves"

Ecological determinism increases with organism size by Farjalla, Vinicius F, Srivastava, Diane S, Marino, Nicholas A. C, Azevedo, Fernanda D, Dib, Viviane, Lopes, Paloma M, Rosado, Alexandre S, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Esteves, Francisco A

“…After much debate, there is an emerging consensus that the composition of many ecological communities is determined both by species traits, as proposed by…”
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Correlates of zooplankton beta diversity in tropical lake systems by Lopes, Paloma M, Bini, Luis M, Declerck, Steven A J, Farjalla, Vinicius F, Vieira, Ludgero C G, Bonecker, Claudia C, Lansac-Toha, Fabio A, Esteves, Francisco A, Bozelli, Reinaldo L

“…The changes in species composition between habitat patches (beta diversity) are likely related to a number of factors, including environmental heterogeneity,…”
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Disturbances due to increased salinity and the resilience of zooplankton communities: the potential role of the resting egg bank by Santangelo, Jayme M., de A. Esteves, Francisco, Manca, Marina, Bozelli, Reinaldo L.

“…When faced with disturbances such as increased salinity, aquatic communities inhabiting inland coastal systems change and may or may not be resilient after…”
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Community structure of resting egg banks and concordance patterns between dormant and active zooplankters in tropical lakes by Santangelo, Jayme M, Lopes, Paloma M, Nascimento, Monalisa O, Fernandes, Ana Paula C, Bartole, Sandra, Figueiredo-Barros, Marcos P, Leal, João J. F, A. Esteves, Francisco, Farjalla, Vinicius F, Bonecker, Claudia C, Bozelli, Reinaldo L

“…Little effort has been devoted to characterizing the resting egg banks in tropical lakes. In this study, we evaluated the structure of egg banks across 26…”
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Biodiversity effects of ecosystem engineers are stronger on more complex ecosystem processes by Caliman, Adriano, Carneiro, Luciana S, Leal, João J. F, Farjalla, Vinicius F, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Esteves, Francisco A

“…The relative importance of species richness and identity for the diversity-function relationship remains controversial. We mechanistically explored the…”
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Synergy of Fresh and Accumulated Organic Matter to Bacterial Growth by Farjalla, Vinicius F, Marinho, Claudio C, Faria, Bias M, Amado, André M, Esteves, Francisco de A, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Giroldo, Danilo

“…The main goal of this research was to evaluate whether the mixture of fresh labile dissolved organic matter (DOM) and accumulated refractory DOM influences…”
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Distinct Reproductive Strategy of Two Endemic Amazonian Quillworts by Caldeira, Cecilio F., Lopes, Arthur V. S., Aguiar, Keyvilla C., Ferreira, Aline L., Araujo, João V. S., Gomes, Vinnícius M. S., Zandonadi, Daniel B., Abranches, Cinthia B., Ramos, Silvio J., Gastauer, Markus, Campos, Naiara V., Gestinari, Lísia M. S., Prado, Luis A., Santos, Fernando M. G., Martins, Rodrigo L., Esteves, Francisco A., Oliveira, Guilherme, Santos, Mirella P.

“…We examined the reproductive strategy of two Amazonian quillworts (Isoëtes cangae and Isoëtes serracarajensis), endemic and threatened species of canga…”
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Interactive effects of predation risk and conspecific density on the nutrient stoichiometry of prey by Guariento, Rafael D., Carneiro, Luciana S., Jorge, Jaqueiuto S., Borges, Angélica N., Esteves, Francisco A., Caliman, Adriano

“…The mere presence of predators (i.e., predation risk) can alter consumer physiology by restricting food intake and inducing stress, which can ultimately affect…”
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Food web architecture and basal resources interact to determine biomass and stoichiometric cascades along a benthic food web by Guariento, Rafael D, Carneiro, Luciana S, Caliman, Adriano, Leal, João J F, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Esteves, Francisco A

“…Understanding the effects of predators and resources on primary producers has been a major focus of interest in ecology. Within this context, the trophic…”
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Community biomass and bottom up multivariate nutrient complementarity mediate the effects of bioturbator diversity on pelagic production by Caliman, Adriano, Carneiro, Luciana S, Leal, João J F, Farjalla, Vinicius F, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Esteves, Francisco A

“…Tests of the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationship have focused little attention on the importance of interactions between species…”
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Whole Ecosystem Evidence of Eutrophication Enhancement by Wetland Dredging in a Shallow Tropical Lake by Marotta, Humberto, Bento, Luiz, de A. Esteves, Francisco, Enrich-Prast, Alex

“…The purpose of this research was to assess the effects of dredging performed in a marginal wetland colonized by aquatic macrophytes on eutrophication of the…”
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Protected areas: A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity by Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Frederico, Renata G., Fagundes, Camila K., Pompeu, Paulo S., Pelicice, Fernando M., Padial, André A., Nogueira, Marcos G., Fearnside, Philip M., Lima, Luciano B., Daga, Vanessa S., Oliveira, Fagner J. M., Vitule, Jean R. S., Callisto, Marcos, Agostinho, Angelo A., Esteves, Francisco A., Lima-Junior, Dilermando P., Magalhães, André L. B., Sabino, José, Mormul, Roger P., Grasel, Daniel, Zuanon, Jansen, Vilella, Fábio S., Henry, Raoul

“…Brazil has a variety of aquatic ecosystems and rich freshwater biodiversity, but these components have been constantly damaged by the expansion of…”
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Predation cues do not affect the induction and termination of diapause in small-bodied cladocerans by SANTANGELO, JAYME M, BOZELLI, REINALDO L, ESTEVES, FRANCISCOdeA, TOLLRIAN, RALPH

“…1. Prey usually benefit from the early recognition of potential predators by changing their behaviour, morphology and life history. Some cladocerans even shift…”
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The Combination of Different Carbon Sources Enhances Bacterial Growth Efficiency in Aquatic Ecosystems by Fonte, Ellen S., Amado, André M., Meirelles-Pereira, Frederico, Esteves, Francisco A., Rosado, Alexandre S., Farjalla, Vinicius F.

“…The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) pool is composed of several organic carbon compounds from different carbon sources. Each of these sources may support…”
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Influence of Bauxite Tailings on the Growth and Development of Oryza glumaepatula in an Amazonian Lake by Enrich-Prast, Alex, de Esteves, Francisco A, Biesboer, David D, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Farjalla, Vinicius F

“…The influence of bauxite tailings on the growth and development of Oryza glumaepatula was studied in Lake Batata, a clear water lake of the Amazon. Lake Batata…”
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Amazon aquatic biodiversity imperiled by oil spills by Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Garcia-Ayala, James R., Fearnside, Philip M., Esteves, Francisco A., Pelicice, Fernando M., Laurance, William F., Benine, Ricardo C.

“…Oil exploitation poses a significant threat to freshwater biodiversity, and future plans to develop petroleum leases in the Amazon Basin should be seem with…”
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Zooplankton responses to sandbar opening in a tropical eutrophic coastal lagoon by Santangelo, Jayme M., de M. Rocha, Adriana, Bozelli, Reinaldo L., Carneiro, Luciana S., de A. Esteves, Francisco

“…The effects of a disturbance by sandbar opening on the zooplankton community were evaluated through a long-term study in an eutrophic and oligohaline system,…”
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Complementary pathways of dissolved organic carbon removal pathways in clear-water Amazonian ecosystems: photochemical degradation and bacterial uptake by Amado, André M., Farjalla, Vinicius F., Esteves, Francisco de A., Bozelli, Reinaldo L., Roland, Fábio, Enrich-Prast, Alex

“…Abstract Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) photochemical reactions establish important links between DOC and planktonic bacteria. We hypothesize that seasonal…”
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prominence of and biases in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research by Caliman, Adriano, Pires, Aliny F, Esteves, Francisco A, Bozelli, Reinaldo L, Farjalla, Vinicius F

“…The sub-discipline of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) has emerged as a central topic in contemporary ecological research. However, to date no…”
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Abundance, composition and spatial variation in the egg bank of a tropical zooplankton community by Santangelo, Jayme M, Esteves, Francisco de A, Manca, Marina, Bozelli, Reinaldo L

“…Resting eggs have important ecological roles in zooplankton communities, but characterizations of egg banks in tropical systems remain scarce. Here, we…”
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