La Plata River Basin: The Production of Scale in South American Hydropolitics

2017 ◽  
pp. 135-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Paulo Batista da Silva
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
South American ◽  
La Plata

scholarly journals Rudolf Schlechter's South-American orchids II. Schlechter's "network": Brazil (La Plata river basin)

Lankesteriana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Ossenbach ◽  
Rudolf Jenny
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
South American ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
La Plata ◽  
History Of ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Geographical Units

As the second chapter of the series about Rudolf Schlechter’s South-American Orchids, a background of the orchidological work by foreign and Brazilian orchidologists in southern Brazil is outlined, as well as the history of the most important botanical institutions in this region. In order to establish coherent geographical units, the institutions, botanists and collectors mentioned in this chapter are those whose main activity concentrated in the Brazilian part of the La Plata River Basin, or in other words, the Brazilian states including and southwards of Matto Grosso, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo. The most important figures in Schlechter’s Brazilian “network” are presented, with short biographical notes and description of their most important botanical exploits.

scholarly journals On the importance of cascading moisture recycling in South America

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 17479-17526 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Zemp ◽  
C.-F. Schleussner ◽  
H. M. J. Barbosa ◽  
R. J. Van der Ent ◽  
J. F. Donges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Moisture Recycling ◽  
La Plata Basin ◽  
Recycling Networks

Abstract. Continental moisture recycling is a crucial process of the South American climate system. Evapotranspiration from the Amazon river basin contributes to precipitation regionally and in the La Plata river basin. Here we present an in-depth analysis of South American moisture recycling. We quantify the importance of "cascading moisture recycling", which describes the exchange of moisture between the vegetation and the atmosphere through precipitation and re-evaporation cycles on its way between two locations on the continent. We use the Water Accounting Model 2-layers (WAM-2layers) forced by precipitation from TRMM and evapotranspiration from MODIS for the period 2001 until 2010 to construct moisture recycling networks. These networks describe the direction and amount of moisture transported from its source (evapotranspiration) to its destination (precipitation) in South America. Model-based calculations of continental and regional recycling ratios in the Amazon basin compare well with other existing studies using different datasets and methodologies. Our results show that cascading moisture recycling contributes about 10% to the total precipitation over South America and 17% over the La Plata basin. Considering cascading moisture recycling increases the total dependency of the La Plata basin on moisture from the Amazon basin by about 25% from 23 to 29% during the wet season. Using tools from complex network analysis, we reveal the importance of the south-western part of the Amazon basin as a key intermediary region for continental moisture transport in South America during the wet season. Our results suggest that land use change in this region might have a stronger impact on downwind rainfed agriculture and ecosystem stability than previously thought.

Exposure to 19 elements via water ingestion and dermal contact in several South American environments (La Plata Basin): From Andes and Atlantic Forest to sea front

2019 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 103986 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Avigliano ◽  
C. Clavijo ◽  
P. Scarabotti ◽  
S. Sánchez ◽  
S. Llamazares Vegh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
South American ◽  
Dermal Contact ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Water Ingestion ◽  
La Plata Basin

scholarly journals Phytoplankton community of a polymictic reservoir, La Plata River basin, Uruguay

1999 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. PÉREZ ◽  
S. BONILLA ◽  
G. MARTÍNEZ
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Phytoplankton Composition ◽  
Phytoplankton Abundance ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Phytoplankton Distribution ◽  
Aulacoseira Granulata

This paper deals with the analysis of phytoplankton composition and abundance from four sampling stations at the polymictic system, Rincón del Bonete water reservoir in Uruguay. Sampling data were obtained in 4 seasonal periods between February and November 1993. A hundred and twenty-four taxa were identified, where Aulacoseira granulata (Ehrenb.) Simon., A. granulata var. angustissima (Muller) Simon., A. granulata var. angustissima f. spiralis, (Muller) Simon., A. cf. ambigua, (Grun.) Simon., A. cf.. distans (Ehrenb.) Simon., Cryptomonas spp. and Synedra ulna (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg, were always present. Phytoplankton abundance fluctuated between 29 (autumn) and 2129 (summer) ind/ml. The general dominance of Aulacoseira spp. could be related to the polymictic condition of the system. In cold months phytoplankton distribution was homogeneous among sampling stations, while in warm months, spatial heterogeneity was detected, suggesting that sampling stations can behave as independent compartments.

scholarly journals Reptilia, Testudines, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766): distribution extension

Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 314
Author(s):  
Henrique Caldeira Costa ◽  
Flavio De Barros Molina ◽  
Vinícius De Avelar São-Pedro ◽  
Renato Neves Feio
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
South American ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Third

Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides is the only subspecies of K. scorpioides with a South American distribution. We report the third known register of this taxon for the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, representing the first record from the Aripuanã River basin. This point is at 390 km and 910 km western from the two previously known records of this species in Mato Grosso, reinforcing the importance of inventories of K. s. scorpioides.

Redescription of the rare South American worm lizard Amphisbaena rozei (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique C. Costa ◽  
Josefa Celsa Señaris ◽  
Fernando J.M. Rojas-Runjaic ◽  
Hussam Zaher ◽  
Paulo C.A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Other ◽  
South American ◽  
Type Specimens

Amphisbaena rozeiis endemic to the Caura River basin in Venezuela, and known only from the holotype and one paratype. Its original description is very brief, lacking relevant information used by taxonomists today. Additionally,A. rozeiappears to be similar toA. spurrelli, a species from northwestern Colombia and southern Panama. We present a redescription ofA. rozeibased on the examination of the type specimens and compare this taxon to the other known South American amphisbaenids, especiallyA. spurrelli. We concludeA. rozeiis a valid name, and the species is diagnosed mainly by the presence of four precloacal pores, a lateral sulcus, 205–209 body annuli, 20 caudal annuli, 15–16 dorsal and 14 ventral segments on a midbody annulus, and dorsal surface of tail covered by strong tubercles.

Intensive fishing has not forced dietary change in the South American fur sealArctophoca(=Arctocephalus)australisoff Río de la Plata and adjoining areas

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damián G. Vales ◽  
Fabiana Saporiti ◽  
Luis Cardona ◽  
Larissa R. De Oliveira ◽  
Roberta A. Dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Change ◽  
South American ◽  
Rio De La Plata ◽  
The South ◽  
Río De La Plata ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Intensive Fishing

Application of extinction risk and conservation criteria for assessing fish species in the lower La Plata River basin, South America

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. M. Baigún ◽  
D. Colautti ◽  
H. L. López ◽  
P. A. Van Damme ◽  
R. E. Reis
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
La Plata
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