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Apr 1, 1984
Snail Marisa Cornuarietis in Tropical Hydroelectric Reservoirs
Authors: William R. Jobin and Angel LaracuenteAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 2
Abstract
For 3 yr, populations of Marisa cornuarietis, the ampullarid snail used in bilharzia control, were monitored in 28 hydroelectric and multi‐purpose reservoirs in Puerto Rico to establish the habitat requirements for this biological control agent. The information can be used to estimate the fate of this ampullarid snail if it is introduced into hydroelectric reservoirs in other countries. The major factors determining habitat suitability were water temperature, the area of submerged shore which supported vegetation, and the rate or recession of the reservoir level. The ampullarid had established itself in 22 of the 28 reservoirs.
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Jobin, W. R., et al., “Biological Control of Biomphalaria glabrata in Major Reservoirs of Puerto Rico,” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 26, 1977, pp. 1018–1024.
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Jobin, W. R., and Laracuente, A., “Biological Control of Schistosome Transmission in Flowing Water,” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 28, 1979, pp. 916–917.
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Jobin, W. R., et al., “Ecology of Biomphalaria glabrata and Marisa cornuarietis in Lakes of Puerto Rico,” CEER Report No. E‐35, Center for Energy and Environment Research, Puerto Rico, 1979.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 2 • April 1984
Pages: 356 - 368
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William R. Jobin
Blue Nile Health Project in Sudan World Health Organization, %UNDP, One U.N. Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10017
Angel Laracuente
Center for Energy and Environment Research, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico
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