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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Ethnobiological studies at local scales have shown that knowledge of medicinal species tends to decrease as socioeconomic status and the extent of human-modified landscapes increase.
Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque   +2 more
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Can family structure and contact with natural resources influence young people’s knowledge about medicinal plants? An approach in the Northeast of Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Individuals develop crucial survival knowledge in the juvenile phase, including understanding medicinal plants. The family context or contact with resources can influence this dynamic knowledge.
Paula Thayanne Mata, Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Taline Cristina da Silva   +4 more
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Healing with Risks: How Zoonotic Potential Influences the Use of Wild Mammals in Traditional Medicine [PDF]

Pathogens
Most infectious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic in origin, with mammals serving as the main reservoirs. Frequent interactions between humans and animals, especially in the context of their use for food, medicine, and other purposes, pose ...
Heliene Mota Pereira, Mayara Guimarães Beltrão, Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Weslley Ruan Guimarães da Silva, Danilo Vicente Batista Oliveira, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +5 more
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Climate, Not Soil, Drives the Distribution of Two Closely Related Worm Lizards [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
A central challenge in ecology is understanding how closely related species coexist, and sister species—with which they share a closely related evolutionary history—provide a powerful system for testing niche overlap and segregation.
Henrique J. Oliveira, Karoline Ceron, Mario R. Moura, Henrique C. Costa   +3 more
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Mapping seahorses in a Brazilian estuary: mangrove structures as key predictors for distribution and habitat preference [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Planning for effective conservation demands an accurate understanding of the ecological aspects of species, particularly their distribution and habitat preferences.
Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira   +2 more
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MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF FISHING PLAYFUL-SPORTS IN THE RIVER MOURO HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN

Environmental Smoke, 2021
The Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) has recently carried out work on planning and management of recreational fishing in the area of ​​the Mouro River drainage basin — a mountain watercourse in the North of Portugal (River ...
António Martinho
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Keeping reptiles as pets in Brazil: keepers’ motivations and husbandry practices

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023
Background Reptiles are considered one of the most popular pets in the world and are often associated with an incorrect belief that they are simple, highly adaptable, and easy to keep animals when compared with other pets, such as dogs and cats. However,
María Fernanda De la Fuente, Bruna Monielly Carvalho de Araújo, Iamara da Silva Policarpo, Heliene Mota Pereira, Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Washington Luiz Silva Vieira, Gentil Alves Pereira Filho, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +7 more
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Local and scientific knowledge in the school context: characterization and content of published works

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020
Background Bridging the gap between local and scientific knowledge can have useful implications in the teaching-learning process because it can create environments conducive to the valorization of sociocultural diversity in schools.
Maria Carolina Sotero, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Janaina Kelli Gomes Arandas, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +3 more
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Island hoppers: Integrative taxonomic revision of Hogna wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) endemic to the Madeira islands with description of a new species [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Because of their ability for aerial dispersal using silk and preference for open habitats, many wolf spiders are formidable colonisers. Pioneering arachnologists were already aware of the large and colourful wolf spiders in the Madeira archipelago ...
Luís C. Crespo, Isamberto Silva, Alba Enguídanos, Pedro Cardoso, Miquel Arnedo   +4 more
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First record of two molossid bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Piauí state and distributional review for Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2013
The Family Molossidae has a cosmopolitan distribution; it is common in urban areas as well as in agricultural and forested environments. In Brazil, the group comprises seven genera with 25 species.
Roberto Novaes, Rafael Laurindo, Marcione Oliveira, Camila Barreto, Leonardo Avilla   +4 more
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