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Impact of climate change on the Humboldt current ecosystem

Environment and Resources department - Marine and halieutic biodiversity, Ocean, climate, impacts - Bolivia, Chile, Peru

January 2001

The Humboldt Current system off the coast of Peru and Chile, an outstandingly productive marine ecosystem, receives the full impact of climatic disturbances moving in from the Pacific. Researchers from the IRD and the Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) are producing the first scientific ...

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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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