ISSN 0044-5967 printed version

ABOUT THIS JOURNAL

• Basic information
• Information services
• Copyright
• Sponsors

The Acta Amazonica is a multidiscipline scientific magazine, created in 1971, by the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (National Institute of Amazonian Research) – INPA. Of free access, the magazine publishes scientific articles in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, on themes related directly to Amazonia. The Editorial Commission is made up of Area Co-Editors under the presidency of the Editor-Chief.

Articles published beginning in1979 are available on http://acta.inpa.gov.br. Articles published as of 2004 are available on http://www.scielo.br/aa

The abbreviated title of the journal is Acta Amaz., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references and strips.

The articles published in Acta Amazonica are indexed by:

• American Institute of Biological Science

• Biological Abstracts

• Biosciences Information Service

• BIREME

• CAB Abstracts

• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Service

• Chemical Abstracts

• Current Awareness

• SoilCD

• TreeCD

• University Microfilms International

• Zoological Records

The Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia authorizes the copying of printed materials for internal or personal use.

The journal is sponsored by:

• Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA

Support from a number of agencies and projects make the continuous publication of Acta Amazonica possible, such as,

• Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq

• Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos – FINEP

• Fundação Botânica Margaret Mee/Sociedade dos Amigos de Margaret Mee

• Programa Piloto para Proteção das Florestas Tropicais do Brasil - PP-G7

• Royal Geographical Society