Apr 11, 2015 · State of the Amazon: Freshwater Connectivity and Ecosystem Health provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of Amazon freshwater ecosystems and highlights the importance of hydrological connectivity and land-water interactions in maintaining the ecological functions that support water, food and energy security.

The Amazon River has its source high in the Peruvian Andes, at an elevation of 5,598 m. There, at a mere 192 km from the Pacific Ocean where it once flowed into, the Amazon River begins as a small tributary called the Carhuasanta.

Amazonian Freshwater Ecosystems. Maintaining the multi-dimensional connectivity within Amazonian Freshwater Ecosystems is crucial for sustaining ecological processes, water recycling, biological and cultural diversity, and the resilience of the entire basin. This connectivity encompasses longitudinal,

Amazon freshwater ecosystems and highlights the importance of hydrological connectivity and land-water interactions in maintaining the ecological functions that support water, food and energy security.

Not only does the Amazon encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world, it also houses at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity, including endemic and endangered flora and fauna, and its river accounts for 15-16% of …

The Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition is providing a one-of-a-kind comprehensive study of the critical freshwater ecosystem within the largest rainforest on Earth — the Amazon Rainforest.

Apr 12, 2015 · Amazon freshwater ecosystems are connected to the ocean, atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems via the hydrological cycle. The amount and seasonality of rainfall in the region is controlled...

Dec 31, 2012 · Amazon freshwater ecosystems are suffering escalating impacts caused by expansions in deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and waterways, and overharvesting of animal and plant species. The natural functions of these ecosystems are changing, and their capacity to provide historically important goods and services is declining.

Jan 9, 2015 · The Amazon’s aquatic ecosystems, linked natural resources, and human communities that depend on them are increasingly at risk from a number of identified threats, including expansion of agriculture; cattle pastures; infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams, logging, mining; and overfishing.

The marginalization of Amazon freshwater ecosystems from mainstream conservation has produced a disconnect between threats to Amazon terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and efforts to conserve them despite available evidence. This implies that new knowledge on Amazon freshwater ecosystems will not suffice to foster their conservation.