title: Impact of livestock on a mosquito community (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Brazilian tropical dry forest.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study evaluated the effects of cattle removal on the Culicidae mosquito community structure in a tropical dry forest in Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  Culicidae were collected during dry and wet seasons in cattle presence and absence between August 2008 and October 2010 and assessed using multivariate statistical models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cattle removal did not significantly alter Culicidae species richness and abundance. However, alterations were noted in Culicidae community composition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first study to evaluate the impact of cattle removal on Culicidae community structure in Brazil and demonstrates the importance of assessing ecological parameters such as community species composition.
authors: Laboratório de Ecologia e Controle Biológico de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors: Cleandson Ferreira
authors: CF
authors: Santos
authors: Laboratório de Ecologia e Controle Biológico de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors: Magno
authors: M
authors: Borges
mesh_terms: D065136:Animal Culling; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification*; D065928:Forests; D058751:Livestock; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons