Byopolymers, such as pectin, have the ability to form gels which allows their use as jelly thickeners in food industries, for example. Porous pectin gels are generally homogeneous, forming a water-rich mesh. Pores are ...

The ecophysiological behavior of plants is intrinsic to each plant species and is also influenced by environmental conditions such as solar radiation and water availability. Once the ecophysiology of tree species and their ...

In the past, sugarcane was harvested manually with the aid of fire to facilitate cutting. And because of the Law of the State of São Paulo n. 11,241, which establishes the end of the use of the burning, the sugarcane trash ...

We assessed the structural and functional aspects of the Santos Bay demersal fish community through four sampling campaigns distributed quarterly between April and December 2017. In each campaign, six 30-minute bottom ...

Among the large-scale techniques, direct seeding is seen as a promising low-cost and efficient methodology, but it requires improvement and, mainly, a selection of species that can be used at the beginning of the restoration. ...

Restoration models with high density of individuals promote early inter- and intraspecific competition processes, influencing growth relationships. Our study aimed to analyze how the species perform in relation to growth, ...

Human activities have generated unprecedented impacts on aquatic biodiversity. Thus, knowing the impacts generated by these activities is extremely important, as fish from the Neotropical regions represents approximately ...