Surface water quality and deforestation of the Purus river basin, Brazilian Amazon

Abstract In the last years, deforestation constitutes a threat for the aquatic ecosystems. This paper aims to characterize the water quality of the Purus river in the Brazilian Amazon, and investigate the relations between water quality and deforestation of the Purus river basin over a 9-year period...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Antonio Ríos-Villamizar, Maria T. F. Piedade, Wolfgang J. Junk, Andréa Viviana Waichman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University​ 2016-12-01
Series:International Aquatic Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40071-016-0150-1