In forest ecosystems, the interplay among plant-driven processes and anthropogenic activities profoundly influences water balance dynamics. Hydraulic redistribution is one plant-driven process that can provide a large proportion of a plant's daily water. However, critical gaps exist in our knowledge of hydraulic redistribution including how forest management processes, like thinning, and site-specific factors like basal area and hillslope position, may affect it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The composition of the fish parasite community depends on several factors related to the environment, the host and its biology. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of environmental factors in anthropized and conserved areas on the endoparasite community structure in fish at different trophic levels, in addition to verifying that some species of Digenea are indicators of conserved environments.
Methods: The study was carried out in the Upper Juruá River region, Western Amazon, Brazil.
Background: The Respiratory Syndromes Surveillance System was created by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2000 to monitor influenza in this country. With the emergence of the new coronavirus pandemic, it became incorporated into the surveillance network for influenza and other respiratory viruses.
Objective: To analyze the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the state of Acre through its hierarchical urban network.
Seasonal changes in the magnitude and duration of streamflow can have important implications for aquatic species, drinking water supplies, and water quality. In many regions, including the Pacific Northwest (U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus Anopheles encompasses several species considered as vectors of human infecting Plasmodium. Environmental changes are responsible for behavior changes in these vectors and therefore the pattern of malaria transmission. To better understand the dynamics of malaria transmission, this study aimed at identify the species of adult anophelines found in a malaria endemic urban area of the Amazon region, Mâncio Lima, located in the Acre State Brazil.
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