title: A social-ecological database to advance research on infrastructure development impacts in the Brazilian Amazon.
abstract: Recognized as one of the world's most vital natural and cultural resources, the Amazon faces a wide variety of threats from natural resource and infrastructure development. Within this context, rigorous scientific study of the region's complex social-ecological system is critical to inform and direct decision-making toward more sustainable environmental and social outcomes. Given the Amazon's tightly linked social and ecological components and the scope of potential development impacts, effective study of this system requires an easily accessible resource that provides a broad and reliable data baseline. This paper brings together multiple datasets from diverse disciplines (including human health, socio-economics, environment, hydrology, and energy) to provide investigators with a variety of baseline data to explore the multiple long-term effects of infrastructure development in the Brazilian Amazon.
authors: School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: Joanna M
authors: JM
authors: Tucker Lima
authors: School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: Denis
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authors: Valle
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.|School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 03828-000, Brazil.
authors: Evandro Mateus
authors: EM
authors: Moretto
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.
authors: Sergio Mantovani Paiva
authors: SM
authors: Pulice
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.
authors: Nadia Lucia
authors: NL
authors: Zuca
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.
authors: Daniel Rondinelli
authors: DR
authors: Roquetti
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.
authors: Liviam Elizabeth Cordeiro
authors: LE
authors: Beduschi
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.
authors: Amanda Salles
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authors: Praia
authors: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 03828-000, Brazil.
authors: Claudia Parucce Franco
authors: CP
authors: Okamoto
authors: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 03828-000, Brazil.
authors: Vinicius Leite
authors: VL
authors: da Silva Carvalhaes
authors: Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-010, Brazil.|National Institute of Spatial Research (INPE), São José dos Campos CEP 12227-010, Brazil.
authors: Evandro Albiach
authors: 0000-0002-1132-8250
authors: EA
authors: Branco
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: Bruna
authors: B
authors: Barbezani
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: Emily
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authors: Labandera
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: Kelsie
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authors: Timpe
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research