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Objetivos: Verificar a distribuição geográfica dos beneficiários idosos do Sistema de Saúde da Aeronáutica dentro do território brasileiro. Métodos: O universo delimitado para a pesquisa foi composto pelos atuais beneficiários do Sistema, de ambos os sexos, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos e com domicílio no território brasileiro. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado o Sistema de Gerenciamento de Pessoal da Aeronáutica, obtendo-se, de maneira regionalizada, a distribuição da população idosa. Resultados: Observou-se o total de 60.402 idosos vinculados ao Sistema de Saúde da Aeronáutica, representando 21% do total de assistidos. Por região do território nacional, obteve-se a seguinte distribuição: região sudeste com 36.287 idosos (60,0%); região nordeste com 9.786 (16,2%); região sul com 5.574 (9,2%); região centro-oeste com 5.010 (8,3%) e região norte com 3.702 (6,3%). Do total de idosos, 45.842 (75%) estão concentrados em apenas cinco estados: Rio de Janeiro (24.993), São Paulo (8.811), Pernambuco (4.723), Distrito Federal (4.204) e Rio Grande do Sul (3.111). Conclusões: O número de beneficiários idosos assistidos pelo Sistema de Saúde da Aeronáutica encontra-se bem acima da média de outras operadoras de saúde do mercado nacional, assim como apresenta distribuição geográfica diferente da população geral brasileira. Geriatria & Gerontologia. 2008;3(2):110-104.

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The longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) is a vulnerable species found along most of the Brazilian coastline, such as semi-arid estuaries with strong rainfall seasonality, hypersalinity, and low depth. To evaluate the population structure of H. reidi over time, we monitored the seahorse population in the Pacoti estuary (Brazil) for one year, based on 248 registered specimens. Salinity, water transparency, sex, pregnancy, body height, and holdfast use were registered. Mixed linear models revealed that sampling month, salinity, and transparency had no influence on population density in the lower zone of the estuary. Pregnant individuals were more frequent in the dry season and at higher salinities. Mean body height (12.7 cm) increased in the dry season. Bright colors were predominant. The seahorses employed nine types of holdfasts, most often mangrove roots, and were found to reproduce throughout the year, peaking in the dry season. Salinity and transparency did not impact population density. In Brazilian semi-arid estuaries, the longsnout seahorse is strongly associated with mangrove vegetation, used as holdfast. Therefore, the conservation of seahorse populations depends on the conservation of the local mangrove forests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente artigo visa discutir, à luz da Teoria da Justiça de John Rawls, se a distribuição de vacinas contra o vírus SARS-CoV-2 no Brasil favoreceu ou não determinados grupos. A partir do texto publicado na Revista Carta Capital intitulado “Onde estão os idosos negros na fila da vacinação?” que argumentava sobre o privilégio que determinados setores tinham em receber a vacina em relação a outros, a questão se desenvolve sob os aspectos normativos da teoria e as implicações estratégicas das diferentes formas de distribuição, inclusive adotadas em outros países como a Indonésia. Para além da questão levantada pelo texto, a discussão também de despende para a relação entre política pública pensada universalmente ou com foco em determinado grupo e os desdobramentos dessas posições no cenário pandêmico.

Este artigo apresenta uma análise reflexiva da distribuição socioespacial de praças urbanas no que tange à disponibilidade e atendimento à população, tendo como recorte espacial a Grande Cobilândia, Vila Velha (ES). As análises revelam uma distribuição não homogênea das praças, não atendendo toda a população da regional em estudo. Bairros de vulnerabilidade socioeconômica, baixa renda per capita e alta densidade demográfica não apresentam praças ou outro espaço livre público, verificando-se uma na oferta destes espaços, bem como uma baixa acessibilidade espacial às praças. O estudo visa contribuir para o planejamento urbano municipal e a formulação de princípios para uma visão sistêmica dos espaços livres públicos urbanos.

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Maria da Conceição Tavares has a distinguished role in Latin-American thought, transiting from Structuralism to a critique of the cepal tradition that would lead to the creation of a new field in the economics of development, the so-called "Campinas School". This paper discusses an essential dimension of her intellectual transition: the innovative treatment of the relationship between dependency, capital accumulation, savings, and income distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Dengue is a tropical infectious disease transmitted through the bite of female mosquitoes of the genus Aedes and is of the most common arboviruses in the world. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of the number of hospitalizations for dengue cases in Brazil between the years 2008 and 2020, comparing the incidences by month, year, states and regions of Brazil. Data on hospitalizations for dengue in the 26 Federative Units of Brazil and the Federal District were used, and these data were obtained through the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil (DATASUS) [Department of Data Processing of the Unified Health System in Brazil]. Investigating cases over the years, 2010 recorded the highest number of cases (275.87 ± 20.01) and 2018 the lowest (52.59 ± 5.23). State data differ greatly, with Bahia standing out (596.63 ± 48.41) with the highest number of cases. There is a predominance of hospitalizations during the first semester in Brazilian states and the region of Brazil with the highest number of hospitalizations was the Southeast (281.67 ± 18.72), and the lowest was the South (66.18 ± 9.22). In conclusion, there is no strong trend of increase or decrease of cases over the years; months after the rainy season recorded a higher number of cases; warmer regions had more cases than colder ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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As abelhas da tribo Meliponini, conhecidas popularmente por indígenas ou sem ferrão (ASF), constituem uma tribo de insetos eussociais que utilizam diferentes substratos para nidificação, como ocos e forquilhas de árvore, cavidades no solo e construções humanas. Visando uma melhor compreensão da seleção de substrato para nidificação, o objetivo do presente estudo foi relatar as espécies de Meliponini e as respectivas espécies vegetais utilizadas para nidificação, em áreas antropizadas, no município de Inconfidentes - Minas Gerais. O trabalho foi conduzido em três áreas no período de abril de 2021 a fevereiro de 2022. Foram registrados 13 ninhos de cinco gêneros/espécies de meliponíneos ocupando diferentes famílias/espécies arbóreas. Os meliponínios encontrados foram Scaptotrigona sp., Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille), Plebeia droryana (Friese), Tetragona clavipes (Fabricius) e Cephalotrigona capitata (Smith), corroborando estudos que apontam os gêneros como bem sucedidos em ocupação de matas perturbadas, com exceção de Cephalotrigona (Schwarz). As árvores mais utilizadas para nidificação de Meliponini foram Eucalyptus sp. e indivíduos da família Lauraceae, Pinaceae e Fabaceae. Os resultados se relacionam ao maior fornecimento de substratos pelos indivíduos de Eucalyptus sp. em área de silvicultura abandonada, com árvores de grande porte com possibilidade de formação de cavidades, e histórico de sucesso de nidificação de ASF em indivíduos das famílias Lauraceae e Fabaceae.

A dengue é uma doença infecciosa tropical transmitida através da picada de mosquitos fêmeas do gênero Aedes, sendo uma das arboviroses mais comuns do mundo. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar a frequência do número de internações correspondentes a casos de dengue no Brasil dentre os anos de 2008 e 2020, comparando as incidências por mês, ano, estados e regiões do Brasil. Foram utilizados dados de internações por dengue das 26 Unidades Federativas do Brasil e o Distrito Federal, sendo estes dados obtidos através do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil (DATASUS). Investigando casos ao longo dos anos, foi registrado 2010 com muitos casos (275,87 ± 20,01) e 2018 com o menor número de casos (52,59 ± 5,23). Os dados estaduais diferem bastante, destacando-se a Bahia (596,63 ± 48,41) com maior número de casos. Há predomínio de internações durante o primeiro semestre nos estados brasileiros e a região do Brasil com maior número de internações foi o Sudeste (281,67 ± 18,72), e a de menor, o Sul (66,18 ± 9,22). Concluindo, não há uma forte tendência de aumento ou diminuição de casos ao longo dos anos, meses após o período de chuvas registraram maior número de casos e regiões mais quentes tiveram mais casos e mais frias menos registros

The bees of the Meliponini tribe, popularly known as indigenous or stingless (ASF), constitute a tribe of eusocial insects that use different substrates for nesting, such as hollows and forks of trees, cavities in the ground and human constructions. Aiming at a better understanding of substrate selection for nesting, the objective of the present study was to report the species of Meliponini and the respective plant species used for nesting, in anthropized areas, in the municipality of Inconfidentes - Minas Gerais. The work was carried out in three areas from April 2021 to February 2022. Thirteen nests of five genera/species of meliponines occupying different tree families/species were recorded. The stingless bees found were Scaptotrigona sp., Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille), Plebeia droryana (Friese), Tetragona clavipes (Fabricius) and Cephalotrigona capitata (Smith), corroborating studies that indicate the genera as successful in occupying disturbed forests, with the exception of Cephalotrigona (Schwarz). The trees most used for nesting Meliponini were Eucalyptus sp. and individuals of the Lauraceae, Pinaceae and Fabaceae families. The results are related to the greater supply of substrates by individuals of Eucalyptus sp. in an area of abandoned forestry, with large trees with the possibility of forming cavities, and history of successful nesting of ASF in individuals of the families Lauraceae and Fabaceae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study is an integral part of the project Flora of Ceará: knowing to conserve. The goal of this work was to conduct a floristic-taxonomic survey and update the geographic distribution of the tribe Hibisceae (Malvaceae) in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The study is based on an analysis of specimens in national and international herbaria, collections made during fieldwork from January 2020 to May 2021, and literature. Eight genera and 20 species were recorded for Ceará, which mostly occur in areas of Stepic Savanna and Dense Ombrophylous Forest. Pavonia varians and P. vinosa are restricted to a single municipality. Malachra fasciata and Peltaea lasiantha are new records for the state of Ceará. Eleven species occur within 14 conservation units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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R E S U M O O psilídeo-das-ponteiras do eucalipto Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, 1985 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) é um inseto originário da Austrália e foi introduzido em vários outros continentes, incluindo as Américas. As colônias se concentram nas ponteiras apicais do eucalipto, onde adultos e imaturos sugam a seiva da planta, causando distorções, diminuição do crescimento, morte da ponteira apical e enfraquecimento geral da planta. Este trabalho tem o objetivo avaliar a flutuação populacional do psilídeo-das-ponteiras do eucalipto, em condições de campo, em Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brasil. As observações foram feitas entre maio de 2018 e abril de 2021, em plantios de híbridos de Eucalyptus urophylla x E. camaldulensis, sendo realizadas coletas com intervalo de 20 dias. Para a obtenção de ovos e imaturos foram coletadas ponteiras de eucalipto e, para captura de adultos utilizou-se rede entomológica. Como resultado obteve-se médias mensais por planta de 14,4 ovos, 12,6 imaturos e 5,2 adultos. O maior número de indivíduos de B. occidentalis ocorreu nos períodos de seca (maio a setembro) e declínio populacional nos períodos com elevadas precipitações (dezembro a janeiro). Blastopsylla occidentalis foi encontrada em campo em todas as fases de vida (ovos, imaturos e adultos), em todas as épocas do ano, indicando que, nas condições observadas, o inseto é polivoltino. Palavras-Chaves: Distribuição; Entomologia florestal; Monitoramento; Praga florestal; Precipitação. Population fluctuation of Blastopsylla occidentalis in eucalyptus plantation in Sinop, Mato Grosso (Brazil) A B S T R A C T The eucalyptus shoot psyllid Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, 1985 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) is native to Australia and has been inadvertedly introduced into other continents, including the Americas. The colonies are concentrated on the apical tips of the branches, where adults and immatures suck plant sap, causing distortions, reduced growth, death of the apical tip and general weakening of the plant. This work aims to evaluate the population fluctuation of the eucalyptus shoot psyllid under field conditions, in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The observations were made between May 2018 and April 2021, in plantations of hybrids of Eucalyptus urophylla x E. camaldulensis, with collections carried out in intervals of 20 days. To obtain eggs and immatures, eucalypt branchlets were collected and, to capture adults, an entomological net was used. As a result, monthly averages per plant of 14.4 eggs, 12.6 immatures and 5.2 adults were obtained. The highest number of B. occidentalis individuals occurred in the dry season (May to September) and population decline in the periods with high rainfall (December to January), showing an inversely proportional correlation between the insect population and rainfall. None of the insect phases was significantly correlated with temperature. Blastopsylla occidentalis was found in the field in all life stages (eggs, immatures and adults), at all times of the year, indicating that, under the observed conditions, the species is polyvoltine. Keywords: Distribution; Forest entomology; Forest pest; Monitoring; Precipitation.

Despite the high number of fish species described for the Amazon region, the ichthyofauna that inhabits the depths of the main channels of large tropical rivers is one of the least known. In order to know the diversity patterns of these fish in whitewater rivers of the Central Amazon, we used data from the main channel benthic fish assemblage of the Japurá, Purus and Madeira rivers and tested the hypothesis that there are marked spatial and seasonal differences in the composition of the fish community among them. For this, we used a multivariate dispersion test, total β diversity and its decomposition into local (LCBD) and species contribution to β diversity (SCBD). Additionally, we tested for relationships between LCBD values and richness, total abundance, and environmental variables. We categorized species with higher SCBD values into resident or migratory to investigate the potential importance of floodplains to benthic fish assemblage of the main channel of whitewater rivers. Our results corroborate the proposed hypothesis, showing that there are seasonal and inter-river differences in benthic ichthyofauna, being more evident for the Purus River. LCBD showed strong negative relationships with species richness and total abundance, particularly in the Japurá and Madeira rivers in rising season, indicating that rivers and season with high uniqueness in their composition also had low richness and abundance. LCBD was negatively correlated with conductivity and pH, which increased with declining these environmental variables, as observed mainly in Japurá River in both seasons. Approximately one third of the species had higher than average SCBD values and were considered major contributors to β diversity, as well as classified as migratory. This demonstrates the importance of conducting studies that use spatial and seasonal variables, in addition to including the background fish fauna in conservation studies, expanding the protected area and taking into account the different patterns of diversity between rivers. Furthermore, these differences in assemblage composition might be explained by the asymmetrical spatial use of habitats during different seasons, strongly suggesting the importance of the flood-pulse cycle for maintaining diversity in this environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Como compreender os mecanismos ou os processos que, empresas retalhistas independentes de Lisboa, criadas ao longo do século XIX e algumas até anteriores, conseguiram dobrar o século XX e chegar aos dias de hoje ainda saudáveis, lucrativas e com potencial para o futuro? Tal situação só pode ser explicada pela fantástica capacidade de resiliência demonstrada na sua atividade ao longo de quase dois séculos. Fatores como a transição familiar intergeracional e a ligação da atividade retalhista a uma indústria não são determinantes, sendo mesmo os fatores com menor potencial de resiliência encontrados, facto que, em certa medida, face à perceção pacífica existente, constitui uma surpresa deste estudo. Em contrapartida, os fatores internos da atividade comercial como, a localização, a natureza ultra especializada e a qualidade do serviço e do atendimento constituem-se como fortes fatores potencializadores da resiliência do retalho independente centenário de Lisboa.

O presente artigo refere-se à importância das transformações digitais no setor de turismo e suas contribuições para o desenvolvimento das agências de viagem na era do Turismo 4.0, a nova revolução tecnológica que alterou o comportamento do consumidor. A relação entre turismo e tecnologia é histórica, sendo assim, apresentamos no desenvolvimento essa relação entre ambos para, em seguida, discutirmos o conceito de agenciamento de viagens até o entendimento das travel techs, as novas aplicações de soluções de TI e comércio eletrônico no contexto do mercado de turismo, transformando o antigo mercado do agenciamento.

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The variability of the organisms living in a given area constitute what is referred to as biodiversity, one of nature's fundamental properties, responsible for the balance and stability of ecosystems. The loss of biodiversity has been of great concern to scientists, especially because of the role played by human activities in this regard, able to lead to irreversible circumstances. The São Paulo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, FAPESP) plays a major role in supporting research efforts in the most diverse branches of science. In the late 1990's, FAPESP launched a major program to promote research on biodiversity, named BIOTA/FAPESP. So far, this program has financed the conduction of 26 projects, involving research activities in most of Brazil, while focusing mainly the State of São Paulo. These projects have generated about 1140 publications in peer-reviewed journals of high standard, providing relevant information, including the original description of 1187 species and 76 genera, the complementary description of 350 species, as well as a number of inventory works, biological studies, etc. The program has also been instrumental in the establishment or adequacy of research facilities and training of new taxonomists. Most extensively studied groups of terrestrial invertebrates include Insecta of the orders Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera, and Arachnida of the subclasses Araneae and Acari. Distinct projects have also contributed to the detection of organisms potentially useful as biological control agents and in the determination of maps of major interest for the establishment of public policies. In the future, priority groups for study should include the Annelida and the Nematoda, for the potential both have as beneficial organisms, or for the potential some Nematoda have as organisms harmful to plants and animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[pt] As intervenções arqueológicas realizadas no Monte Molião (Lagos, Portugal) proporcionaram um pequeno conjunto de materiais importados do Mediterrâneo Oriental. Trata-se, concretamente, de taças helenísticas com decoração a molde e de terra sigillata oriental A, que totalizam 18 fragmentos. Na maioria dos casos, estes exemplares surgem em contextos conservados de cronologia romano-republicana, especificamente entre 125 e 50/25 a. C., revelando a adopção de tradições helenísticas relacionadas com o consumo de líquidos e talvez até a existência de uma particular procura de vasos esteticamente mais apelativos. Apesar de ser um conjunto quantitativamente diminuto, assume uma particular relevância para o alargamento e compreensão da escala de distribuição destes produtos no litoral atlântico.

The southeast of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) is characterized by a significant recurrence of nocturnal temperature inversion processes (ITN), mainly due to the large number of clear days throughout the year. The Segura River Basin District (DHS) has an altitude difference of 2100m in 150km with alternating valley areas and orographically complex and rugged areas. This gives rise to marked night-time thermal contrasts, whose vertical thermal differences are 13.0ºC between cold air pools (CAP) and uneven surfaces. Thermal contrasts are analysed through 58 meteorological observatories in the 50 mornings with the highest intensity of thermal inversion in the last years of observation (2011-2020). Furthermore, the characteristics and triggering causes of such processes are analysed through the analysis of variables influencing the distribution of minimum temperatures (wind, relative humidity, ...). In addition, a high-resolution satellite analysis technique is presented, through the elaboration of thermographies (distribution of surface temperatures) by means of the ASTER sensor, which complement, from the spatial point of view, the distribution of minimum temperatures in the early mornings of ITN in some sectors of the study area. Among the most conclusive results, notable thermal differences stand out during stable early mornings (mean differences of 7.1ºC and absolute differences of 13ºC between observatories located at valley bottoms (CAP) and those located at higher altitudes, in orographically rugged areas), recorded under masses warm and dry air at a geopotential level of 850hPa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar os resultados da privatização da distribuição de energia no Brasil pela ótica do consumidor residencial, através da análise dos indicadores: DEC, FEC, DER, FER e INS, comparados com o IASC (Índice ANEEL de Satisfação ao Consumidor), da Ouvidoria da ANEEL com o SINDEC (Sistema Nacional de Informações de Defesa do Consumidor - Procon), com os sites Consumidor.gov.br e Reclame Aqui. A metodologia foi bibliográfica, partindo da revisão da literatura, e, documental, através de triangulação dos dados com os documentos disponíveis em diversas fontes, tais como os sites: ANEEL, Reclame Aqui, Consumidor.gov.br e Sindec, comparando com dados dos sites de reclamação. Os resultados indicam saldo positivo da privatização da distribuição de energia elétrica, mas apontam falhas, como em alguns anos pontualmente o DEC e FEC sofrem oscilações e o ranking de empresas demonstra que as recém-privatizadas possuem performance superior às privatizadas a mais tempo.

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Apesar de ser conhecida como praga secundária nos países de origem, a vespa-da-madeira, Sirex noctilio F., 1793, passou a ser considerada como praga de importância econômica nos povoamentos de Pinus spp., nos países onde foi introduzida acidentalmente, como Nova Zelândia, Austrália, Uruguai, Argentina, Brasil e, mais recentemente, África do Sul.

Assembleia de coccinelídeos no estado de Alagoas

Atlantic Forest (AF) is amongst the most threatened forests in the world. To decide where conservation efforts should be focused to preserve species, assessment of ecological and biogeographic processes nowadays are crucial. Patterns of the distribution of organisms can provide an important source of information underlying the biogeographical history of a biota. Here, our main objective was to identify Areas of Endemism (AoE) for non-volant small mammals in the AF and to investigate if those AoE are covered by protected areas. We performed quantitative and qualitative approaches to delimit AoE and calculated the area overlaid by Conservation Units (CU) within each AoE. Our results supported the recognition of seven AoE for small mammals in the AF, which largely are congruent with previous studies undertaken on other organisms, thereby highlighting the importance of those regions as hotspots of endemism. Most of the AoE recovered in the present study have less than 12% of their territory covered by forest remnants, and less than 11% of their entire range is under legal protection. These findings bring to light an important discussion on how information pertaining to the representativeness of CU within regions of high endemicity could help to identify areas in need of urgent protection within a threatened biodiversity hotspot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT Sinningia rupicola (Gesneriaceae), espécie ameaçada de extinção e classificada como endêmica de canga do Quadrilátero Ferrífero é aqui apresentada sob uma abordagem ecológica, baseada na análise de dados referentes a registros realizados em duas Reservas Particulares do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) da empresa Vale, situadas no Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil: Capanema e Poço Fundo. O estudo visou caracterizar a população da espécie quanto ao número de indivíduos, área de ocupação (AOO), extensão de ocorrência (EOO) e aspectos ambientais dos locais de registros relacionados à topografia, cobertura vegetal e litologia, além de avaliação do substrato, micro-habitat e fenologia. Foram registrados 1.397 indivíduos, sendo 1.254 na RPPN Capanema e 143 na RPPN Poço Fundo. As populações foram registradas colonizando rochas Quartzíticas, em altitudes que variaram entre 1.400 e 1.600 m. As populações foram caracterizadas como predominantemente saxícolas, encontradas em floração entre janeiro e março e com frutos entre fevereiro e março. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstram a ocorrência de Sinningia rupicola em litologias variadas, o que sugere que a distribuição da espécie em ambientes naturais é mais ampla do que a até então presumida.

O cachorro-vinagre (Speothos venaticus) é um dos seis representantes da família Canidae no Brasil, estando presente em quase todos os biomas do país. Sua distribuição vai da Costa Rica e Panamá até a província de Misiones, na Argentina, e o estado de Santa Catarina, no Brasil. Além de naturalmente raro, é considerado de difícil detecção pelo seu comportamento elusivo e pouco conhecido. O presente estudo visa descrever o primeiro registro do cachorro-vinagre para o estado do Rio Grande do Sul, expandindo assim sua área de ocorrência e distribuição confirmada. Tendo sido observados oportunisticamente no dia 05 de julho de 2020, dois indivíduos foram fotografados dentro do Parque Estadual do Turvo, na região noroeste do estado. Tal encontro ressalta a relevância das Unidades de Conservação na manutenção das populações da fauna ameaçada de extinção. Sugere-se a classificação como “criticamente ameaçada” para a espécie no estado do Rio Grande do Sul e recomenda-se a sua inclusão na lista de espécies ameaçadas da fauna no estado.

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Marine apex predators, such as coastal dolphins, are key components of ecosystem function and dynamics; understanding their spatial use therefore is important for conservation planning. Here, we describe spatial use of the threatened Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis , within a mosaic of protected areas at their southern range in the Paranaguá estuarine complex (PEC), Brazil. Based on environmental characteristics and S. guianensis population densities, individual photo-identification surveys were focused on two sectors of the northern mouth of the PEC between 2013 and 2015. We photo-identified 107 individuals and recorded 351 groups of Guiana dolphins; nearly 50% of which contained calves. Group sizes were small (mean ± SD : Sector 1 = 3.4 ± 2.7; Sector 2 = 3.6 ± 2.0) and ranged from 1 to 30 individuals. Clustering algorithms were applied to resighted, photo-identified Guiana dolphins to classify individuals as "residents" (sighted in 87% of surveys, n = 11) and "transients" (two clusters; 62%, n = 22; 95%, n = 72). All individuals predominantly were observed foraging (90% in Sector 1 and 76% in Sector 2), but spatial use by transient individuals differed from the residents in terms of environmental (slope, water depth, and rainfall) and behavioral factors (presence of calves and foraging behavior). Compared to transients, resident dolphins ranged over smaller areas, typically more suitable for feeding, calf caring, and more protected from predators and vessels. Because resident Guiana dolphins exhibit small home ranges, they are particularly vulnerable to local anthropogenic activities and habitat loss. These characteristics imply a strong need for regionalized management plans to reduce negative impacts and to maintain the ecological functionality of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work sought the survey of species and information about the distribution of the Class Oligochaeta in reservoirs sampled in the Sediment Quality Monitoring Network of CETESB (Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo). As such, this study aimed to inventory the limnic oligochaetes fauna to expand knowledge of the ecology and distribution of this group in reservoirs in the state of São Paulo. Ninety replicates were performed in 12 reservoirs in the state of São Paulo between 2014 and 2016, using van Veen or Ponar samplers in the sublittoral region, and Ekman-Birge in the deep region. Twenty-eight taxa were inventoried, belonging to the families Naididae and Opistocystidae. The species Dero righii and Pristina longisoma were recorded for the first time in São Paulo State, Nais magnaseta and Spirosperma velutina were first recorded in Brazil. The results presented here make this inventory extremely important for understanding the distribution of aquatic oligochaetes throughout the Brazilian territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The deep-sea anglerfishes of the suborder Ceratioidei (Lophiiformes) are represented by about 170 valid species with some of the most extraordinary morphological and reproductive adaptations among vertebrates, including extreme sexual dimorphism and male parasitism. Here we report on the diversity and distribution of rare ceratioids collected during the ABRACOS (Acoustics along the BRAzilian COaSt) expeditions off northeastern Brazil and the Fernando de Noronha Ridge (Rocas Atoll, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, and associated seamounts). Chaenophryne ramifera, Oneirodes anisacanthus, O. carlsbergi, Gigantactis watermani, and unidentified specimens of Caulophryne, Dolopichthys, and Rhynchactis are recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. Ceratias uranoscopus, Melanocetus johnsonii, and Chaenophryne draco have their distributions extended in Brazilian waters. Caulophryne, O. anisacanthus, and G. watermani are also recorded for the first time in the western South Atlantic. The specimen of G. watermani reported here represents the third known specimen of the species, and variations of its escal anatomy in relation to the holotype are described. Based on specimens examined and a review of records in the literature, 20 species of the Ceratioidei, in addition to unidentified species of Caulophryne, Dolopichthys, and Rhynchactis, are confirmed in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This comment came to refute and correct the idea of Charles (2007) about the negatively implications in the income distribution when the government expand the consumption in favour to households. We prove that the political choice, to both cases (increasing consumption or increasing profit), impact positively the income distribution and does not affect the essential nature of the Kaldor neo-Pasinetti dynamic equilibrium results and the "Cambridge Equation". The stability of the model is guarantee by applying the Olech's Theorem to the case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]