26 research outputs found
Small mammal responses to Amazonian forest islands are modulated by their forest dependence
Hydroelectric dams have induced widespread loss, fragmentation and degradation of terrestrial habitats in lowland tropical forests. Yet their ecological impacts have been widely neglected, particularly in developing countries, which are currently earmarked for exponential hydropower development. Here we assess small mammal assemblage responses to Amazonian forest habitat insularization induced by the 28-year-old Balbina Hydroelectric Dam. We sampled small mammals on 25 forest islands (0.83â1466 ha) and four continuous forest sites in the mainland to assess the overall community structure and species-specific responses to forest insularization. We classified all species according to their degree of forest-dependency using a multi-scale approach, considering landscape, patch and local habitat characteristics. Based on 65,520 trap-nights, we recorded 884 individuals of at least 22 small mammal species. Species richness was best predicted by island area and isolation, with small islands (â200 ha; 10.8â±â1.3 species) and continuous forest sites (â ha; 12.5â±â2.5 species) exhibited similarly high species richness. Forest-dependent species showed higher local extinction rates and were often either absent or persisted at low abundances on small islands, where non-forest-dependent species became hyper-abundant. Species capacity to use non-forest habitat matrices appears to dictate small mammal success in small isolated islands. We suggest that ecosystem functioning may be highly disrupted on small islands, which account for 62.7% of all 3546 islands in the Balbina Reservoir
OUTCOMES ON QUALITY OF LIFE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND COMORBIDITIES AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
Cirurgia bariåtrica: repercussÔes na vida laboral do obeso
Pesquisa descritivo-exploratĂłria que objetivou conhecer as repercussĂ”es da cirurgia bariĂĄtrica na vida laboral do obeso grau III, com pacientes submetidos Ă gastroplastia em Y de Roux. A coleta de dados foi realizada de junho a julho de 2011, por meio de entrevista individual, originando trĂȘs Discursos do Sujeito Coletivo: âMais disposição para o trabalhoâ, âA vida sem comorbidadesâ e âOutras repercussĂ”es da cirurgia bariĂĄtricaâ. Foram incluĂdos 30 pacientes com mĂ©dia de idade 44±12 anos, sendo 24 (80%) do sexo feminino, 19 (63%) que trabalhavam, 10 (34%) que nĂŁo trabalhavam, um (3,3%) estudante, 23 (96%) hipertensos e oito (33%) com diagnĂłstico de Diabetes Mellitus. Constatou-se, tambĂ©m, que 13 (43%) tinham dificuldades no aspecto fĂsico e que 21 (70%) as tinham no aspecto emocional. A cirurgia bariĂĄtrica repercutiu favoravelmente na vida laboral do obeso, uma vez que houve redução das comorbidades e das dificuldades fĂsicas e emocionais, favorecendo a reinserção social e profissional do indivĂduo