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| ELLWANGER,JOEL HENRIQUE; KULMANN-LEAL,BRUNA; KAMINSKI,VALÉRIA L.; VALVERDE-VILLEGAS,JACQUELINE MARÍA; VEIGA,ANA BEATRIZ G. DA; SPILKI,FERNANDO R.; FEARNSIDE,PHILIP M.; CAESAR,LÍLIAN; GIATTI,LEANDRO LUIZ; WALLAU,GABRIEL L.; ALMEIDA,SABRINA E.M.; BORBA,MAURO R.; HORA,VANUSA P. DA; CHIES,JOSÉ ARTUR B.. |
| Abstract Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, riverside as well as urban populations, and even planetary health. Amazonia has a prominent role in regulating the Earth’s climate, with forest loss contributing to rising regional and global temperatures and intensification of extreme weather events. These climatic conditions are important drivers of emerging infectious diseases, and activities associated with deforestation contribute to the spread of disease vectors. This review... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amazon rainforest; Biodiversity; Emerging infectious disease; Deforestation; Pathogens; Public health. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652020000100724 |
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