Wildlife human interactions within cities are becoming more common with consequences for
pathogen transmission and human health. Large gulls are opportunistic feeders, adapted to …

Porto Alegre city, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State, is an important medical,
educational, and technological hub in Brazil. However, Porto Alegre faces critical challenges …

In an increasingly urbanized world, some raptors successfully colonize and thrive in urban
environments, leading to more frequent interactions with humans. These interactions can be …

The Brazilian Pampa biome covers half of Rio Grande do Sul state, in the extreme south of
Brazil, creating an ecotone zone with the Atlantic Forest and bordering Pampa's territory …

Heronries are the communal nesting sites of water birds, including herons, egrets and
cormorants. As top predators, these birds have crucial food web roles and affect nutrient …

The character, design and biodiversity of urban ecosystems have both beneficial and
negative impacts on human health and wellbeing (Flies et al., 2019). However, the ways in …

Brazil faces many types of pollution, including atmospheric CO2 pollution due to Amazon
deforestation, pollution by heavy metals, microplastics, pesticides, pathogens, and other …

Background Urbanization remains an important factor affecting the mental health of people.
Currently, there is insufficient research on depression among the offspring of women who …

Urban ecology and tropical biology have both developed rapidly in recent decades and
matured into important interdisciplinary fields, with significant implications for biodiversity …

Epidemiological and statistical methods were used to analyze the epidemiological situation
regarding Lyme borreliosis in humans and domestic dogs in Ukraine. The data of the …