title: Culicidae community composition and temporal dynamics in Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: A temporal observational study was conducted of the Culicidae fauna in a remnant area of Atlantic Forest within a private reserve (Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve-REGUA) presenting typical vegetation cover of dense rain forest, with some patches recovering a floristic composition similar to that of the original community. Research was carried out to analyze the influence of climatic factors (mean monthly temperature, rainfall, and air relative humidity) on the temporal dynamics of the mosquito communities that occur in the reserve. The completeness of the mosquito inventory was assessed with individual-based rarefaction-extrapolation curves. Differences in species composition between sites and months were tested with PERMANOVA. True diversities of orders 0, 1, and 2 (effective numbers) were estimated and compared between sites, months, and years. Multiple stepwise regressions were used to assess relationships between climatic variables, measures of diversity, and abundances of the most common species. There were significant interactive effects between year and site on measures of diversity. However, diversity estimates showed little variation among months, and these were weakly correlated with climatic variables. Abundances of the most common species were significantly related to temperature or relative humidity, but not rainfall. The presence of mosquito species known to be vectors of human diseases combined with an intermittent flow of visitors to the study area suggests there is a risk of disease transmission that warrants further monitoring.
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Diptera, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Jeronimo
authors: J
authors: Alencar
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Diptera, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Cecilia Ferreira
authors: CF
authors: de Mello
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Diptera, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Anthony Érico
authors: AÉ
authors: Guimarães
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Diptera, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Hélcio R
authors: HR
authors: Gil-Santana
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Júlia Dos Santos
authors: Jdos S
authors: Silva
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Jacenir R
authors: JR
authors: Santos-Mallet
authors: Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales-Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacinal de Córdoba, CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, and Cátedra de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors: Raquel M
authors: RM
authors: Gleiser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002980:Climate; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D065947:Rainforest; D013045:Species Specificity