Changes in land use affect anuran helminths in the South Brazilian grasslands

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Federal Do Pampa (Unipampa)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorPortela, A. A.B.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDos Santos, T. G.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDos Anjos, L. A. [UNESP]-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T00:44:16Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2022-02-22T00:44:16Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2021-06-25-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2021-06-25-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2019-12-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X20000905-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/205414-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/205414-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDegradation and habitat loss of natural grasslands in Southern Brazil has a negative impact on native organisms, potentially including the composition of anuran helminth communities. Here, we characterized the richness, abundance, taxonomic composition, prevalence and intensity of helminth infection in four anuran species. Host anurans were collected in 34 ponds (19 in native grasslands with livestock and 15 in agricultural cultivation) from the highland grasslands in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Paraná. Our results showed a significant difference between native grasslands with livestock and agricultural cultivation regarding the structure of helminth communities for the hosts Aplastodiscus perviridis and Pseudis cardosoi. We also found a greater prevalence and intensity of infection in anurans in areas of agricultural cultivation than in native grasslands with livestock. We found that the environmental descriptors (local and landscape) seem to explain most of the differences in anuran parasitism recorded between native grasslands with livestock and agricultural areas. Thus, we emphasized that the loss of grassy habitat due to conversion to agricultural cultivation can alter helminth communities in anurans, with further work needed to understand the mechanisms involved.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Avenida Roraima s/ n°, sala 1140-
Descrição: dc.descriptionUniversidade Federal Do Pampa (Unipampa), Avenida Antônio Trilha, 1847-
Descrição: dc.descriptionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Departamento de Zoologia e Zootecnia, Passeio Monção, 226-
Descrição: dc.descriptionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Departamento de Zoologia e Zootecnia, Passeio Monção, 226-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationJournal of Helminthology-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectAgriculture-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectamphibians-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectnematodes-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectparasites-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjecttrematodes-
Título: dc.titleChanges in land use affect anuran helminths in the South Brazilian grasslands-
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