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Leandro Castello

Leandro Castello

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
8737
World Ranking
6278
National Ranking
2125

Overview

Leandro Castello is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

They have contributed significantly to research concerning fish biology, ecology, and behavior, as well as Fish Ecology and Management Studies. Their work also covers Marine and Fisheries Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Leandro Castello has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species, 2020, Science
  • Conservation of migratory fishes in the Amazon basin, 2021, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research, 2023, Current Biology
  • Large-scale Degradation of the Tocantins-Araguaia River Basin, 2021, Environmental Management
  • The Influence of Forests on Freshwater Fish in the Tropics: A Systematic Review, 2020, BioScience

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jansen Zuanon
  • Victoria Isaac
  • Leandro Juen
  • Beatrice Padovani Ferreira
  • Joice Ferreira

Leandro Castello has published frequently in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Current Biology
  • Environmental Management
  • Fisheries Research

Best Publications

  • Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong

    K. O Winemiller;P. B McIntyre;L Castello;E Fluet-Chouinard

  • Slowing Amazon deforestation through public policy and interventions in beef and soy supply chains

    Daniel Nepstad;David McGrath;Claudia Stickler;Ane Alencar

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • The vulnerability of Amazon freshwater ecosystems

    Leandro Castello;David G. McGrath;Laura L. Hess;Michael T. Coe

  • Large-scale degradation of Amazonian freshwater ecosystems

    Leandro Castello;Marcia N. Macedo

  • Lessons from Integrating Fishers of Arapaima in Small-Scale Fisheries Management at the Mamirauá Reserve, Amazon

    Leandro Castello;João P. Viana;Graham Watkins;Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez

  • Lateral migration of Arapaima gigas in floodplains of the Amazon

    L. Castello

  • A Method to Count Pirarucu Arapaima gigas: Fishers, Assessment, and Management

    Leandro Castello

  • Relationships between forest cover and fish diversity in the Amazon River floodplain

    Caroline C. Arantes;Kirk O. Winemiller;Miguel Petrere;Leandro Castello

  • Potential effects of dam cascade on fish: lessons from the Yangtze River

    Fei Cheng;Wei Li;Leandro Castello;Brian R. Murphy

  • Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

    Cecília G. Leal;Cecília G. Leal;Gareth D. Lennox;Silvio F. B. Ferraz;Joice Ferreira

  • Conservation of migratory fishes in the Amazon basin

    Fabrice Duponchelle;Fabrice Duponchelle;Victoria J. Isaac;Carolina Rodrigues Da Costa Doria;Carolina Rodrigues Da Costa Doria;Paul A. Van Damme

  • Assessing CITES non-detriment findings procedures for Arapaima in Brazil

    L. Castello;D. J. Stewart

  • Understanding fishing-induced extinctions in the Amazon

    Leandro Castello;Caroline Chaves Arantes;David Gibbs Mcgrath;Donald James Stewart

  • Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

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  • Resource sustainability in small-scale fisheries in the Lower Amazon floodplains

    Leandro Castello;David G. McGrath;David G. McGrath;Pieter S.A. Beck

  • Population density, growth and reproduction of arapaima in an Amazonian river‐floodplain

    C. C. Arantes;L. Castello;D. J. Stewart;M. Cetra

  • Flood pulse effects on multispecies fishery yields in the Lower Amazon

    Leandro Castello;Victoria J. Isaac;Ram Thapa

  • Large-scale Degradation of the Tocantins-Araguaia River Basin.

    Fernando Mayer Pelicice;Angelo Antonio Agostinho;Alberto Akama;José Dilermando Andrade Filho

  • Modeling population dynamics and conservation of arapaima in the Amazon

    L. Castello;L. Castello;D. J. Stewart;C. C. Arantes

  • Environmental influences on the distribution of arapaima in Amazon floodplains

    Caroline C. Arantes;Leandro Castello;Leandro Castello;Mauricio Cetra;Ana Schilling

  • Anchovy stocks (Engraulis anchoita) and larval growth in the SW Atlantic

    Leandro Castello;Jorge P Castello

Frequent Co-Authors

Erika Berenguer
Erika Berenguer University of Oxford
Fernando Mayer Pelicice
Fernando Mayer Pelicice Federal University of Tocantins
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Kirk O. Winemiller
Kirk O. Winemiller Texas A&M University
Michael Power
Michael Power University of Waterloo
Richard E. Bodmer
Richard E. Bodmer University of Kent
Alexander C. Lees
Alexander C. Lees Manchester Metropolitan University
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
Angelo Antonio Agostinho State University of Maringa
Karin E. Limburg
Karin E. Limburg SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University

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