A Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pantanal, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brasi,9781881173359

A Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pantanal, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brasi

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781881173359
ISBN10: 1881173356
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-11-01
Publisher(s): UNIV OF CHICAGO PRESS
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Summary

The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world, covering more than 365,00 kilometers of the central floodplains of Brasil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. This fragile ecosystem, dependent upon critical habitats and the flood cycle, is under threat from the silt runoff of deforested highlands and efforts by man to make the area navigable. This assessment, which discovered new species in the area, examines previously unexplored regions of the Pantanal--essential sanctuaries for migratory birds, critical nursery grounds for aquatic life, and refuges for such creatures as the black caiman, deer, and jaguar.

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.


Table of Contents

Preface 3(5)
Participants 8(5)
Organizational Profiles 13(2)
Acknowledgments 15(2)
Report at a Glance 17(2)
Executive Summary and Overview 19(1)
Introduction
19(2)
Chapter summaries
21(4)
Recommended Conservation and Research Activities
25(3)
Introduction to the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
28(6)
Reinaldo Lourival
Monica Harris
Jensen R. Montambault
A Floristic Survey of the Rio Negro, Rio Aquidauana and Rio Miranda Watersheds (Headwaters) of the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
34(10)
Geraldo Alves Damasceno Junior
Jimi Naoki Nakajima
Ubirazilda Maria Rezende
Description of the Vegetation of the Rio Negro, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
44(5)
Robin B. Foster
Vali J. Pott
Suzana de Salis
Zoobenthos Survey of the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
49(7)
Alice Michiyo Takeda
Marcos Callisto Faria Pereira
Francisco Antonio R. Barbosa
Diversity and Abundance of Decapod Crustaceans in the Rio Negro Basin, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
56(7)
Celio Magalhaes
Fishes of the Rios Negro, Negrinho, Taboco, Aquidauana, Taquari and Miranda, Pantanal, Brasil: Diversity, Distribution, Critical Habitats and Value
63(19)
Philip W. Willink
Otavio Froehlich
Antonio Machado-Allison
Naercio Menezes
Osvaldo Oyakawa
Agostinho Catella
Barry Chernoff
Flavio C.T. Lima
Monica Toledo-Piza
Hernan Ortega
Angela Maria Zanata
Ramiro Barriga
Ecological and Geographical Structure in Assemblages of Freshwater Fishes in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
82(16)
Barry Chernoff
Philip W. Willink
Amphibian and Reptile Survey of Selected Localities in the Southern Pantanal Floodplains and Surrounding Cerrado, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
98(5)
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
Biodiversity Patterns within the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
103(4)
Barry Chernoff
Philip W. Willink
Glossary 107(2)
Gazetteer 109(8)
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
Philip W. Willink
Maps of the Pantanal 117(2)
Satellite image of the Pantanal showing AquaRAP sampling sites and conservation areas
117(1)
Georeference stations for the 1998 Aquatic Rapid Assessment Program expedition to the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
118(1)
Georeference stations of the Rio Negro and Aquidauana basin
118(1)
Images of the AquaRAP Expedition 119(2)
Portuguese version 121(118)
Appendices 239
1. AquaRAP sampling protocol
241
Barry Chernoff
Philip W. Willink
2. Limnological parameters measured during the AquaRAP expedition to the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, August to September, 1998
243
Francisco Antonio R. Barbosa
Marcos Faria Callisto Pereira
Alice Michiyo Takeda
Marcia Divina de Oliveira
3. List of plant species found at the sample points of the headwaters of the rios Negro, Aquidauana, Taquari and Miranda, between August 25 and September 8, 1998
245
Geraldo Alves Damasceno Junior
Jimi Naoki Nakajima
Ubirazilda Maria Rezende
4. List of plants collected by the Brasilian Botanical Team during the 1998 AquaRAP Survey (Rio Negro team)
279
Vali J. Pott
Suzana de Salis
5. Description of crustacean species collected from the Pantanal
287
Celio Magalhaes
6. Fishes collected and species new to science for each region sampled by the AquaRAP expedition to the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, from August 25 to September 9, 1998
291
Naercio Menezes
Otavio Froehlich
Osvaldo Oyakawa
Philip W. Willink
Antonio Machado-Allison
Barry Chernoff
7. Summary of herpetofauna collecting localities (headwaters team)
297
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
8. Summary of herpetofauna collecting localities (Rio Negro team)
298
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
9. Amphibians recorded during the AquaRAP survey, with natural history data
299
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
10. Reptiles recorded during the AquaRAP survey, with natural history data
301
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
11. Anuran species recorded in each region
303
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira
12. Reptile species recorded in each region
305
Christine Strussmann
Cynthia P. de Almeida Prado
Masao Uetanabaro
Vanda Lucia Ferreira

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