Brazilian landscapes: Cerrado, near Brotas, Brazil
September 28, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Cerrado, near Brotas, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Damaged fence, SP-225, near Brotas, Brazil
September 27, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Damaged fence, SP-225, near Brotas, Brazil.
Proper design and maintenance of wildlife fencing is ess...
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Road ecology blog: Nighthawk roadkill along SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil
September 25, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Nighthawk roadkill along SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Mowing of right-of-way vegetation, Sao Paulo, Brazil
September 24, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Mowing of right-of-way vegetation, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Hair of maned wolf caught in barbed wire of right-of-way fence, Brazil
September 23, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Hair of maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) caught in barbed wire of right-of-way fence along motorway...
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Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpass, Rio Jacaré-Pepira, SP-225 motorway, Brazil
September 22, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpass along Rio Jacaré-Pepira, SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil.
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Brazilian landscapes: Dwarf bamboo (Chusquea pinifolia), Itatiaia National Park
September 21, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Dwarf bamboo (Chusquea pinifolia), an endemic species of high elevation vegetation, Itatiaia Natio...
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Brazilian wildlife: tracks
September 20, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: tracks
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Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpasses, SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil
September 19, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpasses, SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil.
Most of the underpasses under the SP-2...
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Brazilian landscapes: Pico das Agulhas Negras, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
September 18, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Rock formations of Pico das Agulhas Negras (Black Needles Peak), Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Ja...
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Bethanie Walder and Marcel Huijser climb up Pico das Agulhas Negras (Black Needles Peak)
September 17, 2014 - Bethanie Walder and Marcel Huijser climb up the steep smooth rocks of Pico das Agulhas Negras (Black Needles Peak), Itat...
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Brazilian landscapes: Atlantic forest with clouds at sunrise
September 17, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Atlantic forest with clouds at sunrise, near Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, São Paulo, Brazi...
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Road ecology blog: Fence and multifunctional underpass, near Brotas, Brazil
September 17, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Fence and multifunctional underpass along SP-225 tollroad, near Brotas, Brazil
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Brazilian wildlife: Crested black-tyrant, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
September 16, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Crested black-tyrant (Knipolegus lophotes), Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
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Brazilian landscapes: Sunrise with Atlantic forest
September 16, 2014 - Brazilian landscapes: Sunrise with Atlantic forest, near Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Brazilian wildlife: Great pampa-finch, Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
September 15, 2014 - Brazilian wildlife: Great pampa-finch (Embernagra platensis) Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Deer warning sign along SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil
September 11, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Deer warning sign along SP-225 motorway, Brotas, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Partial slope stabilization with sod along gravel road, Brazil
September 10, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Partial slope stabilization with sod along gravel road, near Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, São...
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Road ecology blog: Concrete gutter to capture water seeping from cut slope, Brazil
September 09, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Concrete drainage gutter (left) to capture water seeping from the cut slope, and entrance to drainage...
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Road ecology blog: Plastic erosion control netting can be a death trap for wildlife, Brazil
September 08, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Plastic erosion control netting can be a death trap for snakes and other wildlife, Parque Nacional da...
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Road ecology blog: Sign advertising the installation of a capybara fence, Brazil
September 07, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Sign advertising the installation of a wildlife fence, fence for the protection from wildlife, (cerca...
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Life in Brazil: Passion fruit mouse and pão de queijo
September 05, 2014 - Text by Bethanie Walder
Passion fruit mousse is Marcel’s new favorite dessert. It’s pretty dangerous to have a favorite...
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Life in Brazil: Bombeiros and cloud forest
September 03, 2014 - Text by Bethanie Walder
Marcel couldn’t have known, when he put on his bright yellow shirt on Saturday, that he might b...
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The strike at the University of São Paulo, Brazil
September 02, 2014 - The strike at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
A good portion of the university personnel has been on strike for mo...
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University of São Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, ESALQ
September 02, 2014 - This is where I work now: D epartamento de Ciências Florestais (Forest Sciences Department) Universidade de São Paulo, E...
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Road ecology blog: Rodoanel Norte, São Paulo, Brazil
September 01, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Rodoanel Norte, São Paulo, Brazil
A few weeks ago I visited several construction sites along the Rod...
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