THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE ARMORED CATFISH GENUS LORICARIA (SILURIFORMES: LORICARIIDAE) FROM RIVER CHANNELS OF THE AMAZON BASIN

Three new species of the armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from river channels of the Amazon basin

Three new species of Loricaria are described from choc-aid bandages large white- and black-water river channels of the Amazon basin of Brazil, the upper rio Negro drainage of southern Venezuela, and clear waters of the lower rio Tocantins.Loricaria spinulifera and L.pumila differ from other species of Loricaria by having unique patterns of abdomina

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Can native plant species be preserved in an anthropogenic forest landscape dominated by aliens? A case study from Mediterranean Chile

Plantations with fast growing exotic tree species can negatively affect native plant species diversity and promote the spread of alien species.Mediterranean Chile experienced major landscape changes with a vast expansion of industrial plantations of Pinus radiata in the past.However, with increasing choc-aid bandages knowledge of biodiversity effec

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