Balancing biodiversity conservation with development in Amazon wetlands - bonds

• Grant number: 18/12083-1
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: February 01, 2019 - January 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Convênio/Acordo: Belmont Forum
• Principal Investigator: Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo
• Grantee: Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo
• Principal researcher abroad: Marie-paule Marguerite Renee Bonnet da Fonseca
• Institution abroad: Institute de Recherche pour le Développement, Marseille (IRD), France
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Cláudio Clemente Faria Barbosa ; Daniel Schaffer Ferreira Jorge ; Felipe de Lucia Lobo ; Gilberto Ribeiro de Queiroz ; Lino Augusto Sander De Carvalho
• Associated scholarship(s): 20/14908-8 - Effects of hydrological connectivity on floodplain fisheries in Amazonia, BP.PD; 19/15984-2 - The relation between phytoplankton diversity and light availability: a case study for the floodplain of the Amazon Basin, BP.PD; 19/15550-2 - Effects of hydrological connectivity on floodplain fisheries in Amazonia, BP.PD

Abstract

Treats to the integrity of biodiverse Amazon floodplain habitats from deforestation, dams and climate change are increasingly severe but to date, Amazon biodiversity scenarios have not considered these critical environments. Building on decades of floodplain-focused research in the Amazon by consortium members, we will improve characterization of Amazonian whitewater floodplain habitats and inundation dynamics, so as to 1) scale up existing fish, floodplain florest and phytoplankton biodiversity datasets, 2) evaluate the potential impacts of regional drivers such as climate, land use change, and dams on floodplain habitats, and 3) engage at local and regional scale a large panel of stakeholders in looking for sustainable strategies for wetlands preservation. The scenarios produced at both scales will be compared in therms of wetlands conservation and biodiversity descriptors including Essential Biodiversity Variables and Sustainable Development Goals indicator. Our study framework focusing on the floodplains of the main stem Amazon River (Brazil and Colombia) and Jurua River (Brazil) allows comparison between whitewater floodplains sites contrasting greatly in terms of floodplain geomorphology, land use and management history, commercial fishishg pressure and human population density. Innovative aspects of our work include: 1) testing a remote-sensing based approach for mapping phytoplankton biodiversity in floodplain lakes; 2) use of new satellite data to greatly increase the spatiotemporal resolution of floodplain habit and inundation maps; 3) use of environmental eDNA metabarcording to examine the distribution and relative abundance of phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish in floodplain lakes; 4) individual-based modelling of Levy-flight fish foraging patterns across a network of oxbow lakes; and 5) nested-scale agent-base participatory models to develop scenarios. The proposed work will greatly expand available information for decision making to support the vast biodiversity and extensive ecosystem services provided by Amazon whitewater floodplains. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

KRAUS, CLEBER NUNES; MACIEL, DANIEL ANDRADE; BONNET, MARIE PAULE; LEAO DE MORAES NOVO, EVLYN MARCIA. Phytoplankton Genera Structure Revealed from the Multispectral Vertical Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient. REMOTE SENSING, v. 13, n. 20, OCT 2021. (19/15984-2, 18/12083-1)

GUSTAVO WILLY NAGEL; EVLYN MÁRCIA LEÃO DE MORAES NOVO; MILTON KAMPEL. Nanossatélites aplicados à observação da Terra ótica: uma revisão. Rev. Ambient. Água, v. 15, n. 3, 2020-06-19. (18/12083-1)

NAGEL, GUSTAVO WILLY; LEAO DE MORAES NOVO, EVLYN MARCIA; MARTINS, VITOR SOUZA; CAMPOS-SILVA, JOAO VITOR; FARIA BARBOSA, CLAUDIO CLEMENTE; BONNET, MARIE PAULE. Impacts of meander migration on the Amazon riverine communities using Landsat time series and cloud computing. Science of The Total Environment, v. 806, n. 2, FEB 1 2022. (18/12083-1)

MACIEL, DANIEL ANDRADE; FARIA BARBOSA, CLAUDIO CLEMENTE; LEAO DE MORAES NOVO, EVLYN MARCIA; CHERUKURU, NAGUR; MARTINS, VITOR SOUZA; FLORES JUNIOR, ROGERIO; JORGE, DANIEL SCHAFFER; SANDER DE CARVALHO, LINO AUGUSTO; CARLOS, FELIPE MENINO. Mapping of diffuse attenuation coefficient in optically complex waters of amazon floodplain lakes. ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING, v. 170, p. 72-87, DEC 2020. (14/23903-9, 18/12083-1)

MACIEL, DANIEL ANDRADE; FARIA BARBOSA, CLAUDIO CLEMENTE; LEAO DE MORAES NOVO, EVLYN MARCIA; FLORES JUNIOR, ROGERIO; BEGLIOMINI, FELIPE NINCAO. Water clarity in Brazilian water assessed using Sentinel-2 and machine learning methods. ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING, v. 182, p. 134-152, DEC 2021. (19/15984-2, 11/19523-8, 11/23594-8, 03/06999-8, 08/56252-0, 12/19821-1, 18/12083-1, 13/09045-7, 14/23903-9)