A agricultura mundial enfrenta o desafio de aumentar a sua produção agrícola em 50% de 2012 até 2050, ao mesmo tempo em que deve reduzir o consumo de água já que a agricultura corresponde a 69% de toda a água doce utilizada no planeta. Diante deste cenário, o uso de tecnologias com a Internet das Coisas, o Big Data, Sistemas ciberfísicos, entre outras, no ambiente agrícola é cada vez mais necessário para garant...
The objective of the present study was to examine the colonization of oligochaetes during the decomposition of leaves of the macrophyte Eichhornia azurea in a lentic system in southeastern Brazil. The experiment was conducted between September and November 2007, with the use of 21 nylon bags measuring 15×15 cm with 2 mm mesh, each containing 10 g of dried leaves. The bags were removed from the lake after 2, 5, ...
Insects of the orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT) are often used to assess the conditions of aquatic environments, but few studies have examined the differences in these communities between riffles and pools. Our objective was to test whether riffles shelter greater richness and abundance of EPT, as well as to assess the sensitivity of these insects for detecting impacts from different land...
The oligochaetes are considered good indicators of ecological conditions and specific types of habitats. Among the factors that influence the distribution of these invertebrates are the water flow and the nature of the substrate. The aim of this study is to describe the composition and distribution of oligochaete species in a first-order stream in Atlantic Forest and try to identify if some species are associat...