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Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands

Exploitation and exploration of the Amazon basin by Europeans started in the 17th century, but only since about 1970 has the Brazilian government given priority to the connection of the Amazon basin to the industrialized southern part of the country. This new policy required scientific research on t...

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Autor principal: Junk, Wolfgang Johannes
Outros Autores: Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Wetlands Ecology and Management 2020
Assuntos:
Human Activity
Knowledge
Research
Resource Development
Wetland Management
Amazonia
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Bos Taurus
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18876
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-18876 Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands Junk, Wolfgang Johannes Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez Human Activity Knowledge Research Resource Development Wetland Management Amazonia South America Western Hemisphere World Bos Taurus Exploitation and exploration of the Amazon basin by Europeans started in the 17th century, but only since about 1970 has the Brazilian government given priority to the connection of the Amazon basin to the industrialized southern part of the country. This new policy required scientific research on the natural resources of the area. Wetlands cover about 20% of the Amazon basin. Inland fishery, fertile floodplain soils, and hydroelectric energy offer a large potential for economic development. Research concentrates on major wetlands and water bodies near the large cities. The Amazon River floodplain belongs to the best studied tropical river floodplains in the world. However, studies in other areas suffer from lack of wetland inventory and classification. Accelerated economic development is not adequately accompanied by wetland research. Insufficient knowledge about distribution, size, structure and function of many wetlands leads to increasing degradation and loss of biodiversity, for instance, by the construction of hydroelectric power plants, large scale deforestation for cattle ranching and agro-industrial projects, mining activities, the construction of navigation channels (hidrovias), etc. The low number of scientists working in the area and lack of funding require close cooperation in problem-oriented multidisciplinary projects (scientific clustering) to optimize scientific outcome. Intensive, long-term cooperation and scientific exchange with institutions from southern Brazil and from abroad is recommended to improve the scientific infrastructure in Amazonian institutions, to accelerate the transfer of new scientific methods and technology, and to intensify the training program for local human resources. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2020-06-15T22:03:37Z 2020-06-15T22:03:37Z 2004 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18876 10.1007/s11273-005-1767-9 en Volume 12, Número 6, Pags. 597-609 Restrito Wetlands Ecology and Management
institution Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
collection INPA-RI
language English
topic Human Activity
Knowledge
Research
Resource Development
Wetland Management
Amazonia
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Bos Taurus
spellingShingle Human Activity
Knowledge
Research
Resource Development
Wetland Management
Amazonia
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Bos Taurus
Junk, Wolfgang Johannes
Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
topic_facet Human Activity
Knowledge
Research
Resource Development
Wetland Management
Amazonia
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Bos Taurus
description Exploitation and exploration of the Amazon basin by Europeans started in the 17th century, but only since about 1970 has the Brazilian government given priority to the connection of the Amazon basin to the industrialized southern part of the country. This new policy required scientific research on the natural resources of the area. Wetlands cover about 20% of the Amazon basin. Inland fishery, fertile floodplain soils, and hydroelectric energy offer a large potential for economic development. Research concentrates on major wetlands and water bodies near the large cities. The Amazon River floodplain belongs to the best studied tropical river floodplains in the world. However, studies in other areas suffer from lack of wetland inventory and classification. Accelerated economic development is not adequately accompanied by wetland research. Insufficient knowledge about distribution, size, structure and function of many wetlands leads to increasing degradation and loss of biodiversity, for instance, by the construction of hydroelectric power plants, large scale deforestation for cattle ranching and agro-industrial projects, mining activities, the construction of navigation channels (hidrovias), etc. The low number of scientists working in the area and lack of funding require close cooperation in problem-oriented multidisciplinary projects (scientific clustering) to optimize scientific outcome. Intensive, long-term cooperation and scientific exchange with institutions from southern Brazil and from abroad is recommended to improve the scientific infrastructure in Amazonian institutions, to accelerate the transfer of new scientific methods and technology, and to intensify the training program for local human resources. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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author Junk, Wolfgang Johannes
author2 Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
author2Str Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
title Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
title_short Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
title_full Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
title_fullStr Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
title_full_unstemmed Status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in Amazonian wetlands
title_sort status of knowledge, ongoing research, and research needs in amazonian wetlands
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