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Título: A classification of major natural habitats of Amazonian white-water river floodplains (várzeas)
Autor: Junk, Wolfgang Johannes
Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
Schöngart, Jochen
Wittmann, Florian Karl
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity
Biogeochemical Cycle
Biomass
Classification
Ecotone
Floodplain
Habitat Management
Habitat Type
Management Practice
Ramsar Convention
Wetland Management
Amazon Basin
Animalsia
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Data do documento: 2012
Revista: Wetlands Ecology and Management
É parte de: Volume 20, Número 6, Pags. 461-475
Abstract: Most countries sharing the Amazon basin have signed the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance but still lack complete wetland inventories, classification systems, and management plans. Amazonian wetlands vary considerably with respect to hydrology, water and soil fertility, vegetation cover, diversity in plant and animal species and primary and secondary productivity. Here, we propose a classification system of major natural habitats of Amazonian white-water river floodplains (várzeas) based on hydrological, water and soil chemistry and biological parameters. The Amazonian várzea is one of the largest Amazonian wetlands. It is exceptionally rich in plant and animal species and plays important roles in landscape history, evolution, hydrology and biogeochemical cycles of the Amazon basin. Most of Amazonia's rural population lives in or along the várzea, emphasizing the economic importance of its natural resources. Our classification indicates five major systems, which are subdivided into 10 main habitats and up to 40 functional (vegetation) units of which the most important mesohabitats are described. We understand this classification as a dynamic system, as it is open to the inclusion of future research attempts and habitats without affecting the entire classification system. Our classification may be used for scientific purposes, such as comparative studies on biomass, productivity, biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. Also, because the classification builds on habitat types and/or vegetation and functional units already distinguished by the local population it may be especially useful in guiding intelligent use of várzea habitat for specific management activities, such as agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fisheries, and conservation. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-012-9268-0
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