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Mulheres na dendeicultura paraense: possibilidade de autonomia

Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura, 2020
A relação entre iniciativa econômica e conquista de autonomia pelas mulheres é consensual na literatura. Considerando essa constatação, o objetivo do artigo é analisar a relação entre iniciativa econômica e conquista de autonomia por mulheres titulares ...
Diocélia Nascimento, Dalva Mota
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Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Sociobiology, 2014
Despite the fact that Meliponini bee lost their sting apparatus (stingless bees), they did not lose their ability to defend themselves. A variety of defensive strategies is described for the group, such as bitting and resin deposition.
Túlio Marcos Nunes, Lucas Garcia von Zuben, Luciano Costa, Giorgio Cristino Venturieri   +3 more
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Quantitative analysis of the beef cattle industry in the state of Pará, Brazil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2018
The state of Pará has the fifth largest cattle herd in Brazil at 20.3 million heads, and beef cattle breeding accounts for 44.32% of the agricultural production value. Using a recursive econometric model estimated by the generalized method of moments, we
Marcos Antônio Souza dos Santos, José de Brito Lourenço Júnior, Antônio Cordeiro de Santana, Alfredo Kingo Oyama Homma, Cyntia Meireles Martins, Stefano Juliano Tavares de Andrade, André Guimarães Maciel e Silva   +6 more
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Boas práticas de manipulação na comercialização do camarão fresco em feiras livres de Belém, PA

Journal of Bioenergy and Food Science, 2016
A aplicação de boas práticas de manipulação entre feirantes que comercializam pescado na Amazônia é fundamental, devido aos hábitos de consumo alimentar regionais e da preferência pela aquisição de alimentos em feiras livres e mercados.
Gisélia de Lourdes Cardoso de Alcântara, Hellen Christina de Almeida Kato   +1 more
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Wasp and Ant Nests: Who Really Protects Whom? New Insights From Amazonian Forests

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Studies of animal behaviour are often biased towards species that are large‐bodied or have broad geographic ranges, as these are easier to observe in nature. Consequently, our understanding of behavioural ecology is shaped by such biases, even though these studies have provided important insights.
Sergio Santorelli Junior, João Araújo, William E. Magnusson, Paulo Cézar Salgado Barroso, Alexandre Somavilla   +4 more
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Stemflow Dynamics in the Jamari National Forest (Brazilian Amazon): I. The Role of Tree Structure

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.
A portion of rainfall that contacts tree canopies is drained down tree stems as stemflow. Stemflow is an underexamined component of rainfall partitioning in tropical forests. To investigate how tree canopy structural attributes influence stemflow in the Brazilian Amazon, we measured stemflow, rainfall, and dendrometric parameters of 56 trees in the ...
Jeferson Alberto de Lima, John Toland Van Stan II, Karolina Lewińska, Agnieszka Dradrach, Jakub Ceglarek, Kelly Cristina Tonello   +5 more
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Patterns of Tree Species Abundance and Diversity on Urban Sidewalks in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil

Ecological Research, Volume 41, Issue 2, March 2026.
This study presents the first systematic inventory of street trees in Macapá, Northeastern Brazilian Amazon. Results reveal a dominance of exotic and fruit‐bearing species, low tree density, and a replacement of large canopy trees by smaller ones, indicating potential losses in ecosystem services and the need for more biodiversity‐focused afforestation
Lorena Antunes Jimenez, Taíssa Barros Lobato Cambraia, Estefany Baia Furtado, Wegliane Campelo, Saulo Meneses Silvestre de Sousa, Laísa Maria Freire, Lúcio Royer Trujillo, Ricardo Angelo Pereira Lima, José Julio Toledo   +8 more
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UMA IGREJA COM ROSTO AMAZÔNICO: MEMÓRIA E PROFECIA A PARTIR DO CONTEXTO BRASILEIRO

Perspectiva Teológica, 2019
A Amazônia tem despertado interesse no mundo, devido às peculiarida­des do seu bioma e às suas múltiplas etnias, culturas e religiões. O Papa Francisco convocou um Sínodo especial: “Amazônia.
Afonso Murad
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Copaiba Oil–Resin Reduces the Alveolar Bone Damage Triggered by Apical Periodontitis in Rats

International Endodontic Journal, Volume 59, Issue 3, Page 511-523, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to investigate the effects of copaiba oil–resin on induced apical periodontitis in rats. Methodology A total of 24 male Wistar rats were divided equally into three groups (eight animals each): control (C), apical periodontitis (AP) and apical periodontitis with copaiba administration (AP + COP).
Rayssa Maitê Farias Nazário, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Victoria Santos Chemelo, José Mário Matos‐Sousa, Beatriz Rodrigues Risuenho Peinado, Roberta Souza D’almeida Couto, Osmar Alves Lameira, João Daniel Mendonça de Moura, Jorddy Neves Cruz, Fabrício Mezzomo Collares, Rafael Rodrigues Lima   +11 more
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A comercialização do tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum) por extrativistas em comunidades ribeirinhas do Amazonas

Sustentabilidade em Debate
O artigo traz o resultado da pesquisa sobre os canais de comercialização do tucumã, produto do extrativismo e que expressa um aspecto da cultura alimentar dos amazonenses. A pesquisa foi realizada em três comunidades (São Francisco do Mainã, Jatuarana e
Lindomar de Jesus de Sousa Silva, Sergio Schneider, Alessandro Carvalho dos Santos, Gilmar Antonio Meneghetti, José Olenilson Costa Pinheiro, Rosilane Bruna de Souza Alves   +5 more
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