Freshwater

  • Jan092018

    Consider the tambaqui

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    The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, sometimes also known as pacu or gamitana) is a tasty delight found commonly in Amazonian fish…

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  • Nov092017

    The case for citizen science in the Amazon

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    The Amazon is big. The Amazon is remote. The Amazon is unknowable. Or, at least, that’s what traditional science would…

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  • Aug242017

    Potential Impacts of Planned Andean Dams Outweigh Benefits, Scientists Say

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    *NEWS RELEASE* • WCS-supported scientists used historical data and models to predict the impacts of six planned or potential Andean…

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  • Jun302017

    Amazonian Peatlands: the Rarest Wetlands Are Also the Most Important When It Comes To Carbon

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    50% of Peru’s sequestered carbon is found in 3% of its forest. Peat, or soil of at least 30% dead…

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  • Feb062017

    Scientists Confirm Dorado Catfish As All-Time Distance Champion of Freshwater Migrations

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    See the original press release in the WCS Newsroom here. Full migratory life-cycle distance of dorado catfish stretches from Amazon…

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  • Dec082016

    Scientists Produce a New Roadmap For Guiding Development & Conservation Efforts in the Amazon

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    See the original press release in the WCS Newsroom here. New river basin classification will help safeguard region’s biodiversity and…

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  • Dec082016

    Scientists Produce a New Roadmap For Guiding Development & Conservation Efforts in the Amazon

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    See the original press release in the WCS Newsroom here. New river basin classification will help safeguard region’s biodiversity and…

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  • Nov292016

    AWI Seeks Input for Citizen Science Initiative

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    Under the the Amazon Waters Initiative, WCS is researching existing citizen science and participatory monitoring  projects in the Amazon Basin.…

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  • Oct122016

    Climate Change Will Affect Water Processes of the Amazon Basin, Study Finds

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    *NEWS RELEASE* • Models suggest hydrological changes that could impact transportation, flood vulnerability, fisheries, and hydropower generation in Amazon basin…

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  • Sep052016

    New Tools to Visualize The Amazon

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    By Natalie Alm September 5, 2016 [NOTE: This originally appeared in a series of blogs by WCS staff at the IUCN…

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