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COORDINATION
Welcome to the Laboratory of Tropical Ichthyology (LIT),
located on the Sinop Campus in
Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT).
LIT was conceived when I arrived at UFMT Câmpus Sinop in 2008.
Since the beginning, research has focused on the ecology and biology of fish in freshwater habitats in the southern Amazon.
Our research is strongly field-oriented, with studies carried out in the Teles Pires, Xingu and Juruena River basins and, occasionally, in the headwaters of the Paraguay River in the Nobres region.
Our field research is carried out mainly in river ecosystems (streams and rivers) and adopts descriptive, comparative and experimental approaches.
We use field observations to generate hypotheses that are tested using field and laboratory experiments.
Research is strongly oriented towards advancing basic scientific understanding, for a better understanding of biodiversity conservation.
The research is developed by students and collaborators from various higher education institutions.
More information about research, publications and team
Lucelia Nobre Carvalho
Areas of Interest:
Ecology and behavior of fish.
Fish-forest interaction.
Interactions between fish and parasites.
Natural history.
Critical environmental education, sustainability and social justice in the Teles Pires river basin.
The publications presented here are related to LIT's areas of activity and lines of research. Other publications are available on my CV Lattes:
INFRASTRUCTURE
The Tropical Ichthyology Laboratory (LIT) began to be built in September 2018 with resources from the project: “Monitoring of the Ichthyofauna of the Teles Pires HPP” in an agreement signed by the Federal University of Mato Grosso and the Uniselva Foundation.
The work was completed in April 2019 with approximately 200 m². Prior to the LIT, all research activities were carried out in the Southern Amazon Biological Collection (ABAM) block, also located on the Sinop University Campus.
The LIT has a preparation room for screening, a room for experiments with aquariums, an equipment room with magnifying glasses and microscopes and houses the Ichthyological Collection.
AREA OF ACTIVITY
The LIT focuses on areas located in the Amazon-Cerrado ecotone close to the headwaters of the Xingu and Tapajós river basins.
In addition to sampling at the Rio Ronuro Ecological Station, Rio Juruena, Cristalino State Park and at collection sites in the modules of the Biodiversity Research Program (PPBio).
The PPBio modules are managed by the Sinop Regional Center by researchers from the Center for Biodiversity Studies in the Mato Grosso Amazon (NEBAM).
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