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Sidinei Magela Thomaz

Sidinei Magela Thomaz

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
13783
World Ranking
2687
National Ranking
41

Overview

Sidinei Magela Thomaz is affiliated with the State University of Maringa in Brazil and specializes in environmental science, with an emphasis on ecology and nature conservation. Their research contributions focus significantly on aquatic ecosystems and related ecological dynamics.

The main fields of study covered by Thomaz include Environmental Science, under which their work further subdivides into subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Insect Science.

Thomaz's research topics are diverse within the environmental domain, prominently featuring:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Their publishing record highlights multiple papers with a focus on freshwater and aquatic environments. Notable recent publications include:

  • Ecosystem services provided by freshwater macrophytes, 2021, Hydrobiologia
  • Opinion: The future of nature conservation in Brazil, 2020, Inland Waters

Frequent publication venues for Thomaz include:

  • Hydrobiologia
  • Biological Invasions
  • Aquatic Sciences
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Thomaz often collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Márcio José Silveira
  • Danielle Katharine Petsch
  • Roger Paulo Mormul
  • André Andrian Padial
  • Bárbara Angélio Quirino

Their work is evidenced in studies addressing ecosystem services, river basin degradation, and species diversity, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach towards environmental management and conservation challenges.

Best Publications

  • Floods increase similarity among aquatic habitats in river-floodplain systems

    Sidinei M. Thomaz;Luis Mauricio Bini;Reinaldo Luiz Bozelli

  • Global diversity of aquatic macrophytes in freshwater

    P. A. Chambers;P. Lacoul;K. J. Murphy;S. M. Thomaz

  • Habitat complexity: approaches and future directions

    Katya E. Kovalenko;Sidinei M. Thomaz;Danielle M. Warfe

  • Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future.

    John E. Havel;Katya E. Kovalenko;Sidinei Magela Thomaz;Stefano Amalfitano

  • The role of macrophytes in habitat structuring in aquatic ecosystems: methods of measurement, causes and consequences on animal assemblages' composition and biodiversity O papel das macrófitas na estruturação de habitat em ambientes aquáticos: métodos de medida, causas e consequências para a composição das assembléias animais e biodiversidade

    Sidinei Magela Thomaz;Eduardo Ribeiro da Cunha

  • Conservation of the Biodiversity of Brazil's Inland Waters

    Angelo A. Agostinho;Sidinei M. Thomaz;Luiz C. Gomes

  • Patterns of colonization in neotropical reservoirs, and prognoses on aging

    A.A. Agostinho;L.E. Miranda;L.M. Bini;L.C. Gomes

  • Global loss of aquatic vegetation in lakes

    Yunlin Zhang;Erik Jeppesen;Xiaohan Liu;Boqiang Qin

  • Influence of aquatic macrophyte habitat complexity on invertebrate abundance and richness in tropical lagoons

    Sidinei M. Thomaz;Eric D. Dibble;Luiz R. Evangelista;Janet Higuti

  • Limnology in the Upper Paraná River floodplain: large-scale spatial and temporal patterns, and the influence of reservoirs

    Roberto Mc;Santana Nn;Thomaz Sm

  • Biodiversity in the high Paraná River floodplain

    A.A. Agostinho;S.M. Thomaz;C.V. Minte-Vera;K.O. Winemiller

  • Aquatic macrophyte distribution in relation to water and sediment conditions in the Itaipu Reservoir, Brazil.

    L. Mauricio Bini;Sidinei M. Thomaz;Kevin J. Murphy;Antonio F. M. Camargo

  • Ecosystem services provided by freshwater macrophytes

    Unknown

  • Threats for biodiversity in the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River: effects of hydrological regulation by dams

    A A Agostinho;S M Thomaz;L C Gomes

  • Fish assemblages associated with Egeria in a tropical reservoir: investigating the effects of plant biomass and diel period

    Fernando Mayer Pelicice;Angelo Antonio Agostinho;Sidinei Magela Thomaz

  • Ecosystem services provided by river-floodplain ecosystems

    Unknown

  • Floods decrease zooplankton beta diversity and environmental heterogeneity in an Amazonian floodplain system

    Reinaldo Luiz Bozelli;Sidinei Magela Thomaz;André Andrian Padial;Paloma Marinho Lopes

  • Influence of the macrophyte Eichhornia azurea on fish assemblage of the Upper Paraná River floodplain (Brazil)

    Angelo A. Agostinho;Sidinei M. Thomaz;Luiz C. Gomes;Solma L. S. M. A. Baltar

  • Effects of an exotic invasive macrophyte (tropical signalgrass) on native plant community composition, species richness and functional diversity

    Thaísa Sala Michelan;Sidinei Magela Thomaz;Roger Paulo Mormul;Priscilla Carvalho

  • A unified index to measure ecological diversity and species rarity

    Renio S. Mendes;Luiz R. Evangelista;Sidinei M. Thomaz;Angelo A. Agostinho

  • Effects of structural heterogeneity provided by the floating macrophyte Eichhornia azurea on the predation efficiency and habitat use of the small Neotropical fish Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

    André Andrian Padial;Sidinei Magela Thomaz;Angelo Antonio Agostinho

  • Fatores ecológicos associados à colonização e ao desenvolvimento de macrófitas aquáticas e desafios de manejo

    S.M. Thomaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Mauricio Bini
Luis Mauricio Bini Universidade Federal de Goiás
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
Angelo Antonio Agostinho State University of Maringa
André Andrian Padial
André Andrian Padial Federal University of Paraná
Luiz Carlos Gomes
Luiz Carlos Gomes State University of Maringa
Claudia Costa Bonecker
Claudia Costa Bonecker State University of Maringa
Fernando Mayer Pelicice
Fernando Mayer Pelicice Federal University of Tocantins
Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule
Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule Federal University of Paraná
Diego Fontaneto
Diego Fontaneto Water Research Institute
Lee B. Kats
Lee B. Kats Pepperdine University
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University

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