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Espelho sem reflexos: conflitos e vulnerabilidades socioambientais em uma região produtora de cana-de-açúcar

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é analisar os impactos socioambientais e sanitários decorrentes do monocultivo da cana-de-açúcar em um município da Zona da Mata pernambucana. Foi realizado um mapeamento coletivo, com uso da cartografia social. Os problemas investigados foram representados graficament...

Multiple metals and agricultural use affects oxidative stress biomarkers in freshwater Aegla crabs

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Metals and agrochemicals are among the main aquatic contaminants, being able to trigger oxidative stress in exposed organisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the correlation between the level of oxidative stress biomarkers in Aegla crabs (Crustacea, Anomura) with (i) the set of metals present...

Community structure of benthic invertebrates in the Allipén River basin, North Patagonia, Araucania region (38º S, Chile)

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
One of the biological indicators most used to determine the health of a fluvial ecosystem are the benthic macroinvertebrates. The presence of recurrent species in a wide gradient of latitudes, dominates the biogeographic pattern of the benthic macroinvertebrates in Chilean fresh waters, nevertheless the ...

The Upper Juruá Extractive Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon: past and present

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Amazonian livelihoods are largely dependent on rivers, with local protein consumption mainly relying on several species of fish. The UJER (Upper Juruá Extractive Reserve - Reserva Extrativista do Alto Juruá) is located in the state of Acre, bordering Peru and several indigenous areas. Here we summarize...

New records of the occurrence of Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988) (Characiformes, Anostomidae) from the basins of the Itapecuru and Mearim rivers in Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The "piaussu", Megaleporinus macrocephalus is an anostomatid fish species native to the basin of the Paraguay River, in the Pantanal biome of western Brazil. However, this species has now been recorded in a number of other drainages, including those of the upper Paraná, Uruguay, Jacuí, Doce, Mucuri, an...

Feeding habit of Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) in upper parts of river Swat, Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Salmo trutta fario is the most important fish species of family Salmonidae inhibited in cool waters all over the world including the nortern parts of Pakistan. This study was aimed to find out the prey selection and feeding habits of the species. One hundred and eighty five Salmo trutta fario were captur...

Educação ambiental como instrumento da gestão do saneamento em aglomerados subnormais

Como resultado do crescimento desordenado dos centros urbanos no país, surgiram regiões nas cidades com déficits de infraestruturas básicas, incluindo as sanitárias, desencadeando consequências ambientais como a poluição dos córregos, e socias com a formação dos aglomerados subnormais, com per...

Taxonomic, morphometric and limnological assessment of the commercially important ichthyofauna of Sakhakot Stream, Malakand, Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The present study was conducted for the taxonomic, morphometric and limnological assessment of the commercially important ichthyofauna of Sakhakot Stream, Malakand, Pakistan. The study area was divided into three sites along the water course namely Dargai Stream, Sakhakot Stream and Shergarh Stream. Fish...

Ecology and diversity of metazoan parasites infecting Geophagus altifrons (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Amazon River system in northern Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the ecology and diversity of community and infracommunities of metazoan parasites Geophagus altifrons (Heckel, 1840) in Rio Jari, in the state of Amapá, in the eastern Amazon region. From the total of 31 fish examined, 90.3% were parasitized by one or mo...