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Restoration of ecosystem services in tropical forests: A global meta-analysis by Shimamoto, Carolina Y, Padial, André A, da Rosa, Carolina M, Marques, Márcia C M

“…To reverse the effects of deforestation, tropical areas have expanded restoration efforts in recent years. As ecological restoration positively affects the…”
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Dispersal ability determines the role of environmental, spatial and temporal drivers of metacommunity structure by Padial, André A, Ceschin, Fernanda, Declerck, Steven A J, De Meester, Luc, Bonecker, Cláudia C, Lansac-Tôha, Fabio A, Rodrigues, Liliana, Rodrigues, Luzia C, Train, Sueli, Velho, Luiz F M, Bini, Luis M

“…Recently, community ecologists are focusing on the relative importance of local environmental factors and proxies to dispersal limitation to explain spatial…”
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Temporal variation in phytoplankton beta diversity patterns and metacommunity structures across subtropical reservoirs by Wojciechowski, Juliana, Heino, Jani, Bini, Luis M., Padial, André A.

“…Summary Analysing the beta diversity components and spatial patterns of species distribution may provide key insights into how local communities respond to…”
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Intra-country introductions unraveling global hotspots of alien fish species by Vitule, Jean R. S., Occhi, Thiago V. T., Kang, Bin, Matsuzaki, Shin-Ichiro, Bezerra, Luis Artur, Daga, Vanessa S., Faria, Larissa, Frehse, Fabrício de A., Walter, Felipe, Padial, André A.

“…Alien or non-native species are defined as species living outside their natural distributional ranges. The spread of alien species is increasing globally as a…”
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Nutrient enrichment is related to two facets of beta diversity for stream invertebrates across the United States by Bini, Luis Mauricio, Landeiro, Victor Lemes, Padial, André Andrian, Siqueira, Tadeu, Heino, Jani

“…Beta diversity, the spatial or temporal variability of species composition, is a key concept in community ecology. However, our ability to predict the relative…”
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Climate change as a driver of biotic homogenization of woody plants in the Atlantic Forest by Zwiener, Victor P., Lira-Noriega, Andrés, Grady, Charles J., Padial, André A., Vitule, Jean R. S.

“…Aim: The importance of anthropogenic activities in reshaping biodiversity is increasing fast. Interactive effects of climate change, biological invasions and…”
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Planning for conservation and restoration under climate and land use change in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Zwiener, Victor P., Padial, André A., Marques, Màrcia C. M., Faleiro, Frederico V., Loyola, Rafael, Peterson, A. Townsend

“…Aim: To propose and compare priority sites for conservation and restoration of woody plants under diverse climate and land use scenarios, considering…”
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Scale-dependent patterns of fish faunal homogenization in Neotropical reservoirs by Daga, Vanessa S., Olden, Julian D., Gubiani, Éder A., Piana, Pitágoras A., Padial, André A., Vitule, Jean R. S.

“…The conservation challenges facing freshwater ecosystems necessitate broadening our science from understanding individual species loss to anticipating…”
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Invasional meltdown: an experimental test and a framework to distinguish synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effects by Braga, Raul Rennó, Ribeiro, Vanessa Maria, Padial, André Andrian, Thomaz, Sidinei Magela, Affonso, Igor de Paiva, Wojciechowski, Juliana, dos Santos Ribas, Luiz Guilherme, Cunha, Eduardo Ribeiro, Tiburcio, Vanessa Graciele, Vitule, Jean Ricardo Simões

“…The potential role of positive interactions among co-invaders is at the core of the invasional meltdown hypothesis. The interaction of non-native species could…”
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Floods homogenize aquatic communities across time but not across space in a Neotropical floodplain by Petsch, Danielle Katharine, Cottenie, Karl, Padial, André Andrian, Dias, Juliana Deo, Bonecker, Cláudia Costa, Thomaz, Sidinei Magela, Melo, Adriano Sanches

“…A pattern of increasing similarity among ecological communities in space or time is usually a consequence of anthropogenic pressures. However, natural causes…”
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The mechanisms explaining tree species richness and composition are convergent in a megadiverse hotspot by Zwiener, Victor P., Padial, André A., Marques, Márcia C. M.

“…Understanding the drivers of species’ geographic distribution and assembly of communities is one of the most intriguing questions in ecology and has become…”
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The “Tilapia Law” encouraging non-native fish threatens Amazonian River basins by Padial, André A., Agostinho, Ângelo A., Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Frehse, Fabrício A., Lima-Junior, Dilermando P., Magalhães, André L. B., Mormul, Roger P., Pelicice, Fernando M., Bezerra, Luis A. V., Orsi, Mário L., Petrere-Junior, Miguel, Vitule, Jean R. S.

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Evaluation of the water quality of the upper reaches of the main Southern Brazil river (Iguaçu river) through in situ exposure of the native siluriform Rhamdia quelen in cages by Souza-Bastos, Luciana R., Bastos, Leonardo P., Carneiro, Paulo Cesar F., Guiloski, Izonete C., Silva de Assis, Helena C., Padial, André A., Freire, Carolina A.

“…Increase in industrial growth, urban and agricultural pollution, with consequent impacts on aquatic ecosystems are a major focus of research worldwide. Still,…”
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Monitoring studies should consider temporal variability to reveal relations between cyanobacterial abundance and environmental variables by Wojciechowski, Juliana, Padial, André A

“…One of the main goals of monitoring cyanobacteria blooms in aquatic environments is to reveal the relationship between cyanobacterial abundance and…”
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A semi-automated approach to classify and map ecological zones across the dune-beach interface by Guilherme, Pablo D.B., Borzone, Carlos A., Padial, André A., Harris, Linda R.

“…Habitat classification and mapping underpins most conservation and management tools, because habitats are often used as a surrogate for all biodiversity. Some…”
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Evidence against the use of surrogates for biomonitoring of Neotropical floodplains by PADIAL, ANDRÉ A., DECLERCK, STEVEN A. J., DE MEESTER, LUC, BONECKER, CLÁUDIA C., LANSAC-TÔHA, FABIO A., RODRIGUES, LUZIA C., TAKEDA, ALICE, TRAIN, SUELI, VELHO, LUIZ F. M., BINI, LUIS M.

“…Summary 1. Community concordance measures the level of association between the compositional patterns shown by two groups of organisms. If strong community…”
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Variation of Diatoms at Different Scales in the Brazilian Pantanal Basin by Nardelli, Margaret S., Padial, André A., Bicudo, Denise C., Cordovil, Claudia M. d. S., Sampaio, Silvio C.

“…(1) Background: We analyzed the diatom community structure of the surface sediments, in three permanent ponds in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil, to better…”
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Exploring Key Determinants of the Periphytic Diatom Community in a Southern Brazilian Micro-Watershed by Medeiros, Gabriela, Padial, André Andrian, Amaral, Mailor Wellinton Wedig, Guicho, Ricardo, Pilatti, Maria Clara, Sampaio, Silvio Cesar, Ludwig, Thelma Alvim Veiga, Bueno, Norma Catarina, dos Reis, Ralpho Rinaldo

“…Associating anthropogenic effects with variations in biodiversity is key to understanding how anthropogenic impacts are extrapolated in public supply…”
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Removing the abyss between conservation science and policy decisions in Brazil by Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Fearnside, Philip M., Oliveira, Caroline S., Padial, André A., Pelicice, Fernando M., Lima, Dilermando P., Simberloff, Daniel, Lovejoy, Thomas E., Magalhães, André L. B., Orsi, Mario L., Agostinho, Angelo A., Esteves, Francisco A., Pompeu, Paulo S., Laurance, William F., Petrere, Miguel, Mormul, Roger P., Vitule, Jean R. S.

“…The executive and legislative branches of Brazilian government have either proposed or taken a variety of initiatives that threaten biodiversity and…”
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Latin American scientific contribution to ecology by Wojciechowski, Juliana, Ceschin, Fernanda, Pereto, Suelen C A S, Ribas, Luiz G S, Bezerra, Luis A V, Dittrich, Jaqueline, Siqueira, Tadeu, Padial, André A

“…Latin America embodies countries of special interest for ecological studies, given that areas with great value for biodiversity are located within their…”
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