Water pollution and distribution of the black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Water pollution and distribution of the black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Abstract:Black flies have medical importance because some species are vectors of the Onchocerciasis and Mansonelosis, nevertheless, their ecology and potential use as bioindicators is still poorly studied in the Neotropical Region. In Brazil, bioindicators use is strongly focused in a multimetrical...

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Main Authors: Tatiana N Docile, Ronaldo Figueiró, Leonardo H Gil-Azevedo, Jorge L Nessimian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2015-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
moscas negras
ecología comunitaria
caracterización ambiental
ríos impactados
bosque tropical
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442015000300683&lng=en&tlng=en

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