Leandro Castello

Castello Lab

Our program addresses fish and fisheries conservation problems by adopting an interdisciplinary approach that places fish populations in a broad context that is ecosystem-based, includes humans, and focuses on policy.

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Local knowledge reconstructs historical resource use

Castello, L. et al. 2024. Local knowledge reconstructs historical resource use. Front Ecol Env doi:10.1002/fee.2726...

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A political tsunami hits Amazon conservation

Pelicice, F. & Castello, L. 2021. A political tsunami hits Amazon conservation. Aquatic Conservation:...

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Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

Photo by Marizilda Cruppe...

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Natal homing in goliath catfish revealed by otolith microchemistry

Hauser M, Duponchelle F. Hermann TW, Limburg KE, Castello L, Stewart DJ, Torrente‐Vilara...

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Fish catch goes down with deforestation

Castello, L. et al. 2017. Fish yields vary with land cover on the Amazon river-floodplain. Fish...

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Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong

Advocates of huge hydroelectric dam projects on the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong rivers often overestimate...

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Large-scale degradation of Amazonian freshwater ecosystems

Hydrological connectivity regulates the structure and function of Amazonian freshwater ecosystems...

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Understanding fishing-induced extinctions in the Amazon

NEW PUBLICATION Science and policy worldwide are influenced by predictions from bioeconomic theory that...