15 results on '"Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia"'
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2. Patterns of non‐migratory fish metacommunity from Neotropical floodplains: Local mechanisms, regional scale and hydrological dynamics.
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Sacramento, Patricia Almeida, Simões, Nadson Ressyé, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Amadio, Sidineia, Padial, Andre Andrian, and Benedito, Evanilde
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BIOTIC communities ,GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes ,FLOODPLAINS ,FISHING villages ,LAKES ,FISH communities - Abstract
The spatial distribution of biological communities may be regulated by environmental and spatial processes, and the intensity of these processes depend on the species characteristics, spatial heterogeneity and spatial extent. We investigated the relationship between the non‐migratory fish metacommunity with environmental and spatial variables using the variance partitioning procedure. We used data from lakes of four Neotropical floodplains: Amazon, Araguaia, Pantanal and Paraná. We hypothesised that the processes that drive the spatial distribution of non‐migratory fish in floodplain systems depend on connectivity driven by flood pulse. We predict that spatial variables are less important to explaining the fish community structures during rainy periods when there is no dispersal limitation. In contrast, environmental variables influence these structures during rainy and dry periods. During dry periods, metacommunities depend on species' dispersal abilities, but during rainy and dry periods, spatial distribution depends on the environmental filters selected by each species. For most of the environmental variables, it was possible to observe more similarity in the rainy period. Our results showed different patterns of fish communities for the lakes of the four floodplains systems, which led us to reject our hypothesis. Non‐migratory fish remain in their natal environment and perform only small lateral movements. In this scenario, we found a little influence from spatial variables in both periods and a great contribution of environmental variables for Amazon (16%) and Pantanal (32%) floodplains in structuring fishes' distribution in the rainy period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. The impact of downsizing protected areas: How a misguided policy may enhance landscape fragmentation and biodiversity loss
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Conceição, Eliezer O., Garcia, Jéssica Magon, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Delanira-Santos, Driele, Corbetta, Daiany de Fátima, Betiol, Tânia Camila Crivelari, Pacifico, Ricardo, Romagnolo, Mariza Barion, Batista-Silva, Valéria Flávia, Bailly, Dayani, Ferreira, José Hilário Delconte, and do Couto, Edivando Vitor
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- 2022
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4. The riverine bioreactor: An integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter across riverine habitats
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Peralta-Maraver, Ignacio, Stubbington, Rachel, Arnon, Shai, Kratina, Pavel, Krause, Stefan, de Mello Cionek, Vivian, Leite, Nei Kavaguichi, da Silva, Aurea Luiza Lemes, Thomaz, Sidinei Magela, Posselt, Malte, Milner, Victoria Susan, Momblanch, Andrea, Moretti, Marcelo S., Nóbrega, Rodolfo L.B., Perkins, Daniel M., Petrucio, Mauricio M., Reche, Isabel, Saito, Victor, Sarmento, Hugo, Strange, Emily, Taniwaki, Ricardo Hideo, White, James, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, and Robertson, Anne L.
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- 2021
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5. Diet of Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1959 in streams from Parana river basin: influence of the urbanization/Dieta de Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1959 em riachos da bacia do rio Parana: influencia da urbanizacao
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Tofoli, Raffael Marcos, Ganassin, Maria Julia Mileo, and Hahn, Norma Segatti
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- 2016
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6. Água: um bem para todos ou para poucos?
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Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Rosado, Aline, Aliny P. F. Pires, Padial, Andre Andrian, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Ortega, Jean Carlo Gonçalves, Josean Da Silva, Dacol, Kelli Cristina, Barbosa, Luciana, Santos, Natália C. Lacerda, Tófoli, Raffael M., and De Mello Cionek, Vivian
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- 2022
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7. Food partitioning between sympatric species of Serrapinnus (Osteichthyes, Cheirodontinae) in a tropical stream/Partilha de recursos alimentares por especies simpatricas de Serrapinnus (Osteichthyes, Cheirodontinae) em um riacho tropical
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Tofoli, Raffael Marcos, Novakowski, Gisele Caroline, and Hahn, Norma Segatti
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- 2011
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8. Nota técnica da Associação Brasileira de Limnologia para subsidiar as discussões sobre alterações das Áreas de Proteção Permanentes (APPs) urbanas propostas pelo PL 2.510/2019 (Câmara dos Deputados) e PL 1.869/2021 (Senado)
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Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Rosado, Aline, Aliny P. F. Pires, Padial, Andre Andrian, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Ortega, Jean Carlo Gonçalves, Josean Da Silva, Dacol, Kelli Cristina, Barbosa, Luciana Gomes, Santos, Natália C. Lacerda, Tófoli, Raffael M., and De Mello Cionek, Vivian
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- 2021
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9. Misguided policy may jeopardize a diverse South brazilian environmental protection area
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, primary, Santos, Regiane da Silva, additional, Figueiredo, Bruno R. S., additional, Manetta, Gislaine Iachstel, additional, Message, Hugo José, additional, Pazianoto, Laryssa H. R., additional, Guimarães, Gilson Burigo, additional, Benedito, Evanilde, additional, and Couto, Edivando Vitor do, additional
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- 2018
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10. Isótopos de carbono e nitrogênio explicam diferenças em fontes de energia e segregação trófica de peixes em planícies de inundação Neotropicais
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Evanilde Benedito, Rômulo Diego de Lima Behrend - Centro Universitário de Maringá (UniCesumar), Norma Segatti Hahn - Nupélia/UEM, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho - Nupélia/UEM, and Sidinei Magela Thomaz - Nupélia/UEM
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Nicho trófico ,Brasil ,Isótopos estáveis ,Isotopic niche ,Teia alimentar ,Produtores primários ,Fluxo energético ,Primary producers ,Interação trófica ,Non-native species ,Espécies não-nativas ,Food web ,Serrasalmus ,Nicho isotópico ,Ecologia ,Biogeoquímica ,Geochemistry ,Floodplain ,Competição ,Brazil ,Ciências Biológicas ,Planícies de inundação ,Stable isotopes - Abstract
Stable isotopes analyses have become a popular tool among ecologists. Carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and sulfur stable isotopes are used to analyze many ecological attributes of populations, communities and ecosystems. The more commonly employed isotopes by freshwater ecologists are δ13C and δ15N, which are utilized as natural "markers" of biotic and abiotic molecules and are applied to reconstruct ecological processes or to trace ecological activities. Among the numerous freshwater ecosystems, river-floodplain systems are remarkable for being extremely complex ecosystems, with high biodiversity and high habitat heterogeneity, which makes these environments suitable to elucidate patterns and processes with stable isotopes. Thus, it is extremely important to recognize the factors that affect the variability of C and N isotopes, since the isotopic mapping of natural environments (isotopic landscape/isoscapes) has proven to be a great tool to elucidate migratory animal movement patterns, as well as the origin and fate of organic matter, including that of anthropogenic origin. Besides the isotopic landscapes, the elucidation of trophic niches through stable isotopes (e.g. isotopic niche) has also been widely used, especially when it comes to competition for food resources between native and non-native species. Therefore, the use of stable isotopes goes beyond the application of ecological theories, thus becoming an important tool for decision making when incorporated anthropogenic factors to the analysis. That being said, this thesis is divided into two themes: the first one assesses the factors that affect the variation of δ13C and δ15N of carbon sources in four Neotropical floodplains (Paraná, Pantanal, Amazon and Araguaia), highlighting local (limnological factors) and regional (basin identity) patterns. The second evaluates the trophic interactions of the population of an invasive fish species (Serrasalmus marginatus) and a native species (S. maculatus), through the analysis of stable isotopes in two floodplains (Pantanal, wherein the two species are native; and Paraná, where S. marginatus is non-native and potential competitor of S. maculatus). Due to the relatively greater heterogeneity within versus among systems in our study highlights that the spatial scale of sampling for control of baseline heterogeneity should be explicitly considered. As for the piranhas? trophic interactions, we found no evidence of niche overlap between the species, indicating that the coexistence of the species in the non-native co-occurrence environment is modulated by the niche segregation. As análises de isótopos estáveis têm se tornado uma ferramenta bastante popular entre os ecólogos. Isótopos estáveis de carbono, nitrogênio, hidrogênio e enxofre são atualmente utilizados para examinar uma séries de atributos ecológicos de populações, comunidades e ecossistemas. Os isótopos estáveis mais comumente empregados por ecólogos de água doce são os de carbono (δ13C) e de nitrogênio (δ15N), os quais são utilizados como "marcadores" naturais de moléculas bióticas e abióticas, que são aplicadas para reconstruir processos ecológicos ou para traçar atividades ecológicas. Dentre os inúmeros ecossistemas de água doce, os sistemas rio-planície de inundação chamam a atenção por se tratar de ecossistemas extremamente complexos, com alta biodiversidade e elevada heterogeneidade de habitat, o que torna esses ambientes adequados para elucidar padrões e processos através da análise de isótopos estáveis. Dessa forma, é de suma importância reconhecer os fatores que afetam a variabilidade de isótopos de C e N, já que o mapeamento isotópico de ambientes naturais (paisagem isotópica - isoscapes) tem se mostrado uma ótima ferramenta para elucidar padrões de movimento de animais migradores, de origem e destino da matéria orgânica, inclusive, aquela de origem antropogênica. Além das paisagens isotópicas, a elucidação de nichos tróficos através de isótopos estáveis (e.g. nicho isotópico) também tem sido bastante utilizada, especialmente no que tange a competição por recursos tróficos entre espécies nativas e não-nativas. Dessa forma, o uso de isótopos estáveis vai além da aplicação de teorias ecológicas, constituindo-se em uma importante ferramenta para a tomada de decisões quando incorporados fatores antrópicos às análises. Assim, este trabalho aborda dois temas: o primeiro avalia os fatores que afetam a variação de δ13C e δ15N de fontes de carbono em quatro planícies neotropicais (Paraná, Pantanal, Araguaia e Amazonas), destacando padrões locais (fatores limnológicos) e regionais (identidade de bacia). O segundo avalia a interação trófica da população de uma espécie de peixe invasora (Serrasalmus marginatus) e de uma espécie nativa (S. maculatus), através da análise de isótopos estáveis, em duas planícies de inundação, (Pantanal, em que as duas espécies são nativas; Paraná, em que S. marginatus é não nativa e potencial competidora de S. maculatus). Destaca-se que, devido a maior heterogeneidade dentro versus entre os ecossistemas abordados, deve-se explicitamente considerar a escala espacial para o controle heterogeneidade das fontes de carbono. Considerando a interação trófica das piranhas, não foram encontradas evidencias de sobreposição de nicho entre as espécies estudadas, o que indica que a coexistência das espécies no ambiente de coocorrência não nativo é modulado pela segregação de nicho. 62 f
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11. Misguided policy may jeopardize a diverse South brazilian environmental protection area.
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Santos, Regiane da Silva, Figueiredo, Bruno R. S., Manetta, Gislaine Iachstel, Message, Hugo José, Pazianoto, Laryssa H. R., Guimarães, Gilson Burigo, Benedito, Evanilde, and do Couto, Edivando Vitor
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SCIENTIFIC knowledge , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *ANIMAL diversity , *NUTRIENT cycles ,CONVENTION on Biological Diversity (1992) - Abstract
The Devonian Escarpment (DEEPA), located in the south of Brazil, represents an important area of environmental preservation composed by grasslands, gallery forests, as well as rock outcrops and archaeological sites. A law project (LP 527/2016), which suggests a reduction of the DEEPA area in approximately 70% of its original area (from 393,579 to 125,895 ha), is currently being processed in the Paraná State House of Representatives. Such reduction seems to be related to economic interests (mainly agriculture and mining) in the state of Paraná. If approved, LP 527/2016 will allow farmers to deliberately expand their activities, with the suppression of natural forest as main consequence. Additionally, loss of faunal diversity, contamination of water and soils, and alteration in nutrient cycles are expected, due the intensive use of agrochemicals. In addition to the direct environmental consequences, we expect the disappearance of areas of high geological interest, reducing local geodiversity, as well as substantial economic losses with ecotourism. Brazil is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, where it undertakes to develop strategies to prevent biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2020. An approval of the LP would be contradictory, considering that there are few natural vegetation areas in this region of the country. We emphasize that the proposal of such projects goes against the sustainability in the country and disregard the scientific knowledge generated until then. Thus, it is necessary to develop regional and federal political objectives that guarantee economic development in a balanced way, considering the local bio and geodiversity, not the proposal of mechanisms that destroy them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. Food partitioning between sympatric species of Serrapinnus (Osteichthyes, Cheirodontinae) in a tropical stream - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.7593
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Tófoli, Raffael Marcos, Novakowski, Gisele Caroline, and Hahn, Norma Segatti
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stream ,Serrapinnus ,coexistence ,diet - Abstract
This study investigated the feeding habits of Serrapinnus microdon and S. calliurus and possible seasonal differences (rainy and dry seasons) in the utilization of food. The fish were collected monthly in Cancela stream, in the basin of the Manso/Cuiabá rivers in the State of Mato Grosso, from March 2003 to February 2004. Both species preferentially consumed resources of autochthonous origin, independently of the season. The diet of S. microdon was basically composed by immature forms of aquatic insects, with Chironomidae and Ephemeroptera predominating during the entire study period, thus showing a restricted diet (Ba = 0.27 in the rainy season, and 0.29 in the dry season). For S. calliurus, aquatic insects (especially Ephemeroptera) were equally important, but algae and detritus were also prominent depending on the season, showing a less specialized diet (Ba = 0.44 in the rainy season, and Ba = 0.48 in the dry season). Both fish species presented a benthivorous feeding habit; however, everything indicates that they live together without competition, because the food on which they depend is widely available. Serrapinnus calliurus was susceptible to seasonal changes in the availability of food resources. This study investigated the feeding habits of Serrapinnus microdon and S. calliurus and possible seasonal differences (rainy and dry seasons) in the utilization of food. The fish were collected monthly in Cancela stream, in the basin of the Manso/Cuiabá rivers in the State of Mato Grosso, from March 2003 to February 2004. Both species preferentially consumed resources of autochthonous origin, independently of the season. The diet of S. microdon was basically composed by immature forms of aquatic insects, with Chironomidae and Ephemeroptera predominating during the entire study period, thus showing a restricted diet (Ba = 0.27 in the rainy season, and 0.29 in the dry season). For S. calliurus, aquatic insects (especially Ephemeroptera) were equally important, but algae and detritus were also prominent depending on the season, showing a less specialized diet (Ba = 0.44 in the rainy season, and Ba = 0.48 in the dry season). Both fish species presented a benthivorous feeding habit; however, everything indicates that they live together without competition, because the food on which they depend is widely available. Serrapinnus calliurus was susceptible to seasonal changes in the availability of food resources.
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13. Spatial patterns in the use of food resource by the fish fauna from two neotropical streams with different aspects of preservation
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Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, Norma Segatti Hahn, Almir Manoel Cunico - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPr), and Fábio Amodêo Lansac-Tôha - Nupélia/UEM
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Paraná (Estado) ,Brasil ,Maringá (Município) ,Feeding ,Fishes ,Peixes de água doce ,Perfil longitudinal ,Ictiofauna de água doce ,Ecologia ,Maringá City ,Ecologia trófica ,Urban and rural stream ,Trophic ecology ,Paraná State ,Alimentação ,Riachos urbano e rural ,Longitudinal profile ,Riachos neotropicais ,Brazil ,Ciências Biológicas - Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the longitudinal pattern on the trophic organization, in order to infer the environmental quality of two streams with distinct characteristics, a rural stream and an urban stream. Bothe streams are of fist order and are located in Maringá, PR, Pirapó river sub-basin. The fish samples were taken bimonthly between July/2007 and June/2008, at three sites (head, middle-region and mouth) in each stream. 5016 individuals were captured, belonging to five orders, seven families and 15 species, which were added in the upstream-downstream direction, regardless of the stream. In rural stream the most consumed feeding resources were mainly aquatics and terrestrial invertebrates, as well as plants and detritus, exploited in a balanced manner along the longitudinal profile. It is noteworthy, however, a marked spatial change in the aquatic invertebrates composition, showing a larger diversity of food-organisms. In urban stream, the main exploited resources were aquatic invertebrates and detritus, being the taxonomic composition uniform, highlighting in the stomachs contents, Chironomidae and Oligochaeta (indicators of poor environmental quality) in the entire length of the stream, indicating that the macrofauna is less diverse and more homogeneous. The niche breadth values (Levins' index) were, in general, low along both streams and no significant differences were detected between the stretches of the same stream and not even between the two streams. The most of the species' pairs presented low values of feeding overlap (Pianka's index) and the fishes were organized into trophic groups (grouping analysis, Euclidian distance), showing that the fishes trophically segregate themselves. The results found in this study suggest that the rural stream still show conservation characteristics. Although not all types of testing has been extensive enough to detect such a feature, the ichthyofauna diet, for itself, had the expected range and was efficient to infer about the quality of the streams, if we consider that change in aquatic invertebrate taxa and the constancy of terrestrial invertebrates in fish diet constitute important factors for environmental assessment. Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar o padrão longitudinal na organização trófica da ictiofauna, a fim de inferir sobre a qualidade ambiental de dois riachos com diferentes graus de antropização. Ambos os riachos são de primeira ordem e estão localizados no município de Maringá, PR, na sub-bacia hidrográfica do rio Pirapó. As coletas dos peixes foram realizadas bimestralmente entre julho de 2007 e junho de 2008, em três trechos amostrais (cabeceira, região intermediária e foz) de cada riacho. Foram capturados 5016 indivíduos no total, pertencentes a cinco ordens, sete famílias e 15 espécies, que foram sendo alteradas no sentido cabeceira-foz. No riacho rural os recursos alimentares mais consumidos foram principalmente os invertebrados aquáticos e terrestres, além de vegetais e detritos, explorados de forma balanceada ao longo do perfil longitudinal. Destaca-se, contudo, uma acentuada alteração espacial na composição dos invertebrados aquáticos, evidenciando maior variedade de organismos-alimento. No riacho urbano, os principais recursos explorados foram insetos aquáticos e detritos, sendo a composição taxonômica uniforme, destacando-se nos conteúdos estomacais, Chironomidae e Oligochaeta (indicadores de má qualidade ambiental) em toda a extensão do riacho, indicando que a macrofauna é menos diversa e mais homogênea. Os valores de amplitude de nicho trófico (índice de Levins) foram, no geral, baixos ao longo de ambos os riachos e diferenças significativas não foram detectadas entre os trechos do mesmo riacho e nem entre os dois riachos. A maioria dos pares de espécies apresentaram baixos valores de sobreposição alimentar (índice de Pianka) e a ictiofauna foi organizada em grupos tróficos (análise de agrupamento, distância Euclidiana), mostrando que os peixes se segregam troficamente. Os resultados encontrados nesse estudo sugerem que o riacho rural ainda mostra características de conservação. Embora nem todos os tipos de análises tenham sido abrangentes o suficiente para detectar tal característica, a dieta da ictiofauna, por si só, teve o alcance esperado e mostrou-se eficiente para inferir sobre a qualidade dos riachos, se considerarmos que a alteração nos táxons de invertebrados aquáticos e a constância de invertebrados terrestres na dieta da ictiofauna constituem-se em importantes fatores para avaliação ambiental. 34 f
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14. Influence of feeding plasticity on the fitness of small Neotropical characids
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Fiori, Leandro Fabrício, primary, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, additional, Hahn, Norma Segatti, additional, and Benedito, Evanilde, additional
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- 2016
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15. Food partitioning between sympatric species of Serrapinnus (Osteichthyes, Cheirodontinae) in a tropical stream
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Hahn, Norma Segatti, primary, Alves, Gustavo Henrique Zaia, additional, Tófoli, Raffael Marcos, additional, and Novakowski, Gisele Caroline, additional
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- 2011
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