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Land and resource use on the Amazon floodplain under evolving management systems and environmental change

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NEW PROJECT: An interdisciplinary project aiming to:

(i) measure historical human impacts on river-floodplains of the Amazon
(ii) quantify relations among fish, forests, grasslands, and human welfare, and
(iii) identify expected outcomes under simulated conditions of increased resource demand and climate change. 

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The project is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  Participants include Laura L. Hess (University of California, Santa Barbara), David G. McGrath and Michael T. Coe (The Woods Hole Research Center), Victoria J. Isaac (the Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil), and Frank Merry and Greg Amacher (Virginia Tech).  Our lab contributes to this project by quantifying and modeling the influences of hydrological alteration and floodplain vegetation cover on fisheries productivity.  

Read more about this project.

 

cbm arapaima

Community-based management of arapaima in river-floodplains of the Lower Amazon

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This is a long-term research and extension program aiming to promote sustainable arapaima fisheries through

(i) increased understanding of the biology, ecology, and status of arapaima populations 
(ii) capacity building of fishers and their communities, and
(iii) development of community-based management plans. 

Funding comes from Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq), Brazil, and Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute, Brazil).  Participants include Fabio Sarmento (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia), Caroline C. Arantes (Texas A&M University), and David G. McGrath (The Woods Hole Research Center).  Our lab contributes by providing stock assessments and investigating the requirements necessary for sustainable resource governance.  Read more.