Protected areas A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity

• Published in: Diversity & distributions Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 442 - 448
• Main Authors: Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Frederico, Renata G., Fagundes, Camila K., Pompeu, Paulo S., Pelicice, Fernando M., Padial, André A., Nogueira, Marcos G., Fearnside, Philip M., Lima, Luciano B., Daga, Vanessa S., Oliveira, Fagner J. M., Vitule, Jean R. S., Callisto, Marcos, Agostinho, Angelo A., Esteves, Francisco A., Lima-Junior, Dilermando P., Magalhães, André L. B., Sabino, José, Mormul, Roger P., Grasel, Daniel, Zuanon, Jansen, Vilella, Fábio S., Henry, Raoul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.03.2019; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic environment; Aquatic habitats; Basins; Biodiversity; BIODIVERSITY VIEWPOINT; Brazil; conservation areas; conservation units; Fresh water; freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; Freshwater environments; habitats; human impacts; indigenous land; inland waters; Neotropical region; Protected areas; public services and goods; Rivers; social impact; Terrestrial ecosystems; Brazil

Brazil has a variety of aquatic ecosystems and rich freshwater biodiversity, but these components have been constantly damaged by the expansion of unsustainable activities. An array of different conservation strategies is needed, especially the creation of protected areas (PAs, hereafter). However,...