National Institute of Amazonian Research
- National Institute of Amazonian Research
-
The National Institute of Amazonian Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia or INPA) is a public educational and research institution in Manaus, Brazil. It was founded in 1952, with the purpose of providing a further knowledge about the Brazilian Amazon Region. Most part of the research focus on the main topics of ecology, molecular ecology, zoology, botany, tropical agriculture and tropical pisciculture. A collection of Amazonian vertebrate and invertebrate taxa, and vascular plants are also found in the institute.
It also publishes a scientific journal, named Acta Amazônica.
See also
- List of institutes by region
- Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke
External links
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… … Universalium
Amazon Rainforest — Geobox|Forest name = Amazon Rainforest native name = other name = category = image caption = Amazon rainforest, Salinopolis, Para, Brazil. image size = official name = etymology = motto = nickname = symbol = country = Brazil country1 = Peru… … Wikipedia
Amazon rainforest — Amazonia redirects here. For other uses, see Amazonia (disambiguation). Amazon Rainforest Forest … Wikipedia
List of federal institutions of Brazil — Brazil This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Brazil … Wikipedia
Federal institutions of Brazil — This is a list of the federal institutions of Brazil:Legislative branch*National Congress, Congresso Nacional :*Chamber of Deputies, Câmara dos Deputados :*Senate of Brazil, Senado Federal *National Court of Audit, Tribunal de Contas da União… … Wikipedia
Manú National Park — Manu National Park IUCN Category II (National Park) View of a riverbank in Manu National Park … Wikipedia
Manaus — Municipality The Municipality of Manaus Manaus center … Wikipedia
Marc van Roosmalen — Dr. Marc van Roosmalen (born 24 July 1947, Tilburg) is a Brazilian primatologist of Dutch birth living in Manaus in Brazil. He was elected as one of the Heroes of the Planet by Time Magazine in 2000.[1] His research has led to the identification… … Wikipedia
Adolpho Ducke — Infobox Scientist box width = name = Adolpho Ducke image width = caption = birth date = October 19, 1876 birth place = Trieste, Italy death date = January 5, 1959 death place = Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil residence = citizenship = Brazilian… … Wikipedia
Maria Nazareth F. da Silva — Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva is a zoologist from Manaus, Brazil Da Silva has, for many years, specialised in the study of Amazonian mammals and has described several new species, including the Tefe Spiny Rat[1] and Gardner s Spiny Rat.[1] She … Wikipedia
