Ponds, puddles, floodplains and dams in the Upper Xingu Basin: could we be witnessing the ‘lentification’ of deforested Amazonia?
L. C. Schiesari, P. R. Ilha, D. D. B. Negri, P. I. Prado, B. Grillitsch
The paper examines how deforestation in the Amazon increases lentic habitats, affecting freshwater biodiversity through reservoirs, floodplains, and temporary water bodies.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2019Ecology