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View article: Assessing Pantanal fauna through environmental DNA metabarcoding after the 2020 megafire
Assessing Pantanal fauna through environmental DNA metabarcoding after the 2020 megafire Open
The environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a methodology that, from environmental samples such as soil, water, air, and others, enables the simultaneous identification of multiple species, thus allowing for large-scale mapping of biolog…
View article: Leveraging genomes to support conservation and bioeconomy policies in a megadiverse country
Leveraging genomes to support conservation and bioeconomy policies in a megadiverse country Open
The biodiversity crisis is a global phenomenon, and measures to monitor, stop, and revert the impacts on species' extinction risk are urgently needed. Megadiverse countries, especially in the Global South, are responsible for managing and …
View article: Could protected areas in Brazil's semi-arid conserve endangered birds facing climatic and land cover changes?
Could protected areas in Brazil's semi-arid conserve endangered birds facing climatic and land cover changes? Open
Protected areas act as pillars on which conservation strategies are built. Besides human activities, global climate changes are an additional concern to species' conservation. In northeastern Brazil, climate change should lead to a replace…
View article: New distribution records of Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780) (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Roraima, northern Brazilian Amazonia
New distribution records of Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780) (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Roraima, northern Brazilian Amazonia Open
A survey of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780), in the state of Roraima, northern Brazilian Amazonia, is presented. We include 52 new records, increasing the total geographic coordinate points for the species in this…