Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Amanda C Dias"
- Amanda C Dias has conducted significant research in ecological studies, focusing on the effects of grazing exclusion in southern Brazil's grasslands, highlighting potential biodiversity loss and its implications for higher trophic levels and ecosystem functions over five years.
- Her investigations into the biochemical properties of endophytic fungi from Amazonian plants revealed the isolation and structural identification of several biologically active compounds, emphasizing the importance of these fungi in pharmaceutical research.
- Dias has also assessed the estrogenic activity in environmental waters in Brazil, using a yeast estrogen screen to evaluate the impact of conventional water treatment processes on the removal of estrogenic substances, which underscores the importance of monitoring water quality in relation to environmental health.
