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A saúde ambiental na cidade: novas territorialidades e a construção de espaços saudáveis

Aletheia; 50 (1/2), 2017
Este trabalho é de revisão teórica e tem como objetivo refletir sobre a saúde ambiental e a construção de espaços saudáveis, promotores da saúde. Assim, fez parte deste estudo a investigação sobre a interface saúde e ambiente na promoção da saúde; a territorialidade e a saúde ambiental na...

The conservation of native priority medicinal plants in a Caatinga area in Ceará, northeastern Brazil

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Much of the Brazilian semiarid region faces a considerable process of degradation of natural resources, and ethnobotanical studies have collaborated with important information about the use and traditional knowledge, serving as a tool to design conservation strategies of native plant species. Th...

Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from an urban forest fragment in Central Amazon (Brazil): Effects of opening areas on abundance, richness, and composition

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT We assessed the immature stages of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) in artificial containers in an urban forest fragment in Manaus (Brazil), including their behavioral, biological and ecological information. In addition, we evaluated the effects of deforestation in an open and forested area on Ceratopo...

Distribution and abundance of freshwater decapods in an Atlantic rainforest catchment with a dammed future

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract Variations in physical characteristics along the course of a river influence habitat availability which reflects in species distribution. Knowledge of ecology and diversity of lotic species is important for evaluating how river ecosystems will respond to environmental impacts. Freshwater decapod...

Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract Considering that the economic valuation of ecosystem services is a useful approach to support the conservation of natural areas, we aimed to estimate the monetary value of the benefits provided by a protected area in southeast Brazil, the Serra do Cipó National Park. We calculated the visitor's...

Reproductive biology of endemic Solanum melissarum Bohs (Solanaceae) and updating of its current geographic distribution as the basis for its conservation in the Brazilian Cerrado

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract The genus Solanum (family Solanaceae) includes more than 1400 species and has buzz-pollinated flowers with poricidal anthers. The present study aimed to describe the distribution, breeding system and pollination mechanism of Solanum melissarum, a species endemic to Brazil. The study of breeding ...

Potential distribution and conservation of the Colobosauroides carvalhoi Soares and Caramaschi, 1998: a rare and endemic lizard of Northeast Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract Ecological niche modeling has contributed to the investigation of the geographical distribution and conservation of rare or little recorded species. Therefore, we studied the known and potential distributions of Colobosauroides carvalhoi Soares and Caramaschi 1998 and discuss the implications fo...

Ergonomia, desenvolvimento e trabalho sustentável: um olhar para a saúde do trabalhador

Rev. bras. med. trab; 15 (3), 2017
Contexto: O Relatório Brundlandt (Nosso Futuro Comum), de 1987, ao enunciar o conceito genérico de desenvolvimento sustentável, deixou para os sucessivos formuladores nos campos político, acadêmico e social a produção das bases técnicas da sustentabilidade. Nestas, a categoria saúde do trabalhad...

Adherence of private health system hospitals to dissemination of outcomes according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) model

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To verify if there is an analogy between the indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative adopted by hospitals in the private healthcare system. Methods Documentary research supported by reports that are electronically available on the website of the companies surveyed. Results ...

Carbon and nutrient stocks of three Fabaceae trees used for forest restoration and subjected to fertilization in Amazonia

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Amazonia is crucial to global carbon cycle. Deforestation continues to be one of the main causes of the release of C into the atmosphere, but forest restoration plantations can reverse this scenario. However, there is still diffuse information about the C and nutrient stocks in the vegetation bi...