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The Amazon is a giant piece of "amphibian" land which is the result
of complex geological and evolutionary processes. The number of
living beings in such a land is difficult to estimate. The
interactions between these organ isms and the environment are
fascinating but barely understood. These features lured us to the
Amazon in 1981. However, soon after, we realized that the
dimensions of these interactions were overwhelming. This book is
designed to review aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of
fishes of the Amazon. The description of the pulsative nature of
the environment and the distinct features of the ichthyofauna of
the Amazon were central to the main goal. Nevertheless, any
complete view is limited by the magnitude of the intraspecific
variability coupled with the complex fluctuations of the
environment. Thus, we have placed an emphasis on respiratory
physiology and biochemistry. The reference list was made as
complete as possible, particularly regarding special publications
not readily available. We hope that this book is useful for
comparative physiologists, tropical biologists, and the people
interested in interactions between organ isms and their
environment. We are grateful to many people who contributed to the
making of this book. Our initial ideas were influenced by Drs. Arno
Schwantes, Maria Lufza Schwantes, Jose Tundisi, Anna Emflia
Vazzoler, and Naercio Menezes."
It seems that only a short time ago, numerous academics and
practitioners in the field were somewhat blinded by the successes
of the dot-com developments in the private sector, and some of them
enthusiastically claimed that public administration was to be
revolutionized. But that did not happen, and also the dot-com soap
bubble burst. This suggests that there is much yet to be learned
about innovation in public administration, especially about
innovations at the cornerstones of technological and institutional
transformations. New and more fully developed formulations of
theory into practice are needed. The goal of the editors of this
book is to contribute to some aspects of the understanding of
e-government. In order to understand electronic government, one has
to scrutinize the various environments and contexts in which
e-government is developed and implemented. As such, it builds upon
the biological and environmental lines of reasoning that have been
suggested by authors like Bonnie Nardi and Vicky O'Day, and Thomas
Davenport and Laurence Prusak.
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