Evaluation of e-readiness indices for Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Indices de la posicion social de la mujer y su relacion con el conocimiento de anticonceptivos

Incluye Bibliografía

Indices de volumen físico de la producción manufacturera 1960-1984

Incluye Bibliografía

Indices de precios del transporte marítimo hacia finales del año 2006

A partir de la crisis de los fletes que se iniciara en todo el mundo desde mediados del 2002, los valores de los precios del transporte marítimo se han mantenido a un nivel superior a los de los años anteriores a la crisis, y su comportamiento ha sido bastante volátil. El presente artículo del Boletín es el primero del año en analizar la situación de los mercados de transporte marítimo. En este número se examina la evolución de los precios en tres mercados de transporte marítimo: contenedores, graneles, y petróleo y subproductos de la refinación.

Maritime Transport Price Indices in Late 2006

Since the worldwide freight crisis that began in mid-2002, maritime transport prices have remained higher than pre-crisis levels and have proved to be fairly volatile. This edition of the Bulletin is the first one of the year to analyse maritime transport markets. It covers price trends in three maritime transport markets: containers, bulk carriers, and petroleum and refinery byproducts.

Diversidade das comunidades de peixes de riachos em função da estrutura da paisagem em microbacias da bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Análise de um conjunto de procedimentos metodológicos para a delimitação de corredores verdes (Greenways) ao longo de cursos fluviais

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Modelagem geoestatística por geoprocessamento em uma área da Baixada Santista

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Genetic structure of red-handed howler monkey populations in the fragmented landscape of Eastern Brazilian Amazonia

We genotyped 15 microsatellite loci in order to evaluate the effects of habitat fragmentation, caused by flooding of the Tucuruí reservoir, on the genetic structure of Alouatta belzebul in eastern Amazonia. The analysis included two populations sampled in 1984, representing both margins of the Tocantins river, and three populations sampled 18 years later. Minimal differences in the diversity levels between present-day (Ho = 0.62-0.69 and AR = 6.07-7.21) and pre-flooding (Ho = 0.60-0.62 and AR = 6.27-6.77) populations indicated there was no significant loss of genetic variability, possibly because of successful management strategies applied during the flooding. The changes observed were limited to shifts in the composition of alleles, which presumably reflect the admixture of subpopulations during flooding. Given this, there were significant differences in the Rst values (p = 0.05) in all but one between-site comparison. Both present-day and original populations showed a deficit of heterozygotes, which suggests that this may be typical of the species, at least at a local level, perhaps because of specific ecological characteristics. The relatively large number of private alleles recorded in all populations may be a consequence of the Wahlund effect resulting from population admixture or a process of expansion rather than the loss of rare alleles through genetic drift. Additionally, the levels of genetic variability observed in this study were higher than those reported for other species of Neotropical primates, suggesting good fitness levels in these A. belzebul populations. Regular genetic monitoring of remnant populations, especially on islands, should nevertheless be an integral component of long-term management strategies.

Long-term landscape evolution and post-rift reactivation in the southeastern Brazilian passive continental margin: Taubat, basin

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)