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| Provedor de dados: |
Biological Sciences
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil
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| Autores: |
Andreazzi, Márcia Aparecida
Gasparotto, Francielli
Paccola, Edneia Aparecida de Souza
Silva, Cleiltan Novais da
Rodrigues, Aparecida de Fatima Cracco
Lizama, Maria de los Angeles Perez
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| Data: |
2017-09-18
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| Ano: |
2017
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| Palavras-chave: |
Mollusk
Introduced species
Environment
Social study.
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| Resumo: |
Achatina fulica, known as Giant African Snail (GAS), was introduced in Brazil as a substitute for the European escargot, Helix aspersa maxima. However, its cultivation was abandoned and the mollusk became an invasive species, found throughout Brazil and causing damage to health and the environment. In this context, this study analyzed the knowledge of the population about the damage caused by GAS, seeking to reveal a regional scenario on this issue. This exploratory and cross-sectional study was conducted by means of a questionnaire applied to 150 people, which obtained sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and specific responses about the knowledge and handling of GAS. The results showed that most of the respondents know the snail and are concerned about the transmission of diseases and losses in agricultural crops, but few recognize this pest as the basis of environmental imbalance. It is suggested to implement actions seeking the dissemination of such knowledge and the awareness of the population about the impact of this mollusk on the environment.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35569
10.4025/actascibiolsci.v39i3.35569
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| Editor: |
Universidade Estadual De Maringá
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| Relação: |
http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35569/pdf
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 39, n. 3 (2017); 301-307
Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 39, n. 3 (2017); 301-307
1807-863X
1679-9283
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| Direitos: |
Direitos autorais 2017 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences
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