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Brazil’s Native Vegetation Protection Law Jeopardizes Wetland Conservation: A Comment on Maltchik et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2019

Daniel Grasel Open the ORCID record for Daniel Grasel [Opens in a new window] ,
Philip Martin Fearnside ,
André Scarlate Rovai ,
Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule ,
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues ,
Roger Paulo Mormul ,
Flávia Duarte Ferraz Sampaio  and
João André Jarenkow
Daniel Grasel*
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, CEP 91501-970, Bloco IV, Prédio 43.433, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Philip Martin Fearnside
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
André Scarlate Rovai
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas – CFM, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rua Eng. Agronômico Andrey Cristian Ferreira, Blocos Modulados do Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas – CFM, Corredor B, Sala B-14, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule
Affiliation:
Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Francisco H. dos Santos 100, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Roger Paulo Mormul
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aquicultura, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo 5790, Bloco H-90, CEP 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Flávia Duarte Ferraz Sampaio
Affiliation:
Instituto Federal do Paraná, Rua João Negrão 1285, CEP 80230-150, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
João André Jarenkow
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, CEP 91501-970, Bloco IV, Prédio 43.433, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, CEP 91501-970, Bloco IV, Prédio 43.433, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Mr Daniel Grasel Email: graselbio@gmail.com
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wetland policytermsdefinitionsunsustainable legislationbiodiversityecosystem services

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 46 , Special Issue 2: Thematic Section: Forests in Flux , June 2019 , pp. 121 - 123
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