2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842008000500005
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Abstract: Seasonal flooding is the most important ecological phenomenon in the Pantanal. Every year many parts of the biome change from terrestrial into aquatic habitats and vice-versa. The degree of inundation creates a range of major habitats. Flooding occupies about 80% of the whole Pantanal. In contrast, during the dry season, most of the flooded areas stay dry, when the water returns to the river beds or evaporates. The Pantanal is a large continental savanna wetland (147,574 km 2 in Brazil), touching Bolivia to th… Show more

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“…Both species share the same reproductive modes and have similar reproductive periods , are tolerant to drought (Alho, 2008), ovipositing eggs from which develop exotrophic tadpoles . Also, these species are reported to have apparently some similarities in body size .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Both species share the same reproductive modes and have similar reproductive periods , are tolerant to drought (Alho, 2008), ovipositing eggs from which develop exotrophic tadpoles . Also, these species are reported to have apparently some similarities in body size .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the area, some formations of the Savannah arboreal vegetation predominate, with portions of semi-decidual forests, gallery forests and pastures (floodplain) being common elements of the landscape (Prado et al, 2002) fed by one of the largest rivers of the Pantanal, the Miranda river (Alho, 2008). Mean annual rainfall in the region is about 1,215 mm and annual temperature averages 25.1 °C .…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…a,b (With 1 figure) Amazon watersheds are a complex ecosystem: the interaction between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the water level fluctuations are the main forcing function that regulates the biodiversity, the evolutionary processes and the interaction between terrestrial and aquatic biota in the large internal deltas, the extensive floodplains regions and the network of channels, creeks, rivers, meanders and lakes (Haffer, 2008). Chemical and physical environment resulting from the inundation periods and the forest, promotes a chain of morphological, anatomical, physiological, geological and ethological adaptations with its characteristics structures (Junk et al, 1989;Alho, 2008). Food chains show large changes in their connections and organization during and after the flooding period (Junk, 1997).…”
Section: Promoting the Integration Of Engineering Ecology And Limnolmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It covers an area of 147,574 km 2 , mostly in Brazil, but also partly in Bolivia and Paraguay (ANA 2013). It is one of the world's largest tropical wetlands (Junk & Da Silva 1999), and since the fauna and flora of the Pantanal are influenced by the Amazon, Cerrado (Brazilian savanna), Chaco and Atlantic Forest biomes, this is a region of extreme importance for biodiversity and conservation (Alho 2005).…”
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