Extreme drought and heat lead to alarming mortality of Amazon fauna

Extreme drought and heat lead to alarming mortality of Amazon fauna

ABSTRACT The ongoing destruction of the Amazon Forest in Brazil is causing increasing distress to its fauna, leading to alarming mortality among terrestrial and aquatic animals. An El Niño year, 2023 brought extreme drought with record-breaking high temperatures. This, combined with massive amounts...

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Main Authors: Aretha F. GUIMARAES, Juliana SCHIETTI, Luciano C.A. QUERIDO, Jesus NUNES, Pedro SANTOS, Diogo LAGROTERIA, Marcelo GORDO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2025-06-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
El Niño 2023
urban forest
vertebrates
heat-induced mortality
thermal stress
smoke fog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672025000101206&lng=en&tlng=en
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