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dc.contributor.authorSANTOS, R. G-
dc.contributor.authorMARTINS, A. S-
dc.contributor.authorTOREZANI, E-
dc.contributor.authorBAPTISTOTTE, C-
dc.contributor.authorFARIAS, J. N-
dc.contributor.authorHORTA, P. A-
dc.contributor.authorWORK, T. M-
dc.contributor.authorBALAZS, G. H-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T19:57:43Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-01T19:57:43Z-
dc.date.issued2010-02-24-
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.3354/dao02178pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.icmbio.gov.br/handle/cecav/2090-
dc.description.abstractWe documented the presence of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a debilitating tumor-forming disease, in marine turtles in Espírito Santo Bay (Brazil) from March 2007 to April 2008, and assessed the value of a specific environmental index for predicting the prevalence of FP. Turtles were captured monthly with entanglement nets and scored for presence and severity of FP. For the assessment of habitat quality, we used the ecological evaluation index (EEI) based on benthic macrophytes. The FPfree control area was classified as good quality (EEI = 8) and the study area, with high FP prevalence, was classified as bad quality (EEI = 2). Prevalence of FP in the study area was 58.3% with an average of 40 tumors per individual, and prevalence varied positively with curved carapace length (CCL). No FP was seen in the control area. The number of turtles heavily afflicted (tumor score category 3) was 10 times larger than those lightly affected (tumor score category 1). Most tumors were found on or near the front and rear flippers; no oral tumors or internal tumors were found. At recapture, 41% of formerly tumor-free turtles revealed FP, often increasing in severity with time, and very few turtles showed signs of disease regression. From the results of this study we concluded that FP is particularly severe in Espírito Santo Bay. Future studies should focus on evaluating how widespread FP is in Brazil, whether prevalence is increasing or decreasing, and elucidating the pathology and pathogenesis of FP in sea turtles in Brazil.pt_BR
dc.language.isoenpt_BR
dc.sourceRelationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: a case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil.pt_BR
dc.subjectFibropapillomatosispt_BR
dc.subjectEcological indexpt_BR
dc.subjectEnvironmental qualitypt_BR
dc.subjectChelonia mydaspt_BR
dc.subjectGreen turtlept_BR
dc.subjectBrazilpt_BR
dc.titleRelationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: a case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil.pt_BR
dc.typeArtigopt_BR
dc.institution.researchDepartamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, UFES- Vitória, ES, Brasilpt_BR
dc.institution.researchProjeto TAMAR-ICMBio- Vitória, ES, Brasilpt_BR
dc.institution.researchDepartamento de Botânica, CCB, UFSC- Florianópolis, SC, Brasilpt_BR
dc.institution.researchUS Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, Honolulu Field Station- Hawaii, USApt_BR
dc.institution.researchNOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center- Hawaii, USApt_BR
dc.volume89pt_BR
dc.citationSANTOS, R. G; MARTINS, A. S.; TOREZANI, E.; BAPTISTOTTE, C.; FARIAS, J. N.; HORTA, P. A.; WORK, T. M.; BALAZS, G. H. Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: a case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil. Diseases of aquatic organisms, v. 89, p. 87-95, 2010.pt_BR
dc.initialpage87pt_BR
dc.finalpage95pt_BR
dc.localofdeposithttps://www.tamar.org.br/publicacoes_html/pdf/2010/2010_Relationship_between_fibropapillomatosis.pdfpt_BR
dc.date.accessed2023-10-05-
dc.event.uf(outra)pt_BR
dc.totalpage8pt_BR
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