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Global diversity of aquatic macrophytes in freshwater by Chambers, P. A., Lacoul, P., Murphy, K. J., Thomaz, S. M.

“…Aquatic macrophytes are aquatic photosynthetic organisms, large enough to see with the naked eye, that actively grow permanently or periodically submerged…”
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Limnology in the Upper Paraná River floodplain: large-scale spatial and temporal patterns, and the influence of reservoirs by Roberto, M C, Santana, N N, Thomaz, S M

“…Knowledge of abiotic limnological factors is important to monitor changes caused by humans, and to explain the structure and dynamics of populations and…”
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Aquatic macrophyte mats as dispersers of one invasive plant species by Michelan, T S, Dainez Filho, M S, Thomaz, S M

“…Michelan et al cite that aquatic macrophytes can form mats that are carried by water flow. These mats are a means of dispersion of aquatic vertebrates and…”
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Identifying and modeling patterns of tetrapod vertebrate mortality rates in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by Antonio, F.J., Mendes, R.S., Thomaz, S.M.

“…The accidental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has caused perceptible damage to marine and freshwater ecosystems. The large quantity of oil leaking at…”
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Environmental predictors of the occurrence of exotic Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle and native Egeria najas Planch. in a sub-tropical river floodplain: the Upper River Paraná, Brazil by Sousa, W. T. Z, Thomaz, S. M, Murphy, K. J, Silveira, M. J, Mormul, R. P

“…The Upper River Paraná Floodplain System comprises the rivers Ivinheima, Baía and Paraná, which with their associated waterbodies form three subsystems, each…”
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Misinterpretation of 'slow science' and 'academic productivism' may obstruct science in developing countries by Thomaz, S M, Mormul, R P

“…The economies of developing nations are growing rapidly along with their contributions to scientific research. In contrast to quantity, a manifesto has been…”
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Temporal and spatial patterns of aquatic macrophyte diversity in the Upper Paraná River floodplain by Thomaz, S M, Carvalho, P, Padial, A A, Kobayashi, J T

“…Although the importance of long-term data has been emphasized by ecologists in recent years, little is known about how communities may change over time. In…”
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Toxicity and genotoxicity of water and sediment from streams on dotted duckweed (Landoltia punctata) by Factori, R, Leles, S M, Novakowski, G C, Rocha, C L S C, Thomaz, S M

“…Most rivers are used as a source to supply entire cities; the quality of water is directly related to the quality of tributaries. Unfortunately men have…”
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Modeling chlorophyll-a and dissolved oxygen concentration in tropical floodplain lakes (Paraná River, Brazil) by Rocha, R R A, Thomaz, S M, Carvalho, P, Gomes, L C

“…The need for prediction is widely recognized in limnology. In this study, data from 25 lakes of the Upper Paraná River floodplain were used to build models to…”
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The study of aquatic macrophytes in Neotropics: a scientometrical view of the main trends and gaps by Padial, A A, Bini, L M, Thomaz, S M

“…Aquatic macrophytes comprises a diverse group of organisms including angiosperms, ferns, mosses, liverworts and some macroalgae that occur in seasonally or…”
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Interspecific associations between Hydrilla verticillata and three dominant native genera of submerged macrophytes are taxa dependent by Silveira, M. J., Thomaz, S. M.

“…Hydrilla verticillata is a submerged macrophyte that has invaded every continent except Antarctica. In this study, we tested the predictions that (i) H…”
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Highly segregated trophic niche of two congeneric fish species in Neotropical floodplain lakes by Carniatto, N., Fugi, R., Thomaz, S. M.

“…The diets of two sympatric, morphologically similar species of Moenkhausia were studied to investigate whether the manner in which they exploit food resources…”
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Explanatory variables associated with diversity and composition of aquatic macrophytes in a large subtropical river floodplain by Schneider, B., Cunha, E.R., Marchese, M., Thomaz, S.M.

“…•Species richness does not differ between the degrees of connectivity of water bodies.•Species richness is mainly associated with a combination of morphometric…”
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Aquatic plant communities and predictors of diversity in a sub-tropical river floodplain: the upper Rio Paraná, Brazil by Murphy, K.J, Dickinson, G, Thomaz, S.M, Bini, L.M, Dick, K, Greaves, K, Kennedy, M.P, Livingstone, S, McFerran, H, Milne, J.M, Oldroyd, J, Wingfield, R.A

“…Analysis of field survey data collected during 1999, from waterbodies (river channel, secondary channels and backwaters, temporary lagoons, permanent lagoons)…”
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Aquatic macrophyte distribution in relation to water and sediment conditions in the Itaipu Reservoir, Brazil by BINI, L. M, THOMAZ, S. M, MURPHY, K. J, CAMARGO, A. F. M

“…Aquatic macrophyte community distribution along the eastern shoreline of the Itaipu Reservoir (one of the South America's largest impoundments) is described in…”
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Effects of water level, abiotic and biotic factors on bacterioplankton abundance in lagoons of a tropical floodplain (Paraná River, Brazil) by CARVALHO, P, THOMAZ, S. M, BINI, L. M

“…The purpose of this paper was to assess the influence of basic limnological variables on bacterioplankton abundance in twenty lagoons in the Upper Paraná River…”
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Effects of inorganic carbon source on photosynthetic rates of Egeria najas Planchon and Egeria densa Planchon (Hydrocharitaceae) by Pierini, S.A, Thomaz, S.M

“…The ability of two submerged freshwater macrophyte species, Egeria najas Planchon and Egeria densa Planchon to use HCO 3 − as a source of inorganic carbon for…”
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Isolation of bovine immunoglobulins resistant to peptic digestion: new perspectives in the prevention of failure in passive immunization of neonatal calves by Porto, A C R C, Oliveira, L L, Ferraz, L C, Ferraz, L E S, Thomaz, S M O, Rosa, J C, Roque-Barreira, M C

“…In calves, neonatal mortality and disease susceptibility are greatly influenced by failure in passive immunization, normally provided by colostrum ingestion…”
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[3H]Leucine Incorporation Methodology to Estimate Epiphytic Bacterial Biomass Production by S. M. Thomaz, Wetzel, R. G.

“…[3H]leucine incorporation into protein, as a method of measuring bacterial biomass production (BBP), was adapted to epiphytic bacteria. Incorporation of the…”
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Decomposition of Eichhornia azurea from limnologically different environments of the Upper Paraná River floodplain by PAGIORO, T. A, THOMAZ, S. M

“…Morphometrically distinct populations of Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth from environments with different limnological characteristics (Cortado Canal and…”
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