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1 2 2,3 MARTÍN H. IRIONDO , JUAN CÉSAR PAGGI , AND MARÍA JULIETA PARMA 2 The great Paraná basin (2,600,000 km) covers a large portion of the Neotropical Realm, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic coast and c- necting the central regions of South America along 2,200 km in a north–south direction. Most of the basin is under subtropical climates, which range from desertic in the west to humid in the east. The Middle Paraná is a broad, complex floodplain extending 600 km in the heart of the interior lowlands of the continent. This system of river channels, shallow lakes, islands, and wetlands remains unoccupied by man and basically unaltered. From a systemic point of view, this area can be considered to be the most important link and collector of the fluvial chain that conveys huge volumes of nutrients, sediments, and salts from the continent to the South Atlantic Ocean. The influence of the Paraná upon the Atlantic is very important. It has been 2 calculated that a sediment deposit 400 m thick and 1 million km in area ac- mulated in the platform and nearby oceanic bottom over the last 2 million years, with a similar amount of dissolved salts contributed by the river to the ocean. This book details the recent advances in the knowledge of the most important segment of the Parana River, organized according to the scientific structure of the National Institute of Limnology of Argentina (INALI-CONICET-UNL).

Limnology --- Floodplain ecology --- Aquatic sciences --- Freshwater biology --- Floodplain pool ecology --- Floodplains --- Floodwater ecology --- Freshwater ecology --- Valley ecology --- Ecology

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Fishes --- Floodplain ecology --- Floodplains --- Fishery resources --- Ecology --- Cours d'eau --- Rivers --- Pêches --- fisheries --- Écologie --- ecology --- Plaine d'inondation --- environment --- Ressource halieutique --- Poisson d'eau douce --- Freshwater fishes --- Flood plains --- River flood plains --- River floodplains --- Valleys --- Floodplain pool ecology --- Floodwater ecology --- Freshwater ecology --- Valley ecology --- Fish resources --- Fisheries resources --- Aquatic resources --- Wildlife resources

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581.6 --- 504.45 --- <81> --- 502.4 --- 504.062 --- Applied botany. Use of plants. Technobotany. Economic botany --- Running water environment. Inland surface waters. Rivers, river mouths, deltas, lakes, swamps, wetlands --- Brazilië --- Nature reserves. Protected areas in general and their management --- Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- Amazon --- South America --- bioconservation --- biodiversity --- conservation --- fishes --- forestry --- nature conservation --- resource management --- soils --- 504.062 Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- 502.4 Nature reserves. Protected areas in general and their management --- <81> Brazilië --- 504.45 Running water environment. Inland surface waters. Rivers, river mouths, deltas, lakes, swamps, wetlands --- 581.6 Applied botany. Use of plants. Technobotany. Economic botany --- Floodplain ecology --- Sustainable development --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Floodplain pool ecology --- Floodplains --- Floodwater ecology --- Freshwater ecology --- Valley ecology --- Environmental aspects --- Ecology

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This book takes a multi-disciplinary and critical look at what has changed over the last ten years in one of the world's most important and dynamic ecosystems, the Amazon floodplain or várzea. It also looks forward, assessing the trends that will determine the fate of environments and people of the várzea over the next ten years and providing crucial information that is needed to formulate strategies for confronting these looming realities. The volume includes the latest research and analysis from a broad range of scientists who know the várzea best. It is dedicated to the memory of José Márcio Ayres, one of Brazil's greatest natural scientists and a pioneer in várzea research and conservation.

Ecosystems. --- Floodplain ecology -- Amazon River Valley. --- Sustainable development -- Amazon River Valley. --- Floodplain ecology --- Floodplain forest ecology --- Ecosystem management --- Human ecology --- Environmental policy --- Conservation of natural resources --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Conservation biology. --- Amazon River Valley --- Environmental conditions. --- Floodplain forests --- Floodplain pool ecology --- Floodwater ecology --- Life sciences. --- Applied ecology. --- Forestry management. --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Nature conservation. --- Sustainable development. --- Human geography. --- Life Sciences. --- Forestry Management. --- Applied Ecology. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Nature Conservation. --- Human Geography. --- Sustainable Development. --- Amazon Valley --- Amazonia --- Nature conservation --- Biotic communities --- Ecosystems management --- Applied ecology --- Environmental management --- Biodiversity conservation --- Forest ecology --- Floodplains --- Freshwater ecology --- Valley ecology --- Management --- Forests and forestry. --- Wildlife management. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Animal populations --- Game management --- Management, Game --- Management, Wildlife --- Plant populations --- Wildlife resources --- Natural resources --- Wildlife conservation --- Environmental protection --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Environmental aspects --- Conservation --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Forest administration --- Forest plants --- Forest resource administration --- Forest resource management --- Forest stewardship --- Forest vegetation management --- Forestry management --- Forests and forestry --- Stewardship, Forest --- Vegetation management, Forest --- Administration --- Control --- Environmental conditions