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Leonardo Maltchik is affiliated with the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos in Brazil and has contributed extensively to environmental science, particularly in freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity. Their research spans multiple subfields, including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and oceanography.

Their main fields of study focus on:

  • Environmental Science

Within this domain, subfields receiving significant attention in their work include:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography

Leonardo Maltchik's research concentrates on topics such as:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior

Recent publications illustrate the scope of their work, featuring studies published between 2020 and 2022. These include:

  • "Thresholds of freshwater biodiversity in response to riparian vegetation loss in the Neotropical region" (2020), Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Seed dispersal by neotropical waterfowl depends on bird species and seasonality" (2020), Freshwater Biology
  • "Protected Areas of the Pampa biome presented land use incompatible with conservation purposes" (2021), Journal of Land Use Science
  • "Perils of life on the edge: Climatic threats to global diversity patterns of wetland macroinvertebrates" (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Does taxonomic and numerical resolution affect the assessment of invertebrate community structure in New World freshwater wetlands?" (2021), Ecological Indicators

The venues where Leonardo Maltchik publishes frequently include:

  • Freshwater Biology
  • Wetlands
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish
  • Biota Neotropica
  • Zootaxa

Collaborations play a considerable role in their research output. Frequent coauthors accompanying Leonardo Maltchik's work are:

  • Cristina Stenert
  • Mateus Marques Pires
  • Vinícius Weber
  • Luis Esteban Krause Lanés
  • Andy J. Green

Best Publications

  • Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection

    W. J. Junk;M. T. F. Piedade;R. Lourival;F. Wittmann

  • Thresholds of freshwater biodiversity in response to riparian vegetation loss in the Neotropical region

    Renato B. Dala-Corte;Adriano S. Melo;Tadeu Siqueira;Luis M. Bini

  • Environmental Factors as Predictors of Aquatic Macrophyte Richness and Composition in Wetlands of Southern Brazil

    Ana Silvia Rolon;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Habitat and landscape factors associated with neotropical waterbird occurrence and richness in wetland fragments

    Demetrio Luis Guadagnin;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Influence of area, habitat and water chemistry on richness and composition of macrophyte assemblages in southern Brazilian wetlands

    Ana S. Rolon;Taís Lacerda;Leonardo Maltchik;Demétrio L. Guadagnin

  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Waterbird Assemblages in Fragmented Wetlands of Southern Brazil

    Demétrio Luis Guadagnin;Ângela Schmitz Peter;Luis Fernando Carvalho Perello;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Can management practices in rice fields contribute to amphibian conservation in southern Brazilian wetlands

    Iberê Farina Machado;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Effects of hydrological variation on the aquatic plant community in a floodplain palustrine wetland of southern Brazil

    Leonardo Maltchik;Ana Silvia Rolon;Patrícia Schott

  • Conservation importance of semi‐arid streams in north‐eastern Brazil: implications of hydrological disturbance and species diversity

    L. Maltchik;E. S. F. Medeiros

  • Fish assemblage stability in an intermittently flowing stream from the Brazilian semiarid region

    Elvio S. F. Medeiros;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Dung beetle communities as biological indicators of riparian forest widths in southern Brazil

    Gustavo Viegas;Cristina Stenert;Uwe H. Schulz;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Three new wetlands inventories in brazil

    Leonardo Maltchik

  • Influence of area, altitude and hydroperiod on macroinvertebrate communities in southern Brazil wetlands

    Cristina Stenert;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Perils of life on the edge: Climatic threats to global diversity patterns of wetland macroinvertebrates.

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  • Can hydrologic management practices of rice fields contribute to macroinvertebrate conservation in southern Brazil wetlands

    Cristina Stenert;Cristina Stenert;Roberta C. Bacca;Leonardo Maltchik;Odete Rocha

  • Two new annual fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) unexpectedly discovered in the highlands of southern Brazil.

    Luis Esteban Krause Lanés;Matheus Vieira Volcan;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Seed dispersal by neotropical waterfowl depends on bird species and seasonality

    Giliandro G. Silva;Andy J. Green;Pedro Hoffman;Vinícius Weber

  • Species–area relationship of Neotropical waterbird assemblages in remnant wetlands: looking at the mechanisms

    Demétrio Luis Guadagnin;Leonardo Maltchik;Carlos Roberto Fonseca

  • The morphology-diet relationship and its role in the coexistence of two species of annual fishes

    Friedrich W. Keppeler;Friedrich W. Keppeler;Luis Esteban K. Lanés;Ana S. Rolon;Cristina Stenert

  • Effects of pine invasion on anurans assemblage in southern Brazil coastal ponds

    Iberê F. Machado;Leonardo F.B. Moreira;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Environmental predictors of macroinvertebrate communities in coastal wetlands of southern Brazil

    Cristina Stenert;Roberta C. Bacca;Carolina C. Mostardeiro;Leonardo Maltchik

  • Killifish eggs can disperse via gut passage through waterfowl.

    Giliandro G. Silva;Vinícius Weber;Andy J. Green;Pedro Hoffmann

  • Can rice field channels contribute to biodiversity conservation in Southern Brazilian wetlands

    Leonardo Maltchik;Ana Silvia Rolon;Cristina Stenert;Iberê Farina Machado

Frequent Co-Authors

Odete Rocha
Odete Rocha Federal University of São Carlos
Martin Reichard
Martin Reichard Czech Academy of Sciences
Darold P. Batzer
Darold P. Batzer University of Georgia
Andy J. Green
Andy J. Green Spanish National Research Council
Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade
Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade National Institute of Amazonian Research
Wolfgang J. Junk
Wolfgang J. Junk Max Planck Society
Jochen Schöngart
Jochen Schöngart National Institute of Amazonian Research
Florian Wittmann
Florian Wittmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
Angelo Antonio Agostinho State University of Maringa
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Luiz Drude de Lacerda Universidade Federal do Ceará

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