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Breeding sites of Aedes aegypti in metropolitan vacant lots in Greater Vitória,...
Mendonça,Haydêe Fagundes Moreira Silva de; Ferreira,Adelson Luiz; Santos,Claudiney Biral dos; Rezende,Helder Ricas; Ferreira,Gabriel Eduardo MelimINTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the presence of Aedes aegypti in breeding sites located in vacant lots (VLs) and determine the effectiveness of VL cleaning to reduce insect foci. METHODS: Two types of VLs were sampled, the experimental VL, which was cleaned monthly, and the control VL, which was not cleaned. RESULTS: Monthly cleaning of VLs reduced the abundance of immature forms of A. aegypti. CONCL...
Characterization of macrofauna associated with articulated calcareous algae (Co...
Ramos,Rômulo José; Travassos,Marcelo Poças; Leite,Gustavo RochaThe aims of this study were to characterize the macrofauna associated with the articulated calcareous algae occurring on a hydrodynamic gradient off the Vitória metropolitan area, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and to describe its temporal distribution. Physicochemical variables were measured in situ, and samples of sediment, water and phytal were taken from three sites along the coast in August and November 200...
Efeitos da implantação da Usina Hidrelétrica de Rosal, Rio Itabapoana, Estados ...
Rezende,Helder Ricas; Sessa,Paulo Augusto; Ferreira,Adelson Luiz; Santos,Claudiney Biral dos; Leite,Gustavo Rocha; Falqueto,AloísioA construção de represas geralmente causa modificações na composição da fauna em sua área de influência. Na área de implantação da Usina Hidrelétrica de Rosal, Estados do Espírito Santo e Rio de Janeiro, foram avaliadas modificações na abundância de anofelinos, planorbídeos e flebotomíneos antes (1998-2000) e após (2000-2005) o represamento. Foram definidos nove pontos de coleta, cada qual representado por uma ...