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Little noticed, but very important: The role of breeding sites formed by bamboos in maintaining the diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest biome
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MÜLLER. Gerson Azulim et al. Little noticed, but very important: The role of breeding sites formed by bamboos in maintaining the diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest biome. Plos One, v. 17, n. 9, e0273774, p. 1-17, Sept. 2022.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0273774
Autor
Müller, Gerson Azulim
Mello, Cecilia Ferreira de
Bueno, Anderson S.
Azevedo, Wellington Thadeu de Alcantara
Alencar, Jeronimo
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This work was supported by the Research Support Foundation of the state of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ; grant number E-26/202.658/2018; E-26/010.101076/2018; SEI-260003/003471/2022) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq; grant number 303286/2021-0). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This study investigated the composition of mosquito species in different kinds of breeding sites in a tropical forest remnant of the Atlantic Forest and identified species of public health concern therein. Collections of immature forms of mosquitoes were carried out monthly at the Poc¸o das Antas Biological Reserve in southeastern Brazil, between June 2014 and June 2015. Samples were collected from four types of breeding sites: bamboos, bromeliads, puddles, and a lake. A total of 1,182 specimens of mosquitoes belonging to 28 species and 13 genera were collected. Three species, Ad. squamipennis, An. neglectus, and Wy. arthrostigma represented 64.8% of the captured specimens. Only three species were found in more than one type of breeding site: Ps. ferox, An. triannulatus, and Tx. trichopygus. Two species of public health concern were found breeding in bamboo (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus) and one in the lake (An. darlingi). Bamboo had the highest species richness, Shannon
diversity, abundance of individuals and number of dominant species of all breeding sites. Similar Simpson diversity was obtained for bamboo and bromeliads, with higher values than those obtained for puddles and the lake. The significance of the four breeding sites, especially bamboos, is discussed in the context of controlling populations of sylvatic species of mosquitoes in Atlantic Forest areas.