ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDY OF SAND FLIES (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE: PHLEBOTOMINAE) IN ASALOUYEH, THE HEARTLAND OF AN IRANIAN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Entomological study of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry

Objective: To investigate the fauna and seasonal activity of different species of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry, Southern Iran, as a oil rich district.Sand flies are the vectors of at least three different kinds of disease, the most important of which is leishmanias

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Mapping fine-scale seagrass disturbance using bi-temporal UAV-acquired images and multivariate alteration detection

Abstract Seagrasses provide critical ecosystem services but cumulative human pressure on coastal environments has seen a global decline in their health and extent.Key processes of anthropogenic disturbance can operate at local spatio-temporal scales that are not captured by conventional satellite imaging.Seagrass management strategies to prevent lo

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