Publications by authors named "Karold V Coronado-Franco"
Floodplain forests drive fruit-eating fish diversity at the Amazon Basin-scale.
Sandra Bibiana Correa
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Karold V Coronado-Franco
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Celine Jézéquel
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Amanda Cantarute Rodrigues
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Kristine O Evans
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Unlike most rivers globally, nearly all lowland Amazonian rivers have unregulated flow, supporting seasonally flooded floodplain forests. Floodplain forests harbor a unique tree species assemblage adapted to flooding and specialized fauna, including fruit-eating fish that migrate seasonally into floodplains, favoring expansive floodplain areas. Frugivorous fish are forest-dependent fauna critical to forest regeneration via seed dispersal and support commercial and artisanal fisheries.
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- The Caribbean region faces challenges in detecting harmful algal blooms due to logistical constraints and limited knowledge.
- The study utilized MODIS Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) data from 2003 to 2013 to identify potential algal bloom areas in the Colombian Caribbean Sea.
- Three key areas with possible persistent blooms were found: Urabá Gulf, Magdalena Rivermouth, and Guajira Peninsula, with nutrient supply during rainy seasons likely contributing to massive algae growth.