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- Title
Macrophyte rafts as dispersal vectors for fishes and amphibians in the Lower Solimões River, Central Amazon.
- Authors
Schiesari, Luis; Zuanon, Jansen; Azevedo-Ramos, Claudia; Garcia, Marcelo; Gordo, Marcelo; Messias, Mariluce; Monteiro Vieira, Emerson
- Abstract
Large rivers have played a prominent role in biogeographic theory for their potential to act as barriers for the dispersal of terrestrial organisms,and therefore be involved in the generation of species diversity (Brown & Lomolino 1998). In this paper, we document the potential role of macrophyte rafts as a mechanism by which Amazonian rivers could act as dispersal agents rather than barriers, transferring organisms across banks and possibly across very large distances. These vectors could therefore act against speciation and towards homogenization of the local biota.
- Publication
Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2003, Vol 19, Issue 3, p333
- ISSN
0266-4674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0266467403003365