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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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Interactions between small cetaceans and the purse-seine fishery in western Portuguese waters

Scientia Marina, 2007
Marine mammal interactions with Portuguese purse-seine fisheries operating in four different ports (Figueira da Foz, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sines) were studied (July-October 2003).
Laura Wise, Alexandra Silva, Marisa Ferreira, Mónica A. Silva, Marina Sequeira   +4 more
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What are the factors influencing the aversion of students towards reptiles?

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021
Background Reptiles form a paraphyletic group with significant roles for human society, including species that are considered important for food, medicinal and mystical use and as pets.
Moacyr Xavier Gomes da Silva, Franciany Braga-Pereira, Mikaela Clotilde da Silva, José Valberto de Oliveira, Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +5 more
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Fauna and conservation in the context of formal education: a study of urban and rural students in the semi-arid region of Brazil

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020
Background In addition to playing a key role in the dynamics of ecosystems, animal diversity, especially that of wild vertebrates, is intimately linked with human evolutionary history, which has resulted in diverse interactions that must be emphasized in
José Valberto de Oliveira, Moacyr Xavier Gomes da Silva, Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Wedson Medeiros Silva Souto, Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Dilma Maria de Brito Melo Trovão, Raynner Rilke Duarte Barboza, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +7 more
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Impactos socioambientais de parques eólicos no Brasil

Diversitas Journal, 2022
Por ser oriunda de fonte renovável e inesgotável, a energia eólica vem ganhando espaço no Brasil e no mundo. Quando comparada a energias advindas de fontes fósseis, esta se apresenta como uma alternativa para diminuição da emissão dos Gases de Efeito ...
Luzia Ferreira da Silva, Romário Nunes da Silva, Horasa Maria Lima da Silva Andrade, Luciano Pires de Andrade   +3 more
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