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Understanding flow rate changes in rivers of the Amazon basin

Environment and Resources department - Natural risks and vulnerability , Marine and halieutic biodiversity, Water and soil ressources - Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia

January 2003

The Amazon basin is the world’s largest river basin, covering some six million km². Understanding changes in the flow rate of the Amazon and its tributaries is crucial for local people, whose livelihoods depend on river transport and fishing. The IRD and its partners, who have been studying ...

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